CASEing the Catty - #CTC160 Picture Perfect Party

We're back for the new year and CASEing from the brand new catalogue which went live this week.  

I liked the simplicity of the card on the left at the top of page 6, and pretty much followed the layout to the letter except for the position of the sequins.  

Because I'm still restricted in my mobility, I chose to dive into that stash we all have - you know the one, the diecuts you made and didn't use but couldn't bear to dispose of??!!  I managed to find two pieces that worked just right for what I wanted. The blushing bride piece which used the Stitched Shapes framelits, and a cute little jar stamped on Whisper white. The goldfish was added first in Peekaboo Peach, then masked to put the Old Olive foliage in. Oops, I realised he needed water! I used the Pool Party Blend marker and got a nice light colouring which was just what I wanted. I tied linen thread a couple of times around the jar, and used mini sequins for some air bubbles. The jar was mounted with dimensionals.

I have used Rich Razzleberry for my background and the DSP is Tutti-frutti (found on pg 29). Funny enough it is what the cased project used, only in a different colour. I chose it because it worked with the diecut I had. Isn't that greeting so appropriate as we welcome in 2018? - Well Hello There!  Unfortunately not a stamp, but from the Sale-a-bration item - Sweet Soiree Memories & More Card Pack. I trimmed it to fit and then used the offcut to trim another piece of the same height for the right hand side to make it look like it was one piece.

Thanks for stopping by - please head over and see what the lovely Julia has created this time... then feel free to play along!

CASEing the Catty - #CTC151 Catalogue Covers

Hi again - the brief this week is actually Catalogue Covers and Hostess Sets, but I went with short and sweet for my post title.

I've chosen to Case the Holiday catalogue - front cover - top right card:

And as you can see, I've swapped out the theme in a big way. I thought I'd use some DSP to highlight the great promotion that is on until the end of the month - buy 3 get 1 free (selected DSP).  I don't think the catalogue gives the Petal Garden DSP enough credit. I've used the layout above, and taken the sheet with the roses in the corner, trimmed to my card width and approx 4 1/2". I then flipped the DSP over and cut 2 strips around about an inch high and trimmed to the card width. Whisper white scallops from the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch, (have always loved those cheeky scallops peeking out when anybody uses them!). Instead of the oval, I used the Everyday Jars Framelits for my window shape. I chose to leave my butterflies flying free and stamped a little grass towards the bottom of the jar. 

The butterflies are coloured using the soon to be available Stampin' Blends. I had the Blendabilities and was really liking them, however too many issues meant they were pulled from the market, and a great deal of research has gone into fixing the problem. Demonstrators got to purchase them at the start of the month and the release date to customers has just been announced as 1 November!

The greeting and butterflies are from the Ronald McDonald House Charities stamp set - Sharing Sweet Thoughts (inside the back cover of the main catalogue). For every set sold, Stampin' Up! donates $3 AUD/$3.50 NZD to RMHC. Great work SU!! To trim the greeting, I've used Gold Metallic- Edge Ribbon and Gold Mini Sequin trim - along with a tiny scrap of doily.

Feel like playing along? Create a card that fits the brief and add it using the link on the right side of this blog. Meanwhile, keep hopping to find more inspiration - over to Judy's colourful creation

Thoughtful Thanks

Have had the need for a few Thank You cards recently, and felt this fitted the cause nicely, Super easy to make using the Thoughtful Branches bundle.  I selected Elegant Eggplant for the contrast against the Whisper White and Garden Green for the stem.  The background was embossed with the Petal Burst TIEF, I liked the debossed effect for this (turning it to the reverse side after embossing). The greeting was from the Thoughtful Branches stamp set and I used a die from the Project Life Cards & Labels to cut it then mounted it on a diecut from the Rose Garden Thinlits.  And the bow?  It came from the Everyday Jars Framelits...

A Troubling of Goldfish

Now did you know that was what a group of goldfish are called?  I admit I would never have guessed that, no matter how many chances you gave me.  So that's what we've got today - a Troubling of Goldfish in the cutest little jars from Jar of Love stamp set and co-ordinating Everyday Jars Framelits.  

I have used Tip Top Taupe for the card base and the same colour stamped off for the woodgrain bench, then used it again in full strength for the greeting.  The jars were stamped in Black Memento and the 'water' was Soft Sky.  The aqua plants were stamped off Emerald Envy.  The clouds you can just see at the top of the card are sponged in Soft Sky using a template cut from the Tree Builder punch.  The goldfish are Peekaboo Peach and the jars are tied with Crushed Curry Baker's Twine - think this set and matching dies will help fill in the cold days ahead.