STAMPIN' UP! FLOWERS OF BEAUTY BIRTHDAY CARD IN COASTAL CABANA

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop, involving a number of us who are all Stampin' Up! demonstrators in Australia, is showcasing Coastal Cabana.  I don't often use this colour, but felt inspired to team it with a few neutrals, using this colour combination:

There's very little stamping (only the sentiment) on my card, but I have used several dies and an embossing folder to make this rather simple design!

I cut a Deckled Rectangle from Thick Basic White card, and embossed it using the gorgeous Painted Posies 3D embossing folder.  I adhered this to the Thick Basic White card base, and added all the details on top.

Here are some close-up shots of the different components.  Using an oval Unbounded Love Die, I cut one from Crumb Cake ink, and a second from Basic White card.  Using the Everyday Greetings stamp set (an Online Exclusive),  I stamped the sentiment on the Basic White centre piece, using Coastal Cabana ink for "Birthday", and Crumb Cake ink for "Wishes".  I then inlaid the Basic White piece into the Crumb Cake frame, and glued them down.

From Basic Beige card, I cut two sprigs of foliage, using a Flowers of Beauty Die.  I cut off part of one sprig, to reduce the bulk.  The flowers were cut from Coastal Cabana card, using another Flowers of Beauty Die (that cuts a number of flowers in one pass through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine).  I sponged the edges of each flower with Coastal Cabana ink, and once everything was assembled on the card front, I added an Earth Tones Shimmer Gem to each flower centre.  These gems are coming out in the new Mini Catalogue on 4th September.

After sticking down the embossed Deckled Rectangle, I laid two Coastal Cabana strips across the top, near the bottom of the card front.  Firstly I used an Everyday Details Die to create a border strip on Coastal Cabana card.  I sponged the edges with Coastal Cabana ink, before sticking it down.  I then laid a wider strip of Coastal Cabana DSP (with edges sponged in Coastal Cabana) over the top.  This provided an anchor for the foliage to be stuck down to.

The finishing touch is a bow created with two lengths of Crumb Cake Baker's Twine, added using a Mini Glue Dot.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Sharon Davern:

If the link doesn't work, or if you would like to see a comprehensive list of all participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job of co-ordinating our weekly Colour Creations shares.

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.  

This weekend the sale on selected Designer Series Papers, from the Annual Catalogue, finishes - don't miss out, if you have your eye on any of them!

Product List

Everyday Greetings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [165084] $37.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Basic Beige A4 Cardstock [164512] $20.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $20.25
Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $20.25	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163775] $21.75	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $15.75	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $15.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00
Painted Posies 3 D Embossing Folder [159175] $19.25	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $53.00	Everyday Details Dies [162864] $60.00	Flowers Of Beauty Dies [163375] $65.00	Unbounded Love Dies [163383] $63.00
Paper Snips [103579] $21.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75