STAMPIN' UP! 60th BIRTHDAY CARD IN CAJUN CRAZE

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Cajun Craze.  This rather polarising colour is one that I do not use very often ... but I really like how my card turned out.  I used Cajun Craze as the main colour on the card I made for my sister-in-law's recent milestone birthday.  She likes plants and flowers, and rustic/non-fussy.

I just had to use the beautiful new Leaf Fall 3D embossing folder - and what a beautiful result it gives on the Cajun Craze panel that I'd cut with a Deckled Rectangles Die.  I matted this on a larger rectangle of Shimmery White card, that I popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals (once I'd decorated the front, and added the baker's twine hanger).

On Shimmery White card, I stamped (in Old Olive ink) a wreath from Cottage Wreaths, and cut it out using the co-ordinating die.  A few flowers from Fond of Autumn were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, also on Shimmery White card, and coloured using Stampin' Blends.  The Cajun Craze flowers had some colour lifted (using the Color Lifter, no less), for a slightly blotchier look.  The centre flower was coloured in Petal Pink.  Old Olive Stampin' Blends were used for the leaves.

To the flower centres, I added white Elegant Faceted Gems.  They were coloured with a Petal Pink Stampin' Blends marker, but the effect is verrrrrry subtle!

I created the "60" using the Alphabest bundle.  The leafy tags were inked in Cajun Craze, stamped off twice onto scrap paper, then stamped onto Shimmery White card.  The numbers were stamped in full-strength Cajun Craze ink over the top, before being punched out.

On another piece of Shimmery White card, I stamped the sentiment from Celebrate With Tags in Old Olive ink, before cutting it out using a smaller Deckled Rectangles Die:

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 a broken link, 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 great job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations blog hops, every week.

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.  Sale-A-Bration is on, for this month and next, meaning you can earn some beautiful FREE products for every $90 or $180 you spend on catalogue products.  (Check out the Sale-A-Bration brochure in my blog side bar  ➜➜➜.)

Product List

Cottage Wreaths Bundle (English) [159659] $91.75	Celebrate With Tags Cling Stamp Set (English) [159974] $41.00	Alphabest Bundle [158886] $57.50	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Clear Block B [117147] $11.50
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $16.25	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50	Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock [121683] $16.25	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $14.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $14.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154879] $15.75	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $15.75	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $15.75	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $8.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $53.00	Leaf Fall 3 D Embossing Folder [159847] $17.50	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] $13.25
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25

HEART OF CHRISTMAS WEEK 2: LIGHTS AGLOW CHRISTMAS TREE

 

The card I've made for this week's Heart of Christmas blog hop shows off a few different patterns of the Lights Aglow 6"x6" Designer Series Paper.

How beautifully elegant is the colour scheme of Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, Gold and Very Vanilla?

On Very Vanilla card, I stamped the Christmas tree twice - once in Soft Succulent ink, and again in Versamark ink, that I then heat-embossed in gold.  I cut out the middle section of the gold-embossed tree, and added it to the Soft Succulent tree.  I also die-cut the star from the top of the gold tree, and adhered it to my Soft Succulent tree.

Some of my favourite gold "bits" on the card ... the gorgeous garlands in the background DSP, the star atop the tree, and gold pearls.

I stamped the sentiment in Evening Evergreen ink, on Soft Succulent card, and die-cut it using a Labels Aglow Die.

The scalloped rectangle of DSP, behind the tree, was cut using a Scalloped Contours Die, as was the big scalloped border in Gold Metallic Specialty paper.  Over the top of the gold scalloped piece, I lay a horizontal strip of Lights Aglow DSP, and a length of Gold Satin-Edged Ribbon.

Here you can better see the beautiful gold and Soft Succulent pearls:

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Caroline Manwaring.  If you click on the button below, you'll be taken to her blog:

If you come across a broken link, 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 of co-ordinating our Heart of Christmas blog hops, that will run through until the end of November.

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	Brightest Glow Bundle (English) [159552] $91.75	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock [155777] $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	Gold & Rose Gold 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Metallic Specialty Paper [156844] $8.75	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $14.00	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $14.00	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	Gold & Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Satin Edged Ribbon [159555] $14.00
Festive Pearls [159963] $12.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00