STAMPIN' UP! BABY CARD IN BALMY BLUE

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Balmy Blue.  I know it's more fashionable at the moment for baby clothes and cards to be in more gender-neutral tones, but I like this soft blue for a baby card.

My favourite waving bear, from the Happier Than Happy bundle, features on my card - because he's cute!  I stamped the bear in Soft Suede ink on Basic White card, then cut him out using the co-ordinating die.  Using a Stylish Shapes Die, I cut a circle from a piece of Happy Forest Friends DSP, and mounted it on a Thick Basic White die-cut circle for stability.

On a panel of Sahara Sand card, I adhered a different piece of Happy Forest Friends DSP, and a piece of Balmy Blue DSP (from the 6"x6" Subtles Collection).  I laid a length of Natural Finish Ribbon across the join of the papers, and tied a Linen Thread knot around it.  The circles are raised up on Stampin' Dimensionals.

Using my Dark Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends marker, I coloured some Basic Pearls to tie in with the colour scheme.

Tying in with the forest theme, I have used a couple of acorns, die-cut from Sahara Sand card, as a sweet embellishment on the DSP flag created with an All That Die.

Here's a close-up of the sentiment, that I stamped in Soft Suede ink on Basic White card, before die-cutting with a Stylish Shapes Die:

Next up on the Balmy Blue blog hop is Ros Davidson.   If you click on the image below, you'll be taken to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a full list of everyone participating in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a great job of co-ordinating our colour shares every week.

Listed below are 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

Happier Than Happy Bundle (English) [158952] $85.50	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Subtles 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159255] $21.00	Happy Forest Friends 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158941] $21.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $14.00	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830] $15.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00
Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00	All That Dies [159078] $49.00	Natural Finish 7/8" (2.2 Cm) Ribbon [159051] $15.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $10.50
Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25