AWH Heart of Christmas #16

Heart of Christmas Blog Hop: Warm Welcome / Trimming the Tree / Window Wishes

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Team Heart of Christmas Blog Hop for 2022. 

So glad you are joining us for our sixteenth 2022 Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. I quite a bit of fun creating a card using both Christmas and non Christmas stamps & bundles. Here is my card:

 

Recently, Stampin’ Up! released a bundle from the coming January-June 2023 Mini Catalogue for use at a Stampin’ Up! World Cardmaking Day Event. As I watched the event, I thought of placing a Christmas tree behind the open door and have had the idea bubbling around since then.  

Along with the Warm Welcome bundle, I have also used the Window Wishes bundle and Trimming the Tree stamp set. To gain dimension for the tree sitting behind the open door I thought of the Faux Step Fancy Fold. Some of the card-stock dimensions were adapted to fit the open door with the tree behind. I am sooooo delighted it worked. What do your think?

Here is a side view angle.

Some Thick Very Vanilla card-stock was cut to size and scored, folded and burnished. A subtle Smoky Slate design from the Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper (I love this DSP so much) was cut to fit the card front panels leaving a small border. The open door stamp from the Warm Welcome stamp set was stamped in Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ ink. The Christmas tree from the Trimming the Tree stamp set was stamped in Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent Classic inks and then gold embossed to give a sense of tinsel. The tree tub was stamped in Crumb Cake ink. The laurel from the Window Wishes stamp set was stamped in Evening Evergreen and Parakeet Party inks. Presents from the Warm Welcome stamps were heat embossed in gold using Versamark ink, Gold Emboss powder and a Heat Tool. All were stamped on Basic White card-stock.

The door and presents were die cut using the Warm Welcome Dies. I cut 3 extra doors to stick together to give some dimension to the door. The Christmas tree could have been die cut if you had purchased the coordinating Tree Trimming dies during the limited release over previous months or it could easily be fussy cut. The laurel was fussy cut but could have been die cut using the Window dies - I was in fussy cutting mode. The presents were coloured by blending with a Stampin’ Blending Brush - inks used included Fresh Freesia, Rich Razzleberry, Pale Papaya, Polished Pink, Balmy Blue, Blushing Bride Classic inks. The open door was coloured with Pale Papaya and Blushing Bride inks.

The pieces were all assembled and positioned with Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Dimensionals. Some gold embossed scalloped decoration was also added to give a little more interest. Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels were scattered over the tree, laurel and scalloped decorations, as well as for the door knob.  The sentiment from the Window Wishes stamps was straightened from a curve. This could be done as the stamp was photopolymer. It was gold heat embossed onto Very Vanilla card-stock, then trimmed down and added with Mini Dimensionals. A double bow was tied in Gold Elegant Trim and tucked under the sentiment with Glue Dots.

The panel for a personal message can be found by lifting up the decorative panel. A piece of Very Vanilla card-stock was mounted on a slightly larger piece of the same DSP. A stack of presents was added in the corner. A Very Vanilla C6 envelope had a left over stack of gold heat embossed presents adhered to the front.

I hope you like my adaption of the Warm Welcome bundle.  The Trimming the Tree stamps and the Window Wishes bundle were also used to create this Faux Step Fancy Fold card.

It is always a delight to see everyone's creations and I am sure there will be gorgeous Christmas projects on show so don't miss checking out each blog. I certainly won’t. To continue with the blog hop, click the "onto the next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely and talented Michele Taylor. I always look forward to checking out Michele’s creations together with everyone else's. 

Don't forget the weekly Colour Creations Blog Hop by the Art with Heart Team that launches every Wednesday at 8.00pm AEST. 

Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others.

Andrea XXX

If at any time you find a broken link and the next blog doesn’t come up or you started part way through, please head to the blog of our Heart of Christmas Blog Hop Host, the very special Sharon Davern, and she will have the list of all Art With Heart Team members who are participating in this blog hop. Check out her beautiful creation while you are there.

If you are 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 July - December Mini Catalogue then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you. Pease don't hesitate to contact me with any other queries about these projects or Stampin' Up!. 

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AWHT Colour Creations #24 Granny Apple Green

Granny Apple Green with Vintage Christmas

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. 

This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a bright yellow green called Granny Apple Green - just imagine the colour of granny apples. Granny Apple Green is part of the Brights Colour Family and is a happy colour and one often seen in nature. This colour is lovely when used for leaves, apples 🍏 and so much more. 

Granny Apple Green is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads, spots & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Markers; Stampin’ Blends Combo, Watercolor Pencils; Soft Pastels, Brights Designer Series Paper as well as Awash In Beauty,  Celebrate Everything, Santa Express & Hues of Happiness DSPs, Robot Buddies Kids Card Kit & The Best Remedy Kit, Santa Express Memories & More Card Pack and Cards & Envelopes and For Everything Fancy Sequins. That is quite a list for this lovely colour.

My card uses Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin’ ink, Stampin’ Write Marker and Stampin’ Blends. I was inspired by a climbing rose seen on one of our regular walks. The rose is growing wild over a number of other plants. Many of the leaves are shades of Granny Apple Green with the little light yellow roses. For a change, I chose a Christmas stamp set for this card even though I didn’t create a Christmas card.

A Basic White card-stock background had a little Pool Party Classic Stampin’ ink delicately blended over the background before it was dry embossed with the Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder. It was adhered directly to the card base of Basic White Thick card-stock. The card front was cut with one of the Deckled Rectangles dies - with the panel being extended beyond the length of the die. A little Pool Party ink was also blended near the bottom of the deckled card-front with some masking to ground the bottle. Some splatters were added with Pool Party and Granny Apple Green Markers. A bottle shaped hole was punched in the card front using the Vintage Bottle Punch.

The larger bottle from the Vintage Christmas stamp set was stamped on a scrap of Basic White card-stock in Granny Apple Green ink and cut out with the punch. A Vintage Bottle Shaker Dome  was added into the card front’s punched hole. The dome is amazing as it has adhesive incorporated into the dome - so simple to use. Effervescent Elements were added to the upturned dome and the punched & stamped bottle was added on top with some Tear ‘N Tape - this enabled the bottle of “bubbles” to be turned over without loosing its contents. The edges of a piece of Parakeet Party 2022-2024 In Colour Glimmer Paper were lightly coloured with the Light Granny Apple Green Blend in a way to maintain the ombré effect. The mounted card-front was added to the base with Dimensionals.

Three stems of leaves were die cut from Basic White card-stock using the Splendid Stems dies. Each had some Granny Apple Green partially blended over the leaves. The larger sprig also had some Shaded Spruce ink added. The flowers from the Vintage Christmas stamp set were stamped in So Saffron ink a number of times on a scrap of white. The 2 smaller flowers were fussy cut and a couple of the flowers were layered, one over the other, while others were left as a single layer. After arranging the flowers and leaves some Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels were added to the flower centres and others were scattered. A double bow was tied with Parakeet Party Metallic Woven ribbon and a triple bow in White Bakers Twine and both were attached with Glue Dots. A little tag from the Teacup dies was cut from Basic White card-stock and stamped with a Granny Apple Green outline from the Cup of Tea stamp set. A little heart was also die cut and coloured with some So Saffron ink.

Both a Basic White card inner and a Basic White C6 envelope were stamped with the floral arrangement from the Vintage Christmas stamp set using Granny Apple Green, So Saffron and Sahara Sand inks. While different from the way the flowers were used on the card front they are the same flowers. I have left the card without a sentiment so it could be used as needed.

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

There is more Granny Apple Green creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click the "onto the next" graphic below and be taken to the blog of the lovely Christine Blain. I always look forward to checking out Christine’s creations. I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always so much inspiration. Do join us on this Blog Hop.

I hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Gray Granite, one of Stampin’ Up!s Neutral colours, as we continue the weekly 2022-2023 Colour Creations Blog Hops.  Also, don't forget that many of us are joining the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop on Monday evenings to share delightful Christmas projects to give you some ideas for your Christmas preparations. 

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 Tina Gillespie’s blog. Tina is coordinating tonight’s blog hop and ensuring the hop runs smoothly.  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 Stampin' Up's 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue and or the July - December 2022 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 #15

Heart of Christmas Blog Hop: Leaves of Holly

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Team Heart of Christmas Blog Hop for 2022. 

I am so glad you are joining us for our fifteenth 2022 Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. I have had fun creating these cards using the Leaves of Holly bundle from the July-December 2022 Mini Catalogue. Here are a couple of my cards:

 

In one of Emma Goddard’s recent Card & Cuppa sessions, I saw Emma create a set of Autumnal cards using the Baby Wipe technique. This led me to think about using this technique for a set of Christmas cards. It is a great way to create 4 lovely cards relatively simply.

I started with an A4 piece of Basic White card-stock and the Leaves of Holly stamp set. Four different green inks, ie Evening Evergreen, Shaded Spruce, Mint Macaron & Parakeet Party Classic Stampin’ re-inkers were dripped onto some layered and folded Baby Wipes creating a multi-coloured ink pad. The 2 more detailed holly leaves were stamped down and across the centre areas. Another “ink pad” was created with Cherry Cobbler, Blushing Bride & So Saffron re-inkers and the holly berries were stamped. This sheet was then cut into quarters, pictured above. Some splatters were added using the Evening Evergreen and Cherry Cobbler Markers.

I actually stamped 2 A4 sheets as the first set of stamping initially appeared to be a little washed out. I wondered if this was due to the baby wipes having dried out. I tried again, first misting the baby wipes before adding ink and I added a few more drops of ink. The picture shown above was the second try which was a tad darker than the first. As they both looked good, I decided to turn both sheets into cards. The set below were created from the first stamping.

Each quarter was trimmed to card-front size and layered onto a card base. I decided to use 4 different colours for the bases - selecting from the ink colours, ie Basic White, Evening Evergreen, Shaded Spruce and Cherry Cobbler card-stocks. As such, 2 cards were made in each colour of card base. To give variation, half of the cards were created in portrait and half in landscape. 

As you can see, different sentiments were used and different labels. Most of the sentiments were white heat embossed, using Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder and a Heat Tool. Some cards had ribbon added and a number didn’t. The ribbons used were the Real Red & Garden Green Ribbon Combo Pack. Most cards were embellished with Real Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels and the Basic White based cards with Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

Confession time: After die cutting both labels in Basic White card-stock using the Holly Berry dies and stamping a sentiment from the Leaves of Holly stamp set, the small label die dropped and cannot be found as yet. So I haven’t finished one of the Cherry Cobbler based cards as I wanted to use that label. Also, I ran out of time creating the 8 cards and so haven’t yet added Holly stamped card inners nor have the envelopes been stamped. I will finish the cards later.

I really enjoyed playing with the Baby Wipe technique again.  The stamping layout is different from a fully stamped design and creates similar but different cards to add to my Christmas card stash. How are you going at creating your Christmas cards? If I had more time, I was thinking of doing a similar process but use the Sweet Candy Cane bundle. I wonder how it would go???

Thank you for dropping in to check out my Christmas project. I so appreciate it.

It is always a delight to see everyone's creations and I am sure there will be gorgeous Christmas projects on show so don't miss checking out each blog. To continue with the blog hop, click the  "onto the next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely Christine Blain. I always look forward to checking out Christine’s creations as well as everyone else's. 

Don't forget the weekly Colour Creations Blog Hop by the Art with Heart Team that launches every Wednesday at 8.00pm AEST. This week we will be featuring Granny Apple Green.

Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others.

Andrea XXX

If at any time you find a broken link and the next blog doesn’t come up or you started part way through, please head to the blog of our Heart of Christmas Blog Hop Host, the very special Sharon Davern, and she will have the list of all Art With Heart Team members who are participating in this blog hop. Check out her beautiful creation while you are there.

If you are 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 July - December Mini Catalogue then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you. Pease don't hesitate to contact me with any other queries about these projects or Stampin' Up!. 

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AWHT Colour Creations #23 Gorgeous Grape

Gorgeous Grape with Perched In A Tree & Brightest Beauty

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are working though and featuring each of the Stampin' Up! colours in alphabetical order. 

This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a bright purple called Gorgeous Grape. Gorgeous Grape is part of the Brights Colour Family and is a happy colour. This colour is lovely when used for flowers, birds and so much more. It is a complimentary colour to yellow - sitting directly across the colour wheel.

Gorgeous Grape is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads, spots & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Markers; Watercolor Pencils; Soft Pastels, Brights Designer Series Paper as well as Pretty Prints & Hues of Happiness DSPs and Glossy Dots & Pastel Pearls. 

My card uses Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ ink, Stampin’ Write Marker, Hues of Happiness DSP, and the dark Highland Heather Stampin‘ Blend (which acts as Gorgeous Grape in colour and tone).

I started with a piece of Basic White card-stock and blended some Gorgeous Grape Classic ink over the left edge with a Blending Brush. This panel was embossed with the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder and then a little more ink was added to darken some of the embossed notes. A piece of Hues of Happiness DSP with Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape and Night of Navy blocks of colour as added to the Fresh Freesia card base at an angle then the embossed, blended panel was adhered over the top.

The bird from the Perched in a Tree stamp set was stamped in Smoky Slate ink on Basic White card-stock. The “Let heaven and nature sing” sentiment was also stamped in Smoky Slate ink. The bird was coloured with Highland Heather, Orchard Oasis, Daffodil Delight and Smoky Slate Alcohol Blends Combos together with the Colour Lifter. While there is no Gorgeous Grape named Stampin’ Blends it is important to know that the Dark Highland Heather Blend is Gorgeous Grape in colour. I was going to add some Gorgeous Grape Water-colour Pencil to give more definition to the bird but was interrupted and then … forgot. Have you mixed colouring implements - it can give gorgeous effect. The bird was fussy cut but could have been cut out with a coordinating die.

The wattle stamp from the Brightest Beauty stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink on Vellum card-stock and then heat embossed with White Emboss Powder and a Heat Tool. It was die cut with a coordinating die from the Golden Beauty dies. The reverse side of the embossed wattle was coloured with a Light Daffodil Delight Blend before being adhered with Multipurpose Liquid Glue, applying the glue to the reverse side of the leaves. Some twigs were die cut from Basic White card-stock before being lightly coloured with a Blending Brush and Soft Succulent ink. The same piece of card-stock was lightly and unevenly coloured with Daffodil Delight ink and then wattle flowers were die cut. All the pieces were arranged over/under the white embossed wattle on the card front. The bird was added with Dimensionals. 

The earlier-stamped sentiment was fussy cut and adhered in place with Mini Dimensionals. A bow was tied in Fresh Freesia Open Weave ribbon that had been coloured with the dark Highland Heather Blend and sliced in half lengthwise. I’m not happy with this bow so will play with it later and am likely to change it for a different trim. The card front was finished with a number of Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

To coordinate, the Basic White card inner was stamped with the same bird in Smoky Slate ink and a leftover die cut twig was adhered over. The same stamping and twig were added to the Basic White C6 Envelope.

Thank you for spending time with me on my blog. I do appreciate it.

There is more Gorgeous Grape creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click the  "onto the next" graphic below and be taken to the blog of the lovely Kate Morgan. I always look forward to checking out Rachel's creations. I love seeing everyones' projects - there is always so much inspiration.

I hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Granny Apple Green, another Bright colour as we continue the weekly 2022-2023 Colour Creations Blog Hops.  Also, don't forget that many of us are joining the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop on Monday evenings to share delightful Christmas projects and give you some ideas to help with your Christmas preparations. 

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 @ 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 July - December 2022 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 #14

Heart of Christmas Blog Hop: Caroling Mice

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Team Heart of Christmas Blog Hop for 2022. 

So glad you are joining us for our fourteenth 2022 Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. I have had a lot of fun creating a card using the host Christmas set from Stampin’ Up!s July-December Mini Catalogue. Here is my card:

As I was planning this card I saw this week’s Just Add Ink challenge to use Sweet Sorbet, Parakeet Party and Starry Sky on a project so thought I would use those colours to colour the caroling mice. However, as I was colouring with the images with my Stampin’ Blends I realised I wanted to include other colours on my project and lightly colour the glass in the street lights and also colour my mice and so I gave up the idea of submitting the card in the Just Add Ink Challenge. Ah well, there will be another opportunity.

The images were stamped in Momento Black ink on Basic White card-stock and then coloured with a range of Stampin’ Blends, including Sweet Sorbet, Parakeet Party, Starry Sky, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Gray Granite, Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Petal Pink combos as well as the Colour Lifter. All the images were fussy cut.

Basic white card-stock was embossed with one of the Charming Landscapes Embossing Folders. The embossing doesn’t show well in the photos but is lovely in real life. A little Pool Party Classic Stampin’ ink was lightly blended over the sky. The background panels were mounted on another Hostess product, the Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper. Another piece of Basic White card-stock was cut with the stitched clouds Basic Boarders die. My concept was to use it to give a sense of bushes and so a little Soft Sea Foam ink was blended over the panel with a Blending Brush to add some very light colour. I didn’t was the background to compete with the brightly coloured mice.

The same process was undertaken for the front 2 half panels.

The same Granny Apple Green DSP was also mounted on the back of the middle panel as this would show from the front when the card was closed.

As I had “some issues” loosing things during the creative process, including mis-placing the front embossed panel, one of the coloured fussy cut trees, and the pack of In Colour twine, I lost time searching. I had in mind that the sentiment would be “Let heaven and nature sing” from the Perched In A Tree stamp set but my eye spied a “Merry Christmas” on my work table so it was fussy cut and added with Mini Dimensionals. I also found a double bow tied with White Bakers Twine and as the In Colour twine was hiding amongst products from Friday’s Craft Class. The White bow made its way under the sentiment. It isn’t adhered with a Glue Dot as yet in case when the In Colour twine is turns up I decide to swap the bow around. The card was finished with some Adhesive-backed Stars.

The back panel of the card is to be used for writing a personal message. A Basic White piece of card-stock was mounted on the same DSP design and a little tree was stamped a corner in Momento Black ink.

A Basic White C6 Envelope was also stamped with the little tree to coordinate with the card.

Thank you so much for dropping in. I so appreciate your visit.

It is always a delight to see everyone's creations in the Blog Hop and I am sure there will be gorgeous Christmas projects on show so don't miss checking out each blog. To continue with the blog hop, click the "onto the next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely Christine Blain. I always look forward to checking out Christine’s creations together with everyone else's. 

Don't forget the weekly Colour Creations Blog Hop by the Art with Heart Team launches every Wednesday at 8.00pm AEST. 

Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others.

Andrea XXX

If at any time you find a broken link and the next blog doesn’t come up or you started part way through, please head to the blog of our Heart of Christmas Blog Hop Host, the very special Sharon Davern, and she will have the list of all Art With Heart Team members who are participating in this blog hop with their links. Check out her beautiful creation while you are there.

If you are 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 July - December Mini Catalogue then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any other queries about this project or Stampin' Up!. Don’t forget on October 4th Stampin’ Up! Will not be charging for postage & packaging. It’s a great time to place an order.

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World Cardmaking Day 2022

Kathryn’s Blog Hop: Water-coloured Wisteria Wishes

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and Kathryn’s Blog Hop for World Cardmaking Day. 

To celebrate World Card Making Day, I am participating in Kathryn's Blog Hop with a number of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from all around the world to share a card that I created recently.  Kathryn also challenged us to post our cards within a week to someone special. She doesn't want us to forget to send the cards we make and just store them in a box. Mine will be heading to a friend who is visiting Aus from USA.

One of the Blog Hops I participate in is the Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. It goes live every Wednesday evening. We are focussing individually on all the Stampin' Up! colours. A couple of weeks ago we were showcasing Fresh Freesia. I ran out of time to finish a second card so I am using it for this Blog Hop. I love playing with water-colour and recently had watched Tami Hewlett, a current Stampin' Up! Artisan from the USA, demonstrate a different technique, ie lightly misting the stamps and then stamping on damp paper. I so love the effect and it is perfect for the Wisteria Wishes bundle to create an abundance of wisteria. A neighbour used to have wisteria growing across the front of her house. It had been there for years and each year there was an abundance of flowers. I thought of my neighbour as I created this card.

A panel of Shimmery White card-stock was spritzed with water using a Stampin' Mister. The wisteria flower stamps were inked with Fresh Freesia, initially stamping off then spritzed with water and stamped. The next layer was similarly stamped but this time in full strength. The next layer was stamped off Rich Razzelberry. As it dried there was some extra stamping to gain a little more definition. The lower section was lightly water-coloured with Balmy Blue. Using the Wisteria dies, a number of flower heads, leaves & a stem were die cut from Shimmery White card-stock. All these pieces were water-coloured - I LOVE this technique. The inks used were Crumb Cake, Soft Succulent, touches of Evening Evergreen, Fresh Freesia and Rich Razzelberry Classic inks.

A frame was die cut from Basic White card-stock using one of the Fabulous Frames dies. The front panel was mounted on a slightly larger piece of Splendid Day Speciality Designer Series Paper, that in turn was mounted on a Thick Basic White card base. The sentiment is from the same stamp set and was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink before being fussy cut. A swoosh of Pool Party Sheer ribbon was layered under the sentiment and a few In Colour Opal Rounds added extra sparkle.

The card inner shows a Basic White panel mounted on the same SDSP as used on the front of the card. Some left over die cut and water-coloured wisteria also decorates the inner panel and a second sentiment was added with Gorgeous Grape ink. A Basic White C6 envelope was simply stamped with the wisteria flowers along the top edge. A bit of Highland Heather was used. The envelope was stamped well after the card was first created and I had forgotten that I hadn't used HH on the card. Oops!

Thank you for spending time on my blog. 

There is more inspiration to see this World Cardmaking Day. Do continue with the blog hop and click the  "onto the next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely and talented Rachel Palmieri. I do love seeing Rachel's creations as well as everyone elses' projects.

I hope you have a wonderful long weekend. 

Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others. 

Andrea 💕🐾

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 July - December 2022 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!. 

#colourcreationsbloghop  #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #artwithheartteam  #papercrafter  #stamper  #valleyinspirations   #wisteriawishes #wisteria #worldcardmakingday