Heart of Christmas Blog Hop - Week 1

It's the first week of the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop and I am sharing one the cards we made at my Christmas in July card class.  When do you start creating Christmas cards?  I need to start earlier as I send well over 100 each December.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Claire Daly.

I am using the new Online Exclusive products for my card and I received inspiration from one of the samples that Stampin' Up! have provided on the online store.

Stamp Set:  Greetings of the Season, Golden Greenery

Cardstock:  Soft Sea Foam, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Basic White,  Graceful Greenery Vellum, Season of Green & Gold Specialty Designer Series

Ink:  Mossy Meadow, Soft Sea Foam, Lemon Lime Twist

Accessories:  Cut 'n Emboss Machine, Greetings of the Seasons Die, Golden Greenery Dies, Cherry Cobbler Adhesive-Backed Berries

Close up of the card.

Inside the card

Thanks for stopping by this week now it's time to see what Rachel Woollard has made.

If the next button link is not working or you'd like to see the entire list of participants go to Sharon Davern's blog.

CASE-ing the Catty - #CTC481 Case A Sketch

 

We are CASEing a sketch this week at CASEing the Catty which was inspired by the card on page 25 of the Annual Catalogue.

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

I have made my card in a landscape format instead of the portrait one featured.

I started with a piece of Old Olive cardstock as my base and added a layer of Old Olive which I had added Old Olive ink dragged over the Timber 3D Embossing Folder and then put it through the Cut 'n Emboss Machine to give it further depth of colour.

I place a strip of the Online Exclusives Green and Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper down first than added the Very Vanilla sentiment and which was cut out using the Greetings of the Season Die added the strip of Garden Green with the blend of stamps from the Greeting of the Season to create & Happy New Year.

I cut some of the gorgeous leaves and bells again from the Season of Green and Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper with the matching Golden Greenery Dies and added them to each side of the sentiments (like the squares in the sketch).  Finally adding a few Gold Sequins to finish the card.

Stamp Set:  Greeting of the Season

Cardstock:  Old Olive, Garden Green, Very Vanilla, Green and Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green

Accessories:  Cut 'n Emboss Machine, Greeting of the Season Dies, Golden Greenery Dies, Timber 3D Embossing Folder, Gold Sequins (retired)

Close up of sentiment and focal point.

Thanks for stopping by now it's time to see what Monique Fielder has created.

CASEing the Catty - #CTC479 Case Mediterranean Blooms Suite

 

Today at CASEing the Catty we are featuring the Mediterranean Blooms Suite on page 34 of the Annual Catalogue.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Rebecca Scurr.

I have chosen to case the card in the centre of the page which featured the Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper.

I have swapped out the oranges to a bunch of lemons which I have fussy cut out, it only had 2 lemons so I cut out an additional one and added it to the bottom of the bunch.

I started with a base of Night of Navy cardstock and layered this with the shade of blue tile inspired Designer Series Paper cut out with the large die from the Suite.  

I then put on a little strip of the smaller lemon sheet and added the lemons and a sentiment with a couple extra flowers and finally added a gem to each of the centres of the flowers.

Stamp Set:  Simply Said

Cardstock:  Night of Navy, Basic White, Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Misty Moonlight

Accessories:  Cut 'n Emboss Machine, Citrus Bloom Die, In Color Shimmer Gems

Close up of the lemon centrepiece.

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

CASEing the Catty - #CTC476 Case Sketch Sketched Butterflies Bundle

I am back from a 3 week overseas trip to Canada and Alaska, it was an amazing time.  I spent a day catching up with 2 Stampin' Up! demonstrators in Vancouver and then crafted with 31 other ladies on a 8 day Alaskan Cruise leaving from Seattle.

Welcome to the blog hop, or you may have come from Andrea Sargent.

This week at CASEing the Catty we are using a sketch which was inspired from a card on page 68 of the Annual Catalogue which I have shared below.

My card is a very quick and simple one as I wanted to participate this week but was busy doing many load of washing and managing to avoid jet lag.

I have chosen a piece of Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper which I cut on an angle and fixed to a piece of Basic White cardstock and randomly stamped butterflies in Pretty Peacock.  I layered this onto a piece of Lost Lagoon and Thick Basic White Cardstock added a sentiment and a lovely bow and a few gems.

Stamp Set:  Sketched Butterflies

Cardstock:  Thick Basic White, Basic White, Lost Lagoon, Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Pretty Peacock

Accessories:  Silver & White 1/2" Sheer Ribbon, Gems

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

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CASEing the Catty - #CTC468 Case the NEW Annual Catalogue

Tonight we are welcoming four new design team members, it's wonderful to have one of my direct team members and beautiful friend Andrea Sargent, Rochelle Laird-Smith, Courtney Houston and Rochelle Bock to the CASEing the Catty Crew and I look forward to their inspiration.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Rochelle Blok.

It's also exciting to showcase the new Annual Catalogue and this week you have the whole catalogue to case and that's a lot of beautiful artworks.

I have chosen to case the Leaf Collection background card featured on page 91, this stamp set was given to all the demonstrators at OnStage in Melbourne but it had not seen any ink until this card.

My card is very similar to the one in the catalogue, I have just chosen three colours Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock and Basic Beige.  

I started by using the new neutral colour of Basic Beige as my card base and then stamped the Leaf Collection background stamp once in each of the three colours onto Basic White cardstock and did some fussy cutting.  

On a piece of Basic Beige cardstock I then added my sentiment from Layering Leaves in Pretty Peacock which was cut out using one of the Spotlight on Nature Dies.  

It was then fun filling in all the gaps around the sentiment with the leaves in the different shades trying to get a good selection of designs and for the colours to be spread evenly on the card.  The leaves are all attached with dimensionals and then I filled in the smaller gaps with gems.

Stamp Set:  Leaf Collection, Layering Leaves

Cardstock:  Basic Beige, Basic White

Ink:  Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, Basic Beige

Accessories:  Cut and Emboss Machine, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Iridescent Foil Gems

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Thanks for stopping by now it's time to see what Julia Quinn has created.