STAMPIN' UP! BLESSINGS OF HOME BIRTHDAY CARD IN GARDEN GREEN

 

Tonight's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Garden Green, a mid-green in Stampin' Up!'s range.  I love green, but seldom use this one, so was a little unsure of how I'd use it.  Turns out, I was able to make a card I'm very happy with!

I love the background on this card.  After cutting a panel of Garden Green paper from the Gingham Cottage DSP pack, I ran it through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine, with the Stitched Greenery Die.   I sponged Garden Green ink around the edges of this piece, then adhered it to a Garden Green mat and Thick Basic White card base.

The large floral spray from Blessings of Home was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, on Basic White card.  I coloured the images with Watercolor Pencils, and a Blender Pen.  The colours used are Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight and Garden Green.  I die-cut the coloured piece, and added a few white die-cut foliage pieces before adhering it to the gingham background.

This photo gives a closer view of the Stitched Greenery background, and parts of the coloured flowers:

The sentiment was stamped in Garden Green ink on Basic White card, and cut out using a Sending Die.  I cut a strip of Garden Green card with a leafy Delicate Edges Die, and placed it underneath the sentiment label.  To finish off, I added Elegant Faceted Gems, to the sentiment strip and around the floral spray.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Theresa Gerrard.  If you click on the button below, you'll be taken to her 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 wonderful job every week of co-ordinating our Colour Creations blog hops.

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

Blessings Of Home Bundle (English) [157939] $90.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Gingham Cottage 12" X 12" (30,5 X 30,5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159651] $53.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $14.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Watercolor Pencils [141709] $28.00	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $21.75
Blender Pens [102845] $21.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Stitched Greenery Die [155451] $56.00	Delicate Edges Dies [159180] $53.00	Sending Dies (English) [159271] $58.00
Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75	Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] $13.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25

STAMPIN' UP! ROSE FRIENDSHIP CARD IN SWEET SORBET

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is showcasing Sweet Sorbet, a new red in Stampin' Up!'s colour range.  It is a bright pinkish-red that is one of the five In Colors for 2022-2024.

I've gone back to my early cardmaking days, revisiting an old favourite colour combination.  I used to use red, kraft and vanilla together a lot.  Sweet Sorbet, Crumb Cake, and Very Vanilla are the dominant colours/tones on my card, created with the beautiful Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper.

I have used an edge piece of the rose-patterned paper, and fussy cut around the design.  I coloured the flowers in Light and Dark Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends, Dark Sweet Sorbet and Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends, and Light Natural Tones Stampin' Blends.  The leaves were coloured using Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends, and I have used the Light Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends marker to edge the cut piece, and colour in the spaces around the flowers and leaves.  

My card base is Crumb Cake, with a thin Sweet Sorbet mat around a Very Vanilla card layer that I embossed with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder (and sponged the edges with Crumb Cake ink).  I used a Deckled Rectangle Die to cut a piece of  "note paper", and edged the left hand side with a Blossoming Happiness Die, that creates a spiral note pad look.  

The sentiment, from Blessings of Home, was stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink on a scrap of the "note paper".  I cut it out using a smaller Deckled Rectangle Die, and further cropped the length by running it back through the Stampin' Cute & Emboss machine once I'd repositioned the die to cut a bit off the Deckled Rectangle.  I sponged around the edges with Crumb Cake ink.

In this corner, you can see the Timeworn Type embossed background, and a peek of the note pad-look border down the left hand side of the lined paper piece.

I cut a length of Natural Finish Ribbon in half, lengthways (it's a little too wide for my liking), to create a bow.  A single outline leaf, cut from Crumb Cake card using a Cottage Flowers Die, and some Sweet Sorbet Matte Decorative Dots, provided the finishing touches to my card.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Rosa Leyden.   If you click on the button below, you will be taken to her blog.

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a full list of all 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 this 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.

I've made another Sweet Sorbet floral card, that I will share on my blog tomorrow.  I hope you'll come back, to take a look!

Product List

Blessings Of Home Cling Stamp Set (English) [157930] $44.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $16.25	Sweet Sorbet A4 Cardstock [159266] $16.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $18.00
Abigail Rose 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159037] $21.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $14.00	Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad [159216] $14.00	Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [159224] $15.75	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154880] $15.75
Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890] $15.75	Stampin’ Blends Light Combo Pack [159465] $15.75	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $15.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder [156505] $17.50
Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $53.00	Blossoming Happiness Dies [158823] $56.00	Cottage Flowers Dies [159047] $60.00	Natural Finish 7/8" (2.2 Cm) Ribbon [159051] $15.00	2022 2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots [159186] $14.00
Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25