Welcome to week one of our 2020-2021 Art With Heart Colour Creations Showcase.
Each week various members of our Art With Heart Colour Creations team will be bringing you weekly colour inspiration as we showcase our range of over 50 beautiful Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order.
Week 1 – Balmy Blue
Balmy Blue is a soft, powdery light blue that is part of the Subtles collection of colours. It is available as a Classic Stampin’ Pad and ink refill, Stampin blends combo pack, watercolour pencil, Stampin’ Write marker, Subtle Designer Series Paper and Whale of a time DSP, or you can purchase it within any of the Subtles collections.
Classic Stampin’ Pad 
Stampin’ Blends Balmy Blue combo pack 
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill 
Subtles 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper 
Subtles 12×12 Cardstock 
Subtles A4 pack 
Whale of a Time Designer Series Paper 
Watercolour Pencils Assortment 2 
Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers 
Subtles Collection Classic Stampin’ Pads 
Subtles Collection Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill 
Many Marvellous Markers 
Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock
Balmy Blue looks so fresh when paired with both of the darker blues – Pacific Point and Night of Navy – but today I’ve chosen Night of Navy because I wanted colours that are available in our Stampin Blends.
I used Tuxedo Black ink to stamp my flowers onto Whisper White cardstock because I coloured my stamped images with Stampin Blends. If I was going to watercolour with inkpads or watercolour pencils and an aqua brush I would have stamped using Stazon Ink instead and either watercolour paper or shimmery white paper.
The large floral images in the Bloom & Grow stamp set and its matching Budding Bloom dies make card making fast and easy because each stamp and dies creates one large spray of flowers already beautifully arranged!
For my card I’ve stamped and die cut the same flower spray twice. The large sentiment was die cut and layered using the long scalloped edge die.
Here’s a closer look at this gorgeous scalloped edge – it adds so much visual interest.
I’m really looking forward to using Balmy Blue with lots of different colour combinations and I can’t wait to see what the rest of the Art With Heart team have come up with today.
Just click on the links below to see what they’ve all made.
- Kate Morgan
- Vicki Boucher
- Ros Davidson
- Christine Blain
- Tina Gillespie
- Sharon Davern
- Theresa Gerrard
- Diane Furniss
- Michele Taylor
- Caroline Manwaring
- Christina Barnes
- Kathryn Ruddick
- Andrea Sargent
- Sujatha Harding
- Rachel Woollard
- Fiona Bell Ryan
Thanks so much for hopping along with the Art With Heart Team on our very first weekly Colour Creations Showcase. Next Tuesday we’ll be showcasing one of the neutrals: Basic Gray. We hope you can join us all then.
To purchase any of the products featured in today’s post, simply contact your Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, any of the ladies in the AWH Colour Creations Showcase or click on the product links below.
Product List
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Annual Catalogue, the 2020-21 Beginners Brochure, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
Catherine, your card is “simply wonderful” and oh so pretty! I love the scalloped and layered sentiment. A really gorgeous card. I think I need this stamp and die set now. x
Your flowers look so pretty in Balmy Blue, and paired with Night Of Navy, it looks amazing! Thanks for hosting the new Colour Creations Showcase.
Gorgeous card Cathy with beautiful colouring. You’ve now encouraged me to ink up this set.
Oh Cathy once again you shine! This card is beautiful! I don’t have this set yet and I love the scalloped edge so it will have to go on my wish list for sure.
This is so gorgeous Cathy, and you beat to me it purchasing these stamps and dies. I love your design and the colouring of your flowers, beautiful!
Lovely card Cathy, it amazes me how Balmy Blue can make such beautiful flowers.
A gorgeous card Cathy. Love your colours and the colouring of the beautiful flowers.The mounted scolloped sentiment across the card suited the splays of flowers. xxx
Beautiful card Cathy, I love the Bloom and Grow Stamp Set and how you’ve used the scalloped dies. Beautiful combination of colours.
Love how you’ve coloured the flower sprays Catherine.
Just gorgeous, Cathy! I don’t have these stamps and dies, but think I might just have to cave and buy them. Beautiful use of colour, and I agree, the scalloped edges are lovely. x
I agree Christine!
Beautiful Card Catherine, I love those balmy blue Flowers.