Thursday, September 28, 2023

STAMPIN' UP! HEARTFELT HEXAGON BIRTHDAY CARD

 After I'd made my card for this week's Colour Creations blog hop, featuring Early Espresso, I had a flash of inspiration to use these colours together: 



Ever since I saw the new Heartfelt Hexagon punch (an online release, ahead of the next Stampin' Up! Mini Catalogue coming out in January), I've had the idea of creating a background with it.  I love the retro look of this simple, graphic, design:



Using the Sketched Plaid background stamp, I stamped a card-front sized panel each of Early Espresso, Lemon Lime Twist and Pumpkin Pie card, in the same coloured inks.  I punched out several of each colour, using the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch.  LOVING the shape of this punch!

On a piece of Basic White card, I arranged the punched pieces, allowing some to hang over the edge of the white card when they were glued down.  I trimmed the overhanging pieces, and mounted the panel on a slightly larger piece of Basic White card, then an Early Espresso card base.

I was able to use the leftover stamped pieces to die-cut stars, using a Beautiful Balloons Die.  I sponged the edges of the stars, with ink matching the card colours, before adding them to my card front.

The sentiment, from Artistically Inked, was stamped in Versamark ink on Early Espresso card.  White embossing powder was sprinkled over the stamped image, and melted with a heat tool.  I used a Labels Aglow Die to cut out the heat-embossed sentiment.




Inside the card, I added a Basic White card panel.  I rounded a couple of the corners with a (long-retired) corner rounder punch, and added a couple more die-cut stars.  I didn't sponge the edges of these stars, as they don't need to stand out against a stamped background.



Listed below are the current Stampin' Up! 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
Heat Tool
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$54.00

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