Hi friends! I’m SO excited about our theme for Case-ing The Catty this week. It’s all about the gorgeous new Pressed Petals suite, which is one of my faves (it’s running a very close second behind Bird Ballad).

In particular, we’re using the Pressed Petals colour scheme as inspiration, and the layouts on pages 72-74.

The rich and noble colours include Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Merry Merlot, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Pear Pizzazz, Rococo Rose, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla.

Don’t worry, we don’t have to use them all! Just as many as we want. Phew!

The card layout I chose as inspiration was this one from page 73…

I changed it around to a portrait layout instead of landscape, swapped out the stamped paper at the top for Designer Series Paper, swapped the sentiment and changed around the flower a little.

Here is my version…

How amazing is the Pressed Petal Washi Tape flower?! Individual petals on a roll of washi tape, so you can peel off as many petals as you like to create a flower. Or use them individually for scattered petals. So fun!

You actually get two rolls of washi tape in this pack. The second is a gorgeous vintage-y script style, which you can see just a little bit of it poking out under the vellum sentiment.

The centre is from a punched daisy (trimmed) in Crushed Curry cardstock, with a metallic Designer Element embellishment to finish it off.

The sentiment was stamped in Merry Merlot ink, then clear embossed to help set the ink onto the vellum. I nice way to add a sentiment without it overpowering the design.

For more inspiration, continue along our fun blog hop. Next up is the fabulous Lauren Meiklejohn – you can see her project here.

Would you like to have a go at this week’s challenge? To join in, you can either directly CASE (Copy and Share Everything) or use a sketch/layout, colour combination or something similar, as inspiration for your own creation. Then simply take a photo of your project and upload it to the latest challenge album in the CASEing The Catty Challenge group on Facebook. Each challenge will end at 7pm (AEST) on Saturday before the next challenge is posted. We pick some winners each week, but most importantly it’s a fun way to get out of your creative comfort zone and try something new. 

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Happy stamping, 

For our first CASEing the Catty challenge of the new annual catalogue, we turn to the back of the book for inspiration to pages 106-159. These pages cover the Artistic Expressions section and much more, and are jam-packed full of fabulous projects.

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What’s CASE-ing The Catty? CASE stands for “Copy And Share Everything”. It means we use the ideas and inspiration from one project and apply them to another to create something altogether new. Each Sunday evening at 7pm AEST/8pm AEDT the CTC Crew kick off a new Challenge using the Stampin’ Up! catalogues as inspiration.

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The one that caught my eye is on page 112 (see below). In particular, it was the colour combination that inspired my project. I just adore the Mint Macaron, Soft Suede and Crumb Cake combo, which absolutely suits this vintage style perfectly.

This is what I came up with:

It is actually an oversized card measuring 18cm x 11cm, and was made for a special friend who faced some tough medical challenges lately.

Somehow she always manages to stay upbeat, positive and hilariously funny. She never fails to teach me a thing or two about how to handle challenging situations with grace… and a generous dose of humour.

My fave stamp set, Free As a Bird, was perfect for this one.

Leaves were stamped on the Soft Suede layer in Crumb Cake ink and then coloured in with white pencils. I love the way it makes the leaves pop.

I used Foam Adhesives Strips to adhere the Soft Suede layer, and sponged the edges of the white foam with Crumb Cake ink so they would blend in with the rest of the card.

Does the doily look familiar?

It has actually been cut from the middle of a Bird Ballad Laser-cut Card! (Don’t worry, I used the rest of the card for another project which I’ll share soon).

Thanks so much for joining me this week! It’s great to be playing along with the rest of the CASEing the Catty design team this week.

Happy stamping, 

Today I’m bringing you a virtual gift: some handy free downloads to make your crafting time more fun. Enjoy!

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Tip: For high quality free downloads, make sure you click on the DOWNLOAD link and not the picture

Colour Combination Coach

Do you ever get stuck trying to work out which of the Stampin’ Up! core colours will work with the ‘In Color’ ranges?
This is a handy free download that you can print onto cardstock, cut and add to an O-ring to give you some on-the-go colour inspiration.
Or print and pop a copy in an ‘inspiration’ folder for a handy reference sheet.
I’ve included both the 2018-2020 In Colors (Pineapple Punch, Grapefruit Grove, Lovely Lipstick, Blueberry Bushel and Call Me Clover), and the brand new 2019-2021 In Colors (Sea Side Spray, Terracotta Tile, Purple Posy, Rococo Rose and Pretty Peacock).

Shopping List

If you’re a list maker like me, you’re going to love this one.
Here’s a shopping list you can download and print out. There are two copies to a page, so you could easily print multiple copies back-to-back and turn them into a little notebook to keep in your craft room. Or print a little stack and keep it on a clip board.

I have a shopping list on the go all the time, and I always try to write down when I run out of something, or if I need something when I’m crafting.

If you’ve ever put in an order and *then* remembered that you wanted to order something else, then you’ll definitely want to print this!

(And don’t worry, we’ve all done it!)

Catalogue Greetings Image Index

The catalogue greetings index was a handy feature in last year’s annual catalogue. Some people used it a lot, while others not so much. To save on space it hasn’t been printed in this year’s annual catalogue, but Stampin’ Up! didn’t want us to miss out so an 8-page free download has been made available instead.
Feel free to print a copy today.

Stamp Case Insert

Are you a fan of the awesome stamp cases that you can buy from Stampin’ Up!?

I use these *all the time* to keep opened packets of embellishments, half-made projects, Memories & More cards, scraps of papers… you name it.

If you would like to make an insert so your cases match your stamp sets, then make sure you download this one. It’s editable (* may depend on the software you have on your computer) so you should even be able to type the details right onto the insert before you print it out. You can even add a picture too!

I hope you find these files useful. If you do, please leave a comment to let me know and I’ll see if I can find some more for you. Thank you!

Don’t forget the new annual Stampin’ Up! catalogue is now LIVE! You can or contact me and I’d be happy to process it all for you.

Happy stamping,