CTC #437 – Case O Holy Night Suite

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 O Holy Night Suite on pages 14-17 of the September to December Mini Catalogue. 

I was inspired by this card from page 14, I love the simple layout of this card and the ability to show off different patterns of DSP.  It is also a great card to CASE if you have scraps that need using up!

I kept with the layout of the original but used Joy Of Christmas DSP and Joy Of Noel bundle for the sentiment from the same suite. I cut the three rectangles 3-1/2"x1-7/8", then snipped the corner using the Very Best Trio punch to give more definition to the panels. Do you recognise the ribbon?  It is White 1/2" Iridescent Ribbon coloured with a Dark Cherry Cobbler Blend. 

I couldn't resist giving you a close up of the gorgeous Iridescent Ribbon, I love how it keeps the iridescence while adopting the depth of colour of the Dark Cherry Cobbler ink. I also love the detail on the Noel stamp.

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use any of the projects in the O Holy Night Suite to inspire your creativity, then post a picture of your project to the CTC Facebook page.

  

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

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #436 - CASE Projects Featuring "A Walk in the Forest" DSP

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 "A Walk In The Forest" DSP, found on pages 4-5 of the new mini catalogue.

I was inspired by this card from page 4. I used the general sketch of the original but changed up the elements used. 

I used  Joy Of Noel bundle for the sentiment, background stamping and sprig of holly and pine; and Christmas Classics bundle for the sprig of just pine leaves. The green panel is one of the subtler sheets from the coordinating Joy of Christmas DSP pack, and to liven it up I dragged my versa-mark ink pad down the panel releasing pressure as I went and then added gold embossing powder.   This sort of replicates the snowflakes on the original card and balances the gold vase. 

You can see here a close up of the technique as well as the stamping I did on the card base using Versamark also, but this time not embossed. I love how this gives a subtle darker image that isn't detracting. I also flicked some wink of stella on this layer which gives it a beautiful glitter effect, but as always it doesn't photograph well. 

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use the samples on pages 4 & 5 of the Mini 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 Judy has created this week.

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #428 - CASE The Artistic Expressions Section Of The Catalogue

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 Artistic Expression section of the Annual Catalogue, pages 94 to 116.

I was inspired by this card from page 106, I liked the neutral colour scheme and distressed elements. 

I chose stamps from the Earthen Textures stamp set as my leaf images, and the splatter image from Irresistible Blooms stamped in Pebbled Path stamped off three times so it is really feint. 

I then crumpled and distressed the piece of cardstock and added some light sponging in Pebbled Path to bring out the distressing.   With my panel being smaller than the original I decided to add a layer of Wild Wheat embossed with Cane Weave 3D Embossing Folder. To help the cane weave stand out I used my blending brushes to add Wild Wheat, Crumb Cake and Copper Clay around the edges. 

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use the projects in the Artistic Expressions section of the 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 Peta has created this week.

Happy Stamping
Monique