CTC #103 - Ronald McDonald House Charities

Welcome to another week at CTC, this week we are taking our inspiration from the images on page 209 of the Annual Catalogue using the My Hero stamp set.  Each year Stampin' Up! have a fundraising stamp set for Ronald McDonald House Chrarities (RMHC) and this is that set, with $3 from every set sold going to the charity.  

From the above image I took inspiration from the cute umbrella card.

As I don't have the stamp set yet I decided to get a little creative and hand cut the umbrella, and hand draw the handle which I used a letter opener as a template!  I am not sure if you recognise it but I have used the Sprinkles of Life stamp set which was last year's RMHC set. 

  

I hope we have given you some inspiration to join in this week. If so just add a picture of your project to the link above.

  

Time to head on over to Julia's blog to see what she has been inspired to create this week.

Happy Stamping

Monique

CASE-ing the Catty #46 - Make A Difference

Life has bee busy for me lately, I have just started back at university after almost 20 years! Still seeking the balance between working full time, studying part time, and everything else! But I wanted to make a special effort to join in the blog hop this week as it showcases one of my favourite stamp sets Sprinkles of Life and matching Tree Builder Punch.  They are great because not only are they super cute, really versatile, but best of all $3 from each set sold is donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities®.

This week I made a set of 3"x 3" cards to go into the cute little Square Envelopes, making each one using a different set of stamps from the set.  Each of the cards has an Early Espresso frame cut using two of the Squares Framelits.

The first one is using the "basket" stamp which could also be the base of a cupcake, and the bunch of flowers stamp which I punched using the Tree Builder Punch.  I added a little flower at the base of the basket partly to tie in with the envelope and partly to cover a little smudge!

This next one would go beautifully with a gift for someone's birthday.  I love how cute the bird is, and best of all you don't have to fussy cut him out, like the branch there is part of the Tree Builder Punch that cuts them both out.   

Lastly is a cute little cupcake, for this one I chose not to use the "basket" base, but rather the ice cream cone stamp, covering most of it with the icing.  I added matching sprinkles to the envelope.

These are such fun cards to make and with such a cute stamp set the combinations are almost endless, with coordinating sentiments, and you get to help out a great cause.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the design team's creations this week. If you are inspired to join in with us, just put a link to your blog as a comment on the main CTC blog and one of the team will link you in.  

Time to hop on over to Rebecca's blog and check out her creations:

Happy Stamping
Monique

CASE-ing the Catty Blog Hop - New Catalogue Sneak Peek

I just love this week's blog hop theme - New Catalogue Sneak Peek!!! This means we will all be taking inspiration from the new Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue.  I love love love new catalogues, I spend hours flipping through them, and I have marked all the stamp sets and products on my wish list.  One of the great things about our catalogues is that they are absolutely jam packed with samples and creative ideas, and I love seeing the clever ways the creative minds at head office use the new stamps and accessories.

My inspiration today comes from the cute little clipboard on page 89, check it out when you get your hands on the catalogue (I'll add a link to my blog once it goes live on Tuesday 2nd June.  Instead of using the Sheltering Tree stamp set I have recreated the card using the new in-colours and the Sprinkles of Life stamp set. I LOVE this stamp set, so versatile and so cute, and best yet $3 from each stamp set sold will go to the Ronald McDonald House Charities!

Now pop over to see what sneak peek inspiration Nicole has in store.

Happy Stamping
Monique

Sprinkles of Flowers

I have just been away for the annual Stampin' Up! South Pacific Convention, this year held in the Gold Coast.  I came home inspired and ready to order new stamp sets and get started, well my stamps arrived and this weekend I had the chance to have a play.

I decided this sketch from Create with Connie and Mary would be the perfect use of my new stamps.

This cute little stamp set "Sprinkles of Life" is AMAZING, not only does it come with a matching punch, but its also the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) stamp set! That's right $3 from every set goes to the RMHC for the whole year.  This set has mix and match stamps to make baskets of flowers, trees, cup cakes, ice cream cones, and has some cute little sentiments to match.  I can guarantee you will be seeing a lot more of this stamp set from me, and I think across the internet as they year progresses.  The flowers on the right panel were stamped using Perpetual Birthday Calendar stamps.

Happy Stamping
Monique