STAMPIN' UP! WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CARD - REAL RED

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Real Red.

I have used this lovely red on a mainly white card, with a few Crumb Cake accents, to mark the occasion of my son's and daughter-in-law's second wedding anniversary.

Most of the decoration on my card is courtesy of the beautiful Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder, which comes with a set of dies (the hearts and flowers included).

On my Thick Basic White card base, I laid down a layer of Crumb Cake card.  After cutting a panel of Thick Basic White card, 5mm shorter and narrower than the Crumb Cake layer, I used Playful Alphabet Dies to cut out "2 years".  I then ran this card layer through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, with the Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder.  I also embossed/cut a Real Red piece of card, and just retained the embossed heart, to inlay into the Basic White panel.

This first close-up shot shows how the Crumb Cake layer shows through the die-cut number 2.  I added a couple of Crumb Cake die-cut flowers, with centres of rhinestones coloured with my Dark Real Red Stampin' Blends marker.

Here's a close-up of the middle section of my card front.  This shows more clearly the die-cut hearts.  After stamping the sentiment (from Many Messages) on a scrap of Thick Basic White card, I cut it out using one of the label dies that goes with the Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder.  

On a couple of strips of Crumb Cake card, I used the "arrow" dies from the Sports Event Dies to make some directional cuts.  I then trimmed these pieces with Paper Snips.

The bow was made with Real Red Faux Linen Ribbon.

Here's more of the lovely embossed Thick Basic White panel, with Crumb Cake card showing through the die-cut letters:

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 participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a great job each week of co-ordinating our blog hops.

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

Many Messages Cling Stamp Set [154510] $38.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Bouquet Of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder [157641] $50.00	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00	Sports Event Dies [157892] $47.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Real Red 3/8’’ (1 Cm) Faux Linen Ribbon [158129] $13.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899] $15.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

STAMPIN' UP! HELLO BEAUTIFUL BIRTHDAY CARD FEATURING PUMPKIN PIE

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Pumpkin Pie, Stampin' Up!'s brightest orange.

I don't tend to use much orange in my card making, but I do like it as a pop of colour against neutrals.  I have made a birthday card with a masculine "bent", taking advantage of the fabulous new hexagonal dies from the Beautiful Shapes die collection.

After embossing a piece of Smoky Slate card with the Hive 3D embossing folder, I lightly applied Smoky Slate ink to the panel with a blending brush.  This layer is matted on Basic Gray card.

I have stamped, and sponged the edges of, the hexagons variously in Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray and Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  All stamped images, except the "Happy B.Day" (from Happiest of Birthdays), are from the Hello Beautiful stamp set.

Stitched Stars Dies are a great "go to" for masculine cards.  The embellishments I added to my card are Holiday Rhinestones and Adhesive-Backed Hexagons.

Here are some close-up photos, so you can better see the details:

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 participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy co-ordinates our blog hops every week.

Listed below are all the Stampin' Up! 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

Hello Beautiful Bundle (English) [158047] $73.75	Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Clear Block A [118487] $7.00	Clear Block G [118489] $8.00
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $15.25	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $15.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $13.00	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Hive 3 D Embossing Folder [157955] $15.75	Stitched Stars Dies [150653] $66.00	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels [150457] $10.50	Adhesive Backed Hexagons [158148] $13.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00
Blending Brushes [153611] $21.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00