Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), Flowers, Handmade Cards, Stampin' Up!, Watercolour

Basic Gray: Country Birdhouse Shabby Chic card

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I’m thrilled you are here to join us each Wednesday evening for the AWHT Colour Creations Blog Hop showcasing the full range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 9 – Basic Gray

Today I feature the Country Birdhouse and Country Flowers Bundles and the Country Woods DSP.

A Basic Gray cardbase with a layer that was dry embossed with the Fun Patterns Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Then I used a sponge dauber to add White craft ink gently over the raised pattern and around the edges of the card. Paper Snips were used to rough up the edges before adhering this to the card base. The birdhouse is die cut from the Country Woods DSP, the roof and stand from Silver Foil and the scallop detail in Basic Gray ink and stamped with the same colour. A small piece of Basic Gray card was darkened with a Blending Brush and Basic Gray ink to place behind the hole. The Lost Lagoon leaves and the Basic White flowers were glued and added on dimensionals.

Shabby Chic Love card with Country Birdhouse Flowers Woods DSP for Basic Gray Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 envelope

The bird is coloured using Watercolour Pencils Assortment 1 & 2 packs; Balmy  Blue, Coastal Cabana, Early Espresso, Basic Gray and White. I also added a little colour to the leaves. The centres of the flowers has Pearlised Enamel Effects (White).  The white twine was pulled apart and only two strands used for a finer bow.

Shabby Chic Love card with Country Birdhouse Flowers Woods DSP for Basic Gray Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 watercolour pencils

On the inside the pot was stamped in Basic Gray ink directly onto the Country Woods DSP and die cut. This was the same for the envelope details. Some leaves and flowers were added and the sentiment fit perfectly to the left. I adore this sentiment, as it can be used for any occasion.

Shabby Chic Love card with Country Birdhouse Flowers Woods DSP for Basic Gray Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 inside

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Berry Burst.

Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of the lovely, Christine Blain.

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The full list of participants for this week can be viewed on Catherine Proctor’s blog.

Product List
Stamps: 
Country Birdhouse*, Country Flowers*
Dies: Country Birdhouse*, Country Flowers*
Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Basic Gray, Basic White, Lost Lagoon, Silver Foil, Country Woods DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Inks: White Craft, Basic Gray
Embellishments: Bakers Twine Essential Pack (white), Pearlised Enamel Effects (white), Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels
Accesories/Adhesives/Tools:  Watercolour Pencils Assortment 1 & 2, Fun Patterns TIEF, Blending Brushes, Sponge Dauber, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy
* can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Balmy Blue: Mediterranean Blooms

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I’m thrilled you are here to join us each Wednesday evening for the AWHT Colour Creations Blog Hop showcasing the full range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 8 – Balmy Blue

Today I feature the Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper. If you know me, you know I love blue and this paper is beautiful.

Project 1

The main image is fussy cut using Paper Snips from a piece of the Designer Paper and the reverse side has these gorgeous blue patterns. On my Balmy Blue cardbase, I have a layer of ther DSP matted onto Night of Navy cardstock. On top of this is a Night of Navy piece diecut using the Countryside Corners dies and dry embossed with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder.

Sending Love card with Mediterranean Blooms for Balmy Blue Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

The image is added with Dimensionals and I used my Night of Navy Stampin’ Blends Marker to colour the centre section between the oranges which was white. I felt it blended better. I cut some Night of Navy Glittered Ribbon lengthwise so it was narrow and tied it in a double bow and placed it just under the lower orange. The sentiment is heat embossed in White Emboss Powder and Versamark ink, then fussy cut. Some Brushed Brass Butterflies were added to finish off.

The inside of the card I decorated with more layers of the Countryside Corners dies and a strip of DSP.

Sending Love card with Mediterranean Blooms for Balmy Blue Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 inside

Project 2

A little Pocket card or it could be used for a gift card. Patty Bennett, a US Demonstrator, shared her version of these a week or two ago and I thought it was such a neat idea to use Designer papers to create the envelope/pocket. Here I have used two more of the patterns from the DSP. The labels on the front are Unbounded Love dies and the flower is coloured using Wink of Stella. Some balmy Blue Rainbow Adhesive-backed Dots are added below the sentiment.

Pocket card or Gift card envelope with Mediterranean Blooms for Balmy Blue Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

I decided to create a litte card with a tag [Perennial Postage & Unbounded Love dies] to pull it out. The sentiment [Country Birdhouse] is stamped in Balmy Blue ink.

Pocket card or Gift card envelope with Mediterranean Blooms for Balmy Blue Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 open

Pocket card or Gift card envelope with Mediterranean Blooms for Balmy Blue Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 fully open

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Basic Gray.

Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of my lovely friend, Christine Blain.

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Product List
Stamps: 
Country Flowers, Country Birdhouse
Dies: Countryside Corners, Unbounded Love, Perrential Postage
Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Basic White C6 Envelopes, Mediterranean Blooms DSP, Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Basic White
Inks: Versamark, Balmy Blue
Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers: 
Night of Navy
Embellishments: Night of Navy Glittered Ribbon, Brushed Brass Butterflies, Rainbow Adhesive-backed Dots
Accesories/Adhesives/Tools: Wink of Stella, White Emboss Powder, Timber 3D TIEF, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Seal, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Heat Tool, Water Painters, Tear & Tape
* can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Azure Afternoon: Spotlight in Nature Watercolour & Baby Duckling card

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I’m thrilled you are here to join us each Wednesday evening for the AWHT Colour Creations Blog Hop showcasing the full range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 7 – Azure Afternoon

Card 1

Features the Spotlight on Nature stamp set with some beautiful watercolouring.

On a Thick White card base are 2 matt layers of Peach Pie & Azure Afternoon cardstock. The Fluid 100 Watercolour paper is stamped with the floral image with Black Stazon ink .

Watercoloured card with Spotlight on Nature for Azure Afternoon Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

I then masked around the edges with some washi tape, before applying a watercolour wash with Azure Afternoon, Granny Apple Green & Pretty Peacock inks and a Water Painter. This is carefully applied around the floral image. Once this was dry (I used my Heat Tool to quicken the process), before adding some darker splatters and drops of water to carefully lift some of the colour. I carefully removed the washi tape.

Watercoloured card with Spotlight on Nature for Azure Afternoon Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024.

The image is coloured with Peach Pie ink for the flowers, and the leaves and stems I used Granny Apple Green & Pretty Peacock by mixing them on a clear acrylic block. The sentiment is stamped and fussy cut and added on Mini Dimensionals and one of the Brushed Brass Butterflies added.

The inside of the card and the envelope were decorated the same, by adding a masked circle of Azure Afternoon ink applied with a Blending Brush and then the beautiful butterfly image was stamped.

Card 2

Features the Charming Duckpond Bundle for a sweet baby card. A piece of the Country Woods DSP was cut to the card front size and die cut with the largest die. Behind this I added 2 more patterns from the same DSP pack, but I used a Blending Brush to add Azure Afternoon ink to the bottom section to reflect water.

Baby card with Charming Duckpond for Azure Afternoon Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

The mother duck & ducklings are stamped in Gray Granite and diecut before using my Wink of Stella to add a very light tone of Azure Afternoon ink & Peach Pie for the beak and feet. The duck in the water is just diecut and coloured. The reeds are cut from more of the same DSP and coloured the same way as the water.

Baby card with Charming Duckpond for Azure Afternoon Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024.

The sentiment is stamped using the Unbounded Love stamp set and diecut using the Spotlight on Nature dies.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Balmy Blue.

Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member, Di Furniss.

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The full list of participants for this week can be viewed on Catherine Proctor’s blog.

Product List
Stamps: 
Spotlight on Nature*, Unbounded Love, Charming Duckpond*
Dies: Spotlight on Nature*, Charming Duckpond*
Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Fluid 100 Watercolour, Thick Basic White, Basic White, Azure Afternoon, Peach Pie, Country Woods DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Inks: Azure Afternoon, Peach Pie, Granny Apple Green, Black Stazon, Pretty Peacock, Gray Granite
Embellishments: Brushed Brass Butterflies
Accesories/Adhesives/Tools:  Blending Brushes, Wink of Stella, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Heat Tool, Water Painters, Tear & Tape
* can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Basic Beige: Hello there, Latte Love

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I’m thrilled you are here to join us each Wednesday evening for the AWHT Colour Creations Blog Hop showcasing the full range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 6 – Basic Beige

Today I feature the Latte Love Bundle and the A Little Latte 12×12 Designer Paper, some of the online exclusive products. This is a simple layout with 6 equal sized strips of DSP on a Basic Beige card base.

Each of the cups are diecut from Basic Beige and Early Espresso cardstock. I placed a piece of Linen Thread down before adhering each cup with a Dimensional. It kind of looks like steam from the cups!

hello there card with Latte Love for Basic Beige Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

The sentiment is staped on Early Espresso card with Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder added and melted with my Heat Tool. This is fussy cut using Paper Snips and adhered on Dimensionals. Some Adhesive-backed Swirl Dots are added to finish it off.

hello there card with Latte Love for Basic Beige Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 feature

On the the envelope some DSP is added to the flap and on the inside of the card, some DSP and a strip of Early Espresso card with a die cut coffee cup!

hello there card with Latte Love for Basic Beige Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 inside

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Azure Afternoon.

Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member, Di Furniss.

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The full list of participants for this week can be viewed on Catherine Proctor’s blog.

Product List
Stamps: 
Latte Love*
Dies: Latte Love*
Paper: Basic Beige, Early Espresso, A Little Latte 12×12 DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Inks: Versamark
Embellishments: Linen Thread, Adhesive-backed Swirl Dots
Adhesives/Tools: White Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder
* can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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