STAMPIN' UP! FLORAL SQUARES THINKING OF YOU CARD IN GRANNY APPLE GREEN

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop, as we work our way alphabetically through Stampin' Up!'s colour range, is all about Granny Apple Green.  It's a lovely, bright, green that just evokes feelings of happiness!

The background panel on my card front is a piece of Granny Apple Green paper from the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper pack.  I die-cut several leaves from Granny Apple Green card, using Pierced Blooms Dies, and adhered them trailing down the right-hand edge of this panel.

I decided to use the sweet Floral Squares Dies, as Granny Apple Green could feature on the foliage ... and the pop of additional colour I chose to use is Poppy Parade, for the flowers.  To achieve these different colours, I first die-cut the squares from Basic White card.  I then die-cut just the leaf and stem portions from Granny Apple Green card, using Paper Snips to trim them from the frames.  After gluing the green die cuts over the top of the original white pieces, I die-cut the flowers from Poppy Parade card, and glued them over the white flowers.  The final step was to cut two squares of dotty black and white paper, also from the Pattern Party DSP pack, and to adhere the die cuts to the paper, to give a contrasting background.

The sentiment is from the Sunny Sentiments stamp set.  I stamped it, using my Stamparatus, on a strip of Basic White card, that I matted on a strip of DSP from the same sheet as I cut the background for the Floral Squares.

Here's a closer look at those delicious pierced die-cut leaves, and the White Crinkled Seam binding and Rhinestone Basic Jewels that I coloured with my Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends marker:

I hope that these lovely bright colours will bring a smile to the face of the recipient.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Diane Furniss.  If you click on the button below, you will be taken to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a comprehensive list of everyone taking part in tonight's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy co-ordinates 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

Sunny Sentiments Cling Stamp Set (English) [155034] $35.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25
Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Pattern Party 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper [155426] $31.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Floral Squares Dies [155961] $47.00	Pierced Blooms Dies [154312] $64.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.50
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00