STAMPIN' UP! WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CARD - REAL RED

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Real Red.

I have used this lovely red on a mainly white card, with a few Crumb Cake accents, to mark the occasion of my son's and daughter-in-law's second wedding anniversary.

Most of the decoration on my card is courtesy of the beautiful Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder, which comes with a set of dies (the hearts and flowers included).

On my Thick Basic White card base, I laid down a layer of Crumb Cake card.  After cutting a panel of Thick Basic White card, 5mm shorter and narrower than the Crumb Cake layer, I used Playful Alphabet Dies to cut out "2 years".  I then ran this card layer through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, with the Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder.  I also embossed/cut a Real Red piece of card, and just retained the embossed heart, to inlay into the Basic White panel.

This first close-up shot shows how the Crumb Cake layer shows through the die-cut number 2.  I added a couple of Crumb Cake die-cut flowers, with centres of rhinestones coloured with my Dark Real Red Stampin' Blends marker.

Here's a close-up of the middle section of my card front.  This shows more clearly the die-cut hearts.  After stamping the sentiment (from Many Messages) on a scrap of Thick Basic White card, I cut it out using one of the label dies that goes with the Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder.  

On a couple of strips of Crumb Cake card, I used the "arrow" dies from the Sports Event Dies to make some directional cuts.  I then trimmed these pieces with Paper Snips.

The bow was made with Real Red Faux Linen Ribbon.

Here's more of the lovely embossed Thick Basic White panel, with Crumb Cake card showing through the die-cut letters:

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 does a great job each week of co-ordinating our blog hops.

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

Many Messages Cling Stamp Set [154510] $38.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Bouquet Of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder [157641] $50.00	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00	Sports Event Dies [157892] $47.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Real Red 3/8’’ (1 Cm) Faux Linen Ribbon [158129] $13.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899] $15.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

STAMPIN' UP! HAND-PENNED PETALS BIRTHDAY CARD

 Today I have to share with you a birthday card I recently made for a pink-loving friend.  

I first stamped two of the floral images on Basic White card, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and cut them out using the co-ordinating die.  I've used Watercolor Pencils and Blender Pens to colour the flowers (Flirty Flamingo and Melon Mambo) and leaves (Granny Apple Green and Old Olive).  The flower centres are Daffodil Delight.

The 2021-2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum is really beautiful, and I wanted to incorporate some on this card, without it being overpowering.  I die-cut the open-flower piece from the Polished Pink vellum, and snipped off the leaves, before tucking it under the Polished Pink scalloped rectangle piece (that I'd embossed with a Dotty Hearts embossing folder).

This photo also gives a close-up of the Pretty Flowers embossed background, the Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon bow, and one of the Polished Pink jewels I added to the card:

The sentiment (from Many Messages), stamped in Versamark on Basic Black card, and heat-embossed with white embossing powder, was die-cut using the Messages Die:

 

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

Hand Penned Petals Bundle (English) [155492] $81.00	Many Messages Cling Stamp Set [154510] $38.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Polished Pink A4 Cardstock [155711] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	2021–2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum [155616] $21.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $31.00	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Watercolor Pencils [141709] $27.75	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $21.75	Blender Pens [102845] $21.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00	Dotty Hearts Embossing Folders [155434] $14.00	Messages Die [154422] $59.00	Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder [155428] $13.00
Polished Pink 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155714] $12.25	2021–2023 In Color Jewels [155571] $12.25	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00