Colour Creations: Just Jade

 Hi!

Hooray, It's time for the new Colour Creations Blog Hop. This week we are playing with Just Jade, which is one of the 2020-22 In Colours. It's a lovely green, and it's one that I quite like.

I was once again a bit time poor this week, so I googled Just Jade cards for inspiration, and decided to CASE one I found that was made by Kayla Renee, of Stampin With Kayla. Her card was very pretty, and quite simple, so it was definitely a winner for me!

I pretty much only changed the sentiment part of the card, by using the Black Glittered Organdy ribbon, Sweet Strawberry and the Tasteful Labels Dies. The Matte Black Dots and Just Jade Enamel Dot were another addition on my version.

That's all from me for tonight, but there's still plenty of inspiration left to be seen! Please continue your way around our Blog Hop by jumping on over to the lovely Caroline Manwaring's blog. She always has something delightful to see!

As always, our fabulous host is Catherine Proctor. If something goes awry, please head on over to her blog where you'll find a complete list of all Hoppers. You can pick up your trail there!

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Coastal Cabana

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Hello - welcome to Coastal Cabana week! Can you tell that I'm excited? I like Coastal Cabana, it's such a gorgeous blue-green.

A relatively simple card for me tonight, as I was a little time poor this week. It's been a while since I've played with the Blossoms In Bloom bundle, so it was my first choice for the card. When I opened my dies, I found the Basic Black outline piece already cut, so that guided my card.

I always struggle a bit with sentiments when using the bundle. Making it look deliberate, and not plonked on the side can be tricky! I didn't want a label too big, as that would cover too much of the flowers. I think the Sweet As A Peach sentiment and Tailored Tag punch combo is a winner.

Just a little bit of the image was stamped on the inside of my card. I didn't want to take up too much writing space!

That's all from me for tonight, but please do continue your way around our Blog Hop. The next blog on your journey belongs to the very talented Michele Taylor.

As always, if you find a broken link you can view the full list of participants on Catherine Proctor’s blog.

Bye for now,

Tina

CTC #272: CASE The Flowers Of The Annual Catalogue

Hi!

Gee, these Sunday evenings seem to roll around very quickly! Maybe it's just because it's nearly the end of the weekend that they seem to sneak up on us? Regardless, it's time for the new CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop.

This week we are reverting back to one week long challenges, and the challenge this week is to CASE any project involving flowers from the Annual Catalogue. As ever, I started at the back of the catalogue, and got as far as page 132 before I found a card that I wanted to CASE.

I really liked the multicolour die cut, which in the sample was created by cropping some cardstock with the flower die and then using one of the new Water Brushes to apply the colour to the die cut. It allows you to target each area and colour accordingly. I was short on time this week, and not having the time to colour and wait for it to dry, I opted to use DSP to get a similar affect.

I had to use the retired Lily Impressions DSP, as none of the new DSP packs that I own had enough of the colour variation I required to achieve the look.  I selected a paper that had quite a lot of colour and used the bottom layer of the Many Layered Blossoms Dies to crop it. I then cropped the top layer using plain Whisper White card, and adhered it over the top. The Adhesive Sheets made this very easy, and way less messy than liquid glue!

The blooms were popped up over a Blackberry Bliss card base using Black Dimenisonals. The Ornate Frames Die label was a bit of a nod to the original card - it had a strip of contrasting colour down each side of the card.

For the inside, I cropped a small section of the die with the same DSP, but then I used Blackberry Bliss for the top layer, as Whisper White would not have stood out enough on the WW writing panel. The stamped sentiment is from Itty Bitty Birthdays, as is the front sentiment.

You can join in our challenge each week by adding your card to the wall in our Facebook Group. All are welcome, no blog or fancy editing required! We'd love for more people to join in the fun - the more the merrier!

Before you go check it out, though, don't forget to finish the Hop! Next you're off to see what my good friend, Judy, has made. She's a fabulous gardener, so floral cards are right up her alley!

Bye for now,

Tina