Week 50 - Colour Creations Showcase - "Soft Suede"

Week 50 Soft Suede

So exciting we have reached 50 weeks of the wonderful spectrum of colours from Stampin' Up! I just love how everything in the range matches so you know that the ink and paper and the DSP all will go together so you have no problems with the colour that you choose, and it makes creating so easy.

So today I have made a card with a borrowed stamp set but it is on my wish list for my next order. I can't wait to get this suite!

I was away on the weekend, Oh soooo lovely! For a craft weekend and my lovely friends had the Bloom Where You're Planted suite. Oh how gorgeous is this suite. I already had some of the DSP from a paper share I had been in and this is with what I have made the majority of the card. Oh and yes a fancy fold as well. I just couldn't help myself!

So this is a fun fancy fold card to make and the base of the card is in our colour of the week Soft Suede and layered with crumb cake and one of the pieces of the Bloom Where You're Planted DSP which has a gray granite speckle to it and I thought was just great with Soft Suede. The little bricks that the pots of plants are on is also some of the DSP from this pack and you guessed it I fussy cut out the pots and plants as well to put on the brick wall.

Now to make the fun fold I cut the piece of A4 card stock in half at 10.5 cm x 21 cm folded it in half and then folded the front half back on itself towards the fold. Then you make the front layer which I did with the stitched rectangle dies and the layering circle dies at the top so that when you want to close it you have a place to slide the front panel up under to keep your card all nice and neatly together.

So just remember to adhere just the top part of the circle so you can slide the card under not the whole circle or else you could be in for  a bit of a sticky situation.

On the inside of the card I used the Stitched with Whimsy die to create a place for writing to your friend before sending your card.

Now the 2 sentiments I used are from the stamp set Plentiful Plants and I was very grateful to borrow the stamp set while I was away and it is going on my next order. 

Hope you have enjoyed this little look at the Bloom where you're planted set, there is so much more so I can't wait to get it and the dies as well.

Please now head to our host, Cathy's blog to see her inspiration for this week, I love to see her wonderful creations each week and there you will also find the list of the AWHT playing along this week: Cathy's blog.

If you would like to get your hands on the New Annual Catalogue or would like more details on how to make this project or purchase the products to make this project do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for spending some crafty time with me today, 

take care,

 

Week 49 - Colour Creations Showcase - "Soft Sea Foam"

 

Well we are nearly all the way through all the colours of the Stampin' Up! range with this week and next week being 50 weeks ad then we are going to keep going with the 5 new In Colors. So exciting!

This week we are bringing to you the gorgeous colour of Soft Sea foam. It is one of our subtle colours and a lovely pale green shade.

Today I have for you a card that was inspired by a card I saw by Gail Ellis, She had a similar layout and I loved it so I created my own card using this weeks colour and different dies and stamp set.

So this card has the new stamp set Inspired Thoughts that you can purchase with the Inspiring Canopy Dies as a bundle and save 10%, who doesn't love a bargain. Well I just wanted to use the sentiments for my card today, next time I will use the dies too!

For the card base I have used the gorgeous Soft Sea Foam and then in Basic White I have embossed it with the Ornate Floral 3D folder. I love this folder it is so pretty. While I had my Cut & Emboss machine out I took out the some more dies that I had also purchased as bundles and saved the 10% and have carried over into this new catalogue! Winning! I have used the Cherry Blossom, Forever Flourishing and Painted Labels Dies

I have used the Painted Labels Die for the the sentiment. I cut it once in Soft Sea Foam and then in Basic White and I trimmed the centre out once I had stamped the sentiment from the Inspired Thoughts stamp set from the New Annual Catalogue on Page 52 in Soft Sea Foam and popped it up on dimensionals. Under the sentiment layer I have used one of our new In Colors, Soft Succulents and I have used the Forever flourishing dies and cut the leaf die out twice, cut it apart to form a wreath type layer under the label. I have also cut out some sprigs in crumb cake.

The flowers were fun as I used the Cherry Blossom dies and cut a few out in Basic White and a few out in Soft Sea Foam and swapped the centres around I popped them up on dimensionals and the good thing about that is that helped keep the centres in place. Under the sentiment layer I have use one of the new trims from the Simply Elegant trims that co-ordinates with the Simply Elegant suite on page 68.

This was a lot of fun to make and I think I know just the right person to give it to.

If you would like any information about this project or would like to purchase the product to make this card please do not hesitate to contact me.

Now please head on over to Cathy Proctor's Blog to get some wonderful inspiration from her and also find the list of the AWHT who are playing along today with this lovely Soft Sea Foam. I always love seeing the creations each week.

Thank you for spending some crafty time with me today,

take care,

Week 48 - Colour Creations Showcase - "So Saffron"

 

Week 48 can you believe it?! I know this is so much fun each week bring you a different colour from the wonderful range that Stampin' Up! has to offer and seeing all the different inspiration that each demonstrator that participates each week brings. So many wonderful ideas. I hope that you are hopping along with us each week and making some of these wonderful cards and projects yourself.

Well this week we have one of the colours in our Subtles range - " So Saffron" A beautiful soft yellow.

My daughter asked me to make a birthday card for her speech pathologist for tomorrow so the first thing I thought of was the dies from the Fine Art Floral Suite in the Jan-June Mini Catalogue on pages 32 -34. The words from the Floral Gallery Dies, "Just want to say" are just perfect I thought for a Speechie but you might think that is a bit punny! Anyway my daughter did ask for something with words on it so I have met the brief I think!

So what did I do!

Well the cards and projects in the catalogue are there for inspiration and I quite liked the design on page 34 and going on the brief I was given by my daughter I thought yes I can CASE this card and make it something for her Speechie. The middle layer of the card I have stamped the words (my daughter wanted words) from the Stamp set Art Gallery onto a piece of Petal Pink card stock in Poppy Parade ink and cut that down to fit the words "Just want to Say" and the flower perfectly, with the little diagonal on each corner.

Now for the background I have used the So Saffron ink and my blending brush, I love these blending brushes. I have created an Ombre effect on some Basic White card and then put it through the Cut & Emboss machine with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder

Well of Course I had to have a lovely flower so I just had to use the Gilded leafing embellishment. I first stamped in So Saffron then the part where the gilded gold leaf is I stamped that in versMark and used the Heat & Stick Powder then the heat tool to activate the heat and stick powder and then the fun with the gilded leafing.  It looks so good! Who doesn't need a bit of bling in their life! Plus lots of GILDED LEAF!

To put this card all together I went nuts with the stampin' dimensionals between the layers of the card based and the Ombre layer. I wrapped the gorgeous gold flecked Fine Art ribbon around it first. The Petal Pink Layer that is stamped with the Best Wishes and Happy Birthday in Poppy Parade is also Popped up on dimensionals. Then I have used stampin' seal for the flower and the Happy Birthday. Now the Happy Birthday I have used the Die from the Floral Gallery Dies to cut that out twice once in So Saffron and then in the Basic White after stamping and I have trimmed off the frilly bits so that it would fit. ( I always think of Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy when they talk about who designed Norway with all the frilly bits, LOL!)  Ok Back to the card. So Now don't be a nincompoop like me and forget to put your So Saffron Card on the adhesive sheets first before putting it through the Cut and Emboss machine. However I used Multipurpose glue and a tip here is to let it dry a little bit and get tacky so that it doesn't seep out and you are good to go. Of Course I had to add a little bit more bling with the Basic Rhinestones.

Please head over to Cathy's Blog as she host our Colour Creations Showcase each week and there you will find her wonderful inspiration and the list of the ladies participating this week and you will be able to go and see how they have used So Saffron this week and get some more fantastic inspiration to use in your projects: Cathy's Blog

If you have any questions about my project today or would like to purchase the products to make this project or have some other crafting need that I can help you with do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for spending some crafty time with me today,

take care,

Week 47 - Colour Creations Showcase - "Smoky Slate"

 

Today is a very exciting day! Why? Well I am glad you asked! Today is not only Colour Creations Showcase day but it we have a NEW ANNUAL CATALOGUE! So that means we have so much new fun products that are available to share and to purchase and play with. You are going to love them all.

Well today we are looking at one of our Neutral Colours Smoky Slate and you can pair this with just about anything you want so let's get to it!

I have used the Tasteful Touches stamp set and the gorgeous In Good Taste DSP which we are so lucky it is carry over into this new Annual Catalogue. I just love this paper and stamp set so I was very happy that they did not retire. The In Good Taste DSP has Smoky Slate as one of its colours so I went straight for it for our colour challenge today.

Now you may wonder what the little pop of colour I have added to go with our Smoky Slate. Well, I am glad you asked! (Those of you who are old enough will know that is a reference to the Curiosity Show😂) It is 2 of the new 2021-23 In Colors. Fresh Freesia and Soft Succulent. 

I have added Fresh Freesia card to the base on top of the Smoky Slate and under the Tile DSP from In Good Taste and with the beautiful In Color Open Weave ribbons I have a little splash of that as well as the In Color Basic Jewels. The Rose from the Tasteful Touches stamp set I have firstly stamped in Smoky Slate and then added just a hint of the Fresh Freesia with both the Light and Dark Stampin' Blends

 

Now you can see under the rose that I have popped up on dimensionals I have stamped directly onto the In Good Taste DSP, I have stamped off onto scrap paper first the rose in Smoky Slate and then onto the DSP and I have also done the same with the leave from the stamp set in Soft Succulent. Then using the Forever Flourishing Dies I have cut out in Vellum and in the New In Color Shimmer Vellum in the Soft Succulent colour some leaves to go under the rose and sentiment.

The sentiment is stamped on Smoky Slate card in Smoky slate ink and I have used the Tasteful Labels Dies with my Cut & Emboss machine to cut out the label.

I think it is quite an elegant card and I only just had time to photograph it before my friend took it off my hands to give it to her Mum for Mother's day. So it can be used for a friendship card, A Mother's Day Card or a card to give to your daughter. I hope you will give this design a try as the DSP is just lovely and you can add any number of your favourite colours and that new shimmer vellum is so stunning! You will want it high on you wish list of new products!

Please head over to the lovely Cathy Proctor's Blog to see the always amazing inspiration from her and the list of the team participating this week so that you can go an visit them as well to their wonderful creations for this weeks colour of Smoky Slate

If you have any questions about my project today or would like to get your hands on the NEW ANNUAL CATALOGUE, can you see I am excited, 😂 please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for spending some crafty time with me today, take care,

Stampin' Up New Annual Catalogue 2021-22 LIVE NOW

 

The New Stampin' Up  catalogue is here. So exciting!

You are going to love all these beautiful new products!

Gorgeous new Designer Series Papers and you know how I love them!

 

The New InColors are just so beautiful and go together so well.

Don't forget the embellishments and ribbons, I love the ribbons and they are top of my list! 

You can Shop NOW in my online store and don't forget to use the May host code to receive a gift in the mail the following month.

Just click on my online shop button to go directly to my online store to see all the new products:

Get a copy of the new catalogue. If you don't already have a demonstrator and live in Australia just get in contact with me and I can get on in your hands.

Can't wait to show you all the wonderful products and share it all with you.

Take Care,