Welcome to week ten of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Berry Burst, a beautiful berry colour from the Brights family. I love this colour with Night of Navy and other shades of blue, however this is the colour combination I settled on for my card this week.
I’m away from home for a few days and was only able to take limited paper craft supplies with me to make my card. Let’s just say it was something to do with the number of wetsuits and surfboards in the card. And okay, maybe also a tiny bit related to the sewing machine and quilt supplies that also accompanied us on our trip!
So whether we blame Pete or me, this week I have made a simple stamping card that only uses a stamp set, paper snips, ink pads, embellishments and a pack of note cards with envelopes. There is no die cutting, punches or embossing. And it was super fun to make!
I love this new stamp set called the Cake Fancy Stamp Set. It has so many tiny little cake decorating elements to play with, just like decorating a cake.
I forgot to bring Berry Burst cardstock with me so I made my own by swiping my Berry Burst stamp pad over a piece of a notecard. The hairdryer in a our caravan park cabin was perfect for drying it – I’m sure it had never been used this way before!
I stamped multiple stamps in the different ink colours to see how the ink colours I’d bought away with me looked together.
Poor old Petal Pink was rejected as I decided on a monochromatic colour combo instead, stamping an Early Espresso cake stand, ribbon and leaves; Crumb Cake leaves: Blackberry Bliss bottom cake layer, flower and piped icing; Berry Burst middle cake layer and flower: Petunia Pop top cake layer and flower.
It was super easy to fussy cut the flowers and leaves for the top of the cake – they add a wonderful dimension to the card.
The sentiments were stamped right onto the cake layers in Early Espresso. I love the effect this gives to the card!
Purple Fine Shimmer Gems add a touch of bling and I stamped a notecard envelope flap to match.
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Di Furniss – I can’t wait to see what Di 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!
We’ll be back next Wednesday, 10th July, showcasing Blackberry Bliss.
I hope you can join us then!
Such a beautiful card. I love the color palette you chose.
Great job on making do and DIYing a berry burst piece of cardstock. Great card and thanks for sharing some of your behind the scenes thinking.
Ooh, what a scrumptious looking cake, those monochromatic layers were the perfect choice. Hope you’re having a wonderful time watching Pete surf from the warmth of your cabin!!
You did a fantastic job using Berry Burst and I love the different coloured layers of the cake. This stamp set looks like lots of fun and beautiful stamping on the envelope.
Well considering you had to improvise in several ways the end result is just lovely. I really do like the colour combo you ended up with as well. Would love to see your quilting projects as well! Enjoy the holiday.
No a stamp set that I liked but you have done a lovely job with it and are changing my mine. I prefer Chocolate cake though…..lol
I am so so impressed with your card Cathy, especially with limited products. I have been looking at this stamp set and trying to resist – you are making it so hard. I adore your self coloured Berry Burst layer, your layered flowers and leaves and your delicious berry cake. Your colour choices are perfect. Gorgeous card. xxx
Great improvisation, creating your own Berry Burst card panel, Cath! The colours you landed on look fab together, and you’ve put everything together beautifully on your card. Hope you’re having a nice relaxing time away. x
Sounds like you had your priorities right when packing for your trip. I love the selection of cake decorations you had to choose from. Beautiful card Cathy