CTC 318: CASE A Mini Die Bundle

 Hi!

Thanks for joining me for the new CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. I hope you've had a wonderful weekend. The blog hop is the perfect way to wind down a weekend, don't you think?

This week the Crew are challenging you to CASE a card from the Die Bundle Section of the Mini Catalogue. I chose this card, which showcases the Art Gallery bundle.

I don't actually own the bundle, but that's OK when you're CASEing - use what you have to put your spin on the card. In my case, I used the Pierced Blooms dies.

Just before making this card, I was sorting my new In Colour stuff into my storage, and it was a great change to have a good look at the colours. I've decided I quite like Pale Papaya, so that was my starting point for this card. I chose to use my Shimmery Embossing Paste as the background, rather than sponged ink.

The sample card has strong lines in the DSP under the flowers, so I chose to tear the edges of my DSP to give a similar look. I added some Shimmery Crystal Effects to the centres of each flower to add some subtle bling. I should say that the flowers are Whisper White, Fresh Freesia, Blushing Bride, So Saffron and Soft Succulent.

I had a few left over bits and pieces, which were perfect to use to decorate the inside of my card. The sentiments used are from Blossoms In Bloom, stamped with Pale Papaya ink.

That's all from me for tonight, but it's just starting for you! We'd love for you to join in our challenge, which is as easy as posting a photo of your card in our Facebook group.

In the meantime, though, please do keep hopping! Next up is Peta - I'm yet to see a sneak peek of her card, so I can't offer a tantalising clue to what she's made, but it's bound to be wonderful!

Bye for now,

Tina

CTC #266 Week 2: Easter Cards

Hi!

Thanks for joining me for the second week of our CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. I don't know about where you are, but it was a wet, miserable weekend in Adelaide - perfect for crafting!

Once again, we are making Easter cards based on the sketch below.

I went way more literal this week than last week!

I started by making the daisy, and everything else flowed from that. I cut three daisies of each size from Whisper White cardstock and then glued the three layers together. I used my sponge dauber and some Rococo Rose ink to lightly sponge around the edges of the petals before adhering the small daisy to the larger one. The centre of the flower is just a 1/2" circle, sponged as well.

The leaves are actually from the Poppy Moments Dies. I don't know if they are accurate daisy leaves, but they are good enough for me! I cut them in Soft Sea Foam, to match the card base.

I used a left over strip of Rococo Rose gingham DSP on the inside, alongside the sentiment from Peaceful Moments.

I hope you are staying home and staying safe. I certainly am! The kids are on school holidays now, which should mean more crafting time for me. If it means more crafting time for you too, why not join in our challenge? You just need to join our Facebook group.

That's it from me, so now you're off to see the sweet Easter cards that my lovely friend, Rachel has made.

Bye for now,

Tina

Polished Stone Technique

Hi!

Last month my stamping ladies asked for a technique for their technique books, so I decided to try the Polished Stone technique with them.

Doesn't the Polished Stone panel look pretty? I used Tempting Turquoise and Wisteria Wonder reinkers combined with Platinum Shimmer Paint to achieve the look I was after.

The flower was stamped over the top using Black Stazon ink.

And stamped again on the inside to finish off the card.

Stamps: Just Believe
Ink: Island Indigo, Black Stazon, Tempting Turquoise, Wisteria Wonder
DSP/Cardstock: In Colour Patterns Stack DSP, Basic Black, Very Vanilla
Other: Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Platinum Shimmer Paint, Dimensionals, Isocol, Cotton Ball

Bye for now,

Tina

Some Bird Punch Flowers

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Today I have some cards I made as samples for my stamping ladies.  They had requested some punch art flowers using the bird punch.  There are lots and lots of beautiful ideas out there for flowers but I had to narrow it down to 2 - roses and tulips.

To make a rosebud you need the wings and the branch. The branch is trimmed down to two leaves to provide the base of the bud.  The Cherry Cobbler petals are sponged with Basic Black for a bit of definition.

You can see that behind the roses I've used the Lace Ribbon Border punch as a Faux Embossed background.  Such a pretty, subtle effect on a card.

On this card I used the wings and branches to make tulips. The branches are completely trimmed and the wings are sponged again.

The roses and tulips are layered the same way, the key difference is that for roses the rounded part of the wing goes on the outside, and for tulips it's the straighter side.

I hope you've found some inspiration in these cards.

Bye for now,

Tina

Some Stamping Group Cards

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Most months I have a lovely group of ladies come to my house for a morning of stamping. I always enjoy stamping with them.  Today's cards are ones I designed for them to complete.  They had the choice of making either an Easter card or a Thinking of You type card.

The images were stamped on watercolour paper with Stazon ink and then coloured using inkpads and a blender pen.

Obviouslt these card were made a while ago - I used some of the Sale-A-Bration ribbon on them and the Easter stamp is no longer available from the Summer Mini catalogue.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI Scrapbooking Challenge #5: Just Add Heritage

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It's the first Sunday of the month, which means it's time for a new scrapbooking challenge at Just Add Ink. This month we are challenging you to use a heritage photo in your layout.  I selected a photo that my grandfather took in 1926.

This photo has always stuck in my memory, so this challenge provided to perfect opportunity to scrap it.  Can you see in the photo - everyone is sitting on the beach in their Sunday best?  I also love that the people in the photo are so relaxed, not the usual stiffly posed photo of the era.

I used some more of the gorgeous Joanne Leddy flowers on my layout, they are such a statement but in an understated way!

I kept my layout fairly monochromatic in keeping with the Heritage theme of the challenge.  How are you going to interpret this challenge this month?  I can't wait to see your layout over at Just Add Ink.

Ink: Wisteria Wonder
DSP/Cardstock: In Colour Patterns DSP, First Edition Specialty DSP, Concord Crush Textured 12x12 Cardstock, Basic Black, Wisteria Wonder, Very Vanilla
Other: Big Shot, Simple Numbers Bigz Dies, Swirls Scribbles Sizzlits Die, Top Note Bigz Die, Fancy Flower Punch, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Vintage Brads, Paper Snips

Bye for now,

Tina

Apothecary Art Birthday Card

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I have a few family birthdays in April, one of them being one of my sisters. I decided to have a play with my new Framelits Labels dies.  They are so fantastic, and easy to use.

I coloured the Apothecary Art image with my Stampin' Write Markers using a few shades of each colour to add highlights.  I then trimmed the image with my paper snips and layered it on a die cut panel.  I like the narrower matt achieved this way.

In hindsight I probably should have used some more Framelits die cuts on the inside.  Oh well!  I still like it the way it is. A thought for next time though!

Stamps: Apothecary Art, Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)
Ink: Basic Black, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink, Lucky Limeade, Old Olive
DSP/Cardstock: Lucky Limeade Patterns DSP, Rose Red, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Framelits Labels Dies, Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon, Paper Snips, Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina

Just Believe

Hi!

In my previous post I showed you a Christmas card I'd made as a sample for a workshop.  When I finished the workshop I had one kit left over and I just couldn't be bothered putting it away so I decided to make a card with it.  I didn't want to make the same card, so I had a bit of a play with the bits and pieces.  This is what I ended up with.

I kept the base the same, but instead of using the postage stamp punch I just stamped straight onto the DSP with the gorgeous stamp from Just Believe.  I also used different ribbon and the Decorative Label punch to frame my greeting.

I had some Concord Crush cardstock left over, so I ran some through the Big Shot in my Beautiful Wings Embosslit.

Stamps: Just Believe, Curly Cute
Ink: Concord Chrush
DSP/Cardstock: In Colour Patterns DSP, Concord Crush, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Elegant Eggplant Scalloped Dots Ribbon, Decorative Label Punch, Basic Jewel Rhinestones, Paper Snips

Bye for now,

Tina

Postage Stamp Punch Christmas Card

Hi!
I was going through my 'To Blog' folder and came across this card that I hadn't blogged yet.  I made this as a sample card for a workshop way back in December!

It's a lovely, simple Christmas card that would be very easy to reproduce.  The Postage Stamp punch is in the current Summer Mini Catalogue, which ends at he end of the month.  It may not be offered for sale ever again, so make sure you get your hands on one soon if you've been thinking about buying one.  I'd hate for you to miss out!

I love the non-traditional colours in this card - they are so soft and pretty.
Stamps: Snow Swirled
Ink: Baja Breeze, Concord Crush
DSP/Cardstock: In Colour Patterns DSP, Concord Crush, Whisper White
Other: Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon, Postage Stamp Punch, 1" Square Punch, Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Dimensionals
Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 108: Just Add A Colour Combination

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I love the colour challenge weeks at Just Add Ink, and this week I'm in luck, because it's a fantastic combination.

I had so much fun playing with this colour combination.  I decided I wanted to make a masculine card as I don't have many of those in my stash.  I also decided to pull out some old favourite stamp sets that hadn't seen much ink lately.

Even though there are quite a few layers on the card, I love the Clean and Simple feel of the card.  I was itching to add some ribbon or something else to pretty it up a bit, but that's not really 'right' on a male card now is it?

I kept the inside fairly clean and simple too.

I hope you can find time to play along this week at Just Add Ink.

Stamps: Lovely As A Tree, Fifth Avenue Floral, Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)
Ink: Early Espresso, Island Indigo
DSP/Cardstock: Pool Party In Colour Patterns DSP, Island Indigo, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Other: Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina

Just Add Kathy Tanner!

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I decided to spend the last official day of the school holidays at my craft desk and my first stop for a challenge was Just Add Ink.  Their new challenge is a CASE challenge, this time it's Kathy Tanner.  So off I went to her blog and after quite a bit of scrolling through her gorgeous cards I selected this card to CASE.

So as you can see my card turned out just a smidgeon differently to Kathy's card!  I started off with the round main panel, just like she did.  I brayered Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder and Lucky Limeade onto the cardstock and then heat embossed the Eiffel Tower and sentiment over the top.  I matted the panel on a larger Basic Black circle and then decided to matt it again on a larger shape, like Kathy's.  I chose a different shape though.

I tried the ribbon at the top of the card as Kathy had placed hers there but it just didn't work so along the bottom it went!  Kathy also stamped her sentiment at the bottom of her large matt but I chose to stamp the stamp to match the DSP there instead.  It fits into the shape of the large matt perfectly!

The inside used mostly the same elements as the outside.  And what do you do when you stuff up the stamping?  You use your blender pen and some Lucky Limeade ink to create some shrubs around the bottom of the Eiffel Tower!

EDITED: Seems I stuffed up when I made the card and used Not Quite Navy cardstock instead of Island Indigo!  Just goes to show that you should tidy up your craft space in between projects!

Stamps: Artistic Etchings, A Word For You
Ink: Basic Black, Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade
DSP/Cardstock: In Colour Patterns DSP, Island Indigo, Basic Black, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Labels Die (non SU), Basic Black Satin Ribbon, White Baker's Twine, Black Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Blender Pen, Circle Cutter
Bye for now,

Tina

A Simple Birthday Card

Hi!

The card I have for you today was made on commission for a female adult birthday.  I made it a little while ago, when I first discovered Joanne Leddy's flower tutorial.

Hmm, the pink is showing up quite dark in this photo, it is actually Blushing Bride!

Aren't those flowers gorgeous?  With a statement embellishment like it on a card you don't need too much else on the front.  A Glimmer Brad adds a little touch of bling.

A nice simple inside to finish off the card.

Stamps: Marry Me, Just Believe, Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)
Ink: Blushing Bride
DSP/Cardstock: Blushing Bride Patterns DSP, Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla
Other: Fancy Flower Punch, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Blushing Bride Glimmer Brad, Dimensionals, Sponge Dauber, Mini Mister bottle (non-SU)

Bye for now,

Tina

Blossom Bouquet Birthday Card

Hi!

Today I have a card for you that I made quite a while ago.  I made it for my Mother-In-Law's birthday in November!  I was looking through my 'To Blog' folder and realised I hadn't blogged it way back then, so here it is now.

I love the cute floral design using the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch.  I saw this card on Jenny Hayward's blog and used it as inspiration for mine.  Here's a closer look at the punched flowers:

I used another punchie on the inside.

 I used a negative of the punchie, with a punchie in the middle.  Doesn't it add a cute touch to the inside?

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Versamark
DSP/Cardstock: In Colour Patterns Stack DSP, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla
Other: Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon, Very Vanilla Brads, Very Vanilla Flower Brad, Silver Embossing Powder

Bye for now,

Tina