STAMPIN' UP! BABY CARD IN BALMY BLUE

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Balmy Blue.  I know it's more fashionable at the moment for baby clothes and cards to be in more gender-neutral tones, but I like this soft blue for a baby card.

My favourite waving bear, from the Happier Than Happy bundle, features on my card - because he's cute!  I stamped the bear in Soft Suede ink on Basic White card, then cut him out using the co-ordinating die.  Using a Stylish Shapes Die, I cut a circle from a piece of Happy Forest Friends DSP, and mounted it on a Thick Basic White die-cut circle for stability.

On a panel of Sahara Sand card, I adhered a different piece of Happy Forest Friends DSP, and a piece of Balmy Blue DSP (from the 6"x6" Subtles Collection).  I laid a length of Natural Finish Ribbon across the join of the papers, and tied a Linen Thread knot around it.  The circles are raised up on Stampin' Dimensionals.

Using my Dark Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends marker, I coloured some Basic Pearls to tie in with the colour scheme.

Tying in with the forest theme, I have used a couple of acorns, die-cut from Sahara Sand card, as a sweet embellishment on the DSP flag created with an All That Die.

Here's a close-up of the sentiment, that I stamped in Soft Suede ink on Basic White card, before die-cutting with a Stylish Shapes Die:

Next up on the Balmy Blue blog hop is Ros Davidson.   If you click on the image below, you'll be taken to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a full list of everyone participating in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a great job of co-ordinating our colour shares every week.

Listed below are 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

Happier Than Happy Bundle (English) [158952] $85.50	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Subtles 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159255] $21.00	Happy Forest Friends 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158941] $21.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $14.00	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830] $15.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00
Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00	All That Dies [159078] $49.00	Natural Finish 7/8" (2.2 Cm) Ribbon [159051] $15.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $10.50
Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25

STAMPIN' UP! UNIQUELY ARTISTIC "HELLO" CARD IN TAHITIAN TIDE

Today I am sharing the second card I made, featuring Tahitian Tide - one of Stampin' Up!'s beautiful new In Colors, that will be in our range for two years.

For this card, I inked up the Uniquely Artistic stamp set, stamping the outline leafy image twice in Tahitian Tide, and once in Memento Tuxedo Black, ink on Basic White card.  I cut out the stamped piece using a Fabulous Frames Die.  I think this frame shape and the embossed details are lovely.

I cut the largest Fabulous Frames from a piece of Basic Black card, and used only the inner piece as the base for my stamped frame.  As you can better see from this photo, I raised the inside portion of the smaller decorative frame on Stampin' Dimensionals:

The Tahitian Tide background panel was embossed using a Thanks & Hello embossing folder.  These are narrow embossing folders, so I embossed half the card front, horizontally, then ran it back through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine to emboss the other half.

I stamped the sentiment, from Forever Fern, on a scrap of Basic Black card using Versamark ink.  After heat-embossing it in white, I cropped it using the third and smallest frame from the Fabulous Frames Dies.  A couple of Tahitian Tide Matte Decorative Dots were added either side of the sentiment.

A strip of Tahitian Tide Glimmer Paper adds a bit of sparkle to the bottom of my card front.  I wrapped Black & White Gingham Ribbon around the card layers, before adding a bow made from the same ribbon.

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

Uniquely Artistic Photopolymer Stamp Set [158935] $32.00	Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559] $42.00	Clear Block G [118489] $8.75	Clear Block H [118490] $15.75	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $16.25	Tahitian Tide A4 Cardstock [159262] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [159210] $14.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	2022–2024 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Glimmer Paper [159246] $21.00
Thanks & Hello Embossing Folders [155430] $14.00	Fabulous Frames Dies [159163] $54.00	Black & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Gingham Ribbon [156485] $12.25	2022 2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots [159186] $14.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25

STAMPIN' UP! PRETTY MEDALLION THANKS CARD IN TAHITIAN TIDE

 

Tonight's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Tahitian Tide, the last in our series of new In Colors that we're showing off before launching into our alphabetical-order showcase of Stampin' Up!'s core colour range.  Tahitian Tide is a really uplifting, bright, turquoise.

I made two cards for this week's colour challenge, and it was a bit tough to decide which one would be blogged tonight!  I have opted for a pretty simple design, in Tahitian Tide and Basic White, with touches of silver.  The star of my card is the gorgeous new Pretty Medallion background stamp, which I have white heat-embossed on Tahitian Tide card.

After embossing the beautiful intricate stamped design, I added some stitched frame detail with a Stitched With Whimsy die.

The sentiment, from Sending Smiles, was heat-embossed in silver on a piece of Basic White card, and cut out using one of the Sending Dies.  The main panel has been matted on a Basic White panel, and a thin silver panel. 

 I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels to tie in with the silver accents.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Rachel Woollard.  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 everyone participating 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.

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 hope you'll come back to visit tomorrow, to see my second Tahitian Tide card!

Product List

Pretty Medallion Cling Stamp Set [158930] $32.00	Sending Smiles Bundle (English) [158707] $87.25	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Tahitian Tide A4 Cardstock [159262] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [156457] $17.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $32.00	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Stitched With Whimsy Dies [155314] $51.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00