AWHT Colour Creations #47 So Saffron

So Saffron with Sweet Citrus and Daffodil Daydream

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 light yellow called So Saffron. So Saffron is part of the Subtles Colour Family and is soft colour. This colour is lovely when used for flowers, butterflies or bees, fruit (eg lemons) and could be indicative of light or sun rays.

So Saffron 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; Subtles Designer Series Paper as well as Awash in Beauty and Happy Forrest Friends DSPs; plus the Wreath of Blooms kit and Loose Daisy embellishments. There are also a couple of products on the Clearance Rack.

So Saffron card-stock, ink, Stampin' Write Marker and Stampin’ Blends have been used in these projects plus a range of non-So Saffron bits and pieces. 

CARD 1:

I had in mind a completely different card for this Blog Hop, but seeing Cindy Schuster talk about the Sweet Citrus bundle a day or so ago, I determined to use this delightful and continuing stamp and dies.

A piece of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper was white embossed using the citrus rind stamp and some small flower stamps with Versamark, White Emboss Powder and a Heat Tool. The panel was water-coloured with So Saffron Classic Stampin’ ink using a Water Painter. It was water-coloured darker on the edges and lighter in the middle. If I was to create a similar card again I would ensure the background was lighter. When dry, the panel was die cut using one of the Deckled Rectangles dies and mounted on a slightly larger piece of So Saffron card-stock.

A white circular label was die cut using the retiring Layering Circles dies from Basic White card-stock, annd added to the water-coloured panel. Some Fluid 100 Paper was embossed and cut using the Sweet Citrus Hybrid Embossing folder and dies. The 4 pieces of citrus were coloured using a form of smooshing technique with So Saffron ink. When dry, 3 pieces were added over the label using either Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Dimensionals.

Flowers were stamped in Petal Pink and Calypso Coral inks and leaves in the retiring Pear Pizazz ink on Basic White card-stock. The flowers were lightly coloured with the same inks using the fine Water Painter. The flowers and leaves were cut with the coordinating dies. They were then scattered and tucked under and around the lemons. A little splattering was added with a So Saffron Stampin’ Write Marker so the exposed bit of the white label did not seem as stark.

A double White Crinkled Seam Binding bow has been tucked under the top piece of lemon. A sentiment from the Sweet Citrus stamps was white heat embossed onto So Saffron card-stock and fussy cut out. It was positioned with Mini Dimensionals. Adhesive-backed Milky Dots were added to flower centres and around the sentiment.

A Basic White card-inner was stamped with citrus flesh and the remaining water-coloured slice of citrus with a couple of leaves were adhered over the stamping. It was mounted on a slightly larger piece of So Saffron card-stock. A Basic White C6 Envelope was also stamped with citrus flesh and some remaining flowers and leaves were adhered over the stamping.

CARD 2:

I had recently seen Emma Goddard, during one of her Card & Cuppa sessions, create a card where she randomly stamped over the card front and then fully coloured the images & background with Stampin’ Blends. I thought I would give it a go using So Saffron Stampin’ Blends.

The larger daffodil stamp from the Daffodil Daydream set, was stamped randomly on a piece of Basic White card-stock in So Saffron Classic Stampin’ ink. A few butterflies from the same stamp set were added to fill in a few gaps.

The images were coloured with a number of Stampin’ Blends, ie So Saffron, Pale Papaya, Soft Succulent combos together with the light Evening Evergreen Blend and the Colour Lifter. The whole background was coloured with the Light Pool Party Stampin’ Blend.

The coloured panel was mounted directly to a Pool Party card base. A sentiment from the same stamp set was also stamped in So Saffron ink. It was trimmed down and the ends were finished using the Happy Labels Pick a Punch. A small piece of the White Frayed Ribbon was cut & frayed before being tucked under the label. Some Pale Papaya 2021-2023 In Colour Opal Rounds were added to give a little shimmer.

A Basic White card inner was stamped with the daffodils in So Saffron ink and a thin off-cut from the card front was added to the side. A C6 Basic White envelope also was stamped with the daffodils.

Thank you so much for dropping in. I so appreciate you.

There is more So Saffron creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click the  "onto the next" graphic below and be taken to the blog of the lovely Kate Morgan. I wonder what Kate has created for this blog hop. I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always inspiration.

I hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Soft Sea Foam, one of the Subtles Colour Family as we are quickly drawing to a close of the current 2022-2023 Colour Creations Blog Hops.  

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 the coming Stampin' Up 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue, then let me know and I will be delighted to send it to you.  Please don't hesitate to make contact with any other queries about these projects or Stampin' Up!

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