Category: Occasions Catty

Under My Umbrella

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Hiya Stampers!

I hope you had a fabulous Valentines’s Day. We did. Hubby and I went out to eat the night before, we’re smart like that, lol. He bought me a cute card, chocolates and roses today, even though I tell him every year not too. I also got my Stampin’ Up! order in and I was obviously more excited about that, lol 😉

Today’s card is for the sketch challenge over at SplitCoast Stampers. Here’s the sketch they gave us to work with:

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Here’s what I came up with:

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This stamp set is too cute, it’s called Under My Umbrella. It’s in the Occasions Mini catty right now. It has a matching punch which makes it super easy and fun to use. There’s also some matching DSP from the add-on coordinating product release which really makes it easy!

Here’s a close up:

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I used the paper to just punch out the umbrellas, then used black cardstock to punch out the umbrella handles. I colored in and fussy cut the flowers and the rain boots out, then popped everything up with dimensionals.

Here’s another view:

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I used my Wink of Stella for the rain drops and rainbow stripes. I was squeezing the sides and a big blob landed on it then I got some on my fingers which I didn’t know,  and accidentally smeared some on the card. So then I kinda went crazy and started splattering and adding more Wink of Stella to hide my mistakes.

Well, I hope you liked my card. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a very blessed Valentine’s weekend ❤

A Fish for Father’s Day

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Hey stampin’ friends!

I hope you are doing well! I’ve been busy, busy but I knew that I should probably get my father’s day cards done or I wouldn’t be able to with the busy schedule I’ve got right now.

Today’s cards are similar, following the sketch inspiration and stamp set found on page 44 of the 2019 Occasions Stampin’ Up! catty.

I’m also entering one of the cards for a color challenge over at SplitCoast Stampers. Here’s the color combo they gave us:

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Here’s the card that I came up with:

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Here’s the other card:

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On both cards I used a simple watercoloring wash, sloppy water coloring and splatter techniques. When the images were still damp I molded the shapes with my bone folder and they are really sturdy using the watercolor paper and it gave them so much dimension too!

Here’s a view of both cards side by side:

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Using different colors, but the same stamp set can give similar….. yet different looks! so fun how that happens! Don’t you just love this hobby?

Here’s some close ups, hopefully the dimension picks up:

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I hope they can still be mailed easily cause they are so stiff, lol!

Here’s another view:

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Well, that’s all for today. Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a blessed day ❤

 

Incredible Like You

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Hey Bleeps(blog peeps)!

I hope you had a blessed Easter weekend. We sure did!

For today’s card share I went with the challenge over at Global Design Project. They gave us a fun sketch for inspiration:

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Here’s what I came up with:

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I did change up the sentiment a tad, but hopefully you can still see the sketch in my card sample. I used a beautiful Stampin’ Up! stamp set that is retiring sadly. I can’t believe it’s my first time to use it!!!!!

Here’s a close up:

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I fussy cut one of the flower blooms and used some die cuts from the Wonderful Romance bundle. I used dimensionals to pop things up.  Using white on white for my cardstock layers kinda makes it hard to see. So using the Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheet with the border punch makes the other layer more noticeable.

Here’s another view:

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Finally I added some ink splatter at the last because I accidentally got a little bit of pink ink on one of the leaves, lol. The sequins are some from my stash that pretty much match the foil. Win, win! 😉

Well, I hope you like my card. Thank you so much for stopping by and have a very blessed rest of the week ❤

 

Butterfly Beautiful

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Hiya Stampers,

Today’s card is for two challenges! The first is for the challenge over at Global Design Project. Here’s the fun card they gave us to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit).

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Here’s what I came up with:

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As you can see, I used her same sketch and stamp set…..just changing a couple of things here and there.

The next challenge is for SplitCoast Stampers. Here’s the fun color combo they gave us to work with:

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Here’s a close up of my card:

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I sponged on the die cut with tone on tone, not sure if that’s noticeable or not in the photo. These colors are bright and happy, love them! The ribbon was FREE during Sale-a-bration, which is now over, boo-hoo!!! I can’t wait until next year, lol 😉

Here’s another view:

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I really hope this stamp set carries over in the new annual catty, coming soon!!!! YAY!!!!

Well, I hope you like my card. Thank you so much for stopping by and have a blessed day ❤

 

Spring Butterfly

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Hey there stampin’ friends!

Today’s card is for two challenges. The first is a sketch challenge over at Global Design Project. Here’s the sketch they gave us to work with:

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Here’s what I came up with:

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I used the oval shape from the Wonderful Floral Framelits Dies instead of the square. I added Highland Heather Organdy Ribbon behind it to add interest. Both of these products are not available right now, boo! 😦

Here’s a close up:

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I fussy cut the butterfly image from the Botanical Butterfly DSP and added Wink of Stella to it!

The other challenge is from Sunday Stamps. Here’s the pretty color combo they gave us to use:

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Here’s another pic:

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As you can see this beautiful patterned paper pretty much has all the colors they suggested! Win, win!!!!

Well, that’s it for today. Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a blessed day ❤

 

Soft & Pretty Doily

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Hiya Stampers,

YAY! Three posts within a few days is a record for me, lol. Trying to get better at blogging, it’s always been a struggle for me to balance life and blogging more 😉

Today’s card is for the color challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. Here’s the soft and pretty colors they gave us to work with:

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I inked up part of the flower stamp in Early Espresso and the top part in Powder Pink for easy masking. I am a lazy stamper, lol

Here’s a close up:

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I love this beautiful stamp set and thinlit bundle, but I chose the sentiment from the Butterfly Gala stamp set….it was a bit easier to use the punch. Looks like the dies are not available right now, just proof if you like something…..get it while the gettin’s good 🙂

Here’s another view:

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I splattered some of the pink ink all over the card as an after thought and it did smear the brown ink a tad on the sentiment, but not bad enough to redo it, hehehehe….told you I was a lazy stamper, lol 😉

Well, thanks so much for stopping by. Have a blessed day ❤

 

Berry Burst Lillies

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Hey Bleeps (blog peeps)!

Today’s card is just for fun. I used some products from the Sale-a-bration catty. I did use some retired ribbon, but it matched perfectly and it’s what I had so…..use what ya’ got is my motto! 😉

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The small buffalo checkered patterned paper is FREE from the gorgeous butterfly dsp from the Sale-a-bration catty! If you love it, you better get it while you can!!!!! The Sale-a-bration deadline is March 31st!!!!

Here’s a close up:

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The framelits that match the lilly stamps are so fun to work with. I really love this stamp and framelit set! Unfortunately the framelits are no longer available, boo 😦

Here’s another view:

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Well, that’s it for today. Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a blessed day ❤

 

 

Hello Beautiful Butterfly

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Hiya Stampers!

Today’s card share is for a challenge over at Global Design Project. Here’s the color challenge they gave us to work with:

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Here’s what I came up with:

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I noticed when I was uploading the products I used on this card that three things aren’t available right now! Here’s a closeup:

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The Grapefruit Grove Foil Sheets, Lily Framelits Dies (used to cutout the shape for the sentiment) and dies that go with The Wonderful Romance Bundle aren’t available at the moment!

Here’s another view:

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Well, thank you so much for stopping by and have a blessed weekend! ❤

 

Simply Painted Seasons

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Hey Bleeps (blog peeps)!

Today I have two easy cards to share. I simply used the DSP from the Sale-a-bration bundle and flipped a strip from the other pattern to add interest.

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The cards are basically the same, just flipped the DSP of the patterns and used different sentiments from the fun new dies cuts from the Occasions Catty!

Here’s some close ups:

 

I used sequins for the dotted “I’s” and the Lemon Lime ribbon that I used is retired now, I still love it though! 😉

Here’s another view:

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Well, I hope you like my easy and simple cards. Thank you so much for stopping by and have a blessed day ❤

 

Cupcake Wishes

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Hiya Stampers!

Today’s card is for the challenge over at Global Design Project. Here’s the Theme Challenge they gave us for inspiration:

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Here’s what I came up with:

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I mounted the cupcake onto vellum, then thought it needed a clear window sheet to go on top to make it look like glass…..trying to figure out how to adhere the the window sheet and vellum was a challenge. You can see little splotches of liquid glue peeking through the vellum layer(sigh), but was able to cover the dots of adhesive with the sequins on top of the clear layer. I always gotta make things difficult, lol 😉

Here’s a close up:

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I used the embossing folder for the stem of the cake stand, not sure you can really tell or not. The thick white Baker’s Twine is from the Holiday Mini Catty.

Here’s another view:

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Well, I hope that you liked my sample card. Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a blessed night! ❤