AWHT Colour Creations #24 Granny Apple Green

Granny Apple Green with Vintage 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. 

This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a bright yellow green called Granny Apple Green - just imagine the colour of granny apples. Granny Apple Green is part of the Brights Colour Family and is a happy colour and one often seen in nature. This colour is lovely when used for leaves, apples 🍏 and so much more. 

Granny Apple Green is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads, spots & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Markers; Stampin’ Blends Combo, Watercolor Pencils; Soft Pastels, Brights Designer Series Paper as well as Awash In Beauty,  Celebrate Everything, Santa Express & Hues of Happiness DSPs, Robot Buddies Kids Card Kit & The Best Remedy Kit, Santa Express Memories & More Card Pack and Cards & Envelopes and For Everything Fancy Sequins. That is quite a list for this lovely colour.

My card uses Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin’ ink, Stampin’ Write Marker and Stampin’ Blends. I was inspired by a climbing rose seen on one of our regular walks. The rose is growing wild over a number of other plants. Many of the leaves are shades of Granny Apple Green with the little light yellow roses. For a change, I chose a Christmas stamp set for this card even though I didn’t create a Christmas card.

A Basic White card-stock background had a little Pool Party Classic Stampin’ ink delicately blended over the background before it was dry embossed with the Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder. It was adhered directly to the card base of Basic White Thick card-stock. The card front was cut with one of the Deckled Rectangles dies - with the panel being extended beyond the length of the die. A little Pool Party ink was also blended near the bottom of the deckled card-front with some masking to ground the bottle. Some splatters were added with Pool Party and Granny Apple Green Markers. A bottle shaped hole was punched in the card front using the Vintage Bottle Punch.

The larger bottle from the Vintage Christmas stamp set was stamped on a scrap of Basic White card-stock in Granny Apple Green ink and cut out with the punch. A Vintage Bottle Shaker Dome  was added into the card front’s punched hole. The dome is amazing as it has adhesive incorporated into the dome - so simple to use. Effervescent Elements were added to the upturned dome and the punched & stamped bottle was added on top with some Tear ‘N Tape - this enabled the bottle of “bubbles” to be turned over without loosing its contents. The edges of a piece of Parakeet Party 2022-2024 In Colour Glimmer Paper were lightly coloured with the Light Granny Apple Green Blend in a way to maintain the ombré effect. The mounted card-front was added to the base with Dimensionals.

Three stems of leaves were die cut from Basic White card-stock using the Splendid Stems dies. Each had some Granny Apple Green partially blended over the leaves. The larger sprig also had some Shaded Spruce ink added. The flowers from the Vintage Christmas stamp set were stamped in So Saffron ink a number of times on a scrap of white. The 2 smaller flowers were fussy cut and a couple of the flowers were layered, one over the other, while others were left as a single layer. After arranging the flowers and leaves some Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels were added to the flower centres and others were scattered. A double bow was tied with Parakeet Party Metallic Woven ribbon and a triple bow in White Bakers Twine and both were attached with Glue Dots. A little tag from the Teacup dies was cut from Basic White card-stock and stamped with a Granny Apple Green outline from the Cup of Tea stamp set. A little heart was also die cut and coloured with some So Saffron ink.

Both a Basic White card inner and a Basic White C6 envelope were stamped with the floral arrangement from the Vintage Christmas stamp set using Granny Apple Green, So Saffron and Sahara Sand inks. While different from the way the flowers were used on the card front they are the same flowers. I have left the card without a sentiment so it could be used as needed.

Thank you for spending time with me on my blog. I so appreciate you.

There is more Granny Apple Green creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click the "onto the next" graphic below and be taken to the blog of the lovely Christine Blain. I always look forward to checking out Christine’s creations. I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always so much inspiration. Do join us on this Blog Hop.

I hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Gray Granite, one of Stampin’ Up!s Neutral colours, as we continue the weekly 2022-2023 Colour Creations Blog Hops.  Also, don't forget that many of us are joining the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop on Monday evenings to share delightful Christmas projects to give you some ideas for your Christmas preparations. 

Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others. 

Andrea 💕🐾

If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view the full list of participants on Tina Gillespie’s blog. Tina is coordinating tonight’s blog hop and ensuring the hop runs smoothly.  She is an amazing lady. Check out her delightful creation while you are there.

If you live in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of Stampin' Up's 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue and or the July - December 2022 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!. 

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