AWHT Colour Creations #34 Pacific Point

Pacific Point with New and Continuing Products

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the first Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop for 2023. Happy New Year! We are continuing to work though the Stampin' Up! colours in alphabetical order, focussing on one colour each week.

This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a a bright blue called Pacific Point. Pacific Point is part of the Brights Colour Family and is a great colour - intense, clean and bright. This colour is lovely when used for sea, dramatic skies and where a bright blue is required. 

Pacific Point is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Markers; Watercolor Pencils; Brights Designer Series Paper as well as Happy Forest Friends, Gingerbread & Peppermint and Beauty of the Earth DSPs; plus Old Olive & Sahara Sand Twill Ribbon Combo Pack, Glitter Washi Four Pack and Faux Sea Glass Shapes. 

Pacific Point card-stock, ink, Stampin' Write Marker and Watercolor Pencil have been used in these projects plus a range of non-Pacific Point bits and pieces. Here are my cards:

I started playing with Pacific Point between Christmas and New Year, starting with some water-colouring and then some blending. As life was quiet, I ended up creating 3 different cards for this blog hop.

CARD 1:

A friend loves the Superb Fairy Wren that we have in our area, that has patches of bright blue. Pacific Point seemed perfect to colour our little fairy wren. Toni's birthday is later in the year so hopefully I must put it aside in the Birthday Book that Stampin' Up! has released in Kit form. Check it out - it is a great kit that also comes with cards to be made.

I started by creating the background on Shimmery White card-stock using Pacific Point & Polished Pink Classic  Stampin' inks with the wide-brushed Water painter. I only wanted a light background so it didn't compete with the focal images. Once the background had dried it was splattered with both a Pacific Point Stampin' Write Marker and White Craft ink with the fine tipped Water Painter.

The die cut card front (Shimmery White card-stock) was cut using the large Aspen ... die. I so love this die. As you can see it cuts out tree trunks in an oval shape hole. The tree trunks were very lightly water-coloured with Crumb Cake ink. When dry, the panel was embossed using the Woodgrain 3D Embossing Folder and splattered with both Pacific Point and Crumb Cake Stampin' Write Markers. 

The smaller leaf die from the Aspen Tree ... dies cut a number of leaves from Shimmery White card-stock. They were water-coloured with Polished Pink ink. The bird and branch from the Perched in a Tree stamp set were stamped in Crumb Cake ink, then Versamark ink and clear heat embossed using Clear Emboss Powder and a Heat Tool. My Stamperatus ensured the clear embossing was directly over the Crumb Cake ink. The bird and branch were water-coloured using Crumb Cake ink and touches of White Craft ink and the bird was also coloured with Pacific Point and Night of Navy inks. To add extra depth of colour I used Pacific Point, Early Expresso and Back Black Watercolor Pencils.

A couple of sentiments from the Something Fancy stamp set were stamped either in Crumb Cake or Pacific Point inks. Both sentiments were fussy cut and I combined part of a word from one sentiment into another sentiment. Don't forget that you can chop up sentiments and only use part of them or mix and match to get a sentiment that is perfect for the recipient. All the pieces were layered together onto a Pacific Point card-stock base and a few Iridescent Pearls add the finishing touch.

The card inner used a thin strip of the water-coloured background paned and an extra water-coloured leaf with another sentiment from the Something Fancy stamp set with an extra fussy cut word from another sentiment - all stamped in Pacific Point. A C6 Basic White Envelope was simply stamped with the bird in Crumb Cake ink.

I hope my friend likes her Birthday card.

CARD 2:

Adding colour directly to coloured card-stock changes the colour as you can see with this card. Pacific Point was blended directly onto Smoky Slate card-stock using one of Stampin' Up!s gorgeous Blending Brushes. A piece of Stampin' Up!s Masking Paper was die cut with a Stitched Rectangle from the ... set of dies. If you look closely you with see the stitched outline around the coloured rectangle. It is an extra touch of gorgeousness that happens with no extra effort. It's wonderful. A touch of White Craft ink and Night of Navy Classic ink was also added to give extra monochromatic range. 

A panel of Smoky Slate card-stock was embossed with the new Cane Weave 3D Embossing Folder and added to a Smoky Slate card base. The blended panel was trimmed down and splattered with water and then some White Craft ink. I love the effect of the different splatters. Some White Bakers Twine from the Basics Bakers Twine bundle was wrapped around the blended panel and tied in a bow.

The new Dainty Delight set of dies was used to cut some leaves and flowers from Basic White card-stock. They were arranged over the blended panel and adhered with either Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Mini Dimensionals. A panel of Basic White card-stock was adhered askew behind the front panel and then this card front was popped up onto the card base with Dimensionals.

A sentiment from the coordinating new Dainty Delight stamp set was white heat embossed onto Smoky Slate card-stock and the fussy cut out. A tad of blending was added to the edge of the sentiment before it was added to the card front with Dimensionals. The finishing touch was the addition of some Iridescent Pearls.

The card inner was simply a panel of Backs white card-stock that had been stamped with a stem of flowers from the Dainty Delight stamp set in Pacific Point ink. Similarly, A C6 Envelope was stamped with the same floral stem. I do love coordinating the card inner and envelope with the card design - it doesn't have to be involved or difficult.

This card started out with the idea of a sympathy card but the addition of a white panel behind the front panel lightened up the feel and I thought I would use it as a New Year's card.

CARD 3:

I created 2 water-coloured panels when I first stared playing with Pacific Point. I had a number of ideas of how I would use the panel on this card, but in the end decided to use it behind the ... large floral die cut from the new ... Isn't it beautiful. It was cut from a piece of basic White card-stock and adhered directly onto the water-coloured  

There is more Pacific Point creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click the  "onto the next" graphic below and be taken to the blog of my lovely friend Rachel Palmieri. I always look forward to checking out Rachel’s creations. I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always inspiration.

I hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Pale Papaya, one of the 2021-2023 In Colour family as we continue our weekly 2022-2023 Colour Creations Blog Hops.  

Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others. May 2023 be a fantastic year for you and for those you love.

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 new 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 #33 Pacific Point

Pacific Point with In The Moment

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are continuing to work though a focus on each of the Stampin' Up! colours in alphabetical order. Having started mid 2021 we are now up to "P". 

This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a delightful bright mid blue called Pacific Point. Pacific Point is part of the Brights Colour Family and is a happy blue. It is not a colour I use often but when I do I wonder why I don't use it more often. A friend said to me that she thought of it as a great colour for children, which is true; however, I believe it is a colour that could be used in many ways, including sea themes. This colour is gorgeous with Coastal Cabana and or Bermuda Bay; and great with a bright yellow or a bright pink. 

Pacific Point is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Markers; Watercolor Pencils (No 1) and the Brights  Designer Series Papers as well as You Are My Anchor Kit. The cards below have used Pacific Point Classic Stampin' ink, cardstock and Pacific Point Stampin' Watercolor Pencil plus a range of other non-PP bits and pieces.

I have created a set of 2 cards showcasing Pacific Point. They are similar yet different:

CARD 1:

Half a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper was heat embossed with an image from the In The Moment stamp set with Silver Emboss Powder, Versamark and a Heat Gun. Using Stampin' Up!'s lovely Watercolour Pencils (pencils from both sets) the image was coloured and water applied with the small Water Painter to spread the colour and develop depth and highlights. The Pacific Point pencil coloured the woman's dress as well as the sky. As you would image, only a little colour was applied to the sky to attain a very light blue. It is worth noting that Stampin' Up! colours can be full strength as in the card-stock but the inks, in their various forms, can be used to attain many lighter shades.  The water-colour panel was left to dry.

The water-coloured panel was die cut with the largest plain circle die in the Layered Circles set of dies. Given the style of the card I decided to not use the largest scalloped die but the same round largest circle die to cut a circle of Pacific Point card-stock. It was cut in half and mounted behind the watercolour panel, stretching the blue pieces so some becomes visible.  

A piece of Basic White card-stock was embossed with the new Gingham Embossing Folder. A strip of Abstract Beauty Designer Series Paper was adhered to the embossed background. In turn the background was mounted on a slightly larger piece of Pacific Point card-stock and then to the Thick Basic White card-stock base. The mounted water-coloured panel was added with dimensionals.

A sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Pacific Point Classic Stampin' ink onto Basic White card-stock and then fussy cut into 2 pieces. The beginning of the sentiment was added to the card front while the second part of the sentiment was used on the card inner. A bow was tied using the White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon and added with Glue Dots. Some delightful Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels were added around the sentiment.

Another image from the same In The Moment stamp set was stamped in Pacific Point ink on the Basic White card inner and a strip of the same DSP was added as well as the second part of the sentiment.  The C6 Basic White Envelope also was stamped with the same stamp in Pacific Point ink. 

CARD 2:

The same process and many of the same products were used to create the other card.  Some differences were:

• a different design of DSP from the same packet of DSP, ie Abstract Beauty DSP; 

• different twine was wrapped around the card background at the edge of the DSP. This was the Silver Simply Elegant Trim. It was also used to tie a bow that was added to the side of the water-coloured panel.

• The water-coloured panel was cut into a rectangle before being mounted onto a slightly larger piece of Pacific Point card-stock.

• A different sentiment from the same stamp set was trimmed down and also cut into sections, with the latter section added to the card inner.

The card inner was prepared in the same way, with the same stamp but the strip of DSP matched the card front. The envelope is also stamped the same.

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 Pacific Point creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click on the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely, Diane Furniss. As always, I am looking forward to checking out Diane's creation and everyone else's. 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 Pear Pizzaz, 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 amazing Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator.  I so appreciate all Cathy has done and she continues to do an amazing job 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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