AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #31 Lemon Lime Twist

Lemon Lime Twist with Merriest Trees

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, highlighting one colour each week.

This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a bright yellow-green colour called Lemon Lime Twist.  Lemon Lime Twist is part of the Brights Colour Family and is almost an iridescent bright yellow-green that can coordinate with many colours, including other greens, yellows, some blues, and compliments some pinky purples, etc. It is a colour that can be used for colouring or stamping citrus, some other fruit like kiwi fruit, leaves, leafy trees, some birds like our Rainbow Lorikeets, flowers …  and anything needing a bright green.

Lemon Lime Twist 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 Otterly Adorable, Full of Life, Flowering Zinnias, Meandering Meadows, and Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Papers;  plus Tinsel Gems Four-pack, Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins, and Transparent Adhesive-backed Dots Embellishments; a range of Kits and numerous products on the Clearance Rack.

This project has incorporated Lemon Lime Twist as Classic Stampin' ink, card-stock and Stampin' Write Marker.

As I walk around my local area I see trees with leaves that are a green similar to Lemon Lime Twist so I thought I would create a card featuring the tree from the Merriest Trees bundle. This bundle carried over into the current 2024-2025 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue. It is a great bundle and can enable someone the created a layered tree with dimension, as I have done or 5 different sized trees. It is so much fun. I love the detailed die that can cut out a filigree star and there is another die to create a string of “garlands”.

A Basic White card-stock panel was cut with the second largest tree die before being dry embossed with the delightful Painted Trees 3D Embossing Folder. A little Pool Party Classic Stampin’ ink was added with a Blending Brush to give a touch of sky. To create the focal  Christmas Tree, a panel of Basic White card-stock was blended all over in a mottled way with Lemon Lime Twist Classic ink and a Blending Brush. Then some Granny Apple Green and Shaded Spruce inks were blended in patches. Water droplets were sprinkled all over the panel. After the panel dried splatterings of both Lemon Lime Twist and Shaded Spruce were added with Stampin Write Markers and then White Craft ink was splattered on top. I love this effect.

The 5 different sized tree dies were cut from the blended & splattered panel and then the pieces were layered with the top sections glued down with Multi-purpose Liquid Glue and the bottom edges flicked up with Dimensionals. The detailed star and garlands were die cut from Berry Burst Glimmer Paper from the Berry Burst, Old Olive and White Speciality Glimmer Paper pack. The cut out section was turned into a shaker section with some White Loose Snowflakes and a few yellow Loose Frosted Dots, combined with Dimensional Strips and Window Sheet.

A sentiment from the Merriest Trees stamp set was stamped in Lemon Lime Twist ink on Basic White card-stock and then fussy cut with Snips. A few extra White Snowflakes were adhered around the trees.

A panel of Basic White card-stock was stamped in Lemon Lime Twist ink with another sentiment from the stamp set and 2 extra tree pieces were adhered together on the panel to create a small tree. A little splattering was also added. A Basic White C6 Envelope was stamped with another sentiment in Lemon Lime Twist ink.

Thank you so much for dropping in on your way around the Lemon Lime Twist AWHT Colour Creations Blog Hop. I so appreciate you spending time with me.

To continue with the blog hop just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog the lovely & talented Rachel Woollard. I am looking forward to checking out Rachel’s creation(s). 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 Lemon Lolly 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 participants go to Catherine Proctor’s blog @ What Cathy Made. Cathy is our wonderful Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator.  She is a special 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 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 regarding any other queries about this project or Stampin' Up! 

#colourcreationsbloghop  #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards  #stampinupdemonstrator  #papercrafting   #merriesttrees #paintedtrees3D

AWH Heart of Christmas Blog Hop #17

Christmas with the Season of Green and Gold

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the final Art with Heart Team Heart of Christmas Blog Hop for 2024. We started this series early August. Where oh where have the last 4 months gone. Thank you so so much for joining us this year as we have shared Christmas creativity with you.

I love sharing Christmas creations with you and was so disappointed to miss joining the Blog Hop last week. This week I am sharing a card with you using the elegant Season of Green & Gold Suite. It is an On-line exclusive and so gorgeous.

This fancy fold first shows one central panel surrounded by a gorgeous design with gold from the Season of Green & Gold Speciality Designer Series Paper. When the card is open, 2 central panels are seen, each coming in from a side panel. When the card folds up, one of the panels tucks underneath the other. A big thank you to Emma Goddard for the showing this double front panel fancy fold and for the dimensions. When Emma created this beautiful fold during one of her Card & Cuppa sessions I wanted to create one of my cards with it. I am so grateful for her dimensions. 

The colour scheme from the Season of Green & Gold SDSP was maintained throughout, with a Very Vanilla card-stock base with Mossy Meadows and Old Olive card-stocks for the central panels. Very Vanilla card-stock was used as the front panel on the focal panels. The 2 panels of Very Vanilla card-stock were dry embossed using the delightful Birch Wood 3D Embossing Folder. The panels were splattered lightly with a Mossy Meadows Stampin’ Write Marker.

As mentioned, the 2 front panels were decorated with one of the designs of Season of Green & Gold SDSP. The next panels in on each side were decorated with a different golden design from the same SDSP - one that is just Very Vanilla and gold. The tops of the panels were blended with Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive and Mossy Meadows Classic Stampin’ inks and Blending Brushes, creating an ombré blended coloured panel with the darkest shading at the top of both panels.

The central section was covered with the “B” side design from the SDSP. A Very Vanilla panel was added for writing a personal message. A sentiment from the coordinating sentiment stamp set - the Greetings of the Season stamps, was stamped in Mossy Meadows ink. While I had left it to dry before closing the card, the word “year” must have been extra juicy - so it has smudged a little - how annoying! A couple of fussy cut leaves from another design of the SDSP were added to the left bottom corner.

As referenced above, a couple of the SDSP designs consisted of different christmas-y leaves. Some can be cut out using the coordinating dies but others needed to be fussy cut. The coordinating dies also had some detailed dies to cut leafy shapes. The more heart shaped leafy sprig was cut from Gold Foil. The rounder shaped leafy die was used to cut the mottled white vellum from the Graceful Greenery Speciality Vellum.

The front central panel was decorated with the gold foil heart shaped leafy sprig with a pine sprig and a round Garden Green leaf sprig partially layered over each other. A piece of Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon was cut in half lengthwise and used to wrap around the panel, which had been mounted onto a slightly larger panel of Mossy Meadows card-stock. The ribbon was tied into a bow. A number of the Cherry Cobbler Adhesive-backed Berries were scattered around.

The right panel used the mottled White Vellum from the Graceful Greenery Speciality Vellum pack to die cut the rounder shaped leafy sprig spray. Two other sprays cut from the SDSP were layered over. A fussy cut set of golden bells were added on top. Some of the Twisted Gold Thread was used to tie a tiny triple bow that was added over the olive-y bow on top of the bells. A different sentiment from the Greetings of the Season stamps was gold heat embossed onto Very Vanilla card-stock and then fussy cut. More of the Cherry Cobbler Adhesive-Backed Berries were scattered around.

Here is the card stretched open. The photo below shows a decorated Basic White C6 Envelope that was stamped with the 2-step pine stamps using Old Olive and Soft Sea Foam inks.

Thank you so much for dropping in on your way around the final Heart of Christmas Blog Hop for 2024. I so appreciate you spending time with me.

There is more Christmas creativity, so do continue with this blog hop. Just click on the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of a lovely lady, Kate Morgan. I always look forward to checking out Kate’s creation(s). I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is so much inspiration.

Also, many of us participate in the Colour Creations Blog Hop that goes live every Wednesday night where we showcase one of Stampin’ Up!s colours each week. We would love you to also check in on us for more creative inspiration.

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 go to Sharon Davern’s blog @ Rhapsody in Craft. Sharon is our amazing Art With Heart Team Heart of Christmas Coordinator.  She is a special 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 new September-December 2024 Mini Catalogue, then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you.  Please don't hesitate to make contact regarding any queries about this project or Stampin' Up!. 

#heartofchristmas  #heartofchristmas2024 #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #artwithheartteam  #papercrafter  #valleyinspirations   #goldengreenery  #seasonofgreenandgold  #greetingsoftheseason   #gracefulgreenery

AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #30 Highland Heather

Highland Heather with One of a Kind & Frozen Edges

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 mid-purple colour called Highland Heather.  Highland Heather is part of the Subtles Colour Family and as a Subtle it is pale-ish but on the deeper side. It can coordinate with many colours, including other purples, blues, reds/pinks and yellows (the latter as a complementary colour) to name a few. It would be wonderful for berries, flowers, a colour contributing to evening skies or even snowflakes plus anything else needing a pale-ish purple.

Highland Heather 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 Flowering Zinnia, Perennial Lavender, Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper; Three Color Glimmer Paper and Purple Fine Shimmer Gems.

These cards have incorporated Highland Heather as Classic Stampin' ink, card-stock, Stampin' Write Marker, Stampin’ Blends and Purple Fine Shimmer Gems.

CARD 1:

While focussing on snowflakes for this card, I have combined Highland Heather with a couple of deeper blues, ie Boho Blue and a touch of Misty Moonlight. The blending started with Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ ink, working diagonally across a panel of Basic White card-stock. Boho Blue ink was blended onto the panel, coming in from the opposite angle. Some Misty Moonlight ink was added over the opposite edges using a different Blending Brush.

After wiping the card front with an embossing buddy it was stamped in Versamark ink using the snowflake flurry stamp from the Frozen Edges stamp set. It was then White heat embossed using some new Wow Emboss Powder. Some more ink was blended over the heat embossed stamping.

A background panel of Highland Heather card-stock was dry embossed using the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder. A little White Craft ink was gently blended around the panel’s edges before being adhered to the Highland Heather card base.

Snowflakes were die cut using the One of a Kind dies from the gorgeous White Glimmer Paper. The snowflakes were coloured with the Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends combo creating different depths of Highland Heather. A number of die cut snowflakes were trimmed down to a smaller size with Snips. One snowflake had 2 sizes layered together. A label was cut using one of the Peaceful Season dies and then stamped in Highland Heather ink using a sentiment from the One of a Kind stamps. This was added to the card front with Dimensionals.

The Highland Heather gems from the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems were added to the centre of the die cut snowflakes and then to the centre of larger heat embossed snowflakes to give all over glimmer. A piece of trimmed in half lengthwise White Iridescent Striped Ribbon was tied into a double bow and adhered to the hole in the Peaceful Season label.

A Basic White card inner had an off-cut of the White embossed and blended colour panel adhered to the side. A die cut snowflake coloured with a light Highland Heather Stampin Blend was also adhered in place. Some small snowflakes from the Frozen Edges stamp set were stamped in Highland Heather ink on a Basic White C6 envelope.

CARD 2:

This is a bonus card for you using similar colours (without Misty Moonlight)

I won’t go through a rundown of products and processes, enough to say the Peaceful Season stamps and dies were used with the Peaceful Evergreen dies and a water-colour background of Highland Heather and Boho Blue Classic inks on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. The background was dry embossed with the Painted Trees 3D Embossing Folder.

The trees were die cut from Basic White card-stock using the Peaceful Evergreen dies.

The same gems and ribbon added shimmer.

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

To continue with the blog hop just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of our wonderful blog hop coordinator, the lovely Cathrine Proctor. I am looking forward to checking out Cathy’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 Lemon Lime Twist 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 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 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 this project or Stampin' Up! 

#colourcreationsbloghop  #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards  #stampinupdemonstrator  #papercrafting   #oneofakind  #peacefulseason  #frozenedges 

CASEing the Catty #496 - CASE A Punch Project

CASE A Punch Project meets Snowy Wonder

Hello, Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and #496 Challenge with CASEing the Catty.

I am so glad you have dropped by. You may have come from Peta Stephen, 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 Monique Fielder who is next in the Blog Hop so you can continue on.

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 are CASE-ing projects that have used a punch in some way in either the 2024-2025 Stampin' Up!  Annual Catalogue or the 2024 September-December Mini Catalogue.

There are numerous projects showcasing the range of punches offered by Stampin’ Up! They can be a wonderful starting point when creating your project. For this week’s challenge I chose to CASE a project on page 120 of the Annual Catalogue. It is the card on the left featuring the Curved Label Punch.

I love the idea of incorporating something that can swing and twirl on the front of a card and decided to incorporate an additional form of movement - a shaker section. Here is the card:

I almost didn’t purchase the Snowy Wonder Bundle as I was thinking that we don’t have snow here in Australia at Christmas time, however, I am so glad I weakened as I have had so much fun creating this card. Ever since visiting the Little Penguins on Phillip Island I have been super partial to penguins, remembering the chatter as they walked up the beach to spend the night. Also, as a child I adored the fun of snow globes.

I decided to create a snow globe with a little scene inside a shaker section plus a little penguin dancing and twirling on the outside. The Snowing Wonder images are so cute and I stamped a number of images onto Basic White card-stock using Crumb Cake, Momento Black, Garden Green and Pool Party inks. Before cutting them out, I partially coloured the images with Stampin’ Blends, ie Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Granny Apple Green, Pecan Pie, Calypso Coral, Lemon Lolly combos and the Colour Lifter to add some shading and give a little dimension.

A piece of Petal Pink snow flake Snowy Scenes  Designer Series Paper was added as background to a Petal Pink card base. A piece of Basic White card-stock was stamped with the Falling Snow stamp using a light amount of Pool Party Classic ink. The stamp was inked with a Pool Party ink pad and then a Blending Brush was used to soften the amount of ink. The photos don’t seem to pick up the stamping which is delicate in real life. The larger snow globe die from the Snowy Wonder die set cut a hole in the panel and another piece of Basic White card-stock was adhered to the background. A little Pool Party blending was added with a Blending Brush to the section that was to be visible later. 

A scene was created with the stamped and coloured images. Some cute little White Loose Snowflakes were positioned in the centre of the scene. Some Window Sheet was adhered over the die cut hole using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. The globe stand was die cut from Petal Pink card-stock. A curved hole was punched out using the Curved Label Punch and the little penguin was positioned as described on page 120 of Stampin’ Up!s Annual Catalogue. The card front was adhered in place using some Foam Adhesive Strips positioned around the globe hole and the edge of the panel. 

A sentiment from the same stamp set was white heat embossed using some Wow Emboss Powder on to Petal Pink card-stock and then fussy cut out. Snowflakes were cut from Basic White card-stock using a detailed die from the Snowy Wonder dies. These snowflakes together with tiny snowflakes from the White Loose Snowflake embellishments were scattered around the card front.

A Basic White card inner was simply decorated with some light Pool Party blending and a little die cut penguin and tree. A Basic White C6 Envelope (not pictured) was stamped with a few Garden Green trees. As you may know, I do like to simply decorate the card inner and envelope to coordinate in some way with the card design.

Thank you so much for calling in on your way around this week’s Blog Hop for the launch of the CASEing the Catty Challenge #496. I appreciate you dropping by.

Don’t miss any of the inspiration from this wonderful Crew. The next blog in the hop is by the lovely Monique Fielder. 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 special.

Join In The Challenge: We would love you to share a project you have created for this 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.

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