CASEing the Catty - #CTC374 Case a Favourite Retiring Mini Bundle Home & Garden Bundle

This week at CASEing the Catty we are Caseing your favourite retiring Mini Bundles.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Sandra Collett.

I am at home recovering from a cold (luckily it was not covid) but it meant I was grounded in Adelaide and unable to fly to Melbourne and join 8 other Stampin' Up! demonstrators for a long weekend of crafting in Rye.

I have chosen the Home & Garden bundle to feature this week which is on page 72 of the January to June Mini Catalogue.

I have made two cards this week, one for the Beginner stamper and one for the Avid stamper.

The cased card is for the Avid Stamper, a stepped up version but it has the same colour theme and more layers and accessories.

I have used Very Vanilla and the Timber 3D  Embossing Folder for my background and then layered some Night of Navy Baker's Twine and tied a fake bow at the top.  

A banner of Artfully Composed Designer Series Paper is placed down next and then I stamped all the tools in Early Espresso and used my Stampin' Blends to add a pop of colour.

Stamp Set:  Home & Garden

Cardstock:  Thick Very Vanilla, Very Vanilla, Artfully Composed Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Early Espresso, Stampin' Up! Blends

Accessories:  Cut n Emboss Machine, Garden Dies, Timber 3D Embossing Folder, Night of Navy Twine

Close up of the colouring with the Stampin' Up! Blends.

Both cards, the beginner card and the CASEd inspired stepped up avid stamper card.

Card for the beginner stamper.

It's now time to hop on our to Tina Gillespie.

Are you inspired by the CASEing the Catty Crew why not participate in the CASEing the Catty Sunday Challenge by uploading a card or project to the facebook page.

CASEing the Catty - #CTC368 Case a Favourite Annual Catalogue Project Sending Smiles

It's new Catty time! Time to play with new products!

This week as CASEing the Catty #CTC368 we are caseing your Favourite Annual Catalogue project, which I am featuring the Sending Smiles Bundle.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Michelle Strazds.

I am caseing the card on page 14 and have decided that it will be a card I can easily use all the new in colors - Sweet Sorbet, Tahitian Tide, Starry Sky, Parakeet Party and Orchid Oasis.

I choose to use a background die from Poppy Moments which I had not used before, I repeated cutting it out 3 times to create my card front background and then stamped and die cut all the flowers, stems and sentiments for the Sending Smiles Bundle.  

Finally I added a few of the Brushed Brass Butterflies which I thought looked like they were flying around the garden of flowers.

Stamp Set: Sending Smiles

Ink:  Sweet Sorbet, Tahitian Tide, Starry Sky, Parakeet Party, Orchid Oasis, Mango Melody

Cardstock:  Thick Basic White, Basic White

Accessories:  Cut 'n Emboss Machine, Sending Dies, Poppy Moments Dies, Brushed Brass Butterflies

Close up of the background, with die cutting the Poppy Moments die 3 times.

Thanks for joining me on this Mother's Day, now it's time to hop on over to Peta Stephens.

Are you inspired by the CASEing the Catty Crew why not participate in the CASEing the Catty Sunday Challenge by uploading a card or project to the facebook page.

CASEing the Catty - #CTC366 Farewell Annual Catty Free as a Bird

 

It's time to say farewell to the Annual Catalogue this week at CASEing the Catty #CTC366. 

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Lauren Meiklejohn. 

I have chosen one of my favourite stamp sets, Free as a Bird to feature this week which is highlighted on page 82 of the Annual Catalogue.  

I decided to keep the colours the same but changed the card to a landscape layout with the Stitched Rectangle dies as my centrepiece.  

I had only this week learnt from a fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator that you can use a Colour Lifter to blend your watercolor pencils to blend out the strokes instead of using water in a Water Painter.  

It makes it so much easier with the small details of the stamp set as they don't run so much and therefore you have a lot more control.

Finally, I finished the card with a sentiment cut out with a half of one of the dies from the Hippo & Friends dies and some twine.

Stamp Set:  Free as a Bird

Cardstock:  Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue, Basic White

Ink:  Black Memento 

Accessories:  Cut 'n Emboss Machine, Hippo & Friends Dies, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Watercolor Pencils from both Assortments, Thick Baker's Twine (retired)

Close up of the Watercolor pencils strokes blended with a Colour Lifter.

Thanks for joining me this week, now it's time to see what Julia Quinn has created.

Are you inspired by the CASEing the Catty Crew why not participate in the CASEing the Catty Sunday Challenge by uploading a card or project to the facebook page.

CASEing the Catty - #CTC360 Case a Masking Project Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks

 

This week at CASEing the Catty we are Caseing a Masking Project from either the Annual or January to June Mini Catalogue.

Welcome to the Blog Hop if you are starting here or you may have come from Monique Fielder.

I really like the new Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks from the Mini Catalogue and I could not go past using the flowers and leaves from this beautiful set.

I have Cased the card on page 65 of the Mini Catalogue I have used a piece of Misty Moonlight Heart & Home Designer Series paper for my background instead of the masking.  

I cut a piece of Basic White using the Orante Layers Dies and then layered the beautiful flowers with the Blending Brushes in Calypso Coral, then Magenta Madness and finally added the leaves in Pear Pizzazz.  To finish it I added the sentiment and a little gold bow.

I don't often put an insert in the card but with the Misty Moonlight cardstock I decide to add the largest die from the Ornate Layers Dies and a little matching DSP.

Stamp Set:  Celebrating You

Cardstock:  Misty Moonlight, Basic White, Heart & Home Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Calpyso Coral, Magenta Madness, Pear Pizzazz

Accessories:  Cut n Emboss Machine, Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks, Ornate Layers Dies, Blending Brushes, Gold Simply Elegant Trim

The inside the of the card.

Close up of the blending of colours with the layering mask.

Thanks for stopping by now it's time to see what Rebecca Scurr has created this week.

Are you inspired by the CASEing the Catty Crew why not participate in the CASEing the Catty Sunday Challenge by uploading a card or project to the facebook page.

CASEing the Catty - #CTC359 Case a Die Project Pansy Dies

 

Wow, it's March already and we are now into autumn and in the Adelaide Hills the trees are starting to turn red and yellow.  

This week at CASEing the Catty we are highlighting Dies in either the Annual or January to June Catalogues.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Peta Stephen.

I decided to use the Pansy Dies as I have had this bundle in my collection for a long time and the dies have not been used only the stamp set!  Also the Pansy Patch Bundle is reduced from $90 to $80 this month.

I have chosen a gift bag which is a direct CASE from the Annual Catalogue on page 28.  I thought creating the pansy, bud and leaves would be difficult with all the layers but it really surprised me that once I worked out the colours they glued together really easy and I was finished in no time.  

It took me longer to work out the joining of the textured embossing folder on the Ombre Gift Bag to make sure the checks flowed through in order.

I am definitely going to use these more now that I now they are not as complicated as they look.  

What dies/bundle do you have in your collection that you have not used?  Please share with us this week on the facebook group.

Stamp Set:  Pansy Patch

Cardstock: Soft Succulent , Evening Evergreen, Pale Papaya, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Fresh Freesia, Daffodil Delight

Accessories:  Cut n Emboss Machine, Pansy Dies, Penned Flower Dies, Checks Embossing Folder, In Color Jewels, Bumblebee 1/4" Gingham Ribbon. Ombre Gift Bags

Thanks for stopping by, it's time to hop on over to Monique Fielder.

Are you inspired by the CASEing the Catty Crew why not participate in the CASEing the Catty Sunday Challenge by uploading a card or project to the facebook page.

Savings are in Bloom! Save 20% Off the Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine and Bundles

If you haven’t already, it’s time to meet your mini crafting companion: the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine! If this is your first encounter, allow us to introduce you.

This mini—but mighty—machine is durable, portable, and easy to use. It’s the perfect pick for budding beginners who want to branch out, papercrafting pros who want to craft on the go, or those who are short on storage space! With this trusty tool, any crafter can make precise cuts and embossed designs for their projects with one pass.

Starting 1 March, you can snag the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine at a 20% discount! This miniature machine is compatible with a large selection of Stampin’ Up! embossing folders and dies. Build your craft collection and combine the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with any (or all!) of the select stamp-and-die bundles that are also available for 20% off during the month of March!

Take your crafting to the next level.  Keep reading for all the details about this discount!

Seasonal Sale - 10% off Cardstock, 15% off Ink Pads, 20% off Dies

 

Fold, snip, layer, and stamp! During the Seasonal Sale, you can stock up and save 10% on cardstock, 15% on ink pads, and 20% on dies. Build up your collection of crafting basics—and prepare for another year of top-tier projects—with a steal of a deal on papercrafting products!

16–18 NOVEMBER 2021

• The sale runs for three days only.
• The discount includes 10% off cardstock, 15% off ink pads (excluding ink pad bundles and third-party pads) and 20% off dies.
• The discount applies to products featured in the 2021–2022 Annual Catalogue only.
• Products from the July–December 2021 Mini Catalogue are not included.

SHOP ONLINE NOW USING HOST CODE HE2XMUZ7, 

to receive a special Christmas gift from me.