Welcome to another week at CASEing the Catty Sunday Blog Hop, where utilise the projects within the current Stampin' Up! catalogue to inspire our own projects each week. We also invite you to join with us in the challenge each week by using this inspiration in your own creations and uploading a photo to our Facebook page.
This week we are taking inspiration from the bundles featured in the catalogue, this can be a punch or die bundle. I love a bundle, not just for the 10% discount, but also for the coordination they provide for my projects.
I was inspired by this card from page 43 of the catalogue, I think this little koala is so cute and I loved the varied fonts used for the sentiment.
I used the Creative Celebrations Mix & Match 6x6 DSP pack for this card, not just the background panel, but this DSP pack also has sheets of punch out ephemera which I used for the wreath. The sentiment I chose is from Pretty Poinsettia, in part because it had the mixed font, allowing me to fussy cut it and separate the two words to reflect the original project. I was a bit sneaky in how I cut the "Joy", I didn't cut out the centre of the O, rather I stamped it again on a piece of the scrap background DSP and cut the centre out of DSP and adhered it to the word. This was much easier than trying to trim out the centre! Do you have any tricks you use to make life a bit easier when you craft? Let me know in the comments below.
I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use the projects associated with the bundles to inspire your creativity, then post a picture of your project to the CTC Facebook page.
Time to hop on over and see what the lovely and talented Judy has created this week.
In April 2026 we started the sixth series of the Card Swap Chain, arranged by the lovely Tracy Held. The idea behind this is that everyone in the group made a card, then sent it to one other person in the group. Each of us CASEd the card we received and posted it to the next person in the chain, there were 10 of us in total. Each time the card was CASEd it was changed slightly until the last round when the final copy of our first card was returned to us. This is such a fun process, and it is now time to reveal each of the cards in the chain. With 10 of us in the chain there is definitely opportunity for a few variations to sneak in between the first and the last card, so join us on this blog hop journey through the CASEing process.
This chain started with this gorgeous card from Sharni, if you haven't started the hop at her blog I would encourage you to do go there first, so you can see the progression of the chain. You can find her blog listed at the top of the participant list below.
I was 4th in the chain this time and you can see the elements of the card have remained the same so far. I used the stunning Delicate Dreams DSP and In-Colour Pearlized DSP for my card, I just love the look of both of these DSPs especially the shimmer. As always it is terribly difficult to photograph to show off it's best potential.
Time to keep hopping to see how this card was interpreted for the rest of the chain, and if it is still recognisable by the end of the chain. What elements do you think made it all the way down the line?
Welcome to the October 2026 Product of the Month (POM) Blog Hop! The POM is an exclusive product released each month can be earned for a greatly reduced cost, $9 in Australia, with the purchase of $125 in product. So a group of demonstrators decided to help showcase these products we would run a blog hop each month to give ideas.
The Product of the Month (POM) for October is the Shining Stars Dies, an amazing set of 23 dies including 7 nesting stars, 4 with stitched edging and 12 small stars perfect for cutting out multiples to decorate Christmas and other projects. Unfortunately these gorgeous dies have now sold out in Australia, so are no longer available but we hope our projects give you lots of inspiration.
I knew I wanted to make a Christmas themed card for this hop, one that's design let me use multiple of the sizes of stars. I have also recently learned the technique for sanding the colour from foil that has been through an embossing folder to reveal the silver layer underneath, thanks to the Creative Carnival Retreat. I love the way my card includes both textured and smooth stars to further show the contrast. The addition of a strip of embossed gold foil down the left of the card was a bit last minute, and I am so glad the idea cam to me as it really adds to the overall effect. I had to keep with the gold theme and used one of the sentiments created with the Hot Foil System, and with all the stars teh "magic" of Christmas fit beautifully.
Time to keep on hopping and see what the rest of the team have created with this versatile stamp set, follow the links at the end of each blog post to make your way around the hop.
