STAMPIN' UP! BUTTERFLIES THANK YOU CARD IN POPPY PARADE

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Poppy Parade, which is an orangey-red in Stampin' Up!'s colour range.  

My card shows how well some of our Annual Catalogue products go with those offered in the Mini Catalogue.

I started off my card design by repeatedly stamping the butterfly image, from Amazing Silhouettes, in Poppy Parade ink on Basic White card.  I then used the "splatter" stamp from Beauty of Friendship, to add further detail to my stamped piece.  Inside each butterfly space, I stamped the butterfly from Positive Thoughts, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I also used this ink to stamp some more background splatters.

Using Brilliant Wings Dies, I cut a vellum butterfly.  Before die-cutting it, I added Adhesive Sheet to the reverse of the vellum; this effectively meant I created a sticker, and no adhesive shows through the vellum now that the backing paper has been peeled off.  A few Classic Matte Dots were added to the butterfly.  I coloured some white baker's twine with my Dark Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends marker.  Two pieces of twine were laid across the top left corner of my card front, and another doubled length of twine used to create a bow, that I adhered with a rolled-up glue dot.

The sentiment was created with word dies that form part of the Amazing Silhouettes bundle (along with the stamp set used to create my butterfly background).  I attached Foam Adhesive Sheet to the reverse side of some Ombre Specialty Paper, and cut "thanks" and "you".  I used Paper Snips to trim the "s" off "thanks".  Using Basic White card (with Adhesive Sheet on the back), I cut the bottom layer of both words, and matted the Poppy Parade sentiment on top.  You can see the lovely shimmer on the Ombre Specialty Paper in this photo:

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Rosa Leyden.  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 all participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a great job every week of co-ordinating our blog hops.

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

Amazing Silhouettes Bundle (English) [157819] $77.25	Beauty Of Friendship Photopolymer Stamp Set [154983] $38.00	Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set [151490] $37.00	Clear Block A [118487] $7.00	Clear Block B [117147] $10.00
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50	Ombre 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [155784] $17.50
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958] $15.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Brilliant Wings Dies [155523] $77.00
Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Classic Matte Dots [158146] $12.25	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Foam Adhesive Sheets [152815] $14.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50
Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

STAMPIN' UP! POSITIVE THOUGHTS FLORAL SPRAY CARD

I really enjoyed playing with the Positive Thoughts stamp set as I did on yesterday's card, inking up the images and spritzing with water before stamping onto watercolor paper.  I have created a card in different colours for today - this time, the fern fronds are in Mint Macaron ink, and the flowers in Highland Heather and Balmy Blue inks.  I applied ink directly to the stamps with inkpads, then spritzed the stamps with water before making the impressions on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper.  When the inks were dry, I used Stampin' Blends markers (in the dark tone of the ink colours), to add subtle splatters to the flowers and foliage, before die-cutting the images.

Here's a closer look at the flowers, the centres of which have been embellished with Iridescent Pearls:

The sentiment, from the Field of Flowers stamp set, was stamped in Highland Heather ink on Thick Very Vanilla card, and cut out using a Tasteful Labels die.  I mounted it on Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.  The Very Vanilla card panel behind the leaves and flowers has been embossed with one of the Meadow Moments embossing folders.  My bow is made from the lovely soft "bandage ribbon" (that's my pet name for it), from the Forever Greenery Trim pack.

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.

This weekend is our first out of a lengthy lockdown here in Melbourne, so there is a bit of socialising to be done!  I have lunch with a friend lined up, before shopping for some lighting and tiles that I have been unable to source over the last few months.  This "return to normal" is going to take a little getting used to, but it is very welcome.

Product List

Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set [151490] $37.00	Field Of Flowers Photopolymer Stamp Set [152589] $30.00	Clear Block D [118485] $14.00	Clear Block G [118489] $8.00	Very Vanilla A4 Thick Cardstock [144238] $14.25
Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $15.25	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $15.25	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $15.75	Subtles 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153072] $20.00	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $13.00
Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $13.00	Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154889] $15.50	Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154887] $15.50	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830] $15.50
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Nature's Thoughts Dies [153586] $50.00	Stitched Be Mine Dies [151814] $61.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $54.00	Meadow Moments Embossing Folders [153126] $14.00
Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475] $15.75	Iridescent Pearls [153549] $13.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $6.00