STAMPIN' UP! COUNTRY BIRDHOUSE CARDS FEATURING BASIC BEIGE

 

I have been away from home for much of the past two weeks, and have really missed taking part in the last two In Color blog hops.  Tonight I'm back, to join in the Colour Creations blog hop showcasing Basic Beige, the newest addition to Stampin' Up!'s Neutrals range. 

 To make up for my absence, I have a rather photo-heavy post to share!  I've made two cards using the Country Birdhouse bundle, and beautiful papers from the Country Lace and Country Woods Designer Series Paper packs.  These products were some of my first "must haves" when Stampin' Up!'s new Annual Catalogue came out.

CARD #1:

I used two of the beautiful Country Lace DSPs in Basic Beige for my background.  I sponged the edges of the papers with Basic Beige ink before matting them on a layer of Petal Pink card (and a Basic Beige card base).

The flowers, die-cut from Basic Beige card, have Petal Pink Foiled Gems added to the centres.

The outline of the birdhouse was stamped in Basic Gray ink on a piece of wooden plank patterned  Country Woods DSP, and all the components of the birdhouse were die-cut from papers in the same pack.

I stamped the bird and flowers in Basic Gray ink, on Basic White card, and cut them out using co-ordinating dies.  The flowers were coloured using Petal Pink and Pool Party Stampin' Blends markers.  To colour the bird, I used Ivory, Pool Party and Petal Pink Stampin' Blends markers.  I then picked up ink from my Basic Beige inkpad, using a Blender Pen, to add colour to the bird and leaves.

The sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray ink, directly onto the "wooden" base of the birdhouse.  I sponged Petal Pink ink around this piece before sticking it down.

Because I just can't get enough of these beautiful papers, I added a few strips to the Basic White panel on the inside of the card.

CARD #2:

I've used mostly the same products for my second card, with a few variations.

For this card, I matted the Basic Beige Designer Series Papers on a piece of Basic Gray card, before adding the layers to a Basic Beige card base.  The die-cut flowers are a mix of Basic Beige card, and Country Woods DSP.  

The flower centres are adorned with Adhesive-Backed Swirl Dots.

This time I stamped the birdhouse in Basic Gray ink on the DSP with the planks going horizontally, for a slightly different look to on my first card.

After stamping and die-cutting the bird, I coloured it with Ivory, Pool Party and Petal Pink Stampin' Blends markers, then added some Basic Beige ink using my Blender Pen.

The flowers stamped in Basic Gray ink were coloured with Petal Pink and Pool Party Stampin' Blends markers.  I picked up Basic Beige ink from the inkpad, using a Blender Pen, to colour the leaves.

The sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto the base of the birdhouse.

I decorated the inside of the card with a few strips of DSP, and a couple of leftover flowers die-cut from Country Woods DSP.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Michele Taylor:

If you come across any broken links on the blog hop, or would like to see a comprehensive 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 cards.  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

Country Birdhouse Bundle (English) [163401] $81.75	Basic Beige A4 Cardstock [164512] $20.25	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $20.25	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00
Country Lace 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163415] $21.75	Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163393] $21.75	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $15.75	Basic Beige Classic Stampin Pad [163806] $15.75	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $15.75
Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894] $19.25	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $19.25	Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154922] $19.25	Blender Pens [102845] $25.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00
Basic Beige 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Ribbon [163788] $13.25	Petal Pink & Pretty Peacock Foiled Gems [162587] $14.00	Adhesive Backed Swirl Dots [163464] $14.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75