A Wedding Card & A Sneak Peek for CTC 29 - Occasions Sketch Inspiration

Hi There! You may have just hopped here from Elizabeth's blog or you may have hopped here all on your own! Either way, welcome & enjoy this blog hop we have prepared for you today.

I am just back from the Stampin' Up! Convention on the Gold Coast where we got to launch the new 2015-2016 Annual Catalogue.  As usual I had a ball!  I had lots of fun times with old & new friends, saw exciting new products to play with and I got to come home with an awesome new catalogue!  It is a little hard to come down from all that excitement, but I need to focus so I can show you my sketch inspiration for CASE-ing the Catty 29 sketch.

Here is the Sketch

And….here is my card I created using the ever so lovely Something Borrowed DSP from the Occasions Catty on page 42.

CTC29 Wedding Card

Close up of the cake

As you can see I did a little paper piecing on this card.  This is a gorgeous wedding stamp set don't you think?  I love it & plan on keeping it in my stash of stamps to use again & again.  It's a keeper!

Now, as I said before I am just back from Convention 2015.  As part of Manager reception we received the most stunning little stamp set from the upcoming New 2015-2016 Annual Catalogue. It is called Awesomely Artistic & has a real vintage arty feel.  I love the dragonfly in this set, however today I chose to stick to the sketch & make you up a special version just for this blog hop using the sketch above.   Since all of those soft pretty In Colours from 2013-2015 have chosen to leave me, I have used my new favourite colour Soft Sky.

Sneak Peek Annual Catty "Awesomely Artistic"

This set would make such a lovely Mother's day card, but since it is my birthday today….I figured I would make this one into my very own birthday card!  I went a little crazy on the pearls but those who know me, know that I share my birthday with someone very special to me & the pearls are for her.

How cute & versatile is that new label stamp in the set?!  I bet you are wondering if there is a matching punch to go with that?!  Well, stay tuned as the new catalogue goes live on June 2nd!  If you would like your very own copy of the new catalogue let me know & I can send one out to you as soon as they arrive.

The next stop on the hop is my good friend Rebecca, where I know you will love what she has made.

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia

MDS - Beach Adventures

I am going to try to post an MDS project once a month to make myself use it more.  I am always pleased with the projects I make, but I tend to avoid it, as I am just not that confident with MDS.  When I am avoiding something I find the answer is to make myself do it more & more….So from now on I will share MDS projects here too.    I am a complete beginner with this type of crafting so please go easy on me :)   I hope to look back in time & laugh, but for now it is about getting in & trying to do it.

We have just started to do a team challenge with MDS and yes, I have avoided it until now.  The time has come for me to get out of my comfort zone & join in, so here is my 12 x 12 page created for our team sketch challenge.

Here is the sketch:

 I forgot where the hexagons went on the page so just put them in a flower shape.  

MDS Products Used: 

Background:  Sweet Details - 4.  

Punches:   Hexagon, Baner & Square.

Stamps:   Travel Log, Family Reunion, Splatter. 

Embellishments:  Staples.  

Thanks For Looking,

TRICIA