Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake

 

This week, is week 19 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  Crumb Cake, a member of the Neutrals family of colours. Crumb Cake is a colour that I use quite often but not as the feature colour so it was somewhat of a challenge.

For my card this week I have chosen to  combine Crumb Cake with one of the newest In Colours, the beautiful Boho Blue, along with a little bit of Early Espresso, Old Olive and of course Basic White. I have also finally"broken out" the Seasonal Branches bundle.

The starting point was to stamp all of the feature images onto white card. The branch in Early Espresso, the leaves in Old Olive and the flowers in Boho Blue. These were then all die cut using their corresponding dies from the Seasonal Branches dies.

The cute little bird was stamped in Early Espresso and then coloured with Crumb Cake an Boho Blue Stampin Blends and die cut.

These were then all mounted onto a piece of white card cut using one of the circular Stylish Shapes dies. This was then mounted onto a piece of what I call the reverse side of one of the pieces of Fresh As A Daisy Designer Series Paper featuring Boho Blue. The photo below shows it in more detail. It has a "wash" of white through it to add to the contrast of it.

The sentiment is also from Seasonal Branches and has been stamped in Early Espresso and die cut using one of the circular dies from Radiating Stitches.

Each of the flower centres has a small Festive Pearl added. Apparently they are supposed to be green but to me they are quite blue especially on the Boho Blue flowers. 

Next in tonight's blog hop is the lovely fancy fold queen Sharon Davern. 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! Balmy Blue

 

This week, is week 10 in the Colour Creations blog hop and this week we start our journey through the existing Stampin' Up! core colours, working in alphabetical order. This week our feature colour is  Balmy Blue, a lovely soft blue that would be popular for baby boy cards. I on the other hand have chosen otherwise!

My inspiration for this week came from what I would call the reverse side of one of the pieces of Les Shoppes paper which features Balmy Blue, Night of Navy and Calypso Coral and I have to say I really love how these colours work together.

 

So as I said my starting point was the reverse side of the Les Shoppes paper which I embossed using the Exposed Brick 3D folder. I have then added a band of the Balmy Blue and White Double Stitched ribbon.

The Balmy Blue ring has been made using 2 of the Stylish Shapes dies. 

For the foliage I have used  the Timeless Arrangements dies and Balmy Blue, Night of Navy and Calypso Coral cardstock. 

The sentiment is also from Timeless Arrangements and has been stamped in Night of Navy and die cut using another of the Timeless Arrangements dies.

This photo shows a close up of the lovely embossing created by the Exposed Brick 3D folder.

Finally I have added a bow using the Balmy Blue and White Double Stitched ribbon and added a few of the Balmy Blue Iridescent Pastel Gems.

Next in tonight's blog hop is my lovely upline and dear friend Christine Blain.  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! Pecan Pie

 

This week, is week 9 in the Colour Creations blog hop and this week we finish our journey through the New Stampin' Up! core colours, working in alphabetical order. This week our feature colour is  Pecan Pie, a tan brown colour. I suppose one could say the colour of a Pecan nut!

So this week I thought it only natural to feature the beautiful new bundle Earthen Elegance Suite of products, which includes the Earthen Textures bundle, the Earthen Elegance paper and the gorgeous Natural Wavy Trim. I really love this bundle and all of it's entities as the foliage can be mixed and matched in so many ways with the earthenware which can be decorated in numerous ways with all of the different dies. The colour combination I have gone with is Pecan Pie, Pretty Peacock and Lost Lagoon.

My starting point was to play around with the various pot and foliage stamps and dies and then come up with the combination that appealed to me the most. In this case I have stamped the largest pot in Pretty Peacock onto the same coloured cardstock. The centre band decoration has been die cut using one of the Earthen Textures dies and a piece of Earthen Textures paper. 

The smaller pot has been stamped in Pecan Pie onto Pecan Pie cardstock and then die cut using the corresponding die. I have then embossed the pot using another of the dies from the same set. The top of the pot and handles has been die cut using Very Vanilla cardstock and then sponged with Pecan Pie ink using a sponge dauber.

The foliage on the larger pot has been stamped onto Very Vanilla uisng Pecan Pie ink and then die cut. For the smaller pot's foliage I have die cut the fronds using Lost Lagoon cardstock and then sponged with Pretty Peacock. All of this has then been mounted onto a piece of Earthen Textures paper that has been die cut using the largest of the Countryside Corners dies after being stamped using the marker to stamp technique. This has then been embossed using the Exposed Brick 3D folder.

 

This panel has then been mounted onto a piece of what I would call the reverse side of one of the Let's Go Fishing papers. Oh I have also added a band of the Wavy Trim under the pots. Finally this has been mounted onto Very Vanilla card and then Pecan Pie. 

The sentiment is also from the Earthen Textures stamp set and has been stamped in Pecan Pie onto Very Vanilla and then die cut using one of the Stylish Shapes dies.

Finally I have added a few copper coloured Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins.

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! Cherry Cobbler

 

This week, week 13 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 is Cherry Cobbler, is a member of the Regals colour group.

 

 

Cherry Cobbler is often used for Christmas cards but this week I was determined not to create one to featuring Cherry Cobbler. In a recent conversation with my upline, the Lovely Christine Blain, she mentioned how well Cherry Cobbler goes with Night Of Navy and that is the colour combo I have chosen, and added White and a small amount of Sahara Sand and Crushed Curry. I'm also getting in early for Father's Day!

 My starting point for this card was to cut 2 pieces of cardstock, one in Cherry Cobbler and one in Basic White and die cut them using the Deckled Rectangle dies in descending sizes. I then embossed the white piece using the Painted Texture embossing folder. I then die cut some more Cherry Cobbler cardstock using two of the circle dies from Stylish Shapes dies.

Next I stamped the solid lighthouse stamp from the Lighthouse Point stamp set in Night of Navy. I then stamped the bands across the Lighthouse in Versamark and embossed them in White. The stamp set Lighthouse Point also has a coordinating die set which includes one to die cut the Lighthouse. There is also a die for the light beam, which I have stamped using Crushed Curry. I have also stamped a couple of the rocks in Sahara Sand and die cut them using the coordinating die. 

For the sentiment I have used the  Father's Day sentiment from the Celebrating You stamp set and stamped this on Cherry Cobbler cardstock and embossed it with white embossing powder. I have then die cut it using one of the dies also from the Lighthouse dies. I have also added some Starry Sky and White Bakers twine around the band of the card and tied a Sailors knot in it. There is a close up photo of it below but it is a bit hard to make it out with the 2 colours in the twine. 

Finally I have added a couple of the White Classic Matte Dots to the sentiment panel.

Next in tonight's blog hop is the lovely Diane Furniss. 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, Coastal Cabana, a member of the Brights 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! Orchid Oasis

 

Welcome to a new round of The Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop for the 2022-2023 Stampin' Up! year. With a new Stampin' Up! catalogue comes a new set of In Colours and this year's colours are just beautiful. We are starting this year's round featuring the new In Colours, and this week's colour is the beautiful Orchid Oasis, which is a lovely purple colour. 

For my card this week I have teamed Orchid Oasis with Granny Apple Green and White to create a Mother's Day card. Mother's Day here in Australia is this weekend. I have also chosen to use one of the gorgeous new bundles from the new Annual Catalogue, Wisteria Wishes.

 It is a bit hard to tell from this photo but my starting point for my card was a piece of the reverse side of one of the pieces from the new Tea Boutique paper pack. I have then topped this with a piece of Basic White cardstock that has been embossed using the Timeworn Type embossing folder. Here is a close up of that. The reason I like it is that gives just a little bit of definition to the white cardstock without being overpowering.

 Then on to this I have mounted the flower heads, which look a little bit like Hollyhocks, and the flower stems with the leaves. These have been stamped using Orchid Oasis and Highland Heather for the flowers and Granny Apple Green for the leaves.

The sentiment has been stamped in Orchid Oasis and is from the Celebrating You stamp set. This has then been die cut using one of the dies from the new Stylish Shapes die set. I have also coloured some White Crinkled Seam Binding using the Orchid Oasis Stampin Blends. Finally a few Iridescent Rhinestones for some bling.

I really enjoyed creating this card and having a play with some of the gorgeous new products now available to purchases from the new Annual catalogue. As I lost my dear mother just over a year ago this card is currently winging it's way to my lovely Mother In Law in Queensland. 

Next in tonight's blog hop is my dear friend and upline Christine Blain. I am sure as always she will create a beautiful card.  

 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 Cathy Proctor's blog where you can see a full list of tonight's participants.

Don't forget to pop back next week when our feature colour will be another of the new In Colours, Parakeet Party.

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