STAMPIN' UP! BLESSINGS OF HOME BIRTHDAY CARD IN GARDEN GREEN

 

Tonight's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Garden Green, a mid-green in Stampin' Up!'s range.  I love green, but seldom use this one, so was a little unsure of how I'd use it.  Turns out, I was able to make a card I'm very happy with!

I love the background on this card.  After cutting a panel of Garden Green paper from the Gingham Cottage DSP pack, I ran it through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine, with the Stitched Greenery Die.   I sponged Garden Green ink around the edges of this piece, then adhered it to a Garden Green mat and Thick Basic White card base.

The large floral spray from Blessings of Home was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, on Basic White card.  I coloured the images with Watercolor Pencils, and a Blender Pen.  The colours used are Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight and Garden Green.  I die-cut the coloured piece, and added a few white die-cut foliage pieces before adhering it to the gingham background.

This photo gives a closer view of the Stitched Greenery background, and parts of the coloured flowers:

The sentiment was stamped in Garden Green ink on Basic White card, and cut out using a Sending Die.  I cut a strip of Garden Green card with a leafy Delicate Edges Die, and placed it underneath the sentiment label.  To finish off, I added Elegant Faceted Gems, to the sentiment strip and around the floral spray.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Theresa Gerrard.  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 participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a wonderful 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

Blessings Of Home Bundle (English) [157939] $90.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Gingham Cottage 12" X 12" (30,5 X 30,5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159651] $53.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $14.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Watercolor Pencils [141709] $28.00	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $21.75
Blender Pens [102845] $21.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Stitched Greenery Die [155451] $56.00	Delicate Edges Dies [159180] $53.00	Sending Dies (English) [159271] $58.00
Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75	Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] $13.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25