CTC #500 - CASE Either Catalogue Any Project

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.

Wow, I can't believe we are up to our 500th challenge!!! It just goes to show how much inspiration there is within the pages of the Stampin' Up! catalogues.  I am proud to say that I have been part of the Design Team from the very first challenge on 18 July 2014, at that time we used to have a dedicated blog with links to each DT member.  

This is my project from the very first challenge "Gift and Packaging", it is fun to see how stamping tends and my own style have changed over the intervening years. It is also great to appreciate the range of talented demonstrators who have been part of the design team over the last 10 years. To help celebrate we put out the invitation to them to join us as guest designers for this challenge, so please be sure to hop all the way around to see what inspired each of them.

Now onto the actual 500th challenge! This week we are taking inspiration from any project in either of the two current catalogues, literally so much to choose from there has to be something that catches your eye.

I was inspired by this card from page 51 of the Holiday Catalogue, I really love the Winterly Tree Tops bundle and loved the idea of using the Brushed Gold cards as a background. Unfortunately I couldn't find where I have stored my cards and envelops so had to get a bit more creative. 

Not to be deterred I was drawn to a sheet from the Oxidized Copper Specialty DSP, and while I knew it would look great paired with Pretty Peacock, I wanted to try something a little different to allow me to create an almost monochromatic card, so chose Blackberry Bliss instead. I water coloured the focal image using Blackberry Bliss, Moody Mauve and Pebble Path.  The sentiment is a sneak peek from the upcoming January to April 2025 Mini Catalogue called Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. 

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use any project in either catalogue 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 Judy has created this week.

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #499 - CASE A Background

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 backgrounds of the projects in the current catalogues. So look past the focal image and see what's in the background. 

I was inspired by this card from page 23 of the Mini Catalogue.

It took me a while to even notice the background on the original card, I saw the stamping but it was harder to notice that the trees had been used as masks. On my version of the card I decided to make the technique a little more obvious so added more ink onto the background.  With a darker background I chose the Pretty Peacock sheet from Seasons of Elegance to cut the trees to have a greater contrast. A matt of the same colour helped bring it all together. You can't see it here, but I have added splatters of Wink of Stella to the background which added a lovely sparkle, it also created some pale splotches as well, adding to the snow-swirl appearance. 

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just take your inspiration from the backgrounds of the projects in the catalogue, then post a picture to the CTC Facebook page.

  

Time to hop on over and see what Julia has created this week.

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #496 – CASE A Punch Project

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 projects using punches from either catalogue.

I was inspired by this card from page 39 of the Holiday Catalogue, its an easy to miss little tag using a focal image and sentiment with a strip of DSP.

I ended up making five of these little tags, using up the scraps of DSP I had on hand. Aren't they cute?  Apart from fussy cutting the bells from the DSP they were quick and easy to make, much easier if you have a punch!!!

Once I had made the tags I decided they needed a little coordinating box, so I whipped one up from more of the DSP, making a belly band to mirror the tags.   The box is only 3/4" deep so it would be easy to adjust the measurements to fit more tags as a gift, or just in preparation for Christmas. 

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use samples from either catalogue that feature punches to inspire your creativity, then post a picture of your project to the CTC Facebook page.

  

Time to hop on over and see what Rebecca has created this week.

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #495 - CASE A Die Project

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 any project that uses a die, and you can choose from either the Annual or Holiday Catalogue!

I was inspired by this card on page 107 of the Annual Catalogue, I was drawn to the simple organic feel of the card.

For my card I replicated the layout but used some stronger colours to make the die cuts pop a little more. I did want to keep with the organic feel so used papers from Country Woods DSP and Regal Winter DSP.   I really love the sentiment on this card from So Sincere, it was the one from this set that drew me in when I first saw the catalogue. 

Here is a little peek at the inside of the card, stamped with Painted Lavender with some extra colour blended over. 

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use any sample featuring a die cut from either catalogue to inspire your creativity, then post a picture of your project to the CTC Facebook page.

  

Time to hop on over and see what Rochelle has created this week.

Happy Stamping
Monique