STAMPIN' UP! FOND OF AUTUMN BIRTHDAY CARD IN BLUSHING BRIDE

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is focussing on Blushing Bride.

I've used the new Fond of Autumn bundle in a non-Autumnal way ... mainly because I just love the large floral spray.  There are acorns in the spray, but I'm choosing to focus on the flowers and berries, which I've watercoloured in Blushing Bride. 

Please forgive the wonky photography - it appears I didn't have my head screwed on straight, when I took this photo!

The starting point for my card was the delight I felt, in discovering some Blushing Bride paper in the new Gingham Cottage Designer Series Paper pack.  I sponged this paper around the edges with Blushing Bride ink, and matted it on a slightly larger panel of Blushing Bride card.

I stamped the focal image in Versamark ink on Thick Basic White card, and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  Using reinkers (drops of ink on an acrylic block) and a Water Painter, I coloured the image with Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede inks.  I was interested to see the Blushing Bride ink's bluish tones, on Basic White card.

The sentiment, white-embossed on Crumb Cake card, is from the Charming Sentiments bundle.  I mounted it on a Stitched Rectangle of Blushing Bride card, tucked under the Natural Finish Ribbon laid across the card.  I added some pink Solid Faceted Gems to the ribbon.

A piece of Abigail Rose DSP grounds the die-cut floral spray.  I couldn't decide between a scalloped or more delicate border die-cut, so I used both!  A Linen Thread bow was added as a finishing touch:

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Kathryn Ruddick.  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 full list of all participants in the blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a great job of co-ordinating our blog hops, week in and week out!

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

Fond Of Autumn Bundle (English) [159838] $91.75	Charming Sentiments Bundle (English) [158734] $91.75	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $16.25	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $16.25
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Gingham Cottage 12" X 12" (30,5 X 30,5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159651] $53.00	Abigail Rose 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159037] $21.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $14.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131157] $7.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [121029] $7.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [115663] $7.00
Water Painters [151298] $23.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $61.00	Delicate Edges Dies [159180] $53.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00
Natural Finish 7/8" (2.2 Cm) Ribbon [159051] $15.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Solid Faceted Gems [159189] $14.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25