This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Pear Pizzazz, one of Stampin' Up!'s beautiful greens.
I had a lot of fun making my card. You may be surprised to learn that in creating this rather simple card, I used no fewer than FIVE stamp sets! I had a bit of a giggle at the misguided notion I had, over 20 years ago, that making my own cards "would save money". But, oh what pleasure this hobby has brought into my life!
The main panel, and starting point, of my card is a piece of Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper, that looks like grass and sky. The bottom part of the design is Pear Pizzazz, and the top portion is Pool Party.
I stamped directly onto the DSP, with a variety of different stamps. Using Stitchery, and Pear Pizzazz ink, I created a faux-stitched border. I stamped some clouds, from Tulip Fields, onto the Pool Party section of the paper, using Pool Party ink. The tufts of grass on the Pear Pizzazz part of the paper, were created with a stamp from Garden Birdhouses, and Pear Pizzazz ink.
The tree canopy (using a stamp from Beauty of Friendship) was stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink on a scrap of the same Flowering Fields DSP used for my card front. I also stamped the sentiment, from Bragworthy, on another scrap of DSP, using Pear Pizzazz ink.
As well as some Pool Party clouds (cut from the same sheet of Flowering Fields DSP, using Windmill Fields Dies), I added to my card some Basic White clouds that were sitting on my craft desk from a previous creating session. The white clouds were cut using Brilliant Rainbow Dies.
I cut a couple of birds from Pool Party cardstock, using Beautiful Trees Dies, and lightly sponged them with Pool Party ink. Some Faux Sea Glass shapes finish off the card.
I used Windmill Fields Dies to cut a sweet bicycle from Basic Gray card, making sure I put some Adhesive Sheet on the back before die-cutting. This made it easy to remove some of the stubborn "bits", and adhered the bike without any glue mess.
The sentiment was cut out with a Tasteful Labels Die.
Next up on tonight's blog hop is Claire Daly. If you click on the button below, you will be taken to her blog.
If you come across any broken links on tonight's hop, or would like to see a comprehensive list of everyone participating in the Pear Pizzazz share, 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 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.
