Welcome to the Monthly Art With Heart Creative Showcase.
This month the Art With Heart Team are featuring projects using different colouring techniques. The Stampin’ Up! range contains an enormous bevy of functional and effective colouring tools that include:
Stampin’ Blends (alcohol markers)
Stampin’ Write Markers (dual-tipped markers)
Stampin’ Pads (water based dye ink)
Stampin’ Ink Refills (dye based ink)
Uninked Stampin’ Spots (felt Stampin’ Spots for use with Ink Refills)
Watercolour Pencils
Water Painters
Stampin’ Chalk Marker (permanent white chalk-like ink)
Sponges, daubers, sponge rollers and blender pens
With so many tools and over 50 colours to chose from I actually decided to do something different today and show you three different ways of colouring in white onto coloured card stock. These techniques work for any coloured card stock, but I’ve decided to use a favourite colour combination of mine: Whisper White and Crumb Cake.
All three cards that use the stunning Beautiful Moments stamp set – this is a stamp set that makes anybody look like an artist!
For all three cards I began by stamping and heat embossing my image and sentiment. To achieve a black embossed image I inked up my stamp firstly with Versamark ink and then Memento before stamping. I then covered the image in Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed it the image with my heat tool. I repeated this process for the sentiments.
My “Thinking of you” card is coloured using a Stampin’ Chalk Marker, which is a permanent white chalk-like ink.
I simply coloured in the dress and the flowers, adding more chalk marker if there were any patchy bits as the marker dried.
The sentiment was punched out using the Lovely Label punch to add some dimension to the card.
For card two I used my white watercolour pencil from the Watercolour Pencils assortments one.
You’ll need to press quite hard and layer your colouring to achieve good coverage with the pencil but I love the soft chalkiness the pencil gives to the image.
The white colouring on my final card was achieved using Whisper White pigment ink refill and my smallest Water Painter.
I squeezed a small amount of the pigment ink onto a dish and used a wet nib of my water painter to slightly dilute the pigment ink before colouring in the girl’s dresses. You could also use white ink from your Whisper White stamp pad for this technique – simply tap a small acrylic block onto your stamp pad and then use your water painter to lift the ink off the acrylic block as you colour in.
This card took a bit longer to dry but the effect is well worth the wait.
All three cards were finished off with a double bow of linen thread and I used my Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to re-define any black lines that had been covered in white.
I hope my cards have inspired you to try white colouring on coloured card stock as it is such a beautiful and timeless technique you can achieve with a variety of different colouring tools.
The next Art With Heart Team Member to share their colouring technique with you is the very talented Vicki Boucher.
If you have a broken link or have come to this blog hop midway, you can view all the participants below:
Welcome to week seven 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 7 – Cajun Craze
Cajun Craze is in the Regal Family and to be honest it is probably the Stampin’ Up! colour that I use the least, so deciding what to create was a bit of a challenge today.
If I’m ever stumped with a colour combination I usually look to nature for inspiration but it was actually something man made in my home that provided the perfect inspiration for my card today.
These beautiful encaustic tiles are in my “powder room”, which is just a posh way of saying the loo off my laundry, LOL!
When we renovated I couldn’t afford to tile the entire wall so I simply tiled a strip of assorted patterns above the wash basin. It’s just a small detail but actually one of my favourite things in my house.
And what better bundle to create a card that reflects this tile pattern than the new Today’s Tiles stamp set and co-ordinating Field Tile dies.
I went a bit crazy and used a mix of colours that I would never usually put together but they were inspired by my tiles and I think they actually work together. Boy oh boy, am I stepping out of my comfort zone today!
Would you believe I’ve only used the one die to created all four cards? Because of the intricate design of this large tile die I was able to use a combination of layering different coloured card stock and the paper piecing technique to incorporate several colours into each card. Just don’t throw out the negative die pieces as you cut each colour – you’ll need these to all colours to your other coloured tile cards.
I used Cinnamon Cider as a base layer for each of my four cards and then used the large detailed die to cut out a tile in the other four colours: Cajun Craze, Pretty Peacock, Bumblebee and Balmy Blue.
Each card has a different coloured die cut layered over a square of another colour. I then paper pieced left over die cuts into the tile before layering my tile onto Cinnamon Cider, and layers of Whisper White and contrasting colours.
All four cards contain a different pattern that includes Cajun Craze, Pretty Peacock, Bumblebee, Cinnamon Cider and Balmy Blue.
And all the cards are finished off with either a Bumblebee or a Cinnamon Cider 2020-2022 In Color enamel dot in the centre of the tile..
It’s amazing how just one die cut four times can create so many different colour combinations when you mix up all the little die cut pieces! Do you have a favourite?
I can’t wait to see what the rest of the Art With Heart team have created with Cajun Craze today. Click on the links below to see what they’ve made.
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.
Next week we will be back with some Calypso Coral inspiration – I hope you can join us then.
Don’t forget that Bonus Days are happening now! From July 1st to August 3rd you will earn a $9 bonus days coupon for every $90 you spend in one transaction (before post). Stampin’ Up! will email you your Bonus Days vouchers which you redeem for shopping in August.
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
Welcome to week six 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 6 – Bumblebee
Bumblebee is one of the brand new 2020-22 In Colors. It is available in a wide range of products including:
Bumblebee Classic Stampin’ Pad and ink refill,
2020–2022 In Color Stampin’ Write marker,
2020-22 In Color Designer Series 6×6 Paper,
World of Good Specialty DSP and Memories & More Pack,
Flowers for Every Season 6×6 DSP, Memories & More pack and Memories & More Cards and Envelopes,
Ornate Garden DSP,
Bumblebee 1/4″ Gingham Ribbon,
2020–2022 In Color Ribbon,
2020–2022 In Colour Enamel Dots
Any of the 2020-22 In Colors collections.
I was short of time to create this week so I needed to make some very simple cards that required no stamping, punching, die cutting or embossing …the Flowers for Every Season Memories & More Card Pack and matching card bases and envelopes came to my rescue!
Memories & More Card Packs are so versatile – they can be used for both scrapbooking and card making. Here’s what you get in the Flowers for Every Season Memories & More Card Pack.
I’ve only used Memories & More cards that feature Bumblebee for my cards tonight, but the patterns on the Flowers for Every Season Memories & More Pack include all of the lovely 2020-2022 In Colors. They also co-ordinate with and have many of the same patterns as the Flowers for Every Season 6×6 DSP.
These first four floral cards each have a different sentiment which is cut from one of the small Memories & More cards and simply mounted onto a strip of Whisper White card stock. Each of the small Memories & More cards and layered onto a piece of Bumblebee card stock and adhered to a small Memories & More card.
I also made three cards using the larger Memories & More cards with some co-ordinating elements.
My sunflower card uses stickers from the Flowers for Every Season Memories & More Pack. I love the ombre effect in the “celebrate” sticker and how beautifully the floral cluster stickers co-ordinate with the Memories & More base card.
My second card features a bow of the Bumblebee 2020-2022 In Color Ribbon attached to one of the new gold hoop embellishments. I mounted the Memories & More card onto some Just Jade card stock.
My base card is the Bumblebee card from the Flowers for Every Season Memories & More Cards and Envelopes.
The final card simply needed a bow with a Bumblebee enamel dot. I could have used any of the 2020-2022 In Color ribbons but this sweet bow sticker from the Memories & More pack provided a quick and easy way to finish off the card.
The Flowers for Every Season Memories & More Pack and Memories & More Cards and Envelopes are just so beautiful. I love how they make no-stamping and no-fuss card making a breeze…in no time at all.
I can’t wait to see what the rest of the Art With Heart team have created with Bumblebee today. Click on the links below to see what they’ve made.
Next Tuesday we’ll be showcasing one of the Regal family: Cajun Craze. 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.
Bonus Days are happening now! From July 1st to August 3rd you will earn a $9 bonus days coupon for every $90 you spend in one transaction (before post). Stampin’ Up! will email you your Bonus Days vouchers which you redeem for shopping in August.
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
Welcome to week five 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 5 -Blushing Bride
Blushing Bride is part of the Subtles collection of colours. It is available as a Classic Stampin’ Pad and ink refill, Stampin’ Write marker, Subtle Designer Series Paper and Gorgeous Posies Card Kit, or you can purchase it within any of the Subtles collections.
My card today is a sweet little birdhouse that features the Stampin’ Up! Birds & Branches Bundle. How cute are these little birds!
Blushing Bride looks amazing with any shade of brown so this is the colour combination I chose today.
I wanted to create a birdhouse very simply without using fussy templates so I decided to make a square card that folds at the top and then attach a roof to the top fold.
The new Triangle stitched dies made this super easy to do – I simply attached them to the top fold with Tear’n’tape after my card was completed.
Here’s a closer look at my sweet little birds. I stamped them in Sahara Sand and then Early Espresso – To create my birds with Two-Step Stampin’, I stamped the silhouette image in Sahara Sand and then stamped the detailed image in Early Espresso. I used my water painter to add a touch of Blushing Bride to their tummies.
The Forever Gold Laser-cut Specialty paper, Gold Metallic Trim and Gilded Gems in the middle of the Blushing Bride flowers are the final touch, with the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Blossoms in Bloom Stamp Set stamped in Early Espresso.
I can’t wait to see what the rest of the Art With Heart team have created with Blushing Bride today.
Just click on the links below to see what they’ve all made.
Thanks so much for hopping along with the Art With Heart Team on our weekly Colour Creations Showcase. If you missed any of the previous colours you can see them all here.
Next Tuesday we’ll be showcasing one of the new 2020-22 In Colours: Bumble Bee. 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.
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
Welcome to week four 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 4 -Blackberry Bliss
Blackberry Bliss is part of the Regals collection of colours. It is available as A4 Card stock, a Classic Stampin’ Pad and ink refill, Stampin Blends combo pack, Stampin’ Write marker, Regals 6×6 Designer Series Paper, Rainbow Glimmer paper and Gorgeous Posies Card Kit, or you can purchase it within any of the Regals collections.
I have to admit that Blackberry Bliss used to scare me! Don’t get me wrong, I always thought it was a beautiful colour but because it’s so very dark I hardly ever used it. But after water colouring with Blackberry Bliss I’m happy to say I will definitely be using this colour more often!
Here’s my colour combination for this week. I don’t usually work with this many colours but with floral images I’ve found that a variety of colours really helps to replicate the subtle mix of colours found in nature.
And here’s the gorgeous Prized Peony bundle that I used to create my card with its matching 3D flower.
Let’s take a closer look at the peony die set. It includes:
dies that cut out the stamped images from the Prized Peony stamp set,
a stunning scalloped border die,
five dies that layer together to make a 3D peony flower,
and another six dies that layer into three different leaves.
The 3D peony flower and leaf dies don’t come with assembly instructions but as I soon discovered if you simply line up the bottom of the 3D flower dies they layer together perfectly. You slot them together in the order I’ve shown in this photo from top to bottom, adhering at the base of the flower. The stamen is the final part of the flower to be added.
I cut enough pieces out for two flowers: one in Rich Razzleberry and one in Blackberry Bliss. I did this because when I mix these two colours you can more clearly see the definition of layers in the peony flower. The leaves were cut from Mossy Meadow and Old Olive card stock. Here’s a close up of the completed peony flower with leaves.
I used this flower to top a Whisper White Mini Pizza box that I filled with chocolates before wrapping it with some of the new Gray Granite 1/4″ (6.4 mm) Shimmer Ribbon (also from the Peony Garden suite). Can you see its subtle silver shimmer?
Gray Granite looks so lovely paired with Blackberry Bliss, so I also used it on my matching card. I embossed my Gray Granite card stock with the new Dainty Diamonds embossing folder and used the long scalloped die from the Peony Dies to trim the top and the bottom of my Gray Granite card stock.
You might think that I coloured my flowers using Rich Razzleberry but it’s actually Blackberry Bliss. After stamping the peony flowers in black Stazon ink onto watercolour paper I used the new water painters and my Blackberry Bliss ink pad to watercolour the flowers.
This “Distinktive” Prized Peony Stamp Set has a special texture that gives added depth and dimension in a single step, creating photo-realistic images that are ideal for water colouring. I water coloured the stamens with Crushed Curry and the leaves with a mixture of Mossy Meadow and Old Olive.
I love water colouring stamped images because it makes me feel like an artist. It also lets me tone down colours I find too intense to work with at full strength. These new Water Painters replace the Aqua Brushes and they really make a wide variety of water colour effects so easy to achieve.
I can’t wait to see what the rest of the Art With Heart team have created with Blackberry Bliss today.
Just click on the links below to see what they’ve all made.
Thanks so much for hopping along with the Art With Heart Team on our weekly Colour Creations Showcase. If you missed any of the previous colours you can see them all here.
Next Tuesday we’ll be showcasing one of the subtles: Blushing Bride. 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.
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
