STAMPIN' UP! RUSTIC CENTERPIECE SUCCULENT BIRTHDAY CARD

Today's card features the third image in the Rustic Centerpiece stamp set.  I have previously shared cards made using the sunflower and reindeer images.  I love greens, and earthy tones, and am quite happy with how this card turned out.  My photography leaves a bit to be desired, though; this card looks much nicer in real life!

I stamped the succulents in StazOn Jet Black ink, on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper.  To colour the image, I watercoloured using ink from Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive and Mossy Meadow inkpads.  Below the focal image, I adhered a thin strip of Mossy Meadow Designer Series Paper, and cut the entire piece out with an Everyday Arches Die.  Using the next size up Everyday Arches Die, I cut out a mat from Mossy Meadow card.

The leafy background of my card is a piece of Old Olive Designer Series Paper, sponged around the edges with Old Olive ink, then matted on a Soft Suede card panel.

The sentiment, from Simply Said, was stamped in Versamark ink on Crumb Cake card, and white heat-embossed.  I used a Textured Notes Die to cut it out, then sponged the edges with Crumb Cake ink.

The sweet embellishments added to my card are a bow made from White 1/2" Woven Ribbon, along with Tiny Bee Trinkets.

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

Rustic Centerpiece Cling Stamp Set [166186] $44.00	Simply Said Mix & Match Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163756] $30.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $30.00	Pecan Pie A4 Cardstock [161726] $25.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $25.00
Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $25.00	Regals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165304] $21.75	Neutrals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165303] $21.75	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $15.75	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $18.50
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $15.75	Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665] $15.75	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $15.75	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $15.75	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $15.75
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $244.00	Everyday Arches Dies [164629] $51.00	Textured Notes Dies [165555] $54.00	White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Woven Ribbon [164634] $16.75	Tiny Bee Trinkets [164714] $15.75
Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75

STAMPIN' UP! FRAMES & FLOWERS BIRTHDAY CARD

Today I have another card in my Frames & Flowers series, showing off the beauty of Stampin' Up!'s Frames & Flowers Specialty Designer Series Paper pack.

The background paper, sponged around the edges with Lost Lagoon ink, is mounted on a slightly larger panel of Lost Lagoon card.  Before attaching this piece to the Thick Basic White card base, I added a horizontal strip of Petal Pink patterned paper to the bottom of the card front.

Here's a closer look at the cluster of focal details.  I cut two circles using Spotlight on Nature Dies, using Basic White and Petal Pink card.  The larger circle has been sponged around the edges with Petal Pink ink.  Using a Fun Patterns embossing folder, I partially embossed the Basic White circle.  I then put the piece back in the embossing folder, after flipping it around, and partially embossed the opposite side.  This left an unembossed strip in the middle, for me to stamp the sentiment on.  I used Petal Pink ink, and the Simply Said stamp set, to do this.

I cut a couple of flowers from the floral Petal Pink DSP, using Sentimental Park Dies.  The edges of the flowers are sponged with Petal Pink ink.  To create the flower centres, I used a Natural Tones Deep Stampin' Blends Marker to dab colour onto white Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs.  I wanted a tortoiseshell effect.  The small leaves, and the floral spray on the left-hand side of the card, are die-cut pieces from the Frames & Flowers pack.  I sponged the edges of the small leaves with Lost Lagoon ink.

The bow, made with Petal Pink 1/4" Diagonal Trim, was adhered with Mini Glue Dots.

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 at the bottom of this post.

I still have a few more days of my Frames & Flowers series, so do check back in for more ideas!

Product List

Simply Said Mix & Match Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163756] $30.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75	Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock [133686] $20.25	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00
Frames & Flowers Specialty 12" X12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163765] $17.50	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $15.75	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161678] $15.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Spotlight On Nature Dies [163580] $61.00
Sentimental Park Dies [160566] $60.00	Petal Pink & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Diagonal Trim Combo Pack [163417] $17.50	Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs [161954] $12.25	Stampin’ Blends Deep Combo Pack [158152] $19.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75

STAMPIN' UP! MELON MAMBO BIRTHDAY CARDS

 

Tonight, for the last Colour Creations blog hop of 2024, we're sharing creations that show off Melon Mambo.  I don't typically use this dark, bold pink much, but that will likely change, as Stampin' Up! now has lots of Designer Series Papers incorporating this colour.

CARD #1:

I have two cards to share with you.  Firstly, I decided to recreate the card I made for the Highland Heather blog hop, by just switching the colour to Melon Mambo, and blinging it up a bit.

The background is Melon Mambo Designer Series Paper, from the Brights 6"x6" DSP pack, adhered to a Thick Basic White card.  I cut two frames using a Lifetime of Love Die - one from Thick Basic White card, and one from Silver Foil sheet.  I coloured the leafy detail on the Thick Basic White frame, using my Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends marker, and snipped the leaves from the frame.  I glued the Granny Apple Green "leafy bits" onto the Silver Foil frame once everything was in place.

The sentiment was stamped in Melon Mambo ink.  When stamped a few times, it looks quite raspberry red, don't you think?

I die-cut the flowers, using Simply Zinnia Dies, from Basic White card and Melon Mambo card.  Using a Blending Brush, I added Melon Mambo ink to the white flowers.  The flower centres were cut from Naturally Gilded Specialty DSP.  I wanted them to have silver detail, but with white to help lighten the look a little.

The bow is made from Silver & White Sheer Ribbon, and attached with Mini Glue Dots.  I added some Melon Mambo Glossy Dots to the sentiment panel, and a couple of Drusy Adhesive-Backed Embellishments to the background.

Here's another close-up, in which you can see the flower centres (but not really the shine!) a bit better:

CARD #2:

I love to use Designer Series Papers on my cards.  My second card gives you a sneak-peek at a few new products, including the Toadstool Gardens 6"x6" DSP pack, that will be available in a few weeks.  This gorgeous, happy, paper pack is a freebie on offer during Sale-A-Bration (from 7th January to 28th February 2025), if you spend $100 on Stampin' Up! product.

In this close-up, you can see that I've incorporated FOUR designs of Toadstool Gardens DSP on my card.  I am also thrilled that we will have a lovely new white ribbon with the release (also on 7th January) of Stampin' Up!'s next Mini Catalogue.  This bow is made from White Woven Ribbon, and attached with Mini Glue Dots.

I used my Dark Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends marker to colour a few Brushed Brass Butterflies.  It's difficult to capture the colour in photographs, but I assure you they look much prettier in real life!

The sentiment, from the So Sincere stamp set, was stamped in Melon Mambo ink on Basic White card.  I cut it out using a Delicate Forest Die.  The Melon Mambo embellishments beneath the sentiment label are from the beautiful Sunny Day Iridescent Dots pack, coming out in the new Mini Catalogue.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Sharon Davern:

If the link is broken, or if you'd like to see a full list of participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a wonderful job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations blog hops, year-round.

I have listed below all the current Stampin' Up! products used to make my cards.  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.  (The products coming out next month aren't yet available to purchase, unless you're a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, so I can't yet link to those.)

We're taking a break from the blog hops, over Christmas/New Year, and will be back on 8th January to continue working our way through Stampin' Up!'s colours, alphabetically.  Next up will be Misty Moonlight.

Product List

Simply Said Mix & Match Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163756] $30.00	So Sincere Cling Stamp Set (English) [162283] $42.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00
Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $20.25	Silver 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Foil Sheets [163387] $8.75	Naturally Gilded 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [161639] $17.50	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163775] $21.75	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $15.75
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $19.25	Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153112] $19.25	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Simply Zinnia Dies [163479] $58.00	Lifetime Of Love Dies [162583] $60.00
Delicate Forest Dies [162679] $67.00	Glossy Dots Assortment [158827] $14.00	Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments [164223] $15.75	Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136] $17.50	Silver & White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Sheer Ribbon [162149] $15.75
Blending Brushes [153611] $27.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75