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Sunday, 11 May 2025

CASEing the Catty #519 - CASE the Annual Catalogue

CASE The Annual Catalogue meets Pretty Florals


Hello, Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and #519 Challenge with CASEing the Catty.


I am so glad you have dropped by. You may have come from Julia Quinn, as you take this week’s Blog Hop or perhaps arrived directly here; either way I am delighted you are here. At the end of my blog, I have linked to Judy May so you can easily continue with the Blog Hop.

At CASEing the Catty we love to use the samples from the Stampin' Up! Catalogues and On-Line Exclusives as inspiration and each week we have a different theme to guide our CASEing. To CASE is to "Copy And Selectively Edit" or some say "Copy And Share Everything". This week we are CASE-ing something from the new 2025-2026 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue. So much to choose from. 


The card from the new Annual Catalogue that I CASEd is from page 58 within the Kintsugi Inspirations section. Here is the card I CASEd.


I love the tone on tone with the frame and simple contrasting flowers. I have created a card featuring tone on tone but with Lost Lagoon, an embossed background and flowers stemming from 2 opposing corners - as you can see below.


The Lost Lagoon card-stock background was embossed with the Plaster Painting 3D Embossing Folder. The frame die from the Gallery Blooms dies cut a frame from the Lost Lagoon “B” side of the Storybook Moments Designer Series Paper.


The flowers both die cut and stamped are from the Pretty Blooms bundle. The die cut flowers were cut from Basic White card-stock and gently coloured with Petal Pink ink. This colour together with Calypso Coral stamped some of the flowers from the Pretty Florals stamp set. The leaves were stamped in Lost Lagoon and die cut leaves were left white.


The Sweet Blooms bundle was used for the sentiment.


The card was finished with a double bow of White Bakers Twine and a few Riverside Pearls. 


A Basic White panel of card-stock was added inside the card.


Both the card inner and the C6 Basic White envelope were stamped with leaves and flowers.


Thank you so much for calling in on your way around # 519 Challenge Crew Blog Hop. I do appreciate you spending time with me on my blog. 


Don’t miss any of the inspiration from this creative CASEing The Catty Crew. The next blog in the hop is by the wonderful Judy May. Just click on the "next" graphic below to be taken to her blog. I wonder which project she has CASEd - I am sure her project will be something special.


Join In The Challenge: We would love you to share a project that you have created for this Challenge which has been inspired by the new Annual Catalogue. To share, all you need to do is go to the CASEing The Catty Challenge Group on Facebook. If you aren't a member, it’s easy to request to join and once anpproved all you need to do is upload a photo of your project to the main section. You can click on the graphic below to be taken to the group on Facebook. We would so love to see your creation.
 


#ctc519 #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #valleyinspirations  #sweetblooms #prettyflorals  #caseingthecatty #artisandesignteam2025  #artisandesignteam

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Funky Folds Blog Hop #13

ANYTHING GOES WITH A FUNKY FOLD

Welcome to the thirteenth Funky Folds Blog Hop.


We are a group of like-minded paper crafters who love to make cards with funky folds. Funky actually means "modern and stylish in an unconventional or striking way"... so we are featuring cards that are not your usual rectangle/square portrait or landscape style. Think 'easel', 'pop-up', 'gatefold', 'z-fold', 'shaped' or 3D cards etc. The list is endless. All Blog Hops have an 'anything goes' theme using any type of 'funky' card fold. 

I have had a difficult couple of days and have not been able to finish writing my blog in time. I will finish it tonight and also add watermarks on the photos during the evening. My sincere apologies. Here is the card:







The below photo gives a sense of the card from above.


Here is the panel at the back of the card.


And the photo below shows the mid level panels.


The next two photos shows close ups of the top to panels.



The back of the card can be used for writing the personal message.


And yes, the card does fit into an ordinary C6 Basic White envelope.


Thank you so much for calling in on your way around the Blog Hop. I so appreciate it.


Up next is the lovely Julia QuinnI am looking forward to seeing Julia’s funky fold and to hop around to check out everyone’s’ creations in this May Funky Folds Blog Hop. Just click on the graphic below to be taken to Julia’s blog.


Here is the list of those participating in the Funky Folds Blog Hop for May 2025

#stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #papercrafter  #valleyinspirations  #wildflowerbirthday   #artisandesignteam2025  #artisandesignteam




CASEing the Catty #519 - CASE the Annual Catalogue

CASE The Annual Catalogue meets Pretty Florals Hello, Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and  #519 Challenge with CASEing the Catty....