#CTC359 CASE a Die Project

 CASE a Die Project from either of the current catalogues:

I've loosely used the card at the top of page 16 of the Mini Catalogue:

Loosely as in I saw red tulips and the need to make a special card for an 80th birthday for someone who likes the colour red. That's when I veered away from the original CASE card.

Using the Tulips Dies, I've diecut multiple pieces of tulip petals from Real Red cardstock and pieced them together in as many different ways as I could think of. Here's an idea of the pieces I used to make, some may be the same, but most of them are different, by folding one left over right and another right over left, or by using a wide insert, or a narrow insert or a couple of narrows. So many options:

I've sponged edges and tops with Cherry Cobbler ink and a sponge then pieced a stem, using both thicknesses to each of the flowers. I've diecut multiple stems and leaves using Garden Green cardstock.

I've then created a Pop Up Box card using a piece of Basic Black cardstock, the full width of A4 by 6" in length. I chose two sheets of Hand-Penned DSP for the background and adhered them to the base card. I pieced the tulips to the black inserts before I stuck the inserts inside the box so I could fiddle with the placement. 

I've tied Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon around the front flap and added a double bow. I've used the (retired) Large Numbers for the Basic Black and Real Red numbers and adhered them together slightly offset then added these to the front flap. .

The Basic Black butterfly was cut with the Brilliant Wing dies and adhered over a piece of Real Red cardstock and fussy cut around as the co-ordinating blank die left a red border around the butterfly which I didn't want. I've popped that onto the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

The edging was made using a strip of Garden Green cardstock A4 width and diecutting the edge then lining it up again and diecutting the rest of the width. I then adhered some Adhesive sheet to the back of a strip of A4 cardstock the same width and ran this through the same way. I then snipped off all the stems and sponged with Cherry Cobbler ink, removed the backing from the adhesive sheet and stuck my flowers onto their stems:

This strip was then attached to the lower edge of the card and wrapped around to the back where the ends are hidden by my greeting panel.

The Happiest of Birthdays was used for the greeting, stamped in Garden Green ink onto a panel of Basic White with another tulip added to finish.

It's not needed until Wednesday so the pressure is off a little now, and it won't be being posted, so I just need to make the envelope. Hope my mother-in-law appreciates the effort involved. I've adhered post it note strips to the back of the numbers, so at a later date she can remove the numbers and have an everlasting bouquet for her dresser.

We would love to see you CASE a Die Project and add it to our Facebook page using the link over to the right before next Sunday evening.

Next on the hop we have Michelle and her fabulous Mother's Day card: 

#CTC348 CASE Sketch

CASE the Sketch on Page 47 of the July-December Mini Catalogue

Which also has a Sketch map for you to use:

I've used a full card size layer of In Good Taste DSP with a similar background to the CASE above. Next I've diecut a piece of Petal Pink cardstock with the Eden Dies. 

I then stamped the Happiest of Birthdays greeting in Blackberry Bliss and added diecuts of Blackberry Bliss from Meadow Dies then finished with Baker's Twine wrapped around the card and a bow added on top. 

This card was designed with my mother in mind as today's her birthday! Happy Birthday Mum xx.

First time using the Eden Dies and it won't be the last! 

Time now to hop over and check out Michelle's fun Christmas twist:

#CTC335 CASE an Annual Catalogue 3D Project

CASE an Annual Catalogue 3D project:

The little coffin box on Page 50 far left caught my eye:

We don't celebrate Halloween, but I've decided to stay with the similar colours and a cheerier theme of dogs.

I've used the Rectangular Postage Stamp punch and Smokey Slate cardstock to punch five stamps and used the same portrait/landscape layout as the picture above. The stripes in the background came from the Black and White Sale-a-bration set of papers - Beautifully Penned. I've attached the DSP to a base of Pumpkin Pie. 

The postage stamps have had the little dog from Sweet Little Stockings stamped with Black Memento ink. One has been stamped onto scrap card and diecut with the Stockings Dies to sit over the edge of the postage stamp. I've diecut some stars from Pumpkin Pie cardstock with the Stitched Stars dies and added them to the opposite corners of the CASE. To finish I've used Happiest of Birthdays and Black Memento ink to stamp the greeting which was trimmed close to the solid edge and added to the card with Stampin Dimensionals.

By stamping off the edge of the punched shape it could look as if I have used more than just the one dog image.

I might pop this away for hubby's birthday later this month - reminds me of our cheeky little fellows, but it seems today is not the day for looking at the camera!

Fancy CASEing an annual catalogue 3D project? We would love you to share it to our Facebook page using the link over to the right before next Sunday evening.

Next on the hop we have Tina, I can't wait to see what she has to share with us:

#CTC318 CASE a Die Bundle from the New Catalogue

Welcome to our weekly blog hop where this week you'll find us CASE a Die Bundle from the New Annual Catalogue (pages 157-161):

I've used the picture at the top left of Page 161:

The base card is So Saffron and I've cut another panel of So Saffron and embossed it with the new Bark 3D Embossing Folder before adhering to the base to give some more interest. I stuck some Adhesive Sheet to the back of some So Saffron cardstock and diecut several butterflies using the Meadow Dies. I've then randomly attached them to the embossed panel. 

The greeting from Happiest of Birthdays was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto Basic White cardstock and diecut with the Rectangle Stitched Dies. I've stamped the little flowers from Quiet Meadow around the edge of the greeting in So Saffron to mimic the CASEd card and attached to the panel with Stampin' Dimensionals. My embellishments of choice were gold Metallic Pearls.

Although the original had some stamping on the diecutss, the butterflies didn't need it as the die embossed some detail as it cut giving it a little interest without being busy::

Wonder if you'll find a die bundle that inspires you to make a project and post your photo to our Facebook page prior to next Sunday evening using the link up on the right.

Please carry on with the hop by seeing what our friend Rebecca has for us:

#CTC316 Goodbye Favourite Retiring Project

Say Goodbye to your Favourite Retiring Project!

Page 177 was my inspiration:

Onto a base of Mango Melody cardstock, I've adhered a panel of True Love DSP diecut with the more intricate of the Best Plaid Builder dies. I've added the Mossy Meadow lines diecut from the same Best Plaid Builder dies.

I fussy cut some of the flowers from a sheet of True Love DSP (sssh, they're actually the broken images from the edge of the page, but because of the greeting I can get away with using them on this card). I've coloured them with the retiring Mango Melody Stampin' Blends and adhered them behind a Rectangle Stitched Diecut which had been stamped with Memento Black ink using a greeting from Happiest of Birthdays.

I've also added some Bumblebee In-Color Ribbon behind the greeting and popped Stampin' Dimensionals to the greeting and flowers to adhere them to the card.

Who said Best Plaid Builder dies were only for masculine cards?

And with that we bid farewell to the 2020-21 Annual catalogue. Why don't you CASE your favourite retiring project and add it to our Facebook page using the link over on the right before next Sunday evening.

Next up we have Julia and her pretty floral card, ooh is that new product I spy?

#CTC315 CASE a Kit

CASE a Kit - Retiring Annual Catalogue or January-June Mini Catalogue:

I've chosen the January-June Mini Catalogue and the You Are Amazing Project Kit on Page 7:

I chose the Dandy Garden DSP for my starting point and ended up CASEing all the cards in the kit picture.

Onto a base of Thick Basic White a full panel of DSP, a panel of Mossy Meadow cardstock, a strip of Calypso Coral banner cut at each end, then a Tasteful Labels diecut from Blackberry Bliss and a Stitched Shapes Circle stamped with a greeting from Handsomely Suited in Calypso Coral ink. The bow is retired Old Olive Baker's Twine.

Onto a base of Thick Basic White a full panel of DSP, a strip of contrasting DSP, a banner of Vellum Cardstock with the retired Old Olive Baker's Twine wrapped twice around and then tied off with a bow, a Stitched Shapes square from Mossy Meadow and a Stitched Shapes square of Basic White with a greeting from Peaceful Moments stamped with Night of Navy ink.

Base of Bumblebee, panel of DSP matted with Basic White. Stitched Shapes circles diecut from Blackberry Bliss and Calypso Coral. Greeting stamped in Mossy Meadow using Peaceful Moments and banner cut at each end, same retired Old Olive Baker's Twine bow.

Onto a base of Thick Basic White a full panel of DSP,  a rectangle of Vellum cardstock snipped at the top corners to replicate a tag, a panel of DSP, a greeting from Happiest of Birthdays stamped onto Basic White in Blackberry Bliss and diecut with the Tasteful Labels die then matted with Blackberry Bliss and another retired Old Olive Baker's Twine bow.

I think now that the planning has been done, this set will be easy to replicate in all sorts of DSP and would make a great gift set.

We hope you'll play along this week and add your project to our Facebook page before next Sunday evening.

Next up we have Marvi's lovely Mum, Peta and her cute pet cards:

#CTC293 CASE a Card from Pg 36 of the Mini Catalogue

 

CASE a card from Page 36 of the Mini Catalogue:

I've chosen the card in the middle of the picture. Onto a base of Blackberry Bliss cardstock, I've added a full size front using a Gold and White piece of Ornate Garden Specialty DSP. 

Next I've swiped the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing folder with a Blackberry Bliss ink pad on the flat side. I've cut a banner from the same Blackberry Bliss cardstock with the help of the Banner Triple Punch and run it through the embossing machine. I found it gave good depth and really made the little flowers pop.

I've used a greeting from Happiest of Birthdays stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink onto Whisper White cardstock. I happened to still have some (retired) Gold Metallic Thread which I've looped around a few times and added to the back of the greeting before adhering in place.

The Daisy Lane stamps haven't seen action for a while and I used it to make my main feature, with 3 large daisies and 3 medium daisies inked with Blackberry Bliss onto Whisper White cardstock and punched with the matching Daisy and Medium Daisy punches. I've stuck all the layers together and popped it into place using Stampin' Dimensionals.

A dreary Canterbury day doesn't make it easy to make the gold shine, but let's try this:

I've even given this one a little bit of inside love:

It's fun to see the same cards with so many twists. Please continue on the hop to visit Lauren and her cute butterflies: