AWHT Colour Creations #20 Flirty Flamingo

Flirty Flamingo with Heavenly Hollyhocks and Snow Crystal

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 pink called Flirty Flamingo. Flirty Flamingo is part of the Brights Colour Family and is a happy colour. This colour is lovely when used for  flowers, tea cups and so much more. 

Flirty Flamingo is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads, Spots Assortment & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Markers; Water-colour Pencils; Stampin' Blends; Regals Designer Series Paper as well as Hues of Happiness DSP; plus Love This Memory Notebook Kits, Kindness Card Kits & Celebrate Today Magnet Board Kits; & For Everything Fancy Sequins. 

I have created 2 similar but different Flirty Flamingo cards with both having a water-colour background and a Flirty Flamingo and White colour combo:

As mentioned, both cards have a water colour background using Flirty Flamingo Classic ink. One of the backgrounds had a touch of Sweet Sorbet and the other had some Highland Heather added in a few areas, however, the addition of these colours was minimal and when the panels dried it was hard to see their effect. When creating the cards I accidentally used the wrong backgrounds than initially intended to go with the die cuts or stamping. Ah well, I don't think it made a huge difference.

CARD 1:

The water-coloured background on this card used Flirty Flamingo ink with some touches of Highland Heather on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. The wide brush Water Painter applied the colours. While subtle, if you look closely (or squint) you can see some mauve (Highland Heather) tinged areas. Once the panel was dry, it was embossed using the Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder and my Cut 'n Emboss Machine. This panel was mounted on a slightly larger piece of Flirty Flamingo card-stock and then added to the Thick Basic White card-base with Dimensionals.

The 2 hollyhock arrangement dies from the Layering Hollyhock dies were used to cut either Vellum card-stock or Basic White card-stock. Some Adhesive Sheet was added to the back of the Basic White die cut piece, so that the White die cut could be easily added over the larger Vellum die cut piece. I love the subtlety of Vellum and Basic White pieces together.

A thin strip of Rose Gold Metallic Speciality paper was trimmed on one end with the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch and adhered down. A sentiment from the Charming Sentiments stamp set was White heat embossed using Versamark ink on Flirty Flamingo card-stock with White Emboss Powder and a Heat Tool. While there are coordinating dies for this sentiment, I didn't see them initially (must have looked straight over them) and so fussy cut around the sentiment and added it with Mini Dimensionals. A double bow using the White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon was adhered with Glue Dots and some delightful Iridescent Basic Pearls were added for a finishing touch.

A Basic White card inner was decorated with a thin strip of Flirty Flamingo card-stock and an even thinner strip of the Rose Gold Metallic Speciality Paper. A left over Basic White and Vellum Hollyhock was also added. A Basic White C6 envelope was stamped with some hollyhock flowers in Flirty Flamingo ink.

CARD 2:

This panel of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper was water-coloured with Flirty Flamingo ink and a couple of light touches of Sweet Sorbet ink. The latter doesn't really show, especially with the white embossed image. Once fully dry, the panel was white heat embossed with the Snow Crystal stamp using Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder and a Heat Tool. The snow crystal is such a beautiful image. I know we don't have snow in Australia at Christmas time but I do love the beauty of snowflakes/crystals. This is an ideal image for my overseas northern hemisphere cards. I am thinking of making a few similar cards using different colours for the water-colouring. Balmy Blue or Pool Party is an option, perhaps Balmy Blue with Fresh Freesia could be another option, ... any other ideas???

The water-coloured panel was mounted onto a slightly larger piece of Flirty Flamingo card-stock and in turn directly to a Thick Basic White card base. A sentiment from the Mistletoe Magic stamp set was white heat embossed on a strip of Flirty Flamingo card-stock and one end was flagged with a ... Pick A Punch. The sentiment was popped up on Dimensionals. 

Some Shimmery White Organdy Ribbon was cut in half lengthwise, tied into a bow and tucked under an edge of the sentiment strip with Glue Dots. Some Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels were scattered around. They are a delightful embellishment, adding shimmer and beauty to the project. The final touch was the addition of some Wink of Stella over the white embossing to ensure the snow crystal glistened. It is a pity it doesn't show in the photographs.

A Basic White card inner was stamped with stamped off Flirty Flamingo ink so the personal message could be written over the stamping and still be deciphered. You may think the sentiment isn't stamped in the best position - and I would agree, however, there was an unwanted ink line that has been hidden by the sentiment - so I am OK with it being where it is. A Basic White C6 envelope was also stamped with the snow crystal (this time in fun strength). 

Thank you for spending time with me on my blog. I hope you found something to spark an idea  that will be useful in your crafting.

There is more Flirty Flamingo creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click the  "onto the next" graphic below and be taken to the blog of the lovely and talented Rachel Woodard. I always look forward to checking out Rachel's creations. I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always so much inspiration.

I hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Fresh Freesia, one of the 2021-2023 In Colours as we continue the weekly 2022-2023 Colour Creations Blog Hops.  Also, don't forget that many of us are joining the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop on Monday evenings to share delightful Christmas projects to give you some ideas to help with your Christmas preparations. 

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 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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AWH Heart of Christmas #5

Heart of Christmas Blog Hop: Mistletoe Magic

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the fifth Art with Heart Team Heart of Christmas Blog Hop for 2022. 

So glad you are joining us. Here are two Christmas cards using the same layout but different colour combinations:

 

Firstly, I need to apologise for my photography. I had numerous delays in creating my card for this Blog Hop and by the time I was able to photograph the projects the sun had moved and I needed to move my table to the edge of my driveway to have sunlight rather than shade. I will try to re-photograph in-between rain over the next couple of days.

I am part of the Stamping Cove Design Team and created the green card for the Christmas in July challenge. At that time I tossed up whether I would have a green (Soft Succulent) or a red (Cherry Cobbler) base. As I initially chose the Soft Succulent colour combo, I thought I would create with the Cherry Cobbler base for this Blog Hop and show both cards.

I started by gold heat embossing the bottom and a side of the Cherry Cobbler card front using the larger mistletoe stamp from the Mistletoe Magic Stamp Set. I blended over the edges of the card front with some Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' ink using a Blending Brush. The effect is minimal so think if I was re-creating the card I may use Merry Merlot Classic ink. Some White Craft ink was splattered over the card front before being mounted on some Merry Merlot card-stock and then centred onto the Cherry Cobbler card base.

The two mistletoe stamps were gold embossed with Versamark ink, Gold Emboss Powder and a Heat Gun onto Shimmery White card-stock. (Have you seen the Stampin' Up! heat Embossing Additions Tool Kit on page 49 of the July-December Mini Catalogue. It is brilliant to use.) The mistletoe was water-coloured in Cherry Cobbler and Granny Apple Green inks with a fine Water Painter. They were die cut using the Mistletoe dies. A detailed mistletoe die, cut some gold detailed mistletoe from Gold Foil.

The mistletoe was arranged and adhered with Mini Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue and Glue Dots - all of my favourite adhesives. A bow tied with Gold Satin Edged Ribbon and Gold Elegant Trim was added with Glue Dots. A white heat embossed sentiment from the same stamp set was fussy cut and popped up on Mini Dimensionals. Gold Festive Pearls were sprinkled around as the finishing touch.

The card inner was gold heat embossed with the smaller mistletoe stamp and a small piece of Gold detailed die cut mistletoe was added over the top. A thin strip of Cherry Cobbler card-stock was adhered on the right side. A Basic White C6 Envelope was also gold embossed with part of the larger mistletoe stamp.

CARD 2:

The Soft Succulent card was created in the same way.

The blended emboss resist background used Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen inks over the gold heat embossing. The mistletoe was water-coloured with Soft Sea Foam and Mint Macaron inks and the berries with Calypso Coral ink. Some gold die cut mistletoe, a multi stranded bow (using White Glittered Organdy ribbon and Gold Simply Elegant Trim) and Iridescent Pearls added that touch of lusciousness.

With this card, I forgot to add the white splattering and some water sprinkles till I had almost finished the card. Undeterred, I splattered and sprinkled BUT Murphy's Law prevailed and the splattering of white craft ink added a huge splat. I didn't have time to re-do the background so tried to fix it. For me the error is still noticeable. Certainly disappointing. I did remember to splatter the background of the Cherry Cobbler background before adding the mistletoe, etc!

It is always a delight to see everyone's creations and I am sure there will be gorgeous Christmas projects on show so don't miss checking out each blog. To continue with the blog hop, click on the "onto the next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely Michele Taylor at Taylor Made Designs.

Don't forget the weekly Colour Creations Blog Hop by the Art with Heart Team that launches every Wednesday at 8.00pm AEST. 

Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others.

Andrea XXX

If at any time you find a broken link and the next blog doesn’t come up or you started part way through, please head to the blog of our Heart of Christmas Blog Hop Host, the very special Sharon Davern, and she will have the list of and links to all Art With Heart Team members who are participating in this blog hop. Check out her beautiful creation while you are there.

If you are 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 Mini Catalogue then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any other queries about these projects or Stampin' Up!. 

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