Stampin' Up! Berry Burst

 

This week, is week 12 in the Colour Creations blog hop and this week we continue our journey through the existing Stampin' Up! core colours, working in alphabetical order. This week our feature colour is  Berry Burst, a returning In Colour that has now become a core colour. 

Berry Burst is as the name suggests a deep berry colour in particular Raspberry, which teams well with one of the new Core colours, Bubble Bath. I have also teamed it with a couple of greens, Granny Apple Green and Garden Green. I have also decided to ink up the stamp set Darling Details for the first time. 

You might notice that I have used the same embossing folder for this week's card as I did last week? I had prepared it for last week but then decided to change the size so I had this piece on my craft desk so decided to make it work for this week. 

I have mounted this onto a piece of the Soft Shimmer Specialty paper, in Berry Burst. I have then die cut a piece of the Bright and Beautiful DSP using the largest of the Broderie Anglaise type frame and mounted this onto the White cardstock that has been embossed with one of the 3D Basics folders. 

I have then stamped a variety of flowers and leaves using Berry Burst, Bubble Bath, Granny Apple Green and Garden Green. Darling Details is a "Distinktive" stamp, meaning that it is a 2 step process of the "mottled" type background and then an outline stamp. All of the images have been stamped onto White cardstock and the outline in Versamark and then embossed in White. They have then all been die cut using the corresponding dies. I have also added a Wink of Stella to the flower centres.

The sentiment, from Go to Greetings has been stamped onto Berry Burst cardstock and embossed in White and then die cut using the label from Meadow Dies. 

Finally I've added a couple of the gorgeous Tinsel Gems Four Pack in Berry Burst. 

I've also added another flower, stamped in Berry Burst and Bubble Bath to the inside of the card, along with a couple of leaf sprigs in Granny Apple Green.

 

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

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As always enjoy your week.

Theresa 

 

Stampin' Up! Lemon Lolly

 

This week, is week 8 in the Colour Creations blog hop and this week we continue our journey through the New Stampin' Up! core colours, working in alphabetical order. This week our feature colour is the lovely Lemon Lolly, a beautiful as the name suggests pale lemon colour. Like last week's new Core Colour, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly is also perfect for baby cards but also for floral cards, whichn is what I have chosen.

 This week I have chosen to finally "break open" the Cheerful Daisies bundle and revisit a technique that I haven't done for ages in watercolouring. I have chosen to pair Lemon Lolly with Parakeet Party and a little bit of Calypso Coral. 

My starting point was to stamp the largest and smallest of the Daisy outline images in Versamark onto Watercolour Paper and then emboss them in white. I have coloured all of the petals using WaterPainters and Lemon Lolly ink to start with and then added the flower centres and inner highlights using Calypso Coral. These flowers once dry were then die cut using the matching dies from the Cheerful Daisies dies. 

These daisies have then been adhered to a piece of White cardstock that has been embossed using my favourite of the Basics 3D embossing folders and die cut using one of the Radiating Stitiches dies. 

 I have popped a couple of the sprigs behind the Daisies, that have been die cut using one of the Cheerful Daisies dies and Parakeet Party cardstock.

This has then all been mounted onto a piece of Bright and Beautiful paper that features Lemon Lolly, and has also been die cut using the largest of the Radiating Stitches dies. Finally this has been mounted onto thick White cardstock.

The sentiment is from another favourite, Go To Greetings, and has been stamped in Parakeet Party and die cut using another of the Cheerful Daisies dies.  

Finally I have added a couple of Brushed Brass Butterflies. 

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

 

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As always enjoy your week.

Theresa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Sahara Sand

 

This week, week 44 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  Sahara Sand, which is a member of the Neutrals colour group.

 It's funny how when you start to plan what you are going to create you have a certain idea in your head and then once you get going that idea can completely change. Well that is exactly what happened this week when I was planning my Sahara Sand card. Originally I was going to white emboss an image onto Sahara Sand cardstock and then colour it with ink and Blender Pens. Well as you can see from the image below that is definitely not what I ended up with!

I've started with a piece of the Fancy Flora DSP and then added an overlay using the largest of the Two Tone Flora dies and Basic White cardstock. I love the effect of the DSP showing through the cut out pieces. 

I've then added a 2 step flower from the Two Tone Flora stamp set and Pale Papaya ink. The outline image is full strength and the fill is stamped off first. 

I have also added a couple of leaf sprigs that have been stamped in Evening Evergreen onto Soft Succulent cardstock. 

The sentiment is from my favourite Go To Greetings and has been embossed in gold on Basic White cardstock and then matted onto Sahara Sand cardstock. Both have been die cut using the Something Fancy dies.

Finally a gold bow using Gold Simply Elegant Trim and a few Gold Pearls(retired).

As I had a strip of the Fancy Flora DSP leftover I have used one of the Elegant Borders dies  and added it to the inside of the card. 

Next in tonight's blog hop is our lovely host Cathy Proctor. I look forward to seeing this week's beautiful 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 where you can see a full list of tonight's participants.

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As always enjoy your week.

Theresa

 

Stampin' Up! Pumpkin Pie

 

This week, week 41 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  Pumpkin Pie, which is a member of the Regals colour group.

 

I hate to admit it but Pumpkin Pie is one of my least favourite of the Stampin'Up! colours as well as being one of the colours I use the least. When looking for inspiration for this week I came across the colour combination of Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Crumb Cake. I think it was Brian King who suggested it. I also finally decided to "break open" the Cottage Rose bundle.

 The starting point was to colour a piece of the Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper using Stampin Blends in Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Crumb Cake.

The top piece of Crumb Cake cardstock has been die cut using one of the dies from the Cottage Flowers dies and then embossed using one of the NEW Online only Basics Embossing Folders. This is a pack of 3 embossing folders, the crosshatch, dots and lattice which are only available to purchase online for as long as they are available. I have to say I really love this crosshatch one that I have used. 

I have then placed the Crumb Cake cardstock over the coloured DSP aligning the cut outs with the coloured flowers. 

The sentiment is from Go To Greetings and has been die cut using one of the dies from the Hydrangea dies.

I have added a bow using Linen Thread doubled up. 

Continuing my aim for this year I have also embellished the inside of the card. I have coloured and die cut a couple more of the stamps from Cottage Rose and adhered these to a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock that has been die cut using the largest of the Deckled Rectangle dies. 

Next in tonight's blog hop is our lovely host Cathy Proctor. I look forward to seeing this week's beautiful 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 where you can see a full list of tonight's participants.

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As always enjoy your week.

Theresa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Daffodil Delight

 

This week, week 17 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  Daffodil Delight, is a member of the Brights colour group and is a lovely sunshiny yellow colour. 

This week I decided it was time to finally ink up the stamp set Fresh Cut Flowers as next month Stampin' Up are offering a promotion involving coordinating dies for this stamp set and a few others, so for those who prefer not to fussy cut, this is a perfect alternate. I have chosen to pair Daffodil Delight with White and Old Olive which is an old favourite colour combination for me.  I have also used this card to "break open" my new Split Card Textures dies.

My first point for this card was to stamp the floral image in Memento Black and then colour it using Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Stampin' Blends. I then die cut this image using the coordinating die. Whilst I had the die set out, I also die cut a couple of the sprigs in Old Olive and Daffodil Delight to mount behind the floral image. 

One of the other dies in the Fresh Cut Stems Dies is the herringbone type die that I have used on the edge of the card. 

Next I have die cut a piece of Basic White cardstock using one of the Split card Textures dies and adhered this to a piece of the Design a Daydream Host Designer Series Paper. I have then glued all of the Floral and sprig images to this.

The sentiment is from the very useful stamp set Go To Greetings and has been stamped in Old Olive and then die cut using one of the dies from the Holly Berry dies.

Finally I have added a few Glossy Dots in Daffodil Delight and small bow in Old Olive from the Twill Ribbon Combo pack. 

Next in tonight's blog hop is the lovely 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, Early Espresso, a member of the Neutrals 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

Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake

 

This week, week 15 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  Crumb Cake, is a member of the Neutrals colour group.

 

For my card this week I have chosen to team Crumb Cake up with Balmy Blue and Very Vanilla and a hint of Old Olive and Copper. Unfortunately of late I have had to turn to my stash of Condolence cards and so am needing to replenish it. This card doesn't necessarily need to be used for Condolences but can also be used just to let someone know they are in your thoughts.

 

My starting point for this card was to choose a piece of the Abigail Rose paper and colour it using Stampin Blends of Balmy Blue and Old Olive. I then thought that this paper was a bit "flat"so decided to emboss it using the subtle Timeworn Type embossing folder to give it a bit more texture. 

I have then die cut some twig stems from the Meadow dies using Crumb cake cardstock. For the floral stem I die cut it using Very Vanilla and then coloured it using Old Olive and Balmy Blue Stampin Blends.

The sentiment is from the relatively new Go To Greeting stamp set and I have stamped it on to Crumb Cake cardstock and then embossed it using Copper powder. I have also used another of the Meadow dies to die cut the sentiment. When photographing the card as a whole I found it very hard to capture the copper embossing so here is a close up instead.

Finally I have added a bow using the Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake Bakers Twine from the Bakers Twine Essentials pack, and coordinating with the sentiment panel added a few Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots in Copper. 

Next in tonight's blog hop is the lovely Rachel Palmieri. 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 Protor'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, Crushed Curry, 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