AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #35 Misty Moonlight

Misty Moonlight with Friendly Seagulls Slimline

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 muted deep blue colour called Misty Moonlight.  Misty Moonlight is part of the Neutrals Colour Family and is a dark blue that is not as dark as Night of Navy. Sitting within the Neutrals Colour Family recognises that this colour can coordinate with  many colours, whether other blues, neutrals, brights, pinks, purples, yellows or ….  It would be wonderful for sea, sea themes, water, a monochromatic theme, and so much more. 

Life has been quite topsy turvey at present and I’ve had many interruptions so this blog post will be short until I can fill out more details in the days ahead.

Here is my card featuring Misty Moonlight:

Friendly Seagulls is a stamp set that can be earnt during January and February 2025 as a Saleabration item when $100 is spent on current products with Stampin’ Up! or through your SU demonstrator. I love this set of quirky seagulls who adore stealing chips (or is that fries). The “Thinking of you” sentiment is from the Everyday Greetings stamp set - it’s an Online Exclusive stamp set.

As mentioned above, Misty Moonlight reminds me of sea themes so I thought I would use it with the cute seagulls. I started by creating a background panel using window sheet, Misty Moonlight Stampin’ Blends Combo, together with Boho Blue, Blueberry Bushel and touches of Balmy Blue Blends combos. Patches of Blends were scribbled on the window sheet, then 90% Isopropyl Alcohol was first misted and then splattered over the coloured window sheet. It was left to dry. The seagulls, chips, etc were stamped in Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ ink and then coloured with Stampin’ Blends, ie Smoky Slate, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends combos plus the Colour Blender. This is a stand alone stamp-set, so the images were all fussy cut.

Stylish Shape dies were used to cut the 3 circles from Basic White card-stock - I love the stitched edge. They were each coloured using Blending Brushes and Basic Beige for sand, Balmy Blue for sky and Misty Moonlight for the sea. A die from the Beach Day dies cut an edge on scrap paper and this was used to create the sea skyline. Seagulls were stamped in Smoky Slate ink. The wooden poles were created with scraps of the Country Woods Designer Series Paper. 

“Hey Friend” was white heat embossed using Misty Moonlight card-stock and Wow White Emboss Powder. The sentiment from the Everyday Greetings stamp set was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink on Basic White card-stock. The final touches - a few Misty Moonlight Tinsel Gems Three-pack were scattered around the sentiments and some Misty Moonlight splatters added using a Stampin’ Write Marker.

A Basic White card inner was simply stamped in Smoky Slate ink with a seagull and shells. A slimline envelope was made using a couple of designs from the Country Woods DSP. I ran out of time, so I will need to die cut a rectangle shape in Basic White card-stock and adhere it to the front of the slim-line envelope for writing the recipient’s address.

Thank you for dropping in to check out my Misty Moonlight creation.

To continue with the blog hop just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of a lovely friend and fellow-demo Rachel Palmieri. I am looking forward to checking out Rachel’s creation(s) - I wonder what she has made? I do love seeing everyone’s' projects - there is always so much inspiration.

This is the first Blog Hop for 2025 as we continue the weekly 2024-2025 Colour Creations Blog Hop series.   Join us again next Wednesday evening to see our Moody Mauve creations.

I hope you enjoyed a special Christmas and New Year and are looking forward to seeing what 2025 will bring. Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself this year.

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 January-April Mini Catalogue & the Saleabration Brochure 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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