CTC #575 - CASE A Technique

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 many techniques shown in the samples in the current catalogue.  What is a technique? A specific method of creating your project a few examples would be embossing (dry or heat), sponging, tearing, and water or alcohol colouring just to name a few. Still not sure, hop around the design team to see more examples.

I was inspired by this card from page 42 of the current catalogue, it wasn't the colours that drew me in but rather the number of techniques used on the card. I've underlined and bolded the techniques in my version below.  

I changed up the colours to use the brighter Costal Cabana, Granny Apple Green and Crumb Cake for my version and love how they work together. I started creating the card by stamping onto the background panel, initially stamping off with the leaf image then the other image in full strength crumb cake.  I used my Aqua Painter to add a light ink splatters to the background, then after it was dry tore the edge of large post-it notes and used them to apply masks and blended colour in uneven strips and intensities in Granny Apple Green.  Deciding that was enough for the background I used die cutting to create the two layers of leaves, adding gold heat embossing to the second layer.  I also used heat embossing in white for the sentiment before fussy cutting out the sentiment and adhering using dimensionals.  I haven't yet decided if my version of the card needs additional embellishments, let me know in the comments what you think.

  

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

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #574 - CASE The Waterside Retreat 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 projects associated with the Waterside Retreat Suite in the current catalogue.

I was inspired by this card from page 21 of the catalogue, I liked the woodgrain background and collection of fussy cut images from the DSP. It was also a great way to use one of the trinkets from this suite which I often forget to do!

I decided to keep the idea of a woodgrain background, however swapped out the one from the Waterside Retreat DSP and instead used this colourful one from Country Woods DSP pack. I then chose the fussy cut images based on what I thought would coordinate with the colours in my background DSP.  I think if I made this card again I would use a blending brush to add just a hint of Crumb Cake behind the fussy cut images to create more of a shadow behind the so they'd pop a little more against the more colourful background.  The card was finished off with a pre-printed sentiment and some sequins and trinket for another No-Stamp card! 

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use projects featuring the Waterside Retreat Suite products 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 wonderfully talented Julia has created this week.

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #573 - 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 featuring punches. 

I was inspired by this card from the on-line store, it is one of the projects showcasing the 2" Circle Punch. I loved the simplicity of this design and the fun idea to emboss the punched images. 

For my version I used the Stylish Shapes Dies and Fern & Flora Bundle and Embossing Folder and am so happy with how this turned out.  Although I had some difficulty photographing a white on white card!

Here it is with the light coming from a different angle and it really shows the embossing much better. I used a three string linen thread bow and Dew Drop Embellishments to finish off this lovely card. 

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use any of the projects featuring 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 the lovely and talented Judy has created this week.

Happy Stamping
Monique