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Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Colour Creations Blog Hop week 46 - Smoky Slate Sneak Peek

Hello stamping friends, I’m very excited to be sharing some sneak peeks from the new catalogue with you for tonight’s blog hop. But first, if you haven’t visited our Colour Creattions Blog Hop previously, every week the Art With Heart Team have been featuring one of Stampin’ Up!s beautiful colours in alphabetical order. This week we are up to Smoky Slate, a lovely soft gray from our Neutrals Colour Family.

For tonight’s card I have used one of the new sets I purchased through a special preorder after our amazing Onstage Stampin’ Up! Event. As an added bonus we are permitted to purchase some of the new sets from the upcoming 2024~25 Annual Catalogue.

This set is called Under The Moon. This stamp set has a lovely textured finish that gives the stamped image a watercoloured effect.

For the first card I stamped the sky image in Tahitian Tide and then again in Smoky Slate. Using my Paper Snips I fussy cut the Smoky Slate clouds from the Smoky Slate image.

I used a Sponge Dauber to gently add some Daffodil Delight ink to the sun and also to the edge of the clouds.

To stamp the water image I first inked the whole stamp in Balmy Blue and then reinked the outside edges with Blueberry Bushel and the blended the colours together with a Sponge Dauber. I added some Daffodil Delight to the center with a Dauber once it had been stamped.

I love, love love this new greeting, another sneak peek from the new Annual Catalogue. The set is called Unbounded Love and can be bundled with equally gorgeous greeting panel dies that are quite different to others we have.

For my second card I attempted to CASE (copy and share everything) a card from page 89 in the catalogue. I started by white embossing the moon stamp on Basic White card stock and colouring in the moon in Smoky Slate with a Sponge Dauber.

I cut a mask to put over the moon with my discontinued 2 1/4” circle punch so that I could shade the sky with Blending Brushes. The colours I used were Blueberry Bushel, Tahitian Tide and Balmy Blue. I splattered the sky with White Craft Ink and a Water colour brush to add the stars. The clouds across the bottom are stamped in Smoky Slate and Blueberry Bushel.

I cut the main image out with a large Perennial Postage Die and mounted it on Basic White, then Blueberry Bushel and then onto Balmy Blue.

Here are the two cards together. I hope you enjoyed your peek into the new Catalogue, all of the new products are available from the 1st of May.

Now it’s time to see what amazing Smoky Slate creation Cathy Proctor has to share with us.

If you have any problems with the links in our blog hop please head to Cathy's blog as she is also the host of our blog hops and has a complete list of tonight's participants. Be sure to hop around to all of the blogs for heaps of beautiful Smoky Slate creations.

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel

Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Colour Creations Blog Hop week 46 - Smoky Slate Love Cats

Welcome to week 46 of the Colour Creation Blog Hop with the Art With Heart Team. Each week we have been featuring one of the wonderful Stampin' Up! colours in alphabetical order. This week we are featuring Smoky Slate, a soft, delicate gray from our Neutrals family.

For my Smoky Slate card I chose the Love Cats stamp set from the Jan to April Mini catalogue.

I used my Stamparatus to stamp the cat image so that I could stamp several times in the same position. I stamped numerous times with Smoky Slate ink and then a couple of times after adding Basic Gray shading.

The short brick wall is Smoky Slate card stock embossed with the Brick and Mortar embossing folder. I highlighted the pattern by sponging Smoky Slate over the embossing.

I cut a scalloped rectangle using one of the Scalloped Contour Dies from Petal Pink card stock. The tiny hearts are cut from Rose Gold metallic Specialty paper and the Conversation Bubble dies.

The background DSP is a piece from the Abigail Rose DSP pack, which is in the Stampin' Up! annual catalogue.

The greeting is from my favourite greeting set, Go To Greetings and was heat embossed in White Embossing Powder on Smoky Slate card stock. The greeting was cut using a Stylish Shape die.

All of the products used to make this card are available from my online Stampin' Up! store. Please contact me with any questions.

Now it's time to be amazed and see what my talented team member Caroline Manwaring has to share with us.

If you have any problems with the links in our blog hop please head to the host of this hop, Cathy Proctor's blog, as she has a complete list of tonight's participants.

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel

Product List

Love Cats Cling Stamp Set (English)

[160410]

$37.00

Abigail Rose 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[159037]

$21.00

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

[131291]

$16.25

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock

[147009]

$16.25

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$18.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[147113]

$14.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$16.75

Gold & Rose Gold 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Metallic Specialty Paper

[156844]

$8.75

Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder

[149643]

$17.50

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$53.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

$61.00

Scalloped Contours Dies

[155560]

$61.00

Stamparatus

[148187]

$85.50

Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[151326]

$13.25

Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English)

[158763]

$42.00

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

$32.00

Heat Tool

[129056]

$53.00

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Wednesday, 6 April 2022

Art With Heart Colour Creation Blog Hop week 43 - Smoky Slate

I'm back with week 43 of the Colour Creations blog hop. This week we are featuring another of our Neutrals colours, Smoky Slate. Smoky Slate is a lovely soft gray that is a perfect partner for just about every other Stampin' Up! colour, although I had not considered using it with gold until I saw the beautiful Symbols of Fortune Specialty DSP. I made three cards all using Smoky Slate and the Symbols of Fortune Specialty DSP.

For the first and second cards I used the Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder. Using this embossing folder I cut and embossed a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock at the same time. I used the heart piece for the first card.

I gently applied some Versamark ink to the raised pattern on the heart and then applied Gold Emboss Powder and set with the Heat Tool.

The right side of the card front is another piece of Smoky Slate cardstock embossed with one of the Stripes and Splatters 3D Embossing Folders.

The leaf and flower sprigs behind the heart were punched using the Bough Punch and Vellum Card stock and Gold Foil Paper.

The second card uses the remainder of the embossed piece from the first card. The DSP behind the heart window is from the Symbols of Fortune Specialty DSP.

Again I used the Bough Punch to create the foliage behind the heart. The small heart is also part f the Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder and was cut from Gold Foil. The tiny butterflies are Brushed Brass Butterflies from the Jan to June Mini Catalogue.

The final card uses another piece of the Symbols of Fortune Specialty DSP that has been layered behind a piece of Vellum card stock.

The greeting is from the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set and was heat embossed in Gold Embossing Powder.

And a few more Brushed Brass Butterflies, they are so sweet.

All of the products I have used for these cards are listed below and are available through my online store.

Now it's time to head to the blog belonging to my dear friend Tina Gillespie to see beautiful creations she has to share with us tonight.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel