CASE-ing the Catty - Love, Thanks & Support

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Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty this week.

If you've come from visiting  Monique, then welcome!  If you're visiting me, I appreciate you stopping by today! You can continue your journey to see the other inspiring creations from the CTC Crew by clicking on the button at the bottom of the post. 

This week we are taking inspiration from the Love, Thanks & Support section of the 2023-24 Annual Catalogue.

I had the Countryside Corners Bundle on my craft desk, so I chose the project in the photo above for my inspiration. As you can see, it is a gift bag, but I went with a card instead.

I started by embossing a card-sized panel of Boho Blue card stock with the pretty Countryside Blossoms Embossing Folder and adhered it to the white card base. I decided to frame my art panel instead of placing the patterned paper behind it, so I heat embossed the single Countryside Corners stamp in white on Night of Navy card stock and used the second and third largest of the Countryside Corners Dies to crop the frame and adhered it flat to the embossed card front.

The art panel was cropped with the fourth largest of the Countryside Corners dies to fit within the frame. I stamped the small flower spray in the corners using images from the Lasting Joy stamp set in Misty Moonlight and Crumb Cake ink. The designs in this set coordinate with the Countryside Blossoms embossing folder. The larger flowers and leaves were stamped in Balmy Blue and Crumb Cake ink respectively and then fussy cut. I've used small banners cropped from Pecan Pie card stock instead of the ribbon to create the tails at the bottom. The art panel was popped up in the centre of the frame with Dimensionals and the flowers and leaves positioned in the corners. The greeting from the Wonderful Thoughts set is stamped in Night of Navy ink and cropped with the coordinating die and popped up in the centre. To finish, I added Irridescent Pastel Gems to the large flowers and a tiny Brushed Brass Butterfly.

For the inside, I have a Boho Blue mat for the writing panel. The flower spray was stamped in the top corner and I added a strip of the cute little flower border from the Countryside Inn DSP at the bottom. I had 2 fussy cut flowers left and popped them into the border.

 

Project Details
Stamps	Countryside Corners, Wonderful Thoughts, Lasting Joy
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Boho Blue, Pecan Pie, Night of Navy, Countryside Inn DSP
Ink	Versamark, Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight, Crumb Cake, Night of Navy
Accessories	Irridescent Pastel Gems, Brushed Brass Butterflies
Tools	Countryside Corners Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Wonderful Thoughts Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Dimensionals, Tombow Glue, White EP, Heat Tool

 

We would love to see your CASE from the Love, Thanks & Support section of  2023-24 Annual Catalogue this week. Click on this link or the image below to go there. The first time you will need to click on the 'Join Group' button at the top. Once you have been added to the group, you can go ahead and post your creation and you do not need to have a blog. 

You can head over to Julia to see her lovely project and follow the hop to see the inspiration from the rest of the CTC Crew.

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Fabulous Paper Florist Dies

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Have you checked out all of the standalone dies in the new 2023-24 Annual Catalogue? They are sets of dies that are not associated with a stamp set, so they can be hard to spot in the body of the catalogue. You find them in the Detailed Die Cuts section of the catalogue that starts on page 161.

Today, I want to focus on the Paper Florist Dies on page 165. There are 18 dies in the set and they allow you to construct some lovely dimensional flowers that are perfect for embellishing cards or scrapbook pages. You can see them in the photo below.  Click on the image to go to my Online Store for more details.

I was inspired by lovely cards made by Yvonne Spikmans (The Creative Teacup from the Netherlands) to get them out and have a play and create my version.

I started with a piece of Basic White a little smaller than the card front and used one of the masks from the Foursquare pack (on page 136 of the Annual Catalogue) and a blending brush to create a background for the flowers. I really like this particular mask as it adds a small amount of colour and isn't overwhelming. I always use a separate panel in case I don't like the result and I can turn it over and try again! Plus,  you add another layer of interest to the card, when you adhere it to the base.

Of the round petal flowers, there is one large in Gorgeous Grape and two smaller ones in Highland Heather and Daffodil Delight. These flowers use the die in the bottom left corner (marked in green). You get two large and two smaller flower sets with each die cut. You can layer all 4 pieces or as I have done, use 2 of the same size and offset them for a nice full flower. There are lots of options for the centres and I used the large stamens and popped up the pierced circle over the top for the Gorgeous Grape flower. For the Daffodil Delight flower, I offset 2 of the star shape centres that are shown lower right on the photo of the dies (marked in purple).

The daisy is created with the die at the top left in the photo (marked in blue). Again, you get 2 larger and 2 smaller sets of petals. I used 3 sets of petals for the larger flower and 2 sets for the smaller daisy. I like to use my bone folder to slightly curl the petals on all the flowers before adhering the layers together as it adds a lovely dimension to them.

The last flower is the sweet trio of buds. The stems are in the centre at the top of the dies photo and the bud tips are a single die that cuts the 3 of them shown in the centre (both marked in orange). I added a little colour with the blending brush on each set of tips. My suggestion for constructing these is to put a little dot of glue on the reverse of the bud bases and then pick up each of the tips, holding each one for a few seconds to adhere.

Once your flowers are constructed it is time to layer it all up with the foliage. I used Granny Apple Green and Garden Green for the leaves to contrast with the Mossy Meadow of the bud stems. The stitched detail in the leaves is lovely. The fussy cut greeting in Gorgeous Grape is from the Go To Greetings stamp set. I finished with 3 yellow Loose Frosted Dots for some pop.

For the inside, I have a Highland Heather mat for the writing panel and I added some detail with the mask and blending brush in the corner. The smaller leftover Gorgeous Grape flower was adhered over the top.

The Paper Florist Dies are fun to work with and I'm sure you will love them, too. You will never be lost for a lovely floral embellishment, with these dies!

 

Project Details
Stamps	Go To Greetings
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Mossy Meadow
Ink	Gorgeous Grape
Accessories	Loose Frosted Dots, Glossy Dots Assortment
Tools	Paper Florist Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Tombo Glue, Dimensionals

 

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CASE-ing the Catty - Fresh As A Daisy Colours

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Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty this week.

If you've come from visiting  Peta & Marvi, then welcome!  If you're visiting me, I appreciate you stopping by today! You can continue your journey to see the other inspiring creations from the CTC Crew by clicking on the button at the bottom of the post. 

This week we are taking inspiration from the colours in the Fresh As A Daisy Designer Series Paper. It includes all 5 of the new 2023-25 In Colors and Pretty Peacock as you can see below. 

There are some really bold colour combinations in this paper, but I decided to go low key and chose my favourite sheet from the pack that contains just 3 colours - Boho Blue, Copper Clay and white. Blue and brown has always been one of my favourite colour combos and it is ages since I've used it. 

I love the handpainted look of the white daisies on the gorgeous blue background in this design. So I could get the most out of the sheet, I cut a piece from the bottom of the panel (already cut to 6" x 12") to just above the tallest daisy (about 3 1/4") and then from the top of the same sheet (reverse side) I have cut the strip of Copper Clay. I adhered both pieces to a card base size piece of Basic White. I do this when using ribbon and twine, so I can wrap it around neatly without showing anything inside the card.  A strip of the 3/8" Textured Ribbon in Boho Blue covers the join and I've wrapped white Baker's Twine over the top and finished with the bow on right.  I had already decided to use the label die with the rounded corners from the Nested Essentials Dies, so decided to follow that through on the corners of the card base too, using the Very Best Trio Punch. This punch isn't in the 2023-24 Annual Catalogue, but you can find it with other carryover items in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store. It is much easier to round the corners of each layer separately. The finished background was adhered to the Thick Basic White card base.

I stamped the greeting from the Layering Leaves stamp set in Versamark on the Boho Blue label and then heat set it with white embossing powder. To give it a lift against the blue background I offset another label cut from Basic White on the left. The white daisy was created with the Paper Florist Dies, using 3 layers off set to give a nice full shape. I used the bone folder on each layer to add some dimension and finished with the Copper Clay centre popped upon a Dimensional. Tucked under the daisy are sprigs of foliage cropped with the Timeless Arrangements Dies from Copper Clay Luster Specialty Paper.  It has a lovely sheen on it and comes in all 5 of the 2023-25 In Colors. You can find it on page 127 of the Annual Catalogue. I finished with a trio of Brushed Brass Butterflies.

For the inside, I have a Boho Blue mat for the writing panel with the rounded corners at the bottom. I have added another daisy that has a soft blending of Boho Blue ink and the Copper Clay centre. I've tucked in some more foliage around the daisy and finished with a small Brushed Brass Butterfly.

 

Project Details
Stamps	Layering Leaves
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Fresh as a Daisy DSP, 2023-25 in Color Luster Specialty Paper
Ink	Versamark, Boho Blue
Accessories	Boho Blue 3/8" Textured Ribbon, Baker's Twine Essentials Pack, Brushed Brass Butterflies
Tools	Nested Essentials Dies, Timeless Arrangements Dies, Paper Florist Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Dimensionals, Tombow Glue, Dimensionals, White EP, Heat Tool

 

We would love to see your CASE of the colours from the Fresh As A Daisy DSP  from the new 2023-24 Annual Catalogue this week. Click on this link or the image below to go there. The first time you will need to click on the 'Join Group' button at the top. Once you have been added to the group, you can go ahead and post your creation and you do not need to have a blog. 

You can head over to Kathryn to see her lovely project and follow the hop to see the inspiration from the rest of the CTC Crew.

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IDEAS Blog Hop - Colour Me Happy!

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I'm back with the IDEAS (International Demos Exciting Artistic Stampin') team this month to share more fabulous projects. We are a group of international demonstrators who create a Tutorial Bundle each month to give you, our customers and readers a heap of inspiration for your crafting.

If you've come from looking at Sara's sweet projects, then welcome!  If you're visiting me, I appreciate you stopping by today!  You can continue your journey to see the other inspiring creations from the IDEAS Team by clicking on the NEXT button at the bottom of the post. 

This month is all about colour; the new 2023-25 In Colors, the new Core Colours and favourite colour combos. We have a great 77-page bundle this month with 14 tutorials that include cards, fancy fold cards and 3D decor, gift packaging and gift card holders.

I have used the Bright & Beautiful Suite Collection featuring the new Core Colours for my bold and bright Slimline Tri-fold card and coordinating gift box with a fun balloon shaker element on the lid. Together or separately, these projects are perfect for a celebratory occasion.

To make it super easy, I've also included specific cutting instructions for people who use Imperial (Letter) size card stock for the card, so you can get a great result. The box measures 5” x 5” x 2 5/8” (12.7cm x 12.7cm x 6.7cm) and can be made with Imperial (Letter) or A4  card stock using my clever technique.

There are 3 ways you can get the June 2023 Tutorial Bundle.

1.  Place an order with me for $50 or more using the current month's Host Code (shown in the side bar on the right) and you will receive the tutorial bundle for FREE. I will email you the PDF file within 24 hours of your order being confirmed.  

2. You can purchase the tutorial with Instant Download through my Etsy store by clicking here. You can pay with a credit card or PayPal and you DO NOT need to sign up to Etsy to make a purchase. Check out as a guest if you are not a member.

3.  Join my team and you will get this bundle of tutorials FREE every month to use for your personal crafting or for classes. You can see all the details over on the Join My Team page. It might be the right time for you consider the opportunity to run your own home-based craft business or to get a great discount on your craft supplies. There is a fabulous joining offer during Sale-a-bration where you can choose from 3 options, including a fabulous Boho Blue (yes that's a new In Color coming in May!) Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine.

Once you have received the tutorials, please remember not to share or distribute the printed or electronic copies of these bundles. We have worked hard to provide these exclusive projects for your use. If you know someone that would like to purchase the bundle, please direct them to me to obtain their copy. Thanks for your support.

Now it's time to hop over to fellow Aussie Simone to see her elegant projects with the new 2023-25 In Colors. 

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CASE-ing the Catty - CASE a Bundle

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Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty this week.

If you've come from visiting  Peta & Marvi, then welcome!  If you're visiting me, I appreciate you stopping by today! You can continue your journey to see the other inspiring creations from the CTC Crew by clicking on the button at the bottom of the post. 

This week we are taking inspiration from the Bundles listed on pages 155-160 of the new 2023-24 Annual Catalogue. I always make a point of looking at the Bundles pages as you get another sample project and a better look at the coordinating dies and it can be easy to miss things in the body of the catalogue. There are some great new bundles in this year's catalogue, but if you don't have them yet, no problems; CASE-ing is about taking inspiration from the colours, layout, technique or type of product used in a project. It's about what inspires you to create your own project.

I love the eyelet border die in the Darling Details Dies that allows you to thread ribbon (or card stock) for the broderie anglaise look, which seems to be making a bit of a comeback in clothes as well. Plus, the two lovely frame dies in the same style, which can be used as is, or cut into pieces for borders or trims under sentiments etc. There are also 22 stamps in the  coordinating Darling Details stamp set, so lots of possibilies .

I started with the Bubble Bath card base and cut the border separately from Bubble Bath cardstock. I threaded two rows of the Sweet Sorbet 1/8" Metallic Woven Ribbon through the ribbon slot. This ribbon is much closer in colour to Berry Burst, so it works well with Bubble Bath. At the top I added a piece of the Bubble Bath designer paper from the Bright & Beautiful 6" x 6" DSP pack. 

I stamped the flowers in Fresh Freesia and Berry Burst ink and added the detail layer with Versamark ink and heat set with white embossing powder. Although not apparent in the photo, it adds another layer of texture to the card. The stamped foliage is in Granny Apple Green and Garden Green and the detailed die cut foliage in Garden Green. Once all the pieces were stamped and die cut it was a matter of layering them as desired. The large Berry Burst flower is popped up on Dimensionals.  I wasn't happy with my original plan for the sentiment and decided to stamp the birthday greeting directly onto the background paper and then added the fussy cut 'friend' at the bottom right.  I finished with 3 Daffodil Delight Glossy Dots as a contrast to the pink.

 

Project Details
Stamps	Darling Details
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Bubble Bath, Garden Green, Bright & Beautiful DSP,
Ink	Berry Burst, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Versamark
Accessories	1/8 Metallic Woven Ribbon, Glossy Dots Assortment
Tools	Darling Details Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Dimensionals, Tombow Glue, Dimensionals, White EP, Heat Tool

 

We would love to see your CASE of a Bundle from the new 2023-24 Annual Catalogue using the new colours this week. Click on this link or the image below to go there. The first time you will need to click on the 'Join Group' button at the top. Once you have been added to the group, you can go ahead and post your creation and you do not need to have a blog. 

You can head over to Kathryn to see her lovely project and follow the hop to see the inspiration from the rest of the CTC Crew.

Thanks for visiting today!

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