CTC 72 - Own Choice Sale-A-Bration

Welcome to another CASEing the Catty Blog Hop, this one is a little sad as it will be our last from the Sale-A-Bration products because SAB finishes on 31st March!  Hasn't that time gone quickly!

I decided to take inspiration from this image on page 13, and combine features from both the card and the bag.  

I loved the little bag so re-created it almost exactly, changing the ribbon.  I did like the effect of the flower and butterfly on the card, stamping onto coloured card stock and then fussy cutting them.  I decided to add these as an element to the tag.  Because I was using Blackberry Bliss for the butterfly I decided to emboss it in gold instead of just stamping.  

  

I hope my project, and those of the rest of the team, have inspired you to join in for the last of the Sale-A-Bration inspired hops.  If you do follow the link above to the CTC Blog where you can upload your project.

                                

Time to head on over to Tricia's blog and see what she was inspired by.

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #70 - Own Choice SAB

Welcome to another CTC Challenge Blog Hop, I have been off the radar the last couple of weeks, but back again this week for another Own Choice SAB.  These challenges have really made me look at our lovely catalogues in a different way, one of the things that I have really started to notice is all of the inspiration on the front cover of the catalogues, and the SAB Catalogue has quite a few samples.

I chose the card right in the centre of the cover, I think it was the bright colours that attracted me, and I love the Just For You stamp as a sentiment that really takes the focus.

I kept the card almost identical to the one on the catalogue because I liked it so much, however instead of using the orange tones for the butterfly accents I chose the Blackberry Bliss from the Wildflower Fields DSP from that you can earn for FREE during Sale-A-Bration! I love this colour combo, the flowers on the background are also stamped with the Botanicals For You, this is such a great set with the main sentiment and then all the additional stamps that really compliment it so well.

You can join in again this week, just create a project taking inspiration from the SAB catalogue, and then add a link to your project on the CTC Blog, just click on the link above to take you there.

Time to head on over to Julia's blog to check out her SAB inspired creation.

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC 63 - It's My Party

I just love birthdays, especially when they involve parties, so this week's challenge hop is right up my alley as we are taking inspiration from the It's My Party section of the Occasions Catalogue. This is the pages from 4-7, don't worry if this doesn't seem to be a lot of pages, they are jam packed with inspirational creations.  You don't have to copy a project directly, or even use the same stamp sets or colours, just use the catalogue sample to inspire you.

I have taken inspiration from the card on the right in the above photo, which appears on page 5 of the catalogue.

Here is my card, you can see that I have used the basic sketch but changed up the colours and stamps! I have used the lovely Flowering Fields, one of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets you can earn for free from now until 31st March with any $90 purchase from the Stampin' Up range, which also includes the retired and weekly specials so you can get a real bargain at this time of year.  I added some Washi Tape, Silver Thread and Faceted Button, as well as a strip of Bohemian DSP.

Time to hop on over to see what Jackie has created 

                                                                     

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Happy Stamping
Monique