STAMPIN' UP! COLOR & CONTOUR FAUX PATCHWORK CARD IN CRUSHED CURRY

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Crushed Curry, a rather dark yellow that I have always considered a mustard, and suited to masculine cards.  However, the card I've created is decidedly floral, and the different tones of Crushed Curry used give it a softer look.

I have used the gorgeous Inked Botanicals Designer Series Paper to create a faux patchwork background.  I chose several Crushed Curry patterns from the pack, and cut out lots of squares using the second-smallest square die in the Stylish Shapes Dies pack.  To a piece of Basic White card, I adhered 12 of the squares.  I then cut out the whole panel with the largest Radiating Stitches Die, and sponged the edges with Crushed Curry ink.  To finish off the background, I used my Crushed Curry Stampin' Write Marker to draw cross-stitches in the pierced holes of the squares, where they joined.  This worked well using the fine tip of the marker, as it's an older style.  (The new Stampin' Write Markers have a bullet point more suited to writing with.)

Once I'd finished my "quilted" Crushed Curry background, I matted it on a piece of Lost Lagoon cardstock, that had been scalloped at the bottom thanks to a Scalloped Contours Die.

Using the Color & Contour stamp set, I stamped three flower outlines in Crushed Curry ink, on Basic White card.  I then used Crushed Curry ink, stamped off each time onto scrap paper before stamping onto the card, to stamp the solid "fill in" flowers.  I stamped them each twice, rotating a little, to give fuller coverage to the petals.

The foliage added behind the flowers was cut using Meadow Dies, from Basic White and Pool Party card, and Inked Botanicals DSP.  Glossy Dots were added to the flower centres.

Here's a closer look at the cross-stitches added with the marker.  I, of course, had to add a bow to my card - this one is made using two strands of white baker's twine.

The sentiment was stamped in Lost Lagoon and Crushed Curry ink, on Basic White card, then cut out using a Stylish Shapes banner die.  Underneath the sentiment is a strip of Inked Botanicals DSP, that has been sponged around the edges with Lost Lagoon ink (as seen in the full-sized card photo at the top of my post).

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Rachel Palmieri.  If you click on the image below, you'll be taken to her blog:

If you come across any broken links on the blog hop, or would like to see a full list of participants, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares 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

Color & Contour Photopolymer Stamp Set [154994] $37.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.75	Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock [133686] $17.50	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50
Inked Botanicals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161157] $21.75	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $15.75	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161678] $15.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Radiating Stitches Dies [161595] $53.00
Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $61.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00	Meadow Dies [155852] $67.00	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Glossy Dots Assortment [158827] $14.00
Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $10.25