CTC 337: Step Up A Mini Catalogue Project

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Hello, and thanks for stopping by for the new CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. I wasn't sure if I was going to have a card made in time for the hop tonight, but I just squeaked in. The concert band that I play in staged a large Proms concert last night, which was a lot of fun, but a lot of energy. It went very well, and I woke up feeling great this morning, so I was able to get crafty.

This week we are asking you to step up a Mini Catalogue project. What does this mean? Basically, make your chosen project more fancy! You could add more layers or colours or embellishments, or do what I did and turn it into a fancy fold.

I chose this cute card from page 68 of the Mini Catalogue. I don't have the bundle, but I do have the coordinating Penguin Playmates Sale-A-Bration DSP, so I used that instead to make a rocking card.

I started by roughly cutting five of the penguins from the DSP and gluing them to some Thick Whisper White cardstock. This gives them strength, but also makes the back of the card look a little nicer. Once dry, they were fussy cut and had Wink Of Stella added to their beanies and scarves. The base of the card was some die cut circles, cropped from Fresh Freesia cardstock and some of the DSP. The penguins were glued (back row) and popped up over the top, ensuring that the card stayed balanced. It rocks nicely if you give it a little push, but stays straight when it's not rocking.

Another die cut circle, from Whisper White card, completes the inside, along with a sentiment from Words Of Cheer. I cut the white circle in half so that the card still folded nicely. Too much bulk in the crease would prevent it from sitting nicely.

Again, thank for joining me tonight. We'd love for your to join in with our challenges, It's as easy as joining our Facebook group and adding a photo of your card for each challenge. No blog or fancy equipment/software/apps necessary. Just snap a photo and upload it to the group. Easy!

I'm the last stop on tonight's hop, but if you started mid-way, just keep on going until you get back to where you started. The next stop is my lovely friend from Queensland, Rebecca, with a gorgeous Christmas card.

Bye for now,

Tina

Heart Of Christmas Week 6

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Welcome to Week 6 of the Heart Of Christmas Blog Hop. Have you been Hopping with us each week? There's been lots of festive inspiration each week, and I'm sure that this week won't be different!

Aren't these papers sooo cute? They are a Sale-A-Bration freebie, called Penguin Playmates DSP. One side is adorable animals playing in the snow, that may or may not be Christmassy, depending on what's on the rest of the card. The other side of the papers are lots of prints - you can see the dotty, pine tree and snowflake paper on my card. The tag was cut using the Tailor Made Tags Dies, and the snowman was fussy cute from the DSP.

I loved the dotty paper so much, I added a strip to the inside of my card. The sentiment is from Christmas To Remember.

As always this year, here are my group of cards. They were made using the December 2019 Sheetload Of Cards template.

That's all from me for this week, but please do continue your way around our Blog Hop until you get back to where you started. Next up tonight is my wonderful friend, Kate. I always love seeing what she's made.

I am hosting tonight's Heart Of Christmas Blog Hop, so at the end of each post you will find a link back to my blog. Pop back here if you find a broken link, and then just click on the next person's name to continue on with the Hop.

Kate Morgan

Rachel Woollard

Catherine Proctor

Michele Taylor

Sharon Davern

Vicki Boucher

Theresa Gerrard

Rosa Leyden

Judy May

Christine Blain

Caroline Manwaring

Ros Davidson

Bye for now,

Tina

CTC 327: Holiday Section

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Welcome back to this new CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. We are celebrating our seventh anniversary this evening. How exciting! I've been part of the team for around two and a half years, and have enjoyed every moment.

This week for our challenge, we are asking you to CASE  a card from the Holiday Section of the Annual Catalogue. Have you started making Christmas cards yet? I've been making them for around a month now, with the hope that I won't have to madly rush to get enough made in December.

I chose this card from page 95, as the simple design really appealed to me and I liked how the branch hung over the sides of the main panel.

I started by rotating the orientation of the card. The main panel stretched to become the long, thin strip that the sentiment sit on, and the polar bear still overhangs each side of the panel. Sort of the same, but also very different!

The DSP I have used is a cute new Sale-A-Bration option, called Penguin Playmates. You can earn it free in August and September with a $90 catalogue spend. To jazz up the images a little, I coloured the polar bear's scarf and nose with Wink Of Stella. Some trees in the background DSP also got the same treatment. It's an overcast day here, so no sun to help capture the sparkle in a photo - you'll just have to imagine!

The sentiments I've used are from a stamp set in the new Mini Catalogue, called Christmas To Remember. It's a lovely sentiment only set that I'm sure I will use a lot. The tree is fussy cut from the Penguin Playmates DSP.

That's all from me tonight, but your part in our seventh anniversary challenge is just beginning! Choose a card to CASE from the Holiday Section, and after you've made it, just upload a photo to our Facebook group. Easy!

Please do continue on with our blog hop before you dash off to get inky. Next up is my lovely friend, Rachel.

Bye for now,

Tina