CTC #342 CASE Bright & Beautiful

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.

My inspiration came from the middle card on the right in the picture above. There is a mix of DSP and a stamped panel on the front of the Catty sample which reminded me of a favourite layout of mine, a cropped front panel card. I'll share the measurements at the end of the post.

Balloons were included on my design also, just in place of the stars in the original, and the spot where the cut-out balloons originally were has been taken by a circle label. I prefer not to use gems on cards where there are young children in the household, as I can just imagine them thinking they are lollies and trying to eat them.

Stampin' Blends are my favourite for colouring, and I don't suggest that I am an expert but like most activities, the more you do the better you get. Using the Color Lifter is something I'd suggest trying. For the little critter I've used light & dark Crumb Cake with Light Petal Pink, and a Color Lifter to blend.

This is a particularly good design to make when your DSP is in the 6" by 6" size, as you can display both sides of the paper if they are a 'happy' pairing. There were even strips left over from this piece of Bright & Beautiful DSP.

CROPPED FRONT PANEL CARD (A4 card)

Paper:

Base - Half a sheet of card , cut 14.5cm by width of card, score at 10.5cm. Slice off 2.5cm from the bottom of the card front.

DSP - trim to 14cm wide before cutting a piece 5cm (X 14cm) for inside card, another piece 2.5cm (X 14cm) for top of card. I was able to use the reverse of the paper for the middle front panel and it measures 5cm by 14cm.

Basic white for the largest Stitched Circle, and to stamp an image from Zany Zoo. I also placed a 5cm by 14cm piece of Basic white inside above the DSP for a message to be written on. Scraps of coloured card for die cut balloons.

We love for you to share your projects using the challenges. 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 letting us know which card or project you've CASE-d.

Judy May is next stop on this blog hop.

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Big Shot & Bundles Ending This Week - Australia

Just popping back to remind you that there is only one week more to take advantage of the Big Shot & Bundles offer. If you've been thinking about taking advantage of this great promotion, you should probably make your decision and act now, because it finishes on Sunday August 31st.

There's nothing worse than making that big purchase, to discover that you don't have anything to cut or emboss. Stampin' Up! are offering four terrific bundles, one bundle is free when you purchase your Big Shot and if you want more than one, the others can be purchased at a 15% discount.

That's a BIG saving in anyone's language, so check out the list below and see which combination will give you the best value. Then pop over to my online shop to place your order. You can see pictures of the bundles in the online shop. These discount bundles aren't in the annual catalogue or the Holiday Catalogue.

If you already have a Big Shot but fancy one of these bundles at 15% off, they are available until 31st August too. Even I took advantage of this temporary special to buy my Stars Framelits with the NEW Bright & Beautiful Stars stamp set.

Any questions? Call me 0417 500 681 or email rpalmieri5@bigpond.com.

Two Choices:

1) Buy a Big Shot and get a free bundle below.

  and/or

2) Buy a discounted bundle below at a 15% discount.

Bundle	Item Number	Stamp Set	Framelit	AUD	NZD
Sumthin' with Bubbly Words Clear-Mount Bundle	138920	Sumthin' Sumthin'	Word Bubbles	$ 54.25	$ 65.25
Sumthin' with Bubbly Words Wood-Mount Bundle	138923	Sumthin' Sumthin'	Word Bubbles	$ 58.50	$ 70.25
Decorative Goodies Clear-Mount Bundle	138921	Oh My Goodies	Deco Labels Collection	$ 62.75	$ 76.25
Decorative Goodies Wood-Mount Bundle	138924	Oh My Goodies	Deco Labels Collection	$ 72.95	$ 88.25
Celebrating Chalk Talk Clear-Mount Bundle	138922	Day of Celebration	Chalk Talk	$ 65.95	$ 77.95
Celebrating Chalk Talk Wood-Mount Bundle	138925	Day of Celebration	Chalk Talk	$ 74.50	$ 90.75
Flowery Daydream Clear-Mount Bundle	138910	Daydream Medallions	Floral Collection	$ 82.25	$ 99.95
Flowery Daydream Wood-Mount Bundle	138911	Daydream Medallions	Floral Collection	$ 93.25	$ 113.75
Bright & Beautiful Stars Clear-Mount Bundle	138200	Bright & Beautiful	Star	$ 75.50	$ 91.50
Bright & Beautiful Stars Wood-Mount Bundle	138644	Bright & Beautiful	Star	$ 87.25	$ 105.95

Case-ing The Catty #6 Kids

I am really enjoying CASE-ing The Catty because it pushes my creativity a little bit further. The card I've CASE-ed is on page 86 of the Australian catalogue, using Boys Will Be Boys stamp set. I liked the way they'd used the Chevron Border Punch, an arrow and star to draw the eye to the sentiment.

I wouldn't have thought to use washi tape at the bottom of the panel, but I'm glad I did as it ties the colours together beautifully. I expect I'm not the only one who buy pretty things, and then just hoards them!
I've added a lot more punched pieces than I'd have normally done AND I'm very pleased with the result.

I make a lot of cards for kids, but I haven't many current 'kid-type' stamp sets. This time I pulled out a great 'any occasion' stamp set,  Pictogram Punches. I bought this set as soon as we were allowed to, because I love the versatility. I like having more stars, hearts and flowers to punch out with the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, I like the moon to go with stars (makes a super-cute baby card) and I love the vase of flower stems, even though I haven't used that stamp yet.I used Stampin' Write Markers to ink up the  star sentiment, Momento black ink for the birthday greeting. 


Something To Say is another stamp set I ordered very quickly and I have used quite a lot already. It also has the stars, hearts and flowers that match the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, and the Happy Birthday sentiment I used here. There isn't a lot of stamping on my card, it was a good opportunity to use punches and frramelits. I actually used the August Stampin' Up! promotion for Big Shot and Bundles topurchase my Star Framelits and a NEW Bright and Beautiful stamp set from the Holiday Catalogue. If you buy the Big Shot in August you can choose a bundle (there's four on offer) for free, or if like me, you already have a Big Shot, you can purchase one or more of the bundles at 15% discount. Check that offer out here.


Now I'll wait to see what you CASE from pages 82-93 of the catalogue, and don't forget to share!
If you're in Australia, don't forget you can shop for Stampin' Up! products 24/7 and they are shipped to you very quickly via Australia Post.



Have a good weekend...

Rachel

Pictogram Punches Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$37.95

Pictogram Punches Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$28.95

Something To Say Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$51.95

Something To Say Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.95

Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

$29.95

Border Chevron Punch

$37.95

Deco Labels Framelits Die

$42.95

Stars Framelits Die

$45.95

Label Card Thinlits Die

$55.95

Retro Fresh This And That Washi Tape

$8.95

Island Indigo A4 Card Stock

$11.95

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

$11.95

Tangerine Tango A4 Card Stock

$11.95

Tempting Turquoise A4 Card Stock

$11.95

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Big Shot & Bundles - Australian Offer

Earlier today I sent an e-card to my customers about this fabulous Stampin' Up! promotion of the Big Shot and Stampin' Up! accessories. If you've been wanting to add a Big Shot to your craft supplies, this offer is too good to miss!

There's nothing worse than making that big purchase, only to discover that you don't have anything to cut or emboss.

Well, Stampin' Up! are offering four terrific bundles, including Bright and Beautiful Stars, which has a stamp set Bright & Beautiful from the Holiday Catalogue (ordering dates 28 August-5 January) AND the Stars Framelits which are valued at $75.50 bundled (clear mount) and the bundle is free when you purchase your Big Shot.
That's a BIG saving in anyone's language, so check out the list below and see which combination will give you the best value. Then pop over to my online shop to place your order. You can see pictures of the bundles in the online shop.

Any questions? Call me 0417 500 681 or email rpalmieri5@bigpond.com.

Two Choices:

1) Buy a Big Shot and get a free bundle below.

  and/or

2) Buy a discounted bundle below at a 15% discount.

Bundle	Item Number	Stamp Set	Framelit	AUD	NZD
Sumthin' with Bubbly Words Clear-Mount Bundle	138920	Sumthin' Sumthin'	Word Bubbles	$ 54.25	$ 65.25
Sumthin' with Bubbly Words Wood-Mount Bundle	138923	Sumthin' Sumthin'	Word Bubbles	$ 58.50	$ 70.25
Decorative Goodies Clear-Mount Bundle	138921	Oh My Goodies	Deco Labels Collection	$ 62.75	$ 76.25
Decorative Goodies Wood-Mount Bundle	138924	Oh My Goodies	Deco Labels Collection	$ 72.95	$ 88.25
Celebrating Chalk Talk Clear-Mount Bundle	138922	Day of Celebration	Chalk Talk	$ 65.95	$ 77.95
Celebrating Chalk Talk Wood-Mount Bundle	138925	Day of Celebration	Chalk Talk	$ 74.50	$ 90.75
Flowery Daydream Clear-Mount Bundle	138910	Daydream Medallions	Floral Collection	$ 82.25	$ 99.95
Flowery Daydream Wood-Mount Bundle	138911	Daydream Medallions	Floral Collection	$ 93.25	$ 113.75
Bright & Beautiful Stars Clear-Mount Bundle	138200	Bright & Beautiful	Star	$ 75.50	$ 91.50
Bright & Beautiful Stars Wood-Mount Bundle	138644	Bright & Beautiful	Star	$ 87.25	$ 105.95