Welcome to week 41 of our 2021-22 Colour Creations blog hop! Tonight we are showcasing Sahara Sand from the Neutrals family.
Sahara Sand is the lightest neutral and such a versatile colour that really works well when paired with any colour.
In particular, I like using Sahara Sand to add shadows to “ground” stamped images into a scene, however today I’m using my Sahara Sand ink pad and a blending brush to showcase the beautiful Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks.
I’ve used the bottom middle and right masks for my card today.
This photo below shows how you can achieve an incredible two-tone effect using the same colour, just by colouring one section of the mask and then using another part of the mask to colour again on top of the first layer of colour.
I added masked leaves in Pear Pizzazz using the bottom middle mask – the leaves are just one layer of colour but I used my blending brush to blend in a natural looking variation in depth of colour.
I then used the stitched rectangles to die cut my flower layer, adding a layer of Basic Black underneath. I really love this colour combination of Sahara Sand, Pear Pizzazz and Basic Black!
The “Just a Note” sentiment is from the Flowering Flowers stamp set, stamped in Versamark ink, white heat embossed and die cut with another stitched rectangle die.
Instead of adding a bow of twine to embellish the card, I decided to use a few of the Classic Matte dots in the centre of the flowers instead.
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 40 of our 2021-22 Colour Creations blog hop! Tonight we are showcasing Rich Razzleberry from the Regals family.
Rich Razzleberry almost perfectly matches the colour of the Manly Sea Eagles – the local NRL team where I live in Sydney – so I thought it would be good chance to dust off the “Hats Off” bundle and make a card for a footy fan.
I actually had intended to make a feminine card using the other side of this sheet of Flowering Fields DSP with the gorgeous tulips in Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather and Rich Razzleberry, but I really loved the “background” side that I’ve used for my card. Rich Razzleberry and Fresh Freesia really look amazing together!
To make my Sea Eagles cap I used the largest hat in the Hat Builder dies to die cut two caps: one in Rich Razzleberry and and one in Basic White card stock.
I fussy cut the Rich Razzleberry cap into smaller pieces and adhered them to the Basic White cap. I downloaded the Sea Eagles logo, shrank it down to size, printed it out onto Basic White card stock and fussy cut it out with my paper snips.The endlessly useful Playful Alphabet dies spelt out the sentiment on the front of the card using Basic White card stock that was first attached to foam adhesive sheet. I seem to have misplaced the number 1 die, but the letter I die works equally as well in its place.
I’m not sure yet who the recipient will be for this card, but there are several contenders who I know would love a customised card based on their favourite footy team!
You could easily customise this design for any sporting team – just change the colours to match the team. It really does make for a great card for any sports fan.
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.
Welcome to week 39 of our 2021-22 Colour Creations blog hop! Tonight we are showcasing Real Red from the Regals family.
I needed a quick and easy card this week so I reached for the adorable Hello Ladybug bundle. I love a punch bundle!
This card is super simple but I love the bright, graphic nature of these images from the Hello Ladybug stamp set. My colour scheme pairs Real Red with Garden Green, Blushing Bride and Basic Black.
The natural light in this photo makes Garden Green look like Granny Apple Green!
To add visual interest and extra red to quite a simple card, I die cut a zig zag border using one of the Basic Border dies and added a strip of Real Red card stock under the border edge.
Inside the card I added another strip of Real Red cardstock on the other side and stamped another ladybug – or ladybird, as we call them here in Australia!To make the flowers pop, I used my Basic Black marker to colour in the centres.
This card really makes me smile – I hope it makes you happy too!
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 38 of our 2021-22 Colour Creations blog hop! Tonight we are showcasing Pumpkin Pie from the Regals family.
Here in Australia, SALE-a-bration has been extended to 16th March, so I decided to create a Pumpkin Pie card that uses two of the FREE stamp sets – Driving By and Island Vibes – to create a happy tropical card.
I was also inspired by Tina Gillespie’s use of the long die from the Suit and Tie Dies to create a road for her Poppy Parade card last week, so I decided to CASE her “road” for my Pumpkin Pie card.
Can you see the lovely two-toned green on the palm stamp from Island Vibes? That’s created using the “kissing technique”. I inked up my stamp with Granny Apple Green ink before using a sponge dauber to add a few Bermuda Bay highlights. It’s such an easy way to add extra colour and interest to your stamps.
I couldn’t resist adding a another two orange combis to the inside of the card either and a sentiment from the Biggest Wish Stamp Set. Gotta love an orange combi van!
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.
Welcome to week 37 of our 2021-22 Colour Creations blog hop! Tonight we are showcasing Poppy Parade from the Brights family.
One of my favourite things in the world is receiving a bunch of flowers. Any flower, any colour, any combination … I really love them all! This week I needed to make a belated birthday card for a very special friend who is also a paper crafter, so I decided to make her a paper bunch of flowers with the Flowering Tulips Bundle.
My colour combination was inspired by some of the colours from the gorgeous Flowering Fields DSP: Poppy Parade, Petal Pink, Pear Pizzazz, Basic White and Basic Black.
I haven’t yet seen any cards that combine both types of flowers in the Flowering Tulips Bundle: the 3D folded tulips (made with the Tulips Dies) and the stamped and die cut open tulips (made with the Flowering Tulips Stamp Set and the Tulips Dies,) so I decided to give it a go.
I’m must say I’m really happy with the exuberance and dimension of this card – it’s definitely not one to pop in the post, though!
The soft Petal Pink cardstock layer has been embossed with the Timeworn Type embossing folder to match the type on the Vellum Layering Designs that I’ve wrapped the bunch of flowers in – it really does look like a bunch of flowers wrapped in newspaper!
The tips of the Petal Pink pieces in the 3D tulips were lightly sponged with Poppy Parade before I assembled the 3D tulips. The bone folder and my fingers added dimension to the tulips in the bouquet.
Petal Pink Organdy Striped ribbon was wrapped around the bouquet and tied into a bow.Leftover tulips were used to decorate the inside of the card and back of the home made envelope, made using the Poppy Parade spotted paper from the Flowering fields DSP.
By adhering the tulip to the envelope with a Stampin’ up! dimensional just below the envelope flap, the tulip works as both a decoration and an envelope closure mechanism, allowing the envelope flap to be easily opened and closed many times without damaging the DSP!
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.
