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 Colour Creations Blog Hop #18 Coastal Cabana

Coastal Cabana with Sea Turtle +

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 rich deep berry colour called Coastal Cabana. Coastal Cabana is one of the Brights Colour Family and is a bright-ish aqua. As the name suggests, this colour is lovely for sea themes and could be used for so many other things. 

Coastal Cabana is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads, spots & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Marker; Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2; Soft Pastels, Brights Designer Series Paper as well as the Confetti Birthday Kit, Light the Candle Card Kit and Ombré Matt Decorative Dots.

Coastal Cabana card-stock, ink and Stampin’ Write Marker have been used in the creation of this project plus a range of non-Coastal Cabana bits and pieces.

The Sea Turtles stamp set arrived in my last Stampin’ Up! order and it seemed a brilliant combination to pair it with Coastal Cabana. I recently saw a card by Kim Gibbons Fee, a UK Demonstrator and previous Stampin’ Up! Artisan, where Kim used the bubble technique. I hadn’t played with this technique for ages and thought it would be fun to try it in Coastal Cabana. I had forgotten how important it was to keep the amount of water to a minimum and found I needed to keep adding many drops of re-inker and then more & more. I am disappointed the fun bubble effect doesn’t really show in the photos. It is evident in real life but still rather delicate.

I started with a small bowl, partially filled with water. A little dishwashing liquid was added to the bowl and then numerous drops of Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ re-inker. I put an end of a straw into the water and blew till bubbles built up and over the top of the bowl. The bubbles were scooped off onto a piece of Basic White card-stock. Initially, there was no colour effect, so I added more, & more, & more drops of ink. Bubbles were blown and scooped over 2 pieces of Basic White card-stock. As mentioned, in the end the bubble effect was still delicate but I thought it would be OK. Looking back now I would have liked it a bit darker so the effect was more evident. 

A little diluted Crumb Cake ink was applied with the wide brush Water Painter to indicate a sandy beach. When the front panel had dried thoroughly a little Embossing Paste was applied with a Palette Knife to the area where sea & sand converge. This was left to dry too.

The small turtle from the Sea Turtle stamp set was stamped onto Basic White card-stock in Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ ink. The stamp was turned over on the block and then stamped over the turtle image in second generation Coastal Cabana Classic ink. They are so cute in real life.  Some extra colours, depth and highlights were added to give the turtles a little more dimension. Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive Blends combos were used and then the White Watercolor Pencil (Assortment 1) was used to had highlights. 

The star fish from the Sea Turtle stamp set were stamped in Crumb Cake ink and then over stamped in second generation Petal Pink ink using the back of the stamp. The sea dollars were stamped in Crumb Cake ink and filled in with second generation stamping. The turtles, star fish and the sea dollars were all fussy cut.

This card is a simple fun-fold card, that is when the front flap opens (as above), there is another flap that can open to the right. This was created with a Pool Party card base with a smaller Coastal Cabana card base adhered inside the Pool Party card to the back panel, but with the inner card opening to the right. I have used the top of this flap for a turtle scene. They are swimming in the sea. A panel of bubble coloured card-stock was cut with a Deckled Rectangle die, then mounted on a slightly larger piece of Basic White card-stock before being mounted onto the top Coastal Cabana panel. Part of a larger filigree sea plant from the Beauty of the Deep stamps was white heat embossed in the lower left corner. (Only little bits can be seen behind the turtle & plants - but at least I know it’s there - wink).

The Beauty of the Sea bundle was used to create sea plants (one being heat embossed with white on Vellum & the other die cut and lightly inked with a Blending Brush) and the anchor (silver embossed on Vellum). Some Linen Thread was tied to the anchor and frayed.

The card front was created with the bubble technique panel adhered to a slightly larger piece of Basic White card-stock. A circular Stylish Shape die cut a hole through the card front and also through the Pool Party panel so the scene underneath can be partially seen. The card front was positioned with Dimensionals. A little turtle was added near the hole and some white embossed sea plant was tucked under the card front with it showing over the scene below. A sentiment from the Something Fancy stamp set was white heat embossed onto Pool Party card-stock. It was positioned with Mini Dimensionals, with a couple of star fish tucked underneath with some frayed twine (a strand of the Silver Threaded Twine that was sitting on my work station). A few Flat Adhesive-backed Pearls were scattered near the sentiment. I love these Pearls.

The inner panel for writing the personal message is a piece of Basic White card-stock with a couple of star fish and sea dollar, a sentiment from the Seaside Bay stamp set and an extra Flat Adhesive-backed Pearl. The snippets of bubble coloured card-stock seen on the back panel were left over from die cutting a panel with a Deckled Rectangle die.

A C6 Basic White envelope was stamped in Coastal Cabana ink with one of the sea plant stamps from the Beauty of the Sea stamp set.

 

Thank you for calling in to check out my Coastal Cabana card. I do appreciate you spending time with me.

There is more Coastal Cabana creativity so do continue with the blog hop. Just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely Di Furniss. I am looking forward to checking out Di’s creation (I wonder if it is one of Di’s amazing fancy folds). 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 Crumb Cake as we continue the weekly 2023-2024 Colour Creations Blog Hop series. We will also be Blog Hopping every Monday night for the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop.

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 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!. 

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