STAMPIN' UP! GOOD FEELINGS CARD IN HIGHLAND HEATHER

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Highland Heather, a light purple in Stampin' Up!'s colour range.

Stepping outside my comfort zone, and inclination to make a soft floral card, I had a flash of inspiration to pair Highland Heather with a navy blue.  Night of Navy looked too dull, but Starry Sky (with its purplish tones) turned out to be a lovely choice.

I stamped the Rays of Light stamp on Highland Heather card, using Highland Heather ink.  Even when not used as "sun rays", I think this image is a fantastic graphic background for almost any design of card.

On Basic White card, I stamped the gorgeous (huge!) sentiment, in Starry Sky ink.  After cutting it out with a Deckled Rectangle Die, I ran it back through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine, moving the die a little to crop the panel to a slightly smaller size.

Using a Hydrangea Die, I cut out lots of sweet flowers in Highland Heather, Basic White, Starry Sky and Silver Foil.  I attached Adhesive Sheet to the back of each strip of card before die-cutting, so the flowers were effectively stickers when cut, eliminating any mess when adhering them to the card.

To some flower centres, I added Starry Sky Matte Decorative Dots, and to others I added rhinestones.  I sponged Highland Heather ink around the edges of the Highland Heather card panel, layered this piece on Basic White and Starry Sky card mats, all on a Thick Basic White card base.

Here's a closer look at the focal details:

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Kathryn Ruddick.   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 full list of participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a wonderful job every week of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares.

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

Rays Of Light Cling Stamp Set [158925] $32.00	Good Feelings Cling Stamp Set (English) [158737] $42.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $14.25	Starry Sky A4 Cardstock [159264] $16.25
Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [163096] $17.50	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $14.00	Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [159212] $14.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $53.00	Hydrangea Dies [154326] $56.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50	2022 2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots [159186] $14.00
Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25

HEART OF CHRISTMAS WEEK 17: STAMPIN' UP! CHRISTMAS LIGHTS CARD IN CHERRY COBBLER

 

For tonight's Heart of Christmas blog hop, I've created a card using beautiful Cherry Cobbler and gold papers from Stampin' Up!'s Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper pack, and the Christmas Lights bundle.

The gold embossing of the tree and sentiment don't show up very well in this photo, but the close-up photos down below give a clearer picture.

The "garland" paper is just so beautifully festive, isn't it?  I matted my background paper on a panel of Cherry Cobbler card, and added a wide strip of Distressed Gold Specialty Paper.  Using a Scalloped Contours Die, I cut a piece of the bokeh-patterned Cherry Cobbler paper to show off the lovely gold-embossed Christmas tree.

I stamped the tree in Versamark ink on Very Vanilla card, and heat-embossed it using gold embossing powder.  After cutting out the tree with the co-ordinating die, I topped it with a star cut from Distressed Gold Specialty Paper.  I used my Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends marker to colour some Iridiscent Rhinestones, to adorn the tree.

In this photo, you can more clearly see the sentiment, which I stamped in Versamark ink on Cherry Cobbler card, and gold heat-embossed.  I used a Stylish Shapes die to cut out the sentiment banner.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Kathryn Ruddick.  If you click on the button below, you'll be taken directly to her blog.

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a full list of participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Sharon Davern's blog.  Sharon does a wonderful job every week of co-ordinating our Heart of Christmas shares.

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

Christmas Lights Bundle (English) [159961] $81.00	Christmas To Remember Cling Stamp Set (English) [156300] $41.00	Clear Block E [118484] $21.75	Clear Block G [118489] $8.75	Very Vanilla A4 Thick Cardstock [144238] $15.25
Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $16.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $18.00	Lights Aglow 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [159535] $27.00	Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [159237] $8.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75
Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $32.00	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $61.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00
Gold & Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Satin Edged Ribbon [159555] $14.00	Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels [158130] $13.25	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154880] $15.75	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $7.50