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Hi there!  Welcome to another CASEing the Catty Sunday Night Blog Hop .  This round we are CASEing (copying and selectively editing) something that takes our interest from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue . The card that I am sharing tonight is not really my usual style - I rarely do masculine cards or cards that are 'flat' or quick and easy to make.  I usually do pretty, feminine, 3D and complicated! ... LOL My downline, De Arn, lent me this SAB set, Sky is the Limit and lots of other new sets and dies for a week over the summer break; so I made the most of the opportunity and whipped up quite a few cards in that time. I will return the favour very soon as I'm now a busy bee back at work for the start of a new school year. For my card I CASED the layout on page 18 (Hello card with Butterflies) and used the colour combo on page 16 - Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral and Black . Thanks so much for hopping by and supporting the CTC Blog Hop! Up next is Tricia...

Hi there!  Welcome back to another challenge at The Colour Tree .  I'm so pleased you have stopped by to see the latest colours which will hopefully inspire you in your paper craft projects this week. Here's a card I made to highlight this week's gorgeous colour palette; I was in the mood for a spot of colouring in over the summer holidays and thoroughly enjoyed using the selection of Stampin' Write Markers on the Shimmery White Card Stock   You can find out more about the project details HERE . #TCTC4 TCT Challenge Guidelines - Now it's your turn.  If you would like to enter the challenge, please follow these instructions, have fun and inspire other s - Create a NEW paper craft project for the current challenge.   Any craft products (retired or current) may be used in TCT Challenges but please stick closely to the SU (Stampin' Up! ®) colour palette. Other neutrals may be used in conjunction with the c hallenge colours - Wh...

Adult colouring in books are all the rage at the moment but did you know that Stampin' Up! have a great range of images to colour?  Take this gorgeous Perfect Peacock stamp for example - I coloured it in with Stampin' Write Markers using the colours for TCT Challenge #4 .     I hope you can join in this week for the latest challenge at The Colour Tree . Thanks for stopping by, Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Wow!  There were some beautiful entries in the gallery at The Colour Tree this week.  A huge thanks to those ladies that linked up.  It wasn't easy to decide but I have chosen this gorgeous card by Rose Packer as Top Pick - Top Pick for #TCTC3 - Rose Packer from Creative Roses I just love the stamped Soft Suede background, the intricate heart die with the gold glimmer and foil flowers and the embossed Mint Macaroon centre panel - what a lovely layout to highlight the challenge colours.  Thanks for playing along at TCTC, Rose.   (Please note that only one weekly winner is chosen if there are less than seven entries) Congratulations, Rose!  Make sure you grab the Top Pick Badge to add to your blog!   Don't forget that one Winner will be chosen out of all the Top Picks for the month of January and they will be invited to be a Guest Designer in February .    Plus, everyone who enters a challenge at Th...

Hi there.  Welcome to the third Sunday challenge at The Colour Tree .  I hope this soft, earthy colour palette with Gold thrown into the mix, inspires you to get crafting and create something gorgeous to share with TCTC this week. #TCTC3 About TCTC Every Sunday night at 7pm (AEDT) I  host a weekly colour challenge where you can ... Ink Up ... Link Up for a chance to be in TCTC Top 3 Picks! At the end of each month a Winner will be chosen from one of the weekly Top Three Picks and will be invited as a Guest Designer for an upcoming challenge!  Here's my project to highlight this week's colour combo -  #TCTC3 You can check out the details HERE . Hope to see you in the gallery! Guidelines - Now it's your turn.  If you would like to enter the challenge, please follow these instructions, have fun and inspire other s - Create a NEW paper craft project for the current challenge.   Any craft pro...

Hi there.  Welcome to addINKtive designs.   I've made a mini treat bag for the third challenge at The Colour Tree and had a lot of fun colouring in the beautiful stamped image from Birthday Blooms with the Gold Wink of Stella Glitter Brush.  The rose has an ornamental look about it and is super glittery under the lights; it's a shame that the photos don't do it justice.     I hope the colour combo inspires you to ink up and link up at TCTC #3 this week! Thanks for stopping by. Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Thank you to the talented crafters that joined in with the latest colour challenge at The Colour Tree . I think good old Garden Green may have prevented some from linking up :) lol.  There were six beautiful entries and I have chosen this lovely 'watercolour wash' card by Helen Williams - Top Pick for #TCTC2 - Helen Williams from Crafty Helen     (Please note that only one weekly winner is chosen if there are less than seven entries) Congratulations, Helen!  Make sure you grab the Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! Don't forget that one Winner will be chosen out of all the Top Picks for the month of January and they will be invited to be a Guest Designer in February . See you later in the day for the launch of #TCTC3 . PS:  Did you know that everyone who enters a challenge at The Colour Tree has their projects pinned on my TCTC Pinterest Board?   You can check it out HERE .

Welcome back to the second CTC Blog Hop for 2016.  This week the crew are choosing to CASE (copy and selectively edit) any project from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue . What is Sale-A-Bration?  In a nutshell it means FREE STUFF!  There's extra benefits if you join Stampin' Up!, there's incentives for demonstrators and a pre-order period, plus a free product for every $90 you spend (a whole booklet of choices). Tonight I have chosen to feature the Free SAB Stamp Set, Flowering Fields and matching Wildflower Fields DSP and have CASED the cute little gift bag on page 13 of the SAB Catty but made a double pocket card instead.     The pockets on the front of the card hold a little stamped tag and a coffee bag.     There's a few different versions of the Double Pocket Card out there but I tend to follow this tutorial on You Tube but use an A4 size piece of DSP instead and attach the finished 'pockets' to a card front. ...

Welcome back to The Colour Tree Challenges . Wow! Firstly I want to thank every one that linked up their gorgeous creations last week.  I really enjoyed visiting your blogs and seeing the diverse range of ideas inspired by the colour combo.   Every single participant for TCTC#1 received a tutorial on how to make a Spring Planter Box Card and I'm looking forward to seeing lots of different paper floral displays in my inbox! (Hint)  If you missed out I'm extending the offer for one more week; just enter this week's challenge, then leave a comment at the end of this post or flick me an email to request one and I'll send it out to you straight away! This week I have a colour combo for you that is taken directly from the pages of the new Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalogue , more specifically the gorgeous Love Blossoms DSP stack!  Even Garden Green looks good among the neutrals and shades of pink ;)   Of course you don't have to use the new DSP;  just b...

Hi there.  Welcome to addINKtive designs and a little sneak peek at the colour palette for the next challenge at The Colour Tree . This week the colours are based on the new Love Blossoms DSP in the current Occasions Catalogue and I have made a set of Butterfly/Doily note cards to highlight the gorgeous combination. Blushing Bride ... Rose Red ... Garden Green ... Crumb Cake and Whisper White   These cards are actually based on a set that I made way back in 2012.   Do you love a challenge?  Hop on over and check out the latest one at TCTC! Here's a project by De Arn (from my team, AddINKtive Designers) - "Here are the pretty envelopes I made for the girl's 8th birthday "Keep in Touch" kits. I used the second set of colours for The Colour Tree Challenge" . Need supplies?  Click on any product below to take you to my on-line store - Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Hi there. I'm posting the Top 3 Picks a bit earlier than planned as I have a line up of posts scheduled for later in the day. Wow! What an awesome start to The Colour Tree Challenges with a beautiful line up of projects in the gallery.  A huge big thank you to everyone that participated . The colour combo was tricky for some but it was a favourite of mine because I used those same colours for my very first International Design Team (U Stamp with Dawn and Friends) project.   The only change I made was to omit Crumb Cake but there's always the option every week to add other neutrals. So ... without further ado here's the Top Three Picks for #TCTC1 (in order of post date) -   Heidi Weaver - Stampin Along with Heidi Simone Bartrum - Stamping with Simone Vicki - From My Craft Room   Congratulations, ladies!  Make sure you grab the Top 3 Badge to add to your blog! Don't forget that one Winner will be chosen out of all the Top Th...