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

Painted Blooms 50th Birthday Card & A Sneak Peek Version too!

I almost forgot to share this card I made for a friends birthday in April.  Can you believe it was a whole month ago!  I was waiting for the recipient to get her card before I shared it with the whole world, then I completely forgot all about it in the excitement of Convention.   I took a quick photo before I gave it to her, but unfortunately the photo isn't that good.  You will get the idea though.


Here is Leanne's card:

Happy 50th Leanne!

I used Rose Red which isn't a colour I use very much, but it looks lovely with the Painted Blooms DSP & Soft Sky don't you think? 

Ok so as I was loading this up onto the blog, I decided I needed to make a "NEW" version of this card.  Whilst at convention we were given a pack of the Bohemian DSP.  I am NOT a fan of purple so this one was my least favourite gifts.  I was stumped as to how I was going to use this paper.  When I got home I preordered the in colours & my least favourite colour was Delightful Dijon.  To me it was far from delightful!  But, after challenging myself to use both this DSP & the non delightful dijon I actually quite like them both now!   I think that YES they are rather strong bold colours, but when used correctly you can get a soft effect. 
I am not kidding you this DSP is bright! 

My recreated version in Bohemian DSP:

You know I am starting to like this Dijon Colour!  I have made a few more cards using this DSP which I will share soon.    Which version do you prefer?  Old or new? 

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia

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