AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #28 Granny Apple Green

Granny Apple Green with Sophisticated Sled

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 delightful yellow-green colour called Granny Apple Green. It is the colour of its name sake apple.  Granny Apple Green is part of the Brights Colour Family and I love it - now. Must admit, I used to think it was a really bright green until were had Lemon Lime Twist and Parakeet Party. Now I recognise it as a wonderful green that is seen in nature - not only granny apples, but so many different leaves and much more. I love Granny Apple Green with yellows & blues, with real red and Pool Party and many more.    

Granny Apple Green is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads, re-inkers & ink spots); Stampin' Write Marker; Stampin’ Blends Combo; Watercolor Pencils, Soft Pastels, Brights Designer Series Paper as well as many other products. 

These projects have incorporated Granny Apple Green as Classic Stampin' ink, card-stock, Stampin' Write Marker and Stampin’ Blends Combo.

I had planned a different card to showcase Granny Apple Green but not long before I started to create I saw a card by Jay Sorario, a UK Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator where he used the base die from the Sophisticated Sled dies used as a window - so I had to give it a go. 

The sled die was cut from Gold Foil as well as a number cut from Thick Basic White cardstock. The white die cuts were adhered together with a piece of … Vellum adhered on top. It was trimmed to the outside of the adhered die cuts and the gold foil piece was layered on top. A piece of … Designer Series Paper was laid behind and it too was trimmed with Snips. This was adhered to a panel of Basic White card-stock that had been embossed with the Exposed Brick 3D embossing Folder.

The wreath, other floral arrangement and the bird were gold heat embossed onto Basic White card-stock. The images were coloured with Stampin’ Blends, ie Granny Apple Green, Real Red, Pool Party Combos and the Colour Lifter. The coordinating dies from the Sophisticated Sled dies cut the images. The bow from the other arrangement was fussy cut and then popped up on the wreath with a Mini Dimensional. The wreath was added to the “window” with Mini Dimensionals.

I had decided to create a “Flying Flinch” card, a design that I had first seen Sue Campfield create, a USA Demonstrator. I found my measurements for use with A4 card stock  and cut and scored the base from Thick Basic White. The focal panel was mounted onto a slightly larger piece of Granny Apple Green card stock and then popped up on Dimensionals onto a larger piece of Thick Basic White card stock that had been embossed also with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder. Two Basic White card stock pieces were trimmed a little smaller than the 2 end panels. Two Granny Apple Green panels were cut to fit in the next inner sections. Two panels of Gold Mercury Vellum Speciality DSP were cut to the same size as the green card-stock pieces. They were adhered together and then embossed with the same Embossing Folder.

Here is a photo taken from above to show the fold.

The focal panel was finished with a sentiment from the Sophisticated Sled stamps that was white heat embossed onto Granny Apple Green card-stock and then trimmed down. It was added with Mini Dimensionals and an unravelled thread of the Gold Twisted Twine was placed underneath. A red cardinal was added to the left side. A few gold Blooming Pearls were scattered near the sentiment.

There is only a small panel for writing a personal message and a message could extend to the panel on the other side (below).

A Basic White C6 Envelope was gold embossed with the longer arrangement and the envelope flap was embossed with the same brick embossing folder.

A coordinating tag was created too. Three individual tags were die cut with the tag die from the Merriest Trees dies. The Granny Apple Green tag was embossed with the Brick EF. The Gold Mercury Vellum was just die cut and a 3rd tag was die cut from Basic White card-stock. A rectangle of Gold Foil was a section that fell out from the die cut Gold Foil “window”. Another arrangement and cardinal were added with Mini Dimensionals. Another sentiment from the same stamp set was gold heat embossed as well. The 3 tags were tied together with a little Iridescent Striped ribbon and some Gold Twisted Thread.

Thank you so much for dropping in on your way around the Granny Apple Green 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 the lovely Kate Morgan. I am looking forward to checking out Di’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 Gray Granite 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 wonderful lady. Check out her delightful 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, 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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