STAMPIN' UP! LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL HELLO CARD IN GREENS

The starting point for today's card, once I had decided on using the Life Is Beautiful stamp set, was a piece of paper from the Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper pack.  I like the pairing of Soft Sea Foam and Pretty Peacock.  They became my focal colours.  Unusually for me, I have used no Whisper White or Very Vanilla on my card - it's just the two greens, and Crumb Cake.

Using my Stamparatus, I stamped the tree trunk (after bending the photopolymer stamp a little) in Soft Suede ink, on Crumb Cake card.  I then added leaves in Soft Sea Foam and Pretty Peacock inks.  The stamped piece was cut out using an Ornate Layers die.  The single layer felt a little flimsy to stick on top of the ribbon I'd chosen, so I adhered it to a piece of Soft Sea Foam card, cut to size.  The corners of the Soft Sea Foam panel have been rounded, using my Detailed Trio Punch, and the edges sponged in Soft Sea Foam ink.  

To add a bit of life and sparkle to the stamped piece, that threatened to look a little dull, I adhered some gorgeous Flowers For Every Season Gems to some of the darker leaves:

The sentiment was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink, on a scrap of Soft Sea Foam card.  One of the sweet Ornate Frames dies was just the right size for cropping it:

This side view shows how, after placing some Pretty Peacock Scalloped Linen Ribbon across the card front, I raised the focal panel up on Stampin' Dimensionals:

Listed below are all the products I used to make this card.  They are available to purchase from my online store, which is open 24/7 to Australian residents.

Product List

Life Is Beautiful Photopolymer Stamp Set [154871] $30.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] $15.25	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886] $15.25
Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper [152492] $20.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $13.00	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $13.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Ornate Layers Dies [152726] $64.00	Ornate Frames Dies [150664] $59.00	Detailed Trio Punch [146320] $35.00	Pretty Peacock 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon [149751] $14.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75
Flowers For Every Season Gems [153645] $11.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

AWHT COLOUR CREATIONS SHOWCASE - WEEK 15: EARLY ESPRESSO

 

We're already 15 weeks into our efforts to showcase every Stampin' Up! colour, working through the list alphabetically!  I am loving taking part in these weekly Colour Creations Showcases, organised by Catherine Proctor.  It's a great challenge to use colours in a variety of ways.  This week the star of the show is Early Espresso, a beautiful, rich, dark brown.  I am particularly drawn to the Neutrals range, and love earthy colours, so enjoyed this week's "challenge" (not a challenge for me!).

Cathy has a list on her blog of all the participants in this week's Colour Creations Showcase.  We would love it if you worked our way through the list, visiting our blogs, and leaving comments for us if you feel inspired.

Do you ever dream about colour combinations, or wake during the night with creative ideas?  I know I'm not alone in this!  I keep a notepad and pen beside my bed, as quite often inspiration hits at the most inconvenient time ... I can quickly draw a card idea, a sketch, or note a colour combination, then go back to sleep.  I don't know if I dreamt up this combination, but I woke one morning with the conviction that for this week's Colour Showcase, I was going to team Early Espresso with Rich Razzleberry and Bermuda Bay.  I decided to just run with it, and am pretty happy with the result. :)

I have used the Life is Beautiful stamp set, for the focal image.  The stamped piece was cut out with an Ornate Layers die, and mounted on some In Good Taste Designer Series Paper, that I'd embossed with the Pinewood Planks 3D embossing folder.  

I stamped the sentiment, from Here's a Card, on a piece of Whisper White card, using Early Espresso ink.  The decorative border running horizontally on the sentiment strip was cut with a Field Tiles die.  I matted the white piece on some Rich Razzleberry card, then added a sweet scalloped Crumb Cake edging, created with a Stitched Be Mine die.  Can you see the strip of delicate die-cut Early Espresso hearts, underneath the main white panel?  They were cut with another Stitched Be Mine die, and some of the solid hearts were glued at the tree base.

I didn't wrap my ribbon all the way around the Early Espresso embossed panel.  I used Tear & Tape to adhere the ribbon vertically, extending down only to the sentiment panel.  A few Woven Threads sequins added a colourful finishing touch to my card.

I have listed below all the products used to make this card.  They are available to purchase from my online store, which is open 24/7 for Australian residents.  

To see a full list of who's taking part in this week's share, please go to Cathy's blog.

                                        

Product List

Life Is Beautiful Photopolymer Stamp Set [154871] $30.00	Here's A Card Cling Stamp Set [149438] $38.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock [119981] $15.25	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $37.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091] $13.00
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00	Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder [152320] $17.50	Ornate Layers Dies [152726] $64.00	Field Tiles Dies [152707] $59.00	Stitched Be Mine Dies [151814] $61.00
Early Espresso 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Faux Suede Trim [152472] $11.25	Woven Threads Sequin Assortment [149498] $8.75	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00
Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $10.50