Favourite Retiring Punch CTC#229

Welcome back to another week of CASE-ing The Catty. The crew is made up of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all parts of Australia and New Zealand.You are at the blog of Rachel Palmieri, Independent Stampin' Up!® demonstrator. I run classes at my home studio in South Morang, Victoria, share Stampin' Up!® products and tools at parties for my customers, coach my lovely team and create cards and the occasional 3D project. This week we showcase our favourite retiring punch. Mine is this Lemon Builder punch, but I also used the 1¾" circle punch which is also retiring this catalogue.You most certainly need to order that one if you don't own it already. I used it here for the large rounds of orange, lemon and lime, but it is a very much-used size.

In a few weeks I am teaching the Floating Frame technique that is all the rage at the moment, so I thought it might be a good idea to have another practice to see what potentially could be a problem. Lemon Zest is the name of the stamp set, which is also retiring.

A lot of stamping and punching is involved, and it is possible to use the Stamparatus to position the lemon and 2 leaves so they can be punched at the one time. I didn't worry too much about using my template this time, as I was changing colours a few times for the different citrus.

When you cut out the centre section for the frame, you are left with a rectangle to use somewhere else. It was actually quite a small rectangle, so I used some more punched pieces as well. The circles were punched with the 1¾" circle punch which is also retiring, and that is one I will definitely hang onto. Don't forget to add one to your order before they are gone.

Happy Birthday in Lemon Zest is a nice clear image, and seems even crisper and clearer when it is heat embossed on black card with white embossing powder.

I'm sure there is a punch you too are sad to see retiring. Would you care to CASE the catalogue and share your creation at our Facebook page?

Next up is the wonderful Julia Quinn

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Product List

Lemon Zest Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143808]

$35.00

Lemon Builder Punch

[143712]

$31.00

1-3/4" Circle Punch

[119850]

$31.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$13.50

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

[147145]

$13.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

$13.00

Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad

[147141]

$13.00

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

[147142]

$13.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$6.00

Lemons Make Lemonade

When I'd been playing with Coffee Cafè a while back, it occurred to me that I could use Lemon Zest as well and try some 'Step-It-Up' cards. Those are cards which start fairly basically, and progress with a little more added each time.

The basic card in this case began with Blueberry Bushel as the base, and Lemon-Lime Twist for the middle layer. The glass, straw and ice (from Coffee Cafè) mixed with lemons (stamped and punched) and a sentiment from Lemon Zest. I drew stripes on that straw, and in the next version it was die cut from striped paper.

Version 2 is a similar card, stepped up with a glass die cut from vellum, a little hessian ribbon and some clear droplet embellishments.

Version 3 has a second layer from Tropical Chic DSP, and a few punched leaves. A tab is placed behind the ribbons, and it includes the vellum die cut glass and droplet embellishments.

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Product List

Lemon Zest Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143808]

Lemon Builder Punch

[143712]

Coffee Café Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143677]

Coffee Cups Framelits Dies

[143745]

Tropical Escape 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[146916]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad

[147141]

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

[147138]

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144245]

Pineapple Punch 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146971]

Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146968]

Love, Thanks & Support CTC#189

Welcome back to another week of CASE-ing The Catty. The crew is made up of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all parts of Australia and New Zealand.You are at the blog of Rachel Palmieri, Independent Stampin' Up!® demonstrator. I run classes at my home studio in South Morang, Victoria, share Stampin' Up!® products and tools at parties for my customers, coach my lovely team and create cards and the occasional 3D project.

This week I turned to page 119 for inspiration, and Petal Palette, but although this is a favourite stamp set of mine, I gave it a twist and used Lemon Zest. I may yet CASE it with some alternate colours though, as both samples are lovely.

Vellum was embossed with the same TIEF, it has such a soft, lovely look. A pair of lemons and a couple of stamped leaves cut with the Lemon Builder Punch have been substituted for flowers. A few sprigs from the Animal Outing dies have also been added.

Lemon Zest has several funny, lemony sentiments, including a couple for "If life gives you lemons..."

Surprisingly, neither of them is "make lemonade".

Now you really should check out what the talented Kelly Kent has CASEd.

Please take a look at the Love, Thanks & Support section in the Annual Catalogue and add your CASE (copy & selectively edit) to the Facebook page.

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