#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:

#CTC313 Favourite Retiring Stamp Set

CASE your favourite Retiring Annual Catalogue Stamp set:

I've actually used the Under My Umbrella stamp set and closely CASEd the card 2nd from the left in the bottom of the photo above.

Onto a card base of Pool Party, I've stamped the rain drops in Pool Party ink. Using Night of Navy ink, I've stamped the umbrella onto a scrap of In Good Taste DSP and punched it with the Umbrella Builder punch. Using the same ink I've stamped the handle onto Whisper White cardstock and again punched with the Umbrella Builder punch. With the same ink and Whisper White scraps, I've added the greeting (although I had to use a slightly larger circle as I wanted different wording) and diecut it from the sadly retiring Stitched Shapes dies; then stamped the flowers and coloured them with Stampin' Blends before fussy cutting.

Using the Stitched Shapes dies and a piece of Bermuda Bay (retired) Oh So Ombre DSP, I've cut two different size squares and embossed them with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder.

I've layered the picture and sentiment onto the staggered squares and attached them all together with multi purpose adhesive. Next some white Crinkled Seam Binding was attached to the back of the squares and some Stampin' Dimensionals to attach the panel to the card. I had recently been playing with the retired For the Love of Felt Project Kit and found some Pool Party sequins which were the perfect addition to this card.

At least the DSP and cardstock will be carrying over.

We hope you will join us in CASEing your favourite stamp set from the annual catalogue and post your project to our Facebook page using the link over on the right.

Next up please visit Tina and her gorgeous card using another lovely stamp set we are to farewell:

Social Stamping - Sympathy

Welcome back to the Social Stamping Blog Hop hosted by Kelly Kent. The hop has moved away from the original Covid 19 theme to a more social monthly version. Going forward you can catch Kelly and friends as they hop at the end of every month.

Our July theme is Sympathy. A card we all find hard to make, write in and send! It means someone we know or love is suffering a loss. Hopefully the hop today will help inspire you the next time you find the need to make that 'hard' card for someone in your life to let them know you feel for them and their loss.

I've tried my hand at a Triple Fold Accordian Card. I saw one online and honestly couldn't remember who had made - or find it again. However when I googled, I was inspired by the version Frenchie Stamps had made and I've tweaked it for our metric cardstock.

I've used the retired Magnolia Lane DSP and cut it at 5 11/16" to fit the 1/4 sheet of Basic Black cardstock used for the back. The score lines are 2", 5" and 8".

I've used the Good Morning Magnolia greeting and Memento Black ink then diecut with the (retired) Stitched Labels Dies. 

For the inside message, I used the Peaceful Moments greeting and punched it out with the Everyday Label punch. I've adhered the label so it didn't show under the front greeting. The last panel is plain Whisper White where I can write a greeting, I felt leaving it plain fitted the occasion although the original was stamped and looked great.

The next card is virtually the same, just stepped up a little using Heat Embossing for the greetings. The front greeting is Basic Black embossing powder.

Both cards were finished with a fussy cut flower from another sheet of this gorgeous DSP. I love how this style of card shows so much of the DSP and both sides! Wish it had stayed around a bit longer.

The next greeting is on a Stitched Shapes diecut from Mossy Meadow cardstock as there was a lot of white in the background and I didn't want to lose the greeting. This was heat embossed with White embossing powder. 

The same plain white panel for my personal message.

Thanks for stopping by. Please continue on the hop and if you get lost along the way, you can click here to take you to the main post. Next up you'll find Andrea:

Daisy Inspiration

As you may know, I often blog with being a member of the CASEing the Catty Design Crew and we recently had the challenge of using our favourite retiring bundle. I had a few extra projects so decided I'd share them today. 

We all enjoy a  discount, so don't look past the Daisy Lane stamp set bundled with the Medium Daisy Punch (pg 23 of the annual catalogue) until the end of the month. I have used this for several projects and I never get sick of it.

I've intentionally left two cards blank and when the occasion to use them arises, I will add my greeting. The other is a sympathy card. The cards have a thick Whisper White base and a mat of Old Olive.

I've used a top layer of Petal Pink embossed with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. Three Stitched Shapes squares have been stamped with the stem from Daisy Lane in Old Olive ink and layered over each other. The daisies have two layers and have been stamped by inking with Mango Melody ink and sponging Poppy Parade ink around the edges then stamping onto Whisper White card. Each adhered with a Stampin' Dimensional.

This card has a Whisper White piece of cardstock embossed with the Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder which had been wiped with the Old Olive ink pad. I've cut a rectangle frame using the Rectangle Stitched dies and adhered the frame using Stampin' Dimensionals. The daisies are inked with Rococo Rose ink onto Whisper White and adhered in the corner. Two Leaf punch shapes have been roughed up a bit and stuck behind the flowers.

This card has a panel of Purple Posy which has been diecut with the Stitched Labels die that leaves a cut pattern. The greeting from Peaceful Moments was stamped with Old Olive ink. I've added a Stitched Nested Labels frame cut from Seaside Spray cardstock. The daisies have been inked with Versamark and then Purple Posy ink, covered with Clear embossing powder before being heat embossed (you can use this technique to achieve any colour embossing). One daisy has been trimmed to look more like a cone flower with the spare bit attached behind so it looks like the other daisies. Again the use of Old Olive Leaf punched shapes to finish.

It is hard to capture the embossing but I will show you a larger version to see if that helps

Thanks for checking out my post - I hope you are inspired to grab this bundle using the Shop Now button above, and if you already have this - maybe you've now got some new ideas to use.

#CTC266 - CASE our Sketch for an Easter Card - Week 2

Week 2 but don't panic you still have a week left to CASE an Easter card and add it to our Facebook page using the link over to the right:

Using this Sketch:

This week I used the Dinoroar DSP as my starting point as I wanted to incorporate the pattern with the little eggs in it. From there I chose the background Pretty Peacock as my base card, and the mat of Mango Melody was embossed with the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder. 

Next I stamped the feature image from Forever Blossoms in Pretty Peacock ink and coloured using Mango Melody and Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends. I diecut the image with the Cherry Blossoms Dies and mounted it to a Stitched Shapes oval diecut in Soft Sea Foam to incorporate the colour I chose for my leaves. The oval and image have been raised using Stampin' Dimensionals. The greeting is the same as I used last week from Timeless Tulips, in Pretty Peacock ink onto Whisper White and then tucked it under the flowers.

Our sketch has been great to see interpreted in so many ways and I think it lends itself well to an any occasion card, just switch out the colours and greeting as required.

I didn't feel this photo showed off the card as much, but because animal pictures (of late especially) are making us smile, I promised Rove I'd still include it!. Daylight savings is upon us and nice to still be enjoying the sunshine in April.

Hope you are staying safe where you are. Time to pop over and see what our talented Tina has for us this week:

#CTC261 - CASE Sale-A-Bration Catalogue

I know, it's been a while, but great to be back as the crew are now CASEing for two weeks in a row to help you get inspired to join in! This is the 2nd week for week CASEing the Sale-A-Bration catalogue

I've chosen the image on the left of Page 13:

Loosely translated, you can see I've swapped out the flower punched items for butterflies, using the Butterfly Duet Punch, and the stamped images courtesy of Butterfly Gala stamp set and Seaside Spray Ink pad. A thick Whisper White cardstock base, and scraps of cardstock to make the strip along the bottom.

My lovely assistant Simba is too hot and bothered to care, but Let It Ride stamp set and Rich Razzleberry Ink along with the Stitched Shapes dies have added the finishing touches along with a little Rose Metallic Thread: 

A little closer for the detail:

Next up please visit the lovely Tina Gillespie and her amazing project:

Hopefully now you've got a little extra time, you'll be tempted to join us!! Click on the link over on the right when you've created your project and taken a pic!