CTC #484 CASE the Annual Catalogue

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. 

Turning to the back of the Stampin' Up! annual catalogue, there is a section covering techniques. Pages 124-125 covers four masking techniques. Masking is a favourite technique of mine and I have recently taught this in a class. I have CASEd the Block & Roll technique, with a little twist.

I masked with strips of masking paper but coloured with blending brushes. After colouring the first piece of card I stamped the image and even though I used the stamp positioning tool, I didn't get a clear image. The second stamping was a touch 'off' and still not clear, so that ended up the rubbish bin.

These issues made me decide to get the stamping done first and that allowed me to blend colour a little more selectively. I blended Coastal Cabana and Fresh Freesia, although it looks like Petunia Pop, even IRL.

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 along the hop is the talented Rochelle Laird-Smith.

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Colour Creations - Week 40 - Pool Party

Contributors to this blog hop are all members of Claire Daly's Art With Heart group. We love chatting, crafting and getting together in person. This is week 40 of our blog hop and the featured colour is Pool Party.

 

We are experiencing true summer in Melbourne at the moment - and although it is almost too hot & dry to breathe, my thoughts turned to Pool Party and summer-type stamps.

I pulled Beach Days, a new bundle of stamps and dies in the current mini Catalogue (page 58) and an Annual Catalogue stamp, Beside Me, which is also being offered as a free pick if you order $90 before 29 February. That actually means you could order Beach Days bundle at $85.50, pop a pack of Dimensionals on your order because we always need those, and you have 2 sets covering birthdays, Fathers Day and more.

We played with masking at my Craft & Chat classes in February when I suggested the die cut masked circle could be used to leave a space for the sentiment, so I ran with that idea.

The blending is mainly Pool Party, with a little Coastal Cabana toward the bottom and then I used blends to colour the image.

On the inside, all the stamps are from Beach Days - love the cheeky seagull!

Let's head over to Theresa Gerrard to see her lovely Pool Party project.

If at any time you find a broken link or would like to see a full list of participants, please head to the blog of our host of the AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop, Catherine Proctor.

Happy crafting,