Colour Creations Blog Hop - Week 23 - Flirty Flamingo

 

Welcome to this weeks colour Creations Blog Hop. This week we are looking at the colour Flirty Flamingo. 

I always think of my friend when I see this colour or hear the name as she loves Flamingos.

For my project today I have made a Triple Easel Card. I have used the Deckled Circle Dies to create each of the sections of the card. I used Flirty Flamingo as the card base and folded it in half and had the deckled circle just slightly off the edged of the fold so that the 2 circles that I cut out were still slightly joined. I then folded the top circle in half to create the easel.

I created 3 different sizes of circles and layered each circle with the gorgeous Hello Irresistible DSP as it has the beautiful colours of Flirty Flamingo, Soft Sea foam and Lost Lagoon that I a using for my colour palette today. I cut those out with the layer smaller to the one I made the easel in Flirty Flamingo card for the base.

For the decorations on each of the sections I have stamped the flowers from the Dainty Delight and I have coloured them with the Stampin Blends. I used the  Light and Dark Flirty Flamingo, Light and Dark Soft Sea Foam, Light Lost Lagoon and Light Wild Wheat. I then die cut them out using the Dainty Delight dies and using the dies cut out some leaves in Soft Sea Foam and Dainty Delight and to make the stopper for the front easel I cut flowers out of Flirty Flamingo.

I popped the flowers up on dimensionals for the stopper of the front easel. Each easel is the stopper for the one behind it. I stamped the Sentiment in Flirty Flamingo and used the Deckled Rectangle Dies to cut it out. Layered it up and popped it up with dimensionals. Of course you have to add a bow and some bling. 

This all folds down flat and you will have to make an envelope to give it to that special someone.

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

Now is the time to head to the next person on our tour of Flirty Flamingo inspiration. This week you will be heading to Catherine Proctor so hit the next blog button and you will go straight there. I can't wait to see what she has for us this week.

If for any reason the next blog buttons don't work, come back here and head to our weekly host, the lovely Cathy Proctor, there you can continue your Flirty Flamingo journey: Cathy's Blog

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

Colour Creations Blog Hop - 2023-2024 - Week 21 - Daffodil Delight - Double Slider Card

 

Welcome to the Colour Creations Blog Hop for our spotlight on Daffodil Delight! This is one of our yellows and is from our Brights collection!

I thought for this week as I hadn't done a double slider card in ever so long I would do one this week. 

Here is the colour combination for my project today! A very simple colour palette! 

I had taken some photos of the inner workings of the card but when I came to get them after I had made the card they had disappeared. For the inside workings of the card you  need a plastic bag and I thought the perfect thing to recycle was the plastic bag that our card stock comes in. So I am not wasting a thing that Stampin' Up! sends you and you don't need to worry about your card stock being in plastic just make a double slider card.

So the centre section is where all the action is. I cut that piece of Daffodil Delight to measure 14.9 cm by the length of the A4 piece of card stock which is 29.5 cm. I scored 1 cm in then at 10.5 then 19 so at 9.5 cm intervals after the 1 cm to give 3 equal sections and folded all the score lines. On the 1 cm fold I put tear 'n' tape on the complete opposite side section I put a section of plastic wrapped around about 5 cm width and taped it to itself so that it would slide around. I put a piece of tear 'n' tape on the plastic right on the top left when the card was folded in and then folded the card out and placed another piece right on the edge on the right. I added 2 pieces of Daffodil delight to these tapes before closing up the box making sure that it would slide freely then we could decorate.

For this card I wanted to find a really lovely Designer Series Paper and the I couldn't go past the Hello, Irresistible which is an online exclusive! It was just perfect for what I had in mind! It has the gorgeous Daffodil delight tones and Lost Lagoon in this particular piece that I have chosen. On this pull out side I have stamped the flower from the Translucent Florals in Daffodil Delight and cut it out with the dies and placed it on a piece of Basic White which I had cut out with the Deckled Rectangle Dies. I had first stamped a stem in Lost Lagoon on the white card stock before placing the flower. The leaves are Vellum which I have first coloured with the Stampin' Blends of Soft Sea Foam and Lost Lagoon then cut out with the dies. I have then added the leafy twig like branch over the top that is stamped in Lost Lagoon. I have done the same for the other side except I used a Petal Pink Flower.

For the main centre section of the card I have stamped the 2 larger and the 2 smallest flowers in Daffodil delight and Petal Pink and layered them over the leaves that are stamped in Lost Lagoon and Soft Sea Foam. The Sentiment which comes in the Translucent Flower stamp set is stamped in Lost Lagoon and I have cut it out with the Deckled Rectangle Dies. I couldn't help myself I had to add some brushed Brass Butterflies. Of course a double bow of white bakers twine is a perfect finish after the butterflies are fluttering all around.

Each side has been punched with the slot from the Very Best Trio punch and there is plenty of room when it is fully pulled out for  you to write your message to the recipient but you can also slide it just in to only display the beautiful decorations.

Normally I haven't added a stand to a double slider card but I thought that a birthday card needed to be on display and you have to be able to stand your card up so I have added a little stand to the back.

When you are mailing your card or hand delivering your card it will fit into one of our C6 envelopes so it is just perfect when all folded in to each other and I have added those little bow of bakers twine into the slots that I punched so that you know that you need to pull them to reveal the rest of your card.

I do hope you have enjoyed my project today and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Now is the time to head to the next very talented person on our journey of Daffodil Delight and this week you will be heading to Cathy I can't wait to see what she had created for us, her cards are always so elegant. Just hit the next blog button and you will go straight there.

If at any time the next blog button doesn't work please head to our amazing host and she will have a list of everyone participating this week in Daffodil Delight and you will be able to continue your hop from there: Cathy's Blog

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