STAMPIN' UP! THINKING OF YOU CARD IN OLD OLIVE

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Old Olive, long one of my favourite greens in Stampin' Up!'s colour range.  It is a yellowy-green, and has been usurped in the "favourites" stakes by some of our newer bluey-greens, but I still love it!

My card for tonight shows off some of the gorgeous new Artfully Composed Designer Series Paper, which, as well as containing some stunning leafy designs, has Old Olive in the mix.

I started by cutting the leafy paper with a Picture This Die.  I removed the cut-out rectangles from the "windows", and used Foam Adhesive Strips to mat the DSP onto a piece of Old Olive card.  I then placed the top and bottom DSP rectangle inside the raised frame, adhering them directly to the Old Olive card using Stampin' Seal.  I die-cut another frame from Thick Basic White card, and used only the centre cut-out piece to put into the middle opening on my card front.

The sentiment, from the Art Gallery stamp set, was stamped on Old Olive card using Versamark ink.  I then heat-embossed it, using white embossing powder, and cut it out with a sentiment die from the Floral Gallery Dies.  The sentiment was attached to the Basic White card piece, using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

From Old Olive card, I die cut two open leaves, using the Tropical Layers Dies.  I dotted Multipurpose Liquid Glue onto the reverse of the leaves, and strategically placed them over the "windows", so they're adhered only in a few places.  A few Opal Rounds finish off my card.

Here are some closer shots, that show the beautiful details in the paper and die cuts:

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Rachel Palmieri.   If you click on the button below, you'll be taken to her blog, to see her lovely Old Olive creation.

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a comprehensive list of all participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job, every week, of co-ordinating our Colour Creations blog hops.

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

Art Gallery Photopolymer Stamp Set [158201] $38.00	Clear Block G [118489] $8.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25	Artfully Composed 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [157750] $20.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $31.00	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Tropical Layers Dies [157760] $61.00	Picture This Dies [155559] $59.00
Floral Gallery Dies [154316] $59.00	Opal Rounds [154289] $13.00	Foam Adhesive Strips [141825] $14.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $6.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00