Showing posts with label Greatest Journey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greatest Journey. Show all posts

Friday, 4 July 2025

Snow Camping - a customised Birthday card.

Can you believe that anyone is crazy enough to go camping, in a tent, in the snow? Well, my youngest has done this now for the last two years, so after I saw the first years's photos, I knew I had to pull an old die set out of my 'favourites' drawer. He insists they are toasty warm in their Zero 10 degrees sleeping bags, but I really don't know!

Greatest Journey, with the tent, snow and silhouetted figure was one of those bundles that a mum & gran of boys couldn't part with when it retired. It also has a bike rider which I used for a grandson when it was current. You can check that card out here.

The sentiment is another more recently retired die called Wanted To Say. I wonder if you have stamps or dies that you just can't part with.



 Upcycled card backing from DSP packs is a wonderful medium for ink blending, having a bit of shine to it. The moon was created by punching a circle from a post-it-note sticky part and masking off the area.

I always add adhesive sheet to fiddly pieces like these before I die cut and it makes for a much cleaner crafting experience. You can find it in the die cutting section of the online store but click on adhesive sheet and it will take you there. It is a little pricey but a little goes a long way, and since I've been very frugal about the rest of the supplies its a well-deserved luxury.



Wednesday, 19 April 2023

Colour Creations -Week #49 - Soft Succulent


The participants in AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop are all Stampin' Up! demonstrators and members of Art With Heart. We love to Blog Hop sharing all the Stampin' Up! Colours alphabetically. This is week #49 and Soft Succulent is our colour.

Soft Succulent is a retiring In Color, and one I'm pretty sure we'll all be sorry to see leave. The card was made for my #3 grandson Logan, who celebrated his birthday in February. He said it was the best card I'd ever made, so very high praise!




Of all the products used on this card, only the Alphabet A La Mode dies carry over into the new catalogue. Much of this side-step card used Greatest Journey stamp & dies plus Enjoy the Journey DSP which hasn't carried over. Such a shame as it will be much used by me on my family's cards this year.


I also used A Grand Kid, I often do for my grandchildren's cards, and that is retiring now too. Next week is week #50, our final colour for this round of Colour Creations Blog Hop and we are sharing Soft Suede.


Next talented team member to share is the wonderful Kate Morgan



If at any time you find a broken link or would like to see a full list of participants, please head to the blog of our host of the AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop, Catherine Proctor.




Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Colour Creations - Week #46 - Smoky Slate




 The participants in AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop are all Stampin' Up! demonstrators and members of Art With Heart. We love to Blog Hop sharing all the Stampin' Up! Colours alphabetically. This is week #46 and Smoky Slate is our colour.


Smoky Slate features quite prominently in Abigail Rose DSP
This co-ordinates with Cottage Rose, also in the Annual catalogue and still bundled at 10% saving if you were wanting the stamps & the dies. I felt it would be too predictable to use Cottage Rose this time, and I do like the flowers in Greatest Journey just as much.


The DSP I chose first seemed to fade away when I added the white square with flowers, so another piece more strongly shaded was added around the middle and tied with Garden Green twine from the Greatest Journey Suite. You can see these products on page 58-59 of the mini catalogue.


Die cut flowers were added inside without any colouring.


It's always nice to have a plain, straight forward 'Happy birthday' sentiment, good for guys or gals, and Something Fancy fills the bill.


A bonus card using Smoky Slate as the base and pieces from Timeless Greetings Kit (see online shop). 



It's hard to believe that we have nearly reached the end of our colours, with only a few weeks to go until the new Annual catalogue is in our eager hands! I hope you check in next week to see what the team have made with So Saffron.

Next talented team member to share is Catherine Proctor so let's see how she has used Smoky Slate!



If at any time you find a broken link or would like to see a full list of participants, please head to the blog of our host of the AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop, Catherine Proctor.


Polished Pink, Pale Papaya, Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent & Fresh Freesia are about to retire as In Colors.

I wonder what will replace them?