CASEing the Catty - #CTC537 Case Traditions of Christmas

How are you going with preparing your Christmas cards this year?  I am making good progress to the 100+ cards I send. 

This week at CASEing the Catty we are featuring the beautiful Traditions of Christmas suite on pages 21 to 27 of the Mini Catalogue.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Monique Fielder and wow I love her card featuring the beautiful bauble.

My card to Case this week is from the left hand side of page 24.  I have stepped it up by adding an extra layer of Old Olive cardstock mounting on the Basic White embossing with the Peaceful Greenery 3D Embossing Folder.  

I have also added a die cut the bunch of flowers to make the centrepiece from the Traditions of Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper instead of colouring in the image using the Stampin' Blends and the gold outline really makes it pop off the white background.  I have also added some gold sequins to finish off the card.

Stamp Set:  Traditional Labels

Cardstock:  Thick Basic White, Basic White, Old Olive, Gold, Traditions of Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Versamark

Accessories:  Cut 'n Emboss Machine, Peaceful Greenery 3D Embossing Folder, Christmas Greenery Dies, Gold Sequins, Gold Embossing Powder

Close up of the beautiful die cut bunch of flowers from the Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Thanks for stopping by this week, now it's time to see what Julia Quinn has made.

CASEing the Catty - #CTC536 Case the Mini Catalogue

This week at CASEing the Catty we are featuring the new Mini Catalogue, it has so many Christmas themed products which I just love which I could have CASEd this week.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Julia Quinn.

I have started an scrapbooking album which will feature Christmas with my family.  I have a lot of catching up as I have had 53 Christmas' and I am not sure there will be photos each year prior to my nephews birth some 29 years ago.  

In recent times I have taken a family photo on Christmas Day, especially now that you can set your phone to a timer so we can all be included. 

Unfortunately due to the sad passing of my mum, dad and sister it's always a small gathering but it means so much to me and I cherish these memories that I am now recording.

I only had two photographs from last year so I decided to make a single page using the Keeping Traditions Scrapbooking Workshop Kit and I think this page works either as a double page or as a single which I have made up.  

If you are like me and don't have a lot of experience in scrapbooking these kits make it so easy with lots of instructions and die cuts ready to apply to the pages.  You only need some adhesive of your choice, dimensionals and your trimmer and you are set to create these 3 double pages.

Close up of the die cuts and scallop features.

Thanks for stopping by this week, now it's time to see what Rachel Palmieri has created for Father's Day.

CASEing the Catty - #CTC529 Case a Card Kit

Stampin' Up! have some lovely Card Kits and this week we are featuring them at CASEing the Catty.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Judy May.

I have chosen the Beautiful Blues Card Kit which has all the supplies to make 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) and includes the matching stamp set all for $41.00.

Kit includes one of each item listed below. 

- Beautiful Blues Photopolymer Stamp Set 
- Clear stamp block 
- Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Spot™ 
- Step-by-step instructions 
- 9 printed card bases
- 9 printed envelopes 
- Precut paper pieces, dot embellishments 
- Adhesive

I used this kit in a card class a couple of months ago and it was a huge kit.  I only had 2 cards left, so I have made them up as per the instructions and have just added my favourite Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon to just give the sentiment and leaves just a bit more glamour.

Accessories:  Beautiful Blues Card Kit, Gold 3/8" Striped Mesh Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by again this week, now it's time to see what Julia Quinn has made using the kits for inspiration.

CASEing the Catty - #CTC528 Case July Online Exclusives

It's July so it's all about Christmas in July for me and this week CASEing the Catty are featuring the July Online Exclusives.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Julia Quinn.

I have cased the card featured to the right, with a traditional red, green and white colour scheme.

The card on the left, has a Poppy Parade card base with a rectangle piece of vellum die cut using the Textured Notes Dies.  

Then it was all about the three step stamping of the Bauble Blooms stamp set in Black Memento, stamped off Poppy Parade and Lemon Lime Twist.  I then stamped the Lemon Lime Twist layer again on Basic White and die cut it out for the bauble at the top to give further depth.

Finally adding the Poppy Parade hangers, the Lemon Lime Twist sentiment stamped in Old Olive and a little bow which I cut down the Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon and added a few of the Holographic Resin Dots.

The second card started with Real Red card base and a layer of Basic White and then another layer of Real Red which I stamped a few of the blotches from the stamp set.  I then cut out the baubles in vellum and the bauble features in Basic White and then added a simple sentiment stamped in again Real Red.

Stamp Set:  Bauble Blooms, Jolly Holly

Cardstock:  Poppy Parade, Lemon Lime Twist, Real Red, Basic White, Vellum

Ink:  Poppy Parde, Lemon Lime Twist, Old Olive, Real Red, Black Memento

Accessories:  Cut 'n Emboss Machine, Bauble Blooms Dies, Textured Notes Dies, Ribbon, Holographic Resin Dots, Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon

My first card used the stamp set and dies.

A close up of the stamped baubles.

Inside the card which has a sentiment from another Online Exclusive Jolly Holly Bundle.

The second card featuring the vellum baubles.

Close up of the vellum baubles.

Thanks for stopping by and now it's time to see what Peta Stephen has created.

CASEing the Catty - #CTC523 Case Beautiful Gallery Suite

It's the King's birthday long weekend here in South Australia and wow it's been wet one which is fantastic as our farmers have been in drought conditions so it's been great to be creating today.  

This week at CASEing the Catty challenge we are caseing the Beautiful Gallery Suite which is featured in the Annual Catalogue on pages 52 to 57.

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

In the last few months I have going through some old photos and this one is of my sister when she was about 3 years old when she was in my aunt and uncle's wedding and I thought this suite was prefect for this black and white image.

I got my inspiration from the card on the bottom right hand side on page 53 and I have used same colours of Basic White, Basic Black and Mossy Meadow and little pop of Pecan Pie with the photograph as the centre with the florals surrounding the focal point.

I have added some journaling which I created out of the Textured Notes Dies and added little pull tab using the top of one of the Beautiful Motifs Dies.

Stamp Set:  Gallery Blooms

Cardstock:  Basic Beige, Mossy Meadow, Basic White, Beautiful Galley Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Basic Beige, Black Memento, Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie

Accessories:  Cut 'n Emboss Machine, Galley Blooms Dies, Beautiful Motifs Dies, Elegant Faceted Gems (retired)

Close up of the florals and leaves on the edge of the photo.

The journaling tab which has a story from my aunty.

Thanks for stopping by this week, now it's time to see what Andrea Sargent has made.

CASEing the Catty - #CTC522 Case a Quick & Easy Option

This week at CASEing the Catty we are featuring the Quick & Easy Option cards on pages 26 and 27 of the Annual Catalogue.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Judy May.

I have chosen to case the Christmas wreath card in the centre of page 26.

It's the 1 June and I have just made my first Christmas card for 2026, I usually only start in July ready for my Christmas in July card classes.

My card is a Basic White 5" square card base and then I stamped on another piece of Basic White in Mossy Meadow the wreath from the Most Wonderful stamp set which is a background stamp set but it also "pull apart" to make 4 individual stamps.   

I used the two tones of Lemon Lime Twist blends for the leaves and then fussy cut the outside and inside of the wreath.  

Finally finishing it off with the Cherry Cobbler Adhesive-Backed Berries and the sentiment from the Greeting for All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack and a couple of Basic Black leaves from the Gallery Blooms Dies.

I don't always stamp in the inside of my cards but the matching sentiment went so well and the I then stamped one of the edge stamps twice to create my little border at the bottom in again the Mossy Meadow and Lemon Lime Twist.

Stamp Set:  Most Wonderful

Cardstock:  Basic White, Basic Black

Ink:  Mossy Meadow, Lemon Lime Twist, Black Memento

Accessories:  Cut 'n Emboss Machine, Gallery Blooms Dies, Cherry Cobbler Adhesive-Backed Berries, Greetings for All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack

Close up of the wreath.

Inside the Christmas card.

Thanks for stopping by this week, now it's time to see what Rachel Palmieri has created.