Colour Creations Blog Hop week 29 - Gray Granite Classic Wedding

 

Hi stamping friends, I had a wonderful time playing with a new stamp set bundle from the Online Exclusives range called Classic Wedding for this week's Colour Creations Blog Hop. This week's feature colour is Gray Granite.

The description of the Seasons of Elegance DSP states it includes Gray Granite, but it is only in tiny amounts. I decided to use this beautiful paper for my wedding card anyway.

I stamped the car outline in Versamark on Crumb Cake card stock and embossed it with gold embossing powder.

I coloured the image with the solid stamp and Gray Granite ink. Although the effect is quite subtle it adds a bit of depth to the image. I stamped the tyres in Basic Gray ink.

 I cut out the image with the coordinating die. To decorate the back of the card I embossed the outline of the banner in Gold embossing powder, then stamped the greeting in Moody Mauve ink. The leaves are stamped in Pretty Peacock, stamped off once and the flowers are cut from Moody Mauve and Bubble Bath card stock.

I cut a piece of Season of Elegance Paper and matted it on Moody Mauve card stock. The card base is Very Vanilla. On the top right and the bottom left of the card front I stamped some hearts in Versamark and embossed them with Clear embossing powder.

The final element was a piece of Gold Twisted thread wound twice around the card front.

Now it's time to head to the next stop on our blog hop which belongs to my lovely stamping friend and the host of our Colour Creations blog hops Cathy Proctor.

You will also need to head to Cathy's blog if you have any issues with the links in our hop as she has a complete list of tonight's participants.

Make sure to check out the Stampin' Up! Seasonal Sale. Only on until 15/11. Reductions on many items.

Thank you for visiting,

Rachel

Product List

Classic Wedding Bundle (English)

[164888]

$81.75

Season Of Elegance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[164144]

$29.00

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

[147118]

$15.75

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$16.75

Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165678]

$37.00

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

$32.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$20.25

Moody Mauve A4 Cardstock

[161732]

$20.25

Bubble Bath A4 Cardstock

[161727]

$20.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

$23.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

$15.75

Gold Twisted Thread

[164603]

$13.25

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Colour Creations Showcase week 20 Gray Granite

 

Welcome to week 20 of the Colour Creations Showcase featuring Gray Granite. Gray Granite is one of our Neutrals colours and is a lovely soft, warm gray.

I was very excited to crack open my new Nature's Harvest Bundle for tonight's card. I have been undecided on this bundle since I saw it in the mini catalogue and finally caved and purchased it.

For the base on the front of my card I used a piece of In Good Taste DSP that looks a bit like smooth concrete. I added extra interest by using the dots and lettering stamps from the Quiet Meadow stamp set.

The the twig, grass stems and daisy were cut from Early Espresso, Very Vanilla and Blushing Bride card stock. 

With a sponge dauber and Gray Granite ink I added some shading to the daisy and the grass stems to give them an aged look.

I thought it was time to follow the trend and use some ribbon cut in half lengthwise on my card. The issue I had was that we don't have any Blushing Bride ribbon that was suitable. I really wanted ribbon like the Sheer Open Weave In Colour Ribbon. So I got my Pale Flirty Flamingo Blends Marker and a strip of Pale Papaya Ribbon and coloured it. 

 And wow, it was the perfect colour, and the shimmer in the sheer ribbon adds the perfect contrast to the lace and twine, also behind the greeting.

I also decorated the inside of the card with the dots and text from the Quiet Meadow stamp set.

The final touch was a few Pearl Rhinestones.

All of the products I have used to make my card are listed below.

Now it time to head over and see what my lovely friend Christine Blain has to share with us. I'm sure her amazing project will amaze you.

If you have any problems along the way please return to Catherine Proctor's blog as she has a complete list of tonight's participants.

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel

Product List

Nature's Harvest Bundle (English)

[156813]

$92.50

Quiet Meadow Cling Stamp Set

[155082]

$37.00

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper

[152494]

$37.00

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

[147008]

$15.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

$17.00

Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride

[131287]

$15.25

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

$15.25

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

[147118]

$13.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$13.00

Very Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Scalloped Lace Trim

[149593]

$12.25

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$19.25

Pale Papaya 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155672]

$12.25

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154884]

$15.50

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

$9.00

Art With Heart Colour Creations Showcase week 20 - Gray Granite

 

Hello on this lovely Wednesday evening in Melbourne. I'm back again with the Art With Heart Team and their Colour Creations Showcase. This week the team are featuring Gray Granite, from our Neutrals colour family.

I have two very different cards to show you tonight featuring this colour.

The first card features a new stamp bundle called Quite Curvy Bundle that is only available to demonstrators until the preorder starting the 1st of November. This set will then be available in the upcoming Jan to June Mini Catalogue.

I have paired this bundle with the Peony Garden DSP. 

I have stamped the birds and the leaves in Gray Granite ink and coloured them with Blends Markers in Gray Granite, Petal Pink and Soft Sea Foam.

I needed to use one and a bit more of the leaf stamps to reach the full width of the card. I placed a small piece of the leaf stamp on the inside of the card with another of the birds. 

The greeting, also from the Quite Curvy Bundle, was stamped in White Emboss Powder, on the front of the card. The last addition was a few of the Pearl Jewels on the front of the card. 

For the second card I used a different colour scheme. 

I used a stamp set I bought recently during our stamp sale called Moving Along. Again I stamped the image outlines in Gray Granite.

The engine and carriages were coloured with the solid stamps and the ink pads. I then fussy them with paper snips.

The smoke from the engine was stamped and embossed with White Emboss Powder. The greetings were stamped in Bashful Blue. The Happy Birthday is from the Itty Bitty Birthday set. The white section in the middle of the card was dry embossed with the Tasteful Textures Embossing Folder.

The background papers are from the In Good Taste DSP.

For more inspiration from the Art With Heart Team head to Cathy's blog for a full list of tonight's participants. All of the products I used to make these cards are listed below.

Thank you for visiting,

Happy stamping,

Rachel

Product List

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

[147118]

$13.00

Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154886]

$15.50

Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154902]

$15.50

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147272]

$15.50

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

[147008]

$15.25

Peony Garden Designer Series Paper

[152483]

$20.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$17.00

Moving Along Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[152496]

$30.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$13.00

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

[147102]

$13.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

$13.00

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper

[152494]

$37.00

Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder

[152718]

$15.75