Welcome to Week 25 of Colour Creations, where we are working with the ever versatile Old Olive. Old Olive is my favourite green and it seems to be the most “natural” of all of the Stampin’ Up! greens, along with Mossy Meadow.
This week’s creation is a scrapbook page documenting part of our 2025 New Zealand trip, something I have not done in a very long time. Cardmaking has been my creative focus for years, but this trip was such a special moment in time that it felt important to record it in a different way.
Slowing down, printing photos and telling the story on a full 12″ x 12″ page felt right. and the Nature’s Walk DSP was the perfect background for my photos of Arrowtown, New Zealand.
Our day trip to Arrowtown was the only wet day of our entire trip but even in the rain Arrowtown was spectacular with its mossy greens, historic weathered timber buildings, stone walls and flowing river.
The organic patterns and layered greens of the Nature’s Walk Designer Series Paper mirror the landscape beautifully and really anchor the photos without overwhelming them.
For the title, I used the Alphabet À La Mode Dies to spell out ARROWTOWN. I love how bold alphabet dies help ground a scrapbook page and instantly tell you where you are before you even take in the details.
The Joyful Squares Bundle was perfect for adding small focal elements, recording the date and framing some of the journaling. I kept the embellishing minimal, letting the photos do the talking, but these little details help guide the eye around the page.
The sentiment pieces come from the Exploring Nature Stamp Set, which could not have been more appropriate. Phrases like “Not lost, just exploring” captured exactly how this trip felt.
And even though I hate my handwriting, one of my favourite details on the page is the small journaling note about the rain. Sometimes the imperfect moments are the ones you remember most.
Take a look at some more Old Olive inspiration on our Insta Hop!
Our blog hop is now an Instagram hop but the good news is that you don’t need to have an Instagram account to view all of the other projects!
Simply copy any of the Insta handles below into a new search engine window to follow the Instagram hop at any point.
Next in our Hop is Andrea @andreaksargent. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.
The full list of this week’s InstaHop is listed below:
Andrea @andreaksargent
Kate @craftwithkate
Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss
Helen @apaperparadise
Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!
Thank you for joining me for Week 25 of Colour Creations. I hope this page encourages you to revisit an old photo, a special trip or a memory that deserves to be told on paper.
We’ll be back next Wednesday when we are showcasing Peach Pie. I hope you can join us then.
