Welcome to week 5 of our 2020-21Colour Creations blog hop! We are showcasing Blackberry Bliss, a rich, deep colour from our regal family.
One of the most beautiful suites in the new Stampin’ Up! Annual catalogue is the Pansy Petals suite. I love this suite so much because it reminds me of my Nan and her stunning African Violets.
The Pansy Petals DSP in this suite has the following colour combination: Basic White, Blackberry Bliss, Bumblebee, Calypso Coral, Evening Evergreen, Fresh Freesia, Pale Papaya, Polished Pink, Soft Sea Foam and Soft Succulent. However, because pansies come in so many different colours so you really can use any colours with this suite.
My first card was CASEd from a card I found on Pinterest made by an incredibly talented Stampin’ Up! demonstrator called Gail Ellis. I’ve CASEd her basic layout, the use of two different embossing folders and the shading of the flower petals and the leaves, however I’ve used different colours, a different background embossing folders, a different sentiment and different embellishments.
To achieve the colour shading on the edge of the flower, the flower bud and the leaves, I used sponge daubers, taking the ink directly off my ink pads. The flowers and buds are sponged with Blackberry Bliss and the leaves with Garden Green.
The yellow centre of the pansy flower is die cut from a scrap of Crushed Curry card stock, with the stem and large leaf die cut from Garden Green card stock.
These Pansy dies really are so realistic – they emboss at the same time that they die cut the flower petals, buds and the leaves.
Thank goodness the Pastel Pearls have carried over to the new catalogue – I’ve used the Highland Heather coloured pearls for a touch of bling.
The Pansy Patch stamp set has a wonderful range of sentiments – I love how they mix both italic and Roman text together. I prefer to make most of my cards with either a happy birthday or a thank you sentiment as these are the types of cards I use the most and the Pansy Patch stamp set has both of these sentiments.
Did you notice the handmade envelope made from Pansy Petals DSP? On Stampin’ Up! Sara Douglass’s Facebook live this week she demonstrated how to make this envelope as well as two other sizes.
I slightly adapted the American measurements to fit our metric card size, assuming a card base made with half a A4 piece of cardstock. Tip – the envelope fits better if you trim just 5 mm off the height of the card base.
The back closure is super easy to make. Use the Strawberry Builder punch to punch two flowers out of Blackberry Bliss card stock and attach them to the top and bottom flap with two of the white round brads.
A length of white baker’s twine twisted under the flowers closes the envelope. You could also use any round or flower shaped die or punch if you don’t own the Strawberry Builder punch.
Card two is horizontal and uses the same colours, however it features the dots embossing folder (instead of the greenery embossing folder) for the top layer and it also has an additional flower bud placed under the “happy birthday” sentiment to balance the layout.
Both cards use the Tasteful Textiles embossing folder for the base layer – this embossing folder is my new “go to” replacement for the now retired *sob!* Subtles folder.
Horizontal or vertical? Do you have a favourite?
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the very talented Rachel Palmieri. I can’t wait to see what she’s made this week!
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Gorgeous cards and envelope. Such a great idea to use sponge daubers for the pansies. So subtle and beautiful
Your cards and envelope are stunning Cathy! Beautiful use of Blackberry Bliss with the Sponge Dauber I love this technique for the pansies. I must give this a go. I do have this bundle, but I haven’t used it yet and you’ve certainly shown another way to create beautiful pansies. I really love the envelope too! I must give this a go as well.
These card are beautiful! I would love to receive your blogs. Please let me know how to do that.
Thank you!
Just love that pansy suite! and both the cards. They look amazing.
Both cards and envelope are absolutely beautiful Catherine. Pansy Petals is one of my favourite suites from the A/C. I love the colouring of the pansies and the leaves as well. Gorgeous projects! I’m going to have to make one of those envelopes! xx
Beautiful cards Catherine, I love the embossing behind the pansies. This is my favourite bundle from the Annual Catalogue.
Gorgeous cards, Cathy – I love the different textures of the embossing folders and the soft colouring of the pansies with this dark tone. That envelope is super cute too!
Oh I keep coming back to look at your cards they are just gorgeous. I love the different embossing folder textures in white and you have coloured the pansies just beautifully. I love these so much. Aren’t those envelopes great! Love, love, love your projects today.
Both your cards are very pretty Cathy and lovely sponging on flowers and leaves mixed with normal card stock. And just love that envelope!
Gorgeous gorgeous cards Cathy. I love your colouring of the pansies and the embossed backgrounds; and of course, your handmade envelope. The closure using the little flowers is inspired. One of my ideas for tonight was colouring the pansies – so glad I chose another concept. Love both your cards, but I think my fav is the vertical one. Xxx
Your cards are both so sweet! I think the landscape card just pips the portrait card, as I love the little bud peeping out from behind the sentiment.
Beautiful pansy cards Catherine, love, love, love!
Cathy your cards are glorious. I love the subtle sponging on the pansies and the added texture of the embossing folders. And, I love the handmade envelope. I am going to find Sara’s video and watch it now.
I love your inking on the pansy card and the DSP envelope looks great.
Even though Blackberry Bliss is a dark, dramatic, colour, you have achieved a beautifully subtle result by daubing colour onto your flower petals, Cathy. I love your use of lots of white with Blackberry Bliss. Both cards are beautiful, but my favourite is the portrait card.
Love both your cards Cathy, love the way you coloured your pansy’s xx