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Wednesday, 14 October 2020

Week 20 - Colour Creations Showcase - " Gray Granite"

Well today is a gorgeous sunny spring day in Melbourne, Australia. I hope you have been able to get out and enjoy some sunshine if you are in lockdown like we are and have some gorgeous sunshine. I have a bit of a migraine today so the sunshine although lovely is not great on my eyes. I only mention that as you will see when you see my card that I dropped my stamp on my finished card as I went to clean it. I didn't have the strength to remake it so just ignore the splodge! 😂😢

This week Gray Granite!

I have kept my palette very simple and clean today trying to practice for our monthly creative showcase where we will be using only 5 products. I am not know for using a few number of products. My colours were Gray Granite, Mint Macaron and Whisper White.

I chose to use Mint Macaron with the Gray Granite because I had finally after a couple of years looking at the Very Versailles stamp set, bit the bullet and bought it! I do that, do you? Look at things you love and then leave it too long and they aren't there anymore. Well I thought NO! I am not going to do that with this stamp set I am going to get it.

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So as you can see with just this stamp set a couple of different coloured pieces of card stock and the matching ink you can make a very pretty card. I don't know why I waited so long to get this stamp set.

So with the Gray Granite card base I added an extra layer and popped that up on dimensionals and if you have limited supplies this is a great way to add interest and dimension to your cards. Normally I use very thing borders on my matting but as I was using only 2 or 3 colours I made the matt wider to highlight the colour.

I stamped the images in gray granite on the whisper white card stock first then the leaves in mint macaron before wrapping the braided linen trim around the card and adhering to the card base. I stamped the sentiment in Mint Macaron and cut it out with the Stitched Shapes dies and popped it up on some dimensionals as well. I had to add some bling and for this stamp set that is quite the vintage look the elegant faceted gems were just the thing.

You can see that having this stamp set is one you should invest in for quick easy collage type cards and make sure you move your card away from your stamps when you are cleaning them so you don't drop them onto your finished project! Just a little hint from me!

If you have any questions about todays project or if you would like to purchase the products to make this quick and easy project do not hesitate to contact me.

Ok my friends the fun doesn't stop here please head on over to the lovely Cathy's blog the host of our Colour Creations Showcase to find the list of the very creative ladies taking part in this weeks colour of Gray Granite: Cathy' Blog

These are the products I used in today's project:

Product List

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

Wednesday, 23 September 2020

Week 17 - AWH Colour Creations Showcase - "Garden Green"

Welcome to week 17 of our Colour Creations Showcase. Tonight we are showcasing one of the gorgeous green colours that Stampin' Up! has for you to choose from when making your projects.

This Week Garden Green

Well for my card this week I wanted to try something different. I googled..... yes I googled green flowers and actually found quite a few. I knew there were some other than succulents but I wanted to check to see if stamping my daisy was too far out there! No not really.

Granted this is more Granny Apple Green in colour but I went for it anyway.

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I chose to do quite a monochromatic card with just a hint of colour to represent the sunset!

When I had finished I almost thought ok now the colours are reminding me of some of the houses that my hubby and I looked at when we were trying to buy our house and the kitchens were stuck in the 70's and 80's. You know what I mean! 😂😂

Apart from the colour that you can't not see now! This card has lots of fun elements. Beautiful Garden Green stamped daisies that have been punched out with the Daisy Punch and the Medium Daisy Punch. I decided to do 3 of each size to make it a lush and full bloom. I adhered them together with Stampin' Seal and then added a mini dimensional between the smaller daisy and the larger daisy!

Hans Christian Anderson is quoted as saying "Living is not enough, one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower" I think my flower needed a little bling with the gold glitter enamel dots and Wink of Stella as well!

I have used the Subtles 3D embossing folder to add some texture and interest to the white space of the card and do you see the circle that I have cut out. I have used the largest of the Stitched shaped Dies and even though you can't see the stitching here I will have a stitched circle ready to go for another project.

I have added the gorgeous leaves cut from Forever Flourishing dies in Garden Green card stock behind the daisy and over lapping my sunset that can be made by popping a piece of Artistry Blooms DSP behind my peekaboo window! It almost reminds me of a scene in the Roger's and Hammerstein Musical South Pacific! Not sure why maybe the cover of the movie. I have been singing "I'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair" all afternoon! 😂

Our beautiful Brass foil was just perfect for this card and I have used the Well Written dies for the word "Friend" and the "butterfly" I first adhered the foil onto the adhesive sheet before putting them through the Emboss & Cut machine and it is just perfect for this thing. You need to get some of those sheets if you haven't already!

Well my time is up for living in the 60's, 70's and 80's so if you have any Stampin' Up! needs or would like to purchase the products to make this card. It is really quick to make. Please contact me. Don't forget the 24hr Stamp sale has just under 2 hours to go so be quick if you still need to get something on your wish list.

Please head over to my friend and always creative Catherine Proctor's blog as she is the host of our Colour Creations Showcase each week. I love what Catherine creates each week and I look forward to seeing her creations and the rest of the Art With Heart team that participate so I can be inspired: Cathy's Blog When you are there and see the list just right click on each name to open them in a new window or tab so that you don't have to go back to Cathy's page to find the next name on the list. Happy Showcase everyone!

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