STAMPIN' UP! PEACEFUL CABIN MASCULINE BIRTHDAY CARD

When I saw the Stampin' Up! Mini Catalogue that is coming out on 3rd August, top of my list was the Peaceful Cabin stamp set and co-ordinating dies.  It fits perfectly with my love of making masculine cards.

Here's the first of what I'm sure will be many Peaceful Cabin cards to come out of my craft room!

I stamped the cabin in Soft Suede ink on a piece of Crumb Cake card, then die cut it.  I inserted the bottom part of the die cut piece (the "land" in front of the cabin) in the new Timber 3D embossing folder, and ran it through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine.  Next, I used a sponge dauber to rub Crumb Cake ink over the embossed surface, to bring out the texture.

In this photo you can see close-up all the little fence pieces I die cut from In Good Taste Designer Series Paper.  How cute are they?!

This photo gives a clearer look at the die-cut pieces on my card.  I stamped some of the trees in Evening Evergreen ink, on Garden Green card, before using a die that cuts all three trees at once.  The tall, slim, Evening Evergreen trees have some bumpy texture on them - can you see?

The Crumb Cake background panel has been embossed with the Evergreen Forest 3D embossing folder (really, can you ever have too many trees?!).

The sentiment, from the Art Gallery stamp set, was stamped in Soft Suede ink on a scrap of Crumb Cake card.  I used a Floral Gallery Die to cut it out, then snipped off the right-hand end to butt up against the Garden Green card layer.  After sponging the sentiment label with Crumb Cake ink, I added some Brushed Metallic Dots (these could well be my new favourite embellishment), to finish off my card.

I can't yet link to these new products in my online store, as they are not available for purchase until 3rd August.  I've listed below the current products used.  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

Art Gallery Photopolymer Stamp Set [158201] $38.00	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $15.25	Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock [155575] $15.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $37.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $13.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder [153576] $17.50	Floral Gallery Dies [154316] $59.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75
Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

STAMPIN' UP! BEAUTY OF FRIENDSHIP THANK YOU CARD

 I set myself a personal challenge this week, since I had to create with Calypso Coral for last night's Colour Creations blog hop.  It's not a colour I find easy to work with, so I decided I would push myself to make two cards. 😄

The Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper pack, coming out on 3rd August, contains some beautiful designs.  Happily, there are some lovely Calypso Coral papers in the pack.  My card showcases two of the paper patterns, the second being Crumb Cake (which I can work with seven days a week, no problem!).

I used the Picture This Dies to cut the apertures in the Calypso Coral paper, then sponged the outer edges of that layer with Calypso Coral ink.  I adhered the paper to a slightly larger mat of the Crumb Cake DSP, with edges sponged using Crumb Cake ink.

On a piece of Basic White card, I stamped my tree in two parts, using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set.  The trunk was stamped in Soft Suede ink, and the top of the tree in Calypso Coral ink, with a detail layer added in Crumb Cake.  The co-ordinating dies make easy work of cropping the stamped images (although I was a little "off" with my alignment of the tree trunk!).

From a second piece of the Crumb Cake patterned paper, I cut a rectangle using the Picture This Dies.  I used Crumb Cake ink, and my Stamparatus, to stamp the sentiment, which is from Sunny Sentiments.  I had to re-ink and stamp the sentiment several times to get good depth of colour.  Because the sentiment fits so snugly on the stitched rectangle, I held myself back from inserting a comma after "do"!

After stamping on the DSP, I inlaid the panel into the aperture cut from the Calypso Coral paper.

Did you notice the slight variation in tone, of the colour of the die-cut birds on my card?  When I was playing around with ideas for my Calypso Coral card for this week's Colour Creations Showcase, I scribbled some lines on a piece of Shimmery White card, using Dark and Light Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends.  I didn't end up using it for my blog hop card, but cut two sweet little birds from it to embellish this card.  Here's the leftover piece, against a woodgrain DSP background, so you can see what I mean:

Listed below are all the current Stampin' Up! products I used to make this card.  I can't yet link to the Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper ... it will be available to purchase from 3rd August.

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

Beauty Of Friendship Bundle (English) [155834] $90.75	Sunny Sentiments Cling Stamp Set (English) [155034] $35.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154881] $15.50
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Picture This Dies [155559] $59.00	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Artistry Blooms Sequins [152477] $12.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

STAMPIN' UP! SUNNY SENTIMENTS - CALYPSO CORAL

 

Tonight's Colour Creations blog hop is focussing on Calypso Coral.  This colour features heavily in the You're A Peach Designer Series Paper, that I had yet to cut into, so that decided for me what the basis of my project would be!

The only stamping on my card is the sentiment.  I fussy cut a couple of floral clusters, and a spray, from one of the DSP sheets, and arranged them around the focal die cut piece that holds the sentiment.  

I added Calypso Coral sequins to some of the flower centres:

The sentiment was stamped in Calypso Coral ink on a piece of Basic White card, that I then cut out using a Hippo & Friends Die.  I added a couple of larger sequins, once I'd adhered the fussy-cut flower bough at the top of the sentiment label.

Using my Dark Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends marker, I coloured some Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding.  I laid one length of ribbon flat on my card front, vertically, between the two patterned papers.  I used two shorter lengths to make a double bow.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Diane Furniss.  It's her birthday today, so make sure you wish her a happy one!  You can get to her blog by clicking on the button below.

If the "next" button doesn't work, or if you'd like to see a comprehensive list of everyone participating in tonight's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares each week.

I have listed below all the products 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.

Please come back to visit again tomorrow ... I have another Calypso Coral card to share with you. :)

Product List

Sunny Sentiments Cling Stamp Set (English) [155034] $35.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
You're A Peach 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155686] $20.00	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154881] $15.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Hippo & Friends Dies [153585] $63.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $13.00	Artistry Blooms Sequins [152477] $12.25	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00