Colour Creations - Smokey Slate

The participants in Colour Creations are all Stampin' Up! demonstrators and members of Art With Heart. This is week 43 of Colour Creations Blog Hop, and we are up to Smokey Slate.

Hello Beautiful is probably not the name of a stamp set you'd think to use for a masculine card, but it has some wonderful solid shapes included, along with interesting 'little' images - like the scribble, dots etc. I stamped the shape with1st, 2nd & 3rd generation in Smokey Slate, overlapping in places.

The scribbles and dots were added in black Memento ink and then I pulled out Home & Garden to stamp the ladder and diecut before colouring with Smokey Slate Blends. 'Birthday Wishes' is from Home & Garden also, and after lining up the stamp on the card front, that sentiment was added using the step-stamping method, with the Stamparatus. You move the plate down one hinge mark and stamp, then move one more until you have a lovely line of greetings.

The same step-stamping was used for 'to the man who can do anything', this time stamped in Old Olive. The grass was die cut from the same shade of green and a few of the rock embellishments were placed on the 'ground'.

A little more stamping on the inside in Smokey Slate finishes this card nicely. Home & Garden has not made it into the Annual catalogue so if you need this stamp & die bundle, don't wait too long to place your order. I think it might be another popular one.

Next Art With Heart Team member to share is the talented Christine Blain. I wonder if her card is for a man, woman or child?

 If at any time you find a broken link, please head to the blog of this week’s host of the AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop, Cathy Proctor, and she will have the list of all participants.

Colour Creations Showcase - Just Jade

 If you're a 'green' person, then this week is for you. We are celebrating Just Jade, an In Color, for this week at Colour Creations. Cathy Proctor hosts this blog, you can find a list of all the talented Art With Heart team members who participated this week. Just click on Cathy's name.

I have been making up packs of cards, trying to keep to a theme for each set. Often that is easier than you think, by linking the cards using the same DSP on the set. My choice was Forever Greenery, which is 15% off a pack for the rest of the month (that's this Friday!). There are such a variety of greens used in that paper, and isn't green such a restful shade?

The stamp set for all the greetings has been Boho Indigo - such a pretty font. Die cut leaves from Forever Flourishing Dies, which can be bundled with Forever Fern stamp set for a 10% saving on the two, helped out with a 'little something', as did the Forever Gold laser-cut specialty paper leaves. I'm making a real effort to make sure I use these lovely embellishments when I purchase them.

 

This card design is very simple, but so pretty in the Just Jade, and a little Soft Seafoam to co-ordinate.

The second card has three papers (hard to see) but a great way to use strips and pieces up. The floral die is from Ornate Borders, another lovely floral set.

This is my favourite, the 2 papers are top of my faves too, although the pack is an all-round-winner anyway. I guess I like the fake bow tied with gold, all part of the Forever Greenery Suite on pages 108-110 of the Annual catalogue.

Don't forget to pop back to Cathy's blog to see more Just Jade inspiration.

Next week it will be Magenta Madness, another In Color.

Product List

Forever Fern Bundle (English)

[154094]

$94.50

Ornate Borders Dies

[152724]

$59.00

Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper

[152492]

$20.00

Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack

[152475]

$15.75

Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper

[152493]

$26.00

Boho Indigo Product Medley (English)

[153132]

$122.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

$13.00

Just Jade A4 Cardstock

[153084]

$15.25

Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock

[147006]

$15.25

Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[150457]

$10.50

Gilded Gems

[152478]

$12.25

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$209.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$17.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$44.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$17.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$6.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$14.00

Stampin' Seal Refill

[152814]

$9.50

Simply Shammy

[147042]

$14.00

Stampin' Scrub

[126200]

$31.00

Stampin' Mist

[153648]

$19.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$14.25

Those Balmy Winter Blues

My favourite colour is blue and there are a lot of new blues in the Stampin' Up! spectrum - as well as greens, purples etc - its a fantastic explosion of colour!!! This Art With Heart blog is a group of demonstrators from all over Australia and we love to get together and create to a specific theme. This is the Colour Creations Blog Hop featuring a different shade each week and this week's star is Balmy Blue.

Something old, something new, nothing borrowed, lots of blue! Blue is my favourite colour and Balmy Blue is a delightful addition to the Stampin' Up! colour range.

 Something old was the Touches of Texture stamp set. The lacy stamp is a favourite of mine, look how it turns this into a pretty, feminine card so easily. I've stamped directly onto Tranquil Textures designer series paper. The flower outline and sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy, but when I came to look for ribbon, the new Blueberry Bushel was all that I had in blue that was current. I do want you to be able to purchase items if you want to CASE my card, but you can substitute your preference.

Enjoy Life is a stamp set designed by million dollar seller Connie Fitzgerald. It is a very diverse stamp set, with some sporty images which will be good for masculine cards, but other occasions also. I have only made a couple of cards so far using Enjoy Life, but that will change very soon.

Here is a list of the others from Art With Heart who took part this week.

1. Rachel Palmeri (you are here)
2. Ros Davidson 
3. Sharon Davern
4. Tina Gillespie
5. Kathryn Ruddick
6. Rachel Woollard
7. Catherine Proctor

If you choose to order your Stampin' Up! products from my online store , it's open even when I'm asleep, remember to use the Host Code, you will receive new product as a gift from me in the mail.

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Bubbling Over - AWH Occasions Catalogue Blog Hop

Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative projects using product from the occasions catalogue. The occasions catalogue is current now until 31st May. Be sure to request your copy of the catalogue today (along with the SALE-A-Bration brochure).
SALE-A-Bration is also a great time to join our fabulous team. Ask any of the girls on the hop!

Bubble Over is  a fun Stamp and die set, you will find on page 32 of the  Occasions Catalogue. It is quite versatile, since you can make the bottles full of soda pop for kids, beer for gents and perhaps cider or cruisers for the ladies.

One of the things I really like about this set, are the elements which can be die cut, and no stamping is needed. Straws are the most obvious component here, just look at the grooves at the bend! Even the bottle caps, especially in foil, stand alone, no stamping needed, but you have the choice of adding some mighty cute images if you want to. Can you see the little water droplets? They're Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes pictured on page 33 of the Occasions catalogue. They're with the Sunshine and Rainbows stamp & Die set because obviously they're also raindrops, and page 32 is where you'll see the bottles from Bubble Over.

Sponge daubers are awesome for adding colour to die cuts, and this smaller, soft amount of colour was what I was aiming for, and then a few bubbles scattered about. Think these might be those Cruisers I mentioned earlier!!!

Now it is time to hop over to our next participant, the talented Alisha Watson.

If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view the participants below:

Ros Davidson
Caroline Manwaring
Tina Gillespie
Kathryn Mangelsdorf
Rachel Palmieri
Alisha Watson
Claire Daly
Rebecca Jacovou
Leanne Mitchell
Kate Morgan
Monika O’Neill
Sharon Davern