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!