STAMPIN' UP! TRUE BEAUTY BIRTHDAY CARD IN MERRY MERLOT

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is showcasing Merry Merlot, a burgundy red in Stampin' Up!'s Neutrals range.

I've employed a bit of stamping, a bit of die-cutting, and some fussy-cutting on my card, using the True Beauty bundle and co-ordinating Awash in Beauty Designer Series Paper.

When creating the focal piece for my card, the only stamping I did was of the Mossy Meadow stems/sprigs.  I die-cut them, and added some Merry Merlot small flowers that were die-cut from the DSP.  The two larger, open, flowers, were fussy-cut from the same sheet of DSP.

I arranged the flowers on a couple of Basic White ovals, created with Framed Florets Dies.

The floral background paper is from the Neutrals 6"x6" DSP pack.

I white-embossed the sentiment, from Go To Greetings, on a scrap of Merry Merlot card.  The die used to cut out the sentiment is from the Potted Succulents Dies.  I used Stampin' Dimensionals to pop up the sentiment label.

Before I made this card, I played around with a few different ideas (none of which came together, clearly!).  In the process, I used the Stitched Greenery Die on a piece of Merry Merlot card.  I cut a couple of thin strips from that panel, to decorate my card front.

How beautiful does the Sweet Sorbet metallic ribbon look against Merry Merlot?  

I added some Adhesive-Backed Sequins, that are technically Fresh Freesia (and therefore slightly purple), as I think they help lighten up the heaviness of the Merry Merlot background.

Inside the card, I added a Basic White panel, decorated with a few tiny floral "bits" fussy cut from the Awash in Beauty DSP:

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Tina Gillespie.  Click on the button below, to be taken to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a list of all participants in the blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a wonderful job every week of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares.

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.

Product List

True Beauty Bundle (English) [158984] $104.25	Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English) [158763] $42.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Clear Block G [118489] $8.75	Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock [147005] $16.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Awash In Beauty 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158973] $21.00	Neutrals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159257] $21.00	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112] $14.00	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $14.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Framed Florets Dies [160623] $65.00
Potted Succulents Dies [154330] $68.00	Stitched Greenery Die [155451] $56.00	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Sweet Sorbet 1/8'' (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon [159200] $15.75	Adhesive Backed Sequins & Gems [159972] $13.25
Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25

HEART OF CHRISTMAS WEEK 20: STAMPIN' UP! BRIGHTEST GLOW TREES IN GREENS

 

The card I'm sharing this week  is a bit of a departure from my usual layout, in that I covered the entire front of the Thick Basic White card base with Designer Series Paper.  I used two of the patterns in the Lights Aglow DSP pack, and added a strip of Gold Metallic Specialty DSP across the join.

I die-cut one tree from Soft Succulent card, and one from Evening Evergreen card.  The star atop the  Soft Succulent tree was cut from the same Gold Metallic Specialty DSP as the horizontal strip.  I used Distressed Gold DSP for the star on the Evening Evergreen tree.

I added In Color Opal Rounds to the background, and affixed a bow made from Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon

After stamping the sentiment in Evening Evergreen ink, on Very Vanilla card, I cut it out using a Labels Aglow Die.  I trimmed the left-hand end, to have the sentiment panel sit flush against the card edge.

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 comprehensive list of everyone participating in this week's blog hop, head over to Sharon Davern's blog.  Sharon does a wonderful job every week of co-ordinating our Heart of Christmas blog hops.

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

Brightest Glow Bundle (English) [159552] $91.75	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock [155575] $16.25	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	Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [159237] $8.75	Gold & Rose Gold 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Metallic Specialty Paper [156844] $8.75	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $14.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Twinkling Lights Dies [159541] $49.00	2021 2023 In Color Opal Rounds [159185] $15.00	Evening Evergreen 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155573] $12.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25