Colour Creations Moody Mauve - Week 36

 

Hello fellow crafters! Welcome to the Colour Creations blog hop where team members of the Art With Heart Stampin’ Up! demonstrators showcase a new colour every Wednesday. 

This week our feature colour is Moody Mauve. Following last week’s card I have yet again used some of the dies from the Memorable Blooms die set for my card this week.

The hexagon die used last week has a matching die! So you can use the plain-shaped hexagon and the second intricate floral die sits inside it which you can then put through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine with the Moody Mauve card stock.

A DSP layer was adhered to the Basic White card base. I have used Wildly Flowering DSP for both card outer and inner.

To make the hexagon card flap I folded a piece of Basic White card stock in half first before placing the plain hexagon die. One die side sat just over the fold to avoid cutting that side and produce a card flap.

I adhered the intricate floral piece to the top layer of the plain hexagon. This will hang over slightly on the right side of the card flap. Note the fold on the hexagon flap is on the right, to allow it to open from left to right. 

The sentiment from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set is stamped with Moody Mauve ink. Some Brushed brass butterflies were also adhered to the front panel.

The image below shows the open card and hexagon flap. I stamped another greeting inside from the Labeled with Love stamp set. The presents were stamped with Blackberry Bliss ink. The inside  

Before adhering the DSP and hexagon base to the card inner I adhered some of the beautiful Open weave trim on the right hand side.

I then adhered a DSP layer and an embossed Moody Mauve card stock layer to the card inner. The new Starstruck embossing folder is a free Sale-A-Bration item available with a qualifying purchase.

Next I adhered the hexagon base to the card inner.

I also die cut a second plain hexagon (single layer) and adhered this to the back of the front hexagon to provide more stability and to hide the second strand of trim that was adhered. Thus will allow you to tie a bow and secure the flap before giving to the card recipient.

You can also display and stand the card before tying the ribbon.

Hope you enjoy the remaining blog hop where you can find more Moody Mauve inspiration from the very talented Rachel Woollard.

If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view the full list of participants on Cathy Proctor blog. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your week and happy crafting.

Colour Creations Misty Moonlight - Week 34

Hello and a happy new year fellow crafters! Welcome to the Colour Creations blog hop where team members of the Art With Heart Stampin’ Up! demonstrators showcase a new colour every Wednesday. 

I’ve had a bit of a hiatus from the blog hops towards the end of 2024….my work/life/crafting balance was skewed to work deadlines! Hoping for a less hectic 2025 and more zen 🧘🏻

This week our feature colour is Misty Moonlight. For my card I have used new items from the Stampin’ Up! January - April 2025 mini catalogue which is now available. I’m looking forward to playing with more new products over the next few months. There are some beautiful DSP and stamp/die bundles in the just released mini catalogue.

The Thoughtful Journey DSP used in my card is from the Stampin’ Up! Annual catalogue. The pretty combination of Misty Moonlight and Fresh Freesia is reflected in the dry embossed layer using So Swirly EF and the DSP.

The focal landscape scene has been die cut using a hexagon-shaped die from Memorable Blooms die set available in the new January-April mini catalogue.

The other current promotion is SALE-A-BRATION. The sentiment stamped with Misty Moonlight ink is from the Sale-A-Bration stamp set Heart Shaped. This was framed with a smaller DSP layer. The Heart Shaped stamp and die bundle is FREE with a qualifying purchase.

I adhered a triple bow made with the Silver & White Sheer ribbon cut in half lengthwise. Some adhesive-backed Pearl Trio in Misty Moonlight were adhered to finish off the card.

Hope you enjoy the remaining blog hop where you can find more Misty Moonlight inspiration from the very talented Rachel Woollard.

If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view the full list of participants on Cathy Proctor blog. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your week and happy crafting.

Heart of Christmas 2024 - Week 6

Hello fellow stampers! Welcome back to this week’s Heart of Christmas Stampin’ Up! blog hop. Each week until 25 November 2024 the Art With Heart team will showcase Christmas cards and projects to inspire you to create  your own.

One of my favourites (there are many!) from the Mini catalogue is the A Little Bit Festive Speciality Paper. In addition to the patterned paper there are three sheets of die cuts which can be used to quickly make cards or tags and even for scrapbook layouts.

For my card this week I have used both the patterned paper (inside my card) and die cuts. The plaid DSP panel on the front of my card is from the Regal Distressed Patterns Specialty DSP and is adhered to the Pool Party Deckled rectangle die cut mat.

The Mistletoe die cut from the specialty paper sheet was adhered to the front with dimensionals. The greeting from the Greetings of the Season stamp set was heat embossed with Gold embossing powder. I then fussy cut the greeting and adhered this in front of the ‘oh so cute’ Pool Party Pompom ribbon. 

To finish off the front of the card I adhered some gold Neutrals Adesive-backed Sequins and Garden Green Blooming Pearls.

To the card inner I adhered the DSP mat and a Deckled rectangle mat gold embossed with another greeting from the same stamp set. I also adhered a snowflake die cut.

A closeup of the gold embossed greeting.

Please head on to the next participant for more Christmas inspiration the lovely and very talented Christine Blain.

If at any time you find a broken link please head to the blog of our host, the lovely Sharon Davern and she will have the list of all those participating.

Don’t forget to check back next week for more Christmas projects. Hope you have a fabulous week ahead!

Heart of Christmas 2024 - Week 5

 

Hello fellow stampers! Welcome back to this week’s Heart of Christmas Stampin’ Up! blog hop. Each week until 25 November 2024 the Art With Heart team will showcase Christmas cards and projects to inspire you to create  your own.

For this week’s card I have again used several new products from the upcoming Stampin’ Up! September - December Mini catalogue. You will be able to order from this catalogue on Wednesday 4 September! 

There are many favourites in this new mini catalogue one of them being the Decorative Trees die set. It has some beautiful die cut tree patterns and of course a matching stamp set that I did not use this time.

First, I die cut the Lost Lagoon mat with the ‘snowflake’ tree die. Before die cutting I did adhere a layer of adhesive sheet to the back. This is so that the finely die cut snowflakes can be adhered to the next layer. You end up with the tree shape on your mat layer and the ‘snowflake’ tree die cut.

Next, I inked up the Falling Snow background stamp with VersaMark, stamped the mat layer and then heat embossed with silver Embossing powder. It really looks pretty with the shiny stars.

A layer of White Glimmer specialty paper was adhered behind the embossed panel to add more sparkle! Once in place I finally adhered the ‘snowflake’ tree die cut.

All that’s left is to stamp the Christmas and New Years greeting using Pretty Peacock ink. The stamp set used is Greetings of the Season. The ends were cut on an angle with paper snips and then adhered with dimensionals. I also adhered some silver Adhesive backed Sparkle gems.

Please head on to the next participant for more Christmas inspiration the lovely and very talented Sharon Davern. Sharon is also the host of this blog hop and if you find a broken link please head to Sharons blog and she will have the list of all those participating.

Don’t forget to check back next week for more Christmas projects. Hope you have a fabulous week ahead!

Heart of Christmas 2024 - Week 3

 

Hello fellow stampers! Welcome back to this week’s Heart of Christmas Stampin’ Up! blog hop. Each week until 25 November 2024 the Art With Heart team will showcase Christmas cards and projects to inspire you to create  your own.

Recently I received a demonstrator paper share from the upcoming September - December Stampin’ Up! Mini catalogue. And wow I fell in love with the Sentimental Christmas DSP! It didn’t immediately grab my eye glancing through the catalogue but looking at these papers in real life they do tick all the  traditional images and colours.

Firstly, I die cut the Basic Beige mat with the Elegant Borders die set just to provide some interest to the panel. Before adhering the panel to the Poppy Parade base I also stamped some ‘twig-like’ branches in Garden Green ink towards the bottom. This stamp is from the Rest Relax Enjoy stamp set and will add a bit more interest underneath the die cut tags.

The two ‘tags’ were die cut from different sides of the Sentimental Christmas DSP using the Greetings of the Season die set. The candy-striped tag was adhered to the mat layer and the Christmas stocking tag adhered with dimensionals to the bottom tag. The sentiment from the coordinating stamp set Greetings of the Season was stamped in Poppy Parade ink and fussy cut.

The card inner has a Basic Beige layer with a candy-stripe strip at the bottom. I have used another sentiment from the same stamp set using Poppy Parade ink again. The red complements nicely with the beige. The little bow was fussy cut and adhered at the top.

To finish the card I adhered a bow tied from Basic Beige ribbon to the tags and also some embellishments coloured with Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend pen, including Adhesive backed Sparkle gems, Blooming Pearls and Adhesive backed Swirl dots.

Please head on to the next participant for more Christmas inspiration the lovely and very talented Claire Daly.

If at any time you find a broken link please head to the blog of our host, the lovely Sharon Davern and she will have the list of all those participating.

Don’t forget to check back next week for more Christmas projects. Hope you have a fabulous week ahead!