AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #30 Lemon Lime Twist

Lemon Lime Twist with Forever Forrest

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 yellow green called Lemon Lime Twist. Lemon Lime Twist is one of the Brights Colour Family. I used to think this green was extremely bright, but the introduction of Parakeet Party has toned it down in my mind. This colour is lovely for leaves / trees, and anything needing bright greens.

Lemon Lime Twist is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Marker; Stampin’ Blends; Brights Designer Series Paper as well as Bright & Beautiful, Zoo Crew, and Glorious Gingham DSP; White Centre Speciality Paper; Bright & Beautiful Memories & More Cards, and Cards & Envelopes; Confetti Birthday Kit, Ribbon Duo Combo Pack, & Tinsel Gems Four Pack. 

Lemon Lime Twist ink and Stampin’ Write Marker have been used in the creation of this project plus a range of non-Lemon Lime Twist bits and pieces.

My chosen colour combo are the colours of the current Global Design Project Challenge - #GDP421. I’m not sure whether I will enter this card or whether I will have an opportunity to create something new. As always, members of their Design Team have created wonderful projects.  Our own Vicki Boucher is the Guest Designer and she has created a gorgeous card.

When I was thinking about a design for this colour, I thought of trees and then I saw Tammy Wilson, one of Stampin’ Up!s current Artisans, who was Guest Designer this month with the Crafty Carrot Co, demonstrate a technique she uses to colour Basic White card-stock and then punch or die cut elements. I love the effect so decided to use her technique with the Forever Forrest dies. As you can see from the photo below that includes some left over coloured card-stock, Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ ink was applied to Basic White card-stock with a Blending Brush and Pool Party was similarly applied with some overlap. Water droplets were liberally splattered all over. The coloured panel was left to dry and before both White Craft ink and a Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Write Marker were splattered all over the panel.

Different sizes of detailed die trees from the Forever Forrest dies were cut from this panel, with some from the Lemon Lime Twist section and a couple from the two-colour section. I so love the colour variation on the die cuts.  Some mountains (from the same set) were die cut from Basic White card-stock. Clouds were cut from White Textured Shimmer Paper and stars (Stars at Night dies) from the Holographic Trio Speciality Paper.

A Basic White panel was lightly blended with Pool Party. A little water was splattered and a Pool Party Stampin’ Write Marker added a little splatter. Mountains were added with Dimensionals and some extra mountains were tucked in behind. The latter had a little light Lemon Lime Twist blending applied.  The Lemon Lime Twist trees were either adhered directly with Multipurpose Liquid Glue or popped up on Mini Dimensionals. The clouds and stars were also added either with Mini Dimensionals or with Glue.

The largest tree was decorated with a number of Poppy Parade Iridescent Adhesive-backed Discs. A sentiment from the Night Divine stamp set was white heat embossed (using Versamark Ink, White Emboss Powder, the Embossing Accessories Tool Kit and a Heat Tool) onto Poppy Parade card-stock and then fussy cut out. It was popped up on Mini Dimensionals, with a double bow tied from a strip of trimmed White & Silver Sheer Ribbon tucked underneath.

The card inner was simply stamped with trees in 2nd generation Lemon Lime Twist ink on Basic White card-stock. A Basic White C6 envelope was stamped in a similar way. The card inner was mounted onto a slightly larger piece of Poppy Parade card-stock, in the same way as the card front.

Thank you so much for dropping by on you way around the Colour Creations Blog Hop. I know we are a smaller group this week but I am sure there will be so much Lemon Lime Twist inspiration.

To continue with the Lemon Lime Twist blog hop just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of a very special lady and our Blog Hop Coordinator, Cathy Proctor. I am looking forward to checking out Cathy’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 Lost Lagoon 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. As mentioned, Cathy is our brilliant Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator.  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!. 

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AWH Heart of Christmas #9

Christmas with Stars at Night and Radiant Light

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

This week I am showcasing the Stars at Night bundle in two Christmas cards. I am also sharing the finished card referenced in the Colour Creations Blog Hop #21 featuring Daffodil Delight. I showed a partially done created card, so below shows it finished.

CARDS 1&2:

I saw the current Colour Inkspiration Challenge #152 and loved the colours so determined to play with them. 

I started by water-colouring a background panel. It was wet on wet water-coloured using Starry Sky and Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ inks and the flat brush Water Painter. When partially dry, the panel was stamped with a stamp from the Sea Turtle set in Gray Granite ink. The panel is only part finished in the photo below. I still needed to add Wink of Stella and White Craft Ink splatters. I forgot to photograph the final panel. It was cut into 2 to create these 2 cards and die cut using the 2nd largest Deckled Rectangle die.

In the card below the water coloured panel was mounted onto a slightly larger piece of Starry Sky card-stock. The Night of Navy card-base was stamped in White Craft ink with a stamp from the Stars at Night stamp set ensuring it aligned with some of the lighter sections of the water-colour panel. The panel was popped up with Dimensionals.

The star was layered with die cut pieces of Vellum, Silver foil, Gray Granite card-stock that had a light layer of Shimmery Embossing Paste and the White & Silver design of the Snowflake Magic Speciality Designer Series Paper.  A Mini Dimensional was added between a couple of layers to give it distinct dimension.

The nativity die from the Night Divine die set was used to cut Night of Navy card-stock. The shepherd and wise man was cut away leaving Mary, Joseph and the cradle. A little White Craft ink was blended over part of the die cut before being added with Mini Dimensionals.

A sentiment from the Night Divine stamp set was Silver heat embossed onto Night of Navy card-stock using Silver Emboss powder, Versamark ink, the Accessory Tool kit and a Heat Tool. The sentiment was fussy cut and added with Mini Dimensionals. A few Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems were added near the sentiment.

The other Christmas card was created in a very similar way. The water-colour panel was cut with the 2nd largest Deckled Rectangle die. It was mounted onto the White/Silver SDSP. A panel of Starry Sky card-stock was stamped with the small starry stamp in White Craft ink and then adhered to a Night of Navy card-base.

While larger, the star was layered using die cut pieces from card-stock & SDSP listed above. Some tiny stars from both Silver Foil and Gray Granite Embossing Paste covered card-stock were sprinkled around.

A different sentiment from the same stamp set was White heat embossed onto Starry Sky card-stock. It was fussy cut into separate words that we then added with Mini Dimensionals. The final touch was the sprinkling of some Adhesive-backed Glitter Sequins.

The card inner of both cards were stamped in Starry Sky ink with the same smaller stars stamp. Basic White C6 envelopes were also stamped with the same stamp in Starry Sky ink. Isn’t it a beautiful colour.

CARD 3:

As mentioned above, I wasn’t able to finish the second card for the Daffodil Delight Colour Creations Blog Hop. I showed a photo with the card base and the centre water-coloured panel. Here is the finished card.

The candle arrangement from the Radiant Light stamp set was gold heat embossed onto Basic White card-stock. It was coloured with Water-coloured pencils and a Blender Pen. A sprig from the Winter Meadows dies cut a number of sprigs from Basic White card-stock. Little berries were cut from some left over Daffodil Delight water-coloured Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. The card was finished with a gold embossed sentiment from the same stamp set, a double bow of Gold Elegant Trim and some gold pearls from the Festive Pearls.

A Basic White card inner was decorated with the left over candle and a couple of die cut sprays. waste not want not. The card will fit into a 6x6” square envelope or you could make your own envelope from DSP.

Thank you so much for dropping in to check out my Christmas creations. I hope you found something to inspire your creativity.

There is more Christmas creativity so continue with the blog hop. Just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely 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 as we continue the weekly Heart of Christmas 2023 Blog Hop series. Don’t miss us this coming Wednesday night for the Colour Creations Blog Hop where we will be showcasing Flirty Flamingo.

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 Sharon Davern’s blog @ Rhapsody in Craft. Sharon is our brilliant Art With Heart Team Heart of Christmas 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 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 Heart of Christmas #6

Christmas with Night Divine

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

This week I am showcasing a Night Divine stamp for a couple of Christmas cards. When I first saw this stamp set, and especially the sentiment used tonight I envisaged it being used in a similar way to Card 1. Then, when planning for this blog hop, I also thought of using the sentiment with multiple coloured embossing.

CARD 1

I love the Night Divine stamp set and especially this larger sentiment. The fonts are gorgeous and look wonderful when heat embossed.

A Basic White panel was coloured using Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Fresh Freesia and Bubble Bath Classic Stampin’ inks and some Stampin’ Blending Brushes. The blended panel was given a little time to dry before applying the Embossing Buddy, stamping the sentiment in Versamark ink and sprinkling with White Emboss Powder from the Basic Emboss Powder pack. The powder was shaken into the embossing tray from the Embossing Additions Tool kit. Some water was splattered over the embossed panel with a little Wink of Stella for some sparkle.

The sentiment panel was cut with a Scalloped Contour die and then mounted onto slightly larger panels of Basic White and Balmy Blue card-stocks. A piece of White Glittered Organdy ribbon was cut in half lengthwise, wrapped around the mounted panel and tied in a bow. A panel of Basic White card-stock was embossed with the Stars at Night 3D Embossing folder and then mounted onto a Balmy Blue card base. A little splattering of both Balmy Blue and Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Write Markers was applied to the background panel. 

The sentiment panel was adhered with Dimensionals in the centre of the embossed background.  The final touch was a sprinkling of Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels.

A Basic White card inner was stamped with a flurry of stars from the coordinating stamp set - Stars at Night. The same stamping was applied to a Basic White C6 envelope. 

CARD 2

The second card is similar but different with the same colour scheme.

The same sentiment was stamped on 5 panels of Balmy Blue cardstock, while each was heat embossed with a a different colour Emboss Powder, including White, Black, Gold, Silver and Copper Emboss Powders. The sentiment was die cut with the second largest rectangular die from the Radiating Stitches dies. It needed to be cut twice to shorten the die cut panel. A little Balmy Blue ink was blended over the edges, however, when the sentiment panel was laid out with the other parts of the card, the blending looked to dark so some White Craft ink was blended over the edges to soften the colour.  

A piece of Basic White card-stock was coloured with Blending Brushes and the same inks (as listed above minus the Bubble Bath ink). This panel was cut with the largest Radiating Stitches die. Some water was splattered over the panel. Later some White Craft ink was also blended over the edges as it looked too dark when the pieces were layered together. The background panel was mounted onto a larger Balmy Blue card-stock panel and then onto a Basic White card base.

Each of the sentiments were cut into appropriate sections. One section from each of the different emboss colours were combined to create the full sentiment. They were adhered in order to a piece of Window Sheet using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  The Window Sheet was trimmed to size. The sentiment panel was mounted to a Basic White panel with Dimensionals. The edge of a piece of White Iridescent ribbon was cut away and tied around the sentiment panel. A double bow was adhered in place with Glue Dots. A scattering of Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels provided some extra shimmer.

Basic White card-stock was stamped in the same way as described above, however, it was then mounted onto a slightly larger piece of Balmy Blue card-stock before being adhered to a Basic White card base. The Basic White C6 envelope was also stamped in the same way as described above.

As you may have guessed, I have enough sentiment pieces to create another 4 similar cards. That will be a task for another day. I am likely to try different blended colour combos, etc to give each card an element of uniqueness.

Thank you so much for spending time with me on my blog. I so appreciate you.

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

I do hope to see you next week as we continue the weekly Heart of Christmas 2023 Blog Hop series. In a couple of days, ie Wednesday 13th September, we will also be going live with the Colour Creations Blog Hop where we will be focussing on a yellow called Crushed Curry.

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 Sharon Davern’s blog @ Rhapsody in Craft. Sharon is our brilliant Art With Heart Team Heart of Christmas Coordinator.  She is a special 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 new 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!. 

#heartofchristmas  #heartofchristmas2023  #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #artwithheartteam  #papercrafter  #valleyinspirations   #starsatnight  #nightdivine

AWH Heart of Christmas #5

Christmas with O Holy Night (Night Divine/Stars at Night)

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

This week I am showcasing the O Holy Night Suite for a few simple-ish Christmas cards. My cards were inspired by the new September-December Mini Catalogue. One of the suites  includes some amazing O Holy Night Designer Series Paper, where some of the designs of the DSP are scenic and can be used as backdrops for the wonderful stamps and dies. There are 2 stamp and die bundles, ie Night Divine & Stars at Night where they feature great Christmas sentiments, Nativity dies and star dies. As we often want numerous handmade cards to fulfil our Christmas Card List I thought I would create some simpler cards with the scenic O Holy Night DSP. This DSP can do much of the work.

The background DSP has been adhered directly to the card bases, with die cut pieces adhered directly and with Dimensionals/Mini Dimensionals.

As mentioned, I was inspired by projects in the new Mini Catalogue which will be live in a couple of days on 6 September 2023. While I didn’t try to copy, these projects are similar to some of the projects in the catalogue with little differences. I wanted to remind everyone that the Stampin’ Up! catalogues are brilliant for inspiring your creativity. I was speaking with folk recently who had forgotten to check out the catalogues when they felt devoid of inspiration. The catalogues are wonderful to be inspired by colour combinations, layouts, techniques or specifically by stamps and dies.

The sentiments have all come from the Night Divine stamp set, with a couple heat embossed onto separate card-stock and one (see below) heat embossed directly onto the DSP.  With the card below, I roughly positioned the various pieces before stamping the DSP with Versamark ink and heat embossing with Black Emboss Powder, the Embossing Additions Tool kit and a Heat Tool. All the pieces were then adhered in place. I thought the positioning would be ok but the sentiment is actually a little low. If I create a similar card again, I will ensure the sentiment is a little higher on the DSP panel.

The die cut nativity pieces were cut from either Basic Black or Pebble Path card-stocks. The card above uses both colours of die cut pieces with the main focus on Basic Black die cut nativity pieces. As Pebble Path is part of the background DSP, the die cut pieces didn’t show well, hence most of the pieces on the card above are cut from Basic Black card-stock. I couldn’t resist adding a touch of blending with one of Stampin’ Up!s wonderful Blending Brushes to add highlights with some White Craft ink. My hope was that it would be indicative of light shining from the stars or within the shelter. This adds texture and dimension to give the design life.

The photo above shows the stunning DSP with the card that was created featuring it.

The stars became a bit of a feature on my cards. I couldn’t resist die cutting using the Stars at Night dies to layer Gold Foil with More Dazzle Specialty Paper and Very Vanilla card-stock. A couple of the stars were finished with a gold Adhesive Backed Star Trinket (they are oh so gorgeous) and the third card with Brushed Metallic Adhesive-backed Dots. The Stars at Night dies can be used in multiple ways to create gorgeous stars. They are amazing.

Card inners were created with panels of Very Vanilla card-stock with left over strips of the DSP from the card front adhered down the side. The star stamp from the Stars at Night stamp set was 2nd generation stamped in coordinating colours. Very Vanilla C6 envelopes were stamped in a similar way.

Thank you so much from dropping in to check out my O Holy Night cards. I do appreciate you spending time with me.

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

I do hope to see you next week as we continue the weekly Heart of Christmas 2023 Blog Hop series. Also, don’t miss the Colour Creations Blog Hop where we will be going live this coming Wednesday evening to feature Crumb Cake - a wonderfully versatile neutral.

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 then go to Sharon Davern’s blog @ Rhapsody in Craft. Sharon is our wonderful Art With Heart Team Heart of Christmas Coordinator.  She is a special 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 new Stampin’  Up! Sept-Dec 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!. 

#heartofchristmas  #heartofchristmas2023  #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #artwithheartteam  #papercrafter  #valleyinspirations   #starsatnight  #nightdivine  #oholynight