STAMPIN' UP! FLOWERS OF BEAUTY BIRTHDAY CARD IN PETUNIA POP

 

Welcome to week 2 of our new round of Colour Creations blog hops, featuring new In Colors from Stampin' Up!  This week we are showcasing Petunia Pop, a gorgeous purpleish-pink.  I couldn't go past the lush patterned paper in the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper pack.  Both the striped and floral papers on my card are from this pack.

Warning:  there's LOTS of Petunia Pop on my card this week! 😄

Here are some closer pics, of the details.

Firstly, the cluster of flowers was created with the Flowers of Beauty bundle.  I stamped the flower outlines in Petunia Pop ink, on Basic White card.  I then inked up the "fill in" floral stamp with Petunia Pop ink, and stamped it off onto scrap paper before stamping the details inside the flower outlines.  I inked the detail stamp each time, stamped it off, then stamped it on to the Basic White card.  The three flowers were cut out with the co-ordinating die.  Another die from the Flowers of Beauty set was used to cut two leafy sprays from Basic Black card.

For the flower centres, I chose 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems.  These beauties are very pale, so I used the Dark Petunia Pop Stampin' Blends marker to make them stand out more.

I used Petunia Pop ink to sponge the edges of both the striped and floral papers, then adhered them to a mat of Petunia Pop card (and a thin mat of Basic Black card, glued to the Thick Basic White card base).  A thin strip of Petunia Pop Glimmer Paper runs down the join between the two patterned papers.

The sentiment was created using the Unbounded Love bundle.  I stamped the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Basic White card, then cut it out using the scalloped oval label die.  I cut a second one from Petunia Pop Glimmer Paper, and inserted the Basic White piece inside the glimmery frame after I'd added some Petunia Pop ink with a Blending Brush.

Even more glitz was added, in the form of black Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems.  A bow of Petunia Pop Bordered Ribbon finished off the design.

I just love the floral paper, so added a little strip inside the card (after sponging the edges of the paper with Petunia Pop ink):

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Kathryn Ruddick:

If you come across any broken links, 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 stellar job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares, year round.

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 have made a second card featuring Petunia Pop ... it will be on my blog tomorrow!

Product List

Flowers Of Beauty Bundle [163376] $96.25	Unbounded Love Bundle (English) [163384] $96.25	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $20.25	Petunia Pop A4 Cardstock [163802] $20.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Unbounded Beauty 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163372] $21.75	2024–2026 In Color™ Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [163771] $19.25	Petunia Pop Classic Stampin Pad [163811] $15.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $14.00
Petunia Pop Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [163828] $19.25	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	2024–2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems [163781] $15.00	Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems [161288] $15.00	Petunia Pop 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Ribbon [163785] $13.25
Blending Brushes [153611] $27.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75

STAMPIN' UP! COUNTRY FLOWERS BIRTHDAY CARD #2 FEATURING PEACH PIE

 While I had out the supplies to make my card for this week's Colour Creations blog hop, I made a second card.  This time I have used Peach Pie with Berry Burst.

The Smoky Slate background paper I have used is from the Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper pack.  Using Smoky Slate ink, I stamped the same floral image as my focal point, but stamped it off the edge of the paper, along the top and bottom.  After sponging the edges of this paper with Smoky Slate ink, I matted it on a layer of Berry Burst card.

Here's a closer look at the top of the card.  The sentiment, stamped in Basic Gray ink on Basic White card, is from the Country Birdhouse stamp set.  I cut it out using a Happy Little Things Die, then layered it on a strip of ombre Berry Burst paper, from the Bright & Beautiful DSP pack.  The Berry Burst flowers were cut (using Country Flowers Dies) from the same paper.  The Peach Pie flowers were cut from Peach Pie DSP, from the 2024-2026 In Color 6"x6" Designer Series Paper pack.  The same paper was used for the focal circle on my card.  I used a Blending Brush to add Peach Pie ink to the paper, to tone down the white pattern.

The flowers, and bucket, were stamped in Basic Gray ink on Basic White card, and cut out using co-ordinating dies from the Country Flowers bundle.  I coloured the flowers using Peach Pie and Berry Burst Stampin' Blends (and Color Lifter), and the leaves using Lost Lagoon Stampin' Blends.  The bucket was coloured with Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends, and the Color Lifter.

I added Smoky Slate Pearls to the main art piece, and Adhesive-Backed Sequins to the two Berry Burst die-cut DSP flowers.

The second part of the sentiment is another stamp from the Country Birdhouse stamp set.  It was stamped in Basic Gray ink on a strip of Basic White card.

All of the products I have used to make my card are available in my online store.  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 the "Shop Online Now" button in the sidebar of my blog.

STAMPIN' UP! COUNTRY FLOWERS BIRTHDAY CARD FEATURING PEACH PIE

 

Tonight's blog hop, focussing on the beautiful new In Color called Peach Pie, is the first Colour Creations blog hop in the 2024-2025 round.  Once again, we're going to really enjoy working our way through Stampin' Up!'s colour range, in alphabetical order.   Before we get to the alphabetical order part,  we're starting off with the new colours introduced in the Annual Catalogue just released.

The Country Flowers bundle is a lovely new stamp and die bundle, that I am already having a lot of fun creating with.  I have used it in conjunction with several other gorgeous new products, to make my first Peach Pie card.

Let's take a closer look at the details on my card.

The Peach Pie background was created with a piece of patterned paper from the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper pack.  I embossed it with the Eyelet 3D embossing folder, sponged the edges with Peach Pie ink, and matted it on a piece of Peach Pie card.

Both sentiments on my card are from the Country Birdhouse stamp set.  I can see these being "go to" sentiments in my crafting, this coming year.  I love the mix, and styles, of fonts.  After stamping the "happy birthday" in Basic Gray ink on Peach Pie card, I cut it out using a Happy Little Things Die.  I sponged the edges with Peach Pie ink, before adhering the sentiment strip to the background.

The teapot and floral arrangement were stamped in Basic Gray ink on Basic White card, then cut out using co-ordinating dies.  I used Stampin' Blends markers to color both images.  The flowers are coloured with Peach Pie and Petunia Pop Stampin' Blends, and the leaves are Smoky Slate.  I coloured the teapot using Peach Pie Stampin' Blends.  I then used masking paper and Paper Snips (after stamping the teapot onto the masking paper) to isolate the stamped and coloured area, and using the "negative" I stamped a pattern on the teapot using Peach Pie ink.  This little decorative stamp, from the Country Flowers stamp set, beautifully complements the patterns in the strip of Smoky Slate DSP, and the Eyelet 3D embossed background.

The Smoky Slate paper is from the Country Lace Designer Series Paper pack.  I sponged the edges with Smoky Slate ink before adhering it to the Peach Pie background.

I used a Spotlight on Nature Die to cut the decorative circle from Basic White card.

The sweet  little gems are new In Color Shimmer Gems.

Here's the last of my three close-ups, showing the bottom of the card front.  I added a third piece of patterned paper to my card - a thin strip of Petunia Pop floral paper from the Unbounded Beauty DSP pack.  This piece, and the sentiment strip of Petunia Pop card, has been sponged with Petunia Pop ink before being stuck down.

I wrapped some Peach Pie Bordered Ribbon around my card front layers, before gluing everything down onto the Thick Basic White card base.  I did this before adhering the lovely circle containing my focal art piece.  To finish off, I added a bow made from the same ribbon, over the top of the circle.

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink on the strip of Petunia Pop card, and heat-embossed in white.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Andrea Sargent: 

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 Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares every week, year-round.

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 the "Shop Online Now" button in the sidebar of my blog, or by clicking on this link:

https://www.stampinup.com.au/?demoid=4002652

Tomorrow I will be blogging a second card I made in my first play session with Country Flowers and Peach Pie, so please come back and have a look!

STAMPIN' UP! BIRD'S EYE VIEW CARD IN TAHITIAN TIDE

 

If you're a regular follower of our weekly blog hops, can you believe we have now worked our way through Stampin' Up!'s entire colour range of 50 colours, one colour at a time?!  

Every Wednesday night, we (a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from Australia) share cards or other papercraft projects made with one Stampin' Up! colour as the focus.  We have this week reached, in alphabetical order, Tahitian Tide.  This In Color is retiring at the end of April.

Hopefully you enjoy the blog hops as much as we participating do.  Next week we start all over again, first with the new In Colors (and a new neutral in our range), then will work our way weekly through all the other Stampin' Up! colours in alphabetical order.

Here's the colour combination I have used on my Tahitian Tide card, featuring the cute Bird's Eye View stamp set:

Tahitian Tide is a very bright colour, and not one I have used very much.  I toned down the polka-dot background by adding Crumb Cake ink, with a Blending Brush.  The Tahitian Tide card layer behind the Designer Series Paper has been treated to some "roughing up around the edges" with Paper Snips held open (to run the blade along the card edge).  I used to do this to my cards all the time, back in the day - it's a technique I'd kind of forgotten about.

The focal stamped piece on my card is Basic White, cut with a Deckled Rectangles Die.

I wanted the sentiment, and other, strips to look like tape holding down the focal panel.  The sentiment is from the Hope You Know stamp set.  I masked off (by adding washi tape to the stamp) the word "today", inked it up in Tahitian Tide ink, and removed the washi tape before stamping on Basic White card.  I tore the ends of this strip of card, and sponged Crumb Cake ink around the edges.  Behind the sentiment strip are two pieces of Designer Series Paper.  The Granny Apple Green piece was cut from the Full of Life DSP, coming out on 1st May.  I stamped leaves over it in Granny Apple Green ink, and sponged the edges in the same colour.  The Night of Navy strip is a piece of Countryside Inn DSP, torn at the ends, and sponged with Night of Navy ink.

Tahitian Tide pearls were added to the sentiment strip.

The little bird, stamped in Memento Tuxedo black ink, was coloured with Tahitian Tide Stampin' Blends, with a touch of Dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends on the beak.

When stamping the main images on the Basic White piece of card, I first stamped the stack of books in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, then used the same ink to stamp both birds.  They're photopolymer stamps, so easy to position.

I then stamped the books again on three separate pieces of Designer Series Paper - some Tahitian Tide DSP from the 2022-2024 In Color 6"x6" pack, a strip of Granny Apple Green paper from the upcoming Full of Life pack, and the same Night of Navy Countryside Inn paper used beneath my sentiment.  Using Paper Snips, I cut out the book cover and spine from the Tahitian Tide piece, and the spines only from the other two, then glued them over the image I had stamped on the Basic White card.  I used my Light Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends marker to colour the pages of the books.

The owl is also coloured with Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends, with Dark Pumpkin Pie used for the beak.

I used Crumb Cake ink to stamp leaves around the edges of the Deckled Rectangle Basic White piece.  After inking the stamp each time, I stamped it onto scrap paper first, then added the lighter, second-generation, impression to the card.  I "stamped off" each time I inked the leaves.  Crumb Cake ink was sponged around the edges of the Deckled Rectangle.

Some more Tahitian Tide pearls, and a bow made from Tahitian Tide Baker's Twine, finish off the card front.

Here's how I decorated the inside of the card:

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Diane Furniss:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a comprehensive list of particpants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job of co-ordinating our weekly Colour Creations shares.

Listed below are all the current 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.

Next week we'll be back with the start of our new round of colours, starting with the gorgeous Peach Pie.

Product List

Bird’s Eye View Photopolymer Stamp Set [161436] $35.00	Hope You Know Cling Stamp Set (English) [161409] $42.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $17.50	Tahitian Tide A4 Cardstock [159262] $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50
2022–2024 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161645] $21.75	Countryside Inn 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161467] $21.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $11.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $15.75	Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [159210] $15.75
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $15.75	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $15.75	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $17.50	Tahitian Tide Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [159221] $17.50	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897] $17.50
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $53.00	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Blending Brushes [153611] $23.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.75
2022–2024 In Color Pearls [161621] $12.25	2022–2024 In Color Baker's Twine Pack [159195] $27.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $10.25