Welcome to week 42 of our 2021-22 Colour Creations blog hop! Tonight we are showcasing Shaded Spruce from the Regals family.
Have you ever looked at the index of bundles at the back of the Stampin’ Up! catalogues? They are filled with some wonderful card ideas and I often forget to look at them, but this week I’ve CASED the Cactus Cuties bundle card from the back of the January – June Mini Catalogue. I loved the way the background had been created using strips of DSP and cardstock, as well as the fresh vibrant mix of greens and pinks. This is the colour combination I’ve used for my card.
To make the striped background I simply layered 3/4 inch strips of DSP and card stock onto a card base covered in Stampin’ Seal. Both DSP patterns are from the Pattern Party DSP and the strips of cardstock are Shaded Spruce, Just Jade, Blushing Bride and Flirty Flamingo.
My cactus layer is a mix of stamping directly onto the Basic White layer, stamping and fussy cutting or using the Cactus builder punch to punch out the shapes. I love the slightly retro feel of the images, type fonts and shapes in the Cactus Cuties bundle…for me it evokes those mid-century houses in LA with their incredible cactus gardens.
This is such a fun and versatile bundle for making both male and female cards using all kinds of colours. I’ve stamped the cactus on the left in Mint Macaron with Blushing Bride flowers and popped it into a punched out Shaded Spruce pot. The cactus on the right is stamped in Shaded Spruce and punched out with a Flirty Flamingo pot that is fussy cut using Paper Snips.
The “Just a Note” sentiment is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and a few “Sequins for Everything” add a touch of sparkle to my Cactus Cuties card.
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!
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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.
