STAMPIN' UP! THINKING OF YOU CARD IN GORGEOUS GRAPE

 

For tonight's blog hop, we are all focussing on Gorgeous Grape, which is one of Stampin' Up!'s purples.  I don't use a lot of purple in my crafting (at least not as the main colour on a project), but I like purple with gold - so, I have teamed purple with gold and white.

The starting point for my card was a panel of beautiful Ombre Specialty Paper (which has a beautiful shimmer), in Gorgeous Grape.  As the name suggests, the colour intensity fades from top to bottom.  It's a little hard to tell, since I covered up the mid-section of this piece, with my main decorative panel!

I stamped, in Gorgeous Grape ink, one of the Stitchery stamps around the border of the Ombre Paper.  This piece was adhered to a slightly larger Gorgeous Grape card mat.

For the centre piece, I cut some Basic White card, and embossed it with the Ornate Floral 3D embossing folder.  A thin strip of Gold Metallic Paper was adhered above and below this piece, to tie in with the gorgeous metallic Artistic floral die cut.  The floral piece is attached to two circles stamped in Gorgeous Grape, using a Watercolor Shapes stamp (then die cut using Layering Circles Dies).

I added a small doubled-over length of Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon, under the gold die cut.  A couple of glue dots helped secure the ribbon in place.  I managed to smudge the ink when stamping the stitches in the top right-hand corner of my card front ... hence the strategically-placed butterfly!  I die-cut the butterfly using a Nature's Thoughts Die, and the lighter section of the Gorgeous Grape Ombre Specialty Paper.  A couple of Metallic Pearls bring a bit more gold detail to the card.

The sentiment, from the Art Gallery stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink on a piece of Gorgeous Grape card.  I then heat-embossed it, using white embossing powder and my heat tool, and cropped it using a label die from the Art Gallery bundle.

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 participant's in tonight's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a great job every week, of co-ordinating our Colour Creations blog hops.

Listed below are all the products I used to create 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

Art Gallery Bundle [156227] $87.25	Watercolor Shapes Photopolymer Stamp Set [156968] $37.00	Stitchery Cling Stamp Set [155074] $37.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25
Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Ombre 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [155784] $17.50	Gold & Rose Gold 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Metallic Specialty Paper [156844] $8.75	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $31.00	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Artistic Dies [155371] $61.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $58.00	Nature's Thoughts Dies [153586] $50.00	Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder [152725] $15.75	Metallic Pearls [146282] $12.25
3/8" (1 Cm) Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon [154572] $12.25	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

STAMPIN' UP! STITCHED STARS BIRTHDAY CARD FOR #TCH#27

 I don't normally blog late at night, but I'm excited to share a card I made for the current challenge at  Color Hues:

I have been thinking about this colour combo for a few days ... it is way outside my comfort zone!  Tonight an idea stuck firmly in my head, and I just had to make this card before I went to bed.  I'm always looking to add to my stash of birthday cards for guys, and I think this one fits the bill nicely.

After cutting two rectangles of Granny Apple Green card, and two of Pumpkin Pie card, I stamped each in the same colours of ink with two images - the abstract square cluster from the Tasteful Touches stamp set, and the splatter from the Color & Contour stamp set.  I sponged the edges of each piece before adhering all four to a slightly larger panel of Basic Black card.

I then embossed the whole panel with a Checks & Dots embossing folder (clearly, the "checks" option 😉).  It is a narrow folder, so I embossed half of the card front first, then ran it through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine again, to emboss the second half.  Some stitched stars, die cut from Granny Apple Green and Pumpkin Pie card, add some great simple but graphic detail.  Check out the beautiful texture provided by the embossing:

Using my Stamparatus, to get good colour saturation with the two ink colours, I stamped the sentiment (from the Biggest Wish stamp set) on Basic White card, using Granny Apple Green ink, and Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I cropped the sentiment with a Stitched Rectangles Die, then adhered the panel to a mat of Basic Black card.  A few Matte Black Dots were added to finish off the card.

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

Tasteful Touches Cling Stamp Set (English) [152562] $40.00	Color & Contour Photopolymer Stamp Set [154994] $37.00	Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [155052] $30.00	Clear Block B [117147] $10.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00
Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $15.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Checks & Dots Embossing Folders [155432] $14.00	Stitched Stars Dies [150653] $66.00
Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Matte Black Dots [154284] $12.25	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00

STAMPIN' UP! HEART OF CHRISTMAS - WEEK 14

 

Every Monday night, until mid-December, a group of us (all Stampin' Up! demonstrators in Australia) takes part in a blog hop, to share ideas for using Stampin' Up! products to make your Christmas cards and projects.

Tonight I have to share with you a card made with the Whimsical Trees bundle, in colours taken from the beautiful Whimsy & Wonder Designer Series Paper.  I really love the muted tones of Mint Macaron and Misty Moonlight together.

 I stamped the two larger trees in Mint Macaron ink, on Basic White card, and added the "bauble" overlay stamp in Misty Moonlight ink.  The smaller trees are die cut from Mint Macaron card, and from Silver Foil paper (from the Silver Foil Specialty Pack).  I also die cut the tiny stars from this paper.

The panel of beautiful Mint Macaron patterned paper is edged at the bottom with a Basic Borders die cut, in Mint Macaron card.

I stamped the sentiment in Misty Moonlight ink on Basic White card, and cut it out using a Tasteful Labels Die.  The bow (made of twine from the Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo) perfectly complements the colours on the card, don't you think?

Next up on tonight's blog hop is my dear friend Theresa.  If you click on the button below, you will be taken to her blog:

If you come across any broken links on tonight's hop, or if you would like to see a comprehensive list of everyone taking part this week, head over to Tina Gillespie's blog.  Tina is co-ordinating this week's Heart of Christmas blog hop.

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

Whimsical Trees Bundle (English) [156810] $89.00	Clear Block C [118486] $12.00	Clear Block E [118484] $20.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086] $15.25
Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [156457] $17.50	Whimsy & Wonder 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [156329] $26.00	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $13.00
Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $13.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Basic Borders Dies [155558] $50.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $54.00	Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack [153620] $17.50
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00