Welcome to week twenty eight 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 Melon Mambo from the brights family.
For a variety of reasons, I’m making a lot of cards this month. I need to find ways to speed up my card making, which is why I’ve reached for the Simply Fabulous stamp set this week.
The Simply Fabulous stamp set is quite simply fabulous for fast card making! I also love the fonts in the stamp set and the assortment of flowers and greenery.
I’ve added just one other colour to this card – Granny Apple Green – as it is another bright I knew it would work well with the hot pink of Melon Mambo.
These stamps are supposed to give a solid image, however both my Granny Apple Green and Melon Mambo stamp sets were a bit too juicy which is why my stamping has a slightly mottled effect.
Let’s just pretend it was intentional, not that I didn’t have time to remake my card!!
This card basically is simple stamping, apart from the Stitched Rectangle Die I’ve used to die cut the sentiment. As this is a rectangle, you don’t need a die to cut the sentiment out – you could easily make this card with just two ink pads, one stamp set and paper.
I used the rectangle die to trace the outline of where the sentiment goes with a pencil so I knew where to stamp on the card. Once again, you could simply trace around a rectangle of paper.
As I don’t have the Melon Mambo reinker, the splatters were created by picking up some of the ink from the stamp pad with a water painter and then gently tapping it across the stamped card.
The Sweet Sorbet Adhesive-Backed Seasonal Sequins work perfectly for a touch of bling!
I’m trying to remember to stamp the insides of my cards as I make them, rather than when I need to use them, so I’ve stamped a few flowers and leaves inside as well.
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.
Welcome to week nine of the Heart Of Christmas Blog Hop!
Sale-a-bration ends this Wednesday 31st of August so I’ve created four more Christmas cards that showcase the gorgeous Rings of Love DSP.
The first three “simple stamping” cards don’t require a die cutting machine or a punch.
My fourth Christmas card uses the dies from the Tree Rings Hybrid Embossing Folder and the Timber Embossing Folder (both free with a $90 order), paired with the coordinating Ringed With Nature bundle.
For the simple stamping cards the “Merry Christmas” sentiment stamp from the Ringed With Nature has been stamped in Crumb Cake to match the cardstock base.
The simplicity of this design lets the DSP really shine – all I’ve added for the embellishments is a bow of linen thread tied around the Basic White layer before it is adhered to the card base.
A large gold Adhesive-Backed Seasonal Sequin adds a tiny touch of bling for each of the cards.
The colour scheme for my fourth card comes from another sheet of the Rings of Love DSP. Poppy Parade and Mint Macaron are a lovely combination and a fresh take on the traditional red and green for Christmas.
I ran my Early Espresso ink pad inside the top of the Timber Embossing Folder (it has Stampin’ Up! logo on the outside) before embossing the Crumb Cake cardstock – I love the realistic effect this gives.
The little twigs and sprigs are die cut in Basic White before being coloured in using Soft Suede, Poppy Parade and Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blends.
The tree rings are die cut from the Rings of Love DSP using the Tree Rings Hybrid Embossing Folder.
The gorgeous heart is a stamp from the Ringed With Nature stamp set that I fussy cut out, as is the “Merry Christmas” sentiment, stamped in Soft Suede.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Sharon Davern who is also the host of our Heart of Christmas blog hop.
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants on Sharon’s blog.
