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

Let's Craft Together Blog Hop - Colour Challenge

Welcome to the monthly Blog Hop by Let’s Craft Together and thank you for joining us. We are a group of multi-cultural Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators in Australia who have developed a strong friendship though our love of stamping and our admiration of each other’s style of crafting.

The challenge this month was set by me!  I loved this picture showing a traditional colour palette with a little twist.

I chose one of the bonus sketches from the Annual Catalogue, its hidden on page 127 so is easy to miss!  I stamped the focal image onto Watercolour paper with Stazon ink, then used a combination of Moody Mauve and Pretty Peacock to paint the birds, at times blending the colours together to get more depth and variety. I have to say I love the purply grey that comes from doing this.

The branches were water coloured faintly in Pretty Peacock before using my Aqua Painter to add some gold Metallic Enamel Effects Basics to add some shimmer to the project. For the berries I used the Real Red Pearlized Enamel Effects Basics with some Cherry Cobbler reinker added to it to create the depth of colour I was after.  I added some of the gold to the centres of the berries and am really happy with the outcome. It never does show up in photographs as well as it does in person

Thanks for stopping by, time to hop on over to see Sharon's Christmassy creation:

Happy Stamping

Monique