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This week's Colour Creations blog hop, involving a group of friends who are all Stampin' Up! demonstrators in Australia, is focussing on Starry Sky. This deep purpleish-blue is one of Stampin' Up!'s 2022-2024 In Colors, that will be retiring at the end of this month.
I have barely used the soon-to-retire In Colors, so decided to incorporate four of them on my card this week! My main colour scheme is Starry Sky, Basic White and Crumb Cake, but I have stamped some flowers in Orchid Oasis and Tahitian Tide. I also used Parakeet Party on the leaves.
There's lots of lovely texture on this card, thanks to the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder. First I embossed a Basic White panel for the background, then sponged Crumb Cake ink around the edges.
The gorgeous sentiment, stamped in Starry Sky ink on a strip of Basic White card, is from the new Online Exclusive stamp set called Sweetly Scripted. After stamping it, I also embossed this piece with the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder, and sponged Crumb Cake ink around the edges.
Peeking out from the top of the sentiment panel is a thin strip of Starry Sky DSP, from the 2022-2024 In Color 6"x6" paper pack.
I added a Crumb Cake baker's twine bow, and a couple of Starry Sky pearls, to this part of the card.
Here's a closer look at the cute flower cart, potted plants, and "cobbled" street that form the focal scene.
The cart, wheels and flower pots were all stamped in Crumb Cake ink on Basic White card. The canopy (or is it an awning?) was stamped in Starry Sky ink. I created colour variations in all the foliage, by first inking the leafy stamps with Parakeet Party ink, then sponging Granny Apple Green ink onto the stamps before making the impressions on Basic White card.
The flowers in the cart are stamped in Starry Sky, Tahitian Tide and Orchid Oasis. I used Stampin' Write markers, direct to the stamp, to more easily ink up the different flowers. The potted plants have flowers in Starry Sky and Orchid Oasis.
I used co-ordinating dies to cut out all the pieces, and Paper Snips to cut apart the four flower pots.
On another strip of Basic White card, I repeatedly stamped (first and second generation) the pebbles in Crumb Cake ink. I embossed this piece with the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder, sponged the edges with Crumb Cake ink, and used my sponge dauber to add some more Crumb Cake ink to the embossed surface.
My art piece is mounted on a thin mat of Starry Sky card, that was also embossed with the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder.
A few more Starry Sky pearls finish off the front of the card.
Inside, I added a Basic White card panel, on which I stamped some pebbles, pots and Starry Sky flowers (again using the two greens for the leaves).
Next up on tonight's blog hop is Amie McIlroy:
If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a full list of participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog. Cathy does a fantastic job every week of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares.
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.
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Gorgeous card Christine. I love all of the layers of texture, Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide and Orchid Oasis look fabulous with Starry Sky. Great idea to emboss the greeting panel as well and the cobbled path looks very realistic
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful little vignette you've created, Christine! I love the mix of colours and all the texture - this is such a gorgeous card.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful Flower Cart birthday card Christine. I love your combination of In Colours for the flowers & leaves and Starry Sky for the awning. Wonderful layering and texture. xxx
ReplyDeleteYou have achieved the little street scene magnificently, Christine. This deserves to be framed :)
ReplyDeleteThe combination of the in colors with the crumb cake work really well together. I love your background with the embossing folder it makes the cart and flowers pop.
ReplyDeleteOoh I love that pebbled path to ground the cart, it is super effective. The TIEF is the perfect background and the flower cart is adorable. So pretty are those varying flower colours and I love the ones in the pots and duplicated on the inside!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful scene created with stamps, ink & paper Christine. I love the cart and flowers all colour co-ordinated too, you could have a whole row of them in different shades.
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