Heart Of Christmas Week 7

 Hi!

Welcome to the seventh week of the Heart Of Christmas Blog Hops. I finally have some new stuff, so I was excited to play along this week.

How gorgeous is the Beary Christmas DSP? It really doesn't need much else, so I used the May 2023 Sheetload Of Cards to show off as much of the paper as possible. I paired it with the new Joy To You stamp set for the sentiment.

As I used the More Dazzling paper on the front, I also used a small strip on the inside. I changed my stamp set to Brightest Glow, as I didn't want to put a big sentiment on the inside of the card.

I've decided to make only two cards each time using the Sheetload templates. I was in the enviable position of having too many cards last year, so I don't need to make as many this year. You can see hat I varied the position of the sentiment panel, mostly to try not to cover too many of the polar bears.

That's all from me for tonight, but please do keep going around the blog hop until you get back to where you started. The next stop along the way is my lovely friend, Kate Morgan.

If you run into any issues with links, just pop on over to the wonderful Sharon Davern's blog. She will have a list of all of tonight's participants to help get you back on track.

Bye for now,

Tina

CTC 430: CASE A Colouring Project

 Hi!

Welcome to the new CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. We enjoy CASEing projects from the Stampin' Up! catalogues, and we hope that you do too. They are a great source of inspiration.

This week we are asking you to CASE a project that uses a colouring technique. You could watercolour, colour with Stampin' Blends, or with pencils.

I chose to CASE these Taco Fiesta cards. I hadn't used the stamp set in a while, so that guided my choice. They are super adorable three inch square cards, perfect for tucking into a little gift.

I pretty much kept my card the same as the sample, only making a few changes. Most obvious is the use of the More Dazzle paper. It's so much fun, and I can't resist adding it to everything lately.

The other two changes were the use of White Twine instead of Linen Thread. I also used the piñata image rather than the food images. I just really love the piñata!

I stamped him again on the inside of my card. I stamped a few of the lollies and confetti images around the sentiment on the inside. It echoes the sentiment label on the front of the card - if you look closely you can see the image stamped around the sentiment.

We'd love to see which colouring project you will choose to CASE. All you need to do is make the card, snap a photo and then add it to our Facebook Group. I can't wait to see which project you choose.

Before you go running off to create, please continue your way round tonight's Blog Hop. There's lots more inspiration to be found, starting with my lovely South Aussie friend, Michelle Stradz.

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Berry Burst

 Hi!

Welcome to the new Colour Creations Blog Hop, where we are celebrating a colour that I was thrilled to see make a return to the colour lineup. Berry Burst was a favourite, and one that I'd kept when it retired last time. Very handy when it was announced in the latest colour refresh!

I had thought to make a floral card with Berry Burst, but when I went to look at my current stamp sets, I could not find a single floral stamp set! Luckily today was a snap sale from Stampin' Up! with 15% off of all stamp sets.

I still wanted to make a feminine card, but I had to pivot just a little. I was also thrilled that the Dazzle paper (now known as More Dazzle) was making a return in this catalogue, so my card concept was based around both it and Berry Burst.

I used my Dots & Spots Die to crop the Berry Burst card and layered it over the More Dazzle paper. An extra little scrap was used as a banner under the 'birthday' part of my sentiment. I don't want to waste any of the paper!

Another little strip was used on the inside. While I don't want to waste it, I certainly don't want to hoard it! 

My lovely friend, Sharon Davern is the next stop on tonight's Blog Hop. I wonder what Berry Burst deliciousness she will have for us?

If you run into any problems with the Hop tonight, just jump on over to the wonderful Cathy Proctor's blog. She does a marvellous job of keeping us all organised.