AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #16 Calypso Coral

Calypso Coral with Bird’s Eye View and some Stampin’ Blends & Blending

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 softer orange called Calypso Coral. Calypso Coral is one of the Subtles Colour Family and while I would not call it a true subtle it is paler that an orange  orange. This colour would be a lovely when used for flowers, coral, fish and birds and so much more.

Calypso Coral 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; Watercolour Pencils (Assortment 1); Subtles Designer Series Paper as well as Les Shoppes, Delightfully Eclectic, Let’s Go Fishing, Inked Botanicals DSP, plus Friends Forever & Colourful Kaleidoscope & Wreath of Blooms Kits; and Ombré Matte Decorative Dots & Iridescent Pastel Gems. That is quite a list.

Calypso Coral card-stock, ink, Stampin’ Write Marker and Stampin’ Blends combo have been used in the creation of these projects plus a range of non-Calypso Coral bits and pieces.

I love Calypso Coral so there was a plethora of possibilities for my project. I decided to choose something that hadn’t seen ink yet and decided on the oh so cute Bird’s Eye View stamp set. I was thinking of a simple layout but ended up using 4 different stamps/bundles and an embossing folder - ended up not so clean and simple!!!

I started by stamping 3 of the little birds on Basic White card-stock with Versamark ink, Gold Emboss Powder, the Embossing Accessory Kit and a Heat Tool. The birds were coloured with Stampin’ Blends, ie Calypso Coral, Petal Pink, Crumb Cake combos, a little Light Lemon Lolly and the Colour Lifter. I later decided to add some gold embossed flowers from the Petal Park stamp set that were also coloured with Light Calypso Coral, Petal Pink combo and Light Lemon Lolly Blends. The birds were fussy cut as they were from a stand alone stamp set. The flowers should have been punched out but I couldn’t find my punch so needed to fussy cut them - just as well I like fussy cutting.

With a Basic White Thick card-stock card base, a Basic White card-stock layer was cut in two - roughly divided into a third/2 thirds. The larger piece was embossed with the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder and a little Calypso Coral was splattered over with a Stampin’ Write Marker. The smaller piece of white card-stock had Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ ink blended over part of it using a Stampin’ Blending Brush. It doesn’t really show in the photos as it became very lighter the further up - but I know it’s there. Foliage was cut from extra Basic White card-stock using one of the Gorgeously Made dies. Some Lost Lagoon ink was blended over sections of the foliage.

All the pieces were arranged (and re-arranged) over the area where the 2 background layers converged and adhered in place with either Multi-purpose Liquid Glue, Mini Dimensionals or Glue Dots.

A sentiment from the Layering Leaves stamp set was gold heat embossed on Basic White card-stock and fussy cut. First I had tried a white embossed sentiment on Calypso Coral card-stock but it was too strong in colour and detracted from the subtle colours. When positioning the white/gold sentiment I remembered I had the Calypso Coral sentiment so I layered it slightly off-set under the gold embossed sentiment. This gave a subtle Calypso Coral shadowing. Some Basic White Herringbone ribbon was cut in half down the centre lengthwise and one piece was tied into a bow before being being partially tucked under the ‘Th’ of the sentiment with a few Glue Dots. The final touch was the addition of some of the Calypso Coral Ombré Matte Decorative Dots.

A Basic White card-stock inner had a thin strip of Calypso Coral card-stock at the bottom. A few leftover coloured pieces of leaves, flowers and a little bird decorated the inside of the card. A C6 Basic White envelope was gold embossed with some flowers.

Thank you for dropping in to check out my Calypso Coral card. I so appreciate you.

There is more Calypso Coral creativity so continue with the blog hop. Just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely Diane Furniss. I am looking forward to checking out Diane’s creation. I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always so much inspiration. It is wonderful to see different ways this colour can be used.

I do hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Cherry Cobbler 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 Tina Gillespie’s blog. Tina is our wonderful Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Guest 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 the new Stampin' Up 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue and or the coming September-December 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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AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #12 Berry Burst

Berry Burst with Quiet Meadow & Cheerful Daisies

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 happy purple called Berry Burst. Berry Burst is part of the Brights Colour Family and is a pinky purple. This colour would be lovely when used for florals, berries and balloons, plus so much more.  Berry Burst was first introduced by Stampin’ Up! as an In Colour and was brought back with this years colour refresh.

Berry Burst 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 Bright & Beautiful, Stargazing, Masterfully Made & Glorious Gingham DSPs; plus Soft Shimmer, White Centre & Holographic Trio Speciality Papers; Bright & Beautiful Memories & More Card Pack and Cards & Envelopes; as well as Tinsel Gems Four Pack & Adhesive Backed Sequins Trio.

Berry Burst card-stock, ink and Tinsel Gems Four Pack have been used in the creation of these projects plus a range of non-Berry Burst bits and pieces.

Last weekend I was privileged to demonstrate a Watercolouring technique at a combined event that had been selected as one of Stampin’ Up!s 35 for 35 events (#35for35) in celebration of Stampin’ Up!s 35 year anniversary. These 2 cards were linked to my water-colour demonstrations.

CARD 1

One of the water-colour techniques demonstrated was a wet-on-wet water-colouring of stamped images. I had gold heat embossed on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper the flower from the Quiet Meadow stamp set and then water-coloured within the images. The images above were water-coloured with Berry Burst, Lemon Lolly (and a touch of Daffodil Delight), Gorgeous Grape, Azure Afternoon. Once dry, the flowers were fussy cut, however, they could have been die cut using the Meadow dies. I took the flowers to cut out when I was wanting to sit & relax, hence the fussy cutting.

The top row of flowers are water-coloured with Berry Burst. The bottom row has been coloured with Lemon Lolly/Daffodil Delight, Gorgeous Grape, & Azure Afternoon. The middle row was water-coloured with a combination of inks from the top row above and the bottom row below.

Two smaller stitched square dies from the Stylish Shapes dies were cut from Basic White card-stock, ie 9 of the two sizes for each of the 9 flowers to sit on. Some leaves from the Meadows dies were also cut from Basic White card-stock.

All the pieces were arranged, layering the smaller square over the slightly larger square, which was adhered with Dimensionals to the Thick Basic White card base. The flowers were adhered with Multipurpose Liquid Glue in the centre. Parts of the leaves were tucked under the flowers with Glue Dots.

A sentiment from the Something Fancy Stamp set was gold heat embossed on Basic White card-stock and a thin strip of Berry Burst card-stock was adhered under the sentiment strip. A piece of Gold Elegant Trim was tied into a double bow and slipped under the sentiment. Some oh so gorgeous Berry Burst Tinsel Gems from the Four Pack were scattered around the sentiment strip.

The inside of the card was decorated with a thin strip of Berry Burst card-stock, a water-coloured flower and a couple of left over pieces of die cut leaves. I ran out of time to create a square 6” envelope, so will do that in the next couple of days.

CARD 2

This card was created as one of the display samples to show created projects using samples of the techniques being demonstrated. This card incorporates a wet-on-wet water-coloured background and also features the Cheerful Daisies bundle.

A piece of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper was wet on wet water coloured using Berry Burst, Gorgeous Grape, and a touch of Azure Afternoon Classic inks. The wide brushed Water Painter was used to apply water & inks. The panel was left to dry and then die cut with a mid-sized Deckled Rectangle set of dies. Some of the colours blended in some areas to give a look similar to Fresh Freesia, so the watercolour panel was mounted onto a slightly larger piece of Fresh Freesia card-stock. I so love seeing the effect of water-colouring - you will never get the same effect twice.

Pieces of die cut daisies were cut from Basic White card-stock using the Cheerful Daisies dies, ie both layers of the daisy dies, the leaves and the twig die. Two of the Nested Essential dies cut elongated shapes from Basic White card-stock and the larger shape from a piece of leafy Vellum Basics.

A sentiment from the Layering Leaves stamp set was stamped on Basic White card-stock and fussy cut out - I think I used Misty Moonlight ink. Iridescent Rhinestone Basics were sprinkled around.

A Basic White card-stock inner has a very thin strip of Fresh Freesia card-stock adhered to the right and die cut side-view daisy adhered at the top right.

Thank you so much for dropping by to check out my Berry Burst creations. I so appreciate it.

There is more Berry Burst creativity, so continue with the blog hop. Just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely Amie McIllroy. I am looking forward to checking out Amie’s creation(s). I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always so much inspiration.

I hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Blackberry Bliss, newly added to the Neutrals Colour family, 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 new 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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