Welcome back to our Colour Creations Showcase as we continue our showcase of over 50 beautiful Stampin’ Up! colours in alpha order. This week we are showcasing Old Olive, a fabulous green that is so versatile I actually use it like a neutral because it really pairs extremely well with any colour you combine it with.
For my cards today I’ve used elements from a brand new all inclusive card kit called Hello Dear Friend. Earlier this week I shared some other cards I made using the Hello Dear Friend Card Kit and today I have three more to share with you.
These three cards were inspired by one of the smaller card designs from the Hello Dear Friend Card Kit.
I loved how the stripes looked behind the yellow rose on this card, so I decided to pair the leftover die cuts with the black and white striped paper from the True Love Designer Series Paper.
You get everything you need in this kit to create 12 cards with matching envelopes…but you can make plenty more with this kit using the leftover die cuts and the stamp set, acrylic block and ink spot that are all included in the kit.
Because I used the leftover rose and leaf die cuts from this card kit with the black and white True Love Designer Series paper (both from the new January to June Mini Catalogue) my colour combination is Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Basic Black and Whisper White.
On my first card I intended to make a wreath with the die cut elements but halfway through adhering the die cuts around the sentiment I decided to create a spray of flowers instead.
By creating a spray instead of a wreath I had plenty room to add a bow of the black and white twine from the Playful Pets trim combo pack.
It also meant I now had some extra die cuts left over that I could use to create a thank you card .
This time I ran the DSP through my subtle embossing folder – it’s hard to see in this photo but it adds such a lovely texture in real life.
You might have noticed the stamped panel behind the “thank you” sentiment on the card above? It’s actually an off cut I didn’t want to waste after stamping the front panel for my third card below.
I stamped this panel using just two of the stamps in the stamp set included in this card kit. Here’s a close up of the stamps you get in this set as the photo of them in the catalogue is very small.
Running this stamped layer through the subtle embossing folder made all the difference to this card. All I had to do was add a bow of the Playful Pets bakers twine and die cut the “Just a Little note” sentiment using one of the Tasteful Label Dies before attaching to my card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I can’t wait to see what the rest of the Art With Heart team have created with Old Olive today. Click on the links below to see what they’ve made.
- Kate Morgan
- Ros Davidson
- Kathryn Ruddick
- Tina Gillespie
- Michele Taylor
- Caroline Manwaring
- Andrea Sargent
- Diane Furniss
- Christine Blain
- Rachel Woollard
- Sharon Davern
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Product List
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You’ve made some lovely cards with this kit and I love your colour combination.
Oh wow, you have done a wonderful job with this kit, Cath. I love the yellow and black with old olive. I have been avoiding this pretty kit and you are making it so difficult to ignore. All your cards are fabulous, especially with the Subtles 3D TIEF.
Cathy, your cards are lovely. I love how you were able to use elements to extend the kit and create more great cards. So much “bang for your buck”. I love the striped dsp background on the first two cards and your colour combo and the third card is just so sweet.
Beautiful cards Cathy, I’m not one for the kits but you have done a lovely job of selling it to me.
Your cards are wonderful! I’ve been umming and ahhing over this kit, but I think you may have just sold me on it!
I love, love, love your cards Cathy. The colour combination is delightful and the Playful Pets twine is a great choice. I have been wondering about this kit – but I’m sold now. Such gorgeous cards. xxx
Oh, how beautiful! I love Crushed Curry with Old Olive, and adding in black and white just increases the beauty of your designs, Cathy. The black and white twine bows look so good. I also really like the sentiments in that stamp set, and how you’ve used it. Lovely work. x
These cards are so beautiful Cathy! Yellow, Black & White is one of my favourite colour combinations. The Old Olive really softens it and I think even makes it warm. So lovely!