Hello and welcome to February’s Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. For this month’s theme we have a colour challenge. I do enjoy a colour challenge, sometimes it really makes you think creatively. Stampin’ Up!’s full range of coordinating products makes this challenge perfect. Having the cardstock, ink, papers, blends and more, in the matching colours makes creating with a select few colours easier.

I had to choose the Darling Details Bundle to pair with these colours. For me they just fit right together. Sometimes this happens, you see a colour combo and know straight away what stamp set you want to use with it, or vice versa.

Creating your colour challenge card

Cut a panel of basic white cardstock, measuring 9cm x 12cm. Stamp the large flower image, using a light ink (I use stamped off Bubble Bath) to the center. This is a guide for stamping the other images. Either side and over lapping slightly, stamp the middle-sized flower image, using Berry Burst ink. I use second generation/stamped off for the outline and third generation/stamped off twice for the infill. Next stamp the foliage sprig four times, using Pretty Peacock ink. Finish your panel by stamping several of the small flower image around, using Lost Lagoon ink.

On a scrap of basic white cardstock, stamp the large flower using Berry Burst ink. Full strength for the outline and second generation/stamped off for the infill. Die cut with the coordinating die. From basic white cardstock, die cut the large, detailed frame, two long floral sprigs and two leaf trios.

Adhere your large flower to your panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere your die cut foliage and leaves, under your flower, using wet glue. Attach your detailed frame to your panel, using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Heat emboss your sentiment in white onto Basic Black cardstock. Fussy cut around and adhere to your panel.

Trim a piece of Lost Lagoon Tartan Foil Speciality Designer Series Paper to 10cm x 14.4cm. Adhere this to an A6 Thick Basic White card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm.

Finish your card by adding your panel to your card base.

I hope I have inspired you to get creative. All products used and listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more creativity and inspiration.

You can watch a video of me recreating this card here.

Happy Crafting

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Darling Details Bundle [161371] £51.25	Tartan Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [162332] £9.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £10.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] £8.50	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] £9.50
Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143] £8.50	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161678] £8.50	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] £8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] £9.00	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] £17.00
Heat Tool – Uk Plug [129054] £29.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] £120.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] £25.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.25	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] £4.00

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Hello, thank you for stopping by and allowing me to inspire you to get creative! Today I would like to share with you how I created these Watercolour Flowers, for the Global Design Project #GDP365. This week we have a colour challenge.

We all have our favorite and go to colours, those we gravitate to without thinking. Using a given colour combination allows us to work with colours that we might not normally choose. I am not a lover of Petal Pink, for me to is too peachy and not a colour I use often. When I first saw this combination, I was not sure, but I have been totally convinced that Petal Pink definitely deserves it place.

Watercolour Flowers Birthday Card

For this card I have used a wide selection of products. I knew straight away that I wanted flowers and foliage on my card, and I wanted to watercolour flowers. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Heat emboss your flower images onto Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper, using Versmark ink and white Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Add water to your flowers, this allows the ink to blend easier. Using a Water Painter, add a small amount of Petal Pink ink to the edges of your flowers. Add Sweet Sorbet ink in the center and allow to blend out. Keep adding more Sweet Sorbet until you are happy with the colour blend. Dab away any excess. Fussy cut or die cut your watercolour flowers.

Die cut a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper using the second largest Stitched Rectangle Die. Heat Emboss the foliage image from Amazing Silhouettes stamp set, again using Versamark ink and white Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Apply water over your embossed image, using a Water Painter and add a little Soft Succulent ink, to give a hew of colour. Dab away any excess.

Adhere your watercolour flowers to your rectangle, using Stampin’ Dimensionals. You can add extra dimension by bending your flower’s petals. Punch out foliage, using the Bough Punch, from Vellum and Soft Succulent cardstock. Place these behind your watercolour flowers and adhere using Mini Glue Dots.

Creating the look

Take a length of Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon and cut in half length ways, giving you a thinner ribbon. Fold in half and tuck behind your watercolour flowers, fixing into place with Mini Glue Dots. Stamp your sentiment onto Petal Pink cardstock, using Basic Grey ink, and fussy cut. I have used the Happy Birthday from the Happiness Abounds stamp set. Adhere to your Stitched Rectangle using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Finishing Touches

Create an A6 card base, measuring 14.9cm x 10.5cm, using Petal Pink cardstock. Adhere your Stitched Rectangle to the front, using Multi-Purpose Glue. To finish your card, add Petal Pink Elegant Faceted Gems.

I do hope I have inspired you to get creative. All products used are listed below and available in my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set [151599] £22.00	Happiness Abounds Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159238] £22.00	Amazing Silhouettes Cling Stamp Set [157814] £21.00	Painted Labels Dies [151605] £33.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] £33.00
Bough Punch [157711] £18.00	Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] £7.00	Soft Succulent 3/8″ (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155780] £6.75	Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad [147108] £7.50	Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin’ Pad [159216] £7.50
Soft Succulent Classic Stampin’ Pad [155778] £7.50	Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad [149165] £7.50	Versamark Pad [102283] £9.00	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] £17.00	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] £8.50
White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] £9.50	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] £8.75	Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock [155777] £8.75	Water Painters [151298] £13.00	Paper Snips [103579] £10.25
Paper Trimmer [152392] £24.00	Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] £59.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £4.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] £5.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] £4.00

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Hello, glad you have popped by to allow me to, hopefully, inspire you to get creative! today I would like to share with you how I created my card, using Embossing Paste and a Mask. This card is created for the Global Design Project #GDP341 colour challenge.

I love a colour challenge and this colour combo is beautiful. I am not a big Pale Papaya user, but with the Calypso Coral and Pool Party, it has really earnt its place in my crafting.

Thanks Card created with Embossing Paste

I really enjoy creating backgrounds with embossing paste, but for this card I wanted it to be a main element and I think it has worked.

Cut a piece of A4 Basic White cardstock into four. Take one of your pieces and create a blended background, using Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Pale Papaya ink and Blending Brushes. My top tips for this are to always start off the card, use circular motions and add a little at a time. Once you are happy with your blending trim 1mm of each edge, this gives a clearer look.

Take your mask and lay over your blended background, fixing down with low tack tape if you wish. I have chosen to use one of the Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks and set it slightly squiffy. Using a Palette Knife, add Embossing Paste to the center and scrap towards the edges leaving lots of empty spaces around the corners. Allow to dry.

Using Amazing Thanks Dies, cut Thanks from Pale Papaya cardstock and the corresponding layer die from Calypso Coral Cardstock. Cut a label from Basic White cardstock, I have used Natural Prints Dies, and layer your sentiment up on top.

Once your Embossing Paste is dry, layer flat onto Basic White cardstock. Create an A6 card base from Thick Basic White cardstock, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, and add your card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere your label, also using Stampin’ Dimensionals, to the lower left.

To finish your card, add several Pool Party Glossy Dots.

I do hope I have inspired you. All products used are listed below and available in my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

Embossing Paste

[141979]

£7.50

Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks

[158142]

£9.25

Palette Knives

[142808]

£4.75

Blending Brushes

[153611]

£11.75

Amazing Thanks Dies (English)

[157816]

£25.00

Natural Prints Dies

[158800]

£35.00

Glossy Dots Assortment

[158827]

£7.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

£7.50

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

£7.50

Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Pad

[155670]

£7.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.75

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

£8.25

Pale Papaya A4 Cardstock

[155669]

£8.75

Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock

[124392]

£8.75

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£24.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

£4.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

£117.00

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Hello and welcome. Today I would like to share with you a card I created for the Global Design Project #GDP333. This week is a colour challenge, using Mint Macaron, Garden Green and Balmy Blue.

When I first saw this colour combo, I was not struck with inspiration. These are not colours I would normally put together. I skimmed my stamp sets, keeping these colours in mind, and came across Forever Fern. A favourite of mine for foliage, which covers the Mint Macaron and Garden Green, but I was still stuck with the Balmy Blue. I decided to push on with my foliage and the rest just came together,

Watercolour Foliage

Wet a sheet of Fluid 100 watercolour paper using a Stampin’ Spritzer or Water Painter, add Mint Macaron and Garden Green ink, to create a watercolour wash. I used a Water Painter to add my ink, so I could get more control over where the ink ran. When you are happy with your result, leave to dry naturally or dry using a Heat Tool. Die cut several foliage pieces, using the Forever Flourishing Dies. I cut two of each. This is your watercolour foliage.

Create an A6 card base, from Thick Basic White cardstock, measuring 10.5 cm x 14.9 cm. Trim a layer of Balmy Blue cardstock and Vellum A4 cardstock measuring 10 cm x 14.4 cm.

Stamp your sentiment onto Mint Macaron cardstock, using Versamark ink. Sprinkle over with white Stampin’ Emboss powder and melt using a Heat Tool. Die cut your sentiment, I have chosen a label die from the Hippo & Friends Dies.

Adhere your watercolour foliage to your Vellum layer with Mini Glue Dots. Arrange your watercolour foliage to represent a bouquet. Use Mini Glue Dots to adhere your Vellum Layer to your Balmy Blue Layer, placing them so that they are hidden behind your watercolour foliage.

Wrap white Baker’s Twine around your layers twice and tie in a bow on the right hand side. Add your sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Using Multipurpose Liquid Glue, adhere your layers to your card base. Finish your card by adding clear Elegant Faceted Gems.

I do hope I have inspired you. All Products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

Forever Flourishing Dies

[152714]

£33.00

Hippo & Friends Dies

[153585]

£33.00

Happy & Heartfelt Cling Stamp Set (English)

[158005]

£23.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147106]

£7.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

£7.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

£7.00

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

[149612]

£8.25

Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

[138344]

£8.25

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

[147007]

£8.25

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

£7.75

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£8.75

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

£17.00

Stampin' Spritzer

[126185]

£2.75

Water Painters

[151298]

£11.25

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

£10.25

Elegant Faceted Gems

[152464]

£7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

£5.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

£112.00

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Hello and welcome to Mays Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop – Theme 2021-2023 In-colour + Bonus Theme – Florals.

I know it has been a while but thank you for revisiting. Life has been crazy, due to my day job returning after lockdown. I am a chef at a local pub and it has been all hands on deck. Fortunately, things have started to quieten down and I can back to doing what I love, sharing my creations with you all.

This years new In-colours are beautiful and work so well together, as well as with our core colour families. I wanted to use this opportunity to introduce them to you.

2021-2023 In-colour Customer Thank you Cards

With our added theme of Florals, I thought I would recreate a card I made previously, which I loved and thought it would show off the 2021-2023 In-colours perfectly. This card uses the Lovely You Stamp set and the co-ordinating Lovely Labels Pick a Punch.

Cut a card front from ‘Basic White’ cardstock, measuring 14.4cm x 10cm. Randomly stamp your chosen images from ‘Lovely You’ stamp set, using ‘Pale Papaya’, ‘Polished Pink’, ‘Fresh Freesia’, ‘Soft Succulent’ and ‘Evening Evergreen’ ink pads. Layer onto a piece of 2021-2023 In-colour cardstock, measuring 14.6cm x 10.2cm.

Wrap a length of matching 2021-2023 In-colour ‘Open Weave Ribbon’ around the centre of your card front and tie with a bow. Slide your bow to the left hand side. Adhere your card front to a ‘Basic White Thick’ card base, measuring 14.9cm x 10.5cm.

Stamp your sentiment onto a piece of ‘Basic White’ cardstock, measuring 3/4″ x3″, using the matching 2021-2023 In-colour ink pad. Punch both ends using the ‘Lovely Labels Pick a Punch’. Adhere on top of your ribbon using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’.

I hope I have inspired you to get creating. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

For lots more inspiration, please continue to hop round my fellow demonstrators listed below:

Happy Crafting

Leighsa X

Lovely You Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152525]

£22.00

Lovely Labels Pick A Punch

[152883]

£21.00

2021–2023 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pad

[155638]

£31.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

£7.75

2021–2023 In Color A4 Cardstock

[155644]

£8.25

Pale Papaya 3/8″ (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155672]

£6.50

Polished Pink 3/8″ (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155714]

£6.50

Fresh Freesia 3/8″ (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155615]

£6.50

Soft Succulent 3/8″ (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155780]

£6.50

Evening Evergreen 3/8″ (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155573]

£6.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

£9.25

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Hello and Happy Easter! What a beautiful day it has been, here in the West Midlands UK. I have spent the day in the garden, having a little tidy round. I love a warm, sunny Sunday in the garden, just pottering about and sitting enjoying the atmosphere.

For todays blog, I would like to share a project that I created for a recent challenge. The theme was a colour combo – Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy and Balmy Blue. Once I pulled the colours out, blue and white pottery came to mind and monochrome watercolour.

Monochrome Watercolour Card

Create an A6 card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, from ‘Misty Moonlight’ cardstock. Using the largest ‘Stitched Rectangles’ die, cut a layer from ‘Night of Navy’ cardstock and adhere to your card front. Die cut the second largest ‘Stitched Rectangle’ die from ‘Shimmery White’ cardstock and adhere to your card front.

Stamp your flower image, from ‘Jar of Flowers’ stamp set, using ‘Versamark’ ink onto ‘Fluid 100’ watercolour card. Cover with ‘White Stampin Emboss’ powder, shake off excess and heat with ‘Heat Tool’, until all powder is melted. Repeat with your jar image.

Colour your flowers using ‘Misty Moonlight’ and ‘Night of Navy’ ink and an ‘Aqua Painter’. Use various strengths of ink and water, to give multiple tones to your flowers. Fussy cut around your coloured image. Add a wash of ‘Balmy Blue’ ink to your jar, to imitate water and punch out, using the coordinating punch.

Finishing Touches

Wrap ‘Misty Moonlight and White Twine’, from ‘Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack’, twice around the top of your jar and tie with a bow. Adhere your jar and flowers onto your card front, using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’. Finish your card by adding ‘Rhinestone Basic Jewels’.

I hope your have found some inspiration from card. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa X

Jar Of Flowers Bundle

[154064]

£34.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

£33.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

£4.75

Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack

[153620]

£9.25

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

£5.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£8.75

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

£7.00

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

[153118]

£7.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

£7.00

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

[149612]

£8.25

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

£9.25

Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock

[153086]

£8.25

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

£8.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Paper Snips

[103579]

£9.25

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Heat Tool – Uk Plug

[129054]

£28.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

£112.00

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Hello and welcome to my blog. For todays post I am joining the Global Design Project #GDP285. This week the theme is a colour challenge.

These colour are so soft and spring like. Initially, I was thinking a baby card, but then looking at my stamp sets I noticed the Beautiful Friendship stamp set. This set is one on my favourites, I love Hydrangeas, and it is on the retiring list for the annual 2020/2021 catalogue. I need to showcase this wonderful set more.

Simple Stamping Birthday Card

Create an A6 card base from ‘Basic White Thick’ cardstock, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm. Layer with a piece of ‘Seaside Spray’ cardstock, measuring 10.2cm x 14.6cm.

Cut a card front from of ‘Basic White’ cardstock, measuring 10cm x 14.4cm. Stamp your Hydrangea image several times, using ‘Seaside Spray’ ink, to cover three quarters of your card front. Overlapping the edges and your images.

Colour a piece of ‘White Crinkle Seam Binding’, long enough to wrap around your card front and tie in a bow, using ‘So Saffron Light Stampin Blend’. Once dry, wrap around your card front and tie with a bow. Adhere to your card base using ‘Multipurpose Adhesive’.

Stamp your sentiment on a piece of ‘Basic White’ cardstock, using ‘Sahara Sand’ ink. Die cut using the second largest ‘Stitched Shapes’ circle die. Stamp several flower images, onto the circle, using ‘So Saffron’ ink. Mount onto your card front using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’.

Finish your card by adding clear gems from the ‘Elegant Faceted Gems’.

I hope you enjoyed my simple stamping birthday card project. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

Beautiful Friendship Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149252]

£20.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

£28.00

Elegant Faceted Gems

[152464]

£7.00

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

[151326]

£7.00

So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154905]

£8.50

Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150085]

£7.00

So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147109]

£7.00

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147117]

£7.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

£7.75

Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock

[150889]

£8.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

£9.25

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

[150673]

£56.00

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Hello, for todays blog I am joining with the Global Design Project #GDP281. We have been given a colour challenge and I knew straight away that I wanted to create an Ombre Background.

I love this colour combo, it is bright and soft together. It makes me feel so happy and loved. ‘Real Red’ and ‘Blushing Bride’ is a winning combo, but to add the gorgeous ‘Bermuda Bay’ just makes it such fun.

Ombre Background Happy Birthday Card

Create an A6 card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, from ‘Bermuda Bay’ cardstock. Cut a ‘Basic White’ cardstock layer, measuring 10cm x 14.4cm. Using a ‘Sponge Brayer’ and ‘Blushing Bride’, ‘Blushing Bride’ and ‘Real Red’ ink, create an ombre background.

Lay down your ‘Brushing Bride’ ink to cover 3/4 of your ‘Basic White’ layer. Ensuring the colour is lighter to the top end. Next lay down your ‘Real Red’ ink from the bottom and blend into the ‘Blushing Bride’, to create a seamless join. Finally add your ‘Bermuda Bay’ ink from the top and blend into the ‘Blushing Bride’. Adhere to your card base.

DO NOT FORGET

Always remember to start with your ‘Sponge Brayer’ off your layer piece and roller fully across, to ensure an even coverage. I use a different ‘Sponge Brayer’ for each colour of ink, so that I can go back over any areas that I think need more blending.

Trim a piece of ‘Bermuda Bay’ cardstock to 10.5cm x 3.5cm, for a banner and die cut the word HAPPY from the middle, using the ‘Playful Alphabet Dies’. Make sure you keep all the piece from the middles of the letters. The letters can be kept for another project. Adhere your banner to your card front, using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’. Adhere the centre pieces, of the A and Ps, flat on your ombre background.

Die cut the word BIRTHDAY from a piece of ‘Blushing Bride’ cardstock, using the ‘Well Written Dies’, and adhere below your banner.

Finish your card by adding a ‘Rhinestone Basic Jewels’.

I hope you have found some inspiration from my project. All products used are available from my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

Playful Alphabet Dies

[152706]

£32.00

Well Written Dies

[151816]

£37.00

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147084]

£7.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147100]

£7.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147096]

£7.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride

[131287]

£8.25

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

£8.25

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

£4.75

Sponge Brayers

[141714]

£7.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

[150673]

£56.00

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Hello and welcome to my blog. I am so glad you could stop by. This weeks Global Design Project is a colour challenge and they have chosen three wonderful colours for us, ‘Real Red’, ‘Just Jade’ and ‘Garden Green’. These just scream Christmas to me and as I have not finished making my Christmas cards yet, this is the perfect opportunity to create something for those that receive a ‘Special’ card from me.

Christmas Jar Shaker Card

Every year, for Christmas, I have a vase which I fill with coloured baubles and lots of foliage. Holly, twigs, berries and much more. This has given me the inspiration for todays card.

Lets make the card

Cut a ‘Real Red’ layer of cardstock, measuring 10cm x 14.4 cm, and punch out a jar from the bottom middle, using the ‘Jar’ punch. Place a ‘Mason Jar Shaker Dome’ to the rear and fill 1/3 with ‘Sequins For Everything’. Place a piece of ‘Gold Foil Sheet’, measuring 10.2cm x 14.6cm, behind. I found holding it up-side-down easiest, so to get it central.

Using the ‘Forever Fern’ stamp set, stamp your eucalyptus image in ‘Real Red’ ink. Stamp on to a piece of ‘Whisper White’ cardstock, a mixture of different foliage images, using ‘Garden Green’ and ‘Just Jade’ ink and first and second generation stamping. Cut out your stamped images using the ‘Forever Flourishing’ dies. If you do not have the dies you can fussy cut.

Snip the stems off your stamped images, to allow them to sit flat to your ‘Mason Jar Shaker Dome’. Using your fingers, crimp and mould your images to give them shape. Arrange them onto your card front, changing around until you are happy with there placement. Once you have them where you want, adhere into place using a mixture of ‘Multipurpose Glue’ and ‘Stampin Dimensionals’. Only apply your adhesive to the bottom of your images, allowing them to stand proud and add texture to your card.

Tie a bow with ‘Real Red Sheer Ribbon’ and adhere to you jar with a ‘Mini glue Dot’. To finish your card front, cut three small foliage pieces from ‘Gold Foil Sheet’, using the ‘Forever Flourishing’ dies. Add these into your foliage and adhere using ‘Multipurpose Glue’.

Adhere your card front to an A6 ‘Thick Whisper White’ card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm.

I hope you have found some inspiration in my card. All products used are listed below and available in my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

Forever Fern Bundle (English)

[154094]

£49.50

Jar Punch

[152703]

£17.00

Mason Jar Shaker Domes

[153100]

£6.00

Sequins For Everything

[153556]

£11.25

Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon

[153535]

£6.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£9.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

£7.75

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

£8.25

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

£4.75

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

£7.00

Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad

[153115]

£7.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

£7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

£5.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

£9.25

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

£112.00

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Hello and welcome to this months Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. For November we have a Non Traditional Christmas Colour Challenge. I am really excited by this theme, as I love to try things new and push myself to think outside the box. We all tend to do the tradition red and green or icey, whites and silvers, for Christmas and to do something else can be a challenge.

I have been inspired by all the rainbows that have been about lately and thought about doing a rainbow Christmas tree, but I wanted to do a simple card, to show how effective these can be. So I have chosen to share with you a rainbow of Christmas trees.

A Rainbow of Christmas Trees using Non Traditional Colours

I just love a stamp set that has a coordinating punch and the ‘Perfectly Plaid’ stamp set and ‘Pine Tree’ punch is fantastic for simple cards.

Using ‘Bermuda Bay’ ink, stamp onto ‘Bermuda Bay’ cardstock with your chosen tree image. I have used to leaf outline and infill stamps, because this stamp set is photopolymer it is quite easy to line these up. Punch your image out using the ‘Pine Tree Punch’.

Repeat your stamping and punching using, ‘Granny Apple Green’, ‘Daffodil Delight’, ‘Melon Mambo’ and ‘Gorgeous Grape’ cardstock and ink.

Cut a piece of ‘Whisper White’ cardstock, measuring 13.9cm x 9.5cm, and adhere to a piece of ‘Daffodil Delight’ cardstock, measuring 14.2cm x 9.8 cm, using ‘Multipurpose Glue’. You could change the ‘Daffodil Delight’ layer for any of the other colours used. Using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’ adhere this to the front of an A6 card base, measuring 14.9cm x 10.5cm.

Placing Your Trees

Place your ‘Daffodil Delight’ tree in the centre of your card front and place your ‘Bermuda Bay’ tree to the left and your ‘Gorgeous Grape’ tree to the right. Ensuring they are equally distanced. Adhere these using ‘Multipurpose Glue.

Place ‘Stampin Dimensionals’ to the rear of your ‘Granny Apple Green’ and ‘Melon Mambo’ trees. Adhere your ‘Granny Apple Green’ tree between your ‘Bermuda Bay’ and ‘Daffodil Delight’ trees. Next, adhere your ‘Melon Mambo’ tree between your ‘Daffodil Delight’ and ‘Gorgeous Grape’ trees.

Finish your card by stamping your sentiment onto ‘Whisper White’ cardstock, using ‘Memento Tuxedo Black’ ink. Punch our, using the ‘Classic Label Punch’ and adhere using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’.

I hope you enjoy my project and do hop along for lots more inspiration. All products used are listed below and available in my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

Perfectly Plaid Photopolymer Stamp Set (En)

[149418]

£16.00

Pine Tree Punch

[149521]

£17.00

Itty Bitty Christmas Cling Stamp Set (En)

[150513]

£20.00

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

£17.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[147096]

£7.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

£7.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

£7.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147051]

£7.00

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad

[147099]

£7.00

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

£8.25

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

[147014]

£8.25

Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock

[121680]

£8.25

Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock

[119980]

£8.25

Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock

[147011]

£8.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£9.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

£7.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Clear Block D

[118485]

£8.00

Clear Block G

[118489]

£4.25

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

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