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CASE-ing the Catty - Garden Walk Designer Paper

August 13, 2023

Hi there

Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty this week.

If you've come from visiting Rachel, 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 our inspiration from the Bright & Beautiful Suite.

I decided to take the layout from the above sample on page 14 for my project today, with the fun fringe trim. I also have a sneak peak for you, of a new paper pack from the forthcoming 2023 Septemer-December Mini Catalogue, called Garden Walk. It is a 6" x 6" pack with some lovely coordinating prints, including some for Christmas, but I prefer the pretty florals. The colours included are Pretty Peacock, Poppy Parade, Calyspo Coral, Garden Green and Wild Wheat.

I chose the pretty rose floral paper (my favourite in the pack) and a coordinating Pretty Peacock print. I started by cutting a card size piece of each print and then cutting each on the diagonal, which gives you 2 cards. You could of course alternate the prints, but I didn't want to cover the pretty rose design too much. I decided on one as a friendship card and the other as a birthday card.

Although it isn't one of the listed colours, I thought Flirty Flamingo went well with the print, as it isn't as bold as Calypso Coral, but there are similiar tones in the small flowers. I used the fringe die from the Beautiful Balloons Dies with the Flirty Flamingo strip and added the resulting fringe to the reverse side of the floral print. The Pretty Peacock print was adhered directly to the card and then the floral print with the attached fringe. My tip for this step is to ensure the fringe at the top corner finishes at a space between the cuts, so that when you trim the edges, you don't end up with a tiny piece that falls off (as happened on the first one I made). A 3/4" strip of the Pretty Peacock stripe was added underneath the fringe and is half the width of the the fringe. I added a faux bow of Gold 1/8" Trim under each greeting label, which adds some sparkle and a sprinkle of Iridescent Pastel Gems.

I finished both cards inside with a Pretty Peacock mat with a narrow border. At the bottom is a piece of the floral paper and small strip of Flirty Flamingo fringe for a fun touch.

Project Details
Stamps	Charming Sentiments, Biggest Wish, Circle Sayings
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pretty Peacock, Flirty Flamingo, Garden Walk DSP
Ink	Versamark, Pretty Peacock
Accessories	Iridescent Pastel Gems, Gold 1/8" Trim
*Tools*	Love For You Dies, Beautiful Balloons Dies, All That Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Dimensionals, 2 3/8" Circle Punch, 2 1/4" Circle Punch (retired)

We would love to see your CASE 0f a project from the Bright & Beautiful Suite from the 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 my lovely friend Rebecca 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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CASE-ing the Catty - So Refreshing Bundle

August 06, 2023

Hi there

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 have free reign to CASE any project from the Annual Catalogue. Woohoo, so much to choose from!

The So Refreshing Bundle arrived on Friday, so I decided on the sample project above for my inspiration. It is soft and pretty, but I wanted to give my project a bright summery feel with lots of pop. You might need to have your sunglasses handy!

I started by die cutting the 'rug' from Tahitian Tide card stock. I actually meant it to be Azure Afternoon, but they are similiar, so I went with it. Although it is hard to see, I used a sponge dauber to add more ink to the embossed checks on the rug and the fringe, to add more depth. Next I stamped the jug and glasses in stamped off Smoky Slate ink then Lemon Lolly for the lemonade, fussy cutting them on the line, to reduce the bulk. I added some lemons to the lemonade with Daffodil Delight ink and stamped 2 extra and fussy cut them to add to the glasses.

The strawberries are soooo cute with the embossed detail, so I decided to add a basket of strawberries to the picnic. The die cuts 3 at once, so it didn't take long to cut a dozen from Real Red and the calyx from Garden Green. The calyx is very petite, so you need to use a tiny dot of glue on the strawberry and tweezers to put them together. I added them to the embossed basket from the Crafting With You Dies, cropped from Pecan Pie card stock, layering them with some on 1mm foam pads for dimension. A few fell out of the basket as well! The final element is the flower spray, which looks a bit like a lily or gladioli to me. I stamped the stem first in Garden Green and the flowers in 2 strengths of Melon Mambo. It took me a little while to see how the flower fit into the stem, but it is easier once you have some ink on it to see the outlines more easily.

To ground the elements on the background I added some ink blending with Balmy Blue at the top for 'sky' and Lemon Lime Twist at the bottom for 'grass'. The lovely friendship greeting was stamped in Smoky Slate and then all the elements were layered on top, mostly with 1mm foam pads to add dimension without too much bulk. The art piece was matted on Tahitian Tide with a narrow border and then onto the card base that was covered with the large plaid design in Lemon Lime Twist. I finished with a trio of (retired) Lemon Lime Twist Matte Decorative Dots.

Project Details
Stamps	So Refreshing
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Tahitian Tide, Real Red, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, Gorgeous Gingham DSP
Ink	Smoky Slate, Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Balmy Blue, Lemon Lime Twist, Melon Mambo
Accessories	2022-2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots (retired)
*Tools*	So Refreshing Dies, Crafting With You Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, 1mm foam pads (not SU)

We would love to see your CASE 0f a project from the 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 my lovely friend Tina 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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CASE-ing the Catty - Die Cut Project

July 09, 2023

Hi there

Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty this week. I've been MIA for the last couple of weeks as I had 2 fabulous weekends away! Not something that happens very often, but it was lovely to visit friends and see some lovely countryside.

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 a Die Cut project in the 2023-24 Annual Catalogue. This provides a lot of scope given that it's almost impossible to make a card without dies!

I chose the project above for my inspiration this week. I'm busy cutting 56 card kits for a team event in Melbourne next week, so I was looking for a simple project. Haha, the best laid plans!

I wanted a soft, feminine look for my card, so I started with a panel of Bubble Bath card stock and used the same mask from the Foursquare Decorative Masks with Berry Burst ink and a blending brush. My first effort was very bold (more on that later), so I put that aside and decided to try with Bubble Bath ink. It was softer, but didn't have any pop, so I turned it over and tried again with Berry Burst, using a lighter touch to get a result I was happy with. The moral of the story is to carefully lift up a corner while holding the rest firmly and check how it looks. It is hard to gauge the strength of the colour, otherwise.

I stamped a few of the bubbles from the Timeless Arrangments stamp set on the background in Berry Burst ink and then die cut some foliage in white and Berry Burst to keep a tonal look. The greeting from Crafting With You stamp set was stamped in Berry Burst ink and cropped with a die from Timeless Arrangments and I added a narrow border of Berry Burst. Once I had the foliage roughly arranged under the greeting, I removed everything and added the faux bow of silver Simply Elegant Trim with glue dots and then adhered the foliage over the top. The greeting label was then popped over the top with Dimensionals. I finished with silver Festive Pearls either side of HUG and a trio of the Loose Silver Sequins, which are actually quite see-through.

My first effort at creating the blended front panel with the mask was way too dark, but rather than waste it, I've used it for the mat to my writing panel, which I've left plain. I can add another greeting later, if I need to and the bold border is enough decoration.

Project Details
Stamps	Crafting With You
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Bubble Bath, Berry Burst
Ink	Berry Burst
Accessories	Loose Silver Sequins, Festive Pearls, Simply Elegant Trim
*Tools*	Timelesss Arrangments Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Dimensionals, Foursquare Decorative Masks, Blending Brush

We would love to see your CASE 0f a die cut project from the 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.

Thanks for visiting today!

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CASE-ing the Catty - Love, Thanks & Support

June 18, 2023

Hi there

Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty this week.

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.

Thanks for visiting today!

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CASE-ing the Catty - Fresh As A Daisy Colours

June 11, 2023

Hi there

Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty this week.

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.

Thanks for visiting today!

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Hi, I'm Judy May and I live in Toowoomba, Queensland with my husband. I love Stampin' Up!® paper, stamps and ink and using them to make beautiful projects. Let me be your creative coach and inspire you to bring the joy of creativity to your life!