CTC #507 – CASE An Annual Catty Bundle

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 bundles in the Annual Catalogue, I love a good bundle and not just because of the 10% discount, but because the stamp sets and dies coordinate together so well. 

I took my inspiration from this card on page 65 of the Annual Catalogue, showcasing the Attention Shoppers Bundle. While I don't own this bundle I liked the simplicity of the card with a plain background letting the sentiment and image pop.

As I mentioned I don't have the Attention Shoppers Bundle, but I did recently buy on pre-order the Textured Notes Bundle which will be released at the start of March. This is a bit of an unusual bundle as the stamps and dies don't directly coordinate, however they do complement each other well.  The stamp set has two leaf sprigs, two woven patterns and three sentiments, but it was the dies that caught my eye as they are a set of 8 rectangle dies and each has a different "texture" around the inside edge - you can see two of them in my card.  I used the two-tone 12x12 paper in Pretty Peacock and layered the solid frame with a white frame to better show off the pattern. The centre piece was used for the sentiment panel.

  

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

  

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

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #505 - CASE The Sale-A-Bration 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 Sale-A-Bration (SAB) catalogue

I was inspired by this card from page 11 of the SAB Catalogue, I liked the simplicity of the layout and how it is a great way to show off different sheets in a DSP pack.

I thought the lovely Bokeh DSP would be great for this CASE, I cut a 1" strip from five different sheets, then cut it in half to create 10 1"x3" pieces. I love how well the colours go together while creating a fun background for the sentiment.  This is another of my no-stamping cards as I have used the Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack, colouring the letters to mirror the DSP colours beneath them.

Because I had 5 extra pieces of DSP I decided to make a second card, and this time chose a bolder sentiment from the same Ephemera Pack and leaving it white.  If I had kept going with this process I could have made 12 cards from 5 sheets of 6"x6" DSP! 

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use the Sale-A-Bration 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 Rebecca has created this week.

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #503 - CASE The Scrapbooking Brochure

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 on-line scrapbooking brochure that went live in early January 2025. There are some great products in the brochure that are great for not just scrapbooking, but cardmaking and 3D project as well, some are designed to coordinate in our other product offerings, so be sure to check them out.

Scrapbooking Brochure page 18

I was inspired by this page layout card from page 18 of the Scrapbooking Brochure. It was initially the colours that drew me into this project I absolutely love them and am going to be getting the stamp and die bundle, the DSP pack and maybe even the two-tone coordinating cardstock. Now not being much of a scrapper lately I wanted to use the two non-photo sections of this layout to inspire two cards. 

My first task was to select the DSP I wanted to use, and went with Timeless Plaid and Thoughtful Journey, which are not two DSP packs I would have thought might go together! My cards are 10.5cm x 10.5cm so I cut a 10cm square from each sheet of DSP then cut them in half diagonally. 

My first card uses the layout from the bottom left of the scrapbook page, and along with the two DSP triangles I added a circle of Thoughtful Designs Specialty DSP and another circle in Misty Moonlight stamped with the image from Rest Relax Enjoy stamp set.  I finished off with a little bling from the Two-Toned Sparkle Gems which coordinate perfectly with the pinks and blues in my card.

My second card uses the layout from the top right of the page, and some more of the Thoughtful Designs Specialty DSP.  The sentiment is from So Sincere and is embellished with two pieces from the Mixed Media Florals Memories and More Card Pack, the little blue circle is stamped in Misty Moonlight using a small flower from the SAB stamp set Corner in Bloom.  I am really happy with how both of these cards turned out.

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use the online scrapbooking brochure 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 #501 - CASE The Jan to Apr Mini 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 new Mini Catalogue that goes live on 7 January, check back then to find a link to the pdf of the catalogue. 

Page 16 2025 Jan to Apr Mini

I was inspired by a project featuring the Mixed Media Florals Memories and More Card Pack. I was drawn immediately to the images from this collection, some of which are in the Mini Catalogue and some are part of On-Line Exclusives which also are available from 7 January (along with new kits and a new scrapbooking brochure). 

I was so happy with how this card turned out, and how quick and easy it was to create! There is absolutely no stamping on this card at all!!!  Just elements from the Mixed Media Florals Memories and More Card Pack and sentiment from Greetings for All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. I am loving the colours in this card pack, and the versatility of the sentiments in that pack.  The shimmer gems are from the 2024-26 In-colour pack that I have coloured with a Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends marker. 

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use projects from the new 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 Rochelle has created this week.

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #501 - CASE The New Mini 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 ________

I was inspired by this card from page _______ of the Annual Catalogue.

Here is my card.

  

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

  

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

Happy Stamping

Monique
Happy Stamping
Monique

Let's Craft Together - Love Is In The Air

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 theme for this month's challenge is Love Is In The Air, so a great one to help get a head start on a Valentine's card for a special someone, or just create to remind someone they are special to you.

I recently received my pre-order of products from the Sale-A-Bration and January to April Mini catalogue so was itching to use these for this challenge. I wanted to use non-traditional colours for a Valentine Day card, and chose one of the pretty plaid patterns featuring shades of blues and greens, I love how this paper looks like it is a fabric with stitching rather than a solid plaid pattern. The hearts, stamped and die cut are from one of the SAB bundles called "Heart Shaped". The use of the centre of the heart die cut shape was inspired by a card someone brought to the last team meeting. The little blue embellishments are also from the Mini Catalogue page 25, Antique Pearls - these are usually a pretty off-white colour so it was easy to add a hint of blue with Stampin' Blends, I think I used the light Night of Navy. 

I wanted to add some decoration to the inside of the card so used one of the die cut hearts as a mask and added some Garden Green with my Blending Brush and layered over a strip of the DSP.

Time to keep hopping by following the link below:

Happy Stamping

Monique