Wednesday, November 6, 2024

STAMPIN' UP! DECORATIVE TREES CARDS IN GRANNY APPLE GREEN

 




This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Granny Apple Green.  I decided to make a couple of Christmas cards featuring this colour, as it appears in my favourite Reindeer Days Designer Series Papers (and because I will be away for next week's Heart of Christmas blog hop, and need to build up my Christmas card stash!).


CARD #1:



The Basic White panel in the background was embossed with a Basics 3D embossing folder, before being matted on a Garden Green layer and Granny Apple Green card base.

I die-cut the "wreath" using a Reindeer Fun Die, and a Spotlight on Nature die (the one I call "the paper plate" die ☺).  The beautiful shimmery Granny Apple Green Glimmer Paper was used for my focal tree.  I white heat-embossed the tree onto the glimmer paper before cutting it out using a co-ordinating Decorative Trees Die.

The bow was made with White Diagonal Trim, that I'd coloured with my Light Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends marker.





A strip of Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper was adhered to the bottom of the embossed Basic White panel.  I added a thin strip of Garden Green card before sticking down the tree and wreath piece.

The two holly stickers are from the Reindeer Memories Scrapbooking Workshop kit.  I added some Cherry Cobbler Adhesive-Backed Berries.

The sentiment was one I had created a little while ago, when first playing with the new Christmas products.  The two words are from the Greetings of the Season stamp set. Please forgive my rather patchy heat-embossing!  I cut out the "Merry" with a Lovely & Sweet Die, after embossing it on Garden Green card, and the "Christmas" was cut with a Peaceful Season Die, from Granny Apple Green card.



Inside the Granny Apple Green card, I added a Basic White layer, with a strip of the same DSP as on the card front.




CARD #2:

I'm rather taken with being able to white heat-emboss trees on glimmer paper, so made another card while I was at it.




The embossed Basic White panel was this time created with the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder.  I used the same two dies to cut the wreath, but this time I cut it from Garden Green card.
It has been a minute since I used the gorgeous Adhesive-Backed Peppermints, so decided they'd be my embellishment for this card!



The sentiment, stamped in Granny Apple Green ink on Basic White card, was created with the Peaceful Season bundle.  I used an Adhesive-Backed Peppermint in place of the dot on the "i".

I added a thin strip of Granny Apple Green Glimmer Paper between the DSP and white embossed pieces.




Next up on tonight's blog hop is Catherine Proctor:



Cathy also has on her blog a full list of participants in this week's blog hop.  She does a fantastic job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares every week; they wouldn't happen without her!

Listed below are all the products I used to make my cards.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.






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Monday, November 4, 2024

HOC WEEK 14: STAMPIN' UP! DECORATIVE TREES CHRISTMAS CARDS IN NEUTRALS

 



Every Monday night, a group of us (all Stampin' Up! demonstrators in Australia) takes part in a blog hop, to give you inspiration for using Stampin' Up! products in your Christmas crafting. 

This week I'm sharing two cards featuring the beautiful Decorative Trees bundle, along with Season of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Papers.  The sheet of patterned paper I have used has Basic Beige and Crumb Cake on both sides, with gold on the side I've used for the first card.  I have added splashes of red to break up (or enhance!) the neutral tones.


CARD #1:




This paper is glorious!  I love a bit of shimmer and shine in conjunction with rustic-looking neutrals and patterns.  The panel of Designer Series Paper is matted on a thin Gold Foil layer, and the card base is Basic Beige.

I created the sentiment with my 2024-Christmas-go-to Peaceful Season bundle.  The "Christmas" is die-cut from Gold Foil (with Adhesive Sheet added to the back, making the die-cut word into a sticker).  The second part of the sentiment is stamped in Crumb Cake ink on Basic Beige card, and cut out using one of the fabulous label dies in the bundle.

Cherry Cobbler & Gold Satin Ribbon was used to decorate the top of the card.  I first wrapped a length of ribbon around the top two layers, and secured the ends at the back with Tear & Tape.  Using Mini Glue Dots, I then stuck down a little bow made from the same ribbon.




The three trees were all cut using dies in the Decorative Trees bundle.  The gold tree was cut from Gold Foil Sheet.  The middle tree was stamped in Basic Beige ink, on Basic Beige card, and die-cut.  I sponged the edges with Basic Beige ink, and added tiny Cherry Cobbler die-cut bows and a Gold Goil star.  (Adhesive Sheet came in very handy for these little "bits", too.)  The third tree was created with two layers of Crumb Cake card.  The base layer is a simple tree die-cut, then sponged with Crumb Cake ink.  The top layer is another piece of Crumb Cake card, cut with one of the lovely detailed overlay dies.





                                                                       CARD #2:

Because this reverse side of the patterned paper is lighter (predominantly Basic Beige), I chose Real Red as the accent colour.




Using two stamps from the Decorative Tree stamp set, I stamped some borders directly onto the Designer Series Paper, using Crumb Cake ink.  I also used Crumb Cake ink to sponge around the edges of this panel, before matting it onto a Crumb Cake card layer (and Basic Beige card base).

The sentiment was created with the Peaceful Season bundle, and die-cut from Real Red card.  I white heat-embossed the "Merry".




One tree was stamped onto Crumb Cake card, using Versamark ink, and heat-embossed in gold.  I used two stamps - the tree outline, and the foliage detail - before die-cutting it out.

The second tree consists of two layers.  The base layer is a Basic Beige plain tree.  The decorative overlay was cut from Gold Foil sheet, as was the star added to the top.  The little bows were die-cut from Real Red card.

A border, stamped in Crumb Cake ink, anchors the trees.





Next up on tonight's blog hop is Catherine Proctor:






If the link is broken, or if you would like to see a list of all participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Sharon Davern's blog.  Sharon does a fantastic job every week of co-ordinating our Heart of Christmas blog hops.

Listed below are all the products I used to make my cards.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

I will be away travelling next week, but hope to be able to take part in the blog hop the following week.






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