CASEing The Catty Again

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I had an unexpectedly free day today, so I decided to sneak in an extra entry in the current CASEing the Catty challenge. This week they are challenging us to make a card from the Love and Sympathy section of the Annual Catalogue.

I hadn't yet had a play with my Weather bundle, so I decided I'd CASE the card on the far left on page 55. I kept most elements pretty much the same, with a few little changes. I changed the blues to Melon Mambo (despite the cardstock looking more like Watermelon Wonder!). I also switched the rhinestones for clear sequins, and added an extra layer to the card.

By far, the biggest change I made was to make the umbrella 3D. It was easy to do - I just stamped and cut four umbrellas, then folded three in half and glued them together and finally glued them to the fourth umbrella. Done!

I had cut an umbrella like on the card I CASEd before I changed my mind. I really dislike waste, so it was put to use on the inside of my card with a few clouds stamped behind it. I probably should have stamped the handle in a different colour on the inside  - I will know for next time!

I had fun with my two CASEing The Catty cards this month, especially because today's was the result of unexpected time to create.


Bye for now,


Tina

A Happy Pop Of Pink

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Where do you get inspiration for your cards? I often look through the catalogue at the cards to get a bit of a spark to start the creative process. Today's card was a CASE of a catalogue card. You can find it on page 84 - it's the one on the left with the pineapple.

I don't have the Pop Of Paradise stamp set that is used on the card, but I certainly didn't let that stop me! I substituted with the Hello You Thinlits and Crazy About You stamp set.

I've made this card at a few classes this month. Some of my ladies wanted a thank you card instead of a birthday card. To do this, we simply stamped the 'you make me' stamp from Crazy About You at the top left of the card instead of the 'birthday' at the bottom. Too easy!

I love this combo of stamps from the new Thoughtful Banners stamp set. A hot pink and black card is certainly worthy of a fabulous birthday!


Bye for now,


Tina

Something Sweet

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One of the biggest benefits of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is the teams and the friendships that you make as a result of signing up. Well, for me it's one of the biggest benefits! Today's card is about both being a part of a team, and also the friendships.

I belong to an online group that consists of the downline of Claire Daly, who is my 'grandma' upline. Along with all of the chatter and inspiration, we also have challenges occasionally. This time Claire gave us a photo of a HUGE stack of macarons and challenged us to make a card using it as inspiration. I chose to go with the colours, and used Marina Mist, Watermelon Wonder, Perfect Plum and Pumpkin Pie to create the watercolour wash background.

On the friendship side of things, I was lucky enough to be invited to a stamping day with Kathryn Mangelsdorf and her team. She was very generous in sharing her house, time and Stampin' Up! stash with us all. I cut the 'sweet' die cut from one of her new Framelit sets, Cupcake Cutouts.

I used a little more Perfect Plum ink and my Aqua Painter to do another watercolour wash on the inside to sit under the sentiment. I used the Shimmery White cardstock on both the front and inside of my card, as it's fabulous for watercolouring.


Bye for now,


Tina

JAI #317: Just Add Colour

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Yes, it's that time of the week again!

 This week Kim has put together a fantastic colour combination for our Just Add Ink challenge.

What a lovely collection of pinks and yellow/greens. I immediately thought florals, but when I looked at my new stamp sets I suddenly got a flash of inspiration.

I've used the new set, Mixed Drinks to create a row of cocktail-looking drinks. I stamped the glasses and was all set with my inkpads and blender pens to colour to get the look of the liquid, when I realised the stamp set had a liquid stamp. So easy!

After I'd finished stamping I went over the drinks with my clear Wink Of Stella pen to give them a bit of shimmer. Hopefully you can see it in the Rose Red cocktail on the left. I stamped the background of the card with another new stamp set - Playful Background. I thought the bubble-like stamp might help invoke thoughts of bubbly cocktails.

The cocktail on the inside is Flirty Flamingo. LOL, I just realised that Flirty Flamingo could be a cocktail name!


The rest of the Design Team at Just Add Ink have made some stunning cards this week using Kim's gorgeous colour combination. You can head over to the blog to check them out.


Bye for now,


Tina

MKPLxSU Blog Share: Hello Lovely

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Welcome to another Memory Keeping with Project Life by Stampin' Up! Blog Share!

This month we are all using the brand spanking new Hello Lovely Collection for our layouts. Have you checked out the new PLxSU Collections in the Catalogue yet? I certainly have, and I'm loving them all!

I have scrapped a very recent event for my family, in fact it happened last Friday. Nothing like scrapping while the memory is still fresh.

My daughter, Ada, and her best friend, Hannah, are a bit obsessed by 'Matilda' lately. Unbeknown to them, Hannah's mum, Rachael and I organised a girl's weekend to Melbourne with them to see the musical production. We did it about 2 weeks ago, and have been bursting to tell them ever since. We finally sat them down in a café and gave them a little flip book I'd made, and got them to read it out loud. I love that in the photos on this page the girls bend closer over the page as they go, and as their excitement levels increased.

The second page shows the news really sinking in. They were so happy, but kept asking if it was really true. Ada was especially excited as she's never been on a plane before. Now we just have to wait the 6 weeks or so for the trip!

I really liked this 2 inch card, as it really sums up what the girls have been thinking lately - they wished they could see the musical, and now their wishes have come true. I matted it in Basic Black to really make it pop. There are lots of cards that use Basic Black in this collection, and it adds that little bit of boldness or drama to a page.

I used a new stamp set, Labeler Alphabet on the main journaling card, but also on each photo. The number on the card refers to the number on the photo, and the journaling describes what the girls were doing/saying/thinking in each photo. It's a neat way to guide the reader through the layout, especially as each of the photos is pretty much the same.

Well, that's it from me this month, but you can check out the rest of the MKPLxSU Design Team by clicking on the links below:

Sandra Korten

Delys Cram

Julie Kettlewell

Anna Pickering

Constanze Wirtz

Caroline van der Straaten

Linda Dalke

Don't forget that you can join the MKPLxSU group on Facebook, too! There's lots of PLxSU inspiration and chatter in the group.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #316: Just Add Stripes

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How's your Friday going? I must say that I love a quiet Friday at home, where I can gear up for the busyness of the weekend. Hudson is in respite for the weekend, so it's going to be a big 'getting things done' weekend. Hopefully the weather will cooperate!

I'm hoping to sneak in some crafting time, as I have a huge pile of new stuff on my desk waiting to get inky.  How about you? Hopefully you'll find time to play along with our Just Add Stripes challenge at Just Add Ink.

I decided to use a piece of striped DSP from the new Pop Of Pink SDSP pack. It's so cute, and the perfect backdrop for this sweet little girl. She's a LaLa Land stamp, coloured with Copics.

Does my card remind you a little of my JAI card from a few weeks ago? You can see it here. That would be because the cards are for my twin nieces, and they were deliberately designed to match, but not be exactly the same. I hope they like them!

You can see that I made the insides pretty much the same too.


Have a great weekend, hopefully it's one that involves some craft time so you can play along with us at Just Add Ink.


Bye for now,


Tina

Playful Palette Split Card

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One of the first things I ordered from the new Catalogue was the Playful Palette Washi Tape. I'm a bit of a sucker for the splatter patterns in the tape. I've seen quite a lot of these Split Cards on the web, so I decided to give one a go, with the washi as a feature.

They are pretty easy to make, just take a 4 inch square of Whisper White card and cut it in half on a diagonal. You could even cut it in a wavy line - whatever takes your fancy! Decorate the two halves, adhere them to the card base and add a sentiment to the gap. Done!

I used one of the now retired Wooden Expressions, but to make it a bit more dramatic, I coloured it black by pushing it into my Basic Black inkpad. Be careful not to get the ink on your fingers though, as it gets everywhere!

Washi is such a great way to add a pop of drama to a card - don't you agree?


Bye for now,


Tina