Happy Sunday! This post comes to you from my idyllic camping location in country WA!
How’s the serenity???
Today at CASEing the Catty, it’s all about Warmth & Cheer – I could do with some warm right now!!!
Someone forgot to tell the Weather Man that we’re firmly in Spring!
We’re CASEing projects from pages 12-17 of the Holiday Catalogue.
I love the swirly scribbles wreath from this card on page 17.
I used it to inspire 3 completely different Christmas cards!!!
Start with a catalogue picture and think of 3 ways to change it up.
It’s a great way to craft in bulk, but ending up with 3 different finished projects.
For the first card, I changed the orientation of the card, but kept the colours, washi strip and double layer wreath the same as the catalogue inspiration.
This is one of the easiest ways to change up a card without thinking too much about it!
The next version uses the catalogue sample as a starting point to inspire a completely different design.
I added banners instead of a cardstock & washi panel, a one layered wreath, a die cut bow and a layered sentiment.
And the final card has the same layout, but in non-traditional Christmas colours of purple & gold.
Apart from the wonderfully clever samples that the catalogue offers, I love the versatility of the designs.
I don’t have the Be Jolly, By Golly stamp set used for the sentiment in the sample – so I just substituted words from other sets in my collection.
Most of the products used in my cards come from the Annual Catalogue – using a Holiday Catalogue sample!
I hope I’ve been able to inspire you to get into your craft room and CASE something from the Warmth & Cheer section of the Holiday Catalogue.
It’d be great if you shared your creation on the CTC page.
Each month the team chooses a winning entry & invites the winner to take part in the design team blog hop the following month!
The challenge is open to anyone – in Australia and beyond. Could it be you???
If you’ve just started here, you’ll want to hop all the way around until you get back to me.
The last stop before me is Julia Quinn & her great project and the next stop on the hop is the wonderfully talented Jackie Noble in NZ!
And, if you love what you see, leave a comment or two as you hop around. We love hearing from you!
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I love all your different adaptations. What wonderful inspiration you have given us. I will certainly try the orientation change idea. I love that tip! Thankyou.
Loving your Cases Kelly, especially the purple and gold, wow, that is really gorgeous! Certainly have given me some inspiration!
Great set of cards Kelly, love the way you put them all together to show how you’ve got so many ideas from one starting point. Fabulous!
Great inspiration for us all to try. I love the purple and the wreath set on banners best.
Gorgeous cards, Kelly. Hard to choose, but the purple and gold is a real WOW!
Love how you’ve shown us several different CASEs! It’s great to see variations in the creative journey from one start point – awesome!
Kelly you have been busy creating a few versions from the CASEd image, love the different colour combinations and styles.
Just wanted to let you know, I love all three of your cards! They are so pretty and not a lot of time to make.
Thanks Gloria. Sometimes (often for me!) there’s not enough hours in the day to make all the fancy cards we see on Pinterest. It’s good to have some quick & easy options, especially for Christmas.
You had me at purple and gold … love it!!