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Monday, 21 November 2022

AWH Heart of Christmas #21

Heart of Christmas Blog Hop: Joyful Flurry with Hope & Peace

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 second to last 2022 Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. I have really enjoyed playing with the Joyful Flurry Christmas bundle with an extra Christmas sentiment set and banner dies. Here are my cards:

Flurry of joyful snowflakes are a brilliant way to send Christmas wishes.

Prior Card:

I created a card for a Christmas Challenge a couple of months ago using the Joyful Flurry Bundle. I wasn’t really pleased with it, so not wanting to be thwarted, I wanted to have a descent play with this bundle. The 3 cards above were the result of my play.

Flurry of joyful snowflakes are a brilliant way to send Christmas wishes.

The card above, that was created a couple of months ago, started with a water-colour wash on Shimmery White card-stock using Pool Party, Balmy Blue and Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin’ inks. Snowflakes from the Joyful Flurry stamp set were stamped in Versamark ink and heat embossed with White Emboss Powder and a Heat Tool.  A few of the snowflake dies from the Frosted Flurry dies partially cut snowflakes in the water-colour panel. The “pop up” sections were poked up from behind using the pointy poker attachment of my Take Your Pick Tool. 

Flurry of joyful snowflakes are a brilliant way to send Christmas wishes.

Smaller snowflake dies cut snowflakes from White Glimmer paper from the White & Red Glimmer Paper. A sentiment from the stamp set was white heat embossed on Pool Party card-stock. The sentiment was layered over a piece of White Glimmer paper and a bow of silver Metallic Mess ribbon before being added with Mini Dimensionals. Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels were added to the centre of snowflakes.

CARD 1:

When I started the card above, I had in mind the combined use of some pine/leaves etc with snowflakes from the Joyful Flurry bundle but at that time I couldn’t make it work and took a different tac. I thought I would try again this week using different colours, etc.

Flurry of joyful snowflakes are a brilliant way to send Christmas wishes.

Starting with a piece of Sahara Sand card-stock, snowflakes from the Joyful Flurry stamp set were white heat embossed. Some White Craft ink was splattered over the panel using the mid-sized Water Painter. The small snowflake die from the Frosted Flurry dies again cut small snowflakes from White Glimmer paper from the White & Red Glimmer paper. Pine fronds and a rounder leaf sprig (Mistletoe???) were cut from Basic White card-stock and then coloured with either Mint Macaron or Soft Sea Foam inks using Blending Brushes.

Flurry of joyful snowflakes are a brilliant way to send Christmas wishes.

A sentiment from the Hope and Peace stamps were white heat embossed on a piece of Crumb Cake card-stock. And then it was fussy cut in two. All the pieces were arranged together with some Gold Holly Leaves embellishments and adhered with Mini Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Glue Dots. A double Linen Twine bow was tucked under the top sentiment with Glue Dots. The final touch was the addition of Pearl Basic Jewels coloured with a light Flirty Flamingo Blend.

Flurry of joyful snowflakes are a brilliant way to send Christmas wishes.

The card inner was created with Basic White card-stock stamped with snowflakes using second generation Sahara Sand ink. A second sentiment from the Hope and Peace stamp set was white heat embossed on Crumb Cake card-stock, then fussy cut before being adhered on the card inner. The Basic White panel was mounted onto a slightly larger piece of Sahara Sand card-stock before being adhered to the Thick Basic White card base. A C6 Basic White envelope was also stamped with snowflakes in Sahara Sand ink.

Flurry of joyful snowflakes are a brilliant way to send Christmas wishes.

CARD 2:

The idea for the second card started with a layout that I had recently seen Emma Goddard, a UK Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and previous Artisan, demonstrate in one of her Card & Cuppa classes. The layout morphed into the card below using different stamps, colour scheme and embellishments plus the addition of blending.

Flurry of joyful snowflakes are a brilliant way to send Christmas wishes.

Fresh Freesia ink was applied to a piece of Basic White card-stock with a Blending Brush and snowflakes were stamped with a combination of Fresh Freesia and Balmy Blue inks. This card front was adhered to a Fresh Freesia card base. 

Flurry of joyful snowflakes are a brilliant way to send Christmas wishes.

A snowflake was die cut from Silver Foil (the mid mauvish foil) using an open die from the
Frosted Flurry dies before being die cut with one of the intricate dies that only partially cuts certain bits. This was adhered to a plain die cut snowflake so that the snowflake could be added with Dimensionals. A sentiment was white heat embossed on Fresh Freesia card-stock and then fussy cut and added with Mini Dimensionals. Iridescent Basic Pearls were added to snowflake centres as the final touch. 

Flurry of joyful snowflakes are a brilliant way to send Christmas wishes.

A Basic White card-stock inner also was stamped with Fresh Freesia & Balmy Blue ink snowflakes. A different sentiment from the Joyful Flurry stamp set was stamped in Fresh Freesia ink. Part of an extra mauvish Silver foil snowflake was adhered near a top corner. A Basic White C6 envelope was stamped with the same snowflakes and the remainder of the foil snowflake was added.

Flurry of joyful snowflakes are a brilliant way to send Christmas wishes.

CARD 3:

As I was creating Card 2, the idea for this card was formed as a simpler version that could be created more quickly in a number of different colours. I so love the effect of the partially die cut snowflakes. 

Flurry of joyful snowflakes are a brilliant way to send Christmas wishes.

Balmy Blue ink was blended over a Basic White card front and some White Craft ink with a little Wink of Stella was splattered over. Once dry, two partial die cut snowflakes were cut in the card front and the small snowflake stamp was white heat embossed a number of times. The card front was added to a Balmy Blue card-stock base. 

Flurry of joyful snowflakes are a brilliant way to send Christmas wishes.

A sentiment from the Joyful Flurry stamp set was white heat embossed on Balmy Blue card-stock and fussy cut. It was popped up with Dimensionals. A double Silver Elegant Twine bow was tucked under the sentiment and adhered with Glue Dots. Basic Pearl Jewels were added as the finishing touch.

Flurry of joyful snowflakes are a brilliant way to send Christmas wishes.

A Basic White card inner was stamped with second generation Balmy Blue inked snowflakes. A Basic White C6 envelope also was stamped in Balmy Blue ink.

Flurry of joyful snowflakes are a brilliant way to send Christmas wishes.

That's it from me for this week. Thank you for dropping in for this penultimate 2022 Heart of Christmas Blog Hop.

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 Kate Morgan. I always look forward to checking out Kate’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. We are focussing on a delightful colour this week, Mint Macaron. 

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!. 

#heartofchristmas #heartofchristmas2022  #awhtheartofchristmas #Stampin'Up! #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #artwithheartteam  #papercrafter  #stamper  #valleyinspirations #joyfulflurry #hopeandpeace #christmasbanners

Wednesday, 16 November 2022

AWHT Colour Creations #29 Merry Merlot

Merry Merlot with Sweet Candy Canes 

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 featuring one colour each week. 



This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a deep red that has a touch of purple called Merry Merlot. Merry Merlot is part of the Neutrals Colour Family and is a rich muted colour. This colour is lovely when used for flowers, at Christmas time and so much more. 


Merry Merlot is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Markers; Neutrals Designer Series Paper as well as Awash in Beauty & Rustic Harvest DSPs.

Here is the card I created using Merry Merlot card-stock, Classic Stampin' Ink & a Stampin' Write Marker plus other bits and pieces: 

Stampin' Up!s Sweet Candy Canes are a wonderful way to wish Happy Christmas.

I started with a piece of Shimmery White card-stock and added a Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' ink water-colour wash. It is interesting to try water-colouring with darker colours as it often gives a sense of the colours that make the colour - it can be surprising. Once the panel dried I added die cut stripes that had been created using the Candy Cane background die. Something different with this die cut was that it had been used as a mask on a different background where Shimmer Embossing Paste had been applied. The camera hasn't picked up the shimmer that can be seen in real life.

Stampin' Up!s Sweet Candy Canes are a wonderful way to wish Happy Christmas.

The background water-coloured panel was mounted to a slightly larger piece of Merry Merlot card-stock, which in turn was mounted onto a Thick Basic White card base. Candy canes from the Sweet Candy Cane stamps were stamped on Basic White card-stock, one stamped in Merry Merlot ink and the other coloured with Merry Merlot and Blushing Bride Stampin' Write Markers. They were die cut with the coordinating dies from the Candy Canes dies. 

Stampin' Up!s Sweet Candy Canes are a wonderful way to wish Happy Christmas.

Some pine branches were cut from Basic White card-stock using the largest detailed die from the Decorated Pine dies. Using the detailed dies from the Christmas Banner dies, smaller pine branches were cut from Basic White card-stock, sprigs of leaves were cut from Soft Succulent card-stock, rounded leaf twigs were cut from Brushed Gold foil and little twigs were cut from Crumb Cake card-stock. An oval label, left over from a previous project featuring the Florets Frames dies, was added to the background with Dimensionals. A little splatter using a Merry Merlot Stampin' Write Marker had been added.

Stampin' Up!s Sweet Candy Canes are a wonderful way to wish Happy Christmas.

The candy canes were also added with Dimensionals. A touch of added colour was partially added to die cuts and then all the die cut pieces were arranged around/under the candy canes. A triple bow was tied with Linen Thread and it was tucked under a sentiment strip that had been white heat embossed using Merry Merlot card-stock, Versamark ink, White Emboss powder and a Heat Tool. Some Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels were scattered around.

Stampin' Up!s Sweet Candy Canes are a wonderful way to wish Happy Christmas.

The Basic White card inner was stamped with a Merry Merlot sentiment (sentiment from the Sweet Candy Cane stamp set). A strip of Merry Merlot card-stock was adhered at the base and a Blushing Bride stamped candy cane and a left over pine branch were adhered to the left side. A C6 Basic White envelope was stamped with candy canes in Merry Merlot ink.

Stampin' Up!s Sweet Candy Canes are a wonderful way to wish Happy Christmas.

Thank you for spending time with me on my blog. I hope you find some inspiration while Blog Hopping this week. 

Stampin' Up!s Sweet Candy Canes are a wonderful way to wish Happy Christmas.

There is more Merry Merlot 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.

I hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Mint Macaron 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 to help with your Christmas preparations. There are only two Heart of Christmas Blog Hops to go for this year.

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 gorgeous 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!. 

#colourcreationsbloghop  #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #artwithheartteam  #papercrafter  #stamper  #valleyinspirations   #sweetcandycanes #christmasbanners #sweetestchristmas

Monday, 14 November 2022

AWH Heart of Christmas #20

Heart of Christmas Blog Hop: Christmas Scottie Joy Fold

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

So glad you are joining us for the 2022 Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. I had quite a bit of fun creating a card using a couple of stamp sets from the July - December Mini Catalogue. Here is my card:
 
Wish Merry Christmas to your dog loving friends with Stampin' Up!s very cute Christmas Scottie

Anyone who knows me will know that I am a dog lover and so I couldn't go past the Christmas Scottie stamp set. He (or she) is sooo cute. Friends of mine have a scottie dog called Meg, so I think this card may be heading their way for Christmas. I created a simple Joy Fold card and had a bit of fun telling a short story with the 3 scottie panels using the 3 scottie images.

Wish Merry Christmas to your dog loving friends with Stampin' Up!s very cute Christmas Scottie

The Very Vanilla Thick card base was folded in the middle, then the front panel was cut in half. The edge was stamped repeatedly with the tartan style square-ish stamp in Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' ink, ensuring the edges interlocked. A strip of Evening Evergreen Glimmer paper was added partially over the stamped tartan near the edge.

Wish Merry Christmas to your dog loving friends with Stampin' Up!s very cute Christmas Scottie

The top panel of the "Joy fold" section used a piece of the Light's Aglow Speciality Designer Series Paper - this paper is so gorgeous. It was mounted on a slightly larger piece of Soft Succulent card-stock, before being mounted to the Very Vanilla folded panel. This scottie dog, and the other 2, were stamped on Very Vanilla card-stock with Versamark ink and then heat embossed with Black Emboss powder and a Heat Tool. This photo shows a little of the sheen and texture from the heat embossing. The collar and bow were stamped in Soft Succulent ink. The light post comes from the Caroling Mice stamp set (a Hostess set) and was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink then coloured with Stampin' Blends, ie Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Soft Succulent combos and the Colour Lifter.The sentiment was white heat embossed, fussy cut and added with Dimensionals. Some In Color Opal Rounds added a little extra shimmer.

Wish Merry Christmas to your dog loving friends with Stampin' Up!s very cute Christmas Scottie

Here is a photo of the opened inside of the card. The following photos below show some close-ups. The inner back panel has a piece of Very Vanilla card-stock embossed with the delightful Whimsical Woodland 3D embossing folder and was mounted onto a panel of the Lights Aglow SDSP.

Wish Merry Christmas to your dog loving friends with Stampin' Up!s very cute Christmas Scottie

The tree behind the scottie was from the Caroling Mice stamp set and coloured with Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen Blends combos. 

Wish Merry Christmas to your dog loving friends with Stampin' Up!s very cute Christmas Scottie

The presents were fussy cut from one of the designs in the Santa Express DSP.

Wish Merry Christmas to your dog loving friends with Stampin' Up!s very cute Christmas Scottie

The Very Vanilla inner panel was mounted on Soft Succulent card-stock, with the sentiment from the Christmas Scottie set stamped in Evening Evergreen ink. The other images from the same set were stamped in Soft Succulent ink.

Wish Merry Christmas to your dog loving friends with Stampin' Up!s very cute Christmas Scottie

When the card stands open, scottie is seen checking out the presents.

The Very Vanilla C6 envelope (not pictured) was also stamped with the Soft Succulent tartan image down the left side of the envelope.

Wish Merry Christmas to your dog loving friends with Stampin' Up!s very cute Christmas Scottie

Thanks so much for dropping by. Please forgive me for not providing all the product details, but I am at my brothers to finish this blog, as I have been without power, internet and phone for over 48hours due to a mini cyclone that went through parts of Adelaide on Saturday. I suddenly realised this morning that I hadn't finished my blog and so needed to travel to a place with power and internet, however, I forgot my catalogues, etc that usually sit next to me as I write. I am hoping my power will be back tomorrow as estimated.

Wish Merry Christmas to your dog loving friends with Stampin' Up!s very cute Christmas Scottie

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 Kate Morgan. I always look forward to checking out Kate'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. This week our focal colour is Merry Merlot.

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!. 

#heartofchristmas #heartofchristmas2022  #awhtheartofchristmas #Stampin'Up! #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #artwithheartteam  #papercrafter  #stamper  #valleyinspirations #christmasscottie #carolingmice

Wednesday, 9 November 2022

AWHT Colour Creations #28 Melon Mambo

Melon Mambo with Fond of Autumn

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 bright pink called Melon Mambo. Melon Mambo is part of the Brights Colour Family and is a strong, bright and happy pink colour. This colour is lovely when used for flowers or berries, tea cups and so much more. 


Melon Mambo is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Markers; Stampin' Blends Combo, Watercolor Pencils, Brights Designer Series Paper as well as Hues of Happiness DSP, Celebrate Today Magnet Board Kit, Solid Faceted Gems and Glossy Dots Assortment.

Here is the card I created using Melon Mambo card-stock, Classic Stampin' Ink, Stampin' Blends Combo & Stampin' Write Marker plus other bits and pieces: 

Create a bright and happy card to say thank you to someone special.

If you visited my blog last week, you may remember that I created a wet on wet water-colour panel with Mango Melody and Melon Mambo. I didn't use it last week so thought I would use it for my Melon Mambo project. I do love these colours together. It was created by wetting a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolor paper and then adding Melon Mambo & Mango Melody inks. Once dry, the watercolored panel was embossed with the Stitched Greenery die and mounted onto a slightly larger piece of Melon Mambo card-stock. In turn this was adhered directly to a Thick Basic White card-base.

Create a bright and happy card to say thank you to someone special.

A piece of Melon Mambo card-stock was cut with the curved die in the Basic Borders dies and popped up with Dimensionals. Some White Craft ink was splattered over the card background. The Fond of Autumn flower/leaf/berry arrangement was stamped multiple times onto Shimmery White card-stock with Versamark ink and then gold heat embossed with Gold Emboss Powder and a Heat Tool. 

Create a bright and happy card to say thank you to someone special.

The berry sections of the arrangements were water-coloured using the fine Water Painter with Melon Mambo ink for the berries and Parakeet Party & Garden Green inks for the leaves. The berries were die cut away from the other sections of the arrangement. They were arranged over the curved edge with the stems tucked under the precious berries and adhered with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Create a bright and happy card to say thank you to someone special.

The banner from the Fond of Autumn stamps was white heat embossed onto Melon Mambo card-stock and the sentiment was shaped on a block so it would fit within the banner. The banner was fussy cut and then added with Dimensionals. A piece of Polished Pink Open Weave ribbon was coloured with a dark Melon Mambo Stampin' Blend, cut in half length-wise and tied in a bow with some Gold Simply Elegant trim. The bow was tucked under the sentiment. Some Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels were scattered as the finishing touch.

Create a bright and happy card to say thank you to someone special.

The decoration of the card inner is a simple strip of Melon Mambo card-stock to the left, with a sentiment and flower from the Fond of Autumn stamp set stamped in Melon Mambo ink. A C6 Basic White envelope was decorated with a gold embossed set of flowers left over from the embossed Fond of Autumn arrangement after removing the berries. Just simple decorations this time.

Create a bright and happy card to say thank you to someone special.

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

There is more Melon Mambo creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click the  "onto the next" graphic below and be taken to the blog of a fellow South Australian, the lovely and talented Tina Gillespie. I always look forward to checking out Tina's creations. I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always so much inspiration.

I hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Merry Merlot 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 with you. There are only a few Heart of Christmas Blog Hops remaining for this year.

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!. 

#colourcreationsbloghop  #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo  #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #artwithheartteam  #papercrafter  #stamper  #valleyinspirations   #fondofautumn #stitchedgreenery

Wednesday, 2 November 2022

AWHT Colour Creations #27 Mango Melody

Mango Melody with Fond of Autumn

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, featuring one of the colours each week.



This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a bright orange yellow called Mango Melody. Mango Melody is part of the Brights Colour Family and is a happy colour similar to ripe mangos. This colour is lovely when used for flowers, tea cups, Autumn and so much more. 


Mango Melody is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Markers; Soft Pastels, Brights Designer Series Paper as well as Hues of Happiness & Textured Chic DSP, Textured Chic Memories & More Cards & Envelopes, Light The Candles kit and Love This Memory Notebook kit.

Here is the card I created using Mango Melody card-stock and Classic Stampin' Ink plus other bits and pieces: 

The Fond of Autumn bundle is also great to use during spring to brighten someone’s day with a personally created card.

This wasn’t my initial design but the first didn’t work so this happy card was created. I love Mango Melody with a bright pink and so for this project combined it with Melon Mambo plus Granny Apple Green and a touch of Garden Green for the leaves. For me, part of getting to know a colour is finding other colours that work well with it.

The Fond of Autumn bundle is also great to use during spring to brighten someone’s day with a personally created card.

A card base of Mango Melody card-stock has a little White Craft ink daubered over some of the front. A piece of Basic White card-stock was die cut using the detailed die from the Autumn Bouquet dies. It was used twice to die cut most of the background. It is a beautiful die. As I was die cutting I was reminded how good Stampin’ Up!s new Cut ‘n Emboss Machine is as it cut through this large detailed die with only a few passes through the machine. An earlier NON-Stampin Up! Machine had dead spots in the centre that couldn’t cut large detailed dies like this - it was so frustrating. That isn’t the case with Stampin’ Up!s current machine. 

The Fond of Autumn bundle is also great to use during spring to brighten someone’s day with a personally created card.

The large floral, leaf & berries stamp was stamped a number of times in Versamark ink on Shimmery White card-stock and heat embossed with Gold Emboss Powder and a Heat Tool. The flowers and leaves were water-coloured using a fine Water Painter. The flowers were water-coloured with a mix of Mango Melody and Melon Mambo Classic inks using varying amounts of the different colours, ie some flowers being more mango and others more mambo. The berries were mainly Melon Mambo ink and the leaves were coloured with Granny Apple Green and touches of Garden Green Classic inks. After the coloured sections had dried they were die cut with the coordinating die. This die  cuts the stamped image into a number of pieces and there are some gold embossed pieces remaining together with a water coloured panel that wasn’t used. Keep an eye out - they may turn up on next weeks project???


All of the water coloured pieces were arranged over the die cut card front and adhered with a mix of Dimensionals and Multi-purpose Liquid Glue. A sentiment from the Fond of Autumn stamp set was gold heat embossed onto Basic White card-stock. I used the curvy banner from the coordinating dies and then cut it down a little so it wasn’t as long. It was added with Dimensionals.

The Fond of Autumn bundle is also great to use during spring to brighten someone’s day with a personally created card.

A bow of Pale Papaya Open Weave In Colour ribbon (that had been cut in half length wise) together with White Bakers twine (from the Basics Bakers Twine packet) was tucked under the sentiment banner and adhered with Glue Dots. A number of Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels were scattered around. These gems were perfect as they have both yellow and pink tinges.

The Fond of Autumn bundle is also great to use during spring to brighten someone’s day with a personally created card.

A Basic White card inner was decorated with a water coloured spray of berries. One of the left over gold embossed leaves/acorns pieces was adhered to the back flap of a Basic White C6 Envelope. I hadn’t water coloured it but quite like the gold and white design on the flap.

The Fond of Autumn bundle is also great to use during spring to brighten someone’s day with a personally created card.

Thank you for spending time with me on my blog. I hope these bright and happy colours bring some joy.

The Fond of Autumn bundle is also great to use during spring to brighten someone’s day with a personally created card.

There is more Mango Melody creativity. Continue along the blog hop with me and click the  "onto the next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the amazing Kate Morgan. I always look forward to checking out Kate’s creations. I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always so much inspiration.

I hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Melon Mambo 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 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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