Welcome to week seven of our Art With Heart 2022-23 Colour Creations blog hop! 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 Basic Gray.
The stunning Heart & Home Designer Series Paper retires soon on June 30 so I really wanted to use it for my cards tonight. I love the different widths of the Basic Gray wood grain patterns and I’ve roughed up the edges of this DSP with paper snips before I adhered them to my Basic Gray card bases.
The darkness of the Basic Gray cardstock really makes this woodgrain DSP pop and I’ve coloured the flowers and leaves with Fresh Freesia and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends using the light Basic Black Stampin’ Blend for the centre of the largest flowers.
The larger floral spray stamp from the Blessings of Home stamp set has been stamped in Basic Gray and coloured with Stampin’ Blends. The Blessings of Home bundle also includes the Flowers of Home Dies which I’ve used to cut out the larger floral spray stamp as well as die cut the Basic Gray sprigs on my slimline card.
I’d also stamped and coloured the smaller spray of flowers from the Blessings of Home set but decided not to use it on the slimline card, so I quickly made a second card with it.
The flowers on this thank you card are layered on top of one of the Heart & Home Doilies and these doilies will also retire on June 30.
My layered bow consists of three different ribbons: Gray Granite Shimmer ribbon and Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon that have been cut in half using my paper snips as well as linen thread.
Matte Dots in Basic Gray and some Wink of Stella in the middle of the largest flowers complete my cards.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Tina Gillespie – I can’t wait to see what Tina has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
Catherine Proctor – you are here!
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Next Wednesday we will be showcasing one of our bright Stampin’ Up! colours, Bermuda Bay.
Wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm … and keep on crafting xxx
Cath xx
Two beautiful cards Cathy and Fresh Freesia and Granny Apple Green were perfect choices for this layout. Those bows are just gorgeous too.
Both beautiful cards, Cathy. Those ribbon bows are gorgeous and I love how you roughed the edges of the DSP and double up the sentiment on your slimline card. Lovely designs.
2 beautiful cards Cathy, I love the way you have tied the ribbons.
I love this suite so much – your projects make me want to buy another packet of this DSP before its gone!! LOL
Two gorgeous cards Cathy. Love your flowers – your colouring is so lovely with the wood grain background. Love the die cuts in Basic Gray and Basic White and those bows … xxx
What delicious concoctions you’ve created Cathy. I love this stamp set, and think you’ve absolutely shown it off beautifully.
Those bows!! Swoon!! They are so gorgeous, and suit your stunning cards perfectly.
Two beautiful cards Cathy where those floral sprays stand out against the gray wood DSP. Those triple are perfectly created. I love the embossed sentiments on the Basic Gray card stock.
Gosh, these are gorgeous, Cathy! Such a beautiful colour combination, and inspired use of stamps, dies, paper and ribbon. Beautiful! x
Beautiful cards Cathy, I love the combination of Fresh Freesia with Granny Apple Green. Your triple bow it the perfectly stunning finish to your slimline card and a really like how you’ve double mounted the greeting pieces.
Oh Cathy, you have such an eye for the most beautiful! Your cards are gorgeous! I love the DSP behind the spray of flowers and the white embossed on the basic gray is striking especially cut out in the strips! I love the combination of the ribbon bows, gorgeous cards!