CASE-ing the Catty - Mix & Match Ephemera

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Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty for this week.

If you've come from visiting Kathryn, 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 CASE-ing from the Mix & Match projects on pages 14-15 in the 2025 January-April Mini Catalogue. These sweet projects have been created with the Mix & Match Ephemera packs on page 13. There are card bases and envelopes, greetings and 3 choices of ephemera for different occasions. This is a great way to craft without needing a lot of tools, so great if you are travelling or getting started on your crafting journey. All you need is adhesive of your choice and of course Dimensionals to well, add dimension! The greetings cover all occasions and you get both white text on black and black text on white for different looks.

I chose the project above from page 15 of the 2025 January-April Mini Catalogue for my inspiration. I decided to use the beautiful Heirloom Arrangements Kit for my cards today.  This kit is a WHOLE BOX of beautiful ephemera with card bases, envelopes, labels, beautiful printed pre-cut decorative elements, an ink spot and stamp set. It will make 8 unique cards if you use the included guide, or you can use it as a big box of goodies and let your imagination run riot. I couldn't quite do that, as I'm CASE-ing the card above, but you get the idea!

For this card, I have used one of the pink card bases with vintage text on it and then took another card base with the pink cross hatch design and cut the front off. I cut the piece down and added it to a Pecan Pie mat with a tiny border then popped the panel up on the card base.

I selected various die cuts and then loosely arranged them on the background with the focus being on the right side as in the sample project. The lovely long floral branch in the background is a vellum die cut also from the kit. I popped up the greeting from the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera pack on the left side as it was a bit busy on the right. I finished with some copper sequins from the Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins and Linen Thread tied around the banner and finished with a bow.

For the second card, I was inspired by the samples on page 15 using the lovely lattice frames from the Birthday Treats Mix & Match Ephemera Pack, so to create something similiar I used the lattice die from the Linked Together Dies. I first die cut a rectangle from Basic White Thick with one of the decorative Textured Notes Dies and then cut the lattice panel from it, which I set back into the piece and secured with tape on the reverse. I popped up the framed lattice on 1mm foam pads and then layered the chosen die cuts on the right side of the card. I added some ribbon and a twine bow to the floral tag and then popped up the sentiment and floral bouquet at different heights. I finished with a trio of bronze sequins.

I hope you will take a second look at the Heirloom Arrangements Kits as the photos in the Online Store really don't do it justice.

 

Project Details
Stamps
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Pecan Pie, Heirloom Arrangements Kit
Ink
Accessories	Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Linen Thread, White Baker's Twine, Boho Blue ribbon (retired)
Tools	Linked Together Dies, Textured Notes Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, 1mm foam pads

 

We would love to see your CASE of a project from the Mix & Match projects 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 Lauren to see her lovely project and follow the hop to see the inspiration from the rest of the CTC Crew.

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CASE-ing the Catty - Easter Lilies Bundle

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Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty for this week! Happy Easter to all those celebrating this special time in the Christian calendar or taking the opportunity to gather with friends and family. I hope some chocolate treats found their way to your house!

I prefer to make my own chocolates so they are dairy free and I can make them as dark as we like by adding plenty of raw cacao and no refined sugar or other additives that we don't need in our lives! These are ginger flavour - so yum!

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. 

This week we are taking inspiration from the Bundles on pages 67-73 of the 2024 January-April Mini Catalogue. There are lots of great samples on these pages and it was difficult to choose. 

I chose the sample above from page 68 using the Easter Lillies Bundle. I liked the layout of the card with the two tones and diagonal placement. The scored lines are also a simple but effective way to add extra interest, but I didn't see that until I looked at a larger image as I was writing this post.  Something to remember for next time.

I don't own this bundle (you can't have it all, right?), but a lovely Demonstrator friend die cut a whole lot of pieces for me, so I could make an Easter card for my Mum.  The wonderful friends you make are one of the best aspects of belonging to the fabulous Stampin' Up! papercraft community. 

When I saw this layout, I knew I was going to use the Highland Heather check paper, which is a favourite from the Flowering Zinnias DSP (new in Online Exclusvies this month). I cut a card front-sized piece of Basic White and blended Highland Heather ink in the bottom right section, leaving it a little lighter in the centre. I decided to make this a sympathy card, although it would also be perfect for Easter as well. The sentiment from the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set was stamped in the bottom right corner in black ink. I adhered the check paper to the top left corner and then thought it needed a bit of pop, so I butted a narrow strip of Gold Foil against the paper.

The Easter Lilies Dies include all the pieces to create your own 3D lilies, in additon to cropping the stamped images. The petals and stamens were cropped from (retired) Shimmery White card stock, which gives you some options if you want to do a little watecolouring. I used a blending brush and Granny Apple Green ink to add some colour to the base of each petal and then a watercolour pencil to add some finer details and a Blender Pen to soften the pencil. The lines in the petals are cut by the dies to add a more realistic look.  I adhered the first 2 layers together with 1mm foam pads and then added the stamens flat at the bottom end, but with a foam pad in the centre to lift them off the petals. The final two smaller pieces were also adhered with 1mm foam pads.

There are 2 shapes of leaves which were cropped from Old Olive and Mossy Meadow card stock. I added Granny Apple Green ink to the Old Olive leaves and Old Olive ink to the Mossy Meadow leaves to give them some shading. The leaves were popped around the flower after it was adhered to the card.  I finished with a trio of the lovely Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls. This is a very dimensional card (which I love), but you can make it flatter if postage is an issue.

For the inside I normally add an extra writing panel, but as I wanted to add a little more ink blended Highland Heather, it worked better without it. I finished it at the bottom with one of the sweet borders from the Delicate Forest Dies cropped from Old Olive card stock and I added a little Granny Apple Green for shading. These dies come as a bundle with a stamp set, but easily standalone. I finished with a little bird from the Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds embellishments.

If this card has piqued your interest in the Easter Lilies Bundle, you can purchase it from the Last Chance Products on April 9th. You will get the dies 50% reduced and stamps 30% reduced for a total of $59.40AUD instead of $91.75AUD for the bundle. This is for Australia, so check the prices in your local market.

 

Project Details
Stamps	Heartfelt Hexagon
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Shimmery White (retired), Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Gold Foil, Flowering Zinnias DSP
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Old Olive
Accessories	Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls, Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds
Tools	Easter Lilies Dies, Delicate Forest Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Dimensionals, Stampin' Blends (Daffodil Delight), Blender Pen, Blending Brushes, Watercolour Pencils, 1mm foam pads (not SU)

 

We would love to see your CASE from the Bundles on pages 67-73 of the 2024 Jan-Apr Mini 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 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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CASE-ing the Catty - All About Autumn Suite

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Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty this week. 

If you've come from visiting Kathryn, 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 All About Autumn Suite on pages 42 - 47 of the Mini Catalogue. I know for us in Australia, we are in Spring and heading to Summer, so Autumn is long way from our thoughts. However, that doesn't matter so much when you look at the possibilities of the beautiful All About Autumn 6" x 6" Specialty Designer Series Paper. On one side are photographs of lots of outdoorsy things, plus books, textures and woodgrain looks and on the other are beautiful small designs with Copper Foil detailing. These are suitable for many occasions and they look very lush. Overall, I think this is the perfect paper for masculine cards, but there are some pretty Moody Mauve designs with the copper foil detail as well.

When I saw the project above on page 42, I immediately thought it would make a great sympathy card. They are difficult to make when you need them, so I like to have a few in my stash.

I started with the geometric design in Copper Clay with copper foil accents for the background, covering the Very Vanilla card base. I cut down the sunburst design and matted it on Very Vanilla card stock so it would pop from the background. The panel was adhered with 1mm foam pads to add a little dimension.

The greeting is from the new Heartfelt Hexagon Bundle that has been released for World Cardmaking Day in October and is available for anyone to purchase right now. The greeting was stamped in Copper Clay ink and cropped with the smallest of the Deckled Rectangles Dies. I don't have the coordinating copper ribbon, so I used some copper trim from my stash coiled up behind the greeting. I finished with 2 sprigs of foliage cropped from the Distressed Gold Specialty Paper to work with the gold tones in the image. 

For the inside, I have added a piece of Very Vanilla card stock with a narrow border and adhered some of the remaining starburst image on the left, with a narrow trim of the Copper Clay foiled design.

 

Project Details
Stamps	Heartfelt Hexagon
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, All About Autumn DSP, Distressed Gold Specialty Paper
Ink	Copper Clay
Accessories	Copper Trim (from my stash)
Tools	Deckled Rectangles Dies, Christmas Classics Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Glue Dots, 1mm Foam Pads (not SU)

 

We would love to see your CASE from the All About Autmn Suite 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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CASE-ing the Catty - Punch Bundle Section

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Welcome to another week of CASE-ing the Catty challenge! 

If you've come from visiting Michelle's blog, 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 buttons at the bottom of the post. 

This week we are taking inspiration from the Punch Bundle section on pages 168-169. 

My project this week is based on the simple and versatile layout of the card above. I've added a few more layers, but otherwise stayed close to it. In the catalogue it appeared that the patterned paper went to the edge of the card, but looking at it close-up, it appears to go over the edges or it could be a belly-band around the note-card sized base. 

I have used the Playful Pets Designer Series Paper for my pet sympathy card. For me, pets are members of the family and their passing is always sad and distressing for everyone. I started with a Basic Black card base and added the red and white striped design leaving a small border on all sides. Over the top I have layered the heart and paw print design with a narrow border of  Real Red on either side, taking it right to the edge of the card base. 

I have die cut the scalloped heart with the Stitched Be Mine Dies and then dry embossed the inner heart with the Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder for some delicate texture. They were adhered flat to the card and overlapping. The cat was cropped from Basic Gray card stock with the Cat Punch and I've sponged the edges with Basic Gray ink to add some depth. I've popped the cat up on Black Dimensionals and added the bow using the cute 1/8" red and white design from the Playful Pets Trim Combo.  The sentiment is from the Prized Peony stamp set and I heat embossed it in white on Basic Black card stock and cropped it with the stitched banner from the Tasteful Label Dies. To finish I fussy cut some paw prints from the patterned paper and placed them in the bottom section of the card.

For the inside, I have a Real Red  mat for the writing panel and I added a narrow strip of each of the patterned paper designs at the bottom. I stamped the sentiment from the Prized Peony stamp set in black ink and finished with a little red glimmer heart.

With a change of sentiment, this card would be purr-fect (sorry couldn't help myself!) for a new kitty owner or cat lover or use the Dog  Builder Punch for a doggy card.

 

Project Details
Stamps	Prized Peony
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Real Red, Playful Pets DSP, Red Glimmer (retired)
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Basic Gray
Accessories	Playful Pets Trim Combo
Tools	Stitched Be Mine Dies, Tasteful Label Dies, Dainty Diamonds3D Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Cat Punch, Black Dimensionals, White EP, Heat Gun, Sponge Dauber

 

We would love to see your projects, inspired by projects in the Punch Bundle section. 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. 

Now it's time to click on the Next button below to hop over to see what Rachel has to inspire you this week. 

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Prized Peony Sympathy Card

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I'm just popping in for a quick share today, of a card I made a little while ago when I was playing with the Prized Peony Bundle. I posted this card, but then forgot to show you the second one I made on the day. 

I stamped the large Peony image from the Prized Peony stamp set  multiple times with Basic Gray ink on Whisper White card stock and then coloured the white space in between with the Light Highland Heather Stampin' Blends marker. I adhered the strip of white ribbon from the Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack and then added it to a Whisper White mat and popped it up the panel on a Basic Gray card base.

Before adding the art panel to the mat,  I ran it through with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder to add some texture, which you can see better in the photo above. I found it harder than I expected to get the colouring really even, but I actually think the slightly darker colour around the flowers adds some more depth. I have stamped the greeting from the Prized Peony stamp set in Gorgeous Grape ink and then cropped it with one of the lovely new dies from the Tasteful Labels Dies and popped it up on the Basic Gray label from the same set. You can see it has a lovely embossed edge on it. I pulled in the ribbon at the top of the label with a piece of cotton and then added the bow with a glue dot.  This is a good trick if you find it hard to tie bows or aren't sure when the bow needs to be. The ribbon is very soft (it reminds me of gauze) and ties nicely. I finished with a little Silver Glimmer heart from the Well Written Dies. 

I have kept the inside simple, with a mat of Highland Heather for my writing panel. I have a partial stamping of the Peony image in the bottom corner with Basic Gray ink.

I hope I don't need a sympathy card any time soon, but it is good to have one ready in your stash.

 

Project Details
Stamps	Prized Peony
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Basic Gray, Highland Heather,  Silver Glimmer (retired)
Ink	Basic Gray, Gorgeous Grape
Accessories	Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack
Tools	Tasteful Labels Dies, Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, Well Written Dies, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Light Highland Heather Stampin Blends Marker

 

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