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Showing posts with label Delicate Whispers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Delicate Whispers. Show all posts

Sunday, 29 March 2026

CASEing the Catty #563 CASE The Easter Joy Suite

CASE Stampin’ Up!s Easter Joy Suite meets Scalloped Wishes

Hello, welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea & #563 Challenge with CASEing the Catty.


I am so glad you have dropped by. You may have come from Rochelle Blok 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 Peta Stephens so you can 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 the projects showcasing the Easter Joy Suite found on pages 34-36 of the 2026 Stampin' Up! January-April Catalogue.


As you can see above, I have CASEd the 3rd card down on the 2nd half of page 36. The card has an oval of flowers with 3 daffodils featured in the centre. As soon as I saw this card I thought of the gorgeous Scalloped Wishes bundle from the latest On-line Exclusives release. I turned the card to portrait and featured 3 die cut dragon flies instead of the daffodils. Of course I also  added my own touch with a bow and gems as finishing touches.


I started with a Basic Beige card base, I added a background panel from one of my favourite Designer Series Papers - Speciality Delicate Whispers. A Basic White Scalloped Oval, that was cut using the largest Scalloped Wishes die, was lightly Bronze Heat embossed around the edges and then was popped up on Dimensionals.


Basic White leaves were cut using the 2 leaf dies from the Scalloped Wishes dies and flowers with the flowers die. Using Blending Brushes, Old Olive ink was partially blended over each of the leaves - darker at the base then lightening to white at the tip. Each of the flowers had a little Pretty in Pink ink partially blended over them.


The coloured leaves were layered around the oval near the edge. Once they were arranged nicely, Glue Dots or Multipurpose Liquid Glue was used to adhere them in place. Most of the flowers were arranged near the base of the oval and a couple of flowers were sprinkled in other spots.


A double bow was added with Glue Dots and the flowers were positioned around the centre of the bow. Pretty in Pink glittering Gems were added to the centres of the flowers and a couple extra gems near the fussy cut Bronze embossed sentiment. The dragon flies bodies were cut from Bronze Foil and the wings from the Mossy Meadows "B" side of the Speciality DSP.


The card inner was simply a Basic White panel with a strip of the same DSP as the card front. A fourth dragonfly was also added. A C6 Basic White envelope was decorated with a remaining piece of the same DSP.


Thank you so much for spending some time here with me. I so appreciate you dropping in. 


Don’t miss any of the inspiration from this creative CASEing The Catty Crew. The next blog in the hop is by the wonderful Peta Stephens and Marvi. 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 Easter Joy Suite. 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.
 


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Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Be Inspired - February 2026

 Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop

COLOUR PAIRINGS

Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the February Be Inspired Blog Hop where we are focusing on projects that highlight Colour Pairings . However you have arrived here, whether from Stesha Bloodhart or directly here, I am so delighted that you are here.



As I thought of Colour Pairings, my mind went to colour buddies that work brilliantly together and have certain similarities. It was hard to choose, but I decided on a stunning pairing of two 2025-2027 In Colours, ie Secret Sea and Cloud Cover. The latter is almost a lighter version of the former. To lift these two colours to extra heights Fresh Freesia was added to provide a clearer and pretty contrast. What do you think of this colour combination?


Together with Cloud Cover, Secret Sea and Fresh Freesia this card also showcases a soon to be released bundle (and coordinating suite) called Delicate Whispers. I adore the stamped images and detailed dies - so beautiful.


The images were stamped in Secret Sea and coloured with either Secret Sea, Cloud Cover and Fresh Freesia using ink in the stamp pad lid and a Blender Pen. Some feathery leaves were cut from Cloud Cover Peaceful Garden Designer Series Paper and the little berries from the Secret Sea Lovely Blossoms Designer Series Paper. A strip from both of these DSPs were layered down the left side over a Basic White panel that had been dry embossed with the Paradise Garden 3D Embossing Folder.


All the stamped and die cut pieces were arranged down the card front near the DSP. Some Secret Sea Bordered Open Weave ribbon was wrapped around the card front and tied into a bow. A sentiment from the Delicate Whispers stamps was white heat embossed on Secret Sea card-stock. The final touches -  Frosted Iridescent Dots (from the Last Chance List) were sprinkled around.


The inside of the card was simply decorated with a little torn DSP and some extra stamped and die cut pieces.


A C6 Basic White Envelope was stamped with the flax flower images in Secret Sea ink. The card inner and envelope only need simple adornment to coordinate them with the card design.


Thank you so much for dropping in on your way around February's Be Inspired Blog Hop. I so appreciate time spent with you.


I am really looking forward to seeing what everyone else has created for the Colour Pairings February Blog Hop.  Next in line is the amazing Angela Meiritz-Reid. Just click on the "Next" graphic below to head over to Angela’s blog. I wonder what colour pairings Angela has chosen. I know her project will be special.


The full list of those participating in this Blog hop is:

Andrea Sargent <That's me

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