STAMPIN' UP! MOUNTAIN AIR BIRTHDAY CARD IN STARRY SKY

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is focussing on Starry Sky, a bright "royal" blue that is a newly-introduced In Color.

Taking inspiration from the new Sun Prints Designer Series Paper, I have paired Starry Sky with Gray Granite, to make a masculine birthday card.

When I showed the card to my partner, he commented that it has a Japanese look to it, particularly with the mountains.  I think the new In the Clouds embossing folder (that I used on the Starry Sky background panel) evokes thoughts of Japan.  This wasn't my intention, but I found the observation interesting!

I am in LOVE with the new Deckled Rectangles Dies; I used one to cut out the main panel, from a piece of Gray Granite Sun Prints DSP.  This particular sheet of paper has a concrete-like finish, with very fine subtle script detail, and was lovely to stamp on.

In this photo, you can see more clearly the Deckled Rectangle edge, and the detail of the embossing folder.  I knotted a length of Starry Sky Metallic Woven Ribbon, and frayed the ends by teasing the threads out with my fingers.  As you can see, I stamped birds in both Gray Granite and Starry Sky inks, directly onto the Designer Series Paper.

Another new favourite product is the Charming Sentiments bundle.  I white heat-embossed the sentiment onto a piece of Starry Sky card, then used the co-ordinating die to closely crop the words.  This bundle contains dies to cut out every sentiment - love it!

In this photo, you can also better see the "stamped off" mountains in Gray Granite ink.

One tree was die cut from Gray Granite card, and the other Sahara Sand card.  Using a Blending Brush, I added Gray Granite ink to both trees - lightly on the right-hand tree, and more heavily on the tree in the foreground.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Ros Davidson.   If you click on the button below, you'll 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 the blog hop this week, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a great job every week of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares.

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

Mountain Air Photopolymer Stamp Set [151610] $35.00	Charming Sentiments Bundle (English) [158734] $91.75	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Starry Sky A4 Cardstock [159264] $16.25
Gray Granite A4 Cardstock [147008] $16.25	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $16.25	Sun Prints 12” X 12” (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158790] $21.00	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $14.00	Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [159212] $14.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $53.00
Majestic Mountain Dies [151608] $63.00	Into The Clouds Embossing Folder [159171] $15.00	Starry Sky 1/8'' (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon [159198] $15.75	2022 2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots [159186] $14.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.75
Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25