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Wednesday, 5 July 2023

Colour Creations Blog Hop week 10 - Balmy Blue Baby Bunny

Hello friends, welcome to week 10 of the Colour Creations Blog Hop with the Art With Heart Team. This week we are sharing projects that feature Balmy Blue, a lovely soft blue from our Subtles family.

Both of my cards use the rabbit from the Easter Bunny stamp set.

For the first card I coloured the rabbit with Blends Markers in Balmy Blue and a small amount of Bubble Bath. I also stamped and coloured three butterflies with Blends Markers.

I fussy cut the rabbit and the butterflies. The frame around the rabbit is cut using one of the Darling Details Dies from Basic White card stock.

The DSP behind the rabbit is from the Countryside Inn DSP. I used the Best Family Ever stamp set for the greeting. To stamp the 'on' I had to carefully ink only the o and n from Congratulations with a Balmy Blue Stampin' Write Marker.

The card base is Balmy Blue.

For the second card I stamped the rabbit image on to a piece of Balmy Blue DSP. Again I fussy cut the image. Three more butterflies are stamped and coloured with Blends Markers.

It's a bit hard to see in the photos but I used the Bubble Bath Blends Marker to colour the rabbits nose, ears and foot pads.

I used the smaller frame from the Darling Details around the rabbit for this card. The Balmy Blue panel behind the rabbit is embossed with on of the Basics 3D embossing folders from the Online Exclusives range. You can find all of the Online Exclusives products and others used to make these cards in my online Stampin' Up! Online Store.

Now it's time to head to the next blog in our Hop, which belongs to my lovely friend Sharon Davern. I can't wait to see what she has to share with us. Make sure you visit all the blogs for lots a Balmy Blue inspiration.

If you have any problems with the links in our Blog Hop please head to Cathy Proctor's blog as she is the host of our blog hops and has a complete list of tonight's participants.

Make sure to check back next week when we will be featuring projects using Basic Gray.

Please contact me if you have any questions, I'm always happy to chat about stamping.

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel

Product List

Easter Bunny Bundle (English)

[160606]

$61.00

Best Family Ever Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[160720]

$42.00

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154830]

$17.50

Boho Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161659]

$17.50

Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161675]

$17.50

Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161673]

$17.50

Darling Details Bundle

[161371]

$94.50

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

[147007]

$17.50

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

$15.75

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$15.75

Countryside Inn 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161467]

$21.75

Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

[161598]

$53.00

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Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Colour Creations Blog Hop week 9 - Pecan Pie Bird's Eye View

Hello friends, welcome to week 9 of the Colour Creations Blog Hop with the Art With Heart Team. Every week we have been featuring one of the beautiful Stampin' Up! colours, in alphabetical order.

This week our projects feature Pecan Pie, which is one of the completely new colours to join the Stampin" Up! range this year.

I almost didn't get organised for this week but my new stamp set(to me) Bird's Eye View, was calling to me. I stamped the images in Pecan Pie ink on Basic White card stock. The birds were stamped separately so that I could cut them out and attached later with Dimensionals.

I coloured all of the images with Blends Markers. Pecan Pie for the branches, Pecan Pie and Crumb Cake for the birds, with tiny bits of Orchid Oasis and Pumpkin Pie. The leaves were a combination of Granny Apple Green and Lemon Lime Twist.

When colouring the side facing bird I used a Colour Lifter to add texture to the feathers with small dabs of the marker.

I added shading around the image panel in Balmy Blue with a Blending Brush.

The chest of the bottom right bird as a small amount of Orchid Oasis that was blended with the Pecan Pie with lots and lots of small circular movements. The glasses were stamped in Memento Black ink and coloured with a Light Pool Party Marker.

I stamped and coloured some extra leaves that I attached with Dimensionals. Extra leaves were also stamped directly to the card base.

All of the products used to make these cards are available from my online Stampin' Up! store, the links are listed below.

Now it's time to head to the next hop in our blog hop. Theresa Gerrard has a beautiful Pecan Pie creation to share with you.

If you encounter any issues with the links in our hop please head to Cathy Proctor's blog as she is the amazing host of our Colour Creations Blog Hop and has a complete list of tonight's participants.

Please come back next week to see our Balmy Blue creations.