AWH Heart of Christmas Week 1

 

Welcome to another year of the Art With Heart, Heart of Christmas. This year we will be hopping weekly, so hopefully we can provide you with some festive inspiration. Our host for this year's blog hop is the lovely Sharon Davern. I have to say how lovely is our header?

For my first card of this year's blog hop I have chosen one of the new stamp sets available as an online exclusive, Be Very Merry, which at the time of this blog hop is currently unavailable as it was so popular and has sold out so here's hoping that more stock becomes available soon. Apart from the feature image and the sentiment all other elements are available from the Annual Catalogue.

The base panel of the card has been embossed using the Merry Melody 3D Embossing folder and White cardstock. I have then added a piece of Poppy Parade card that has been die cut using one of the Scallop Contour dies. On top of this I have added a piece of the Brights paper in Poppy Parade. 

I have added a band of Burlap ribbon and also some Sweet Sorbet In Colour Bakers Twine. Since there is no Bakers Twine in Poppy Parade I thought the Sweet Sorbet was close enough.

The Stained Glass Santa image has been coloured using Stampin Blends in Pecan Pie, Poppy Parade and Boho Blue. This has been punched out using the 2 3/8 circle punch. 

The sentiment is also from Be Very Merry and has been embossed in Gold and die  cut using one of the Nested Essentials dies. 

Finally I have added a couple of Gold Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots. 

I really enjoyed colouring the Stained Glass image and there are others on the same stamp set so here's hoping that more stock arrives and it is available again. 

Next on tonight's blog hop is the lovely Rachel Woollard. Click on the button below and it should take you to her blog where you can see her lovely Festive creation.

If the button link is not working or you would like to see the entire list of participants go to our lovely host 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! Shaded Spruce

 

This week, week 45 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  Shaded Spruce, which is a member of the Regals colour group.

 

I have to be honest Shaded Spruce is definitely not a "go to" green for me, in fact I rarely use it, and was unsure whether to partake in this week's Showcase but after a bit of playing around I am actually relatively happy with the end result. I also wanted to have a play with the new Radiating Stitches dies which is one of the new Online Exclusives.

My starting point was to colour a piece of the Perfectly Penciled DSP using Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends. I have then die cut this using one of the Scalloped Contours dies and then mounted this onto a piece of Basic White cardstock that I have die cut using the largest of the Radiating Stitches dies.

This has then been mounted onto a piece of Shaded Spruce cardstock that has been embossed using the Stitched Greenery die.

I have wrapped a piece of Black and White Gingham ribbon around the body of the card. 

The sentiment is from Eden's Garden and has been embossed using Gold and then die cut using one of the Stylish Shapes dies. 

I have die cut a couple of hearts once again from the Radiating Stitches dies using Gold Brushed Metallic cardstock.

Finally a couple of Gold Brushed Metallic dots have been added.

To break up the sameness on the inside of the card I have die cut a couple more hearts but this time from the DSP and coloured them using the Shaded Spruce Stampin Blends. 

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.

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! Flirty Flamingo

 

This week, week 20 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  Flirty Flamingo, is a member of the Brights colour group and is a pink colour. 

After admiring other team members creations using Hues of Happiness paper and the Blossoming Happiness dies, that can be used to die cut the flowers and leaves in the beautiful paper, I decided that this week I would have a play and create using Flirty Flamingo.

My starting point and focal point for the card was to die cut the flowers and leaves as described. As I am not a fan of fussy cutting this made it a breeze. 

I have then mounted this arrangement of flowers and leaves onto a piece of Basic White cardstock that has been die cut using both the "garland"die and one of the Scalloped Contour dies. 

I have then mounted this onto a piece of Flirty Flamingo cardstock that has also bee die cut using the largest of the Scalloped Contour dies. 

This has then been mounted onto a piece of Basic White cardstock that has been embossed using the Pretty Flowers embossing folder that had been coloured with Flirty Flamingo ink using a Blending Brush. Doing this only the raised parts of the cardstock are coloured to give some dimension.  

The sentiment has been stamped in Flirty Flamingo and die cut using one of the Finally I have added a couple of Pink Pastel Pearls.

Next in tonight's blog hop is the talented Di Furness 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, Fresh Freesia, a member of the 2021-2023 In 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 8

 

Welcome to Week 8 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 year's blog hop is the lovely Sharon Davern. 

My starting point for this week's card was one of the very cute Santa Express Memories and More cards and then I just worked around that.

I then took 2 pieces of the Silver dotty Designer Series Paper that you can earn for free during Salebration. Using the Stampin Blend brushes and an inkpad I coloured one of them using Poppy Parade and the other using Shaded Spruce. I then die cut each of these using the Scalloped Contoured dies. I mounted the Memories and More card on to the Shaded Spruce piece first folloowed by the Poppy Parade piece.

I then mounted all of this onto one of the Santa Express Memories and More cards. For some added interest I die cut a few presents using the Present die from the Spruced Up Outline dies using White Glimmer paper and used Shaded Spruce and Petal Pink as the filling. 

Across the top of the Memories and More card I have added a couple of light strings that are using die cut using one of the Spruced Up Outline dies and I have coloured the lightbulbs using Shaded Price and Poppy Parade Stampin Blends (an idea I have CASED from Christine Blain my upline). 

Finally I have added some Adhesive Backed Pearls to both the presents and the corners of the Memories and More card.

Have you noticed that up until now there has been NO stampin used in the making of this card? Well I couldn't let that be the case so I decided to stamp a lovely greeting from Very Best Occasions on the inside of the card using Poppy Parade. I also added a couple of presne outline die cuts in Shaded Spruce and Petal Pink. 

  

Next on tonight's blog hop is our lovely coordinator Sharon Davern. 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! Blackberry Bliss

 

This week, week 9 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 Blackberry Bliss, a member of the Regals colour group .

 

For my card this week I decided to break open a new stamp set and die bundle from the upcoming new July to December mini, that will be available to purchase from this Friday but as a demonstrator we have the privilege to purchase in a preorder. The stamp set is Splendid Thoughts and is paired with matching dies. I have teamed Blackberry Bliss with Old Olive and Fresh Freesia. 

 

I started my card by stamping the leaf outline in Old Olive and the flower stem in Blackberry Bliss. The stamp set does come with a "filling stamp" but it's designed to be offset somewhat as and I wanted to die cut these images I chose to break out my "little used" watercolour pencils and Blender Pens instead. As Stampin' Up! do not have a Blackberry Bliss pencil I opted for Rich Razzleberry instead. I think it's close enough. I also die cut a couple of open leaves from the Splendid Stems dies using some Matte Rose Gold Specialty Paper. I then mounted this bunch on a circle of White cardstock that has been matted with a scalloped edge of Blackberry Bliss. Both from the Layering Circles dies.

For the base of the card I have used a piece of the Design a Daydream paper which features Blackberry Bliss and what I think is Fresh Freesia.  I have used the scallop edge die from the Scalloped Contour dies for the edge of the paper and embossed the Fresh Freesia cardstock using the Pretty Flowers embossing folder. You can see the detail a bit closer in the photo below.

I have then added a bow of Fresh Freesia to the spray.

The sentiment is from Happiness Abounds and has been stamped in Blackberry Bliss and die cut using one of the dies from Harvest Dies. Finally I have added a few In Colour Opal Rounds to break up some of the space and to the sentiment panel. 

Next in tonight's blog hop is the lovely Rosa Leyden. 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, Blushing Bride.

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! So Saffron

 

Welcome to week 44 of the Art With Heart Colour Creations blog hop for 2022. This week's feature colour is So Saffron, which is a member of the Subtles colour group. So Saffron is a colour that I don't tend to use very much but now that I have had another play with it I'm actually not quite sure why that is.

This week I have decided to finally ink up the Blessings of Home stamp set and teamed So Saffron with Soft Succulent and White. 

My starting point for this card was to stamp the largest spray image in Black Memento ink and then colour the image using So Saffron, Soft Succulent and Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends. I then die the image with the corresponding die. I have then mounted this image on a piece of Vellum that has been both die cut using one of the Scalloped Contour dies and then embossed using one of the Meadow Moments embossing folders. I have then mounted this on a piece of DSP from the Heart and Home pack. I have also embossed this using the Tasteful Textile embossing folder as I felt the paper needed a softening a bit i line with the subtle colours of the card. You can see the embossing in more detail in the photo below. 

 After sponging the edges of the paper I then mounted this on So Saffron cardstock and then on to Soft Succulent and the finally on Basic White. The sentiment is from the Art Gallery stamp set in Soft Succulent and die cut using the corresponding die. Finally for some bling I have added a few In Colour Jewels and a couple of Brushed Brass Butterflies.

Next in tonight's blog hop is our lovely host Cathy Proctor. I look forward to seeing what beautiful creation she has to share with us tonight.

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 to the hop next week when our feature colour with be Soft Sea Foam. At this point I don't think I will be participating in that blog as I will be away for the Easter break but you can always pop over to our host's blog for a look.

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! Pear Pizzazz

Welcome to week 34 of the Art With Heart Colour Creations blog hop for 2022. This week's feature colour is Pear Pizzazz which is one of my favourite greens that Stampin' Up! has and is from the Subtle colour group . 

 For my card today I have chosen to combine Pear Pizzazz, Calypso Coral and little bit of Crumb Cake. I have also inked up one of the stamp sets from the new Mini catalogue, Ranunculus Romance which also has a matching die set. It wasn't until I sat down to write this blog at my desk that I saw that this card is very very similar to one that I made for Old Olive.  Oops oh well obviously it is a layout that I like. Haha.
 

 

Strangely enough Stampin' Up! don't have Stampin Blends in Pear Pizzazz so in this case I had to use Write Markers instead for the central Ranunculus flower . I did this by colouring directly onto the stamp with the Write Markers and then stamped the image. For the sprigs underneath, I thought that Calypso Coral was too strong so I have actually used Blending Brushes very lightly on Basic White cardstock and then die cut the sprig. 

For the diagonal panel I have also used Blending Brushes very lightly on Basic White cardstock. I have then stamped off  the script image from the same stamp set using Crumb Cake. This has then been die cut using one of the Scalloped Contour dies and then embossed using the Timeworn Type folder. 

This panel has then been mounted on a piece of the Artfully Composed DSP which has also been die cut using the largest Scalloped Contour die. This has then all been mounted on Thick Whisper White cardstock. 

The sentiment is also from the Ranunculus Romance stamp set and has been stamped in Calypso Coral and die cut with one of the Stitched So Sweetly dies. Finally a bow using 3 strands of Linen Thread and few fluttering Brushed Brass Butterflies.

Next in tonight's blog hop is the talented Rachel Woollard. I look forward to seeing what lovely creation she has share with us tonight.

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 Catherine 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 Petal Pink, and I promise to use a different layout! Lol!

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! Old Olive

 

Welcome to week 32 of the Art With Heart Colour Creations blog hop for 2022. This week's feature colour is Old Olive which as the name suggests is an olive green colour.

 For my card this week I have gone back to one of my favourite bundles from the July to December mini catalogue that has actually carried over, Nature's Harvest, and the sentiment is from one of the current Salebration stamp sets that you can earn if you spend $180.

 

I started by stamping the image in Black Memento and then using Old Olive, Calypso Coral and Petal Pink Stampin Blends. I have then die cut the image using the corresponding die. I then mounted this on a panel of Basic White that I had stamped off twice using Petal Pink and smudgy background stamp from the same set. I then die cut it using one of the frames from the Scalloped Contours dies and then embossed it using the Timeworn Type folder, another item that has carried over from the previous mini. 

I have then mounted this panel on another panel of Beauty of the Earth DSP that has been die cut with another of the Scalloped Contours dies. This has then been mounted of Basic White cardstock. I have then added a bow using White and Crumb Cake Bakers Twine from the Essentials Pack. 

The sentiment as I mentioned is from the Special Moments stamp set, from the Salebration catalogue which you can earn for free when you spend $180. I have stamped it in old Olive and then dies cut is with one of the Tasteful Labels dies. 

Finally I have added a few Brushed Metallic Dots , another item that has carried over. 

Next in tonight's blog hop is the lovely Caroline Manwaring. I look forward to seeing what lovely creation she has share with us tonight.

 

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  Catherine Proctor's blog 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

 

Gorgeous Grape Wishes

 

Welcome to week 19 of the Art With Heart Colour Creations blog hop for 2021. This week's feature colour is Gorgeous Grape which is from the Brights colour group. Gorgeous Grape is a very strong purple colour.

As I find Gorgeous Grape to be a very strong purple colour I have decided to try and tone it down a bit this week and created my own background by using the  Plenty of Patterns Decorative Masks. That way I could determine the depth of the colour used. I've also chosen to stamp off the larger flowers so they aren't as bold.

To create the background I've used Gorgeous Grape and blending brushes. That way the colour can be lighter. As mentioned I've stamped off the main flowers in Gorgeous Grape and the smaller flowers are in So Saffron. The leaves have been stamped in Pear Pizzazz. Once all of the stamping was finished I have then die cut the flowers using the corresponding dies. This has then been mounted on a piece of Basic White cardstock that has been die cut using one of the Scalloped Contour dies. The sentiment is from Queen Anne's Lace and has been embossed in white on Gorgeous Grape cardstcok and then die cut using one of the Ornate Frames dies. For the flower centres I have added some of the beautiful Pastel Pearls.

Next in tonight's blog hop is the lovely Andrea Sargent. I look forward to seeing what lovely creation they share with us tonight. 

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

Remember to come back again next week when our feature colour will be Granny Green Apple another one of the Bright colours.. 

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! Blushing Bride Best Wishes

 

Welcome to Week 6 of the Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. This week our feature colour is Blushing Bride, a very pretty pink colour that belongs to the Subtles group of colours.

This week I decided it was time to show some love to the Pieced Blooms dies which I have had for sometime but not used. As it was, it was quite fortuitous that I had finally decided to replace my 10 plus years of age old Big Shot machine with one of the beautiful new Stampin Cut and Emboss machines. So I make no apology that there is lots of die cutting in this card.

 

I have chosen to team Blushing Bride with Crumb Cake, Basic White and Pear Pizzazz. I have used a piece of the Subtles DSP Assortments as a background and then built the pot of flowers on top. The pot has actually been die cut using a die from the Perfect Plants dies. All of the flower pieces are from the Pierced Blooms dies including the cute little bow. The sentiment has been stamped in Early Espresso and has been cut using one of the dies from the Ornate frames. Finally I have added some Pastel Pearls to the flower centres.

Next in the blog hop tonight is Sharon Davern. If you click on the button below it will take you to her blog so you can see her lovely creation. If the "next" button link is not working or you would like to see the entire list of participants go to Cathy Proctor's blog blog. 

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 my blog and send me a message.

As always enjoy your week.

Theresa

Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop : 2021-23 In Colours

Welcome to the 2021-22 Colour Creations Blog Hop. You will notice that this time we are now using a blog hop format instead of the previous Showcase format where you had to keep returning to the original blog to visit the next. This blog is actually my first again for quite a long time due to the unexpected passing of my mother and my complete lack of motivation to create. Hopefully that has now passed.

For this first blog hop we have chosen to feature all of the new In Colours, Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink, Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent and Pale Papaya. For a further challenge I have decided to feature the Hand Penned Memories and More Card Pack in each of my cards to show how versatile the cards are. The cards come in 2 sizes either 4 X 6 or 3 X 4 with a couple of sheets of stickers as well. I hope they inspire you to create with them. I apologise now for the length of the blog as I have decided to feature each colour separately rather than all colours in the one card.

For my first card the feature colour is Pale Papaya and I have used one of the smaller cards and one of the sentiment stickers. The Basic White background cardstock has been embossed using the Ornate folder.

 I've also added a Bumblebee trinket and some In Colour jewels for some interest.

For my second card the feature card is Fresh Freesia and once again I have used the smaller of the cards but also shown that they can be coloured using Stampin Blends. The sentiment panel is also another sticker.

Again I've used some of the In Colour Jewels for some bling. The Fresh Freesia panel behind the Memories and More card has been cut using the new Scalloped Contour dies.

My third card features the new In Colour, Polished Pink, which is quite a bright colour but goes beautifully with black and white. Again I have used one of the smaller cards and coloured it using Stampin Blends. The card also features the new In Colour DSP Paper assortment.

For my fourth card I have featured the 2 new green colours in the In Colours, Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen. It's a very simple card using one of the larger cards that has been die cut using the Basic Border dies, and the sentiment is one of the stickers from the pack as well.

I've added a couple of the new Loose Flower Flourishes for some interest. Aren't they cute?

For my final card I have used 2 of the smaller cards out of the pack and just stamped "Happy Birthday" on one of them, mounted the cards on a piece of Basic White cardstock die cut using the Scalloped Contoured dies, a few Genial Gems and some White Bakers twine and it's done.

 

As always if you would like to know more about anything Stampin Up!, would like me to pop a brand new catalogue in the mail to you, or would like to order any of the beautiful products then please contact me via the Facebook tab up the top.

Be sure to click on the rest of the links to visit the rest of the talented Art With Heart team members who are participating in this blog hop to get lots of inspiration. 

The talented Rachel Palmeri is next in line. Be sure to check our her fabulous creations.

 

 

Click on any of the following links to jump straight to their blogs to see their fabulous creations.

Kate Morgan

Sharon Davern

Vicki Boucher

Caroline Manwaring

Tina Gillespie

Christine Blain

Rachel Woollard

Theresa Gerrard

Rachel Palmeri

Michelle Taylor

Diane Furniss

Andrea Sargent

Ros Davidson

Cathy Proctor

Enjoy your week

T