CASE-ing the Catty - Favourite Retiring Bundle
April 07, 2024
Hi there
Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty for this week.
If you've come from visiting Michelle, 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.
It's that time of the year when we have to say goodbye to some favourite products and welcome lots of new goodies in the 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue. This week we are being inspired by our Favourite Retiring Bundle.
The Gorgeously Made Bundle and the coordinating Masterfully Made DSP is one I'm sorry to see retire. I'll be keeping the Gorgeously Made Dies in my stash for the versatile background foliage, the notebook border and torn-look border.
You can see the dies in the photo above. They are not discounted in the Last Chance Sale here in Australia, but check prices in your local market just in case.
I chose the sample above for my inspiration this week and I've used a combination of the retiring products from the Masterfully Made Suite, plus a brand new bundle called Spotlight on Nature, which will be available to customers on 1st May.
I've chosen one of my favourite designs from the Masterfully Made DSP for the background and I added 2 of the open sprays cropped from Bubble Bath cardstock under the layer of (retired) Iridescent Ribbon. For the circle element in the design, I've used one of the fabulous set of new nesting circle dies that come with the Spotlight on Nature Bundle. There are 2 sets of 6 dies with different border treatments, that take the detail to the next level. The dies can also totally stand alone, as they do not crop any of the images from the stamp set.
On the circle I have added the large fussy cut flower from the Spotlight on Nature stamp set that I stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Only the flowers have been coloured as I didn't want to add another colour to the mix. I added some Wink of Stella to the flowers for a lovely bit of sparkle, which makes the base of the large flower lighter in the photo than it actually is. For the background to the greeting, I have a piece of the Fresh Freesia design from the Masterfully Made DSP and a piece of Azure Afternoon cardstock and I've stamped the cross-hatch pattern using another stamp from Spotlight on Nature. The greeting from the (retired) Let's Create Together stamp set was stamped in Berry Burst ink, fussy cut and popped up. I finished with a trio of gold sequins.
For the inside I have a Basic White writing panel and partially stamped the flower from Spotlight on Nature on the right in black ink and added a narrow strip of the Fresh Freesia design at the base. The simplicity of the uncoloured flower is a nice contrast to the detail on the front of the card.
| Project Details | |
| Stamps | Let's Create Together (retired), Spotlight on Nature |
| Card stock & Papers | Basic White, Azure Afternoon, Bubble Bath, Masterfully Made DSP |
| Ink | Memento Tuxedo Black, Berry Burst |
| Accessories | Iridescent Ribbon (retired), Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins |
| Tools | Spotlight on Nature Dies, Gorgeously Made Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Dimensionals, Dimensionals, Wink of Stella, Stampin' Blends (Bubble Bath, Berry Burst) |
We would love to see your CASE of your favourite retiring bundle from either the 2024 Jan-April Mini Catalogue or 2023-2024 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 the Peta & Marvi 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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