Rhapsody in Craft: September 2020

Wednesday 30 September 2020

Week 18 - Colour Creations Showcase - " Gorgeous Grape"

How are you going? This week we have the most gorgeous rich purple to show you!

This week Gorgeous Grape

I was wanting to do a spotlighting technique this week and I saw this great card on Pinterest that combined both the triple layer card technique and the spotlight technique with the Sunflower stamp and I thought I would try it with the Prized Peony Stamp set as I couldn't quite see a Gorgeous Grape Sunflower. Can you?

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In a triple layer card you could add an extra layer I have done a double layer. I thought that would be enough for my card. I love the Prized Peony stamp set and although they are quite a soft colours I noticed when looking on Tesselaar gardens sales they have a new peony out this year called a purple hat and it is gorgeous.

I thought my peony could also be purple and I love the colour of Gorgeous Grape so I went for it!

I cut my 2 pieces of Whisper white card stock in the 2 sizes and stamped my sentiment in the middle of the smaller one. Then I laid the it on top of the larger one making adhering it in the middle with a mini glue dot that we can remove later to add our Gorgeous Grape Card layers. I then stamped the peony in memento black ink on each corner right up to the sentiment making sure I rubbed the back of the stamp so that the ink came of the stamp where the 2 pieces of whisper white joined.

Once I stamped the peonies I took the smaller piece off the larger white piece and used my blender pen with the Gorgeous Grape ink and a little Mossy Meadow for the leaf. I then layered with Gorgeous Grape card stock to finish my card. It looks really lovely in person but if you wanted to you could also add some extra bling. So I did!

I added a bit of Wink of Stella on the peony and the Frosted and clear Epoxy Droplets

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I hope you have enjoyed my play on a couple of common techniques and the little twist on them both. Please now head over to the lovely Cathy Proctor's Blog as she hosts our Colour Creations Showcase each week and there you will find the list of creative ladies playing along with our colour this week of Gorgeous Grape: Cathy's Blog

If you have any questions about this project or would like the Annual Catalogue or the August-December Mini in your hands please do not hesitate to contact me.

Tomorrow is October 1st and Stampin' Up has a new sale starting 15% off selected Designer Series Paper. Contact me so you can stock up and save on your favourite DSP!

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Thank you for spending some crafty time with me today,

take care,

Wednesday 23 September 2020

Week 17 - AWH Colour Creations Showcase - "Garden Green"

Welcome to week 17 of our Colour Creations Showcase. Tonight we are showcasing one of the gorgeous green colours that Stampin' Up! has for you to choose from when making your projects.

This Week Garden Green

Well for my card this week I wanted to try something different. I googled..... yes I googled green flowers and actually found quite a few. I knew there were some other than succulents but I wanted to check to see if stamping my daisy was too far out there! No not really.

Granted this is more Granny Apple Green in colour but I went for it anyway.

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I chose to do quite a monochromatic card with just a hint of colour to represent the sunset!

When I had finished I almost thought ok now the colours are reminding me of some of the houses that my hubby and I looked at when we were trying to buy our house and the kitchens were stuck in the 70's and 80's. You know what I mean! 😂😂

Apart from the colour that you can't not see now! This card has lots of fun elements. Beautiful Garden Green stamped daisies that have been punched out with the Daisy Punch and the Medium Daisy Punch. I decided to do 3 of each size to make it a lush and full bloom. I adhered them together with Stampin' Seal and then added a mini dimensional between the smaller daisy and the larger daisy!

Hans Christian Anderson is quoted as saying "Living is not enough, one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower" I think my flower needed a little bling with the gold glitter enamel dots and Wink of Stella as well!

I have used the Subtles 3D embossing folder to add some texture and interest to the white space of the card and do you see the circle that I have cut out. I have used the largest of the Stitched shaped Dies and even though you can't see the stitching here I will have a stitched circle ready to go for another project.

I have added the gorgeous leaves cut from Forever Flourishing dies in Garden Green card stock behind the daisy and over lapping my sunset that can be made by popping a piece of Artistry Blooms DSP behind my peekaboo window! It almost reminds me of a scene in the Roger's and Hammerstein Musical South Pacific! Not sure why maybe the cover of the movie. I have been singing "I'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair" all afternoon! 😂

Our beautiful Brass foil was just perfect for this card and I have used the Well Written dies for the word "Friend" and the "butterfly" I first adhered the foil onto the adhesive sheet before putting them through the Emboss & Cut machine and it is just perfect for this thing. You need to get some of those sheets if you haven't already!

Well my time is up for living in the 60's, 70's and 80's so if you have any Stampin' Up! needs or would like to purchase the products to make this card. It is really quick to make. Please contact me. Don't forget the 24hr Stamp sale has just under 2 hours to go so be quick if you still need to get something on your wish list.

Please head over to my friend and always creative Catherine Proctor's blog as she is the host of our Colour Creations Showcase each week. I love what Catherine creates each week and I look forward to seeing her creations and the rest of the Art With Heart team that participate so I can be inspired: Cathy's Blog When you are there and see the list just right click on each name to open them in a new window or tab so that you don't have to go back to Cathy's page to find the next name on the list. Happy Showcase everyone!

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