AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #27 Granny Apple Green

Granny Apple Green with Festive and Fun

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 yellow-green called Granny Apple Green. Granny Apple Green is one of the Brights Colour Family and is a happy & fun colour. This colour is lovely for leaves/plants/trees and anything with bright greens. It can also be wonderful for fun Christmas cards.

Granny Apple Green is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads, ink spots & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Marker; Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2, Stampin’ Blends, Soft Pastels; Brights Designer Series Paper as well as Merry Bold & Bright, Meandering Meadows, Les Shoppes DSPs;  Melon Mambo and Granny Apple Green Foil; Christmas Everywhere Kit, Saying Thanks Kit, Robot Buddies Kids Kit, The Best Remedy Kit; & Iridescent Adhesive-backed Discs. 

Granny Apple Green card-stock, ink, Stampin’ Blends combo, Merry Bold & Bright DSP and Iridescent Adhesive-backed Discs have been used in the creation of this project plus a range of non-Granny Apple Green bits and pieces.

This card is a Double Joy Fold, that I first saw created by Susan Campfield, a US Demonstrator. The base is Granny Apple Green and Basic White card-stocks with a couple of designs from the Merry Bold & Bright DSP that include Granny Apple Green.  Some images from the Festive & Fun Stamp Set were gold heat embossed on Basic White card-stock.

The images initially took their colours from the DSP and have been coloured with Stampin’ Blends Combos, ie Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake combos, plus Pecan Pie combo on images found inside the card and of course, the Colour Lifter. As mentioned previously, the Colour Lifter is wonderful to add highlights and can give you a 3rd & lighter tint of the colour.

Two Deckled Rectangles die were used to cut Basic White card-stock labels. And of course Stampin’ Up!s brilliant Snips were used for fussy cutting the images.

The smaller deckled rectangle had some Pool Party ink blended over the centre to give a little depth, then added some shimmery snowflakes using one of the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks and Shimmery Embossing Paste. This added subtle texture and goes with the Rhino’s sleigh. Some Gold Simply Elegant Trim and Parakeet Party twine were wrapped around and tied into a bow. A sentiment from the same stamp set also was gold heat embossed and popped up on Mini Dimensionals. The final touch was some Granny Apple Green Iridescent Adhesive-backed Discs. They are gorgeous. Other colours of the discs were added within the card.

When the card front is pulled open two other images from the Festive and Fun stamp set can be seen. They were created in the same way as the image on the card front as was the background panel.

The card inner was gold embossed on Basic White deckled rectangle panel with a sentiment from the Joy to You stamp set. The little image from the same stamp set was added for a bit of fun. A Basic White C6 envelope had another Christmas tree image adhered to the front over a little Pool Party blending.

This card can stand opened. Here is a view from above the open card.

And here is a view from the front. The white panel has a “Z” fold that enables an extra panel to provide an element of surprise with extra images.

CARD 2

I had every intention to create a second card using the same stamp set. I thought the bright and happy Granny Apple Green would be gorgeous for a fun forrest of trees. The images have been coloured with Stampin’ Blends and only partially fussy cut at this stage. Daily hospital visiting (well almost) and extra errands for my brother has significantly reduced crafting time. I will try to finish the card and show you the end result in next Monday’s Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. 

Thank you so much for dropping by on you way around the Colour Creations Blog Hop. I know we are a smaller group this week but I am sure there will be so much Granny Apple Green inspiration for you.

To continue with the Granny Apple Green blog hop just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of a special lady and friend Cathy Proctor. I am looking forward to checking out Cathy’s creation(s). I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always so much inspiration. Even though this will be a small blog hop I am sure it will be quality.

I do hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Gray Granite as we continue the weekly 2023-2024 Colour Creations Blog Hop series. We are also sharing Christmas inspiration through the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop every week, going live Monday nights. We would love you to drop in then.

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

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 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 Stampin' Up 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue and or the September-December 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 these projects or Stampin' Up!. 

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