STAMPIN' UP! CELEBRATE WITH TAGS BIRTHDAY CARD IN CHERRY COBBLER

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Cherry Cobbler, Stampin' Up!'s dark red.  Although I was tempted to add to my Christmas card stash, I decided to stay in my comfort zone of a card with a masculine "bent".  I have teamed Cherry Cobbler with a couple of greys, and black and white, and created this card featuring the Celebrate With Tags bundle:

I stamped a few balloons in Cherry Cobbler ink, colouring direct to the rubber for the strings - using my Basic Black and Basic Gray Stampin' Write Markers.  One balloon was inked in Smoky Slate, and one in Basic Gray, ink (using my Basic Black marker for the strings before stamping).

The Smoky Slate card layer (matted onto Basic Black) has been stamped, using Smoky Slate ink and a stamp from Celebrate With Tags.  I sponged around the edges of this panel with Smoky Slate ink.

After cutting a Deckled Rectangle piece of Cherry Cobbler card, I embossed it using a Let's Celebrate embossing folder.  One of my favourite parts of this card is that the stamped sentiment (from Artistically Inked) is in the same font as the embossed words (at the top of the Cherry Cobbler panel).  It's not just colour co-ordination that Stampin' Up! excels at!

I added a Basic Black twine bow to the balloon strings, and a few Matte Black Dots to the Basic Gray DSP panel (also cut with a Deckled Rectangle Die).  

After stamping the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler ink on Basic White card, I cut it out using my new favourite Labels Aglow Die.  From Basic Black card, I die-cut three more of the labels, and stacked them with the Basic White one on top, to give a little dimension without bulk.

I added a few more die-cut candles to the inside of the card.  Please forgive the poor photography ... I couldn't get the card to stay open as I would normally photograph it.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Kathryn Ruddick.  Click on the button below to go straight to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a comprehensive 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 Creations 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.

Product List

Celebrate With Tags Bundle (English) [159867] $98.00	Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [154542] $42.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Clear Block B [117147] $11.50	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $16.25	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $16.25	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Neutrals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159257] $21.00
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $14.00	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $14.00	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $14.00	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [147158] $52.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00
Let's Celebrate Embossing Folders [159111] $14.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $53.00	Labels Aglow Dies [159551] $58.00	Matte Black Dots [154284] $12.25	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25
Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25