STAMPIN' UP! TRUE LOVE "A LITTLE NOTE" CARD FEATURING REAL RED

Today I have to share with you a third card inspired by this week's Colour Creations Showcase feature colour of Real Red.

I cut a panel of True Love Designer Series Paper, and coloured it using Stampin' Blends markers.  The roses are coloured in Real Red, the foliage in Old Olive, and the background in Pool Party.

I mounted the coloured piece on a thin mat of Basic Black card, and matted that layer on some Thick Basic White card that was embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder.

The sentiment, stamped in Real Red ink, is from the Butterfly Gala stamp set.  I cropped it with a Stitched Rectangle Die, and matted it on a strip of Basic Black card.

It was difficult for me to refrain from adding ribbon and gems to this card, but I think the pops of colour against the white background are striking enough on their own.

I have really enjoyed playing with Real Red this week, and hope you've enjoyed seeing what I created with it!

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

Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set [148580] $37.00	Clear Block G [118489] $8.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	True Love Designer Series Paper [154281] $20.00
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899] $15.50	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $15.50	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894] $15.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder [152718] $15.75	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00

STAMPIN' UP! CIRCLE CELEBRATION IN REAL RED

My original plan, for this week's Real Red Colour Creations Showcase, was to share a card made using the Circle Celebration stamp set.  I wasn't entirely happy with the outcome of this card, though, so decided to share another of my Real Red creations last night.

Bearing in mind that often when I don't like my cards, others do, I decided to share this card after all.  Perhaps it will inspire someone, to use Circle Celebration in a way they hadn't thought of.

My starting point was a large Basic White Stitched Circle, on which I stamped flowers from the Circle Celebration stamp set.  I stamped the larger open flower repeatedly, then filled in space with the small solid-petal flower.

This card was made with my old-time favourite colour combination, of Real Red, Crumb Cake and Basic Black.  Tucked behind the focal circle are some leaves die-cut from Basic Black card using Perennial Petals Dies, and a Circle Celebration flower stamped in Real Red on Basic White card, then die cut using Layering Circles Dies.  As you can see from the above close-up shot, the Crumb Cake card has been embossed with the Ornate Floral 3D embossing folder.

I stamped and die-cut three more of the circle flower stamps, from Circle Celebration.  These were arranged across the card front, after I'd layered some Real Red Designer Series Paper over the Crumb Cake panel.  Matte Black Dots have been added to some of the flower centres, and the ribbon I used across the card is Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon.

Listed below are all the products 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 hope you'll come back to visit tomorrow, to see the third Real Red card I made this week.

Product List

Circle Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set [154440] $30.00	Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set [148580] $37.00	Clear Block A [118487] $7.00	Clear Block D [118485] $14.00	Clear Block G [118489] $8.00
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Regals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153073] $20.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $10.50	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $50.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $58.00	Dies Perennial Petals [154321] $56.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00
Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder [152725] $15.75	Matte Black Dots [154284] $12.25	Black 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [147897] $14.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

AWHT COLOUR CREATIONS SHOWCASE - WEEK 25: MELON MAMBO

 

For the first time in nearly 6 months, I missed the deadline for our team's weekly Colour Creations Showcase that went live last night.  This week's colour is Melon Mambo.  I wasn't able to get a card made and blogged in time to take part in the group share, but I have come up with a card today - so, all is not lost!  

I'd stamped a background piece on some Melon Mambo card, but just wasn't sure what to do with it.  Using the beautiful Very Versailles stamp set, I first stamped the scripty image in Basic Gray ink.  I used Melon Mambo ink to stamp the leaves.  The Stamparatus came in handy for stamping both of these rather large images, both in the way of placement, and being able to re-stamp the leaves to get a darker impression than achieved at first.  I used a splotchy stamp from Forever Fern, and Basic Gray ink,  to fill in some gaps in the design.

The new Curvy Dies became one of the features of my card.  I cut the Melon Mambo stamped panel vertically, using one of the dies, and trimmed down the straight edge of the left-hand panel to allow for a bit of a gap between the curved edges.  To soften the Basic Gray card that forms the mat to my main panel, I cut a Square Vellum doily in half (vertically), and adhered the two pieces behind the curved die cut eges.

Butterfly Gala is the stamp set I used for the butterflies and the sentiment.  I stamped three of the butterflies in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, stamped Melon Mambo wings, and Basic Gray bodies.  I used Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends to add a bit more colour and interest to the butterflies.  Once finished, I painted Wink of Stella glimmer over the butterflies.  The other two small butterflies are silver-embossed on Whisper White card.

The larger butterly is raised up on Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, and in the next two photos you can see the Wink of Stella touches to the butterflies:

I have used Frosted & Clear Epoxy dots on the large butterfly, and the sentiment panel:

Here's a closer view of the Square Vellum Doily peeking through:

Listed below are all the Stampin' Up! 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 (open 24/7) by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

If you would like to see all the lovely Melon Mambo creations by my Colour Creations Showcase friends, hop on over to Catherine Proctor's blog, to see a comprehensive list of this week's participants.

Product List

Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set [149275] $40.00	Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559] $42.00	Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set [148580] $37.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $14.25
Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $8.75	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $10.50	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $15.50	Square Vellum Doilies [152484] $8.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Curvy Dies [154319] $50.00	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00
Butterfly Duet Punch [148523] $31.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets [147801] $15.75	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $6.00