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Wednesday, 25 November 2020

Art With Heart Colour Creations Showcase Week 26 - Merry Merlot

Hello, I'm back with another week of the Colour Creation Showcase. For week 26 we are featuring Merry Merlot. Merry Merlot is in the Neutrals colour family and is usually a colour I use on my Christmas cards.

For this showcase I decided use one of the pre order sets I purchased from the up coming Stampin' Up! Jan to June Mini Catalogue. The Art Gallery Bundle includes the Art Gallery stamp set and the Floral Gallery Dies. The stamp set is a two step stamp set with numerous brushstroke style images and 9 lovely greetings. The dies cut out all of the floral images and the words 'Just Want To Say'.

As I started to play with this set I decided to stamp three different level cards that would be appropriate for my beginner, casual and avid stamping customers.

This card is for my beginner stampers. I stamped the large petal stamp in Rococo Rose and then the coordinating smaller stamp in Merry Merlot. These stamps are photopolymer(clear) so that it is easy to stamp one stamp on top of the other.

The stem is stamped in Old Olive and the greeting is also stamped in Merry Merlot.

I used the same stamps and colours on my second card for casual stampers, but I added a couple of extra steps. I cut the floral image with one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies and attached it to the Merry Merlot card base with Dimensionals.

The greeting was cut with one of the Floral Gallery Dies and attached on a small piece of Fine Art Ribbon, which is also in the upcoming catalogue.

For the Avid stamper card I added another few steps. Again I used the same stamps and colours for the flower. I then cut out the flower with the coordinating die.

The card base is Merry Merlot again. The first layer is a Stitched Rectangle from Pool Party card stock. The second layer is a larger Stitched Rectangle in Whisper White. I placed this piece in the matching Painted Texture 3D embossing folder that I had inked with my Pool Party ink pad. This embossing folder is also available in the Jan to June Mini Catalogue.

I applied the ink directly to the embossing folder.

The greeting was stamped in Merry Merlot and cut with one of the Floral Gallery Dies. Again I used the Fine Art Ribbon that I tied around the embossed piece.

For more Merry Merlot inspiration head to Cathy's blog for a full list of tonight's participants.

Happy stamping,

Rachel

Product List

Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock

[147005]

$15.25

Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad

[147112]

$13.00

Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150080]

$13.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

$13.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

$13.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$17.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

$61.00

Thursday, 25 July 2019

Art With Heart Blog Hop - Simple Stamping

Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative projects featuring Simple Stamping, which means our projects feature only paper, stamps and ink. It’s a great way to create a quick and easy card for new stampers or for when you need a card at short notice. These projects highlight how Stampin’ Up! ink, paper and card stock coordinates perfectly.

If you would like a copy of the 2019 - 2020 annual catalogue, contact any of the girls on the blog hop and we will get in touch with you.

For my Simple Stamping card I chose to use the Royal Peacock stamp set. I first stamped the peacock in Pretty Peacock ink on Shimmery White card stock and then stamped the highlight stamp in Blueberry Bushel.

The greeting is stamped in Blueberry Bushel. The Shimmery White card stock was then attached to a Blueberry Bushel card base and the card was completed.

It's not often there is only 5 items in the supply list but that's the idea of a Simple Stamping card. #simplestamping

For more amazingly simple cards check out what the other Art With Heart Team members have done, starting with the very talented Sharon Davern.

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

Tina Gillespie

Kathryn Ruddick

Rebecca Jacovou

Rachel Woollard you are here.

Thank you for viewing our blog hop today. If you have any questions or require any help feel free to contact me, I love talking about our amazing products.

Happy stamping,

Rachel

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