Stampin' Up! Night Of Navy

 

This week, week 32 in the Colour Creations blog hop we continue our journey  featuring all of the Core Stampin' Up! colours, in alphabetical order. This week's feature colour  Night of Navy, is another member of the Neutrals colour group, and as the name suggests is a dark blue colour.

 I have teamed Night of Navy with the very regal gold and Very Vanilla to create a Christmas card. I just love the combination of gold and Navy. 

I started by embossing a piece of Night of Navy cardstock using the Fern 3D embossing folder as I thought it went nicely with the large pine needle die cut from the Christmas Pinecone dies. I have used some of the Gold Glimmer paper for this. To make it easier to adhere to the Night of Navy background I have used a piece of the adhesive sheet. 

I have tied a piece of the Very Vanilla dn Gold ribbon around the band of the card as well as created a bow using the same ribbon. 

The sentiment is from Christmas to Remember and has been embossed using Gold embossing powder. It has then been die cut using one of the dies from Seasonal Labels. I have also cut a second one using Night of Navy cardstock to create a second frame on each of the ends of the sentiment panel.

Finally I have added a few Gold Adhesive Backed Pearls to the background and also to the sentiment panel. Next in tonight's blog hop is our lovely host  Cathy Proctor . I look forward to seeing her lovely creation. 

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Theresa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Mossy Meadow

 

This week, week 31 in the Colour Creations blog hop we continue our journey  featuring all of the Core Stampin' Up! colours, in alphabetical order. This week's feature colour  Mossy Meadow, is a member of the Neutrals colour group, and is a dark olive green colour and I have teamed it with Flirty Flamingo.

For my card this week I have decided to return to a favourite bundle of mine, Honeybee.

Although you can't really see it from the photo of my card, the starting point was to softly colour the Hive Embossing folder using a Blending Brush and a Flirty Flamingo inkpad just to soften the starkness of the white cardstock. 

I have then stamped several of the floral sprays using Black Memento and coloured them with Mossy Meadow and Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends. I have also die cut a couple of the reeds using Mossy Meadow cardstock. 

This has all been arranged on top of some wound Linen Thread. The sentiment is also from the Honeybee Home stamp set and has been stamped in Mossy Meadow and then die cut using one of the Meadow dies.

Finally I have added a few Iridescent Rhinestone Jewels to also break up the starkness of the Basic White cardstock.

Next in tonight's blog hop is the lovely Andrea Sargent. I look forward to seeing her lovely creation.  

If the "next" button link is not working or you would like to see a full list of participants then you can hop over to our host Cathy Proctor's blog where you can see a full list of tonight's participants.

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As always enjoy your week.

Theresa

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Mint Macaron

 

This week, week 30 in the Colour Creations blog hop we continue our journey  featuring all of the Core Stampin' Up! colours, in alphabetical order. This week's feature colour  Mint Macaron, is a member of the Subtles colour group, and as the name suggests is a pale mint green colour.

 I have been a bit time poor this week as I have had a family member in hospital and have spent my days back and forward to the hospital but thankfully by the time you read this they will be home again. Being time poor I have chosen to go with a layout I have used a similar layout to one I have used here. I have teamed Mint Macaron with White and Pale Papaya.

The background paper is from the Design a Daydream host Designer Paper and I have topped it with a piece of Basic White cardstock that has been embossed using the Stitched Greenery die and then die cut using one of the Split Card Textures dies.

The Floral Sprays are from the Framed Florets bundle and have been coloured using both Mint Macaron and Pale Papaya Stampin Blends. The sprays have been die cut using the matching dies from the Framed Florets dies.

The sentiment is from Go To Greetings and has been embossed in white on Mint Macaron cardstock and then die cut using one of the Tailor Made Tags dies.

Finally I have added a bow using the Pale Papaya Open Weave ribbon. After taking the photo I also added a couple of gems but ran out of time to photograph the card again.  So you'll just have to use your imagination. 

Next in tonight's blog hop is our lovely host Cathy Proctor. I look forward to seeing her lovely creation.  

If the "next" button link is not working or you would like to see a full list of participants then you can hop over to our host  Cathy Proctor's blog where you can see a full list of tonight's participants.

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As always enjoy your week.

Theresa

Stampin' Up! Merry Merlot

 

This week, week 29 in the Colour Creations blog hop we continue our journey  featuring all of the Core Stampin' Up! colours, in alphabetical order. This week's feature colour  Merry Merlot, is a member of the Neutrals colour group, which I don't quite understand why and is as the colour suggests, like a glass of Merlot, a deep burgundy.

 As I have had to miss the last few weeks of the Heart Of Christmas blog hop I have decided to supplement my Christmas card stash with this week's Colour Creations blog hop card featuring Merry Merlot. I have teamed Merry Merlot with Basic White and a hint of Evening Evergreen to create a Christmas card using the Merriest Moments bundle, which until the 18th November you can get the stamp set for 15% off and the corresponding Embossing folder for 20% off!

The Merry Merlot background cardstock has been embossed using one of the Wintry 3D embossing folders. I have used Basic White cardstock along with the Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder to create the feature panel. This involves first of embossing the design and then die cutting it with the matching die. 

The sentiment panel has been cut using one of the dies from the same die set and has been popped up on Merry Merlot cardstock.

The Poinsettia in the top left hand corner has been stamped in Merry Merlot and die cut with the corresponding dies and the foliage has been done in the same way using Evening Evergreen.

I thought that the plain white cardstock was a bit too bland and so have added some Wink Of Stella to accentuate the foliage veins. You can see it better in the close up below as well as the embossing of the Merry Merlot background.

Finally I have added some Gold Festive Pearls to the centre of the Poinsettia and some Evening Evergreen Opal Rounds to the sentiment panel.

Next in tonight's blog hop is our lovely host Cathy Proctor. I look forward to seeing her lovely creation.  

 

If the "next" button link is not working or you would like to see a full list of participants then you can hop over to our host Cathy Proctor's blog where you can see a full list of tonight's participants.

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As always enjoy your week.

Theresa

Stampin' Up! Melon Mambo

 

This week, week 28 in the Colour Creations blog hop we continue our journey  featuring all of the Core Stampin' Up! colours, in alphabetical order. This week's feature colour  Melon Mambo, is a member of the Brights colour group and is a lovely bright pink colour.

 

When planning this weeks card I had in mind that I wanted it to be bright and happy as I had the recipient in mind. I have chosen to combine Melon Mambo with Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight and Coastal Cabana. All lovely happy bright colours. 

I have adhered a piece of the "reverse" side of Hues Of Happiness paper to thick Basic White cardstock. I have then added a piece of Basic White cardstock that has been embossed using one of the Lets Celebrate Embossing Folders that features the words Happy Birthday in lots of different languages. 

I have then stamped lots of balloons from the Celebrate With Tags stamp set in Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight and Coastal Cabana and then die cut them using the corresponding die from the Celebrating Tags Dies.

The sentiment is also from the Celebrate with Tags stamp set and has been stamped in Melon Mambo and then die cut using another of the dies from the Celebrating Tags dies.

I have coloured some white Crinkled Seam Binding using Stampin Blends in Melon Mambo and added a bow to look like it is holding the bunch of balloons together.  Finally I have added a couple of Glossy Dots in Melon Mambo.

Next in tonight's blog hop is our lovely host Cathy Proctor. I look forward to seeing her lovely creation.   

 If the "next" button link is not working or you would like to see a full list of participants then you can hop over to our host  Cathy Proctor's blog where you can see a full list of tonight's participants.

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As always enjoy your week.

Theresa

 

Stampin' Up! Highland Heather

 

This week, week 26 in the Colour Creations blog hop we continue our journey  featuring all of the Core Stampin' Up! colours, in alphabetical order. This week's feature colour  Highland Heather, is a member of the Subtles colour group and as the name suggests is a purple colour.

It's been a few weeks since I last participated in the blog hop as I've been busy holidaying in Darwin and celebrating our son's University graduation. 

 

One of the benefits of being a Stampin' Up Demonstrator is that we have access to upcoming new products before everyone else. This week I have chosen to feature some new upcoming stamps and coordinating dies which will be available to purchase from November 1st, called Framed Florets. The bundle consists of floral and greenery stamps with corresponding dies as well as frame dies and who doesn't love a frame die?

The floral images have been stamped in Black Memento and then coloured using Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends. I have then die cut them using the corresponding dies. Yay no fussy cutting required!

I have used Highland Heather cardstock on top of Thick Basic White cardstock for the base. To break up the base a bit I have stamped some of the leaf images in Highland Heather. The Basic White cardstock has been embossed using the Painted Texture Embossing folder and then die cut using the beautiful oval heart die from the Framed Floret dies. It has then been die cut again using one of the Deckled Rectangle dies. It's a bit hard to see the embossing in the photo above but this close up should show it in more detail.

 The inner oval has been die cut using another of the frame dies from the Framed Floret dies. 

The sentiment is also from the Framed Floret stamp set and has been stamped in Gorgeous Grape to be a bit bolder than Highland Heather. 

Finally I have added some Pastel Pearls and coloured some Iridescent Pearls to the flower centres and the sentiment panel. 

Next in tonight's blog hop is the talented Rachel Woollard. I look forward to seeing her lovely creation.  

 If the "next" button link is not working or you would like to see a full list of participants then you can hop over to our host Cathy Proctor's blog where you can see a full list of tonight's participants.

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As always enjoy your week.

Theresa

Heart of Christmas Week 17

 

Welcome to Week 17 of the Art With Heart Heart of Christmas. This year we will be hopping weekly until the end of November, so hopefully we can provide you with some festive inspiration. Our host for this week's blog hop is once again Sharon Davern.

It's been a few weeks since I last participated in the blog hop as I've been busy holidaying in Darwin and celebrating our son's University graduation. 

For my card this week I have once again used the beautiful Lights Aglow Specialty paper along with the coordinating Christmas Lights bundle and the Brightest Glow bundle. In particular I wanted to use the non-traditional piece of Lights Aglow paper featuring black. 

 

I started by stamping a couple of the largest snowflakes in Versamark from the Christmas Lights stamp set and then embossing them with gold. I then die cut these using the corresponding die from the Twinkling Lights dies along with another using Gold Glimmer paper.

I have then mounted these onto the Lights Aglow paper featuring black and mounted all of this on to a piece of Gold Glimmer paper. 

The sentiment from Brightest Glow has been gold embossed onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and then die cut using one of the Labels Aglow dies.

I have then threaded some of the Gold and Vanilla Satin Edged Ribbon through the ends of the sentiment panel and wrapped it around the band of the card. All of this has then been mounted onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.

Finally I have added a few Gold Festive Pearls for some bling.

Next on tonight's blog hop is the talented  and enabler Christine Blain. Click on the button below and it should take you to her blog where you can see her lovely Christmas creation.

 If the button link is not working or you would like to see the entire list of participants go to Sharon Davern's blog.

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Enjoy your week.

Theresa

 

 

Stampin' Up! Garden Green

 

This week, week 22 in the Colour Creations blog hop we continue our journey  featuring all of the Core Stampin' Up! colours, in alphabetical order. This week's feature colour  Garden Green, is a member of the Regals colour group.

 From the outset this week I was very clear that I wanted to finally break open the Potted Geraniums bundle. It seemed the perfect foliage for Garden Green. I have chosen to pair it with Granny Apple Green and Blushing Bride and Flirty Flamingo. 

My starting point for the card was to stamp and die cut all of the parts to the Potted Geranium. For the pot I have used Crumb Cake and Soft Suede. For the foliage, as mentioned I have used Garden Green and Granny Green Apple and for the flowers, Blushing Bride and Flirty Flamingo. In each case the lighter colour is stamped first and the darker second. 

The Potted Geranium has then been mounted onto a piece of Basic White cardstock that has been die cut using one of the Picture This dies and then embossed using the Brick and Mortar embossing folder. I have tried in the photo below show the embossing but it doesn't appear to be that clear. 

This has then been mounted onto a piece of Gingham Cottage paper that features Garden Green. Initially I had removed all of the cut outs but I thought it made the background a bit too bold so I placed the middle cut out back in. This has then been mounted onto a piece of Thick White cardstock.

The sentiment has been stamped in Flirty Flamingo and then die cut using one of the dies from the Geranium dies. I really love this frame. 

Finally I have added a few Brushed Brass Butterflies and a bow using White Bakers Twine.

Next in tonight's blog hop is our talented host Cathy Proctor. I look forward to seeing her lovely creation.  

 

 If the "next" button link is not working or you would like to see a full list of participants then you can hop over to our host  Catherine Proctor where you can see a full list of tonight's participants.

As always if you live in Australia and would like to know more about Stampin' Up! or would like to purchase some of the products then click on the Facebook tab at the top of the page and send me a message.

As always enjoy your week.

Theresa

Heart of Christmas Week 13

Welcome to Week 13 of the Art With Heart Heart of Christmas. This year we will be hopping weekly until the end of November, so hopefully we can provide you with some festive inspiration. Our host for this week's blog hop is once again Sharon Davern.

This week I have decided that I had to get a move on and use the fabulous Tree Trimming dies before they are no longer available to purchase. I have also been loving the Lights Aglow paper so have continued using it in this week's card.

 I started by stamping the tree from the Trimming the Tree stamp set in both Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent. I then die cut it using the dies from the Tree Trimming die set. The smaller of the dies actually adds texture to the tree but it is a bit hard to see that in this photo.

The tree basket also has a die for it and I have used Soft Suede cardstock for this. 

I have then adhered some Gold Glimmer paper to a piece of Adhesive Sheet and then die cut the ornaments and star for the tree. This has all been popped onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock that has been cut using one of the Deckled Rectangle dies, using Dimensionals. 

I have then die cut some Distressed Gold Specialty paper using one of the corner sets of dies from Fabulous Frames dies. The photo below shows the frames in closer detail. 

 
 This has then all been mounted onto a piece of the Lights Aglow paper.

The sentiment  is from the Trimming the Tree stamp set and has been stamped in Versamark and embossed in Gold. This has then been die cut using one of the frame dies from the Tree Trimming Dies. I have posted a closer photo below to show the lovely detail in the frame die.

 Finally I have added some Gold Adhesive Backed Pearls to both the corner frames and sentiment panel. 

 Next on tonight's blog hop is the talented Andrea Sargent. Click on the button below and it should take you to her blog where you can see her lovely Christmas creation.

 If the button link is not working or you would like to see the entire list of participants go to Sharon Davern's blog.

If you live in Australia and would like to know more about Stampin' Up! or to purchase products from me then click on my Facebook button above and send me a message and I would be more than happy to help.

Enjoy your week.

Theresa

Stampin' Up! Fresh Freesia

 

This week, week 21 in the Colour Creations blog hop we continue our journey  featuring all of the Core Stampin' Up! colours, in alphabetical order. This week's feature colour  Fresh Freesia, is a member of the In Colours colour group for 2021-23.

I started this card not really knowing what direction I was going to take but that I wanted to colour  piece of the Perfectly Penciled Paper using Fresh Freesia and one of the In Colours from this year, Parakeet Party. I then went searching on Pinterest for a layout that would work and came across this one.

Here is my version of the sketch featuring Fresh Freesia, and added in Parakeet Party.

I have mounted the coloured piece of Perfectly Penciled paper onto one of the reverse sides of Butterfly Kisses, featuring Fresh Freesia.

The central and focal point of my card is an image from Blessings of Home that has been coloured using Fresh Freesia and Parakeet Party Stampin Blends and then die cut with the corresponding die. 

I have mounted this onto a piece of Basic White cardstock that I have die cut using one of the Painted Labels dies and then embossed using the "Splatter"folder of the Stripes and Splatters Embossing folders.

This has then been mounted onto another reverse sided piece of Butterfly Kisses that has been die cut using one of the Deckled Rectangle dies.

I have added a couple of die cuts from Flowers of Home dies to the left side of this panel and few Loose Flower Flourishes to the right.

The sentiment is also from Blessings of Home and has been stamped onto Fresh Freesia cardstock and embossed in White. Finally it was die cut using one of the Sending dies.

Next in tonight's blog hop is my talented upline Christine Blain. I look forward to seeing her lovely creation.  

 If the "next" button link is not working or you would like to see a full list of participants then you can hop over to our host   Cathy Proctor's blog where you can see a full list of tonight's participants.

Don't forget to pop back next week when when we will be featuring the next Core colour in our journey, Garden Green, a member of the Regals Colour Group.

As always if you live in Australia and would like to know more about Stampin' Up! or would like to purchase some of the products then click on the Facebook tab at the top of the page and send me a message.

As always enjoy your week.

Theresa

Heart of Christmas Week 12

 

Welcome to Week12 of the Art With Heart Heart of Christmas. This year we will be hopping weekly until the end of November, so hopefully we can provide you with some festive inspiration. Our host for this week's blog hop is the lovely Tina Gillespie. 

Following on from last week's blog whilst I had the Decorated  Pines dies out I decided to create another card. This time featuring the bell shaped die. I have also continued to use the gorgeous Lights Aglow paper.

Once again I have die cut the feature shape using the Gold Glimmer paper and have used Cherry Cobbler cardstock for the infill. I have also die cut the bow from Gold Glimmer paper.

I have mounted all of this onto Very Vanilla cardstock that has been die cut using one of the Fabulous Frames dies. The greeting, from the Decorated With Happiness stamp set has been stamped directly onto the frame and embossed using Gold embossing powder.

This has then all been mounted onto a piece of the Lights Aglow Specialty Paper and then onto a piece of the Distressed Gold Specialty Paper and finally onto Very Vanilla cardstock. 

I have added a band and bow using Gold and Vanilla Satin Edged Ribbon and added a few of the Gold Adhesive Backed Pearls.

Next on tonight's blog hop is the talented Kate Morgan. Click on the button below and it should take you to her blog where you can see her lovely Christmas creation.

If the button link is not working or you would like to see the entire list of participants go to Tina Gillespie's blog.

If you live in Australia and would like to know more about Stampin' Up! or to purchase products from me then click on my Facebook button above and send me a message and I would be more than happy to help.

Enjoy your week.

Theresa