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Sunday 18 April 2021

CTC 314: Favourite Retiring Punch

 Hi!


Welcome back to me log for the new CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. Do you like CASEing projects from Stampin' Up! catalogues? If so, this is the challenge for you! Each week we are set a challenge to CASE some aspect of the catalogue. This week we are farewelling our Favourite Retiring Punch.


I had a hard time choosing  a punch this week, but I ended up going for my 2" Circle punch. It's one that I use a lot, and will stay in my collection even though it's retiring from the SU range. It's a convenient punch to own!


Flipping through the catalogue, I found the High Tide card above that uses circles so nicely! I love how different parts of the scene are in the different circles. I found a few images from the retiring stamp set, Seaside View, floating around on my stamp desk, so I decided to see how they'd go using the technique.

scissorspapercard, Stampin' Up!, CASEing The Catty, Seaside View, Seaside Notions, Whale Of A Time DSP, Stitched Nested Labels Dies, Stampin' Blends

I started by colouring the whole image with my Stampin' Blends. I then took my 2"Circle punch and cropped the middle section of the image. I then used the same punch to crop the rest of the image on both sides of the middle These were then layered over layers of Grey Granite and Basic Black cardstock cropped using my Stitched Nested Labels Dies, which are also retiring.

scissorspapercard, Stampin' Up!, CASEing The Catty, Seaside View, Seaside Notions, Whale Of A Time DSP, Stitched Nested Labels Dies, Stampin' Blends

Here you can see how I popped the middle circle up on Dimensionals, while the two outside pieces are flat. Another retiring punch, Classic Label, cropped the sentiment from the retiring Seaside Notions stamp set. The final piece of the card was the DSP from the Whale Of A Time pack which, you guessed it, is also retiring.

scissorspapercard, Stampin' Up!, CASEing The Catty, Seaside View, Seaside Notions, Whale Of A Time DSP, Stitched Nested Labels Dies, Stampin' Blends

For the inside, I sponged a little Pacific Point ink into the corner and then layered another image from the Seaside View set over the top. I didn't stamp a sentiment on the inside, as I think the card is more versatile without an inside sentiment. It could be a retirement card, birthday card, or just a congrats card as it is.

That's all from me tonight, but the fun is just starting for you. Which retiring punch is your favourite? Is there one that you can't bear to let go of? We'd love to see the card you make using it. Just add your photo to our Facebook group before next Sunday night and you're all set!


In the meantime, though, please do continue on with the Blog Hop, as there's still lots to see. Next up is the lovely and talented Julia. She's got a pair of super sweet cards for you.

Bye for now,

Tina

4 comments:

  1. Fabulous card, Tina. I love how you've used the circle punches to create such a cool look. It reminds me of looking through binoculars. The background DSP is perfect to continue the beach feel and the inside is the perfect finishing touch.

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  2. LOOOOVE the whale of a time paper with your brilliant stamped images!! What a fabulous card and a wonderful idea!! You always inspire me!! And Yes, I will miss the circle punches too = they are really useful!!

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  3. Great card. I love how you’ve used the circle punch on the scene. It gives it such a different look and works well on top of the Nested Dies too

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  4. What a great idea!! I love it.

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