AWHT Colour Creations #28 Melon Mambo

Melon Mambo with Fond of Autumn

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 pink called Melon Mambo. Melon Mambo is part of the Brights Colour Family and is a strong, bright and happy pink colour. This colour is lovely when used for flowers or berries, tea cups and so much more. 

Melon Mambo is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Markers; Stampin' Blends Combo, Watercolor Pencils, Brights Designer Series Paper as well as Hues of Happiness DSP, Celebrate Today Magnet Board Kit, Solid Faceted Gems and Glossy Dots Assortment.

Here is the card I created using Melon Mambo card-stock, Classic Stampin' Ink, Stampin' Blends Combo & Stampin' Write Marker plus other bits and pieces: 

If you visited my blog last week, you may remember that I created a wet on wet water-colour panel with Mango Melody and Melon Mambo. I didn't use it last week so thought I would use it for my Melon Mambo project. I do love these colours together. It was created by wetting a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolor paper and then adding Melon Mambo & Mango Melody inks. Once dry, the watercolored panel was embossed with the Stitched Greenery die and mounted onto a slightly larger piece of Melon Mambo card-stock. In turn this was adhered directly to a Thick Basic White card-base.

A piece of Melon Mambo card-stock was cut with the curved die in the Basic Borders dies and popped up with Dimensionals. Some White Craft ink was splattered over the card background. The Fond of Autumn flower/leaf/berry arrangement was stamped multiple times onto Shimmery White card-stock with Versamark ink and then gold heat embossed with Gold Emboss Powder and a Heat Tool. 

The berry sections of the arrangements were water-coloured using the fine Water Painter with Melon Mambo ink for the berries and Parakeet Party & Garden Green inks for the leaves. The berries were die cut away from the other sections of the arrangement. They were arranged over the curved edge with the stems tucked under the precious berries and adhered with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

The banner from the Fond of Autumn stamps was white heat embossed onto Melon Mambo card-stock and the sentiment was shaped on a block so it would fit within the banner. The banner was fussy cut and then added with Dimensionals. A piece of Polished Pink Open Weave ribbon was coloured with a dark Melon Mambo Stampin' Blend, cut in half length-wise and tied in a bow with some Gold Simply Elegant trim. The bow was tucked under the sentiment. Some Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels were scattered as the finishing touch.

The decoration of the card inner is a simple strip of Melon Mambo card-stock to the left, with a sentiment and flower from the Fond of Autumn stamp set stamped in Melon Mambo ink. A C6 Basic White envelope was decorated with a gold embossed set of flowers left over from the embossed Fond of Autumn arrangement after removing the berries. Just simple decorations this time.

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

There is more Melon Mambo creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click the  "onto the next" graphic below and be taken to the blog of a fellow South Australian, the lovely and talented Tina Gillespie. I always look forward to checking out Tina's creations. I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always so much inspiration.

I hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Merry Merlot 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 with you. There are only a few Heart of Christmas Blog Hops remaining for this year.

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 Catherine Proctor’s blog @ What Cathy Made. Cathy is our  Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator.  She is an wonderful 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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