Colour Creations Blog Hop - Week 29 - Gray Granite - 2024-2025

Welcome to Gray Granite week of the Colour Creations Blog Hop for 2024-2025.

This week I have chosen to use a very small colour palette so that our colour in the spotlight shines!

One of my favourite flowers is the Magnolia and we have a very dark purple one in our neighbourhood that has a yellow rose flower just along side of it and I can't wait every spring to see my favourite rose flower right along side it. I was so excited when this stamp set was released as an online exclusive as it is so beautiful and I wanted it to shine today and only add hint of a splash of colour with the Petal Pink.

For the card base I have used Thick Basic White and a layer of Gray Granite. To complete the base of the card I have dry embossed a piece of Basic White with the Birch Wood 3D Embossing Folder.

On top of the our foundation I have die cut in Gray Granite the large and small magnolia and a couple of extra leaves and adhered that to the card before stamping the large Magnolia and the Seed Pod Stamp in Gray Granite ink. I then die cut both of those images and got out my Petal Pink Stampin Blends and using both the Dark and the light coloured the seed pod and the centre of the magnolia. To finish of the card I stamped the sentiment in Gray Granite and die cut it with the Stylish Shapes dies and using a little of the Petal Pink Diagonal trim underneath. Using the Dark Peal Pink Stampin' Blends I coloured the Basic Rhinestone Jewels to add a little bling to finish off the card.

If you have any questions about my project today please don't hesitate to contact me.

Now is the time to head to the next amazing Art with Heart Team member who is participating in our journey through Gray Granite and this week you will be heading to Rachel Woollard, I can't wait to see her wonderful creation. Hit the next blog button and you will go straight there.

If at anytime your next blog button doesn't work please head to our lovely host Cathy Proctor and she will have a list of all the Art With Heart team participating today in our Gray Granite challenge: Cathy Proctor

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

 

Colour Creations Blog Hop - Week 21 - 2024 - 2025 - Crushed Curry - Swing Arm Pop Out Fun Fold Card

 

Welcome to Crushed Curry week of the 2024-25 Colour Creations Blog Hop with the Art With Heart Team. Now the team knows this is not my favourite colour at all. I was asked many years ago to cut 1000 crowns for an even and Crushed Curry was the colour that was requested so I am a bit traumatized by the colour as that took a long time to do. IT really is a great colour to use for a bright golden yellow!

So for my card today I found this fancy fold on Dawn's Stamp'n Thoughts another fancy fold I hadn't tried before. It is called a Swing Arm Pop Out Fun Fold. I have used the Something Fancy stamp set for my sentiments and the Meandering Meadows DSP which had Crushed Curry as one of it's colours to bring my card to life this week.

My Colour combination for this card is:

For this card you need 1 long piece of card which is 10 inches by 5 1/2 inches and you then score at 4, 5 and 6 inches along the 10 inch side. From that first score mark you cut diagonally across to get a triangle piece and guess what that piece you cut off you turn around and use as the other part of the front of your card!

Because I wanted to have the same picture of the DSP on the front of the card I used 2 pieces of Meandering Meadows DSP to cut the triangles to go on the front of the card. If I had used plain card stock and cut the 2 triangles I could flip the triangle over to get the correct direction for the top piece without a problem but I wanted the same picture so needed 2 pieces of DSP.

Now hidden in the card is a small piece of Crushed Curry card and a small piece of window sheet to create a mechanism that when you pull the front and back edges (left and right) away from each other you will have the Swing Arm Pop Out surprise!

I have stamped the Sentiments on Basic White in Night of Navy and used the Stylish Shaped Dies to cut them out.

Here is a video of the card opening and closing for you to get a good understanding of how fun it is!

It is one of the quickest and fun fancy folds I have made in a long time and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I can see lots of fun applications to this one!

Now is the time to head to the next person on our journey of Crushed Curry and this week you will be heading to Christine Blain. She is the Queen of how to use our Designer Series Paper and how to put all the different designs together to make a fabulous card. I can't wait to see what she has for us today. Hit the next blog button and you will go straight there.

If at any time the next blog button doesn't go where you are expecting please head back here and go to our amazing weekly host Cathy Proctor and she will have a list of all those participating this week in our journey of all things Crushed Curry: Cathy's Blog

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

Colour Creations Blog Hop - Week 19 - 2024-2025 - Copper Clay Hideaway Pop Up Card

 

Welcome to our weekly Colour Creations Blog Hop. This week we are looking at the lovely brown of Copper Clay.

Today I have been searching the many different fancy folds around to bring you and I found one that Barry at Mituso Craft in the UK did a video for and I have recreated it using the A Little Latte Collection.

As you can see from the front of the card it looks like a normal regular card it is only as it opens that you see the surprise. I will show you that in a minute. Let me tell you how I created the decoration on the front.

The card base is our colour of the week Copper Clay and then I have a layer of Early Espresso. For the next layer I have used the stamps in the Love Latte stamp set and stamped in Copper Clay and Early Espresso the drops of coffee onto the Basic White card and then the coffee beans in Early Espresso to create my own background. The using the Deckled Circle Dies I have cut out a layer of Copper Clay card and the coffee cups from the A Little Latte DSP. Again using the Love Latte Dies, I have cut out the coffee Plunger in Copper Clay and the inside with the DSP and the Lemon Lolly Cup is also from the DSP. The Sentiment is stamped in Copper clay and cut out using the Deckled Rectangle Dies.

When you open the card you have another sentiment and a coffee pot, a couple of cups cut out of the DSP being handed to you and it all folds down into your coffee table. I have stamped the coffee cup in Copper Clay and used my Blender pen to draw out the ink to add a little more colour and the coffee is very strong in this one!

Here is a video of the card opening for you so that you know how it works.

On the back of the card is where you will need to add a panel so that you can write your message to the recipient.

I have tied the card together with the White diagonal trim from Petal Pink and White Combo pack.

If you have any questions about my card today please do not hesitate to contact me.

Now it the time to head to the next amazing team member and this week you will be heading to the most wonderful Andrea Sargent, she has the most gorgeous work, I can't wait to see what she has created this week. Please hit the next blog button to go straight there.

If at any time the next blog button doesn't go where you need to to go please head back here and go to our awesome weekly hop host the lovely Cathy Proctor, she has the list of everyone participating and you will be able to continue your hop from there: Cathy Proctor

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

Colour Creations Blog Hop - Week 17 - 2024-2025 - Cherry Cobbler - Wildflower Designs

 

Welcome to the Colour Creations Blog Hop 2024 for this week and our colour this week is Cherry Cobbler:

Now this week I have not done a fancy fold! I know what in the world Sharon! Also being a Cherry Cobbler card I specifically chose not to do a Christmas card! Again, what in the world Sharon!

My card this week is full of layers and texture but also very simple and easy to achieve. I have chosen the Wildly Flowering Suite of products. In this suite you have not only the stamp set but a lovely lot of dies that not only cut out the flowers in the stamp set but also the frames and you have a lovely Dashing Designs 3D Embossing folder and the beautiful Wildly Flowering DSP.

For this card I have a base of Cherry Cobbler and then a layer on top of that in Cherry Cobbler that I have used the Dashing Designs 3D embossing folder. It gives a lovely layer and texture to the card. Then I have stamped the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler on Basic White and cut out using the Wildflower Design Dies. After I had done this I chose 3 of the patterns from the Wildly Flowering DSP to compliment Cherry Cobbler and using the Wildflower dies cut out 2 to frame and another piece to anchor the whole design to the front of the card.

This photo show the bouquet of flowers from the stamp set that I have stamped in Smokey Slate and then coloured in using  Light & Dark Cherry Cobbler, Light Wild Wheat, and Light & Dark Old Olive Stampin' Blends. I then used the Dies to cut them out. Of course all bouquets need a bow and I have used White Bakers Twine.

The inside of the card didn't miss out either.

Quick and simple card this week with lots of lush colours. I do hope you will give it a try!

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

Now is the time to head to the next amazing team member and this week you will be heading to Di Furniss, I can't wait to see what she has for us. Hit the next blog button and you will go straight there.

If for any reason the next blog buttons don't go where you were expecting, please come back here and head to our awesome weekly host Cathy Proctor and she will have a comprehensive list of all those participating in this week's challenge of Cherry Cobbler.

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

Colour Creations Blog Hop - Week 16 - 2024 -2025 - Calypso Coral Double Door Pop Up Card!

 

Welcome to Calypso Coral week of the 2024-25 Colour Creations Blog Hop. I think this would be my Dad's favourite colour and I think that is because it is like a salmon colour and he likes fishing! LOL! 

I need to thank the wonderful Stampin' Up Demonstrator Michelle Grech from thINK out loud Papercrafting here in Victoria Australia for my fun fold today. I followed her Facebook live tutorial to create my card. The fun fold card is a Double Door Pop Up!

For my card base I have used Calypso Coral and a layer Pebbled Path before adding the gorgeous Thoughtful Journeys DSP which has some of our lovely Calypso Coral as one of its colours.

When you open the card you will see 2 doors on their opening mechanism. I have added a little Pebbled Path on the doors and then on the outer edge and on the doors I have decorated with the beautiful Thoughtful Journeys DSP.

When you open your card completely the doors will fold out and on the inside of the card I have again layered with Pebble Path and on the Basic White layer I have stamped the lovely little flower stamp in Smokey Slate and the sentiment in Pebble Path. The flowers I have coloured with Stampin' Blends - Light & Dark Mossy Meadow and Light & Dark Calypso Coral.

On the front of the card have cut 3 circles with the Deckled circle dies and I have embossed the Basic White layer with the Cross Hatch Embossing Folder from the Basic 3D embossing set of folders. The labels are cut from the Something Fancy Dies and I have stamped the sentiment in Pebbled Path. The leaves have been stamped in Smokey Slate and and coloured in Light & Dark Mossy Meadow. The Die Cut leaves have been blended first before die cut.

I have used the blending brushes to add Calypso Coral and Mossy Meadow ink on Basic White card before cutting out the large leaf die and 2 smaller leaf dies. It doesn't have to be perfectly blended as leaves are mottled.

Here is a short video of how the card opens to give you an idea of how wonderful this fun fold really is!

If you have any questions about my project today please don't hesitate to contact me.

Now is the time to head to the next wonderful person on our journey of Calypso Coral and this week you will be heading to Theresa Gerrard, I can't wait to see her beautiful creation. Hit the next blog button and you will go straight there.

If at anytime the next blog button doesn't go where you want it to go please head back here and go to out amazing weekly host Cathy Proctor and she will have a list of all those participating this week for our journey of Calypso Coral.

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