CTC 58 Snowflake Banner

Welcome back to another CASE-ing the catty Blog Hop.  Today I am sharing a 3d/home decor item I made many months ago for a craft show.  I make a banner every year & as soon as I saw this set I knew I would use it for my banner this Christmas.

My stamp club ladies are making this banner as part of their Christmas projects next month as well, so I have a lot of cutting & preparation to do before then!

Ugh! Banners are so hard to photograph.  I actually made the word Christmas into a banner too, but I just can't get it all in a photograph! 

I have used the Flurry Of Wishes stamp set & stamped the snowflake images all over the Whisper white card stock in Pool Party. 

I then used White embossing powder & embossed the larger snowflake on Kraft Cardstock & punched it out using the Medallion Punch.  I love that this punch coordinates with this set too. 

You can see in the next photo I have also punched out Gold Glimmer paper & layered it behind snowflake elements to create a little embellishment for the corner.

 I really enjoyed making this.  Even though we don't get snow here I just love decorating with snowflakes.  The Snowflake Elements are so delicate & pretty & the gold looks lovely as a highlight behind them. It is really sparkly in real life but a bit hard to capture in photos.

Next up is Kathryn , click on the next button to continue on the hop.  I know she has something very special to share today.  I totally love it & I know you will too!

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia 

CTC53 Happy Haunting

Welcome back to the CASE-ing the Catty blog hop.  This week we are focusing on pages 46-49 of the Stampin' Up! Holiday catalogue.  This week it's the Halloween section, YAY what fun!

We don't celebrate Halloween here in Australia, however, the estate where I live does get involved, so we are busy decorating & getting ready for the trick or treaters.  I couldn't help myself this week & made 2 fun cards celebrating Halloween.

For my 1st card I've used the fun Happy Haunting DSP & have teamed it with the stamp set "I Think You're Great" from the annual catalogue & the hostess set "Six Sayings". 

For my second card, I have used the same DSP but have added a cute spider web doily & the trick or treat stamp from "A little something".  This stamp set is super versatile as it has a bit of everything for this time of year in it! 

After looking at these projects, I still wasn't happy.  I needed something to hold the treats in so I created a little goodie bag using the same ingredients as the trick or treat card above. I used the Gift Bag Punch Board to whip up a quick bag.  This one is medium sized which is perfect for chocolates & treats. 

I hope you have enjoyed my projects.  Next stop on the hop is Alison.  Click on the next button to hop on over to her blog now.  Remember if you get lost you can always go to the CTC blog & see the full list of participants. 

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia

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CTC 51 - Winter Wonderland

Welcome to the CASEing the Catty blog hop for this week.  Today we are creating using the very lush suite, Winter Wonderland on pages 22-27 in the Holiday Catalogue.   This is one of my absolute favourite suites & was the one I was drawn to the first time I looked through the catalogue.  I think most of my preorder consisted of everything in this suite!

I have created lots & lots of projects from this section & will be sharing them later on in my 12 weeks of Christmas posts commencing on the 9th of October, going right through until Christmas eve.


This week I have chosen to CASE the shaker card on page 22 of the Holiday Catalogue.

I loved the crisp black, white & gold feel this card has, plus I wanted to try out a shaker card.  I chose to use the Winter Wonderland Specialty DSP.  Now this DSP is REALLY lush with gold, black & white.  It is a shiny thin paper, which makes it feel expensive & extra special! 

Here is a side view.  I quite like a square card, but this one will need an envelope made as its quite large at 15cm x 15cms.  I have added a sheet of the Winter Wonderland Vellum stack.  Oh my, this stack is stunning.  If you love vellum you will love these gorgeous prints.

The deer to the right corner is from the stamp set Jolly Christmas, which is also in this section of the catalogue.   

The other thing you will notice is the metallic sequins in the shaker section. They match this DSP perfectly & are from the annual catalogue. I cut out the middle of a doily & made a mini one for an added embellishment behind the deer. 

I hope you have enjoyed my shaker card today.  It's now time to continue the hop to Judy's blog.  To see her project just click on her name or the next blog button below.  Remember if you get lost you can always head on over to CTC blog to see the full list of participants.

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia

CTC 49 Home For Christmas

This week at CASEING the catty we are celebrating the gorgeous Home for Christmas section of the Holiday Catalogue (pages 8 -21).    This product suite is one of my favourites & is sure to be yours too. It has such a lovely vintage feel from the cute little reindeer to cheeky Santas and the coordinating Cozy Christmas stamp set is a must this Christmas.  Also in this section are the Embellished Ornaments, Hearth & Home plus the impressive Sleigh Ride edgelits.  There is a lot more in this section to see & use, but I could not go past the Home for Christmas DSP.  

I chose to CASE this card on page 8, but have added a little twist 😉

I was cruising around the internet last week & saw this cute twisted Christmas card by Angie over at My Chic & Scratch.  It was such an unusual fold I wanted to try it out.  Here is the link to her tutorial on Youtube.  

For my card CASED from the Holiday Catalogue, I used the very striking Poinsettia DSP in the Home for Christmas DSP.   I cut it out of the DSP & mounted it on a 2 1/2" circle punched out of Vanilla card stock & mounted it on my Mossy Meadow card base. 

As I wanted a bigger card than those on the video, I changed the dimensions on my card to suit my project.  My poinsettia card flat starting dimensions are 26cm x 14.5cm & the finished folded version as shown is 10cm x 18cm.

Here is the DSP as shown in the catalogue.  This designer paper is my go to DSP this year, I can't stop using it! 

While I was designing this card I made a smaller version that will fit in a standard envelope.  Once again, I could not go past the gorgeous Home For Christmas DSP & a cute vintage Santa snipped out of the larger sheet of Santas in this DSP pack. 

This card is a bit smaller measuring 15cm x 10cm when finished. So, there you go a fun twist on a Holiday catalogue card.    I can see these cards stepped up with lots of bling & glimmer paper, I just didn't have any on hand.  Guess what I will be ordering this week! 

Next up on the blog hop is the wonderful Rebecca at The Paper & Stamp Addict.  If you get lost or need redirecting, head on over to CTC blog for a full list of hoppers. 

CTC 47 - Lets Kit Together Oh What Fun Tags

Thanks for once again joining us on the CASE-ing The Catty Blog Hop.  Today we are showcasing the super duper amazing kits in the Holiday catalogue.

Personally, I find all the kits to be such great value.  I have made quite a few of these kits up & decided today to have a play with the tag kit.  I didn't actually buy the tag kit.  It is on my wish list but alas my craft dollar is being spent on lots of other things right now.  I did, however, purchase the super versatile stamp set that coordinates with the kit.  It is called Oh What's Fun & has many sentiments that are could be used for not only tags but also for cards.

Here is the Oh What Fun Tag Kit as seen on Page 5 of the Holiday catalogue.

 Here are my CASED versions using some scraps of DSP & some fun embellishments.

For my 1st tag, I used some Subtles DSP stack, a metallic doily & a scrap of red glimmer paper.

 My 2nd tag uses the Merry Moments DSP from the Annual catalogue. Yes, there are two Merry Moments DSP's.  One is a 12 x 12 pack in the Annual Catalogue & the other is a 6 x 6 version using 4 of the designs.

 My 3rd tag uses the new 6x6 paper stack in the holiday catalogue, Merry Moments paper stack.  It has 4 designs & you get 24 of each. Great for making lots of Christmas cards, tags or even swaps!

My 4th tag uses Merry moments 12 x 12 DSP.  This striped Smokey Slate & Real Red sheet is my favourite in this pack.

And lastly, this tag once again uses the Merry Moments 6 x 6 paper stack.  I've also used a chipboard Snowflake Element.

So, you can see a few scraps of paper & some ink & stamps makes lots of cute tags.  Super easy & lots of fun.   I wonder what Julia has made for us today.  Follow the link to keep hopping.  If you get lost you can find the full list at CASEing the Catty.

Stamp-A-Stack 2012

We had a lovely time this weekend making all our Christmas cards for the holiday season.  Not only did we manage to make 12 cards in 4hrs but we had a lot of fun doing it.   Here are the other cards we made.

Holiday Collection Framelits Cards

Jolly Bingo Bits Joy Card

Holiday Colleciton Framelits Cards

There are a lot of different products used in these cards so I wont go into details.  The Holiday Collection Framelits Cards use the versatile Festival Of Prints DSP Stack which is such great value.  I have made 2 different versions in Cherry Cobbler & the other in Crumb Cake.

The Jolly Bingo Bits Card has been cased from the many I have seen on the internet.  I am not sure who originally designed this card so can't give them credit sorry.  It is a fun card using the Jolly Bingo Bits stamp set & circle punches. 

We also made the Midnight Muse Ornament & the Polar Party cards from the previous posts as I wanted a different colour selection to the usual red & green.  

Thanks For Looking,

TRICIA  

12 Weeks of Christmas WEEK 5 - Diamond Fold Snowflake Sioree

Wow can you believe it - 7 weeks till Christmas.  I have not even started to think about shopping for Christmas yet either.  Best get started soon or else it will be here and I will be empty handed!

Here is my week 5 post - Diamond fold Snowflake Soiree card.  This is quite an easy fun fold card to create and can be done without a score tool if you don't have one, although it is much quicker if you do.

I played around with different ways of inking up the snowlfakes from craft white ink to illuminate ink  but my best result was with my own concoction. The snowflakes were stamped in Versermark & then I used my own special recipe of embossing powder.  2 teaspoons of white embossing powder and 1/4 teaspoon of Dazzling Diamonds. Boy does it sparkle!  It's very hard to capture in photos but the last one does capture some of it.

Diamond Fold Snowflake Soiree Card

Sparkly Sparkles!

Stamp Set: Snowflake Soiree (Holiday Catalogue)
Paper:  12 x 12 Pool Party (textured retired),Whisper White, Silver Glimmer paper, Not Quite Navy
Ink: Versermark, White embossing powder, Dazzling Diamonds.
Cool Tools:  Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Rhinestones. 

Holiday Catalogue Ornament

Ok, so I am jumping on the ornament bandwagon.  How could I not?  It looks so lovely sitting there on the front cover of the Holiday Catalogue...I just had to give it a go right? I went to visit my stamping buddy Leonie and we had a lovely afternoon making our very own ornaments.

Well lets just say I came out of it with less burns than last time which is always nice.  To make this you need a hot glue gun (hence the burns - we are still not good friends) and the new silicone mat for starters, then of course the stamp set and matching framelits come in handy also.  It wasn't too hard, just time consuming stamping and cutting all the pieces.  Like anything if you break it up into stages it is easy.

SO what do you think?

If you would like to make your own ornament plus a few others I am running a Holiday Ornament Class on Thursday 25th of October here at my house in Leopold.  Places are limited (otherwise we will be there all night!) so if you would like to come along please do contact me on 0411113530 or email me at ftaraineri@bigpond.com to book your place.

More Ghoulish Googlies

Here is another project I made using the Ghoulish Googlies Designer Kit.  I used the Glassine bags - how cute are they!  They remind me of when I was a little girl getting 20c of mixed lollies in the little white bags from the milk bar.  They are a lot smaller than I expected but great for party favours or little gifts.

I ran the bag through the bigshot and the spider web folder.  I then rubbed over the top with the Basic Grey ink pad.  I stamped the spider onto one of the little tags that come with the kit.  Punched out a 2 3/8 scallop circle and layered them with a glimmer brad (black of course).  A small snip of some old olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon tied in a bow and it is all done.    

Stamp Set: Googly Ghouls.
Paper:  Basic Black, Double sided tag from Ghoulish Googlies kit. 

Ink:  Basic Grey. 

Cool Tools:  Spider web Embossing Folder, Big Shot,  2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Black Glimmer Brad, Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, hole punch. 

Thanks For Looking,
TRICIA