STAMPIN' UP! SIMPLY ZINNIAS BIRTHDAY CARD IN PURPLES

I had a few leftover "bits" from making my card for this week's Colour Creations blog hop, so have put together another Simply Zinnias card.  I loved the card I made yesterday, but I think I love this one even more.

The background paper, and the circle on which I've embossed the sentiment, is from the Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper pack.

For this card, I used the oblong frame die from the Lifetime of Love set, and Granny Apple Green card.

The sentiment, from Labeled With Love, was white heat-embossed onto a piece of Designer Series Paper, then die-cut using a Stylish Shapes Die.  The flowers were die-cut from Basic White and Highland Heather card, and Highland Heather ink applied with a Blending Brush.

I used a mix of Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape Fine Shimmer Gems on this card.

If you REALLY use your imagination, you might be able to believe that I painted the flower centres with Wink of Stella!  LOL.

Inside the card, I added a Basic White panel, simply decorated with a strip of the DSP I used for the sentiment circle.  

Listed below are all the products I used to make this card.  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.

Product List

Labeled With Love Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163564] $37.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $20.25	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $20.25
Perennial Lavender 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162593] $21.75	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $15.75	Blending Brushes [153611] $27.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [165679] $37.00
Heat Tool [129056] $56.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Simply Zinnia Dies [163479] $58.00	Lifetime Of Love Dies [162583] $60.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $15.75	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Purple Fine Shimmer Gems [162611] $14.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50

STAMPIN' UP! SIMPLY ZINNIAS BIRTHDAY CARD IN HIGHLAND HEATHER

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop, involving a group of us (all Stampin' Up! demonstrators) from Australia, is all about Highland Heather.  This beautiful soft purple sits in Stampin' Up!'s Subtles colour family.

The Simply Zinnia Dies are the star of the show on my card.  The only stamping is the sentiment.  I feel like this card shows off how beautifully Stampin' Up!'s colours and products work together.

The gorgeous background paper (from the Subtles 6"x6" Designer Series Paper pack) was cut 5mm smaller than the Thick Basic White card base.  Using Thick Basic White card and a Lifetime of Love Die, I cut the decorative oblong shape that is the centrepiece of my card.  I removed the thin outer border, to colour the foliage with my Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers, then inlaid the middle piece back into the frame.

The sentiment, from Simply Said, was stamped in Highland Heather ink.  I re-inked and stamped it six times to get the depth of colour I wanted, as Highland Heather ink is very soft and subtle when stamped only once.

I cut several zinnias from Highland Heather and Basic White card.  To the Basic White flowers, I applied Highland Heather ink with a Blending Brush.  (I also did this to the three white flower centres.)  There is Highland Heather ink on the Highland Heather die-cut flowers as well, but it barely shows.

The bow is made from white baker's twine, that I coloured using the Dark Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Marker.  Mini Glue Dots were used to adhere the bow to the sentiment panel.

Here's a close-up of some of the details on the card front:

Highland Heather Fine Shimmer Gems are a beautiful embellishment, and I think ideal for a floral card.  I photographed this on an angle, hoping to capture the shimmer of the flower centres, that I painted with my Wink of Stella pen, but I wasn't too successful!

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Andrea Sargent:

If the link is broken, or if you would like to see a full list of participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares every week.

Listed below are all the products I used to make my card.  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.

Product List

Simply Said Mix & Match Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163756] $30.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $20.25	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00
Subtles 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163776] $21.75	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $15.75	Blending Brushes [153611] $27.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $15.75	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $19.25
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Simply Zinnia Dies [163479] $58.00	Lifetime Of Love Dies [162583] $60.00	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154887] $19.25
Purple Fine Shimmer Gems [162611] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75

HOC WEEK 16: STAMPIN' UP! MERRIEST TREES CHRISTMAS CARD

 

After a break last week, for a trip to New Zealand, I'm back to share a card for this week's Heart of Christmas blog hop.

The Merriest Trees stamp set and co-ordinating dies have been a bit neglected by me, in favour of new products, so I decided to show them a bit of love.  I have teamed them with the beautiful Season of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Usually I photograph my cards with a camera, but decided to use my phone this time.  I'm not really happy with the way the colours translate to my blog, so I'll be reverting to the usual method for future blog posts!

To a Thick Basic White card base, I adhered a layer of Lost Lagoon card.  The main panel is a piece of Pretty Peacock DSP, from the Season of Elegance pack.  I stamped little stars all over it, using white craft ink (and a soft touch, to give a subtle impression).  Another strip of Season of Elegance DSP, with both Pretty Peacock and Lost Lagoon colouring, was adhered to the bottom of this piece.  I sponged the edges with Pretty Peacock ink, then layered it onto the Lost Lagoon mat.

I stamped the tree detail directly onto a piece of gold foiled Lost Lagoon DSP, using Versamark ink.  I then gold heat-embossed the foliage detail, and die cut the tree.

The sentiment was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink on Lost Lagoon card.  I used a Peaceful Season Die to cut it out.  I love the details in this label die.

Using Mini Glue Dots, I added a bow made from Pretty Peacock & Gold Metallic Ribbon.

The gifts at the base of the tree were die-cut from Festive Glimmer Paper and Season of Elegance Specialty DSP.  I gold heat-embossed a couple of bows on Basic White card, and cut them out with the co-ordinating dies.  The tiny bows were cut (one from Cherry Cobbler card, and two from Gold Foil Sheet) using a Decorative Trees Die.

I was tempted to add some red gems to my card, but decided to leave the pop of contrasting colour just at the bottom of the card.  I do love to use embellishments, so this was a bit of a challenge for me!  LOL.

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 wonderful job of co-ordinating our Heart of Christmas blog hops.

Listed below are all the products I used to make my card.  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.

Product List

Merriest Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162043] $44.00	Merriest Trees Dies [162047] $65.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75	Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock [133686] $20.25	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $20.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Festive 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Paper [164106] $21.00	Season Of Elegance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [164144] $29.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $15.75
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678] $37.00	Heat Tool [129056] $56.00	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277] $18.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00
Decorative Trees Dies [164084] $67.00	Peaceful Season Dies (English) [164020] $60.00	Pretty Peacock & Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic Ribbon [162588] $15.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75