Welcome back to our Colour Creations Showcase as we continue our showcase of over 50 beautiful Stampin’ Up! colours in alpha order.
This week we are showcasing Real Red, a vibrant red from our regals family.
If you have a person in your life who loves playing chess, cards or dice games, the “Game On” stamp set is one you’ll want to add to your collection.
I decided to create a chess board for the chess stamp, using the smallest stitched square die from the Stitched Shapes dies to die cut 6 Real Red squares and 6 Basic Black squares.
I laid the squares in a checkerboard pattern and adhered alternate squares of red and black to a 12 x 9 cm Basic White layer – I wish I’d gone a tiny bit slower to get my alignment more precise!
The card base is half a piece of A4 Basic Black card stock folded in half, with another Basic White layer in between.
Before I adhered the two top layers to my card base I wrapped Whisper White twine twice around these top layers and tied a bow.
The chess pieces were fussy cut using my paper snips and the sentiment die cut using the stitched rectangle dies – two red rhinestone jewels add a tiny touch of bling.
Thanks to my friend Tina, I’m gradually forming the habit of stamping inside all my cards. I’ve used a chequerboard stamp from the “Game On” stamp set and the happy b.day stamp from the “Happiest of Birthdays Stamp Set” – I thought the graphic quality of this stamp worked well with this style of card.
I can’t wait to see what everyone else has created with Real Red today!
- Ros Davidson
- Andrea Sargent
- Kate Morgan
- Tina Gillespie
- Caroline Manwaring
- Rachel Woollard
- Sujatha Harding
- Christine Blain
- Rachel Palmieri
- Diane Furniss
- Sharon Davern
- Rosa Leyden
- Michele Taylor
We will return next week on Wednesday March 24th when we’ll be showcasing Rich Razzleberry. We hope you can join us all then.
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In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
I love your checkerboard background. I must try that when I play with my game on stamp set next.
Oh, this is such a cool card! The checkerboard looks ah-maz-ing! I think that this is the best card I have ever seen using this stamp set. Love it!
Oh Catherine, such a striking card! I love the checkerboard pattern and the fussy-cut stamped element really pops. Gorgeous – just love it!
Yes, awesome! Oh I love this so much, best card I’ve seen with this stamp set, Cathy. That chessboard background is so dramatic and perfect with your fussy cut chess pieces. Amazing!
What a great card Cathy! So dramatic with the red & black checkerboard.
Your chess board card is amazing Cathy. I love the checker board red and black stitched squares with the chess pieces. This was a must have stamp set for me as my brother used to play chess competitively and still plays bridge. If OK, I’d love to CASE your card for my brother? Thanks for the inspiration Cathy. xxx
Love this card Cathy – those chess pieces are a great focal point on the chess board!
The checkerboard background looks AMAZING, Cathy. You’ve put together all the design elements on this card beautifully. Great masculine card!