STAMPIN' UP! GRASSY GROVE BIRTHDAY CARD IN BASIC GRAY

 

The colour we're focussing on, for this week's Colour Creations blog hop, is Basic Gray.  This is Stampin' Up!'s darkest grey, and perfect for my favourite type of card - masculine.  I have paired Basic Gray with Soft Succulent, and incorporated lots of layers and texture.

The torn notepad-paper piece, along with the Soft Succulent stars, is from the He's The Man Designer Series Paper pack.  There are two sheets of great die-cuts in the pack.

Using Basic Gray ink, and my Stamparatus, I stamped the sentiment (from Biggest Wish) directly onto the note paper die cut.  I also stamped some stitched detail, courtesy of the Stitchery stamp set.  After sponging the edges of the paper with Basic Gray ink, I adhered the focal piece to a panel of Basic Gray DSP (from the Neutrals 6"x6" collection).  This paper was also sponged around the edges.

For the background, I used a woodgrain-patterned paper, from the Heart & Home Designer Series Paper pack.  I sponged the edges in Basic Gray ink, adhered it to a Soft Succulent card mat, and layered it on a Basic Gray card panel that I'd embossed with the Timber 3D embossing folder.

I embellished my card with some diamond/argyle pieces, cut from Basic Gray card using All That Dies.  Classic Matte Dots added a finishing touch.

Across the front of the card, I adhered a piece of Soft Succulent card on which I'd stamped some landscape from the Grassy Grove stamp set (using Basic Gray ink).  Again I used the Stitchery stamp ... it looks a little like a path, don't you think?  I stamped the deer in Basic Gray ink on Basic Gray card, and used Grove Dies to cut out both the deer and the top of the Soft Succulent stamped panel.

The diamond shapes at the bottom of the card front were cut with Paper Snips from a second die-cut like the one at the top.

Next up on the blog hop is Ros Davidson.  If you click on the button below, you will be taken to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a comprehensive 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 blog hops every week throughout the year.

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

Grassy Grove Cling Stamp Set (English) [157836] $42.00	Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [155052] $30.00	Stitchery Cling Stamp Set [155074] $37.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $16.25
Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock [155777] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Heart & Home 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [157928] $20.00	Neutrals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159257] $21.00	He's The Man 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [159068] $27.00
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $14.00	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $14.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Grove Dies [157844] $68.00	All That Dies [159078] $49.00
Timber 3 D Embossing Folder [156406] $17.50	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75	Classic Matte Dots [158146] $12.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25

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