STAMPIN' UP! PACIFIC POINT BIRDS & BRANCHES THANK YOU CARDS

 After I had made my card for this week's Pacific Point Colour Creations blog hop, I was inspired by the design on the tissue box on my kitchen bench to make another card featuring this blue.

Here's the inspiration piece:

Using Smoky Slate as my background colour, here is the card I created:

The leafy background was created by inking the foliage stamp (from Forever Fern) in Granny Apple Green, then adding Soft Succulent ink with a sponge dauber to the inked rubber before stamping each time.  Some "stamped off" leaves were added in Soft Succulent ink.  The birds were stamped in Balmy Blue and Pacific Point inks.  I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp their feet, and added black eyes and beaks using the Dark Basic Black Stampin' Blends marker.

The flowers are Pierced Blooms die-cuts (the small flower centre die), that I snipped with Paper Snips.  I added some colour to the centres with So Saffron Stampin' Blends, and added In Color Jewels - they're Pale Papaya, but I think work well to give a bit of colour lift.

After die-cutting the main art piece with a Scalloped Contours Die, I mounted it onto my Smoky Slate card base, with a layer of Pacific Point card that had been embossed with a Dotty Hearts embossing folder.

The sentiment, from the Best Year stamp set, was stamped in Pacific Point ink on Smoky Slate card, and cropped with a Stitched Rectangles Die.  I added a couple more flowers to finish off the front.

The second part of the sentiment, also stamped in Pacific Point ink on Smoky Slate card, and cropped with a Stitched Rectangles Die, has been adhered inside the card:

I was quite happy with the outcome of this card, but felt that it was a little dull with the grey background, so I made a second card with Basic White in place of Smoky Slate.  I like this one much better.  What do you think?

I followed the same steps for the creation of this card, just using white in place of grey.  I added only a few In Color Jewels, as the overall look of the card is brighter.

The inside of the card:

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

Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559] $42.00	Birds & Branches Photopolymer Stamp Set [158281] $31.00	Best Year Cling Stamp Set (English) [152568] $35.00	Clear Block A [118487] $7.00	Clear Block D [118485] $14.00
Clear Block H [118490] $14.00	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $15.25	Pacific Point A4 Card Stock [116202] $15.25	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $13.00	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843] $15.50	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154905] $15.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $61.00	Birds & More Dies [152721] $59.00
Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Pierced Blooms Dies [154312] $64.00	Dotty Hearts Embossing Folders [155434] $14.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00
2021–2023 In Color Jewels [155571] $12.25	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00

STAMPIN' UP! SLIM SAYINGS BIRTHDAY CARD FEATURING PACIFIC POINT

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is focussing on Pacific Point, a bright mid-blue in Stampin' Up!'s range.  It is probably my least-used blue, so this was a good challenge for me!

I have teamed Pacific Point with Balmy Blue, Soft Suede and white, to create a starry birthday card that shows off one of the awesome sentiments from the new Slim Sayings stamp set.

I stamped the sentiment repeatedly on Basic White card, using Pacific Point, Balmy Blue and Soft Suede inks.  After creating a panel with the repeated sentiments, I decided to cut it into strips, for a different look.  I stamped splatters (using a stamp from the Color & Contour stamp set) in Pacific Point, over the words.  So the colour wasn't too intense, I stamped the splatters onto scrap paper, then the card strips, after each inking of the stamp.  Using Soft Suede ink and a sponge dauber, I sponged around the edges of each white strip.

The stars were cut using Stitched Stars Dies, and a mix of Pacific Point Designer Series Paper, Pacific Point card, and Soft Suede Designer Series Paper.  I used the same coloured inks to sponge around the edges of each star before adhering them.

I have used a Balmy Blue piece of card to anchor the main design elements of my card.  I first stamped, in full strength Pacific Point ink, the splatter all over the piece of card, and sponged the edges with Pacific Point ink.  I then embossed this piece with the Bricks & Mortar 3D embossing folder.

The stand-alone sentiment at the bottom was stamped in Pacific Point ink on Basic White card, and mounted on a thin mat of Pacific Point card.  I added a zig-zag border that was lying on my craft table, left over from a previous die-cutting session.

Some Crumb Cake baker's twine, and Brushed Metallic Dots, finish off the card front.

Inside the card, I added a flourishy star die-cut, using Pacific Point card.  Before cutting this piece, I placed Adhesive Sheet on the reverse side of the Pacific Point card, to make it clean and easy to adhere.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Caroline Manwaring.   If you click on the button below, you'll be taken to her blog, to see her Pacific Point creation.

If you come across any broken links on tonight's hop, or if you would like to see a comprehensive list of all participants, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a great job of co-ordinating our blog hops 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.

I hope you'll come back to visit my blog tomorrow, as I was inspired to create some more with Pacific Point!

Product List

Slim Sayings Cling Stamp Set [157963] $39.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Color & Contour Photopolymer Stamp Set [154994] $37.00	Clear Block B [117147] $10.00	Pacific Point A4 Card Stock [116202] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $15.25	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 CM) Designer Series Paper [155228] $20.00	Neutrals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 CM) Designer Series Paper [155226] $20.00	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098] $13.00
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $13.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Stitched Stars Dies [150653] $66.00	Basic Borders Dies [155558] $50.00
Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643] $17.50	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots [156506] $15.75	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50