AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #34 Melon Mambo

Melon Mambo with Memorable Blooms

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are working though the Stampin' Up! colours in alphabetical order, focussing on one colour each week.

This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a bright strong pink colour called Melon Mambo.  Melon Mambo is part of the Brights Colour Family and is a rich pink that can coordinate with other brights, pinks & purples (eg Bubble Bath, Berry Burst) and greens (eg Granny Apple Green, Lost Lagoon & Pretty Peacock) to names a few.  It would be wonderful for flowers, berries …  and anything needing a bright strong pink.

Melon Mambo is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Marker; Stampin’ Blends Combo; Brights Designer Series Paper as well as a number of other products, including the Blooms Impressions DSP (coming Saleabration) and the retiring Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins. 

This project has incorporated Melon Mambo as Classic Stampin' ink, card-stock, Stampin' Write Marker, Blooms Impressions Designer Series Paper and the retiring Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins.

One of the ladies that attends a Craft Group where I am a Guest Demonstrator is having a birthday in January so I created this card with her in mind, knowing she loves pinks.

I started by gold heat embossing images from the Memorable Blooms stamp set onto Basic White card-stock, ie the larger floral stem, a leafy stem and a smaller image of a couple of beautiful blooms. They were water-coloured with Melon Mambo, Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ inks. You may look at the flowers and wonder how the light pink petals could be coloured with Melon Mambo ink. A very diluted amount of colour was initially painted on the flower images and then some darker Melon Mambo ink was dabbed into the centre of the flowers. The leaves were coloured with Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock inks, the darker ink being added to the shaded area of the smaller leaves.

Using the Memorable Blooms Dies, the hexagon die cut a hole in the front of a Basic White panel that was then embossed with the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. The card front was fully covered with a piece of Bloom Impressions DSP and another hexagon shaped hole was cut through the DSP and card front to coordinate with the hole in the white panel. The gorgeous detailed die was cut from Gold Foil. After a piece of Window Sheet was adhered over the hole in the card front, the gold die cut was slotted over the space. The white card front panel was popped up on Dimensionals. The larger coloured spray of flowers was positioned to one side.

To continue the theme to the inside of the card another detailed die cut was cut from the Melon Mambo Blooms Impressions DSP and then adhered to the inside of the Window Sheet. The leaves and double flower image were adhered over the die cut image inside the card, partially covering the white back of the outer floral spray. Another piece of Basic White folded card-stock was adhered inside the card so that the flap will open to the right to discover the panel for writing a personal message. The top of the closed section was also covered with the same Melon Mambo DSP and the hexagonal white label that had been cut from the card front was added over the DSP. Also, some of the coloured gold embossed images were adhered over the hexagonal inner panel.

To finish off the card front and first inner layer - a birthday sentiment from the Beautiful Butterflies bundle (another new product from the coming Mini Catalogue) was white heat embossed onto Melon Mambo card-stock using White Wow Embossed Powder and a Heat Tool. A double bow was tied using the White Iridescent Striped Trim and this was tucked under the sentiment strip. A few Melon Mambo Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins were added around the sentiment and also inside the design elements. Some splattering was added here and there using a Melon Mambo Stampin’ Write Marker.

Here is a photo of the card fully open. The opened panel on the right was covered with the same DSP. The detailed leafy die from the Memorable Blooms dies was cut from Gold Foil. As the card is going to be signed by ladies from the Craft Group, a sentiment from the Bright Borders stamp set (another new product) saying “From all of us” was stamped in Melon Mambo ink.

A C6 Basic White envelope was gold embossed with the larger floral image.

Thank you so much for calling in on your way around the Melon Mambo Colour Creations Blog Hop. Melon Mambo is a gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colour so I have had fun creating for this Blog Hop knowing it will also help to celebrate a lovely lady’s birthday.

To continue with the blog hop just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely Di Furniss. I am looking forward to checking out Di’s creation(s) - I wonder if it will be a fun fold? I do love seeing everyone’s' projects - there is always so much inspiration.

This is the last Blog Hop for 2024 so I do hope to see you next year when we will be featuring Misty Moonlight as we re-commence the weekly 2024-2025 Colour Creations Blog Hop series on Wednesday 8th January 2025. 

I hope your Christmas and New Year brings many blessings to you and your loved ones. Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself during this festive season.

Andrea 💕🐾

If you find a broken link or would like to view the full list of participants go to Catherine Proctor’s blog @ What Cathy Made. Cathy is our brilliant Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator.  She is a special lady. Check out her wonderful creation while you are there.

Living in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of the Stampin' Up 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue or the coming January-April Mini Catalogue & Saleabration Brochure then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you.  

Please don't hesitate to make contact with any other queries about this project or Stampin' Up! 

#colourcreationsbloghop  #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards  #stampinupdemonstrator  #papercrafting   #memorableblooms  #brightborders  #beautifulbutterflies 

CASEing the Catty #500 - CASE Choice From Either Catalogue

CASE Your Choice From Either Catalogue meets Light the Sky

Hello, Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and CASEing the Catty #500 Challenge. We are welcoming many creative folk to this Blog Hop who have been apart of the CASEing the CATTY Crew at some stage since CASEing the Catty's inception.

I am so glad you have dropped in. You may have come from the wonderful Angela Meiritz-Reid, as you take this week’s Blog Hop or perhaps arrived directly here; either way I am delighted you are here. At the end of my blog, I have linked to Rochelle Laird-Smith so you can continue with this Blog Hop.

At CASEing the Catty we love to use the samples from the Stampin' Up! Catalogues as inspiration and each week we have a different theme to guide our CASEing. To CASE is to "Copy And Selectively Edit" or some say "Copy And Share Everything". This week we can CASE any project found in either the 2024/2025 Annual Cataglogue or the 2024 Stampin' Up! September-December Mini Catalogue.

Wow, what a choice. For this auspicious Blog Hop, #500, I had so many options that could have been selected - it was an hard choice.  For this week’s challenge I chose to base my project on the card with a self coloured frame near the bottom of page 41 of the September-December Mini Catalogue:

I had ideas for a different card but due to a range of happenings I decided to create with another bundle that I have been playing with recently, that is the Light the Sky bundle. I love this bundle and think it’s great for New Years or other special celebrations. It’s currently on the Last Chance List, so if you are thinking of getting this bundle, don’t hesitate because once its gone, its gone.

A background panel was created by blending a range of colours over a panel of Basic White card-stock, starting with Fresh Freesia, then Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Misty Moonlight and finishing off with Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ inks. Water was sprinkled over the panel. I spritzed water from a mister onto my hand and flicked the water over the panel. Once dry, some White Craft ink was splattered over the panel and then more splatter was added using a Night of Navy Stampin’ Write Marker.

Three different sized fireworks sprays were white heat embossed onto the coloured background panel. This panel was adhered to the front of a Night of Navy card-base. A couple of panels of Night of Navy card-stock were die cut with the second largest Deckled Rectangle die to create a frame. I will miss this set of dies, as it too is on the Stampin’ Up! Last Chance List. A mid sized fireworks spray and a tiny group of fireworks were used to partially cut/pierce fireworks on one frame. This frame was layered over the other to give the frame some stability as it was then popped up on Dimensionals.

“2025” was die cut using the coming Birthday Celebration dies from Silver Foil that had a backing of Foam Adhesive Sheet attached. A sentiment from the Light the Sky stamp set was white heat embossed onto Night of Navy card-stock. The fussy cut sentiment was adhered in place with Mini Dimensionals.

Some gorgeous Silver and White Sheer Ribbon was cut lengthwise and tied into a bow the tucked under the sentiment and positioned with Glue Dots. The final touches - a splattering of Wink of Strella and the addition of some Iridescent Faceted Gems.

A Basic White card inner was stamped in Night of Navy ink with another sentiment from the same set of stamps. Fireworks sprays were stamped in Balmy Blue, Fresh Freesia and Blueberry Bushel inks. A C6 Basic White envelope was similarly stamped with the Fireworks sprays.

Thank you so much for calling in on your way around the CASEing the Catty Blog Hop. I do appreciate it.

Don’t miss any of the inspiration from this wonderful Crew. The next blog in the hop is by the lovely Rochelle Laird-Smith. Just click on the "next" graphic below to be taken to her blog. I wonder which project she has CASEd - I am sure her project will be something special.

Join In The Challenge: We would love you to share a project you have created for this milestone Challenge that has been inspired by the either the 2024-2025 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue or the September-December Mini Catalogue. To share, all you need to do is go to the CASEing The Catty Challenge Group on Facebook. If you aren't a member, it’s easy to request to join and then all you need to do is upload a photo of your project to the main section. You can click on the graphic below to be taken to the group on Facebook. We would love to see your creation.

#ctc500 #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #papercrafter  #valleyinspirations  #lightthesky   #birthdaycelebration  #caseingthecatty

AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #33 Lost Lagoon

Lost Lagoon with Frames and Flowers Fun Fold

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are working though the Stampin' Up! colours in alphabetical order, focussing on one colour each week.

This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a beautiful soft blue-green colour called Lost Lagoon.  Lost Lagoon is part of the Subtles Colour Family and as a soft blue-green can coordinate with many colours, including other Subtles, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, other greens, neutrals, and so much more. It is wonderful for leaves, sea scenes, at Christmastime …  and anything needing a soft muted green.

Lost Lagoon is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Marker; Stampin’ Blends Combo; Subtles Designer Series Paper as well as Bright & Beautiful, Serene Love, Otterly Adorable, A Little Latte, Perennial Lavendar, Winter Meadow, Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Papers; Thoughtful Designs, Frames & Flowers, Tartan Foil, Season of Elegance Speciality DSPs; plus Riverside Irregular Pearls, Tinsel Gems Three Pack, Faceted Gems Trio Pack embellishments; Lost Lagoon Soft Cording; the Perpetual Beauty Callander Kit; and a number of Last Chance Products and coming new products. 

This project has incorporated Lost Lagoon as Classic Stampin' ink, card-stock, Stampin' Write Marker and the beautiful Frames & Flowers Speciality DSP.

I had created a card for a special friend for her special birthday using Lost Lagoon but then needed to give it to her before I had a chance to photograph it, so can’t share it as part of this Blog Hop. As such, I needed to create a different card to share with you in this Blog Hop. When thinking about what to do, I decided to try a fancy fold that I had originally seen created by Susan Campfield, a Demonstrator in the USA. I wanted to try it out and have seen this fold a few times since so decided to give it a go here. I have combined this fold with the gorgeous Frames and Flowers Speciality Designer Series Paper. The pack has 3 sheets of different double sided designs, 2 sheets of laser cut wreath, frames and other images and 1 sheet of card front size images. 

Pieces of Lost Lagoon card-stock were cut to size and scored to create the Balcony Fancy Fold design. The back section was covered with 3 pieces of one of the designs of the Frames & Flowers DSP. The front section of the fancy fold was decorated with pieces of Lost Lagoon card-stock that had been dry embossed with the Fern 3D Embossing Folder.

Here is a top view of the fun fold.

One of the round laser cut wreaths was added to the front top & bottom sections with Dimensionals. Die cut pine fronds were cut from Basic White card-stock using dies from the Wintery Tree Top dies. Flowers were also cut from Basic White card-stock using the tiny flowers from the Happy Hibiscus dies. The die cut pine fronds had a little Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ ink partially blended over with a Blending Brush. The little flowers were partially coloured with Petal Pink ink.

A little splattering was added with both Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Write Markers to give a little extra interest to the dry embossed panels. A sentiment from the Reindeer Fun stamp set was white heat embossed on Lost Lagoon card-stock. The coloured die cuts and the sentiment were all arranged around the wreath. They were positioned with either Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Glue Dots.

A bow was tied with the gorgeous Iridescent Striped ribbon that had been cut in half lengthwise. The flowers were decorated with the wonderful Iridescent Faceted Gems. The ribbon and gems  have been my most favourite embellishments this year.

Looking at the back of the card, each of the 3 panels were covered with the same DSP as used in the front background. A Basic White card-stock panel was stamped with a sentiment from the Greetings of the Season stamp set in Lost Lagoon ink. A couple of left over pine die cuts and a flower were used to decorate this panel for writing one’s personal message. As you can see below, a Basic White C6 envelope was decorated with a corner piece from the Frames & Flowers SDSP.

Thank you so much for calling in on your way around the Lost Lagoon Colour Creations Blog Hop. Lost Lagoon is one of my favourite Stampin’ Up! colours so I have really enjoyed creating for this Blog Hop.

To continue with the blog hop just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of a  special person, the lovely Sharon Davern. I am looking forward to checking out Sharon’s creation(s). I do love seeing everyone’s' projects - there is always so much inspiration.

I do hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Melon Mambo as we continue the weekly 2024-2025 Colour Creations Blog Hop series. Following next week’s blog hop we will be taking a short break before commencing again in the new year.

Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself.

Andrea 💕🐾

If you find a broken link or would like to view the full list of participants in this blog hop go to Catherine Proctor’s blog @ What Cathy Made. Cathy is our brilliant Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator.  She is a wonderful lady. Check out her amazing creation while you are there.

Living in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of the Stampin' Up 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue, the September-December Mini Catalogue or the coming January-April Mini Catalogue then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you.  

Please don't hesitate to make contact with any other queries about this project or Stampin' Up! 

#colourcreationsbloghop  #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards  #stampinupdemonstrator  #papercrafting   #frames&flowers  #greetingsoftheseason  #reindeerfun

AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #32 Lemon Lolly

Lemon Lolly with Sentimental Christmas

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are working though the Stampin' Up! colours in alphabetical order, focussing on one colour each week.

This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a beautiful pale yellow called Lemon Lolly.  Lemon Lolly is part of the Subtles Colour Family and is a soft light yellow that can coordinate with a number of  colours, including other yellows, blues, greens, other subtles, etc and it would be wonderful for flowers, fruit (eg citrus), baby things …  and anything needing a pale yellow.

Lemon Lolly is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Marker; Stampin’ Blends Combo; Subtles Designer Series Paper as well as Mediterranean Blooms, Flowering Zinnias, A Little Latte, Bright & Beautiful, and Fresh as a Daisy DSPs, plus Rainbow Adhesive-backed Dots, Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins embellishments; Bakers Twine Three Color Pack, and the Hooray for Honeycomb Kit & the Blossom Wishes Kit. 

This project has incorporated Lemon Lolly as Classic Stampin' ink, card-stock, Stampin' Write Marker and Stampin’ Blends combo.

This is a card I have been thinking of creating since I first saw the Sentimental Wishes stamp set and Lemon Lolly is perfect for the Christmas candles. The first task was to stamp the candles and holly from the Sentimental Wishes stamps on Basic White card-stock and gold emboss using Versamark ink, gold emboss powder, a Heat Gun and the Embossing Accessory kit.

The images were coloured with Stampin’ Blends combos, ie Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam, Bubble Bath combos, with touches of Light Granny Apple Green and the Color Lifter. There is a cute little set of coordinating dies, however, I wanted to have a finer cut around the holly so did some fussy cutting with snips as well.

You may be looking at the hexagonal die cut frame and wonder which dies were used. This die comes from a new bundle in the coming 2025 January-April Mini Catalogue - the Memorable Blooms dies. Check out the beautiful stitching, both inside and out of the die cut edge. Some Lemon Lolly Classic ink was blended over the lower section of the die cut for some background glow. Some splattering was added with a Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Write Marker. 

After arranging the candles and holly, a sentiment from the Peaceful Season stamp set was gold heat embossed on Basic White card-stock. A bow of Gold Twisted Thread and half of some Iridescent Striped Trim was tucked under the sentiment. Some subtle Iridescent Foil Gems were scattered around. I later thought it still needed something, so added some Gold Foil die cut stems cut using the Changing Leaves dies.

Inside the card is a Basic White panel mounted onto a Lemon Lolly card-stock. A sentiment from the Sentimental Wishes stamp set was gold heat embossed and an extra candles image and a bow were adhered in place. An envelope was gold embossed with the ivy image.

Thank you for dropping in on your way around the Colour Creations Blog Hop. I so appreciate you spending time here.

To continue with the blog hop just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely Sharon Davern. I am looking forward to checking out Sharon’s creation(s). I wonder if it will be one of her amazing fancy folds. I do love seeing everyone’s' projects - there is always so much inspiration.

I hope to see you next week when we will be featuring the beautiful Lost Lagoon as we continue the weekly 2024-2025 Colour Creations Blog Hop series. 

Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself.

Andrea 💕🐾

If you find a broken link or would like to view the full list of blog hop participants go to Catherine Proctor’s blog @ What Cathy Made. Cathy is our brilliant Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator.  She is a special lady. Check out her wonderful creation while you are there.

Living in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of the Stampin' Up 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue, the September-December Mini Catalogue or the coming January-April Mini Catalogue then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you.  

Please don't hesitate to make contact with any other queries about this project or Stampin' Up! 

#colourcreationsbloghop  #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards  #stampinupdemonstrator  #papercrafting   #sentimentalwishes  #changingleaves #peacefulseason  #memorableblooms