AWHT COLOUR CREATIONS SHOWCASE - WEEK 21: HIGHLAND HEATHER

 

This week's Colour Creations Showcase, co-ordinated by Cathy Proctor, is focussing on Highland Heather.   I don't tend to use purples a lot on my cards, so it's a good challenge for me!

When searching the internet for suggested colour combinations including Highland Heather, I came across this one:

Crumb Cake is my go-to neutral, and I find Sahara Sand a bit grey sometimes, so wasn't sure how this was going to work - but I rose to the challenge!  I have to say, the stamping I've done in Sahara Sand does look to my eye like Crumb Cake - but I promise it's not.  

My card design started with some circles, from the Swirly Frames stamp set, stamped on Very Vanilla card.  I overlapped the circles, then cut masks from Post-it Notes, to place over the top.  With the masks in place, I stamped the Stacked Stone background stamp, also in Sahara Sand ink, over the card panel.  Removing the masks, I flicked the brush tip of my Dark Highland Heather Stampin' Blends marker in the two circles that I have placed the birds in.  I stamped a partial branch, in Soft Suede ink, in each of those two circles.

Using Highland Heather ink, I stamped two sentiments, from the Free As A Bird stamp set, in the top and bottom circles.  The branches, birds, and hearts are all from the Birds & Branches bundle.  Once I had done all my stamping, and before I adhered the die-cut birds to the branches, I embossed the Very Vanilla panel with the Scripty 3D embossing folder.

The stamping, splatters, and embossing can all be seen clearly in this photo.  I used the bullet tip of my Dark Soft Suede Stampin' Blends to make the birds' eyes stand out:

I stamped the sentiments before embossing the card with the Scripty 3D embossing folder:

My ribbon treatment consists of a bow of Purple Tricolor Ribbon, with a Linen Thread bow affixed on top:

All of the products I used to make this card are available to purchase from my online store.  If you would like to shop with me for Stampin' Up! supplies, and if you live in Australia, you can get to my store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

We hope you enjoy hopping around our blogs, to see everyone's Highland Heather creations.  Make sure you visit Cathy's blog, to see a comprehensive list of everyone involved in the Colour Creations Showcase this week.

Product List

Birds & Branches Bundle [154107] $81.00	Swirly Frames Photopolymer Stamp Set [146519] $37.00	Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set [149468] $38.00	Stacked Stone Cling Background Stamp [152556] $30.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00
Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $15.25	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $15.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00	Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154887] $15.50	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154906] $15.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Scripty 3D Embossing Folder [149634] $17.50
Purple 3/8" (1 Cm) Tricolor Ribbon [149708] $12.25	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00