CTC#371 CASE the Colours of 'He's The Man DSP'

 

The 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. You might have come from Sandra's blog, and her bottle full of flowers. Now you're with Rachel Palmieri in Melbourne, Australia.

The colours are listed as Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Sahara Sand & Soft Succulent. I begin by getting out the ink pads and thinking about possibilities. Focussing mainly on Soft Succulent suggested plants, while the Cajun Craze suits terracotta pots, so Plentiful Plants was pulled from the shelf.

Home & Garden is in the mini catalogue but sadly, hasn't made it into the Annual catalogue, so we sadly farewell it at the end of June. It's staying in my craft room though, because we have so few stamps and dies relating to homes, gardens, men. It provided a ladder, trowel and gardening gloves for this weeks card. 

 

The sentiment, from Home & Garden, has been pruned! It actually says "Thanks for helping me grow". You don't always have to use the whole sentiment, just mask it off with tape, ink up, carefully remove the tape and stamp.

We love having you join in our challenges. Ask to join our Facebook group, and then add a picture of your CASE, and let us know which card or project you've CASE-d. No blog required, no special qualifications.

Let's check out what the lovely Julia Quinn has made this week. Just a hint - it features kitty cats.

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This offer will be ending May 31st.

If you live in Australia, you can join my team, the FUNdamentals.  One of the great things about Stampin' Up!® is the support they give to their demonstrators, creating a lovely 'family' feel. There is no pressure to hold parties, classes or demonstrate unless this is a path you want to go down.Join my team for $169 (remember to have your order for $235.00 worth of products written down), and after that get a 20% discount on orders. From 3-31 May, $116 worth of In Color products will be added to your order at no cost to you. Stampin" Up! are keen for you to try out the New  colours so you receive 5 full size ink pads, card stock, Grid sheets and a 6' x 6" pack of DSP. 

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Colour Creations - Smokey Slate

The participants in Colour Creations are all Stampin' Up! demonstrators and members of Art With Heart. This is week 43 of Colour Creations Blog Hop, and we are up to Smokey Slate.

Hello Beautiful is probably not the name of a stamp set you'd think to use for a masculine card, but it has some wonderful solid shapes included, along with interesting 'little' images - like the scribble, dots etc. I stamped the shape with1st, 2nd & 3rd generation in Smokey Slate, overlapping in places.

The scribbles and dots were added in black Memento ink and then I pulled out Home & Garden to stamp the ladder and diecut before colouring with Smokey Slate Blends. 'Birthday Wishes' is from Home & Garden also, and after lining up the stamp on the card front, that sentiment was added using the step-stamping method, with the Stamparatus. You move the plate down one hinge mark and stamp, then move one more until you have a lovely line of greetings.

The same step-stamping was used for 'to the man who can do anything', this time stamped in Old Olive. The grass was die cut from the same shade of green and a few of the rock embellishments were placed on the 'ground'.

A little more stamping on the inside in Smokey Slate finishes this card nicely. Home & Garden has not made it into the Annual catalogue so if you need this stamp & die bundle, don't wait too long to place your order. I think it might be another popular one.

Next Art With Heart Team member to share is the talented Christine Blain. I wonder if her card is for a man, woman or child?

 If at any time you find a broken link, please head to the blog of this week’s host of the AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop, Cathy Proctor, and she will have the list of all participants.

CTC#355 CASE SAB

 

The 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.

This week we are CASE-ing SAB again, and invite you to get inspired and join in on Facebook. Despite being a small booklet with few products, the SALE-A-Bration catalogue is packed with inspiration! 

Two weeks ago Michelle Strazds CASE-d this same card from page 6, and its a winner whatever stamp you use. It's the second card from the left, and I stamped garden tools from Home & Garden.

First step is colouring the strip of card with blending brushes. I chose Daffodil Delight and Old Olive.

The three stamps were mounted onto one block to simplify the stamping. Just twist the block  45 degrees each time you stamp to get a different orientation. There are many gardeners in my circle of friends, I just have to decide who this goes to.

Home & Garden is a great bundle, with stamps and dies which suit handy people and gardeners alike.Although my opinion is that it should be included in the next Annual catalogue, there's no guarantee the powers that be at Stampin' Up! will agree, so if this has caught your eye, order during SAB when you'll earn a bonus stamp set or paper too.

The greeting is from Special Moments, another SAB offering which requires a 'spend' of $180 to earn. It has been heat embossed on a label from the Simply Succulents bundle.

The good news is that ALL SALE-A-Bration products are currently available. Of course this is for a limited time (March 16 in the South Pacific) so don't wait too long to order your mini catalogue must-haves!

We love having you join in our challenges. Ask to join our Facebook group, and then add a picture of your CASE, and let us know which card or project you've CASE-d. No blog required, no special qualifications.

Next design team member to share is Peta Stephen

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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.

Even better, join my team for $169 (remember to have your order for $235.00 worth of products written down), and after that get a 20% discount on orders. Which 2 free stamp sets would you add on?

If you live in Australia, you can join my team, the FUNdamentals.  One of the great things about Stampin' Up!® is the support they give to their demonstrators, creating a lovely 'family' feel. There is no pressure to hold parties, classes or demonstrate unless this is a path you want to go down. For January through to March 16th, there is a special joining offer of two free stamp sets from either catalogue, in addition to the other $235 worth of product. YES, you can pick expensive stamp sets! Want to find out more? Message me to make a time to chat. MOB: 0417 500 681