Colour Creations: Mossy Meadow

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Thanks for joining me for the third-last Colour Creations Blog Hop for 2022. Don't worry, we will be returning after a short break to continue our journey through the colour range in 2023.

This week's focus colour was Mossy Meadow, which is a colour that I really struggle with. I can't put my finger on why it's such a tricky colour - it just is! Yay for Brian King and his inspiring colour combinations.

This card wasn't originally going be a sympathy card, but when it came time to add a sentiment, the card seemed to suit a sympathy-related sentiment. I started by inking Petal Pink ink all around the edges of my Very Vanilla cardstock with a Blending Brush. I used Vanilla, as I think it works beautifully with the Petal Pink ink. The blending fades much more nicely! The Mossy Meadow leaves and Early Espresso splatters from Forever Fern were stamped over the top.

I think I need to add a glue dot behind my Very Vanilla twine bow - it's looking a little saggy! I can't have a saggy bow on a card, that just won't do. The die cut is from the coordinating Forever Flourishing Dies, I cut way the bottom two sets of leaves so that it wasn't quite so big.

A touch of coordinating stamping and inking on the inside never goes astray!

The next stop on tonight's blog hop is the lovely Theresa Gerrard. I wonder if she's struggled with Mossy Meadow as much as I have? Jump on over to her blog to find out!

Once again, the wonderful Cathy Proctor keeps us super organised with the Blog Hops. If you run into any issues with links, just pop on over to her blog to help get back on track. She has a list of all of tonight's participants there.

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Evening Evergreen

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Thanks for joining me for the new Colour Creations Blog Hop. It's Evening Evergreen's turn to shine. I nearly wrote that it was one of the new In Colours, but I'm a year too late - it's actually an 'old' In Colour that will retire mid-next year. It's a lovely grey-green that I quite like.

Brian King has paired Evening Evergreen with Crumb Cake and Blushing Bride. I like the mix of a Neutral and soft pink with the deeper green.

I began my card with a Evening Evergreen base, and a layer of Brick & Mortar Embossed Crumb Cake over the top. A strip of Evening Evergreen DSP and White Baker's Twine proved a lovely anchor point for the Stylish Shapes die-cut circle.

My Plentiful Plants stamp set was a great choice for the focal stamping. I stamped one set of leaves onto the circle, and stamped and die cut two more sets to go in the Blushing Bride pot. I looked to Forever Fern for the sentiment, which fits perfectly into the Stylish Shapes banner.

My choice for the inside sentiment is a little controversial - I know some people don't like it, as one word is grammatically incorrect, not that I'm naming names! I created the pot plant in the same way as the one on the front of my card.

Well, that's all from me with Evening Evergreen, but please do keep jumping your way around our blog hop, as there's plenty more to see. Just keep on going until you get back to your starting point. The next stop along the way is the very lovely Kate Morgan.

We are kept organised each week by the very capable, and delightful, Catherine Proctor. If you get stuck, just jump on over to her blog, where you'll find a list of all of tonight's participants to help get you back on track.

Bye for now,

Tina

CTC 381: Boughs Of Holly Suite

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Thanks for stopping by for the new CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. Isn't it a great way to end the week?

This week we are asking you to CASE a project from the Boughs Of Holly Suite on page 24 of the June-December Mini Catalogue.

I chose the card at the top left of the page. I really liked the combination of stamping, stencilling and die cuts to provide a layered card. I decided that I did not want to make a Christmas card, so instead I made a birthday card.

I started with the gorgeous paper from the Design A Daydream Host pack, and built up from there. My colour scheme is Mint Macaron, Old Olive and Petal Pink. I used my Forever Fern stamps to decorate the Stitched Rectangle die cut panel.

The coordinating Forever Flourishing Dies were used to crop some Vellum and Be Dazzling paper to add to the mix. I love the combo of the subtle vellum with the bolder Be Dazzling paper. I used my Dark Petal Pink Blend to colour the White Seam Binding ribbon - a neat little trick when you don't have ribbon in the right colour!

I used Simply Fabulous for the sentiments on my card. I've only just purchased this stamp set, and it's getting a good workout already!

Your can join in our challenge by posting a photo of your Boughs Of Holly card in our Facebook group before the next blog hop on Sunday night.

Please continue your way around our Blog Hop. The next stop along the way is my lovely friend, Sandra Collett with a birthday card using classically gorgeous Christmas colours.

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Cajun Craze

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It's time once again for the new Colour Creations Blog Hop. This week it's Cajun Craze's turn to be featured. It's quite a divisive colour, but I think that it has a great place in the colour line up. It's a lovely deep rust/terracotta from the Regals colour family.

I think that Brian King made a wonderful choice to pair it with Basic White and Night Of Navy.

I started my card by masking the negative of the oval shape using our new Masking Paper. Sadly, I found the paper a bit *too* sticky, and my first effort was lost trying to remove the paper. The second attempt saw me remove some of the stickiness of the Masking Paper by sticking it to my pants a few times. Worked a treat! I then used a Blending Brush to apply some Cajun Craze ink to the edges of the oval.

The images from Forever Fern were stamped over the top and then a few scraps of coordinating cardstock were punched with the Banners Pick A Punch to layer over the top.

Similar techniques were used on the inside of my card. I"m not quite sure why the photo is showing a yellow streak though the middle, though! Perhaps a raindrop dripped on my card as I was taking the photo?

That's all from me for tonight, but there's lots more Cajun Craze inspiration to be found in our blog hop tonight. Jump on over to the next blog, belonging to the wonderful Rachel Palmieri.

As ever, the equally wonderful Catherine Proctor is keeping us all organised, so if you lose your way or find a broken link, just on over to her blog to get back on track.

Bye for now,

Tina

CTC 377: CASE The SAB Catalogue

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Welcome once again to another CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. As I mentioned last week, we have two new catalogues this month to CASE. Last week we looked at the Mini Catalogue, and this week it's the Sale-A-Bration catalogue's turn.

I spotted this beauty near the back of the catalogue, on page 15.

I loved the ombre masking with the floral image stamped over the top. I don't have the stamps or the DSP in the sample, so I had a quick look through my stash to see what would give a similar effect.

I started with the Pale Papaya DSP from the Lovely Linen pack, layering it over some Whisper White card before attaching it to the Pale Papaya card base.

I cut three half-inch strips of Masking Paper and used them around the three edges of the Stitched Rectangle Die cut. A Blending Brush was used to apply the Pale Papaya ink, fading it out towards the top to get that gorgeous ombre effect. That fabulous, huge sunflower was a great choice for stamping over the top, I think!

I reused the Masking Paper on the inside of my card to create a similar effect as on the front. This time I just faded the colour away from the corner.

Our challenge is run through our Facebook group, so you don't need a blog to enter! Just take a photo of your card and add a photo to our group. It's that easy! We'd love to have a tricky time choosing a winner as there are so many entries.

Please continue your way around our Blog Hop for more Sale-A-Bration inspiration. The next hopper is the lovely Sandra Collett, with a super cute card for all the dog lovers.

Bye for now,

Tina

CTC 372: CASE The All Occasions Section

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I hope yo've had a wonderful weekend. It's been wet and miserable here in Adelaide, but that generally means more crafting time for me! I managed to complete one QAYG block and two cards. What better way to finish it off than with the new CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop?

This week we are asking you to CASE the All Occasions section from the Annual Catalogue. It covers pages 12-45, so there's plenty of cards and projects to inspire you.

I found this sweet Christmas card towards the back of the All Occasions section. I liked the colours and the simple stamping. I'm a big fan of red and pink together, so this card ticked a few boxes for me!

Despite not having several of the key products in the catalogue sample, I kept my card very similar to the original. I used Poppy Parade ink to stamps the Forever Ferm images on the Blushing Bride cardstock. I added some more using Mossy Meadow ink, and some splatters in Blushing Bride.

Tailor Made Tags was a fabulous substitute for the dies that I don't own. I stamped a few more leaves in Soft Sea Foam, and the sentiment from Christmas To Remember in Poppy Parade. I think that twine is Mossy Meadow - it was a scrap that I found floating on my desk and thought it looked to be the right colour!

I used Forever Fern again to do some coordinating stamping on the inside of my card, with another Christmas To Remember sentiment. I loved this stamp set last Christmas, so I was pleased that it carried over to the new Annual Catalogue. 

Wow, my first Christmas card for 2022 is done! Will you choose a Christmas card to CASE from the All Occasions section, or will you go for something different? Post a photo of your card in our Facebook group when you've decided.

The next stop along with way in our Blog Hop is Peta Stephen, who has CASEd a gorgeous card from page 27. Her version is equally as gorgeous - you won't want to miss it!

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Old Olive

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Here we are, back again for the new Colour Creations Blog Hop. Old Olive is the feature colour for this week's hop. I was a bit stumped on what to do for my card, so after a bit of a google search, I decided to CASE a card by Vicky Wright that used Forever Fern.

I kept my layout the same as Vicky's but changed a few other details, such as the DSP that I've used.

I really liked Vicky's arrangement of the Stitched Rectangle diecuts. The simplicity and symmetry is pleasing to me!

Once again, Peaceful Moments was my choice for the sentiments on my card.

That's all from me for tonight, but please do continue your way around our Blog Hop. The next stop along the way is my lovely friend, Kate Morgan, who is bound to have something gorgeous for you to see.

If you run into a problem like a broken or missing link, please pop on over to the fabulous Catherine Proctor's blog. She does such a wonderful job of keeping us all organised each week.

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Merry Merlot

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Hello, and thanks for joining the Colour Creations Blog Hop once again. This week is our third-last hop for the year, before we pick up again in January. We are featuring Merry Merlot this week, a rich burgundy colour. It's not one I use a lot, probably because my high school uniforms were burgundy. Do you have a bias against your school colours? I've heard that it's quite common!

I googled a little bit for inspiration, and found a Forever Fern card by Debra Burgin, of Heartfelt Inkspiration. I liked how she's stamped the one image all over her background, so that's where I started. I found the colour a bit too strong, so I decided to tone it down with a layer of vellum. Both layers were die cut with the largest Stitched Rectangles Die and adhered to my card front.

I played with the Stitched Rectangles again to create the frame for my card. To keep them in place, I glued both to a slightly smaller piece of Whisper White cardstock. This also helps to prevent the popped-up panel from sagging, so double win!

I've used the off-cut from the front of the card to frame my writing panel on the inside. It's good to repurpose a piece that would usually get thrown away.

In hind sight, this card probably would have worked better as a Sympathy card, but I think it's still fine as a birthday card. What do you think? 

That's all from me for tonight, but please do continue your way around our blog hop. The next cab off the rank is my lovely friend, Rachel Palmieri. She's certain to have a ripper of a card for your viewing delight!

If you run into trouble with missing or broken links, please jump on over to Catherine Proctor's blog. She's the super-organised and super-wonderful host of the Colour Creations Hops.

Bye for now,

Tina