STAMPIN' UP! FOND OF AUTUMN THANK YOU CARD IN GRANNY APPLE GREEN

 

Tonight's Colour Creations blog hop is celebrating the gorgeous Granny Apple Green.  I love this fresh, bright, colour, and have teamed it with some other happy colours to create a thank you card using the Fond of Autumn bundle.

I had recently die-cut the Basic White piece, at the bottom of my card front, to show a friend what one of the beautiful dies in this bundle creates.  Once I saw how lovely it was, I couldn't NOT use it!  So, that was the starting point of my card.

Onto a Thick Basic White card base, I adhered a Granny Apple Green card layer, and two different papers.  The Granny Apple Green paper is from the Awash in Beauty Designer Series Paper pack, and the yellow strip is from the Hues of Happiness DSP pack.  I stuck the Basic White detailed die-cut onto the paper, and assembled all the floral and leafy bits on and around it.

I stamped the individual flowers in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Basic White card, and coloured them using Stampin' Blends makers - Polished Pink and So Saffron for the flowers, and Granny Apple Green for the leaves.

The multi-flower, and leaf and berry, piece were also stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloured using the same Stampin' Blends markers as I'd used for the individual flowers.  One of the dies in the set cuts out the large spray in three segments ... the leaves and berries, the three flowers and leaves, and another portion that I didn't use.  This is such a versatile set of stamps and dies.

The sentiment was stamped in Granny Apple Green ink on Basic White card, and cut out using a Stylish Shapes die.  I coloured Elegant Faceted Gems with my Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends marker.  I love this way of creating custom-coloured embellishments.

 

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Di Furniss.  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 full list of participants in the Granny Apple Green blog hop, head over to Tina Gillespie's blog.  Tina is hosting our Colour Creatins blog hop this 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

Fond Of Autumn Bundle (English) [159838] $91.75	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Awash In Beauty 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158973] $21.00	Hues Of Happiness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158822] $21.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $14.00	Polished Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155520] $15.75
So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154905] $15.75	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00	Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] $13.25
Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00

STAMPIN' UP! FOND OF AUTUMN BIRTHDAY CARD IN BLUSHING BRIDE

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is focussing on Blushing Bride.

I've used the new Fond of Autumn bundle in a non-Autumnal way ... mainly because I just love the large floral spray.  There are acorns in the spray, but I'm choosing to focus on the flowers and berries, which I've watercoloured in Blushing Bride. 

Please forgive the wonky photography - it appears I didn't have my head screwed on straight, when I took this photo!

The starting point for my card was the delight I felt, in discovering some Blushing Bride paper in the new Gingham Cottage Designer Series Paper pack.  I sponged this paper around the edges with Blushing Bride ink, and matted it on a slightly larger panel of Blushing Bride card.

I stamped the focal image in Versamark ink on Thick Basic White card, and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  Using reinkers (drops of ink on an acrylic block) and a Water Painter, I coloured the image with Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede inks.  I was interested to see the Blushing Bride ink's bluish tones, on Basic White card.

The sentiment, white-embossed on Crumb Cake card, is from the Charming Sentiments bundle.  I mounted it on a Stitched Rectangle of Blushing Bride card, tucked under the Natural Finish Ribbon laid across the card.  I added some pink Solid Faceted Gems to the ribbon.

A piece of Abigail Rose DSP grounds the die-cut floral spray.  I couldn't decide between a scalloped or more delicate border die-cut, so I used both!  A Linen Thread bow was added as a finishing touch:

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Kathryn Ruddick.  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 full list of all participants in the blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a great job of co-ordinating our blog hops, week in and week out!

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

Fond Of Autumn Bundle (English) [159838] $91.75	Charming Sentiments Bundle (English) [158734] $91.75	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $16.25	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $16.25
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Gingham Cottage 12" X 12" (30,5 X 30,5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159651] $53.00	Abigail Rose 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159037] $21.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $14.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131157] $7.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [121029] $7.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [115663] $7.00
Water Painters [151298] $23.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $61.00	Delicate Edges Dies [159180] $53.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00
Natural Finish 7/8" (2.2 Cm) Ribbon [159051] $15.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Solid Faceted Gems [159189] $14.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25