Colour Creations Smoky Slate - Week 46

Hello fellow crafters! This week I am participating in the 2023-24 Colour Creations blog hop where team members of the Art With Heart Stampin’ Up! demonstrators showcase a new colour every Wednesday. This week’s colour is Smoky Slate, the softest gray in the Stampin’ Up! Neutrals colour family. 

This week I’ve (slightly) stepped out of my comfort zone and created a card with blending, sponging and splatters! To begin with I dry embossed Smoky Slate card stock using the Layered Florals 3D embossing folder.

After embossing the Smoky Slate layer I gently rubbed the Whisper White ink pad over the raised floral pattern. Next I added my splatters or should I say I practiced a few splatters on my paper pad using Berry Burst Stampin’ Blends and flicking the pen against the lid. As it’s my first go at flicking ink I was being very cautious and trying not to flood the paper .

The lovely white paper butterflies were inked with a water painter brush and Smoky Slate, Moody Mauve and Berry Burst inks. And then I added more splatters to the butterflies too! I guess I got a bit excited with this technique.

Working on my layers I die cut leafy elements using the Notes of Nature and Thoughtful Expressions die sets and Basic White, Moody Mauve and Berry Burst card stock. The sentiment from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set has been stamped with VersaMark and White embossing powder. 

Before adhering the sentiment to the card base I adhered the Silver and White Sheer ribbon. To finish off my card I adhered silver Neutral adhesive sequins and silver Festive pearls, both to be retiring soon,

On the card inner I adhered the sentiment onto Berry Burst die cut labels using dies from the Thoughtful Expressions die set. The sentiment is from the coordinating stamp set and stamped in Berry Burst and the floral sprig in Smoky Slate inks.

Hope you enjoy the remaining blog hop where you can find more Smoky Slate inspiration from the very talented Kate Morgan.

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 along with the Easter holidays. Happy crafting!

Colour Creations Shaded Spruce - Week 45

Hello fellow crafters! This week I am participating in the 2023-24 Colour Creations blog hop where team members of the Art With Heart Stampin’ Up! demonstrators showcase a new colour every Wednesday. This week’s colour is Shaded Spruce, a darker green found in the Regals colour family.

For this week I created two cards with a focus on using the Perennial Lavender DSP.

The first card has a Shaded Spruce card stock base layered with a Highland Heather mat to which I have adhered two DSP panels. The scalloped border and polka dot natural ribbon were adhered to cover the paper join.

The Hummingbird was stamped onto Basic White and coloured with light and dark Stampin’ Blends inks in Shaded Spruce, Lost Lagoon and Highland Heather. It was die cut and adhered with dimensionals. The stamp and die bundle is Thoughtful Expressions.

The sentiment from the Notes of Nature stamp set is stamped with Shaded Spruce ink.

My second card is much simpler with a full DSP layer adhered to a Shaded Spruce mat and Lost Lagoon card-stock base. 

The sentiment on this card is also from the same stamp set.

Hope you enjoy the remaining blog hop where you can find more Shaded Spruce inspiration from the very talented Theresa Gerrard.

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. Happy crafting!

Colour Creations Pumpkin Pie - Week 43

Hello fellow crafters! This week I am participating in the 2023-24 Colour Creations blog hop where team members of the Art With Heart Stampin’ Up! demonstrators showcase a new colour every Wednesday. This week’s colour is Pumpkin Pie, the only orange in the colour families. 

For this week’s card i have paired Pumpkin Pie  with Pool Party, inspired by the colours in the Zoo Crew DSP from the Stampin’ Up! Annual catalogue 2023-24.

My other go to favourite die set at the moment is the Perennial Postage die set. I have used them to die cut the cute fox on the scooter from the Zoo Crew DSP, along with the Inked Botanicals DSP layer that was adhered with dimensionals to the Pool Party mat layer.

Raising the DSP layer adds even more dimension to the card. Before adhering the fox panel I tore some Masterfully Made DSP with orange and yellow tones.

Both sentiments have been stamped using Pumpkin Pie ink. The sentiments are from the Perennial Postage and So Sincere stamp sets. Some Assorted Glossy Dots were adhered to finish off the card.

Hope you enjoy the remaining blog hop where you can find more Pretty Peacock inspiration from the very talented Sharon Davern

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’s blog. 

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

Colour Creations Pretty Peacock - Week 42

Hello fellow crafters! This week I am participating in the 2023-24 Colour Creations blog hop where team members of the Art With Heart Stampin’ Up! demonstrators showcase a new colour every Wednesday. This week’s colour is Pretty Peacock, a beautiful regal blue-green colour. I love this colour and so glad to see it back in the permanent Stampin’ Up! Colour Family.

One of my faves in the Jan-April Mini catalogue is the Sweet Thoughts Memories & More card pack. It contains several double-sided cards and stickers that can be used to make cards, scrapbooking or even journaling.

There are also coordinating card bases and envelopes to go with the card pack.

The card is a bi-fold card, where the front panel is scored at the halfway mark. For my Pretty Peacock card base I stamped the daisy flowers on the front and inner using VersaMark ink and heat embossed with White embossing powder. The daisy stamp is from the Lifetime of Love set.

I have die cut some decorative panels from Calypso Coral card stock using the Thoughtful Expressions die set. Using the next smallest die I also die cut some of the printed cards from the Sweetest Thoughts Memories and More card pack. The first was adhered with dimensionals on the front panel and the second adhered with double-sided tear tape.

The thin floral embellishment was die cut from Lemon Lolly card stock using the floral dies in the same die set (including the flower centre). To finish the card I adhered some floral stickers also found in the card pack. 

Hope you enjoy the remaining blog hop where you can find more Pretty Peacock inspiration from the very talented Theresa Gerrard.

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’s blog. 

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

Colour Creations Petal Pink - Week 39

Hello fellow crafters! This week I am participating in the 2023-24 Colour Creations blog hop where team members of the Art With Heart Stampin’ Up! demonstrators showcase a new colour every Wednesday. This week’s colour is Petal Pink, an orange-pink colour that has been around for quite awhile! It may not be a true pink but still a popular choice judging by its use in the range of Designer Specialty Papers.

The focus this week is the very cute Bee Mine DSP. With any DSP you can usually find coordinating stamp and die bundle - this one is called Bee My Valentine! I don’t have the bundle (yet) but I do have the DSP to play with.

I started with a Petal Pink die cut Deckled Circle layered with another slightly smaller DSP die cut circle. The base circle was scored in half and the DSP circle was cut in half. These dies will carryover to the new 2024-25 Annual catalogue available from May this year.

Next I die cut two more circles, 1 DSP and 1 embossed using the Cane Weave 3D embossing folder. Before adhering the smaller circles I adhered some Petal Pink ribbon from the Ribbon Duo Combo. Not forgetting a little bow too!

The cute little bumblebees were fussy cut from the DSP and adhered with dimensionals.

The card ‘front’ when opened up.

The reverse and card inner. I decided to use the card to give to my husband for our wedding anniversary today! And so stamped the sentiment from the Everlasting Beauty stamp set using Sweet Sorbet ink with the addition of another bumblebee.

Hope you enjoy the remaining blog hop where you can find more Petal Pink inspiration from the very talented Theresa Gerrard.

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’s blog. 

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