Christmas Cheer for CTC41

This week the design team for CASE-ing the Catty are focussing on the Christmas section of the Annual catalogue.  You may have come from Rebecca's blog or perhaps you are starting here, either way welcome.

I must say I was super happy to see Christmas stamps back in the Annual Catalogue, weren't you?  I love making Christmas projects & always do a 12 weeks for Christmas blog special counting down to Christmas day.

I had the pleasure of demonstrating at the Craft & Quilt Fair in Melbourne last weekend.  Hello to all the ladies I met at the show.   One of the projects I made for this event was some Christmas tags.  I CASED the catty on page 69 for these cute tags. The Lots Of Joy stamp set is quite versatile as it has images with matching punches as well as some lovely sentiments.

Lots Of Joy Tags

One tip I took from the catty was to use the tip of the Tree punch to make banners.  How clever is that!  Here is a close up of two of the tags.  I have used the Ornate tag topper punch to make the tags. 

After I finished the tags, I thought I would make some stepped up versions of the tags into some cards whilst I had all my stamps & papers out (everywhere).  The Merry Moments DSP I used for these projects has classic stripes & spots as well as some Christmassy patterns like trees & poinsettias.   

Lots of Joy Christmas Cards

I had lots of fun creating these 6 cards.  I can not even begin to describe the state of my room afterwards though.  There was a huge craftermath!  Do you suffer from the same problem when creating?  Its all fun until you have to clean it up, right?!

Well that is all from me this week, but why not continue on the hop & see all the other lovely creations. Click on the next blog picture below to be whisked away to Jackie's blog.  I bet she has created something quite spectacular.  You can see the complete list of participants at the CTC blog to continue the hop.

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia

CASE-ing the Catty for Kids Cards - CTC38

Welcome to the CTC blog hop.  This week the CASE-ing the Catty Crew are CASE-ing the KIDS section of the Catalogue, pages 39-48.  I am happy to wait here while you turn to that section.  Ok found it yet?  You may have hopped here from Rachel's blog or you may just be starting here.  Either way welcome!  

 Kids cards are by far the easiest cards for me.  They don't need to be fancy or detailed, so I find a nice clean & simple card works best.  I chose to case the little box on page 48 of the Annual Catalogue.  There is a little tip printed next to the photo that says "TIP/ Cut strips from our DSP stacks to create your own cute pattern".  I was really struggling for ideas as although I have kids, I don't own any of the new kids stamp sets yet.  (I am pacing myself!) 

 I have heaps of left over strips from my Cherry On Top DSP. Now this paper comes in 6x6 I am finding I have lots of left over "bits".  This project allows for lots of left over bits, so it was absolutely perfect.    

Here is my Boy version using Cherry On Top DSP

Here is my Girl version using the same DSP

Here they are together.  I used Age Awareness stamp set for the sentiment & the cute little balloon.  I love the font used in this set & how you can bend the photopolymer on the clear block to suit your needs. 

Kids Zoo Baby / Cherry On Top Cards

I am really enjoying seeing all the gorgeous kids creations by the team, so lets continue the fun by hopping on over to the next blog, I wonder what Julia has in store for us today.  

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia

Thank You Box Of Cards for CTC 35

Welcome back to another week of blog-hopping with CASE-ing The Catty. You may have hopped here from Stasia's blog or you might just be starting your travels here with me.  If you get lost along the way, just hop on over to the CASE-ing the Catty blog where there is a full list of participants.  

 Whilst perusing the catalogue last week I came across a really cute card in the thank you section of the Catalogue.  See that one in the basket with the hearts - It looks simple enough doesn't it.

I can tell you after 3 tries at CASE-ing that card, it isn't just a simple card.  Each heart has fancy bits on them & then trying to line the hearts up evenly, it was all too much.  So I pushed that project aside & made another that was based on this idea, but totally different.  Firstly, lets take a look at my CASED attempt at the card using the new In Colours paper stacks.

As I said before I was inspired to try a different case project (read: I was getting frustrated), & since I have a new love affair with the gift bag punch board, I decided to make a box of simple Thank You cards using my spare hearts from my case attempts.  Did you know the DSP stacks are now rejigged & modern looking? I noticed that the script side of the DSP had lots of thank you & grateful words.  Perfect for this type of project.  Only problem is I don't have many thank you stamps!   I found one in my B.Y.O.P stamp set that worked so I went with that.  For the front I used a new hostess stamp set called A Whole Lot Of Lovely & clear embossed the box all over randomly with the small flower in the set as well.

 To make this card box I used the Large box measurements that come with the punch board & cut my Kraft card stock down to match my cards (6" x 12"). 

 I decided they needed little envelopes so I made those too with the envelope punch board.

In Color Mini Card Set

I must say with all these punch boards being used my bigshot was getting very jealous!   I chose to use the new In Colors for 2015-2016 as I really wanted to show case them, but any set of colours or even the neutral background would work great.

So, which project do you prefer? My simple case or my In Color card box with the little thank you cards?

Ready to hop on over to the next blog? You are off to Rebecca's Blog to see what she has in store for you. I wonder what she has CASED? 

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia

Punch It Up Challenge #punchitup

Stampin' Up! has really awesome ideas and challenges just for Demonstrators. Right now, there's a challenge to create a project using punches! You have until June 30th to enter.
If you are not a Demonstrator but still want to check out the awesome punch projects, head over to Pinterest and search for ‪#‎punchitup‬.
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=%23punchitup

The projects have to use at least 2 of the following punches: Pansy Punch, Hearts Border Punch, Fun Flower Punch and Sweetheart Punch.

Here is my entry using the Fun Flower Punch & Hearts Border Punch. I can't stop using Mint Macaron! It is also my team swap….so look away those ladies waiting on their happy mail.

#punchitup 

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia

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Water Colour Wings For Eureka Stampers Blog Hop

It's time to join in the Eureka Stampers New Catalogue blog hop & that means one thing NEW STAMPS!   You might have just hopped over from Tracy's blog or you might be starting here.  Either way, welcome aboard!

This week I received a small shipment of new stamps.  I could only order a few stamp sets, but what to chose?!   Oh the decisions.   I whittled it down to a few of my 1st Ooohs in the catalogue - Watercolour Wings, Wild About Flowers & the hostess set A Whole Lot Of Lovely.  They will do nicely thanks!

I bought the bundle for the Watercolour Wings set & saved myself 15%!  Did you know there are lots & lots of bundles in this catalogue?  Well worth looking before you decide on a set as these will save you money.

I needed a gift card holder recently for a friend's birthday & I wanted an unusual looking one that I had not tried before.  This one is a slide out card holder.  My version here doesn't have an actual holder, but I used the sticky stuff on the back of the card to stick it to the white base card.

These butterflies are fun to create. The colour options are infinite, however I chose a nice neutral soft look of Mint Macaron & Crumb Cake & used the new rejigged version of the In Colour DSP stack.

Mint Macaron Watercolour Wings Slide Out Card

I have only used two inks on this butterfly, Mint Macaron & Crumb Cake.  To get this look I have included a stamping guide.

Well that's it from me today.  Next stop on the hop is …. Janine  I bet she has something amazing to share with us!  

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia

A Bohemian Birthday Card

 Can you believe the Annual Catalogue 2015-2016 is now LIVE!! YAY!  Today is the day you can order from all 3 catalogues, plus the clearance rack (now updated) & the weekly deals.  It is like a SUPER DUPER sale day, but make sure you have everything you are wanting from the Occasions catty as that is ending today too!

Here I am again sharing another of my Bohemian DSP Birthday cards.   This time I used the shimmery white card stock to watercolour the flower from You've Got This stamp set.  I didn't realise at the time that the blender pen I was using had shimmer paint on it, so the flower is very sparkly! Not that you can see it in the photo though.

I used Rich Razzleberry & a base of Bermuda Bay to tone down the DSP once again.  The new lace in Delightful Dijon adds a soft touch.

You will see lots of cards using this stamp set, it is such a pretty flower don't you think?

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia

Birthday Wishes for CTC 32 - Sneak Peek Week Blog Hop

This week at CASE-ing The Catty we are bringing you a little sneak peak at some new products from the new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue 2015-2016 that is going live in just 4 days. Yay, I can't wait!  You may have just come from Helen's blog where she showed us her little sneak peek, now it is time to see mine.  

I managed to get myself a few of the new products in the preorder us demonstrators are so privileged to do a whole month before the catalogue goes live for customers.   I have decided to share with you a little sneak peek of a cute birthday stamp hitting our annual catalogue this year.  I believe it has been current in the USA for quite a while but it is new to us here in Australia so I have chosen to use that for my sneak peek card.

I found a great card on page 7 of the new annual catalogue using Endless Birthday Wishes stamp set which I just so happen to have here.  I have cased this card using some of the sneak peek products from preorder as well. Can you pick what is new? 

 The DSP I used is a great 6 x 6 paper stack called Cherry On Top.  Most of these papers are pretty bright, but I found a few with some subtle colours & patterns on the back.  The card stock is the new In Colour called Watermelon Wonder & the lace is a strip of trimmed down 1" In Colour Dotted Lace Trim.  I used a blender pen to colour on the shimmery white card stock with some ink picked up from the lid of the ink pad.  This was a quick and easy card using 3 new products you will be seeing shortly in our NEW annual catalogue.

Next on our blog hop is Jackie.  I'm sure she has something awesome to show you!

                                     

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia