August 2018 - My Paper Oasis

19
Aug
2018

CTC 192 – Tranquil Textures

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, CTC, Flowers

Welcome to another week of CASEing the Catty!

CTC 192 – Tranquil Textures

This week we are CASEing the Tranquil Textures section of the Annual Catalogue between pages 154 – 163.

We would love you to play along with the challenge to. So take the hop, create your own project using inspiration from the catalogue images from the given section and then pop a picture of it on our Facebook Page HERE.

This is a gorgeous section of the catty to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit or Copy and Share Everything). But i couldn’t go past the card on the bottom left below, found on page 157…

I thought it was a great colour combination and not one I would naturally think to use myself, so I had to have a play!

Now I didn’t mess with the design too much at all for this card because I LOVED the texture and layers that the Timeless Textures stamp set created on this card. Not to mention the gorgeous green! So my card ended up VERY similar to the original.

Healing Hugs Card

I used Granny Apple Green for my card base which is then stamped with one of the textured stamps from Timeless Textures. I also chose to use the rose from Healing Hugs for my card and Crushed Curry, because if you have been following me on Facebook you will know I have been featuring this stamp set heaps lately!!!

I think the overall effect of this card is quite lovely. I hope you do too!

Now its time to hop on over to Judy’s blog and see what she has created this week.

Happy Crafting

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Product List

Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140517]

$35.00

Healing Hugs Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146530]

$37.00

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

[147014]

$14.75

Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad

[147095]

$13.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$14.75

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147116]

$13.00

Soft Suede A4 Card Stock

[119982]

$14.75

Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147115]

$13.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$17.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$8.00

08
Aug
2018

Colour INKspiration 39 – Subtles

categories: Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Colour Inkspiration, Flowers

Hi everyone and welcome to this weeks Colour INKspiration 39 – Subtles.

For this challenge we are using the subtle colour palette, where you can choose 3 subtle colours plus any basics to create your project. Remember, once you have created it jump on over to the Colour INKspiration facebook group to upload your pic for the challenge right HERE.

Since our colour shake up in June, the Subtles collection has by far been my stand out favourite colour group. There is such a range of pretty, coordinating hues to play with, and Soft Sea Foam is by far one of my stand out colours!

However, today I decided to create my card in hues of blue using my current favourite stamp set – Healing Hugs!

I used a tutorial by the very talented Jennifer McGuire called Stamped see through cards to create tonights card. I thought Healing hugs and the leaves would work perfectly to create a similar look to the one she creates on her video HERE.

These cards work by layering all the individual pieces together so they slightly overlap, then adhering them, so the card front is see through in the gaps. It’s quite a clever and effective card and I’m really pleased with how it turned out.

My flowers are coloured using Pool Party ink, the gently using a sponge dauber around the edges to add some Balmy Blue for extra depth. Add a bit of Pear Pizzaz for the leaves and my challenge was complete!

I hope you enjoyed my creation this week. Don’t forget to upload yours by Monday 20th of August.

Now its time to hop on over to Jackie’s blog to see what she has created!

Happy Crafting everyone!

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Product List

Healing Hugs Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146530]

$37.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147107]

$13.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147105]

$13.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147104]

$13.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$13.50

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

[124391]

$14.75

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

$8.75

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$7.00

05
Aug
2018

CTC 190 – Artistic Impressions

categories: Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, CTC, Flowers

Welcome to another week of Caseing The Catty!

CTC 190 – Artistic Impressions Pages 127 – 141

Every week the design team get together to showcase a section of one of our catalogues to show you just how easy it is to create a project based on a design in the catalogue. You can join in the challenges each week. Just CASE a project from the selected section and upload a picture of your design by 7pm next Sunday! Here’s the link to play along:

Caseing the Catty Facebook Page

This is a gorgeous section of the Annual Catalogue. There’s lots of products I want to get my hands on in here!

Today I decided to CASE the image on page 135 – and from the looks of the teams projects this design has been quite popular!

I changed the orientation of my card, and because I wanted a colour card base, I stamped my images onto Whisper White before fussy cutting them and adhering them to the card. I then cut around the outline of the images again for the card front.

I love playing with Healing Hugs, so I knew that the flower was what I wanted to use to create this card. I also combined it with the Stitched Labels Framelits – You NEED those framelits in your crafting stash! They are amazing! I stamped two of the flowers in Calypso Coral and the other flower was created by inking up in Daffodil Delight, then sponging the edges with Calypso Coral using an ink dauber. Its a gorgeous effect that you can use on any flower image.

I hope you enjoyed my project today. Now it’s time to hop on over to Kathryn’s blog and see what she has created this week!

Happy Crafting!

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Product List

Healing Hugs Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146530]

$37.00