Stampin' Up! Blackberry Bliss

 

Welcome to a Week 11 of the Colour Creations Showcase blog hop. This week we continue our journey through the remaining Stampin' Up! core colours, working in alphabetical order, with this week's feature colour being Blackberry Bliss. Strangely enough but Blackberry Bliss is a member of the Neutrals group of colours and is a very deep Violet colour, between Gorgeous Grape and Moody Mauve on the colour wheel.

 

 This week the bundle I have chosen to feature is Flowers of Beauty which consists of a stamp set with matching dies. To coordinate with Blackberry Bliss I have chosen Fresh Freesia and for the greenery I have chosen Mossy Meadow and Old Olive. 

For the card base a piece of the "reverse" side of a piece of Thoughtful Journey has been stamped using one of the floral outlines and Blackberry Bliss ink. 

The White card base has been embossed using the Cute Crochet 3D Embossing Folder. Check out the lovely detail in the photo below.

For the floral spray, pieces of Blackberry Bliss and Old Olive card have been die cut using dies from the Flowers Of Beauty dies. For the top sprig White card was stamped using Old Olive and Mossy Meadow inks and 2 step stamps from the Flowers of Beauty stamp set, for the greenery. For the flowers on top of the greenery, Blackberry Bliss and Fresh Freesia inks were stamped using the 2 step stamps also from the Flowers of Beauty stamp set. a little bit of Wink Of Stella was added to the flower centres.

The sentiment is from the Online Exclusive stamp set, Everyday Greetings, and has been white embossed on Blackberry Bliss card that has been die cut using one of the Unbounded Love dies.

For the bow, one piece of White Bakers Twine from the Essentials pack has been coloured using a Blackberry Bliss Stampin Blend, and the other has been left White. 

Finally a few Purple Fine Shimmer Gems have been added.

 

For the card inside, a leftover strip of the Thoughtful Journey was stamped with the floral outline stamp and Blackberry Bliss ink, like the card front. The floral image was stamped using Fresh Freesia ink for the base and Blackberry Bliss ink for the outline. The leaf image was stamped using Old Olive ink. Both images were die cut using dies from the Flowers of Beauty dies.

Next in tonight's blog hop is the talented Ros Davidson. I look forward to seeing her lovely creation this week.

 

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As always enjoy your week.

Theresa

Stampin' Up! Berry Burst

 

Welcome to a Week 10 of the Colour Creations Showcase blog hop. This week we continue our journey through the remaining Stampin' Up! core colours, working in alphabetical order, with this week's feature colour being Berry Burst. Berry Burst is a member of the Brights group of colours and is between Moody Mauve and Petunia pop on the colour wheel.

This week the feature bundle is the beautiful Layers of Beauty, which consists of a stamp set, coordinating dies and a set of decorative masks. Using all of these elements together makes it easy to make beautiful creations. To coordinate with Berry Burst, I have used Bubble Bath and Blackberry Bliss. For the greenery I have used Lemon Lime Twist and Old Olive. I have to confess this is actually one of the first times I have used masks in a layering sense.

 

For the card base a piece of Brights 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper in Berry Burst has been adhered to thick white card. Next  another piece of white card embossed using the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing folder has been added. The photo below shows the embossing in more detail.

Next comes the fun! Firstly the large floral image was stamped using Versamark and then embossed in White. Blending Brushes were then used to apply the ink to the image. Starting with Bubble Bath, then Berry Burst and finally Blackberry Bliss for the flowers. For the greenery, Lemon Lime Twist was used first followed by Old Olive. 

The floral image was then die cut using the largest die from the Layers of Beauty dies and then popped up using Dimensionals. 

One of the Country Flowers dies was used to die cut a few flowers using Berry Burst card, and Iridescent Pearls Basics added to the flower centres.

The sentiment is from the Unbounded Love stamp set and has been stamped in Berry Burst ink on white card. The sentiment panel and the frame have both been die cut using two of the Unbounded Love dies. Finally a few Tinsel Gems in Berry Burst have been added.

For the inside of the card part of the large floral image was stamped in Black Memento and then coloured using blending brushes and the ink colours mentioned earlier. 

Next in tonight's blog hop is the talented Vicki Boucher. I look forward to seeing her lovely creation this week.

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

 

Welcome to a Week 8 of the Colour Creations Showcase blog hop. This week we continue our journey through the remaining Stampin' Up! core colours, working in alphabetical order, with this week's feature colour being Balmy Blue. Balmy Blue is a soft blue that sits between Pool Party and Azure Afternoon on the colour wheel and is a member of the Subtle group of colours.

 This week the bundle that I have chosen, is as they say and oldie but a goodie, Cheerful Daisies. Balmy Blue has been teamed with Misty Moonlight and White.

Each of the daisies have been stamped onto white card using Versamark  and then embossed with white powder. The flower centres have been stamped in Misty Moonlight and the daisy petals coloured using Balmy Blue Stampin Blends. Each of the daisies have then been die cut using the dies from the Cheerful Daisies dies. The foliage has been die cut using Misty Moonlight card. 

The daisies have been mounted onto a base where half is a piece of the Balmy Blue Designer Series paper and the other half a piece of white card that has been embossed using the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing folder. Splatters of Misty Moonlight ink have been added to the white side to soften the effect. This was done by flicking the end of a Misty Moonlight marker against the lid.

 To highlight the flower centres, Wink of Stella has been used on the Misty Moonlight. 

The sentiment, that has been stamped in Misty Moonlight onto white card is from the new bundle Unbounded Love and has also been die cut using one of the dies from the Unbounded Love dies. 

Finally a bow using the Balmy Blue Bakers Twine from the Three Colour Pack, and a few Misty Moonlight gems from the the Tinsel Gems Three pack have been added. 

Next in tonight's blog hop is the talented Sharon Davern. I look forward to seeing her lovely creation this week.

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.

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! Petunia Pop

 

Welcome to a Week 2 of the Colour Creations Showcase blog hop. This week we continue our journey through the New In Colours for 2024-26 Stampin' Up!, working in alphabetical order. This week our feature colour is  the lovely Petunia Pop which is a lovely Violet colour and one of my favourite of the new In Colours.

 

This week, for me, it's all about the gorgeous new Designer Series Paper, Thoughtful Journey, which features, Petunia Pop along with a host of other gorgeous colours such as Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Mossy Meadow and lots of others, but for me Petunia Pop stood out in many of the sheets. The paper is a 6" by 6" and one side is gorgeous serene vistas and the other abstract patterns.

In each of my cards I have teamed Petunia Pop with Mossy Meadow and Basic White. Along with featuring the paper I am also featuring another part of the Thoughtful Journey Suite of products, the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set and coordinating dies.

For my first card I have chosen the "Triple Layer technique", one I have wanted to try for sometime and I thought the paper was perfect for it. The paper has been die cut using Deckled Rectangle dies and mounted on to Petunia Pop Card. 

The foliage has been either stamped and coloured in Mossy Meadow, or the stamp set coloured with markers and then stamped. Both have been die cut with the corresponding dies. 

The sentiment is also from the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set and has been stamped in Petunia Pop and die cut once again using a Deckled Rectangle die. Finally a few coloured In Colour Shimmer Gems have been added.

 

For my second card I have featured different piece of the Thoughtful Journey DSP but this time die cut using one of the Radiating Stitiches dies. The base of the card has been embossed using the Distressed Tile 3D embossing folder and the sprigs on the left have been die cut using one of the Painted Lavender dies. Once again the sentiment is from the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set but this time die cut using one of the Something Fancy dies. 

 

 

I've turned the orientation around for my final card and used a different piece of the Thoughtful Journey DSP. For the stamp in the centre panel I have once again used the Marker to Stamp technique using Petunia Pop and Mossy Meadow. The sprigs have been die cut using White card one of the Thoughtful Wishes dies and then coloured using Stampin Blends. The ribbon is from the new Petal Pink and White Diagonal Trim Combo pack. 

This time the sentiment is from the new Unbounded Love stamp set and has been die cut using a couple of the Unbounded Love dies. This time the embellishments used are Iridescent Pearls. 

Next in tonight's blog hop is the talented Ros Davidson . I look forward to seeing this week's beautiful creation as Ros loves to use the Colour Coach combinations.

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.

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