CTC 374: CASE Your Favourite Retiring Bundle

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I hope that you've had a wonderful weekend, and what a great way to wrap it up - with the new CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. This week we are asking you to CASE a project made using your favourite retiring bundle from the Mini Catalogue.

For me, it's a no-brainer choice - the On The Horizon bundle. LOL, it was the only bundle that I purchased from the Mini!

I chose the card above because I really liked the way the DSP has been split over the front of the card. It's such an effective look. While I used the same technique, I changed a few things about the card.

The most obvious change is the orientation of the card. I also made each section of the DSP even in size. I cut my DSP to 3 inches wide so that it was a little more efficient use of the DSP. After stamping it, I trimmed and adhered to the Soft Succulent cardstock. It's all popped up on a Whisper White base.

I stamped the trees several times on the DSP, mostly because the first attempt saw the trees floating in space, as I stamped it too high. Oops! 

I quite like how the inside turned out. I was just using up scraps from the front of the card. I was a bit uncertain about the DSP behind the die cut trees, but I've ended up liking the way it looks.

That's all from me for now, but your job is just beginning. Do you have a favourite retiring bundle from the Jan-June Mini catalogue? Of course you do! Just CASE a project from the catalogue and add a photo to our Facebook Group. Easy!

The next stop in our Blog Hop this evening is my lovely friend, Rachel Palmieri. Hmmm, I wonder which bundle she'll choose?

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Basic Gray

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Welcome back to the new Colour Creations Blog Hop. This week we are featuring Basic Gray, which is actually a very tricky colour to feature! It's usually more of a supporting colour. I had hoped that my new Tech Support stamp set might have arrived in time, as I thought it would work well with the dark gray, but sadly it did not.

I once again looked at Brian King for a colour combo. I really liked the pop of rich red with the grays. By using the about-to-retire Symbols Of Fortune SDSP, I also got a pop of Gold Foil.

I've wanted to try a Double Box Fancy Fold card for a while, and thought that this was a good opportunity. Basic Gray was used for the card base, while Merry Merlot was used for the smaller box part of the card.

The crane was roughly cut from the DSP and adhered to a price of Thick Whisper White card before being fussy cut. This extra layer helps to stop it from sagging when it's popped up on Dimensionals. One dragonfly got the same treatment, but as the other two were being adhered directly to the background they did not need the extra layer.

I don't know if you noticed, but the front of my card is back to front - in every other sample I've seen, the box is on the left, not right. I had to make it this way, as I made the back panel before I decorated the front, and glued it on upside down. Luckily it was easily fixed by rotating the card base, but I really should not attempt to make a card while watching a fascinating show on scammers!

Next up in tonight's Basic Gray Blog Hop is Kate Morgan, who was one of the talented card makers who inspired my Fancy Fold tonight!

If you find a broken link, or run into other difficulties, please pop on over to Catherine Proctor's blog. As always, she does a wonderful job of keeping all hoppers organised.

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Balmy Blue

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Thanks for stopping by for our Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are looking at Balmy Blue this week, a lovely, light blue. It's a blue that I really like and use a lot.

I've once again chosen to use a Brian King colour combo for my card. I thought it suited a masculine card, so I pulled out my On The Horizon bundle. I'm so sad that it is retiring at the end of the month!

I had fun playing with the Horizon Dies to create a scene on my card front. The Navy hill is actually in reverse - I felt it suited the layout better to have the bigger hill on the left. I had to creatively trim the piece so that it would fit across the card - it's more suited to a landscape card. 

I messed up the stamping on the front of the card - I forgot to stamp the Happy Birthday until after I'd put the Dimensionals on the back. I gave it a try, but as you can see, I had to cover the mess with a stamped banner instead!

Nice and simple on the inside. I really like the combo of the die cut trees and the stamped birds.

That's all from me for tonight - short and sweet! Next stop along the way is my lovely friend, Rachel Palmieri.

Catherine can help if you get stuck. She has a list of all participants on her blog, so jump on over there is you find a link that isn't working.

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Sweet Sorbet

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Hooray for a new Colour Creations Blog Hop! This week we are looking at another new In Colour - Sweet Sorbet. It's a lovely, deep pink that is definitely growing on me.

Once again I looked to Brian King for a stunning colour combo. I love the mix of pinks, and the addition of Crumb Cake is perfection. I think this is my favourite combo of the four In Colour gift card sets that I have made so far.

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Here is the group together. Aren't they pretty and feminine? I thought that the die from Penned Flowers would be perfect for my Silver Foil accent piece.

Thanks for joining me, but please do continue your way around our blog hop tonight. There's plenty more Sweet Sorbet inspiration to be found, starting with Amie McIlroy.

As ever, the lovely Catherine Proctor keeps us all organised and the blog hop ticking over. If you do happen to find a broken link, just jump on over to her blog, where you'll find a list of all participants.

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Starry Sky

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Gee whizz! It's Wednesday night again, which means Colour Creations time. This week certainly has rolled past very quickly! This week it's Starry Sky's turn to shine. It's a lovely, deep blue.

I've once again looked to Brian King for colour inspiration. I chose the combo above as it's a more masculine combo, and I thought that it would slot nicely into my In Colour card gift set. You can't go too wrong with red, white and blue for males!

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I had to use the retired Stitched Leaves Dies for the Silver Foil accent on my cards, as I don't yet have any of the new masculine stuff! If you were replicating my cards it would be easy enough to use a different accent piece.

That's all from me for tonight, but please don't forget to look at everyones's blog tonight. There's lots of gorgeousness to be found, starting with the lovely Rachel Woollard.

If you run into any issues, please pop on over to the blog of our lovely Hostess, Catherine Proctor. She will have a list of all participants to help get you back on track.

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Parakeet Party

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Thanks for once again joining me for the new Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are starting with the new In Colours this round, and this week we are looking at Parakeet Party. It's a super-bright lime green, that I think I'll grow to love.

Once again, I've decided to use a Brian King colour combo to make my cards, in conjunction with the same five Sheetload Of Cards templates that I made last week's cards with. If you recall, my plan was to make a set of five cards with each In Colour so that I'd end up with a gift set of 25 cards. Here are this week's cards.

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I really loved the bright pink and green offset with navy. The navy prevents the combo being too over the top. I finished each card with a Silver Foil foliage die cut from the Forever Flourishing Dies.

That's me finished for tonight, but please do continue your way around our blog hop. Just keep going until you get back to where you started. The next stop along the way is my lovely fellow South Aussie, Di Furniss. 

As ever, if you run into any issues, please pop on over to Cathy Proctor's blog. She will have a list of all participants there, and you can pick up your trail again.

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Orchid Oasis

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Welcome back for Colour Creations in 2022-23! Do you enjoy seeing the colours featured each week? I do! This week we are starting with the brand new In Colours, specifically Orchid Oasis. After two years of only using the focal colour with neutrals, I've decided to branch out this year and use a few more colours.

I found this gorgeous colour combo that Brian King, of Stamp With Brian, put together. I loved the softer So Saffron and Mint Macaron with Orchid Oasis. 

I also decided that for the new In Colours, I would make five cards in each colour and by the end I will have a lovely set of 25 cards to give as a gift. To make this task a little easier, I decided to use some Sheetload Of Cards templates as the basis of my cards. I used the same supplies on each card, just changing the layout to suit the Sheetload template.

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Here's the group of five cards. I used three 6x6" sheets of colour family DSP, plus an extra 2" strip of a fourth sheet. A 2x12" strip of Silver Foil was used for the butterflies, and I used scraps for the sentiment panels. I think I used around 4 sheets of A4 cardstock in the colour combo colours, plus Whisper White. I used a mix of On The Horizon and Light The Candles stamp sets for my sentiments.

That's me finished for the night - thanks for hanging around! You definitely want to continue your way around our blog hop though, as there's plenty more Orchid Oasis inspiration to be seen! The next stop is my lovely friend, Rachel Palmieri.

If you run into a problem, please hop on over to Cathy Proctor's blog. She has a list of all participants, so you can pick up your trail there.

Bye for now,

Tina