Colour Creations Night of Navy - Week 35

 

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 Night of Navy, the darkest blue that is part of the Neutrals colour family.

For this weeks card I have used the following Stampin’ Up! products:

• So Sincere Cling stamp set
• Lifetime of Love die set (Jan-April mini catalogue)
• Garden Meadow die set (Online exclusive)
• Flight & Airy DSP (Sale-a-bration item)

The plain Basic White arch panel was something I had lying on my craft table from a previous project which I wanted to somehow use this week. I noticed that the oval floral arch from the Lifetime of Love die set sat nicely within the arch panel (die cut from the Garden Meadow die set).

I used a Blending Brush and Boho Blue and Night of Navy inks to apply colour to the arch panel. Before adhering the arch panel to the card base I stamped the sentiment in Night of Navy ink. This sentiment is from the So Sincere cling stamp set.

The floral arch was die cut from Night of Navy card stock and adhered with glue to the coloured arch base. I have die cut some flowers using the lovely dies from the Lifetime of Love die set and Fresh Freesia card stock and Flight & Airy DSP (a watercoloured print with tones of Fresh Freesia). The floral colours match with the gorgeous little watercoloured bird that was fussy cut and adhered with dimensionals. 

This DSP is a FREE item you can receive with a minimum spend on Stampin’ Up! products (AUD$90). My guess is that this DSP will sell out quickly as the prints are so pretty!

I have also adhered some Blooming Pearls to the flower centres. The pearls have a metallic shine in several different tones.

Hope you enjoy the remaining blog hop where you can find more Night of Navy inspiration from the very talented Tina Gillespie.

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 hope you enjoy the rest of your week. Happy crafting!

Colour Creations - Mossy Meadow Week 33

Hello fellow crafters! It’s a new year and I’m back joining in for this week’s 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 Mossy Meadow, a darker green that is part of the Neutrals colour family.

For this weeks card I am using the stamp and die bundle Garden Meadow and matching Meandering Meadows DSP. These items can be purchased as an ‘online exclusive’ and the DSP has some beautiful painted nature scenes that do all the work and so you can just add a sentiment to finish off your card.

The card stock base is Mossy Meafow and my card measurements are 21cm x 15cm. The card base is scored on the long side at 2.8cm, 5.6cm, then flipped over and scored using the same measurements on the other side.

I have then cut a 6” x 6” DSP panel to fit the middle section and the two outer panels. On the inner smaller panels I have adhered a layer of Subtles DSP in Soft Sea foam that was coloured with Mossy Meadow ink and a Blending Brush. This gives a softer colour to the full strength Mossy Meadow.

There are various dies in the set one of which is the gate panels and the other I have used are the grassy bits. The grass is two tones of green card stock in Mossy Meadow and Garden Green. These were adhered to the base and sides to create a Bridge-fold. 

The sentiment is stamped with Blackberry Bliss ink onto Basic White card stock. I have used a new product from the January - May mini catalogue to die cut the sentiment. The die set is called Perennial Postage. I have also brushed the edges with a Blending Brush and Mossy Meadow ink.

To finish the card I adhered some of the cute brass Butterflies to the sentiment panel.

The card folds flat to one side, resulting in a 6” x 6” card. I will need to make a matching envelope before giving it to the recipient.

Hope you enjoy the remaining blog hop where you can find more Mossy Meadow inspiration from the very talented Christine Blain.

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 hope you enjoy the rest of your week. Happy crafting!

Heart of Christmas 2023 - Week 17

Hello and welcome to our very last Heart of Christmas Stampin’ Up! blog hop for 2023! Each week until 27 November the Art With Heart team will showcase Christmas cards and projects to inspire you to create your own.

Tonight I have made three cards to showcase the Traditions of Saint Nick DSP. This set of papers contain traditional images and colours as well as brocade patterns which could be used for non-Christmas cards too. 

The first card has a red brocade pattern layer adhered to Basic White card stock. I have die cut St. Nick from the DSP with the matching die from the Saint Nicholas die set.

The arched frame is from a new bundle that is available now as an “online exclusive”. This stamp and die bundle is Garden Meadow and I have die cut from Basic White card stock and then dry embossed using the 3D Timeworn Type embossing folder to provide some texture. Although the embossing is a bit difficult to see in the photos. Behind the frame is another DSP layer showing home interiors at Christmas time.

The greeting is from Wishes All Around and  stamped with Real Red ink and then fussy cut and adhered with dimensionals.

The second card has the DSP layer adhered to Real Red card stock. The borders are die cut using the Basic Borders die set.

The stamped image using the Gift of Giving has been coloured with Stampin’ Blends in Poppy Parade, Old Olive, Pecan Pie and Smoky Slate (shadows on the marshmallow).

My final card has a patterned layer in Pebbled Path that was adhered to the Pebbled Path card stock and then Real Red card stock. The sentiment from More Wishes is stamped using Pebbled Path ink and die cut with a die from the Nested Essentials die set.

The Christmas images can be found on one side of the Traditions of St. Nick and have been fussy cut and adhered.

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

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.

I just wanted to thank Sharon our host for her dedication in preparing and checking the participant links each week to ensure the hops go smoothly. 

And also a big thank you to everyone who has joined in viewing the fabulous Christmas projects our demonstrators have created. Hope you have a fabulous week ahead!

Heart of Christmas 2023 - Week 15

Hello and welcome to our third last Heart of Christmas Stampin’ Up! blog hop for 2023! Each week until 27 November the Art With Heart team will showcase Christmas cards and projects to inspire you to create your own.

I have made two cards using the Gift of Giving stamp set and the Merry Bold and Bright DSP. I stamped the image of Santa holding the tower of presents In Memento Black in and used Stampin’ Blend colours in L&D Poppy Parade and Shaded Spruce. I love that there appears to be more than 2 colours used but using light and dark blending pens and leaving some bits white the image is not entirely plain.

For my first card I’ve used Basic White card stock base. A layer of the Joyful Specialty DSP was adhered to Shaded Spruce card stock. I wrapped the Gold ribbon trim twice around this layer.

I’ve used a smaller scalloped die from the Scalloped Contours die set to die cut the image.

To finish off I adhered a double gold bow with a glue dot and some gold Adhesive-backed Neutral sequins .

For my second card I have used Poppy Parade card stock base and adhered a DSP layer to the front. 

I created a pillar with DSP adhered to three sides which was then adhered to the bottom front of this card.

A deckled circle was die cut from Shaded Spruce card stock and the image adhered to this circle. This was then adhered to the front pillar. I then finished off the card with the Silver and White sheer ribbon. This beautiful ribbon just adds that bit of sparkle.

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

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 over the last two weeks for more Christmas projects. Hope you have a fabulous week ahead!

Colour Creations - Granny Apple Green Week 27

Hi fellow crafters! Welcome to this week’s 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 Granny Apple Green and it is part of the Brights colour family.

I’ve been missing the weekly team colour challenges lately but working on my Christmas cards I managed to come up with a project that was perfect for this week! Yay! And feeling super organised as I’ve managed two cards lol!

I started with the Granny Apple Green Foil sheet (also comes in Melon Mambo) cut to 10cm x 14.4cm and run through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine using the Christmas Tidings embossing folder. The embossed effect looks amazing using foil!

I strategically cut the panel in two pieces as I thought one piece was probably a bit too much foil/bling. This way I also managed to create two cards.

The first card is a split panel card where the centre panel joins the two outer panel fronts. I’ve made the two outer panels 5cm in height.

I have used Granny Apple Green and Shaded Spruce card stock in the layers. The patterned paper is the Merry Bold & Bright DSP. As described the colours are bright and bold patterns.

I have adhered a Deckled Rectangle layer to the base and the greeting from Merry Wishes is stamped using Granny Apple Green ink.

The second card is a simple fancy fold where the measurements of the flap was guided by the size of my foil panel. So the smaller panel was scored at approximately 5cm. Then approximately 19.8cm.

I’ve used Granny Apple Green card stock for the mat layer.

I didn’t want the inside of my card to be bare so I adhered a few more DSP panels. The larger panel allows for a gift card to be inserted.

Hope you enjoy the remaining blog hop where you can find more Blueberry Bushel inspiration from the very talented Christine Blain.

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.