#CTC177 - Favourite Retiring Project

What's yours??

A hard one to pick but I've gone with page 162

Rose Wonder and the co-ordinating Rose Garden Thinlits are a multi occasion item in my stash, so I'll definitely miss them and more!  In fact today's project uses four retiring items.

I've used thick Whisper White with the fold at the top of the card for this set. I've chosen the ombre pattern papers from the (retiring) Color Theory DSP. The largest die was used to cut out  the silver Although this glimmer paper is going, there will be a new thinner model in the next catalogue to replace it. As you can see these cards can be whipped up pretty quickly. The strip of sparkle under the greeting is the (retiring) Myths and Magic Specialty washi tape the greeting itself is from (also retiring) Teeny Tiny Sentiments, with silvery heat embossing. Silver seqins from the Metallic assortment.

Feel the urge to play along? Please do! Create your card and use the link over on the right...  Now time to pop over and visit the talented Liz Gross with her stunning card using the same greeting set as I did.

CASEing the Catty - #CTC171 Sale-a-bration

All good things must come to an end and next week that will be the 2018 Sale-a-Bration promotion. If you haven't made the most of the awesome freebies available, now's the last time week for you to do it.  This week the crew are paying their final visit to all Sale-a-bration catalogues.

For me it was the from the 1st release catalogue, image on page 8 - far right. 

After Monique used the Butterfly Basics set last week, it reminded me to give it some more attention, so that was my start point. Then I have wanted to have a go at the Black Ice technique shown by Melissa Kerman. This being a very amateur version compared to her amazing images and great tutorial which you will find easily on You Tube. A fun technique which I will do again.  I switched out the base card to Basic Black to tie in with the image, and my greeting to Easter, otherwise everything else very much the same - using the lush Painted With Love Specialty DSP and a white doily. I added a tiny scallop border under my greeting from Teeny Tiny Sentiments to finish.

And a close up to show the texture this technique creates:

I'll be taking a break from the hop next week as I have an appointment with Ed Sheeran. Yes, I know - not just me and if you've been - let me know what you thought. I've only heard great things so far. Be my first Easter break away from my hubby and daughter but lucky to be spending it with extended family and friends. I hope you'll manage to celebrate the reason for the season with family and loved ones wherever you arel.

On with the hop - please pop over and visit the lovely Jackie Noble

And as you know - welcome to join us - click the link over on the right to add your creation.

CASEing the Catty - #CTC165 Sale-a-Bration

Back again to the Sale-a-bration catalogue this week.

  

I chose the image on the far right on page 15

I have a base of thick Very Vanilla cardstock and attached a sheet of Wood Textures DSP to the front.  My back banner is Very Vanilla embossed with using the Pinewood Planks 3D Dynamic TIEF. Another sheet of Wood Textures DSP was used for the top banner and Teeny Tiny Sentiments greeting was stamped all down it in Soft Suede - Happy Anniversary! Thursday saw us celebrating 21 years of married life. I couldn't help but add a little humour with This Little Piggy, stamped onto Blushing Bride cardstock and fussy cut then added to a Stitched Shapes circle in Lemon Lime Twist - greetings from the same set with a Real Red enamel shaped heart and Linen Thread bow to finish.

A little more humour and aqua brush colouring for the inside:

Feel free to come join us with the challenge this week - case any card from the Sale-a-bration catalogue and add it using the link to the right. Time now to pop over and visit the lovely Angela!

Mother's Day - 8 May

This year's Mother's Day cards - I know, looks like I have a lot of Mums, doesn't it?  One of them I'm hoping will be written in and given back to me! (She's been a little time poor and it means I get to keep one of these...) This year, again, my card will be late - but I figure it is the thought that counts and it just makes the day spin out a little longer.  I have used the retired Lucky Limeade, with Pretty in Pink flowers, or Blackberry Bliss flowers, although I can't decide which I like better, The resist embossing and background stamping was with the flowers from Awesomely Artistic - love this look. My old favourite greetings, Teeny Tiny Sentiments. Botanical Builder Framelits and the about to retire Itty Bitty Accents flower punch rounded off the card and then I added a touch of bling.

Onstage 2016 - Stamp set Showcase

Recently I went to Auckland to attend our Onstage Local Event, and was honoured to be asked to showcase the stamp set "Every Occasion".  That meant 10 minutes in the hot seat and I can confess to being quite nervous!  However, I got through it and people seemed to be interested in what I had created - and I received some lovely comments - if you were one of those people - Thank You!  It meant a lot.

The baby card was Bermuda Bay contrasted with Soft Sky.  You can just see the onesie as a background stamp and then textured with the Lovely Lace TIEF.  Layered Letters alphabet for the main greeting along with 'Baby' from Tin of Cards.  

I then showed a set I had created easily by using the 'punch poo' from the Hearth and Home framelits! You've been waiting for someone to suggest a use for all those bits for a while... haven't you? The images easily teamed up with the Teeny Tiny Sentiments set.  I made a box with the Envelope Punch board to hold them all together..

I then showed a set I had created easily by using the 'punch poo' from the Hearth and Home framelits! You've been waiting for someone to suggest a use for all those bits for a while... haven't you? The images easily teamed up with the Teeny Tiny Sentiments set.  I made a box with the Envelope Punch board to hold them all together..

I then showed a set I had created easily by using the 'punch poo' from the Hearth and Home framelits! You've been waiting for someone to suggest a use for all those bits for a while... haven't you? The images easily teamed up with the Teeny Tiny Sentiments set.  I made a box with the Envelope Punch board to hold them all together.

I then showed a set I had created easily by using the 'punch poo' from the Hearth and Home framelits! You've been waiting for someone to suggest a use for all those bits for a while... haven't you? The images easily teamed up with the Teeny Tiny Sentiments set.  I made a box with the Envelope Punch board to hold them all together.

Clean and Simple for #GDP026

The Global Design Project has again inspired me.  The last time I think I entered was also a Teneale inspired sketch (it was a while ago though).  I used the Thick Whisper White for my base and standard Whisper White for the top layer which was embossed with the Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder.  A strip of silver glimmer down each side and the rose was reverse cut from Silver Glimmer Paper with the Rose Garden Thinlit Dies. The banner is stamped in Smokey Slate from Number of Years and die cut using the Large Numbers Framelits.  The sentiment came from (and could have been swapped out for several of) the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set.

Another Birthday for #GDP010

Teneale provided the sketch this week and I decided to keep it simple (this is difficult for me, I usually keep on adding, so I took the photo quickly - before I could be tempted...)  Instead of punching the white banners and adding them to the squares, I have punched the banners out of the Blackberry Bliss squares and used one of them as the fourth square.  The hearts were punched out of Silver Glimmer Paper with the Itty Bitty Accents Punch  Pack and adhered to each of the banner cutouts, while the Teeny Tiny Sentiments greeting fit my occasion.... Happy Birthday for Friday Aunty - PS your card might be late!!