STAMPIN' UP! CAKE FANCY BIRTHDAY CARD FEATURING GORGEOUS GRAPE

 

Gorgeous Grape is a bold purple, that is part of Stampin' Up!'s Regals family.  This week we are sharing Gorgeous Grape creations, as we work our way through all of Stampin' Up!'s colours, alphabetically.

I have used several of the fun stamps from Cake Fancy, to make a birthday card.

Starting with a Basic White Thick card base, I added a layer of Basic White Thick card embossed with a Basics 3D embossing folder.  The next layer is a panel of Gorgeous Grape Designer Series Paper, from the Regals 6"x6" DSP pack.  I sponged the edges with Gorgeous Grape ink.

The focal piece of my card started as a Deckled Rectangle, cut from Basic White card.  I stamped two cake layers in Gorgeous Grape ink, then added piped icing in between, in a slightly lighter shade.  To do this, I inked the stamp with Gorgeous Grape ink, stamped it off onto scrap paper, then stamped it in between the cake layers.  The meringue-shaped pieces were stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink on top of the cake, and the twine and bow stamped on the bottom layer.  Once I had the cake assembled, I stamped the cake stand in Versamark ink, and heat-embossed it in gold.  At this point I added some gold heat-embossed embellishments on the cake.

To tie in with the background, I cut two thin strips of the Gorgeous Grape patterned paper, and ran them through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, in the same Deckled Rectangle Die used to cut the main panel.  I glued them to the top and bottom of the Basic White Deckled Rectangle piece.

Using the next size up of Deckled Rectangles Dies, I cut a piece of Gold Foil sheet, to mat behind my art piece.  I wanted only a thin border of gold, so I tailored the size of this piece to suit.  After die-cutting it, I moved the die to cut it down smaller, running it back through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine.

I stamped the sentiment in Gorgeous Grape ink on a piece of Basic White card, then cut it out using a small Deckled Rectangles Die.  I ran it back through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, after moving the cut label in the die, to cut it down to the size I wanted.  This was then matted on a slightly larger piece of Gorgeous Grape card.

Here's a closer look at the gold elements.  I laid some Gold 1/8" Trim across the Deckled Rectangles.

The flowers and leaves were stamped, in Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green ink, on Basic White card, and fussy-cut.

Purple Fine Shimmer Gems are the embellishments I used for the flower centres, and to decorate below the ribbon.

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

If the link is broken, or if you 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.

Product List

Cake Fancy Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162932] $35.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75	Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75
Regals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163774] $21.75	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $15.75	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $15.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678] $37.00
Heat Tool [129056] $56.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $53.00	Basics 3 D Embossing Folders [161598] $53.00	Paper Snips [103579] $21.00
Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack [161633] $15.75	Purple Fine Shimmer Gems [162611] $14.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive [154031] $12.25

HOC WEEK 13: STAMPIN' UP! REINDEER DAYS CHRISTMAS CARDS

 

It's Heart of Christmas blog hop time again!  Every Monday night, until late November, a group of us (all Stampin' Up! demonstrators in Australia) shares projects made with Stampin' Up! products, to inspire you with your own Christmas crafting.

Tonight I am sharing two cards that I created with images fussy-cut from the delightful Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper.  

CARD #1:

I love the paper with the Christmas lights - doesn't it make a cute background?

The sentiment was created with the Peaceful Season bundle.  "Happy" was stamped in Versamark ink on Granny Apple Green card, then heat-embossed in white, before being cut out with the banner die.  "Christmas" was stamped in Real Red ink on Basic white card, then die-cut.  

My main Basic White panel was cut with a Deckled Rectangles Die, and embossed with the Forever Plaid 3D embossing folder.

The fussy-cut reindeer, and tree, sit on a strip of Festive Glimmer Paper in Garden Green.  I use Stampin' Seal+ to adhere Glimmer Paper (especially to an embossed surface), as it needs a little extra "stick".

Inside the card I stamped one of the sentiments from Peaceful Season, in Granny Apple Green ink.  I think it's designed to mix and match with other words, but it works okay as a stand-alone "wish", don't you think?

CARD #2:

The background on this card is another of the patterned papers from the Reindeer Days DSP pack.  I matted the paper on a panel of Garden Green card, then a Basic White Thick card base.

The sentiment was created with the Peaceful Season bundle, using Garden Green (white heat-embossed sentiment) and Real Red card.  The card behind the sentiment is a piece of Basic White card splattered with ink from the brush-tip end of my Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends marker.  The edges are sponged with Granny Apple Green ink.

I fussy-cut the reindeer and Christmas trees from Reindeer Days DSP.  They are adhered to circles cut using the Spotlight on Nature Dies.  The larger circle (that I like to call "the paper plate die cut") is Garden Green.

I've added some Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints - the cutest embellishment of the season!

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Rachel Woollard:

If the link is broken, or if you would like to see a comprehensive list of everyone taking part in this week's blog hop, head over to Sharon Davern's blog.  Sharon does a wonderful job of co-ordinating our Heart of Christmas blog hops.

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

Peaceful Season Bundle (English) [164021] $91.75	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $20.25	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00
Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $20.25	Reindeer Days 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164166] $21.75	Paper Snips [103579] $21.00	Festive 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Paper [164106] $21.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75
Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [165679] $37.00	Heat Tool [129056] $56.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $15.75	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $15.75	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $19.25	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $53.00	Forever Plaid 3 D Embossing Folder [164049] $21.00	Spotlight On Nature Dies [163580] $61.00
Real Red & White Adhesive Backed Peppermints [164050] $15.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00