CTC #586 - CASE The New 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 brand new September to December Catalogue. I love a new catalogue full of wonderful products and creative inspiration. 

I was inspired by this gift bag from page 25 of the Catalogue. The month of September is full of family birthdays and of course Father's Day so gift packaging is always welcome.

I was planning to make this gift bag a birthday bag, but then thought about adding the Christmas sentiment to the top, and with the silver foiling just couldn't resist! So it is a Christmas bag after all! I used the Extraordinary Life Bundle to stamp the tag and die cut out, I love the effect of this die, making it look like a page torn from a notebook. I added five of the things that make Christmas wonderful, adding a fussy cut bow from some of the off-cut DSP sheet.  I didn't have any tissue paper for styling this bag but thought it would be a great way to gift home made treats, or similar to the original could have a bag of the dry ingredients for treats with the little spatula and whisk included.  What would you gift in this little bag?

Dimensions are 3"W x 2"D x 6.5"H - made from a piece of DSP 10.5 x 8 inches scored at 2", 5", 7", 10" on the long side and at 2" on one edge of the short side. 

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use any of the projects in the new September to December 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 the wonderful Julia has created this week.

Monique

CTC #585 - CASE Your Favourite Stamp Set

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 our favourite stamp sets in the May to August catalogue.

I was inspired by this card from page 52 of the catalogue, featuring Nature's Symphony a stamp set I have enjoyed using so much, I love the sentiments and the lovely big leafy images.  I am not a fan of the colour scheme of this card so knew I wanted to mix that up in my version of this card. 

For my version of the card I chose the lovely Natures Walk DSP as the background, choosing to distress rather than emboss the middle layer. This is such an effective and easy technique, gently spritz the DSP then crumple up in different directions and then lay it flat. For added effect once it was dry I ran a sanding block over the surface before adhering to my card. I love the colour tones of this DSP pack and they work so well together and with Pecan Pie which I have chosen for my base and sentiment. 

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use a project featuring one of your favourite stamp sets 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 Peta has created this week.

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #583 - CASE A 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 catalogue, you can find these on pages 36 to 42. I love bundles for two reasons, firstly you get a 10% discount and secondly they stamps and dies coordinate beautifully, taking out one of the friction points when creating a project. 

I chose this card from page 41, I was taken with the simple layout, and it let me use a bundle that I haven't used much at all.  This bundle caught my eye after a wonderful presentation from one of my fellow demonstrators at our On Stage event earlier this year.  This is a bundle that will stay in my stash even after it has retired. 

For my card I used a combination of Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Crumb Cake, and Pecan Pie, making it a great choice for a more masculine card. However imagine this in pretty pinks and reds for Valentine's day, or bright colours for a fun birthday card.  So versatile!

I had trimmed a little off my front panel so used this on the inside of the card with one of the hearts I had die cut out. Such a simple, yet effective way to carry the images from the front of the card to the inside. 

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use the projects featured in the bundle 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 the lovely and talented Rochelle has created this week.

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #580 - CASE A Quick & Easy Card

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 Quick & Easy projects on page 12 and 13, you can also follow the QR code in the image above or on page 13 of the catalogue to find stacks of templates to inspire you.

I was inspired by this card from page 13 of the catalogue, I loved the simplicity of this layout, and it is a challenge for me to leave so much clear space on a card. 

I used DSP from the Delicate Dreams Pack, using the "b side" of one of the sheets as I thought it would be nice and simple for this layout.  I cut these with Perennial Postage dies and in hindsight I could have added some depth by mounting these on cardstock and adding Dimensionals behind them. However for a quick and easy card I skipped the added steps.  I used one of the sentiments from Paradise Garden stamp set and Hydrangea Hue embellishments from 2026-2028 In Color Dots to complete this card. This would be great for beginner stampers, or for anyone who wanted to make a quick and easy card. 

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use any of the Quick & Easy samples, pages 12 and 13 or by following the QR code on page 13, 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 #579 - CASE A Bundle 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 the bundles in the current catalogue, there are lots to choose from and I am excited to see what inspires everyone.

I was inspired by this card from the Catalogue.

Here is my card. I kept with the Garden Gatherings bundle for this card, but changed up the DSP using the Beautiful Ordinary Life which I have been using a lot lately with this bundle.  I love the fun colours and think it works perfectly.

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use projects associated with the bundles 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 the lovely and talented Julia has created for this challenge.

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #578 – CASE The July Online Exclusives

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 July Online Exclusives, just check out the online store to see what is in this offering and the projects the home office have designed to show their possibilities.

I was inspired by this card from from the of the Simply Leaves Bundle I was drawn to its simplicity and liked the technique for the background. 

I kept with the layout and exposed embossed technique from the original, using Granny Apple Green Two Tone cardstock for the main panel and pairing it with Crushed Curry rather than gold foil for the two bands. The card base is Pretty Peacock and the ferns cut from Pretty Peacock Two Tone cardstock, using both sides and adding a little extra in in places using the Blending Brushes.  The stamping and die cuts are from the Fern & Flora Bundle and Embossing Folder.  

  

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

  

Time to hop on over and see what lovely and talented Kathryn has created this week.

Happy Stamping
Monique

Bright & Cheerful Garden Gatherings

It has been a while since I joined a challenge that I haven't been on the design team for, but today I went looking for some inspiration and decided to join the TGIF Colour Challenge paired with the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  Check them out if you haven't visited before, there are some great inspiration projects.

I thought the simple floral image from Garden Gatherings would be great for this even though neither Coastal Cabana or Lemon Lime Twist are traditionally the colour of flowers, they do go really well together.  The DSP is from Modern Christmas which adds a touch of gold to the black and white sheets; I did add some LLT ink to the background to soften the starkness of the DSP.  The sentiment is from Lily Of The Valley which is so pretty just fully cut out and added on dimensionals.

Happy Stamping
Monique

CTC #577 - CASE Scenic Coast Colours

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 colours in the Scenic Coast DSP, these are Strawberry Slush, Crushed Curry, Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape.  These are some bold colours together and I wanted to find a way to show them off to good effect. 

I decided to "cheat" and include a sheet of the Scenic Coast DSP, but used it in a slightly different way, turning it on its side and trimming a strip off the bottom and re-attaching. By doing this it disguises the sunset/rise appearance of the DSP and creates an interesting background, I don't think you would know the left panel is supposed to be waves unless you had seen the original sheet. I went searching for a floral image that would allow me to use all of the colours and the Fragrant Layers was perfect, I used blending brushes to add Strawberry Slush and Crushed Curry to the small buds, and both shads of purple to the larger flowers, although it is difficult to tell with the distinctive style of the flowers. I stamped the outline in Blueberry Bushel and coloured the leaves Balmy Blue, because who says leaves can't be blue! I really loved how this looks even though not traditional leaf colours!

  

I hope you are inspired to join in the challenge this week, just use the colours of the Scenic Coast DSP 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