Welcome to week two of our Art With Heart 2023-24 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we are showcasing another brand new 2023-25 In Colour: Copper Clay. Copper Clay is a rich copper brown, similar to the 2020-2022 In Color, Cinnamon Cider.
Here’s how Copper Clay compares to the current Stampin’ Up! browns, oranges and other neutral colours. It has red and pink undertones, which is why I’ve included Cajun Craze and Calypso Coral in this chart.
For my Copper Clay card today I couldn’t resist using products from an exciting new suite called the Earthen Elegance Suite Collection.
Copper Clay is an earthy terracotta colour and its complimentary colour on the colour wheel is teal, which is why Pretty Peacock works so well with Copper Clay. I’ve also added a touch of Gray Granite (in the DSP pattern) to my card and it has a Basic White card base.
My overlapping fancy fold card really is one of the simplest fancy fold cards you can make. It’s basically two single fold cards of different sizes with their bases adhered together and their spines facing in opposite directions, making the front flaps overlap.
You can make this type of fancy fold in so many different sizes and shapes – here’s the template I’ve created for the card base I’ve used today. Add as many layers as you want – simply subtract 5 mm from the top and side measurements of each additional layer.
The front of my card has a layer of Earthen Elegance DSP (9.5 x 9.5 cm), decorated with a trio of vases and pots.
The tallest pot on left was embossed and die cut using dies from the Earthen Textures dies
The middle pot is die cut from the same Earthen Elegance DSP pattern I’ve used on the card base and left flap
The right pot is stamped in Copper Clay ink on Basic White card stock and die cut using a pot die – both stamps and dies from the Earthen Textures bundle
In the photo below, you can see two of the Earthen Textures dies in greater detail.
The die on the left embosses the card stock, but does not cut it – I used this die to add texture to the tallest vase. The die on the right cuts and scores fold lines in a palm (not sure if this is a Chinese fan palm or a sun cut palm leaf?) – you fold along these scored lines with your fingers to add dimension.
Here’s the card photographed from different angles so you can see how the fancy fold opens up. When laid flat and closed…
Right front flap opened…
Fully opened up…
I’ve used the Copper Clay 2023–2025 In Color Jute Trim inside the card – I simply cut this jute to length, unraveled it and tied one strand into a bow.
The sentiment on the front of the card is from the Earthen Textures stamp set, stamped in Pretty Peacock onto the same Earthen Elegance DSP design that is on the front of the card.
Did you also notice the copper sequin embellishments on the front of my card? These are from the new Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins, especially useful for cards using neutral colours.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Andrea Sargent – I can’t wait to see what Andrea has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
Welcome to week one of our Art With Heart 2023-24 Colour Creations blog hop!
We have a brand new blog hop header and next blog button – thank you to my friend Sharon Davern for creating these for our AWH Colour Creations 2023-24 blog hop!
This week we are showcasing a brand new 2023-25 In Colour: Boho Blue. Boho Blue is such a beautiful soft blue – I know I will use this one a lot. Here’s a chart I created to show you how Boho Blue compares to the other current Stampin’ Up! blues.
One of the products Stampin’ Up! demonstrators were able to order early from the 2023-24 catalogue was this stunning Countryside Inn DSP. It pairs Boho Blue with Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight and Night of Navy.
When you place Boho Blue beside Balmy Blue, it really makes Balmy Blue look a lot like Pool Party!
I decided an octagonal never ending card would be a wonderful way to showcase Boho Blue and as much of this DSP as possible.
This short video shows how this magical card works – never ending cards really have the ultimate wow factor!
A video I found on Pinterest from a cardmaker called Els Ham showed me the mechanics of making this style of never ending card, however I’ve changed the size of my card to make it a lot bigger than Els’ original card.
This template shows you how to cut and fold your 20 x 20 cm cardstock base. Start by scoring 5 cm in from all four sides. Once you’ve followed the template below to cut, score and fold your card, you can then decorate all the panels.
Always decorate the front of the card first before you decorate the reverse sides. Fold the card as you decorate the reverse sides to make sure you get any sentiments the right way up.
Here’s the card photographed from all the different angles. Front view…
Left and right middle flaps reversed…
Bottom and top flaps reversed…
Middle flaps reversed again…
Top and bottom flaps reversed to return to the front view of the card…
I’ve used various stamps and dies from the Petal Park stamp set, Sentimental Park stamp set, Sentimental Park dies, Petal Park Builder punch and the Stylish Shapes dies to embellish this Boho Blue never ending card.
Every product from the Countryside Inn Suite collection was also used: the Countryside Corners bundle (Countryside Corners stamp set and Countryside Corners dies), the Countryside Blossoms Embossing folder and the Countryside Inn DSP
One really cool feature of this suite is the Countryside Blossoms Embossing folder – it actually embosses the Countryside Inn DSP!
Here’s a close up of the embossing of the DSP. The gorgeous Boho Blue embellishments you can also see in this image are from the 2023-2025 In Colour Dots.
This is a very large card, measuring 20x20cm, so to make an envelope for it I used a C4 business envelope, trimming 10 cm off the base of the envelope before folding and gluing the base up to reseal the bottom of the envelope.
I then decorated the front and back of the envelope with the Countryside Inn DSP and a Boho Blue address label, die cut using the Sentimental Park dies.
I love Boho Blue so much I’ve already ordered another pack of the cardstock!
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.
This year we’re starting the Stampin’ Up! Colour creations with our five new In colours, so we’ll be back next Wednesday, May 10, with another new 2023-24 In Colour, Copper Clay!
Tonight is week fifty, the very last week of our Art With Heart 2022-23 Colour Creations blog hop! I
Next week we start afresh on Wednesday, 3rd May, featuring the five new In colours every Wednesday in May, followed by the four new core colours in June and then the the rest of the core colours throughout the year.
This week we are featuring Soft Suede, one of the retiring Neutral Colours. I will really miss this colour for animals, trees, wood and nature scenes in particular.
My card this week is basically just DSP and fussy cutting, apart from the sentiments on both my cards. I’ve used the retiring (and currently on sale) Happy Forest Friends DSP, one of my favourite DSPs ever!
For both my cards I simply fussy cut images from the Happy Forest Friends DSP and then started layering.
Card one has a lot of white space and features the largest tree from the Happy Forest Friends DSP.
I also added a strip of the Early Espresso Faux Suede Trim, some Brushed Brass Butterflies and a bow of Linen Thread.
Card Two has a DSP layer behind the forest scene that features the gorgeous Soft Suede bear.
This card also features Brushed Brass Butterflies and a bow of Linen Thread.
The “Hello” sentiment on both cards is from the Artistically Inked Stamp Set, stamped in Soft Suede and die cut using a die from the Tailor Made Tags Dies.
I’ve altered these die shapes after die cutting by either cutting of the tag end (card two) or turning the square end of the tag die around and die cutting it again to square off the tag and make it into a rectangle instead (card one).
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Di Furniss – I can’t wait to see what Di has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
We’ll be back next Wednesday, May 3, with our brand new Colour Creations blog hop for the 2023-24 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue, showcasing a gorgeous new 2023-24 In Colour, Boho Blue!
Welcome to week forty nine of our Art With Heart 2022-23 Colour Creations blog hop. Next week is our last week for the 2022-23 Annual Catalogue before we start again on Wednesday, 3rd May, with five new In colours, four new core colours and seven returning colours!
This week we are featuring Soft Succulent, one of the retiring 2021-23 In Colours. I’ve also featured Polished Pink, another retiring 2021-23 In Colour on my card, as well as the retiring Framed Florets stamp set and Framed Florets dies (reduced from $65 to $26).
Unfortunately the beautiful Soft Succulent and Polished Pink Stampin’ Blends! that I used to colour in my stamped images have already sold out!
The ‘Wishes for a beautiful birthday’ sentiment is from the Framed Florets stamp set, stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black Ink.
Inside the card I stamped and coloured more floral images and added another sentiment, all from the Framed Florets stamp set.
The sparkly embellishments on the front of the card are Rhinestone Jewels, coloured using my Soft Succulent Stampin;’ Blends.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Rachel Palmieri – I can’t wait to see what Rachel has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
We’ll be back next Wednesday, April 26, with our last Colour Creations blog hop for the 202-23 Annual catalogue, showcasing a retiring core colour from the neutrals family, Soft Suede.
Welcome to week forty eight of our Art With Heart 2022-23 Colour Creations blog hop – only two more weeks to go!
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 Soft Sea Foam, one of the core colours in the Subtles family.
The Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set and it’s matching Sunflower dies are one of my all time favourite stamps and dies and as they are both retiring soon and on special I thought I’d give them a send off by using the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set in my Soft Sea Foam card this week.
I’m not sure what the name of this technique is, but it’s super easy to do with just about any floral stamp set and your Stampin’ Blends. You simply stamp the images in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto white cardstock and then colour in with your blends.
The space between the images is coloured using the light Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blend but it looks like Pool Party in these photos!
The sunflowers are coloured in Daffodil Delight and so Saffron, with Old Olive for the leaves.
I always make sure to stamp images off the sides of the cardstock – it looks a bit funny if you don’t do this.
Once it was all coloured in I attached a strip of Soft Sea Foam sheer ribbon using Tear’n’Tape and adhered a bow of the ribbon (cut in half) using a glue dot.
I stamped and heat embossed in white a sentiment onto Basic black cardstock, fussy cut it using paper snips, and adhered it with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A few Matte Black Dots (also on special and retiring soon) were the final touch.
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.
