CTC #250: CASE A Layout

Hi!

Welcome to the CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop! Have you arrived here from Rebecca's blog, or are you just starting here? Either way is totally OK, just keep on hopping until you get back to where you started.

This week Rebecca has selected a page from the Holiday Catalogue for us to CASE a layout. You can choose any of the cards and make another based on the design of the card. Which one catches your eye?

The feathery Pretty Peacock card at the bottom right of the page caught my eye. I nearly pulled out my Friends Of A Feather Paper Pumpkin kit, but then I remembered that there was some DSP in the Bird Ballad DSP that had a similar look as the DSP on the catalogue card, with a white design on a coloured background.

So in the end I did use a Paper Pumpkin kit, but it was the Hug From Shelli kit. I stamped the sprig of flowers around my Pretty Peacock card base in matching ink, and then a few in Memento to pop under the label. These I coloured with my Watercolour Pencils and Wink Of Stella.

The label was also from the PP kit, and it was stamped with the Happy Birthday from Magnolia Blooms. I layered some of the twine from the PP kit under the label as a nod to the original card.

I had a few extra coloured sprigs, so they went on the inside. Such an abundance of flowers, I love it!

That's it from me, so it's nearly time to hop on over to the next blog. Don't forget to check out our Facebook group, where you can see everyone's cards for the weekly challenges and add your own. You don't need a blog or fancy equipment, just snap a nice picture of your card and add it to the group. Too easy!

Don't forget to complete the hop first though! Next you're off to see what the wonderful Shannon has created.

Bye for now,

Tina

CTC #238: Garden Lane

Hi!

Thanks for joining me for the new CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. Did you join me from Rebecca's blog, or are you starting here? It doesn't matter, just keep moving around the blog hop until you get back to where you started.

This week we are not only CASEing the colours of the Garden Lane DSP, we are also CASEing cards from the Annual Catalogue that feature the suite. I had a look, and my eye was caught by the Memories and More card in this photo from page 39:

I don't have much of the two 'Lane' suites, apart from the Magnolia DSP, so I had to improvise a little! Instead of using a magnolia bloom, I switched it out for a butterfly.

I kept the layout of the M&M card, I just made it full card size. The butterfly was stamped and coloured in the same way as the magnolia on the card. I just used my Petal Pink Blends to colour the very inner bit of each section of the wings. It gives it such a soft, pretty look.

The bottom of the card looked too square and harsh, even after I'd added the butterfly. To soften it, I used my Leaf punch to crop some leaves from Vellum. I then coloured each one using my Dark Soft Sea Foam Blend and tucked them under the butterfly.

As the butterfly was a huge feature of the front of the card, I used it again on the inside. This time I just stamped it in second generation Petal Pink ink to keep it nice and soft.

The Design team have made a fabulous range of cards this week for our challenge. What will you make? You can add your card to our Facebook group. I ca't wait to see it!

In the meantime though, don't forget to finish the hop! Next on the list is the lovely Michelle.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #463: Just Choose Two

Hi!

This week at Just Add Ink, Jan has challenged us to choose two to add to our projects. Which two? Any two of:

That's right - foil, ribbon or sequins. Hmmm, which two will you choose? I sort of chose mine by accident, as I noticed that this card that I made for a class fit the bill for this weeks challenge! Lucky me!

You may look at my magnolias and think they don't look much like the magnolia set in the Annual Catalogue, and you'd be right! They are Stampin' Up! stamps, but you can find the set in a new, smaller brochure aimed at new stampers. Not that experienced stampers can't buy them though. I liked them as I found the other set too big. The set is called Magnolia Blooms, and it coordinates perfectly with the rest of the Magnolia Lane suite of products.

It's hard to see in the photo, but I embossed the background layer with the Subtle EF after stamping the smaller magnolia. This is the Faux Fabric look, and it certainly looks like fabric. A few green Iridescent sequins and a swish of Petal Pink ribbon and my card was done!

That's all from me - now it's time to pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog, where you can find the rest of this week's gorgeous Design team cards. You can also link up your card when you've decided if you'll add two of foil, ribbon or sequins!

Bye for now,

Tina