Birthday, Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, feminine, Flowers, Handmade Cards, Mother's Day, Stampin' Up!, Watercolour

Old Olive: Simply Beautiful water coloured flowers

Welcome to the Colour Creations Instahop. You can follow us on Instagram starting  @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order.

Week 35 – Old Olive

This handmade card features the Simply Beautiful bundle and the Banner Sayings bundle from the new Mini Catalogue and Online Exclusives.

On a Thick Basic White card base, I added a piece of Old Olive Two-tone cardstock embossed with the Gathering Leaves 3D Embossing folder. I used a sanding block to reveal the white core, on the diagonal, behind the flowers. It’s hard to see, but I splattered some watered down White Craft ink across the card front and set it aside to dry.

The imags are all stamped onto Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper in Versamark ink, Gold WOW Emboss powder added and melted with my heat tool. I also did the corner of the evenlope and the inside of the card. The sentiment [Banner Sayings] is also done the same way onto Old Olive cardstock and cut out using the Three Banner Punch.

The leaves are coloured with Old Olive and Mossy Meadow ink. The flowers I started with a diluted Timid Tiger ink, then Strawberry Slush ink followed by Poppy Parade ink. Using a fine paint brush, I added the flicks of Poppy Parade ink.  Set aside to dry.

Once the images are dry, they are cut out with the coordinating dies and adhered to the card. The largest flower is added on Dimensionals. I took the Wink of Stella and splattered glitter across the entire card for beautiful shine.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next week for Peach Pie inspiration.

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Product of the Month

Product of the Month items are specially designed to be some of the best items Stampin’ Up! has to offer that aren’t available in any catalogue or Online Exclusives. A new release every month that is only available for purchase once per account with a qualifying order. These items will be limited quantity and are likely to sell out quickly—once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good! Once you add $125+ in product to you cart, you can add the POM for $9.

Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps:
Simply Beautiful*, Banner Sayings*
Dies: Simply Beautiful*
Ink: Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Poppy Parade, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, White Craft
Paper: Thick Basic White, Old Olive, Old Olive Two-Tone, Fluid 100 Watercolor , Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Three Banner Punch*, Gold WOW Emboss Powder, Gathering Leaves 3D Embossing Folder, Wink of Stella, Acrylic Blocks, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Heat Tool, Paint Brush.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%


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Birthday, Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, feminine, Flowers, Handmade Cards, Mother's Day, Stampin' Up!

Mossy Meadow: Sneak Peek – ‘Simply Beautiful’ card

Welcome to the Colour Creations Instahop. You can follow us on Instagram starting  @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order.

Week 33 – Mossy Meadow

This handmade card features a sneak peek of some new products arriving in January, the Simply Beautiful dies and the Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack.

The Mossy Meadow background layer is dry embossed with the Gathering Leaves 3D Embossing Folder. Before adhering it to a Thick White card base, I wrapped some new White with Gold Ribbon around it.

The leaves are die cut from Granny Apple Green & Mossy Meadow cardstock and the flowers in Pretty in Pink & Petunia Pop cardstock and the stamen in Gold Foil. Each of these layers has some ink blending using Blending Brushes and the coordinating ink colours, then each layer glued together.

The leaves I spritzed with some water then dabbed with a tissue to get that water effect.

The flowers were adhered to the card first, then the leaves popped underneath. I added a big splatter of Wink of Stella across the entire card and put it aside to dry.

The vellum tag is from the Ephemera pack and is stamped in Versamark ink, Gold WOW Emboss Powder added then melted with my Heat Tool. I added some Tear & Tape just under the top of the tag (behind the gold) so you don’t see the glue. Finally some Pearilsed Faceted Circles were dotted around.

Are you excited for some new products in January 2026?!!!

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next year on 7 January for Night of Navy inspiration.

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Product of the Month (December)

Product of the Month (POM) are exclusive items that aren’t available in any catalogue or Online Exclusives. A new release every month, available once per month with a qualifying product order — once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good. Add $125+ in product to your cart, then you can add the POM for $9. Click here for how to order.

Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps:
Bright Borders (R)
Dies: Simply Beautiful
Ink: Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Petunia Pop, Pretty in Pink, Versamark
Paper: Basic Thick White, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Medow, Petunia Pop, Pretty in Pink, Gold Foil, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Embellishments: Pearlised Faceted Circles, White with Gold Ribbon 
Other:
Gold WOW Embossing Powder, Gathering Leaves 3D EF, Wink of Stella, Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack, Acrylic Blocks, Blending Brushes, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Spritzer, Tear & Tape, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Heat Tool.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%


Be sure to download a PDF copy of current catalogues from my SU Catalogue Library page.

Don’t forget to Follow My Blog to receive blog updates and all the latest news and specials!