Welcome to week eleven of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Blackberry Bliss, a very dark berry colour that has recently moved from the Regals family to the Neutrals.
It was a great opportunity to crack open my new Expressions of Kindness Kit.
My colour scheme is the colours included in this kit: Blackberry Bliss, gold foil, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Petunia Pop, Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat.
The Expressions of Kindness Kit is such great value for money. It comes with a full set of instructions, an acrylic block as well as everything you need to make 8 cards, 4 each of 2 designs.
* Expressions of Kindness Photopolymer Stamp Set
* Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Spot
* Roll of white ribbon
* 8 printed card bases
* 8 printed envelopes
* Folded card: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)
* Printed die-cut images and gold foil labels
* Adhesive-backed gold sparkle gems
* Adhesive dots and Stampin’ dimensionals
Here are the two card designs and envelopes made as per the kit instructions. The envelopes really are as stunning as the card bases!
Then I went rogue and chopped up one of the gold foiled card bases to make two extra cards on Blackberry Bliss card bases. The design of these card bases extends to the back of the card as well as the front.
This is the “simple stamping” card I made using the back of the card base.
I stamped the sentiment directly only the patterned card and the thistle stamp onto the Blackberry Bliss flowers, adding a layer of Lost Lagoon card stock and some of the gold sparkly gems included in the kit.
My second card variation used the front of the card base and a spare sentiment label included in the kit. Can you guess how I made the gold sprigs?
This is the leftover gold foil in the kit.
I used my Bough Punch to punch out sprig pieces from this gold foil.
I love this gorgeous kit and I know I’ll be using the stamp set on other projects as well as on the cards included in the kit.
Now it’s time to hop in 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.
Catherine Proctor – you are here!
We’ll be back next Wednesday, 17th July, showcasing Blueberry Bushel.
I hope you can join us then!
Beautiful cards from a beautiful kit Cathy. Nice to see some other variations too. This kit may have just popped up on my craft desk too, because I liked both the printed cards and the stamps included, it has so many possibilities.
What a great kit for showcasing Blackberry Bliss, Cathy. With the gold foiling, it adds a very glamourous finish to the cards. I love what you did to step it up by cutting the card in half to create extra special cards. Fantastic!
Its a great kit but its even better when you do more with it like you have. Love your rogue cards.
I just love this kit – and your rogue cards are perfect. I will definitely be chopping up my card bases to get extra cards out of this kit because the colours and the soft imagery are so beautiful. I love how you took that and enhanced it with extra card layers and using up the scraps.
Oh my goodness this kit is beautiful and I love your own interpretations. Great idea to us all that left over gold foil too.
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Gorgeous cards Cathy, the kit cards are beautiful but your extra cards are stunning! I’ll have to revisit this kit I think..
Absolutely gorgeous Cathy! I will need to take another look at this kit. The kit cards are beautiful, but your extra cards are stunning!
Gosh, how beautiful!! Such a lovely kit, and I love the variations you came up with (and economical use of the gold foil paper). You’ve made Blackberry Bliss look SO pretty, Cath!
Cathy I agree that the cards and envelopes in this kit are stunning. Love how you created two cards from one and those accent gold twigs complement the colour combo.
Beautiful cards Cathy. I love this kit (although I haven’t opened it yet). Love your variations using a card base and creating 2 cards. All so gorgeous. xx