STAMPIN' UP! SKETCHED BUTTERFLIES WEDDING CARD FEATURING DAFFODIL DELIGHT

 

In this week's Colour Creations blog hop, our feature colour is Daffodil Delight.  Yellow is not a colour I gravitate towards in my crafting, so it has been a bit of a challenge for me to have Crushed Curry and Daffodil Delight to work with these past couple of weeks!

I have created a wedding card in white, with touches of Daffodil Delight and gold.  I have used Thick Basic White card for all my white layers.  I like to use it when I'm colouring with Stampin' Blends Markers, and when using a 3D embossing folder (and intricate dies).

I stamped the large butterfly, and two smaller ones, on Thick Basic White card using Versamark ink.  After sprinkling white embossing powder over the stamped images, I melted the powder with my heat tool.  I used Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers to colour the butterflies, then cut them out with co-ordinating dies.

In my close-up photos, you can see some of the detail in the two Thick Basic White layers that are matted on Gold Foil.  The top layer was die-cut using a Delicate Forest Die, that creates a leafy arched aperture.  On the next Thick Basic White layer, you can see some of the Distressed Tile embossing.

 

On the bottom of the two layers, I gold heat-embossed the sentiment, from Something Fancy.  I then partially embossed this panel, using the Distressed Tile 3D embossing folder.  

Daffodil Delight Glossy Dots were added to REALLY bring out the yellow on my card!

I added some white baker's twine to the bottom of my card front, wrapping two lengths around the layers before adhering them to the Thick Basic White card base.  With another two lengths of twine, I made a bow, and added it with Mini Glue Dots.

Inside the card, I added a white-embossed sentiment on Daffodil Delight card.  I cropped the sentiment with the long label from the Delicate Forest Dies, running it through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine twice, to cut it down to the size I needed.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Diane Furniss:

If the link doesn't work, 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 fantastic job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares, all year round.

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.

I love taking part in the weekly Colour Creations blog hops, and am sad to say I'll be missing the next two or three.  Happily, though, I am going travelling.  Yay for new adventures!  I look forward to re-joining the blog hops when I'm back in a few weeks.

Product List

Sketched Butterflies Bundle (English) [163492] $87.25	Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set (English) [160416] $41.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $20.25	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [165679] $37.00	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678] $37.00	Heat Tool [129056] $56.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $19.25
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Delicate Forest Dies [162679] $67.00	Distressed Tile 3 D Embossing Folder [162189] $17.50	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Glossy Dots Assortment [158827] $14.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75

STAMPIN' UP! ADVENTUROUS SKY BIRTHDAY CARDS FEATURING COPPER CLAY

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Copper Clay, one of Stampin' Up!'s 2023-2025 In Colors.  It is featured in the fab Take to the Sky Designer Series Papers, so I've taken this opportunity to share a couple of birthday cards that would be especially great for the males in your life.

CARD #1:

  If you don't already know, I love to use Designer Series Papers on my cards.  I have used four different patterned papers from the Take to the Sky DSP pack for this card!

I die-cut the biplane from Copper Clay and Night of Navy card, and the propellor from Smoky Slate card.  Around the tail of the plane I knotted a strand of Copper Clay Jute, trailing it down to the sentiment banner.

Before sticking down the different patterned papers, I sponged the edges with ink co-ordinating with the paper colours - Copper Clay, Night of Navy, Boho Blue and Smoky Slate.

The sentiment was stamped in Copper Clay ink on Basic White card, and cut out using the sentiment die from the Adventurous Sky bundle.  I matted it on a piece of Night of Navy card, and used Paper Snips to cut it down to (roughly!) the banner shape.  To secure the Jute Trim, I added an Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gem in copper.

On the plaid Copper Clay paper, I splattered ink from my Dark Copper Clay and Dark Night of Navy Stampin' Blends markers.  Holding the marker in one hand, and the open lid in the other, I flicked the brush tip of each marker against the inside of the lid, whilst holding it over the paper.

CARD #2:

Again I have used four designs of paper (with a slight variation!) from the Take to the Sky DSP pack.

Here's a close-up of the great die-cut sentiment in Copper Clay card, cut using a Wanted to Say Die.  I placed Adhesive Sheet on the reverse of the piece of card before cutting, so the word became a sticker.  Above the sentiment I added copper Adhesive-Backed Sequins.

For this card, I used Copper Clay and Smoky Slate card for the biplane, and Copper Clay Tartan Foil (an Online Exclusive product) for the propellor.

Across the card front, I laid some White Frayed Grosgrain Ribbon (an Online Exclusive, not found in a catalogue).  I used my Light Copper Clay Stampin' Blends marker to colour the ribbon, leaving the frayed edges mostly white.  Around the ribbon, I tied some Natural Tones Linen Thread in Night of Navy.

The sentiment, from Something Fancy, was stamped on a piece of cloud-patterned paper, using Night of Navy ink.  I cut it out using a Happy Little Things Die, then Paper Snips at the right-hand side so the sentiment could sit flush with the Copper Clay layer.  The sentiment strip is sponged with Boho Blue ink, and embellished with Ombre Matte Decorative Dots.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Amie McIlroy:

If the link doesn't work, or if you would like to see a full list of participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares, every week, year-round.

Listed below are all the products I 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.

Product List

Adventurous Sky Bundle (English) [163447] $93.50	Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set (English) [160416] $41.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $20.25	Copper Clay A4 Cardstock [161730] $20.25
Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Take To The Sky 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163436] $21.75	Tartan Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [162332] $17.50	Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad [161647] $15.75
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $15.75	Boho Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [161650] $15.75	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $15.75	Copper Clay Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161662] $19.25	Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154891] $19.25
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Wanted To Say Dies [161594] $68.00	Happy Little Things Dies [163709] $21.00	2023–2025 In Color Jute Trim [161637] $14.00	White 3/8" (1 Cm) Frayed Grosgrain Ribbon [164205] $14.00
Adhesive Backed Metallic Gems [163780] $15.75	Ombre Matte Decorative Dots [161448] $14.00	Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins [161627] $13.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Paper Snips [103579] $21.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75