2020 May

Social Stamping – Animals

#stampin_cat #socialstamping #ninelives #catpunch #washi #stampinup

Hello and welcome to my blog. Thanks for joining me for another week of #socialstamping, hosted by the wonderful Kelly Kent. You can work your way through the host by clicking on the next button at the bottom of the post or you can click here to go back to Kelly’s post where there’s a list of participants so you can continue your way around.

This weeks theme is “Animals” so I just had to make a card with a cat on it using the Nine Lives Stamp set and matching Cat Punch.

My card base is Night of Navy with a layer of Seaside Spray then I’ve embossed a piece of Crumb Cake with the new Old World Paper Embossing Folder. I added a little ink to the inside of the embossing folder to create a crumpled brown paper sort of look, just like the brown paper we used to get in our SU delivery boxes. I found a great YouTube video from Erica Cerwin showing how to make the cardboard box.

I added some Follow Your Art Washi Tape to the box so it looked like a SU delivery. The cat, Marvi, has been stamped on Crumb Cake card stock in Memento Black Ink and coloured with Smoky Slate and Pumpkin Pie Blends. Marvi has so many colours in his fur it was hard to get the right look.

On the inside of the card I have some Seaside Spray with a layer of Whisper White. I added a little strip of embossed Crumb Cake along the bottom and stamped the sentiment and some little hearts.

Marvi loves to sit in boxes but today he wasn’t keen on posing for photos. The photo above is an old photo of him in a SU box. The photo below is why he wasn’t keen on posing today, snug as a bug in a rug. This is his favourite SU box which he’s had for many years.

Next up is the wonderful Jan McQueen. Just click on the next button to hop over to her beautiful creation.

Thanks for stopping by.

By Peta Stephen|2020-05-23T11:07:23+10:00May 23rd, 2020|Social Stamping|8 Comments

CTC270 – Week 1 – Favourite Retiring Punch or Dies

#stampin_cat #ctc270 #retiringdies #seasonallayers #seasons #stampinup

Hello and welcome to my blog. Thanks for joining me for CASEing the Catty. This week the challenge is to create a project using your favourite retiring punches or dies. I’m sure you have a favourite retiring product in your craft room and we’d love to see what you’ll create.

You may have hopped over from Rebecca’s blog, make sure you visit all the Design Team’s Blogs by clicking on the “next” button at the bottom of each post.

I’ve used the very versatile Seasonal Layers Dies, what’s not to love about these dies, four seasons in one die set. These dies have been used on many of my cards over the years and I think they will still stay on my craft room shelf for a while, even thought they have retired.

I’ve created four cards, one for every season. I didn’t quite manage to use all 17 dies in this set but if I’d had more time to create I probably could have.

The first card is a summer card using the cute little deck chair. Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue and Pacific Point with some retiring Burlap Ribbon and Baker’s Twine. The Stitched Circle has been watercolored with my Aqua Painter.

My Autumn card uses the three leaf dies. Pretty Peacock, Gold Foil and Perennial Essence DSP and a sentiment from Label Me Bold.

I’ve used two of the snowflake dies for my winter card even though Christmas is in summer here in Australia. Whisper White, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay and Parisian Blossoms SDSP.

My final card is a Spring card using Old Olive, Mango Melody, Pineapple Punch, Granny Apple Green and Whisper White. I’ve also used the sentiment from the co-ordinating stamp set Colourful Seasons.

Marvi definitely liked the Summer card the most, the Baker’s Twine didn’t stand a chance. Here’s an action pic of the twine bow being ripped off the card.

It’s time to hop over and see Michelle’s wonderful creation. Just click on the next button below.

Thanks for stopping by.

By Peta Stephen|2020-05-16T15:58:48+10:00May 17th, 2020|CASEing the Catty Crew|7 Comments

Social Stamping – Sunshine

#stampin_cat #socialstamping #botanicaltagsthinlits #makeadifference #stampinup

Hello and welcome to my blog. Thanks for joining me for another week of #socialstamping, hosted by the wonderful Kelly Kent. It was Kelly’s birthday on Friday. Happy Birthday Kelly, I hope you had a great day.

You can work your way through the host by clicking on the next button at the bottom of the post or you can click here to go back to Kelly’s post where there’s a list of participants so you can continue your way around.

This weeks theme is “Sunshine”. When I think of the word sunshine I think of happiness, warmth, light and fun. Sunshine makes us mindful and helps us to forget about our problems. Sunshine makes us feel good, regular exposure to sunshine helps to increase your serotonin levels. When thinking about sunshine I think in colours of sunny yellows and oranges. I may be a little biased toward sunshine as I live on the Sunshine Coast in sunny Queensland, beautiful one day and perfect the next.

I’ve made two cards for our Sunshine theme using the Botanical Tags Thinlits. Both cards have a Basic Black card base with a layer of Mango Melody.

I’ve used the Timeless Tulips stamp set for my flower stems then die cut 3 flowers in Mango Melody, Pineapple Punch and Daffodil Delight. After die cutting one of my flowers I noticed on my cutting plate that the left over pieces looked like a sun so I picked them up with some Press’N Seal and used them on my second card. (please no judgement on the state of my cutting plate, it’s got plenty of life left in it lol)

I couldn’t waste this perfect looking “sun” so I turned it into a second card. Just add some Gold Glimmer circles to the centre and you have some Sun Flowers.

I’ve coloured some Whisper White 1/4″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon with my Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blend. The word “Sunshine” is from the Make A Difference stamp set and is White Heat Embossed on Basic Black card stock.