Stampin' Pals: Pretty Perennials

Sunday, 23 May 2021

CASE A Technique - embossing CTC#319

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 a technique - embossing.

Embossing can be heat embossing using Versamark, embossing powder and a heat tool, or it can be dry embossing using a textured folder and a die cut machine.

My card is CASEd from the one with trees on the left, above. I have used the long texture-embossed piece with a label over the top in a cross affect.

Since I stamped directly to the horizontal label, there was no need to add another piece for the sentiment.

Pretty Perennials Bundle will leave us soon (30 June). I thought it would have been a 'must' for the new catalogue, but apparently not.

I'm wondering whether you will opt for textured embossing or heat embossing for your project. Don't forget to share on CASEing the Catty Sunday Challenge Facebook page.

Next on this hop is Peta Stephen

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1-31 May

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Product List

Genial Gems

[155500]

$14.00

Pretty Perennials Bundle

[156234]

$78.25

Pretty Perennials Photopolymer Stamp Set

[154435]

$31.00

Dies Perennial Petals

[154321]

$56.00

Scalloped Contours Dies

[155560]

$61.00

2021–2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum

[155616]

$21.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$209.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$44.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$17.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$6.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$14.00

Stampin' Seal Refill

[152814]

$9.50

Adhesive Sheets

[152334]

$17.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$7.00

Simply Shammy

[147042]

$14.00

Stampin' Scrub

[126200]

$31.00

Stampin' Mist

[153648]

$19.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$17.00

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

$13.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

$13.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147052]

$13.00

Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad

[153116]

$13.00

Cinnamon Cider A4 Cardstock

[153083]

$15.25

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock

[147009]

$15.25

Wednesday, 10 March 2021

Colour Creations Showcase - Purple Posy

This week team members are creating for Colour Creations Showcase with Purple Posy. Poor old Purple Posy had some issues with the ink colour not holding true, so that part of the range was deleted, but happily we have enjoyed card, Stampin' Write Markers, stampin' Blends and Designer Series paper featuring this sweet, soft shade of mauve for almost 2 years. It is an In Color, and will retire on May 3rd, so if you love it - it's time to check whether you have enough in your stash!

A few weeks ago I made a card for my grandson turning 13, and I decided to use the negative from the number to create a feminine version using mainly Purple Posy and Misty Moonlight. I took the colour cues from the piece of Playing With Patterns DSP, so Coastal Cabana made a cameo appearance too. These are colours I probably wouldn't have thought to put together normally, but they look good.

For another feminine touch, a few Pretty Perennials die cuts, along with the larger flower from Sweet Strawberry, dressed it up.

Now that I know you can punch it with the Small Bloom Punch, it makes it so much quicker to use! (It tells you in small print under the stamp information, what it co-ordinates with).

You Are Amazing is on page 7 of the January to June Mini Catalogue, which means you'll be able to purchase this up until June 30, if stocks last. It can be paired with a kit, which is a great way to venture into card-making if you aren't feeling confident about cutting correctly, or don't own a paper trimmer yet. You'll need to have your own acrylic blocks to mount the stamps on, and an ink pad. If you want to keep your purchases to a limit, I suggest a D Block, and a Pretty Peacock ink pad to complete the kit. Other colours Stampin' Up! sugest are Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, and Melon Mango.