STAMPIN' UP! TRUCKING ALONG BIRTHDAY CARD WITH METAL PLATE EMBOSSING

 I have just had my first play with the new Online Exclusive Trucking Along bundle, and I love it!  

Check out how cute it is:

I stamped the truck in Basic Gray ink on Basic White card, and stamped the presents in the tray of the truck.  Using Stampin' Blends markers in Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Lost Lagoon and Copper Clay, I coloured the presents - but left the truck uncoloured, as I just used it as a guide for placement of the punched out truck.  I'd stamped and punched out a second truck, that I coloured with Stampin' Blends.  The body of this second truck was coloured using Lost Lagoon and Copper Clay Stampin' Blends, with the Color Lifter to give a weathered look.

Before adhering the punched-out truck, I stamped a road surface using Basic Gray ink.  Some colour was added with the Dark Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends marker.  I used a Nested Essentials Die to cut out this focal piece, and stamped some clouds using Pool Party ink, stamped off onto scrap paper after each inking, so the colour was soft on my card.

The sentiment, from Biggest Wish, was stamped in Lost Lagoon and Copper Clay inks on Basic White card.  I used a Stitched Rectangles Die to crop the sentiment, and added some Brushed Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots.  A couple more dots were the perfect addition to the wheels of the truck.

I used two different background papers on my card.  I sponged Copper Clay ink around the edges of the Fresh As A Daisy piece, and Lost Lagoon ink around the edges of the Inked Botanicals panel, before sticking it onto the copper piece.  I embossed the papers with the Metal Plate 3D embossing folder, then matted them on a piece of Copper Clay card.

Before affixing the layers to the Thick Basic White card base, I wrapped Copper Clay Textured Ribbon around the front.  I knotted some Lost Lagoon Bordered Ribbon around the Copper Clay ribbon, and used glue dots to keep the ribbons in place.

Listed below are 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

Trucking Along Bundle (English) [162306] $72.75	Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [155052] $30.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.75	Copper Clay A4 Cardstock [161730] $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50
Fresh As A Daisy 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161289] $21.75	Inked Botanicals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161157] $21.75	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $15.75	Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad [161647] $15.75	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161678] $15.75
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $15.75	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $17.50	Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843] $17.50	Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161680] $17.50	Copper Clay Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161662] $17.50
Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $8.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Metal Plate 3 D Embossing Folder [160766] $17.50	Nested Essentials Dies [161597] $60.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $53.00
Copper Clay 3/8" (1 Cm) Textured Ribbon [161629] $14.00	Lost Lagoon ¼" (6.4 Mm) Bordered Ribbon [161171] $14.00	Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots [156506] $15.75	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.75	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $10.25

STAMPIN' UP! BERRY BURST ANNIVERSARY CARD FEATURING RINGED WITH NATURE

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Berry Burst, one of the beautiful colours from the past that has been recently reintroduced into Stampin' Up!'s range.

I have been building up my stash of birthday and baby cards, and now need to work on other occasions, including anniversary cards.  As well as the colour challenge, my personal challenge was to use the Ringed With Nature stamp set, and Tree Rings Hybrid Embossing Folder (and dies).  I've had them for ages, but rarely use them.  I have to say, I love how all the "bits" came together.

I started off by embossing a Basic Gray card panel with one of the  Basics 3D embossing folders.  I matted this layer onto a slightly larger piece of Smoky Slate card.

Using the Tree Rings Hybrid Embossing Folder (the largest die fits inside the folder, to be used to cut and emboss in one pass through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine), I created the Smoky Slate wood-look pieces that I glued across the top half of the Basic Gray panel.

I stamped three flowers in Berry Burst ink, and fussy cut them using Paper Snips.  Foliage was cut  from Berry Burst, Basic Gray and Basic White card scraps, using dies from the Tree Rings set.

The flower centres are decorated with silver Festive Pearls, and I added some Adhesive-Backed Sequins, which in real life have pinkish tones to complement Berry Burst.

Both parts of the sentiment are from Ringed With Nature.  "Thinking of You" was stamped in Basic Gray ink on Basic White card.  "Happy Anniversary" was white heat-embossed on Berry Burst card, and both sentiments were cut using Something Fancy Dies.

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Next up on tonight's blog hop is Rachel Woollard.  If you click on the graphic below, you'll be taken to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a comprehensive list of participants 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 every week.

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

Ringed With Nature Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159883] $41.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.75	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $17.50	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50
Berry Burst A4 Cardstock [144249] $17.50	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143] $15.75	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $15.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Basics 3 D Embossing Folders [161598] $53.00
Tree Rings Hybrid Embossing Folder [159888] $65.00	Something Fancy Dies [160424] $49.00	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Festive Pearls [159963] $12.25	Adhesive Backed Sequins Trio [161206] $14.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75