Welcome to week twenty eight of our Art With Heart 2022-23 Colour Creations blog hop!
This is a weekly blog hop where we showcase the stunning range of Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order over 12 months and this week we are featuring Melon Mambo from the brights family.
For a variety of reasons, I’m making a lot of cards this month. I need to find ways to speed up my card making, which is why I’ve reached for the Simply Fabulous stamp set this week.
The Simply Fabulous stamp set is quite simply fabulous for fast card making! I also love the fonts in the stamp set and the assortment of flowers and greenery.
I’ve added just one other colour to this card – Granny Apple Green – as it is another bright I knew it would work well with the hot pink of Melon Mambo.
These stamps are supposed to give a solid image, however both my Granny Apple Green and Melon Mambo stamp sets were a bit too juicy which is why my stamping has a slightly mottled effect.
Let’s just pretend it was intentional, not that I didn’t have time to remake my card!!
This card basically is simple stamping, apart from the Stitched Rectangle Die I’ve used to die cut the sentiment. As this is a rectangle, you don’t need a die to cut the sentiment out – you could easily make this card with just two ink pads, one stamp set and paper.
I used the rectangle die to trace the outline of where the sentiment goes with a pencil so I knew where to stamp on the card. Once again, you could simply trace around a rectangle of paper.
As I don’t have the Melon Mambo reinker, the splatters were created by picking up some of the ink from the stamp pad with a water painter and then gently tapping it across the stamped card.
The Sweet Sorbet Adhesive-Backed Seasonal Sequins work perfectly for a touch of bling!
I’m trying to remember to stamp the insides of my cards as I make them, rather than when I need to use them, so I’ve stamped a few flowers and leaves inside as well.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Kate Morgan – I can’t wait to see what Kate has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
Catherine Proctor – you are here!
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Next Wednesday we will be showcasing one of the Brights, Melon Mambo.
I hope you can join us then.
Simply Fabulous looks just that, in this bold combination of colours. Love how you achieved the splatters, to add to the rustic look.
Another beautiful card Cathy and if you wouldn’t have told us about your ink pads being juicy I would have thought you were trying to achieve a rustic look. Granny Apple Green is the perfect choice to go with Melon Mambo.
A simply gorgeous card Cathy. I love your use of the Simply Fabulous stamp set. It is amazing with just the two colours and the simplicity of the popped up sentiment label. Xxx
Your card is wonderful! Simply Fabulous is a favourite of mine, and I adore what you’ve done with it.
Beautiful card, Cathy. Using just 2 colours amazed me, as it is just so gorgeous. The platters are perfectly placed too. Great tip to draw around the die with a pencil so you can stamp in the right spot!
I love the “intentionally” rustic look of your stamping, Cath! Truth be told, I wouldn’t have thought anything of it, if you hadn’t made it a thing, LOL. Those sequins are a beautiful embellishment for your Melon Mambo card. Everything’s just so pretty!