AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #22 Daffodil Delight

Daffodil Delight with Delicate Forest +

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop for 2024-2025. 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 bright yellow called Daffodil Delight.  Daffodil Delight is part of the Brights Colour Family and is a rich yellow. It can coordinate with many colours, including blues (I love blue and yellows together) or grey, harmoniously with greens and oranges, etc and it works beautifully as flowers, fruit - eg lemons, birds, a light source …  and anything needing a bright yellow.

Daffodil Delight is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads, ink spots & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Marker; Stampin’ Blends Combo; Watercolor Pencils; Soft Pastels; Brights Designer Series Paper as well as Snowy Scenes, Nests of Winter, Mediterranean Blooms, Full of Life and Hello Irresistible DSPs; Opal Rounds Assortment, Loose Frosted Dots & Glossy Dots and a number of other products including kits and Clearance Items. 

This project has incorporated Daffodil Delight as Classic Stampin' ink, Stampin' Write Marker, Stampin’ Blends Combo and Opal Rounds Assortment

Not long ago I saw a picture of a stag in a forest clearing with light breaking into the clearing while the surrounding forest was devoid of light and quite dark. It led me to think of Christmas  representing the sense of “a light shining in the darkness”. I could have used either the Grove dies or Delicate Forrest dies. I ended up using both and then felt I needed to build the scene further to lighten the impact.

The Delicate Forrest die was used to cut a leafy frame from both Misty Moonlight and Basic White card-stocks. The Misty Moonlight card-stock frame was coloured with both Night of Navy and Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ inks and Blending Brushes with the Shaded Spruce more over the leaves. The 2nd die cut frame and some ground with foliage was more lightly coloured with Shaded Spruce ink. The two frames were adhered together with a slight off-set to give a little extra dimension. Two deers from the Grove dies were cut from Basic Beige card-stock and Early Expresso ink blending gave shading to the deers. 

A Basic White background panel was blended using Daffodil Delight and Night of Navy inks plus a little White Craft ink. Some water was splattered over this panel and when dry more splattering was added with White Craft ink. The forest frame was added to the background with Dimensionals. It needed something and I had a couple of trees on my work desk that I had created previously using the Frosted Forrest stamp set and masks. They had been created with Lost Lagoon, Garden Green and Shaded Spruce, plus some White Embossing Paste. The Shaded Spruce colouring tied them into this cards colour scheme so the large tree ended up to the left of the forest opening. Something else was still needed so Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends coloured White Glimmer Paper before it was die cut with garland dies, a star and baubles from the Decorative Tree dies to bring Daffodil Delight light further into the design.

The initial scene was one of peace so I needed to use a sentiment incorporating peace. The Peaceful Season stamp set included a simple sentiment saying “Peace & Joy” so this sentiment was white heat embossed onto Night of Navy card-stock. Pretty Peacock & Gold Metallic Ribbon was added behind the sentiment and a number of gorgeous Opal Rounds Assortment gems were scattered around. The final touch - a splattering of Wink of Stella.

The Basic White card inner had a little Night of Navy and Daffodil Delight ink blending under the smaller masked tree. A few baubles were added to the tree and a different sentiment from the Peaceful Season stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink. Another tree was added to a C6 Basic White envelope to bring some coordination with the card.

Thank you so much for calling in to check out my Daffodil Delight Delicate Forest card. This card certainly morphed into a different design than initially imagined and there is no doubt it is a non-traditional Christmas card.

To continue with the Daffodil Delight Blog Hop just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of a special lady, Kate Morgan. I am looking forward to checking out Kate’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 Early Expresso 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 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 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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AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #21 Daffodil Delight

Daffodil Delight with Radiant Light

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 and happy colour called Daffodil Delight. Daffodil Delight is one of the Brights Colour Family and is a bright clean yellow. The colour would be lovely when used for flowers, including daffodils (as the name suggests), sun/sun rays or light and chickens, plus so much more.

Daffodil Delight is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads, ink spot & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Marker; Stampin' Blends Combo; Watercolour Pencils, Soft Pastels; Brights Designer Series Paper as well as Les Shoppes, Beary Christmas, Hello Irresistible DSP; plus Light the Candles kit, Forever Friends kit, Kindness Cards kit, Sentimental Rose Kit and Saying Thanks kit; together with Loose Frosted Dots. and the Glossy Dots Assortment. It is another solid list of products.

Daffodil Delight card-stock, ink, Stampin’ Write Marker and Stampin’ Blends combo have been used in the creation of this project plus a range of non-Daffodil Delight bits and pieces.

As intermated above, Daffodil Delight is a perfect colour for light or for a candle flame so I thought I would christen the Radiant Light stamp set. These stamps stand alone so fussy cutting was required for the project. I started by embossing the Basic White background panel with the Fern 3D embossing folder. A little Daffodil Delight from a Stampin’ Write Marker was splattered over the panel before it being adhered to a Daffodil Delight card base.

A half a sheet of Fluid 100 Watercolor paper was wet on wet water-coloured using Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ ink and a little Lost Lagoon ink. Once dry, it was cut down with the second largest Radiating Stitches die. Some torn Daffodil Delight card-stock was adhered to either side to add a little something extra. Some foliage was cut using the Magical Meadows dies and then coloured with either Lost Lagoon or Shaded Spruce inks.

The arrangement of candles from the Radiant Light stamp set was stamped in Smoky Slate ink onto Basic White card-stock. Some extra leaves and berries were also stamped out. The images were coloured with Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Lost Lagoon & Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends and the Colour Lifter were all used to colour the images. The coloured images were fussy cut, together with an extra candle from another arrangement as I wanted an odd number of candles. The candle images and die cut foliage were lifted on the card with Dimensionals.

A sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink and trimmed down, Each end was torn and a torn edge of Daffodil Delight card-stock was tucked underneath. The stamped and coloured berries as well as the die cut berries all had a little Red Enamel Effects added. Looking at it afterwards, I think I should have reduced the number of berries with the Enamel Effects. What fo you think?? Some Gold Butterfly embellishments were added around the candle flames and some deconstructed Gold Simply Elegant Trim was added around the candles and arrangement. 

A Basic White card inner was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink with a different Christmas sentiment. (I think my ink pad has dried and needs re-inking.) The remaining coloured candle arrangement was fussy cut and added with little left over pieces of coloured die cut foliage. A Basic White C6 Envelope was simply stamped in Smoky Slate ink with the candle stamp.

Second Card

A number of things have conspired against me and taken time from my crafting for tonight’s Blog Hop. I have made a start on a second card. This is as far as I have come. I am disappointed it wasn’t finished in time - my sincere apologies to you. By the way, the yellow panel in the centre is another Daffodil Delight water-coloured background.

I wonder how the card will be finished? [Edited] Here is the finished card. More details can be found at the AWH Heart of Christmas #9 blog.

Thank you for calling in to check out my Daffodil Delight project. I so appreciate it.

There is more Daffodil Delight creativity so continue with the blog hop. Just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the very special Kate Morgan. I am looking forward to checking out Kate’s creation(s). I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always so much inspiration.

I do hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Early Expresso as we continue the weekly 2023-2024 Colour Creations Blog Hop series. 

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 this project or Stampin' Up!. 

#colourcreationsbloghop  #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #artwithheartteam  #papercrafter  #valleyinspirations   #radiantlight  

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!. 

#colourcreationsbloghop  #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #artwithheartteam  #papercrafter  #stamper  #valleyinspirations   #daffodildaydream #thecraftycarrotco 

AWHT Colour Creations #15 Daffodil Delight

Daffodil Delight with Nature's Harvest

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart 2021-2022 Colour Creations Blog Hop.

This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a bright yellow called Daffodil Delight. Daffodil Delight is part of the Brights Colour Family and it is a wonderful colour for daffodils, daisies and other flowers as well as a sunshine - to name only a few. This week's project was inspired by a brilliant yellow daisy bush growing outside my bedroom window. 

Daffodil Delight is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads, re-inkers & ink spots); Stampin' Write Markers, Stampin' Blends, Watercolor Pencils, Soft Pastels Assortment, the Brights & Hand-Penned Designer Series Papers, Hand-Penned Memories & More cards and Shaker Shapes embellishments. The card below has used Daffodil Delight card-stock, Classic ink, Stampin' Blends, Stampin' Write Marker and some Hand-Penned DSP, plus a range of other bits and pieces.

As soon as I started thinking about a project hero-ing Daffodil Delight I thought of the daisy bush that I see every morning as I open my curtains.

While the flowers in the Nature's Harvest stamp set aren't daisies but coneflowers/echinacea, in my eyes they are reminiscent of my daisies. I've used the Nature's Harvest bundle and the Timeworn 3D Embossing Folder from the Harvest Meadows Suite.

I started with a Basic White card-stock piece and embossed it with the Timeworn 3D Embossing Folder. This is such a delightful EF. Its texture is gorgeous and if you look closely you can find individual words. Some ink was splattered using the thick end of both Daffodil Delight and Smoky Slate Stampin' Write Markers. It's only a light splatter.

A piece of the Daffodil Delight side of the Hand-Penned DSP was die cut with one of the Basic Borders dies and added to the embossed card front with Dimensionals. The echinacea flowers were stamped onto Basic White card-stock using Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' ink and then coloured with Stampin' Blends, ie Daffodil Delight, Pale Papaya, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate Combos and the Color Lifter. As I wasn't at my desk and was feeling lazy with my dog on my lap, I fussy cut the flowers rather than die cutting using the coordinating dies, which would have been sensible.

Some sprigs were die cut in both Basic White and Daffodil Delight card-stocks. The stem of the Basic White sprigs were coloured with Smoky Slate Blends. The flower sections were trimmed off the yellow die cuts and adhered to the top of the coloured sprigs. The yellow floral tips were also sponged on one side with Daffodil Delight ink using a Sponge Dauber. The twiggy die cut some Basic White twigs.

A piece of Pale Papaya In Colour Open Weave ribbon was cut in half length-wise and then one piece of it was tied in a bow together with a piece of White Crinkled Seam Binding. A sentiment from the stamp set was stamped on Smoky Slate card-stock with Basic Gray ink and die cut with the long label die from the coordinating die set. This was positioned with Dimensionals over the bow. To finish off, a few of the cute yellow Matte Decorative Dots were added near the sentiment label.

To decorate the card inner, a thin strip of the Daffodil Delight Hand-Penned DSP was adhered to the LHS with an extra flower and single long thin flower. A C6 Basic White envelope was stamped on the front and the envelope flap with the flower stamp in Daffodil Delight ink.

While yellow is not one of my normal "go to colours", I do enjoy creating with this bright cheery colour. I have loved playing with Daffodil Delight in its various mediums, which has shown this colour in various strengths (lighter & darker) and mixing with Pale Papaya, Pumpkin Pie and Bumblebee (the Decorative Matte Dots). I hope it has given you some ideas.

If you are 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 July - December 2021 Mini Catalogue & Saleabration Leaflet, 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!. 

There is more Daffodil Delight creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click on the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the very talented, Claire Daly. As always, I am looking forward to checking out Claire's creation and everyone else's. I do love seeing everyones projects - so many ideas and such great creations

Hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Evening Evergreen; and don't forget the AWH Heart of Christmas Blog Hop is launched every Monday evening at 8pm AEST until mid-December.

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 amazing AWHT Colour Creations Coordinator.  Check out her amazing creation while you are there.

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