Colour Creations Blog Hop week 48 - Starry Sky

 

It's Wednesday which means it's time for another Colour Creations Blog Hop with my friends from the Art With Heart Team. Every week we have been featuring one of Stampin' Up!s beautiful colours in alphabetical order. This week we are up to Starry Sky, which unfortunately is one of the soon to be retired In Colours. I'm going to really miss Starry Sky, it's a lovely deep purple/blue colour.

For tonight's card I have used one of my favourite stamp sets from the upcoming new Stampin' Up! catalogue, called Country Flowers.

I stamped the teapot and floral stamps in Starry Sky and Versamark at the same time. I first inked the stamp in Versamark and then straight into the Starry Sky before applying it to the Basic White card stock. I then sprinkled it with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set it. By doing this I could colour with a Water Painter and Starry Sky ink without causing the outline to bleed.

It also gives the outline a slight shiny texture.

I kept the card really simple by using a thin mat in Starry Sky and then a Basic White card base image. The greeting is from the Country Birdhouse stamp set and was stamped in Starry Sky ink. All of these products will be available when the new catalogue goes live on the first of May. 

Please continue with our blog hop by heading to Andrea Sargent's blog to see delightful Starry Sky creations she has to share with us.

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

Thanks for hopping by,

Rachel

More Country Flowers Sneak Peeks

 

Hello stampers, I’m back with another sample using the Country Flowers Bundle from the upcoming Stampin’ Up! 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue that goes live for customers on the 1st of May. As a Demonstrator I get to preorder some goodies to play with before the Catalogue starts. If you do not already have a demonstrator and would like a copy of the new catalogue please contact me and I will get one to you.

For this card I stamped the teapot and the flowers in Versamark and then embossed in Copper Embossing Powder. I had to stamp and emboss the teapot and then do the flowers second so that I could see where to stamp the flowers.

I stamped on Watercolour Paper so that I could colour with my Water Painters. The colours I used were Petal Pink, Boho Blue, Lost Lagoon and of course Copper Clay for the teapot.

I cut the image out with the Everyday Details Dies that are carrying over from the Jan to April Mini Catalogue.

To give the teapot a shiny finish I covered it with glue from the Fine Tipped Glue Pen.

The papers for the background of the card are from the Country Lace Paper that is also new to our range.

If you have any questions about my cards, please contact me.

Enjoy your stamping,

Rachel

New Catalogue Sneak Peek - Country Birdhouse

 

Hello friends, I have a really sweet sneak peak to share with you today. This gorgeous Country Birdhouse Bundle is just one of the new stamp sets that will be available in the new Stampin’ Up! Catalogue from the first of May. 

I have stamped the main image on one of the new papers from the Catalogue, Country Woods. The sweet little bird and the flowers have been coloured with Blends Markers. I fussy cut both birds and the flowers and cut the hole in the front of the birdhouse so that one of the birds could be peeking out from inside.

They have even included the beautiful scrolly stand for the birdhouse to sit on. The background for this card is a discontinued paper from earlier this year, but it was perfect for the colours in my birdhouse.

All of the products used to make this card are available from the 1st of May, apart from the background paper 😊. If you do not have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and would like a copy of the new catalogue please contact me and I will send one to you. 

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel.

Colour Creations Blog Hop week 47 - Soft Sea Foam

 

Hi there, welcome to week 47 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. We have nearly finished this round as the new catalogue starts on the first of May. This week we are featuring Soft Sea Foan, a lovely pale mint green from our Subtles Colour Family.

For today's card I have used the Stippled Roses Stamp set. I stamped the main image in Basic Gray and coloured with Blends Markers in Soft Sea Foam, Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia and Old Olive.

The background card front is from the Hello, Irresistible DSP, which is available exclusively in our Online store.

The white leaf sprigs behind the main image were cut with the Meadow Dies. The scallop along the edge of the card is from the Zany Zoo Dies.

This is a really delicate coloured card but the colours have faded a bit in the photos. I was very happy to see that the Stipple Roses Bundle is continuing in the next catalogue, I'm sure it will get regularly used. All of these products are available through my online store. Please contact me with any questions. If you do not already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like a copy of our new catalogue please drop me a note.

Now it's time to see what my very talented stamping friend Andrea Sargent has to share with us.

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

Be sure to check in next week when we will be featuring Starry Sky, one of the soon to be retired In Colours.

Happy stamping,

Rachel

Product List

Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock

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$17.50

Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154902]

$17.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$18.50

Hello, Irresistible 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161139]

$21.75

Stippled Roses Bundle (English)

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$94.50

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

$17.50

Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154887]

$17.50

Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155518]

$17.50

Meadow Dies

[155852]

$67.00

Zany Zoo Dies

[161314]

$60.00

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New Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue Sneak Peek - Country Flowers

 Hello stamping friends, I have another sneak peek to share with you from the 2024-2025 Annual catalogue. As a demonstrstor we have access to preorders from new upcoming catalogues.

When I first saw the Country Flowers Bundle, I knew it was one that I would love. The stamp set includes two different containers, three foliage and flower stamps, a stool and five greetings.

For this card I stamped the front pail and flowers first. I created a mask for the pail and then stamped the stool and the teapot  and flowers.

I stamped the stool again on a piece of woodgrain card stock from the Country Woods DSP and fussy cut it out. I trimmed the stool so that it would fit behind the front pail.

I coloured the image with my Blends Markers and cut out the image with a Deckled Rectangle Die.

Happy Easter stamping friends, be sure to pop back soon for more peeks from the new catalogue. If you live in Australia and do not already have a demo, contact me and I can send you your own catalogue as soon as it's available.

Happy stamping,

Rachel

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

Colour Creations Blog Hop week 45 - Shaded Spruce Embossing Paste

 

Hi stamping friends, welcome to week 45 of the Colour Creations Blog Hop. Every week we have been featuring one of the fabulous Stampin' Up! colours and this week we are featuring Shaded Spruce. Shaded Spruce is in our Regals colour family and is a lovely deep, rich green colour. 

For tonight's card I have revisited an embossing paste technique that I haven't used for a while.

I started with a Basic White card front and secured a mask from the Foursquare Mask set over the top with some washi tape.

I covered the piece with Shimmery Embossing Paste using Palette Knives and then added ink from the ink refills. I started with the lightest colour and finished with Shaded Spruce.

For the second card I used the same technique but after I'd finished with the inks I sprinkled some Gilded Leafing over the top and smooshed it into the wet embossing paste.

For all of tonight's cards I used the Wanted to Say Dies for the greeting, first in Holographic silver and then in Distressed Gold Specialty Paper.

The star embellishments were cut using the Beautiful Balloons Dies from card stock, Distressed Gold Specialty Paper or Silver Holographic Paper. The larger stars were embossed with one of the Basics 3 pack 3D Embossing Folders from the Online Exclusives.

These two cards featured Shaded Spruce but I wanted to make one with brighter girly colours.

For this card the ink colours I used were Melon Mambo, Highland Heather and Daffodil Delight. The mask for this card is from the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks.

Card stock colours are Highland Heather and Melon Mambo.

Here are the three cards together.

All of the products used here are available from my Online Stampin' Up! Store.

Now it's time to check in with Christine Blain to see what amazing project she has to share with us.

If you have any issues with the links in this blog hop please head to Cathy Proctor's blog as she is the wonderful host of our colour blog hops and has a complete list of tonight's participants.

Thanks,

Rachel


Product List

Shimmery White Embossing Paste

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$15.75

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

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$8.75

Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[147163]

$8.75

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[147168]

$8.75

Foursquare Decorative Masks

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$17.50

Artistic Mix Decorative Masks

[159178]

$17.50

Palette Knives

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$8.75

Wanted To Say Dies

[161594]

$68.00

Holographic Trio 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[161744]

$17.50

Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[159237]

$8.75

Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock

[147006]

$17.50

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

[147014]

$17.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$18.50

Gilded Leafing Embellishment

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$15.75

Beautiful Balloons Dies

[161456]

$60.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[119672]

$8.75

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[115662]

$8.75

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[147167]

$8.75

Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock

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$17.50

Highland Heather A4 Cardstock

[147010]

$17.50

Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

[161598]

$53.00

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