STAMPIN' UP! ENJOY THE MOMENT IN GRAY GRANITE

 

Tonight's Colour Creations blog hop, that I am taking part in with a group of friends who are Stampin' Up! demonstrators in Australia, is focussing on Gray Granite.  This neutral is quite a brownish-grey, that doesn't make its way into my crafting very often.  I doubly-challenged myself, to use Gray Granite, and with blues (also not my go-to colours!).

A stamp set that I have struggled to warm to is Enjoy the Moment.  I quite enjoyed playing with it, with these colours, though, and came up with this card:

After stamping the Poppy Seeds (?) in Gray Granite, along the bottom of my Ornate Layers rectangle, I coloured them using a Blender Pen and my Gray Granite inkpad.  I then stamped the other images in Balmy Blue, Night of Navy and Gray Granite.

I adhered the focal panel to a piece of Balmy Blue paper from the You're A Peach DSP pack, and matted that on Night of Navy card.  The Gray Granite background piece has been embossed with the Timber 3D embossing folder.  After embossing it, I added Gray Granite ink with a Blending Brush, to highlight the raised pattern.  A few Elegant Faceted Gems were added to my stamped panel.

Before adhering the main panel to my card, I wrapped two lengths of Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon around the card front.  A bow made from the same ribbon was added once everything was stuck down.

I stamped the sentiment in Night of Navy ink on Basic White card, then cut it out using the awesome, versatile, Messages Die:

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Michele Taylor.  If you click on the button below, you'll be taken to her blog, to see her beautiful Gray Granite creation.

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a comprehensive list of everyone participating in tonight's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a great 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.

Product List

Enjoy The Moment Cling Stamp Set [154452] $40.00	Clear Block B [117147] $10.00	Clear Block H [118490] $14.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $15.25
Gray Granite A4 Cardstock [147008] $15.25	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	You're A Peach 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155686] $20.00	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $13.00
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $13.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00	Blender Pens [102845] $21.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Timber 3 D Embossing Folder [156406] $17.50	Ornate Layers Dies [152726] $64.00	Messages Die [154422] $59.00	Gray Granite 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Shimmer Ribbon [152463] $12.25	Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] $13.00
Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $12.25

STAMPIN' UP! ENJOY THE MOMENT "THINKING OF YOU" CARD

I have had the Enjoy the Moment stamp set for a few months, having received it as part of a Stampin' Up! event.  At the time, I decided it was possibly the strangest stamp set we've ever had ... it has taken me a while to warm up to using it!  Well, here's what I came up with.

On a piece of Well Suited Designer Series paper (the grid design), I stamped images in Basic Gray and Smoky Slate ink (some "stamped off" on scrap paper, to give a lighter impression on the grid paper).  A Stitched With Whimsy Die gives some nice border interest.  I added Cherry Cobbler ink to what I believe are the Poppy Seed pods, using a sponge dauber, but preferred most of the line images to remain uncoloured.

The sentiment is from A Touch of Ink (one of the beautiful stamp sets you can earn for FREE during Sale-A-Bration, which runs until the end of February).  I stamped it in Cherry Cobbler ink, on a scrap of Whisper White card, that I then cut with a Tasteful Labels Die.  I added a tiny strip of Cherry Cobbler card to the left-hand edge of the flagged die cut.   I used my Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends marker to colour some white twine, for my bow.

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 store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Enjoy The Moment Cling Stamp Set [154452] $40.00	A Touch Of Ink Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [155233] $0.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $14.25	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $15.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Well Suited 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154562] $20.00	Neutrals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152485] $20.00	Regals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153073] $20.00	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $13.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154880] $15.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder [152718] $15.75
Stitched With Whimsy Dies [155314] $50.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $54.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets [147801] $15.75	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00