Rhapsody in Craft: Cinnamon Cider

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Wednesday, 11 August 2021

Week 11 - Colour Creations Blog Hop - Cinnamon Cider

Well here we are again my friends I am not sure what to say really. I had to make sympathy cards in January for dear friends at the passing of their Uncle and Brother-in-law Lionel who was such a sweet man and whom I have known for the last few years and was such a friend to me and encouraged my singing. He was a fantastic singer. Well this week his lovely wife Joan passed. I am struggling I must admit to make yet another sympathy card. We never like to do them do we but like all things in life this too is something that we all go through, the passing of a dear loved one.

So for this week I looked for a bit of inspiration and I came across a card from Gail Ellis which is a bit of a coincidence as Joan's sister married and Ellis so I thought it was appropriate to make a card inspired by Gail for Joan's sister Heather Ellis.

Rhapsody in craft, Cinnamon Cider, Very Versailles, Prized Peony, Sympathy Card, Emboss Resist, Shadow Technique, Blending Brushes, Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder, Gold Shimmer Vellum, #colourcreationsbloghop, Stampin' Up

Gail did this technique with the leaves from the Very Versailles leaves called a shadow technique. She used Memento Black and then heat embossed white slightly off from the leaves. I have created the same but I used Early Espresso ink to give just a little softer look. I have stamped on Basic White card.

Once you have stamped the darker leaves and then heat embossed in white I then took the blending brushes and the Cinnamon Cider ink and blended over the top. When I had applied enough ink I buffed off the ink from the white embossed leaves so they pop! Then I got my Cinnamon Cider Stampin' Write marker and put a few splatters over the card. Now that gorgeous Gold Shimmer ribbon is in that location for a reason. 1 it looks good and 2 because I accidentally hit that spot with my marker when I was putting the splatters. LOL! Oh well, never mind cover with gorgeous ribbon!

The sentiment comes from the Prized Peony stamp set and works so well for this card. I have stamped it in Cinnamon Cider. Behind this front panel I have a layer of Gold Shimmer Vellum and then a layer of Cinnamon Cider which I have embossed with the Tasteful Textiles 3D embossing folder.

On the inside of the card I have used the residual ink on my blending brush to just add a bit of colour to the Basic White card and a little bit of splatter to match it to the front of the card.

I hope this gives you an idea for a sympathy card when you need one.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Now is the time to head to the next blog and this week you will be going to the lovely Theresa Gerrard. I love seeing what Theresa has for us each week. Last week she had beautiful Japanese inspired cherry blossoms. So just hit the next blog button below and you will be able to see her gorgeous creation this week.

If at any time the next blog button doesn't work and let's face it, we have all had technical difficulties at times, just head to the host of our weekly colour creations blog hop Catherine Proctor and there she will have for us the list of those participating this week: Cathy's Blog

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

Wednesday, 5 August 2020

Week 10 - AWH Colour Creations Showcase - "Cinnamon Cider"

Welcome to week 10 of our Colour Creations Showcase. I can't believe we are already in week 10 and here in Australia we have definitely hit winter over the past 2 days. The city I grew up in never sees snow and there is snow on the ground. It is amazing to see all the photos. My life has taken me to many places around the world because of my husbands work and I have met many wonderful people and being part of the Stampin' Up family I have met many lovely people and made wonderful friends as well, so today as the place where I live now, is in Stage 4 Lock Down and we can't see each other in person this card is for all the wonderful people I call FAMILY.

This week Cinnamon Cider

Beautiful World, Rhapsody in Craft, Cinnamon Cider, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up! Flowers for Everyone DSP, Forever Flourishing Dies

How fantastic is this stamp set and bundle I love it. The sentiment is just lovely as well.

For this Card I have used our colour of the day Cinnamon Cider and you may be wondering where did I get the designer series paper? Well I am glad you asked! If you look at the Flowers for Every Season Pack of DSP you will find this design on the back of one of the Christmas flower designs.

For the worlds I have stamped these with the Cinnamon Cider ink onto Whisper White Card and then with my sponge dauber I have added a little bit of Seaside Spray ink for the water. I thought the name of the ink was appropriate for the water! I know I was being very literal!😂 After I had finished colouring my world blue! 😂 (I can keep up these 1 liners all night!) I cut out the worlds with the dies from the Beautiful World Bundle.

I with all my world travels what better place than to lay these globes in some beautiful greenery. I used the Forever Flourishing dies from the Forever Greenery Suite and the Forever Fern bundle to lay down just a little bit of colour for the world to sit on. Can you see the gorgeous copper metallic ribbon that is from the new August-December Mini on page 45. It is gorgeous!!! Of course I had to add some bling so the champagne rhinestones were just the thing to finish.

I am very fortunate to have some wonderful friends in my life and this stamp set has this sentiment that I have popped on the inside of the card.

My friends keep me centred, now more than ever, so I added a little compass to the bottom corner on the inside.

Thank you for stopping by to see what I had for you today please head over to my dear friend Catherine Proctor's blog as she hosts our colour creations showcase each week and you will find the list of everyone there who is participating in this weeks Cinnamon Cider Challenge.

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