Yearly Archives: 2020

Hello and welcome to my blog. I hope you’ve had a great week, mine has been busy as usual. Marvi had to get his vaccinations on Friday and he also had another weight in. He’s been on a “diet” for years but nothing seems to work. Six months ago I changed his dry food to a diet dry food and finally he’s lost some weight. He’s now at 6.6kg, down from 7.4kg. Woohoo!!!

This week at CASEing the Catty we are CASEing any project from the Annual Catty and giving it a Mini Catty Twist. You may have hopped over from Rachel’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 chosen the “Just Wanted To Say Hello” card on page 48 of the Annual Catalogue.

I’ve kept fairly close to the original layout but changed up the colours. I don’t make many Christmas cards in traditional colours of green and red but I have today.

I’ve used Thick Whisper White for my card base then added a layer of Merry Merlot. I’ve embossed the next layer with one of the Wrapped In Texture Embossing Folders. I’ve die cut some Gold Foil Sheet with the Ornate Layers Dies and Gold Heat Embossed my sentiment then used the Stitched Rectangles to die cut it.

I’ve used the North Pole Wonder Dies to die cut the leaves in Merry Merlot and Garden Green.

Mr Marvi didn’t enjoy his first ride in Ralph the Range Rover, he cried all the way to the vets. I’ve tried to take a flattering photo of him showing how slim he’s looking.

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

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Hello and welcome to my blog. Thank you for all the name suggestions for my new car. After trying out many names I’ve chosen to go with Phyllis Strickland and Siobhan Fitzsimmons suggestion of “Ralph”. I think “Ralph the Range Rover” really suits him. I found naming a car was a lot harder than naming a pet. When naming a pet you need to shout the name out loud, because chances are you’ll be out in public shouting your pets name at some point, you’ll soon know if that’s the right name for your pet. But with a car that theory doesn’t really work.

This week at CASEing the Catty we are CASEing the sketch on page 29 of the 2020 Mini catalogue. You may have hopped over from Julia’s blog, make sure you visit all the Design Team’s Blogs by clicking on the “next” button at the bottom of each post.

Here’s a break down of the sketch.

I’ve changed the orientation of my card from portrait to landscape.

My card base is Basic Black with layers of Sahara Sand then more Basic Black. I’ve cut 5 strips of the gorgeous new Brushed Metallic card stock and adhered them to the top layer of Basic Black then embossed this piece with the Evergreen Forest Embossing Folder.

I’ve used a sentiment from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set and Copper Heat Embossed it on a piece of Sahara Sand card stock. It’s a simple card but I love how it turned out.

Can you see the look of mischief on Marvi’s face? Seconds after I took this photo the card was on the floor then he swatted it under the fridge. MARVI!!!

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

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Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s been another hectic week with work, two card classes and more family birthdays, with my little sister turning fifty. I also sold my car (so sad to see Harry the Honda go after 10 years), arranged a roadworthy, bought another car and today we’ve had a family BBQ for Father’s Day, what a week!!! Say hello to my new car, I’m still deciding on a name for him. Do you give your car a name? I’d love some suggestions.

This week at CASEing the Catty we are CASEing a project from the Die Bundle section of the Annual Catty, pages 173-179. You may have hopped over from Monique’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 CASEd the “Beautiful World” card at the top of page 174. I don’t have any of the Beautiful World Bundle so I used one of my favourite bundles, Boho Indigo.

My card base is Night of Navy with layers of Seaside Spray and Whisper White. I stamped my sentiment and added a strip of Boho Indigo DSP to my Whisper White layer then embossed it with the Subtle embossing folder.

I’ve die cut a mason jar from the Boho Indigo DSP then added some Gold Foil leaves and some Boho Indigo die cuts with gold foil accents.

I’ve finished off my card with some Gold Glitter Enamel Dots and Boho Indigo Gold 1/4″ Pleated Gold Ribbon. There’s so much to like in the Boho Indigo Product Medley, check it out on page 9 of the Annual Catalogue.

Mr Marvi was pleased with my card this week. He’s still not too sure about the new car, but he’s happy to pose with the card.

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

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