CASEing the Catty #558 CASE Colours of Easter Joy

 CASE Stampin’ Up!s Colours of the Easter Joy DSP meets Simply Beautiful  

Hello, welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea & #558 Challenge with CASEing the Catty.

I am so glad you have dropped by. You may have come from Peta Stephen as you take this week’s Blog Hop or perhaps arrived directly here; either way I am delighted you are here. At the end of my blog, I have linked to Rebecca Scurr so you can continue with the Blog Hop.

At CASEing the Catty we love to use the samples from the Stampin' Up! Catalogues and On-Line Exclusives as inspiration and each week we have a different theme to guide our CASEing. To CASE is to "Copy And Selectively Edit" or some say "Copy And Share Everything". This week we are CASE-ing the the colours of Easter Joy Designer Series Paper (ie Balmy Blue, Lemon Lolly, Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie, Shy Shamrock & Crumb Cake) found on page 34 of the 2026 Stampin' Up! January-April Mini Catalogue.

The colours of the Designer Series Paper are pretty and fresh. I decided to create a card using the colours and not incorporate the DSP. Initial thoughts were to use Pretty in Pink & Peach Pie ink together on some flowers. I have a light pink rose that has different colours on the petal edges so decided to follow that idea. The stamens were coloured with Lemon Lolly. Shy Shamrock was delicately added to the leaves and Crumb Cake for the Gypsophila. A touch of Balmy Blue blending was added to the front label. I used two of the second largest label die from the Beautifully Celebrated dies to create a label that both sits on the back panel and opens to have a place to write a personal message.

Four of the larger flower dies were cut in Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper together with 2 of the smaller petal dies. Pretty in Pink was added to the 4 larger petals with a mid sized Water Painter and Peach Pie then was added to the edges. Lemon Lolly coloured the stamen pieces and Shy Shamrock was lightly added to 3 leaves. While the water-coloured pieces were left to dry, the remainder of the card was prepared.

I love the Simply Beautiful bundle - both the stamped images and die cut shapes. Most of the design was die cut apart from the little leaf spray being stamped in White Craft Ink on the plain Crumb Cake front panel. The label dies come from the coordinating Beautifully Celebrated dies. They are part of the same Lovely & Beautiful Suite.

The card base is Crumb Cake card-stock and the background DSP is from the Lovely Blossoms DSP. One of the white labels was centred on the inner DSP panel and the water-coloured pieces are adhered together and arranged on the top panel. A score line was added across the top curve and burnished. The tiny top section was adhered to the bottom label, creating a fold that allowed the top label to lift up to reveal the writing panel.

A triple Linen Twine bow was tucked under the larger flowers petals. A sentiment was white heat embossed onto Crumb Cake, fussy cut out and popped up on Dimensionals on the top label. The final touch some Pearls of Beauty were sprinkled around. Something else was needed so White Craft ink was splattered over the card.

As referenced, the card inner is revealed but lifting the top label and opening the half card front. The inner panel had a little Crumb Cake stamping. This Joy Fold card is a simple fun fold that had a great effect. A C6 Basic White envelope was similarly stamped.

I adore water-colouring and so had fun creating this Joy Fold card to share with you. I quite like combining different colouring techniques as seen here with a little Balmy Blue blending. Thank you so much for spending time here with me. I am delighted you called by.

Don’t miss any of the inspiration from this creative CASEing The Catty Crew. The next blog in the hop is our coordinator, the wonderful Rebecca Scurr. Just click on the "next" graphic below to be taken to her blog. I wonder how she has used the Easter Joy colours - I am sure her project will be something special.

Join In The Challenge: We would love you to share a project that you have created for this Challenge which has been inspired by the Easter Joy DSP colours. To share, all you need to do is go to the CASEing The Catty Challenge Group on Facebook. If you aren't a member, it’s easy to request to join and once anpproved all you need to do is upload a photo of your project to the main section. You can click on the graphic below to be taken to the group on Facebook. We would so love to see your creation.

 

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AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #1 Peach Pie

Peach Pie with Easter Lilies

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. This week we are starting to work though Stampin’ Up!s newly introduced colours and will then continue with the other Stampin' Up! colours in alphabetical order, focussing on one colour each week.

This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a strong apricot colour called Peach Pie. Peach Pie is part of the 2024-2026 In Colour Family and as the name suggests, is a peachy colour. This colour is lovely for fruit, flowers and anything with a deep peachy colour.

Peach Pie 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; 2024-2026 In Color Designer Series Paper as well as Unbounded Beauty and Thoughtful Journey DSPs; In Colour Glimmer Speciality Paper, Thoughtful Designs Speciality DSP; Thoughtful Journey Memories & More card pack; Peach Pie Bordered Ribbon, 2024-2046 In Color Resin Dots and In Color Shimmer Gems. 

Peach Pie ink, card-stock, Bordered Ribbon and Shimmer Gems have been used in the creation of this project plus a range of non-Peach Pie bits and pieces.

When attending On Stage in March, I participated in a formal card swap and had plans to also create a similar but different card to swap with others, however, ran out of time. This card uses the layout that I had in my mind. I started by blending an ombre background using Lemon Lolly and Peach Pie Classic Stampin’ inks and a Blending Brush.  A little water was splattered over the blended background and when dry, some ink splattering.

The archway die from the Garden Meadows dies cut a large hole in a panel of Basic White card-stock to layer over the blended background. It was popped up with Dimensionals.  Dies from the Easter Lilies bundle cut out leaves and pieces to build a large lily from Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. Little stems were cut from the Pretty Peacock design of the Oxidized Copper Speciality DSP. The flower and leaf pieces were wet on wet water-coloured with Peach Pie ink for the flower and Garden Green & Shy Shamrock inks for the leaves. I love the way ink flows up channels in die cut pieces with this water-colour technique.

With all the layers of the floral arrangement, I wanted the sentiment to blend in so decided to stamp directly onto the background panel. With a deep breath and a prayer, a sentiment from the new Unbounded Love stamp set was stamped in Pebble Path ink. 

Beautiful Bordered Ribbon is available in each of the new In Colors. A piece of the Peach Pie ribbon was cut in half length-wise and tied into a bow with some White Bakers twine (from the Bakers Twine Essentials Pack). The final touch was a scattering of a few Peach Pie 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems. They are gorgeous. I do love a little bling.

The coordinating Easter Lilies stamp set was used for the card inner, stamping in second generation Pebble Path ink. A leftover piece of Oxidized Copper SDSP and part of a water-coloured leaf were also added. As with the card front, the Basic White panel was mounted onto a slightly larger piece of Peach Pie card-stock. A little piece of Peach Pie ribbon was laid across the bottom of the panel and tucked behind to glue down the edges. Somehow, a little dash of green appeared near the stamping, so to camouflage it,  some splattering was added. While the unwanted mark is still there, it’s only noticed with a careful look.

A C6 Basic White envelope was stamped with second generation Pebbled Path ink, with a little blending over the top. You may notice some difference in the colour of this blending on the envelope. I had loaned my Peach Pie ink pad to a friend before I stamped the envelope, so I used a little Calyso Coral ink for the blending. Calypso Coral would work harmoniously with Peach Pie, with the latter being brighter and with a little more yellow in its makeup. 

Thank you so much for dropping by on your way around the first Colour Creations Blog Hop for 2024-2025. I look forward to sharing the other new colours with you over coming weeks.

To continue with the Peach Pie blog hop just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of a friend & talented crafter, Rachel Woollard. I am looking forward to checking out Rachel’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 Petunia Pop as we continue the weekly 2024-2025 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 wonderful 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 2024-2025 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 this project or Stampin' Up!. I would love to help you.

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