AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #31 Lost Lagoon

Lost Lagoon with Wishes All Around

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 beautiful soft green called Lost Lagoon. Lost Lagoon is part of the Subtles Colour Family and is a pale teal green. This colour is lovely for leaves, and anything with soft greens. It is also a delightful colour for Christmas.

Lost Lagoon is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Marker; Stampin’ Blends; Subtles Designer Series Paper as well as Hello, Irresistible, Bright & Beautiful, Winter Meadow, Masterfully Made, One Horse Open Sleigh DSP; Snowflake Magic Speciality, Soft Shimmer Speciality, Tartan Foil Speciality; Bright & Beautiful Memories & More Card Pack and Cards & Envelopes; Boho Beach Kit, Christmas Everywhere Kit, Festive Tags Kit as well as Bordered Ribbon, Tinsel Gems Three Pack and Faceted Gems Trio Pack. Wow, that is quite a list and demonstrates the versatility of this beautiful colour.

Lost Lagoon card-stock, ink, Stampin’ Write Marker and the Snowflake Magic Speciality DSP  have been used in the creation of these projects plus a range of non-Lost Lagoon bits and pieces.

I love a wreath and so couldn’t go past the Wishes All Around bundle. Lost Lagoon is a gorgeous colour and I love it as a softer colour for Christmas so have combined them for this blog hop. My colour combo for this first card is Lost Lagoon with Basic White, Pretty Peacock, Pool Party and touches of silver and Bubble Bath.

The tree wreath stamp was coloured with Stampin’ Write Markers, using Lost Lagoon on every other tree and Pretty Peacock and Pool Party every 4th tree. I used a positioning tool so I could double stamp each individual tree to give good ink coverage. The image was cut with the coordinating die from Wishes All Around dies. Another 3 Basic White wreaths were die cut and then layered together to give some dimension.

The Basic White background panel was embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder. A piece of the Snowflake Magic Speciality DSP was torn and adhered to the left-hand side. The layered Tree Wreath was adhered directly to the background. 

The little sprig dies from the Wishes All Around dies were cut from Basic White card-stock and then lightly coloured with Lost Lagoon ink and a Blending Brush. A pine-type sprig from the Winter Meadow dies was used to cut the white & silver foil from the Snowflake Magic Speciality DSP.

A sentiment from the same stamp set was silver heat embossed and then fussy cut. The Silver & White Sheer Ribbon was cut in half lengthwise and tied into a double bow. The different sprigs were arranged with the bow. The final touch was the addition of silver pearls from the Festive Pearls and Bubble Bath pearls from the Blooming Pearls.

The card inner was simply stamped in Lost Lagoon ink on Basic White card-stock with a sentiment from the same stamp set and strip of the Snowflake Magic Speciality DSP was added to the side. A Basic White C6 envelope was partially stamped with the tree wreath in Lost Lagoon ink.

CARD 2

The second card also features the Wishes All Around bundle together with the Tiny Christmas Trees background die.

The colour combo for this 2nd card is Lost Lagoon with Basic White, Soft Sea Foam and touches of Berry Burst.

A Basic White card-stock panel was cut with the Tiny Christmas Trees die. I love this background die with the stylised tiny trees. Initially I had thought of having a subtle background of white on white but as I was featuring Lost Lagoon, a panel of Basic White was blended with Lost Lagoon ink and then splattered with water. I wanted a mottled background rather than a single  tone background. The coloured panel was cut slightly bigger than the die cut panel and then the latter was popped up on Mini Dimensionals, to give further light and shade.

The leafy wreath from the Wishes All Around dies cut a wreath from both Soft Sea Foam and Basic White card-stocks. Mottled Lost Lagoon ink was blended here and there over the Soft Sea Foam card-stock wreath and then Soft Sea Foam ink was partially blended over the Basic White leafy wreath. They were layered one over the other but slightly twisted to give a fuller wreath.

Little berry sprigs were die cut from Basic White card-stock and then lightly coloured with Berry Burst ink and a Blending Brush. Three little trees were stamped in Lost Lagoon ink and cut with the coordinating die. 

Another sentiment from the Wishes All Around stamp set was white heat embossed onto Lost Lagoon card-stock. The other half of the Silver & White Sheer ribbon was also tied into a double bow.  Rhinestone Basic Jewels were coloured with Dark and Light Berry Burst Stampin’ Blends and then added to some of the berries on the sprigs and a few extra rhinestones to the wreath.

The card inner was simply stamped in Lost Lagoon ink on Basic White card-stock with a sentiment from the same stamp set. A couple of lightly Berry Burst coloured sprigs and a little stamped tree were added. A Basic White C6 envelope was stamped numerous times in Lost Lagoon ink with the sprig stamp.

Thank you so much for dropping by on you way around the Colour Creations Blog Hop. 

I do so appreciate you spending time with me. And now continue around the Blog Hop where there will be so much Lost Lagoon inspiration.

To continue with the Lost Lagoon blog hop just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of a delightful lady and fellow South Australian, Di Furniss. I am looking forward to checking out Tina’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 Melon Mambo 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. Cathy is our brilliant Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator.  She is a 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 the Stampin' Up 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue, the September-December Mini Catalogue or the coming January-April 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 #11

Christmas with Winter Meadow

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

This week I am showcasing the Winter Meadow Suite for a few Christmas cards.

I am sure you have all had “one of THOSE weeks” at some stage, well that has been my week and today it exploded into a family emergency so my creative plans went up in smoke. As there was hardly any time to create and build this blog I needed something simple. I remembered seeing Emma Goddard, a UK Demonstrator, share a specific layout that included some Designer Series Paper. I have used her layout with different products and changed certain aspects. Thanks Emma for a wonderful layout to spark my creating.

As the delightful Winter Meadow DSP was near by, it easily was my choice for this blog. There are three cards featuring the DSP in different formats, ie with the DSP at the top of the card front, another with the DSP positioned at the bottom and the third with a full panel of DSP. 

Some Shimmery White Embossing Paste was applied through a Decorative Snowflake Mask to the Basic White backgrounds and partially over the full panel of DSP, giving subtle interest and shimmer. It’s hard to photograph it but does give gorgeous effect in real life.

Banners were cut from Basic White cardstock and flagged at the base. Each was silver embossed with a sentiment from the Wrapped All Around stamp set and Versamark ink, Silver Emboss Powder, the Embossing Accessory Tool kit, and a Heat Tool. The Silver & White Sheer Ribbon was tied around the banners, into bows. I adore this ribbon - it ties beautifully and is so luscious. The banner was popped up with Dimensionals.

Each card front was added to a different coloured card base that coordinated with the DSP, ie Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock and Shaded Spruce card-stocks. Two die cut spiky leaf sprays were added to each card, tucking the ends under the ribbon with Glue Dots. The leaf dies were from the Magical Meadow dies. One style spray was cut out of Silver Foil and the other was cut from Basic White card-stock. The latter was coloured with a Blending Brush and ink that coordinated with the colour of the card base, ie Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock and Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ inks.

The final touch was the addition of either silver of soft succulent pearls from the Festive Adhesive-backed Pearls. The light green pearls go brilliantly with Lost Lagoon so they were used on the card with the Lost Lagoon card base.

A Basic White card inner was stamped with a coordinating spray of leaves & berries in a coordinating colour to the card base. A C6 Basic White envelope was stamped similarly.

Thank you so much for dropping in to check out my Christmas cards. They could easily be made in bulk, either in choosing one DSP positioning or changing the amount and position of the DSP like I have shown. I love the version with the DSP at the top. Which is your favourite?

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 Christine Blain. I am looking forward to checking out Christine’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, many of us are also participating in the Colour Creations Blog Hop that goes live every Wednesday night where we showcase one of Stampin’ Up!s colours each week. It would be fantastic if you couple join us then.

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 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 the new Stampin' Up 2023-2024 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 these projects or Stampin' Up!

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AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #24 Fresh Freesia

Fresh Freesia with Wishes All Around

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 pale purple colour called Fresh Freesia. Fresh Freesia is now one of the Subtles Colour Family and is a lovely light mauve. This colour is a delightful  colour when used for flowers, babies and combines beautifully with Balmy Blue for snowflakes.

Fresh Freesia 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; Watercolor Pencils; Subtles Designer Series Paper as well as Delightful Floral, Masterfully Made, Stargazing Delightfully Eclectic, Bright and Beautiful DSPs; Bright & Beautiful Memories & More Card Pack and Cards & Envelope pack; White Centre Speciality Paper, plus Tinsel Gems Three-pack. 

Fresh Freesia card-stock, ink, Stampin’ Write Marker and the Tinsel Gems Three Pack have been used in the creation of these projects plus a range of non-Fresh Freesia bits and pieces.

I love a wreath, especially for Christmas, so the Wishes All Around bundle was a must have for me. The photos look much darker that the real thing, which is a pity as it looks more subtle than pictured and the sparkles don’t show. Having said that, when I finished the card I felt it needed something so I added different splatters, etc - I think I over did it. 

I started with a piece of Fresh Freesia card-stock and added blended colour, using Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather & Boho Blue Classic Stampin inks and Blending Brushes. A section was left unblended near the centre and then colours were added blending darker towards the edges. A little Highland Heather ink blending was also added to the centre later after the snowflake wreath had been positioned. White Craft ink with some drops of Wink of Stella was splattered over the card front.

The Snowflake wreath from the Wishes All Around die set was die cut from Silver Glimmer paper (Gold & Silver Adhesive-backed Glimmer Paper is an online only product and is so beautiful). A wreath was also cut from the White & Silver paper from the Snowflake Magic Speciality Designer Series Paper and Basic White card-stock, plus some single little snowflakes from both papers. The silver glimmer paper has an adhesive backing so it was laid directly onto the background. The white card-stock wreath had a little Shimmer Paste added. The 2 snowflake wreaths were laid over, moving them a little one way and then the other to enable the sparkle to shine through. Some single snowflakes were popped up on Mini Dimensionals to give some dimension variation.

Some Silver & White Sheer ribbon was cut in half lengthwise, tied into a bow and added to the wreath with Glue Dots. A sentiment from the Wishes All Around stamp set was white heat embossed onto Fresh Freesia card-stock and fussy cut, then positioned with Mini Dimensionals. Some of the Fresh Freesia Tinsel Gems were added to the centre of some of the snowflakes and around the wreath and sentiment.

As mentioned, the card needed something else so a few tiny snowflakes were stamped randomly. Some extra blending was added with Highland Heather ink, including a touch within the wreath. Some water splatters and Fresh Freesia splatters were added, the latter with a Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Write Marker.

A Basic White card inner was stamped in Fresh Freesia ink with a different sentiment and some tiny snowflakes from the same stamp set. A C6 Basic White envelope was also stamped with some tiny snowflakes in Fresh Freesia ink.

Thanks so much for dropping in to check out my Fresh Freesia project. I so appreciate it. xxx

There is more Fresh Freesia creativity so continue on with the blog hop. Just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely Christine Blain. I am looking forward to checking out Christine’s creation. 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 Garden Green 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. Cathy is our brilliant Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator.  She is a 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 the new Stampin' Up 2023-2024 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 these projects or Stampin' Up!. 

#colourcreationsbloghop  #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #artwithheartteam  #papercrafter  #valleyinspirations   #wishesallaround