STAMPIN' UP! STITCHED STARS BIRTHDAY CARD IN SOFT SUEDE

 

Tonight's Colour Creations blog hop is the final one in our current run of colours in alphabetical order; we've worked our way through 50 of them!

This week we are showcasing Soft Suede, a mid-brown in Stampin' Up!'s Neutrals collection.  I have defaulted to my comfort zone of a masculine card. 

To create the background for my card design, I started with a piece of Basic White card.  Using a Blending Brush, I added Soft Suede ink to the entire surface area.  I wanted a bit of a rustic look, so didn't carefully blend the ink - I just wanted to have a lighter Soft Suede base to work with, than if I'd used a piece of Soft Suede card.  After blending ink all over the Basic White card, I laid a Plenty of Patterns Decorative Mask over the top, and added another layer of Soft Suede ink using a Blending Brush.  I added some stamped detail with one of the small stamps from Hello Beautiful.

Using the Stitched Stars Dies, I cut some stars from Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana and Pool Party card.  After applying Soft Suede ink directly to the inside cover of the Hive 3D embossing folder, I placed the die-cut stars inside the folder, closed it, and ran it through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine.  This allowed the Soft Suede ink to settle into the embossed areas.  I sponged Soft Suede ink around the edges of the stars, and adhered them to the background panel.

Here you can better see the background stencilling and stamping, and the texture on the stars:

The sentiment, from Happiest of Birthdays, was stamped in Soft Suede ink on a scrap of Crumb Cake card.  I used my Stamparatus to stamp the sentiment, several times in place, to ensure good ink coverage.  After cropping the sentiment with a Stitched Rectangle Die, I used my Blending Brush to lightly add some Soft Suede ink to the edges.   The finishing touch to my design was a few Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots, which are coming out in the new Annual Catalogue on 3rd May.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Rachel Palmieri.   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 who's taking part in the Soft Suede Colour Creations blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a great job throughout the year of co-ordinating our colour shares every week.

Next Wednesday night we will kick off a whole new round of Colour Creations blog hops, starting with one of the beautiful new In Colors being released in the catalogue that goes live on 3rd May.  We love new colours!

Listed below are the current Stampin' Up! 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

Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00	Hello Beautiful Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158041] $32.00	Clear Block A [118487] $7.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25
Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $15.25	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $15.25
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Stitched Stars Dies [150653] $66.00	Hive 3 D Embossing Folder [157955] $15.75
Plenty Of Patterns Decorative Masks [155553] $14.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00

STAMPIN' UP! HELLO BEAUTIFUL BIRTHDAY CARD FEATURING PUMPKIN PIE

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Pumpkin Pie, Stampin' Up!'s brightest orange.

I don't tend to use much orange in my card making, but I do like it as a pop of colour against neutrals.  I have made a birthday card with a masculine "bent", taking advantage of the fabulous new hexagonal dies from the Beautiful Shapes die collection.

After embossing a piece of Smoky Slate card with the Hive 3D embossing folder, I lightly applied Smoky Slate ink to the panel with a blending brush.  This layer is matted on Basic Gray card.

I have stamped, and sponged the edges of, the hexagons variously in Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray and Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  All stamped images, except the "Happy B.Day" (from Happiest of Birthdays), are from the Hello Beautiful stamp set.

Stitched Stars Dies are a great "go to" for masculine cards.  The embellishments I added to my card are Holiday Rhinestones and Adhesive-Backed Hexagons.

Here are some close-up photos, so you can better see the details:

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Diane Furniss.  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 comprehensive list of all participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy co-ordinates our blog hops every week.

Listed below are all the Stampin' Up! 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

Hello Beautiful Bundle (English) [158047] $73.75	Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Clear Block A [118487] $7.00	Clear Block G [118489] $8.00
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $15.25	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $15.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $13.00	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Hive 3 D Embossing Folder [157955] $15.75	Stitched Stars Dies [150653] $66.00	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels [150457] $10.50	Adhesive Backed Hexagons [158148] $13.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00
Blending Brushes [153611] $21.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00