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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AWHT Colour Creations #44 Sahara Sand

Sahara Sand with Apple Blossom and Nested Friends

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 fawn called Sahara Sand. Sahara Sand is part of the Neutrals Colour Family and is a lovely versatile colour. This colour is lovely when used for sand, trees/wood, etc etc and works with so many colours. 

Sahara Sand is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Markers; Neutrals Designer Series Paper as well as Happy Forrest Friends and He’s The Man DSPs + Like an Animal and By the Bay Speciality Designer Series Papers; plus Old Olive & Sahara Sand Twill Ribbon Combo Pack and Birthday Card Organiser Kit.

Sahara Sand card-stock and ink have been used in these projects plus Linen Twine and a range of non-Sahara Sand bits and pieces. Here are my cards:

I love the softness of Sahara Sand and combining it with Subtle colours - as I have done in these 2 cards. Linen Twine is brilliant with Sahara Sand as the natural colour of linen is a similar colour.

CARD 1:

I designed this card when part of a Design Team, responding to a Sketch Challenge. It wasn’t published at the time, so I thought I would share it on this blog as I used Sahara Sand card-stock and some ink to colour the die cut stem. Here is the sketch:

I also want to draw your attention to the beautiful Apple Blossom dies, that had been released for a time-limited special offer and are currently available on the Clearance Rack for an amazing price, ie $24.40. Don’t forget to check the Clearance Rack for some amazing deals.

Some Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ ink was lightly water-coloured in ombré stripes across a panel of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. This panel was also embossed with the Stripes folder from the Stripes & Splatters 3D Embossing Folders set. The panel was bordered top and bottom with scalloped die cut pieces from the Apple Blossom dies and then adhered directly to a Sahara Sand card base.

The branch, blossoms and leaves were die cut from Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. These die cut pieces were delicately water-coloured with Sahara Sand, Mint Macaron and Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ inks. Two different size circles were cut from Vellum card-stock using the Layering Circles dies. Once dry, all the pieces were arranged and positioned with a mix of Multi-purpose liquid Glue, Glue Dots or Mini Dimensionals.

Bows were tied with White Crinkled Seam Binding and Linen Twine and adhered in place with Glue Dots.  A sentiment from the coordinating Apple Harvest stamp set (from the Annual Catalogue) was white heat embossed using Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder and a Heat Tool. This was fussy cut and added with Mini Dimensionals. Beautiful Basic Pearl Jewels were added to the blossom centres.

The card inner was created with a Basic White card-stock panel, an off-cut of the striped water-coloured panel and some water-coloured blossoms and leaves. A Basic White C6 Envelope was stamped with a branch of apples (from the Apple Harvest stamp set) in Sahara Sand ink.

CARD 2:

Easter is coming and so I also have created an Easter card with the beautiful Nested Friends bundle - it’s a bit non-traditional for Easter, but I think it works.

The Thick Basic White card-stock base was cut to form a very simple fun fold, where the card front has the top front removed. (It makes me think of a stable door.) The inside back of the card had a piece of the Hello, Irresistible DSP adhered directly to the base so it will be seen when the card is closed. 

I must apologise - there are a few “oops” moments on this card, but I ran out of time to re-create the card. Using Nested Friends stamps, some branches and splatters should have been stamped off and stamped in light Sahara Sand ink, however, some were stamped off but others were accidentally stamped full strength. There is also an unwanted line from the edge of a stamp. Does that happen to you? Ie, you find you aren’t as creatively sensitive when you aren’t operating at your best. So disappointing.

The bird nest and a branch from the Nested Friends stamp set was stamped in Sahara Sand ink on an extra piece of Basic White card-stock. Using a Blender Pen, the stamped nest and branch were lightly coloured - spreading the ink from the stamped image. Extra Sahara Sand ink was added to give extra depth where required. The leaves were coloured using Soft Succulent and Mint Macaron inks and the Blender Pen. The nest and branch were die cut with coordinating dies from the Nested Friends dies. Stampin’ Blends combos, ie Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam and Mint Macaron, were scribbled on a small section of the card-stock then stamped with the splatters stamp in Sahara Sand ink. The mini egg die cut eggs from each of the coloured areas. Extra leaves were die cut from Mint Macaron card-stock, then touches of Soft Succulent ink were added to parts of the die cut leaves to give depth.

A gorgeous strip was die cut and embossed from some Basic White card-stock using one of the Desert Details dies. This was added to the top edge of the trimmed down card front. The branch and the bird nest were positioned a little to the left to allow room for the sentiment. A sentiment from a different set, ie Daffodil Daydream stamps, was white heat embossed onto Sahara Sand card-stock and fussy cut. The extra die cut leaves were positioned. A triple looped Linen Twine bow was tucked under the nest and some beautiful Adhesive-backed Milky Dots (the clear ones) were scattered.

The card inner was created with a Basic White card-stock panel, a piece of Hello Irresistible DSP (as mentioned earlier) and another die cut strip using a die from the Desert Details Die set. Part of the bird nest from the Nested Friends set was stamped in Sahara Sand ink. A Basic White C6 Envelope was similarly partially stamped with the bird nest in Sahara Sand ink.

Thank you for dropping by. I so appreciate you. I hope you found some interesting bits and pieces.

There is more Sahara Sand creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click the  "onto the next" graphic below and be taken to the blog of the lovely Di Furniss. I always look forward to checking out Di’s creations. I wonder if she has another amazing fancy fold?  I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always inspiration.

I hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Shaded Spruce, one of the Regals Colour family, as we continue the weekly 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 amazing 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 Stampin' Up's 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue and or the January - April 2023 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!. 

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AWHT Colour Creations # 17 Daffodil Delight

Daffodil Delight with Daffodil Dies

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. 

This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a bright yellow called Daffodil Delight. Daffodil Delight is part of the Brights Colour Family and is a happy clear yellow. This colour is lovely when used for flowers (including but not limited to daffodils) and so much more. It goes with different greens (including Pear Pizzazz) and with Pool Party, etc. It is also great with Gold. 

Daffodil Delight is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads, Classic spots & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Markers; Water-colour Pencils; Stampin' Blends; Soft Pastels, Brights Designer Series Paper as well as Hues of Happiness & Design a Daydream DSPs; plus Light the Candles & Kindness Card Kits; Glossy Dots Assortment; and Today is the Day Memories & More Card Pack. 

Here is my card showcasing Daffodil Delight:

As I was thinking about and designing this card I also watched Cindy Schuster of The Crafty Carrot Co during their free August series of Facebook Lives. Cindy designed a gorgeous card with the layout shown below. I so loved her card and have CASEd her layout while using completely different products and colours. The Crafty Carrot Co gals are all brilliant and share so many tips and tricks as well as delightful ways to use Stampin' Up! products.

Seeing some daffodils when walking with Gemma (my fur family), I decided to use the obvious choice of daffodils to show the bright and happy Daffodil Delight. To apply ink to paper with a different method than used when previously creating with the Daffodil dies, I swiped my Daffodil Delight Classic ink pad over some Shimmery White card-stock. The coloured panel was sprinkled with water to add extra texture. Another piece of Shimmery White card-stock was coloured with Pear Pizzazz ink in the same way. Once the panels were dry, the various dies were used to create the bud, full daffodil and side-view daffodil plus coordinating leaves and stems. A small round label was cut from Basic White card-stock using the Labels Aglow dies in readiness for the sentiment.

A large circle die from the Stylish Shapes dies was used to cut a circular hole from a spare piece of card-stock. This was used as a mask over a piece of Shimmery White card-stock and Pool Party Classic ink was blended through the hole using Stampin' Up!s amazing Blending Brush. The panel was then passed through the gorgeous Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder before being splattered using a Pear Pizzazz Marker. Two thin strips of the Daffodil Delight coloured card-stock were adhered to each side of the embossed panel and then adhered directly to a Basic White Thick card-stock card base.

One of the special aspects of Cindy's creation was the large circle of layered torn coloured card-stock. It had a delightful scenic feel. While I added a blended circle rather than Cindy's torn layered scene I did add a couple of torn layers of Vellum card-stock. The daffodil and leaf pieces were arranged using either Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Dimensionals. As I need some specific birthday sentiments, a sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink onto the smaller die cut label. A little Pool Party ink was blended over the edges of the label.

A bow was tied with sliced (in half) White Glittered Organdy Ribbon and Gold Simply Elegant Trim and tucked between the daffodils and the label. A few Brushed Brass Butterflies were scattered around and a splattering of Wink Of Stella add a little shimmer.

Left over leaf/stem and bud were adhered to a Basic White card inner plus a couple of thin strips of the Daffodil Delight coloured paper were added on each side. A C6 Basic White envelope was stamped on one edge with daffodils in Daffodil Delight ink.

Thank you so much for dropping by. I do value the time you spent with me.

There is more Daffodil Delight creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click the "onto the next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovey Kate Morgan. I always look forward to checking out Kate's creations. I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always so much inspiration.

Hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Early Expresso as we continue the weekly 2022-2023 Colour Creations blog hops.  Also, don't forget that we are joining the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop on Monday evenings to share many delightful Christmas projects. 

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 wonderful Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator.  She is an amazing 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 Stampin' Up's 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue and or the July - December 2022 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!. 

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AWHT Colour Creations #36 Pool Party

Pool Party with Daffodil Daydream and Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are continuing to work though all the Stampin' Up! colours in alphabetical order. Having started mid 2021 we are still currently working through colours starting with "P". 

This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a soft aqua blue called Pool Party. Pool Party is part of the Subtles Colour Family and is a delightful green-blue. It is another of my favourite Stampin' Up! colours. This colour is delightful when used with Coastal Cabana and or Bermuda Bay as they have a similar hue. Pool Party goes well with many colour combinations including with Mint Macaron/Smoky Slate/Misty Moonlight, as used in my second card. 

Pool Party is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Markers; Stampin' Blends, Sheer Ribbon, the Supple Shimmer Speciality Paper, and 2020-2022 Subtles Designer Series Papers as well as Pattern Party, Sweet Talk, Sunshine and Rainbows, Hand-penned, Flowering Fields, Simply Marbleous Designer Series Paper & Hand-Penned and What A Year Memories & More Card Packs, Hand Penned Memories & More Cards & Envelopes and Let's Party Treat Packaging Kit.  Wow, that's a list of products - just goes to show Pool Party's versatility. The cards below have used Pool Party Classic Stampin' ink, Card-stock, a Stampin' Write Marker, Friendly Hello DSP and Sheer Ribbon, plus a range of other non-PP bits and pieces.

I have created 2 cards showcasing Pool Party in different ways. Here they are:

As you can see, Pool Party is a great colour to use in a range of ways. Apart from featuring  the colour, it is great as a background colour, whether with a blended background as used in Card 1 or lining around stamped images to soften the edge. 

CARD 1:

As mentioned, this card features the beauty of Pool Party as a blended background, although the colour has been tied in with the askew mount, the sentiment and the delightful Sheer Ribbon.

Back on the 19th January we were showcasing Old Olive and I created a card using the Daffodil dies. I had hoped to create a second card using the coordinating Daffodil Daydream stamp set and had coloured & fussy cut the gorgeous daffs. That was as far as I got and have had the daffodils sitting on my desk waiting to be used. 

A Pool Party blended background on a piece of Basic White card-stock was perfect for the Daffodils. The background was coloured with Stampin' Up!s Blending Brush - its such a great tool. Some water droplets were flicked over the background and a Pool Party Stampin' Write Marker added some splatters. This background panel gained added texture with the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder.

The free Sale-a-bration Friendly Hello bundle has some Pool Party designs in the DSP which was cut for use as an askew mount. (This is a delightful bundle - free with a spend of $180. You have until the 16th March to take up this wonderful offer.) Inspiration also came from the Global Design Project's challenge a week or so ago that was to case a card by a member of the Design Team. The card used an askew mount - I loved it and wanted to give it a go.

The already stamped (in Smoky Slate Classic ink) and coloured (with Stampin' Blends Combos, ie So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Old Olive & Pale Papaya with the Colour Lifter) daffodils were positioned on the blended and embossed background with Mini Dimensionals.

The card front was finished with a sentiment from the same stamp set that was White heat embossed on Pool Party card-stock. The luscious Pool Party Sheer Ribbon was cut in half lengthwise, tied into a bow and placed beneath the sentiment. Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels added some shimmer, together with a little Wink of Stella.

The card inner mounted a piece of Basic White card-stock onto a 2nd piece of the Pool Party DSP. The white panel had already been stamped with a daffodil and butterflies in Smoky Slate ink. Similarly, a Basic White C6 Envelope was stamped with a daffodil & butterflies in Smoky Slate ink. I love to coordinate the envelope with the card inner, and both coordinating with the card front design.

CARD 2:

This second card features Pool Party on the focal butterflies, the sentiment and another askew mount.

The Butterflies and Floral Layering Decorative Masks were used to colour the large butterfly. Pool Party Classic ink plus a little Mint Macaron ink coloured the first layer of the butterfly using a Stampin' Up! Blending Brush. The second layer of the design was coloured with Misty Moonlight. I wanted to try an asymmetric design, using part of the floral mask on the right wing. Two detailed butterflies were cut using the Brilliant Wings dies from Basic White card-stock. Vellum was layered underneath. The smaller of the 2 die cut butterflies was coloured with the same Blending Brushes used on the larger butterfly.

The Basic White background card-stock piece has blending in Smoky Slate using one of the background masks from the same packet of masks. This background piece was added askew onto a piece of Pool Party card-stock and a piece of Simply Elegant Trim was wrapped around a couple of times and tied into a bow. This card front also was added askew to the Thick Basic White card-stock base. I must be feeling wonky this week. 😉

As I was positioning the butterflies - it seemed to need something, so I added some Silver Heat Embossing on some of the wings' edges. The large butterfly was added with Dimensionals down the centre (body). The 2 smaller detailed butterflies (with Vellum beneath) were attached to the card front at the body with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. 

A sentiment from the Special Moments Sale-a-bration free stamp set was Silver heat embossed on Pool Party card-stock, fussy cut and added with Mini Dimensionals. Rhinestone Basic Jewels were sprinkled around for that touch of bling.

The Basic White card inner had some partial masking added in Smoky Slate. A thin strip of Pool Party card-stock was added to the LHS.  Similarly, a Basic White C6 Envelope also had some Smoky Slate masking added the back flap.

Thank you so much for dropping by. I do value that you spent time with me.

If you live in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of Stampin' Up's 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue and or the new January - June 2022 Mini Catalogue & Saleabration 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!. 

There is more Pool Party creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click on the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely, Rachel Palmieri. I always look forward to checking out Rachel's creation (I wonder what she has in store this week). I do love seeing everyones' projects - so many ideas and such great inspiration.

Hope to see you next week when we will be featuring another versatile colour Poppy Parade as we continue the weekly 2021-2022 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, our wonderful Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator.  I so appreciate all Cathy does in coordinating this blog hop each week. She is such a special lady. Check out her wonderful creation while you are there.

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