Illuminated Christmas in a Festive Farmhouse CTC#195

Hello and Welcome to our Sunday Night Blog Hop Caseing the Catty.



Our Challenge is all about seeing the Stampin' Up! catalogues with new eyes!!!  We endeavour to Copy And Share Everything or Copy And Selectively Edit from the beautiful project illustrations.

This week we are focusing on the Festive Farmhouse chapter of the
 Holiday Catalogue - pages 12 - 17.  

My inspiration comes from the lovely projects illustrated for the

 Illuminated Christmas stamp set on page 15.  

I've kept to the same layout and really only changed up the colours.  I've also added some background stamping from the lovely Night in Bethlehem stamp set.. There is also some totally sparkly glimmer paper too!  The sparkle glimmer paper is from page 192 in the Annual Catalogue and the Merry Merlot comes from the Joyous Noel Glimmer paper on page 29.  

The sparkle glimmer paper is 12" x 12" and the Joyous Noel paper is 6" x 6" and includes 8 sheets each of Copper, Tranquil Tide and Merry Merlot.  Awesome!

  I just loooooove this Christmas phrase and have often used it to write into Christmas cards over the years, so this was a definite addition to my purchases out of the new Holiday Catalogue

It's also really great to have another set that coordinates with the Graceful Glass suite that I already own.  This lovely silver frame comes from the Stained Glass thinlets that coordinate with the Painted Glass stamp set.  There are a couple of images in this Illuminated Christmas set that also coordinate with the Stained Glass thinlets!! - How cool is that!!  The Poinsettia and the angel both work with the rose and butterfly thinlits!  Stampin' Up! is so clever!!

These fonts in this stamp set are so beautiful!  Are you ready to think about Christmas yet?  I think I'll create some great cards just using this one stamp set!!

Up Next is Monique's stunning red and white card!!  Love it!

Please join in the fun with us and add your projects to the lineup at our facebook challenge page - you don't need to have a blog - just upload your project photo to the page!  Easy peasy.  

Until Next Time,

Happy Stamping,

Love Julia  x

Remember to use up those fabulous Bonus Days voucher codes this month and get an awesome discount on your Holiday catalogue order!!  

I hope you have your Holiday catalogue by now!  It has so much to love and inspire!!

And this month, we have a super fun promotion for hosts!! Any order with $400 and over sales will earn this lovely DSP for FREE all during September.  Check with me to book your date!  

Please head over to my online store if you wish to see these products in more detail - and you can place your order anytime (if you're in Australia) while you're there (even if you're in your pyjamas!!)

 And, if you can see yourself creating cards and sharing your love of papercrafts while inspiring others, perhaps you might be interested in the Stampin' Up! Business opportunity - contact me to find out how.