Rhapsody in Craft: October 2020

Wednesday 28 October 2020

Week 22 - Colour Creations Showcase - "Just Jade"

My Crafty Friends I have wanted to use this stamp set for a while now so I thought I would bite the bullet and do it. My daughter thought this stamp set was great when she saw it so I had to get it and that was all there was too it really. Plus it works really well with this weeks highlighted colour!

This week Just Jade

What stamp set? Well I am glad you asked?

Yuletide Pasture!

See aren't you glad you asked now!

My daughter loved this stamp set so I had to use it and here you go. Isn't the buffalo cute?

I have coloured him in with the Stampin' Blends I just love those blends. I have used the Ivory for the nose and the horns and then the light and dark Cinnamon Cider for his woolly coat!

For the background trees I have used the Merry Moose Stamp set and used both the large and small tree and used a combination of Just Jade, Pretty Peacock, Shaded Spruce and Mint Macaron.

These are great greens and greeny blues that work so well on these trees.

I fussy cut out my buffalo and then chose a couple of colours along with the Just Jade to colour the ornaments then added a bit of wink of stella to the trees and the ornaments to add a bit of sparkle to complement the Silver foil around the sentiment and the silver edged ribbon that I had coloured using the dark Just Jade Stampin' Blend.

Hopefully I have just caught the light enough on this angle for you to see the sparkle on the trees and the ornaments of the wink of Stella. Oh if you haven't worked out the DSP behind our furry friend is the In Good Taste DSP one of my all time Favourites and if you get in quick it is on sale until the end of the month.

So if you have any questions about my card or would like to know about the sale before the end of the month let me know!

Now please head over to the lovely Cathy's blog to find the list of the AWH team that are playing along with our Just Jade Colour today. Cathy's Just Jade Colour Creation Showcase Blog

Here is the product list for my project today:

Product List

Yuletide Pasture Cling Stamp Set (English)

[153316]

Merry Moose Photopolymer Stamp Set

[150494]

Just Jade A4 Cardstock

[153084]

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

Very Vanilla A4 Thick Cardstock

[144238]

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper

[152494]

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad

[153115]

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147106]

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

[149165]

Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154922]

Cinnamon Cider Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[153105]

Just Jade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[153107]

Real Red Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

[147935]

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

Tailored Tag Punch

[145667]

Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon

[144213]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

[152813]

[152392]

[102300]

[103579]

Thank you for spending a little bit of crafty time with me today, take care of yourselves,

Wednesday 21 October 2020

Week 21 - Colour Creations Showcase - "Highland Heather"

With this week's Colour Creations Showcase we come to a very gorgeous purple colour of Highland Heather. The name just makes you think of all the plants in bloom over the country side!

This week Highland Heather

I am loving using our Designer Series Paper at the moment for cards and having it on special at the moment it is the ideal time for you to stock up on your favourite. I have used the Poinsettia Place DSP again tonight but not for a Christmas card.

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Isn't this the most gorgeous colour? Of course I couldn't help using my favourite colour as a neutral layer so to speak. Blackberry Bliss! So I was winning all around with this card today I thought!

So here is my colour combination for today's card!

I am loving the Highland Heather and Blackberry bliss, it is calling to me!

Ok my friends to start my card I stamped the beautiful roses in Basic Gray Ink on Whisper white card and coloured them with the Highland Heather and Daffodil delight blends. I love these roses and the colour so nicely with the blends then I fussy cut them out. It doesn't take much as they are not a fussy rose! I then decided that I just had to have Blackberry bliss on my card so I added that layer and the back of the Poinsettia Place DSP from the card I made for our Christmas Showcase on Monday was still on my desk I thought that was fantastic so you can see where I was going.

If you look in your catalogues or on the back of the DSP when you get them they will tell you what the colours are that are used in the DSP. Stampin' Up! has done all the work for you. You do not have to work out what goes with what! So this is exactly what I did and how I came up with Garden Green and Old Olive as the 2 greens for my flower arrangement. I also added the copper for a little extra bling and I cut these out using the Forever Flourishing Dies. I am loving those leaves! Add a bit of braided lined trim and you have your flower arrangement. Don't forget to add a bit of your DSP to the inside of your card.

I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray and cut that out using the Tasteful Label dies that come in the Bundle with the Tasteful touches stamp set and the basic rhinestone jewels are coloured in dark highland heather blends which I just love doing! I think everyone should get every colour of the blends just so they can colour their ribbon and their pearls and rhinestones for their projects. So much fun!

Don't forget the sale on selected DSP is until the end of October stock up and save and have fun making beautiful cards. The DSP really do most of the work for you they are so gorgeous.

Please head on over to the lovely Cathy's blog to see what she has created and to see the list of ladies who are playing along tonight with the colour Highland Heather. I am always so excited to see the creativity of the team: Cathy's Blog

If you would like to ask any questions about today's project or would like to have a catalogue in your hands or have some general questions do not hesitate to contact me.