Many Happy Tomorrows CTC#242

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 are CASE-ing Woven Threads colours, and layouts from pages 12-14.

Last week I covered a notebook using this paper, but still decided it was the perfect way to go again for this challenge. After all, what easier way to use the colours of Woven Threads DSP, than by using the paper? The inspiration for both my card and box originated from 3 of these boxes, each wrapped in a different strip of DSP, stacked and tied with a variety of ribbons and trims. 

Still channelling the patchworker within, we have strips on the card, repeated (not quite the same order) on the box. I haven't been as lavish with the various ribbons, but the mini Braided Linen Trim suits the washed-out hues of Woven Threads DSP.

Colorful Seasons stamps & Seasonal Layers dies were still on my table from my mid-week project for Colour INKspirations so I used flowers and a large sentiment from this combo, along with a label and sentiment from Parcels & Petals for the box.

Seaside Spray may be a little too light to use as an ink for stamping sentiments perhaps. More braided linen trim made it onto the inside of the card above a strip of DSP.

Now you are heading to my friend (and sometime travel-buddy) Tina in South Australia. Her card in a single colour is a beauty!

We would love you to CASE from pages 12-14 and share it here on our Facebook page,

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16 August - 16 July

I'd love you to choose my online shop to purchase from, and when you use the Host Code when asked at check out, I will send you a gift, along with a handmade card. The items listed below were used in my projects above, and link to that item in my online shop.

Product List

Parcels & Petals Bundle

[151107]

$88.00

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143726]

$47.00

Seasonal Layers Dies

[143751]

$56.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[145372]

$50.00

Woven Threads Designer Series Paper

[149497]

$20.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$15.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$17.00

3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim

[147808]

$12.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$7.00

Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150085]

$13.00

Holidays CTC#135

Welcome back to another blog hop with the crew from CASE-ing The Catty. Do keep on hopping along, to see what else the crew are sharing. Our challenge this week is to CASE from the NEW Annual Stampin' Up!® catalogue, Holiday section, from page 112-125.

Because I haven't very many of the holiday sets yet, I've had to put a bit more thought in and ended up CASE-ing the following sketch for a couple of cards. I liked the 3 circles with an image on the middle one and decided to CASE this to make a couple of bereavement cards. I've been sending more of those the last couple of weeks than birthday cards, and it really pays to have a couple on hand.

I began with a base of Tranquil Tide and a second layer in Crumb Cake. I thought I'd ink around the edges for a more shabby chic effect. One circle was cut from the Wood Textures DSPS, another from a long-retired newsprint while the central circle was cut in Very Vanilla. It was stamped using Versamark and Birthday Blossoms flowers and leaves, then heat embossed in copper.

All the edges were inked and some Ombre ribbon was laid behind along with some copper cord. Looking at it now, I do wish I'd put a sentiment on the outside, as it seems to be missing something. This has already been posted, so I can't change anything now.

The inside has been decorated to match with a scalloped piece of newsprint, a straight strip of wood texture and the copper cord tied in a bow.

Next I changed the colours and stamped with Thoughts and Prayers, probably the second oldest stamp set in the Stampin' Up!® range. The reason it has been around for a while is because it is a lovely stamp set, as is Lovely As a Tree, the longest-lived stamp set. The sentiments are perfect for those more sombre occasions such as illness and bereavement, but saying that, I used one of the images for my son's wedding card. This image was inked with Stampin' Write Markers to get the flowers a different shade from the stems and leaves. This time I added washi tape, and some Glitter Enamel Dots.

Next stop along this week's blog hop is Rebecca Scurr

Keep on crafting,

Rachel