STAMPIN' UP! JUST MY TYPE BIRTHDAY CARD FEATURING EARLY ESPRESSO

 

This week's blog hop is all about Early Espresso, the darkest brown in Stampin' Up!'s colour range.

I have used this colour combination, and my much-loved Just My Type stamp set, to create a birthday card:

I applied Early Espresso ink to the inside of the Distressed Tile 3D embossing folder, by rubbing my inkpad directly on the underside of the "front" of the folder (the side with the SU! logo).  I placed a piece of Petal Pink card inside the folder, and ran it through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine.  After sponging the edges of this card panel with Crumb Cake ink, I matted it on an Early Espresso card layer.

The Petal Pink DSP piece was sponged with Crumb Cake ink, then adhered to the embossed background.  I added a strip of Natural Wavy Trim across the card front.

The typewriter was stamped in Early Espresso ink on Basic White card, fussy cut, then sponged around the edges with Crumb Cake ink.  I had on my desk a birthday sentiment stamped in Crumb Cake ink, on a Nested Essentials die-cut.  I realised it fit quite nicely in place of the typewriter paper, so I stamped the top part of the typewriter on it in Early Espresso ink, lining it up with my hand-cut typewriter.

All the little flowers were cut using Seasonal Branches Dies, and decorated with pearl centres.  The Early Espresso flowers have Blooming Pearls in the centre.  The Crumb Cake flower centres are Iridescent Pearls that I coloured with the Natural Tones Deep 100 Stampin' Blends marker.  Iridescent Pearls are in the centre of the Petal Pink flowers.

Although it really doesn't show, I coloured the Iridescent Pearl for the Basic White flower, using my Dark Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends marker.

To see the next Early Espresso creation, head over to Theresa Gerrard's 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 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.

While I was deciding what to make with Early Espresso, I created a couple more cards, that I will share on my blog in the coming days.  I hope you'll come back to see them. :)

Product List

Just My Type Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161614] $42.00	Very Best Occasions Cling Stamp Set (English) [159871] $44.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $17.50	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $17.50	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $17.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Subtles 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161644] $21.75	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $15.75	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $15.75	Stampin’ Blends Deep Combo Pack [158152] $17.50
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $17.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Distressed Tile 3 D Embossing Folder [162189] $16.75	Nested Essentials Dies [161597] $60.00	Seasonal Branches Dies [161364] $60.00
Natural 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Wavy Trim [161517] $12.25	Blooming Pearls [162238] $14.00	Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels [158987] $13.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75
Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $10.50