Colour Creations Insta Hop - Week 13 - Cajun Craze

 

Cajun Craze is next up in our alphabetical colour hop through the Annual Catalogue ink colours. It definitely has its place in the colour range, but I can't say it's a huge favourite with me.

It is a rich, earthy, rust colour from the Regals collection and also comes in two tone cardstock as well as many other products. Another son had a birthday last week and I used Cajun Craze as inspiration for his card.

Party Alphabet dies were used to cut the abbreviation of his name; it can't be much longer than 3 letters! Sponging Cajun Craze ink around then creates more depth.

Spooky Sweet 12" X 12" DSP is the background paper with some stamping from Trusty Tools stamps in Grey Granite ink, just subtle enough to provide a pattern on the background.

Not 29 Anymore is just a little bit funny when your children start their journey into middle age, although a friend of mine with a husband turning 80 next year says he always tells people he is 29½!

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SHOP:

Your orders are very much appreciated, no matter how small or big, every little bit helps me to meet my minimums and keep on creating. Hopefully you are inspired by some of the projects I share and want to make your own. My online shop is open anytime and delivery by tracked Australia Post takes 5-10 days.

CTC 530 - Case Boho Vibes Suite

CASE-ing The Catty Crew are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from Australia & New Zealand who take inspiration weekly from the catalogues. The catalogues are a fantastic resource, and we love to inspire you to seek inspiration there too.

It has been quite a while since I have participated in a blog hop, but hopefully I will be able to contribute more regularly for the remainder of the year. There are a number of ways you can CASE, it may be a sketch, the colour scheme or something else altogether.

The card on page 63 inspired me, but I took it in a different direction with paper from Florals in Bloom DSP. The sentiment on the catalogue sample was a positive message, so I chose another positive one from Peace on Earth which will be available for you to order in early September.

I stamped Granny Apple Green and Petunia Pop card with matching ink and stamps from Stripes & Dots stamp set. When I ordered this stamp I thought it was a large background stamp, but I've been pleased to find they are all individual. This card was cut into banners for contrast behind the label.

The rather gorgeous two-tone Sparkle Gems add the finishing touch.

Now it's your turn. We do request that the projects you submit have been created especially for this challenge. You can CASE directly or be inspired by a sketch/layout, colour combo or embellishment. Ask to join our Facebook group, and then add a picture of your CASE.

I'm the last on this blog hop but if you haven't done the full circuit yet, you can head to Rebecca's blog for some more inspiration.

Have a great crafty week!

 

Week 10 - Blackberry Bliss

Playing with some newish stamps, dies and paper to create a card using mainly Blackberry Bliss. These Impressions Abloom dies make such pretty flowers and adding colour with a blending brush to white die cuts gives a subtle version of Blackberry Bliss.

The Right Words is an essential stamp for any stash with the variety of sentiments and verses to suit many occasions. I used a birthday sentiment on the front and a short birthday greeting on the inside for this card.

For 3 days only, Wednesday 9th - Friday 11th, you can order any of the Two-tone card at 20% off.

SHOP

Your orders are very much appreciated, no matter how small or big, every little bit helps me to meet my minimums and keep on creating. Hopefully you are inspired by some of the projects I share and want to make your own. My online shop is open anytime and delivery by tracked Australia Post takes 5-10 days.

Snow Camping - a customised Birthday card.

Can you believe that anyone is crazy enough to go camping, in a tent, in the snow? Well, my youngest has done this now for the last two years, so after I saw the first years's photos, I knew I had to pull an old die set out of my 'favourites' drawer. He insists they are toasty warm in their Zero 10 degrees sleeping bags, but I really don't know!

Greatest Journey, with the tent, snow and silhouetted figure was one of those bundles that a mum & gran of boys couldn't part with when it retired. It also has a bike rider which I used for a grandson when it was current. You can check that card out here.

The sentiment is another more recently retired die called Wanted To Say. I wonder if you have stamps or dies that you just can't part with.

 Upcycled card backing from DSP packs is a wonderful medium for ink blending, having a bit of shine to it. The moon was created by punching a circle from a post-it-note sticky part and masking off the area.

I always add adhesive sheet to fiddly pieces like these before I die cut and it makes for a much cleaner crafting experience. You can find it in the die cutting section of the online store but click on adhesive sheet and it will take you there. It is a little pricey but a little goes a long way, and since I've been very frugal about the rest of the supplies its a well-deserved luxury.

Colour Creations Insta Hop - Week 9 - Berry Burst

My card-making has taken a back seat while I enjoy scrap booking my recent trip, reliving all the fun moments. I am still running my monthly classes though, and this was a recent card the ladies made.

Using a Berry Burst card base and stamping the sentiment with Berry Burst on the white card die cut with Everyday Arches dies makes for a lovely bright birthday card. The leaves and fruity pieces are from Cheers & Sips but we fussy cut the glasses from DSP.

 I hope you are using this chilly weather to do more of what you love!

Colour Creations Insta Hop - Week 5 - Timid Tiger

Usually, it's a struggle for me to use orange but I like the 'gentler' tone of Timid Tiger and enjoyed trying out some new dies and stamps while creating this card.

The ornate cut out holding the label is Beautiful Motif dies, which I had thought would only be useful for memory keeping but it appears not.

Paper Tags provided a 'different' sentiment, stamped in Early Espresso. The flowers were small enough to be quickly coloured with Stampin' Write Markers.

 Happy crafting,

CASE An Easy Option CTC 522

CASE-ing The Catty Crew are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from Australia & New Zealand who take inspiration weekly from the catalogues. The catalogues are a fantastic resource, and we love to inspire you to seek inspiration there too.

The Father's Day card at the top left of this picture inspired me to pull Trusty Tools stamps and dies off the shelf to make a quick card. It's a very loose interpretation for my CASE, I needed an easy card for my community group and also wanted to participate in the CTC challenge. Some of them make Father's Day cards for a local school but there will be the option of a 'Happy birthday' greeting too.

The tools are small enough that colouring with Stampin' Blends was quick and I was able to use Darling Duckling on the tape measure. The mat behind the navy check DSP (Take to the Sky) is Darling Duckling too.

Initially I was going to use a tag from Take To The Sky DSP but realised that the pegboard die was a good substitute and very easy too.

Now it's your turn. We do request that the projects you submit have been created especially for this challenge. You can CASE directly or be inspired by a sketch/layout, colour combo or embellishment. Ask to join our Facebook group, and then add a picture of your CASE

 Next on the Blog Hop is actually no. #1, the talented Julia Quinn.

Happy crafting everyone!