Colour Creations Blog Hop - Week 12 - Calypso Coral

 

Welcome to week 12 of the colour creations blog hop. This week we are looking at Calypso Coral, a colour I think my Dad would say is one of his favourite colours! I know, I don't understand it but maybe it reminds him of fishing! Stay with me it reminds him of the gorgeous inside of a salmon maybe! Ok Now that you have had a good laugh, I still say it is his favourite colour I just don't know why!

Yes, well I think I will continue my theme of Pretty Prints cards and use that gorgeous DSP as there are 4 sheets of Calypso Coral in this pack and I have already used up all of the Blackberry Bliss so I had better used the other colours so I can buy some more to get more blackberry bliss.

So today I have for you a fancy fold. Oh yes that is correct back to a fancy fold!

I have a normal card base size fold in half and then fold the front back on itself to create a "z"

On the card base of Calypso Coral I have layered the Pretty Prints DSP then added the Basic White inside after stamping the sentiment. Then I used my take a pick tool to make a small through the layers in the back of the card for the gray granite shimmer ribbon to go through.

On the front of the card you I have attached the focal panel with dimensionals over the ribbon.

Make sure sure you have enough ribbon so when you open the card it doesn't run away through the card and you can't find the ribbon.

The front focal panel is a layer of of Calypso Coral Card and a layer of Sun Prints DSP that is Gray Granite and so pretty.

For the decoration I have used the stamps and dies from the Nature's Prints Bundle.

I used the to wreath die and cut that out in Basic White and it looks oh so gorgeous and then I stamped the flower 3 times and cut it out with the dies and coloured them with the Stampin' Blends in Calypso Coral. I stamped the large leaf in Old Olive and cut it out with the dies. I then cut them up so that I could make my little flower arrangement.

I have added a sentiment on the front as well as on the inside that I think go so well together. I have cut it out using the Stylish Shapes dies and then a little banner in Calypso Coral using the same dies behind it and popped up on dimensionals. Hey don't forget to add some bling to the centre of the flowers.

Now is the time to head to the next person on our Calypso Coral journey and today you will head to the talented Rosa Leyden, I can't wait to see what she has come up with for our colour challenge this week.

If you have an issue with a broken link please head to our host Cathy Proctor she has the list of those participating each week. Thanks for all the work each week Cathy: Cathy's Blog

If you have any questions on how to construct this fancy fold or would like to get your hands on these wonderful DSP's and the Nature's Prints Bundle please contact me.

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

Colour Creations Blog Hop - Week 3 - 2022-23 - Starry Sky

For week 3 we are looking at the new In Color Starry Sky. It is a lovely blue.

I think it will get used quite a lot in the next 2 years with Night of Navy and Pacific point as it's companions. I say this as I have chosen to use the colour palette of the Sun Prints Designer Series Paper for my card tonight. It can be found on page 90-91 and 134 of the New 2022-23 Annual Catalogue.

I then wanted to work out what green would go with Starry Sky and again Stampin' Up! has done all the work for me with the colour chart.

Now all I had to do was stamp.

I needed to do a male birthday card and when I saw these gorgeous papers I thought this was the one out of it that would work. It was kind of paint splattered so I then thought I would take out the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder and put the DSP through the Cut & Emboss machine and it come out great.

Even though the pallet of the DSP says Gray Granite I picked up Sahara Sand to use and I like it as well with these colours so that was a happy accident. How good does the Old Olive and Starry Sky look stamped on Sahara Sand! The DSP looks fabulous embossed in the Painted Texture makes it really look like paint!

I told my daughter I was doing a male birthday card and she said she liked it so it could be an anyone birthday card. Now those leaves I stamped them from the Sending Smiles stamp set and used the Sending Dies to cut them out. I Stamped the Happy Birthday from the Peaceful Moments in Starry Sky ink and cut it out with the layering circle dies and a layer of Starry Sky scalloped circle behind it. To add a little bling because guys can have bling too I added the Matt In Color decorative dots and the In Color Metallic Woven Ribbon both in Starry Sky. All of this is layered on a base of Starry Sky Card Base.

If you would like to contact me to get your hands on these fantastic new products, to have a play, or the new Annual Catalogue please do not hesitate to contact me.

Now is the time to head over to the next person on our journey around the Starry Sky, I can't wait to see what the lovely Christine Blain has for us, she is the queen of using designer series paper and she has fantastic male cards as well so always look forward to her creations each week. Just click on the next blog button and you will be taken straight there.

If for any reason on your journey around the Starry Sky blog hop a link is broken please head to our lovely weekly host Cathy Proctor and she will have a list of all those participating and you will be about to continue your journey around the Starry Sky: Cathy's Blog.

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