CASEing the Catty #526 - CASE A Tag Sketch

CASE A Tag Sketch meets Charming Day

Hello, Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and #526 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 Peta Stephen so you can continue with the Blog Hop.

At CASEing the Catty we love to use the samples from the Stampin' Up! Catalogues 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 sketches for tags found on page 24 of the 2025-26 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue.

The tag sketch I am CASEing is the sketch on the top row and 2nd from the left.

My CASE uses some die cuts overlapping circles in the background with flowers sitting on the largest circle. Instead of landscape, my card is portrait. The sentiment is in a different position but is a long straight sentiment. That is the thing with CASEing - sometimes you can take aspects of the sketch or project, but not everything.

I had a number of different sized circular Stylish Shapes die cuts on my desk, so played with them to find a nice arrangement on a card front. Before adhering them down, the Basic White panel was de-bossed with the Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder. A little partial blending was added to a few of the die cuts to add some Darling Duckling glow.

The larger image from a coming On-Line Exclusive called Charming Day bundle was stamped onto some Basic White card-stock in one of my favourite inks from the new 2025-2027 In Colours, ie Secret Sea. The flowers are so pretty and beautiful to colour.

The flowers and leaves were coloured with Stampin’ Blends combos, that is Berry Burst and touches of Fresh Freesia for the flowers and Granny Apple Green for the leaves and touches of Colour Lifter to add highlights. This was die cut with coordinating Charming Day dies.

A piece of White ribbon from the Ribbon Starter pack was cut in half lengthwise and both pieces were tied into a bow and tucked under some of the leaves. I had some sentiments made with the More Messages stamp and dies on Secret Sea card-stock so used the Happy Birthday greeting as it was long and thin like the sketch. A few Berry Burst Purple Fine Shimmer Gems were scattered around to add a little glimmer.

Just a little simple stamping of the larger floral stamp in Secret Sea Classic ink was added to the Basic White card inner with a little Darling Duckling blending. A Basic White C6 Envelope was decorated in the same way.

Thanks so much for calling in on your way around the CASEing the Catty Blog hop for Challenge #526.

Don’t miss any of the inspiration from this creative CASEing The Catty Crew. The next blog in the hop is by the lovely Peta Stephen . Just click on the "next" graphic below to be taken to her blog. I wonder which sketch 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 tag sketches shown on page 24 of the 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.

 

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CASEing the Catty #476 CASE a Sketch - page

A Sketch from page 68 meets Season of Green & Gold

Hello, Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and #476 Challenge with CASEing the Catty.

You have probably hopped here from Monique Fielder's blog on your way around this week's Blog Hop. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's creations.

Challenge #476 is all about CASEing one of the layouts from page 68. As you know, CASE stands for Copy And Share Everything or Copy And Selectively Edit. When CASEing you may be inspired by a layout, a colour combination, a technique or even an embellishment. This week its a specific sketch:

I have combined this sketch with something I recently saw and wanted to try. Earlier this month I saw Cindy Schuster of The Crafty Carrot Co fame share a Gift Card Holder featuring the Attention Shoppers bundle. I was taken with her project and wanted to CASE it - so decided to do a double CASE, ie the sketch and Cindy’s Gift Card Holder. My project is a Christmas card with a gift card holder inside. The soon to be released Season of Green & Gold Suite (an online exclusive) has been featured in this special card.

The Season of Green & Gold Speciality Designer Series Paper is so so gorgeous. One of the designs has been used for the bottom panel. It has touches of gold running throughout the leafy design. The colours of this SDSP have been used as the colour combo for the project, ie Old Olive, Garden Green, Very Vanilla and gold.

Detailed die cuts from the Golden Greenery dies were cut from Very Vanilla card-stock and 2 of the bigger die cuts were coloured with either Old Olive or Garden Green Classic Stampin’ inks and Blending Brushes. The pine fronds were left uncoloured Very Vanilla card-stock. A stitched oval from the Greetings of the Season dies was also cut from Very Vanilla card-stock and then gold heat embossed using the Greetings of the Season stamp set. Some of the luscious Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon was trimmed lengthwise and tied into a bow through the little hole in the label. Some of the pearl berries from the Cherry Cobbler and Pearl Adhesive-backed Berries were added to give some subtle shimmer.

The top panel was embossed using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder. A belly band was cut from one of the other designs in the Season of Green & Gold SDSP and the die cut pieces were arranged over the front of the band with the oval label sitting on top on Dimensionals. Peaking out from beneath the label are 2 strips of Gold Foil. The ends of the foil were angled inwards to give a sense of the fishtailed label on the sketch. The sketch could be interpreted as a simple card with different layers and an angled cut, however, for this project the embossed top section will open when the belly band is removed - the edge has been angled.  The SDSP underneath is a full panel.

When the lower section is opened, a little shopping bag is revealed. This is where a gift card is to be placed (or a small gift could be added). Isn’t it cute. The same SDSP as the front panel was used for the internal shopping bag. Some gold trim from the On-line Exclusive Gold & Silver Trim Combo was used to create the bag handles.

The bottom panel was decorated with a detailed leafy die cut, a strip of the SDSP and another sentiment - this one from the Merriest Trees stamp set.  The sentiment was gold heat embossed and cut into a strip the width of the card - and was popped up on Dimensionals.

Thank you so much for spending time with me. I hope you like this different interpretation of the sketch for Challenge #476.

Don’t miss any of the inspiration from this talented Crew. The next blog in the hop is the lovely Kathryn Mangelsdorf. Just click on the "next" graphic below to be taken to her blog. I am sure her project will be wonderful.

Join In The Challenge: We would love you to share a project you have created that has been inspired by the new 2024-2025 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue. To share, all you need to do for to the CASEing The Catty Challenge Group. If you aren't a member, its easy to request to join and then 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 love to see your creation.

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AWH Heart of Christmas #1

Christmas with Trucking Along 

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the first Art with Heart Heart of Christmas Blog Hop for 2023.

This week I am showcasing the Trucking Along bundle in a Christmas card. I actually started this card for last week’s Colour Creations Blog Hop, colouring the truck in Blueberry Bushel but decided I wouldn’t complete it in time given numerous interruptions. So here it is.

My card was inspired by the wonderful Charlett Mallet, a Stampin’ Up! Artisan, who demonstrated projects using the Trucking Along Bundle at Stampin’ Up!s Creativity Now Online event. I’ve also seen a number a projects by other Artisans. It’s a great bundle with the Trucking Along stamp set and a coordinating punch. This bundle is only available on line as an On-line Exclusive.

A piece of Basic White card-stock was first coloured with Balmy Blue & a touch of Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin’ inks and a Blending Brush. Some Wild Wheat ink was applied lightly as indicative of the dried grassy hills we see in Australia during summer. The road was lightly coloured with Pebbled Path ink and lightened out at the base. This panel was die cut with the largest Deckled Rectangle die. The die was repositioned to cut the coloured panel into a square.

The coloured panel was mounted onto a slightly larger piece of Basic White card-stock and then onto 2023-2025 In Colour Luster Speciality Paper. A piece of Silver ribbon - an Online Exclusive ribbon bundle was added and adhered at the back of the panel. This piece was popped up with Dimensionals onto the card front that had been covered fully with one of the designs of the Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper.

Clouds had been white heat embossed in the ‘sky’ using Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder and a Heat Tool and road lines had been stamped in Pebble Path ink on the coloured panel prior to the layering process described above. Onto another piece of Basic White card-stock the truck was stamped twice in Blueberry Bushel ink; the tree in Garden Green ink; and a tower of presents with Balmy Blue ink. To stamp the tower of presents, the lower set of presents was masked and presents were stamped on top. This process was repeated to build the stack. While the stamp set has in-fill stamps, I wanted to colour the images with Alcohol Stampin’ Blends. The truck and trailer were coloured with Blueberry Bushel, Boho Blue, Balmy Blue, Wild Wheat, Pebbled Path and Smoky Slate Blends combos plus my trusty Colour Lifter. The pine tree was coloured with Granny Apple Green and Old Olive Blends combos. The presents were partially coloured with the previously mentioned range of blues and some Wink of Stella. The trucks were punched out with the coordinating punch and the front of the second truck was trimmed away to create the trailer. The presents and tree were fussy cut. The coloured images were adhered in place with either Mini Dimensionals or Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

As I had initially coloured a normal A6 card front with blending, a section of the sky was trimmed away when I decided to create a square card. The Christmas sentiment from the Trucking Along stamp set in Blueberry Bushel ink onto the discarded piece of blended sky. The sentiment was fussy cut into two and then added with Mini Dimensionals. The card was finished with a number of white sequins from the Adhesive-backed Sequins Trio. I had planned to add a bow on one side or the other of the centre panel but decided it only detracted rather than embellished.

The card inner was simply a square piece of Basic White card-stock with presents stamped in Boho Blue ink along the bottom edge before being mounted on a larger piece of the same Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper before being adhered inside the Basic White Thick card base. I will need to create a square envelope using the same DSP. That’s a job for tomorrow.

Thanks so much for dropping in. I do so appreciate you spending time with me.

There is much more Christmas creativity so do continue with the blog hop. Just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely Theresa Gerrard. I am looking forward to checking out Theresa’s creation(s). I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always so much inspiration to help our preparations for Christmas.

I hope to see you next week as we continue the weekly Heart of Christmas 2023 Blog Hop series. 

Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others.

Andrea 💕🐾

If you find a broken link or would like to view the full list of participants go to Sharon Davern’s blog @ Rhapsody in Craft. Sharon is our wonderful Art With Heart Team Heart of Christmas Coordinator.  She is a very special lady. Check out her delightful creation while you are there.

If you live in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of the Stampin' Up 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue and or the September - December 2023 Mini Catalogue then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you.  Please don't hesitate to make contact with any other queries about this project or Stampin' Up!. 

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