STAMPIN' UP! FOND OF AUTUMN BIRTHDAY CARD IN BLUSHING BRIDE

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is focussing on Blushing Bride.

I've used the new Fond of Autumn bundle in a non-Autumnal way ... mainly because I just love the large floral spray.  There are acorns in the spray, but I'm choosing to focus on the flowers and berries, which I've watercoloured in Blushing Bride. 

Please forgive the wonky photography - it appears I didn't have my head screwed on straight, when I took this photo!

The starting point for my card was the delight I felt, in discovering some Blushing Bride paper in the new Gingham Cottage Designer Series Paper pack.  I sponged this paper around the edges with Blushing Bride ink, and matted it on a slightly larger panel of Blushing Bride card.

I stamped the focal image in Versamark ink on Thick Basic White card, and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  Using reinkers (drops of ink on an acrylic block) and a Water Painter, I coloured the image with Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede inks.  I was interested to see the Blushing Bride ink's bluish tones, on Basic White card.

The sentiment, white-embossed on Crumb Cake card, is from the Charming Sentiments bundle.  I mounted it on a Stitched Rectangle of Blushing Bride card, tucked under the Natural Finish Ribbon laid across the card.  I added some pink Solid Faceted Gems to the ribbon.

A piece of Abigail Rose DSP grounds the die-cut floral spray.  I couldn't decide between a scalloped or more delicate border die-cut, so I used both!  A Linen Thread bow was added as a finishing touch:

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 all participants in the blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a great job of co-ordinating our blog hops, week in and week out!

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

Fond Of Autumn Bundle (English) [159838] $91.75	Charming Sentiments Bundle (English) [158734] $91.75	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $16.25	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $16.25
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Gingham Cottage 12" X 12" (30,5 X 30,5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159651] $53.00	Abigail Rose 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159037] $21.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $14.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131157] $7.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [121029] $7.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [115663] $7.00
Water Painters [151298] $23.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $61.00	Delicate Edges Dies [159180] $53.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00
Natural Finish 7/8" (2.2 Cm) Ribbon [159051] $15.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Solid Faceted Gems [159189] $14.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25

STAMPIN' UP! SPRUCED UP SANTA EXPRESS CHRISTMAS CARD

While I had the supplies out to make my first Christmas card of the year, shared for last night's Heart of Christmas blog hop, I created a second card.

The dies in the Spruced Up bundle are super-versatile.  I love that when cutting out the trees, you get two die cuts in one.  The tree dies are designed to cut around the co-ordinating stamped image, as well as giving an outline die-cut.  I've used one solid, and two outlines, on my card:

Here's a closer look at the die-cut trees, and the two designs of Santa Express DSP I used on my card.  I had a few presents left over from the stamping I did for last night's card, so popped them at the base of my stamped tree.

The sentiment, stamped in Mint Macaron ink on Basic White card, was cut out using a Labels Aglow Die (which you will be seeing a LOT on my cards!).  I love the sparkle of the Iridescent Rhinestones on this paper:

Listed below are all the products I used to make this card.  If you live in Australia, and woud 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

Spruced Up Bundle (English) [159701] $79.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Clear Block A [118487] $8.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $16.25
Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Santa Express 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159582] $21.00	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $14.00	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $14.00
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $14.00	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $14.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Labels Aglow Dies [159551] $58.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00

HEART OF CHRISTMAS WEEK 1: SPRUCED UP TREE CARD

 

I'm very excited to be taking part in the Heart of Christmas weekly blog hops, every Monday until late November.  Stampin' Up! has lots of beautiful new Christmas products, in the July - December Mini Catalogue.  My card features the new Spruced Up bundle.  The colour scheme I've used comes from the Santa's Express Designer Series Paper.

I had a lot of fun making this Christmas card, with a modern, playful, look.  The trees were stamped in Mint Macaron ink on Basic White card.  The presents were stamped in Bermuda Bay, Petal Pink, and Poppy Parade, and were (along with the trees) cut out with co-ordinating dies.  I've used another of the super-cute dies in the set - the string of Christmas lights.  Because it's a fairly delicate die-cut, I put Adhesive Sheet on a piece of Basic White card before cutting two strings of lights.  I used Stampin' Blends markers, in Dark Petal Pink, Dark Bermuda Bay and Dark Poppy Parade, to colour the bulbs.  Taking the backing paper off the Adhesive Sheet meant it was easy and clean to adhere the lights to the piece of Basic White card I'd cut with a border from Blossoming Happiness Dies.

The dotty Poppy Parade paper I've used is from the Brights 6"x6" DSP pack.

Isn't this sentiment label, cut from the Labels Aglow Dies, just beautiful?  The sentiment is stamped in Poppy Parade ink.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Michele Taylor.  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 all participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Sharon Davern's blog.  Sharon is co-ordinating our Heart of Christmas blog hops 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 am going to try to make an extra card each time I create a card for the Heart of Christmas blog hops.  Tomorrow I will share on my blog the second card made with these same supplies.

Product List

Spruced Up Bundle (English) [159701] $79.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Clear Block A [118487] $8.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $16.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Santa Express 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159582] $21.00	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159258] $21.00	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $14.00	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $14.00
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $14.00	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $14.00	Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958] $15.75	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $15.75	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878] $15.75
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Labels Aglow Dies [159551] $58.00	Blossoming Happiness Dies [158823] $56.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00