CTC #230: Favourite Big Shot Project

Hi!

Gosh, these Sunday's seem to be rolling around quickly! That's good, though, as that means it's time for the CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. This week we are CASEing our Favourite Retiring Big Shot Project. Whether you came from Julia's blog, or are starting here, just keep hopping until you get back to where you started.

Once again, I have far too many favourites to pick just one, so I decided to go with a die set that I thought hadn't seen enough love from me - the Window Box Frameilts. They are a fun set that is designed to make a sweet octagonal box, but I mostly got the set so that I could make a pop up card with it. Sadly, I didn't ever make one, so this was my chance to do so.

I have a friend trying 50 next month, so I decided that this would be an extra special card for him. I know his party colours are black and red, so the Broadway Bound SDSP was the perfect choice! I followed this tutorial to make the card base. It was very easy to follow, but she doesn't tell you which flaps to chop off, so do look at the pictures closely!

The word 'celebrate' is held up with two thin strips of Window Sheet. I cut two of the words and sandwiched the ends of the acetate between them. I then adhered the bottom the strips to the flap in the middle of the card.

I decided to add 50 balloons to the card - that's a lot of fussy cutting! I adhered some flat, but a lot of them were adhered using Dimensionals to give added dimension. Some even had two layers of Dimensionals to pop them out even further!

Here's a look at the back of the card - the only place to write a message! The writing panel also adds some strength to the back to keep it standing straight.

The beauty of this card is that it folds flat to allow it to be mailed. Well, flatish after all the Dimensionals I used! This card will be given in person, though, so I didn't mind that it got a bit bulky.

That's it for me! Will you join or challenge this week? What's your favourite retiring Big Shot item? Is it a die set, or maybe an embossing folder? Your can enter our challenge over in our Facebook group.

Before you do, don't forget to finish the blog hop. There's lots of lovely projects to see, including Michelle's Medallion card, which is up next!

Bye for now,

Tina

An Expedition Gift

Hi!

I wrote this post a couple of weeks ago, but by the time it publishes, I will have been in Salt Lake City for a couple of days with my friend and travel mate, Judy May. If all went to plan, we would have spend the weekend checking out the city and listening to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with fellow travellers Kathryn Mangelsdorf and Rachel Palmieri. We are off to tour Stampin' Up! Head Office today. How exciting, to see where it all happens!

Today's post is about the card and little gift I made and had made for Judy. She did an amazing job planning and organising our trip, for which I was very grateful.

I used paper from the Animal Expedition DSP, as it's so cute, and I thought a perfect choice for the card. I really love the birdie paper! The sentiment, from Treehouse Adventures, is also the perfect choice for the card - I fee like we really are off on an adventure.

I stamped and then coloured the Kangaroo with my Blends. I used the Soft Suede, Smoky Slate and Petal Pink combos. Can you see the silver around the edges? I ran out of Silver Foil paper, so I sponged the edge of the card with Versamark ink and then added Silver Embossing Powder before heat embossing. Too easy!

I also had a bone folder engraved to commemorate the trip. My friend, Alisha and her hubby did the engraving for me. I was so pleased with how it turned out!

To make the case for the bone folder I took a strip of Berry Burst cardstock that was a little wider and nearly twice as long as the folder. I rounded the corners and then scored lines for the fold at the bottom and the flap at the front. I then took a piece of Animal Expedition DSP and wrapped it around the cardstock, adhering it to the cardstock at the back. You need to do this with the bone folder inside the cardstock, otherwise it may end up too tight a fit. I then tied a length of Berry Burst ribbon around the whole thing.

How sweet is this sentiment and tag? The stamp is from the Bunch Of Blossoms stamp set, and the tag is from the Window Box Thinlits set. I punched a small heart from Silver Glimmer Paper using the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch.

I hope Judy enjoys using her bone folder while remembering our trip for many years to come.

Of course, I had to get one for myself too!

Bye for now,

Tina