ART WITH HEART COLOUR CREATIONS SHOWCASE - WEEK 49: SOFT SEA FOAM

This week's Colour Creations Showcase, co-ordinated by Cathy Proctor, is all about Soft Sea Foam.  This is the lightest green in Stampin' Up!'s range.  I love its subtlety.  Cathy has a list on her blog of all participants in this week's share; we hope you'll hop around all our blogs, to be inspired to use this lovely colour.

I decided Soft Sea Foam would be nice paired with Soft Succulent (one of Stampin' Up!'s new In Colors), to create a card with the Simply Succulents bundle.  I've added some Gray Granite into the mix as well.

The beautiful die-cut background is Soft Sea Foam card, layered onto a mat of Soft Sea Foam card.  I experimented with a few different things before settling on this.  My first idea was to die-cut the background from Shimmery White card, and to colour it with Soft Sea Foam ink and Blending Brushes.  It just didn't look like I thought it would; I'm much happier with the simple method of die-cutting Soft Sea Foam card!  

If you look closely, you might just be able to detect a hint of shimmer on the green plants.  I stamped the succulents, in Soft Succulent ink, on Shimmery White card, and coloured them using Soft Sea Foam and Soft Succulent Stampin' Blends.  The pot is coloured using Gray Granite Stampin' Blends, and the Color Lifter pen.  A Square Vellum Doily creates a bit of a break between the die-cut background, and the succulents in the pot.

Look at the beautiful result achieved by embossing a piece of Soft Sea Foam card with the new Macrame 3D embossing folder.  I think it is gorgeous!  The sentiment is white heat-embossed on Gray Granite card, and cut out using the Messages Die.  A few Genial Gems were added to finish off my card.

Listed below are all the products 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.

Make sure you visit Cathy's blog, to see her beautiful Soft Sea Foam creation, and to find the links to the blogs of all other participants in this week's Colour Creations Showcase.

I will have another Soft Sea Foam card to share with you tomorrow.  I hope you'll come back to visit!

Product List

Simply Succulents Bundle [156264] $95.25	Many Messages Bundle [156272] $87.25	Clear Block B [117147] $10.00	Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] $15.25	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50
Gray Granite A4 Cardstock [147008] $15.25	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $13.00	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $13.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $31.00
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154902] $15.50	Soft Succulent Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155521] $15.50	Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154886] $15.50	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $7.75
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Macrame 3 D Embossing Folder [155435] $15.75	Square Vellum Doilies [152484] $8.75	Genial Gems [155500] $14.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00