Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - 2021 - 23 In Colors

  

Hello and welcome,

It's Stamping 2nd Sunday latest blog hop for May, hosted by Sara Levin and for this month the design team will be showcasing our projects using the new In Colors for 2021 to 2023. It's always exciting when the new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue comes out and to see the new In Colors is so much fun!

For my creations I've used three of the five In Colors and made three cards for the simple, casual and avid crafter.

Simple crafter

For this card I've used Fresh Freesia using Ink, Cardstock, DSP and Embellishment. Starting with the card base in Fresh Freesia, layered with a panel in gingham DSP from Pansy Petals 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper.

The image of the butterfly is from the Butterfly Brilliance Stamp Set which is one large stamp so you get multiples of butterflies all at once and die cut using the Brilliant Wings Dies. I've used the second largest circle and scalloped die which is from the Layering Circles Dies. I splattered Fresh Freesia Ink with the Stampin Blend onto the Basic White Cardstock.

The sentiment is from the Art Gallery Stamp Set, stamped onto a strip of Basic White Cardstock and I just had to add a single embellishment using the Loose Flower Flourishes in Fresh Freesia. 

Casual Crafter

I've used Polished Pink and Pale Papaya for the casual crafter stepping it up with blending these two colours together to create the butterfly using the Blending Brush onto Shimmery White Cardstock. I've layered the butterfly over another butterfly in Polished Pink Shimmer Vellum.

The panel of Basic White cardstock is a mix of the two colours splattered using the brush end of the Stampin' Blends and you flick against the lid. I lightly added Polished Pink Ink with the Blending Brush to the cardstock.

The In Colors have the most beautiful ribbons, they are so easy to use and are sheer. I've layered the Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon and placed it down with Tear and Tape. 

The sentiment is also from the Art Gallery Stamp Set and die cut out with the Floral Gallery Dies. I've added three of the flower embellishments and lots of sparkle using Clear Wink of Stella.

Avid Crafter

The avid crafter is going all out when making their projects, I like to mix different stamp sets, dies etc....to my creation.

\I've mixed the three In Colors here using Polished Pink, Fresh Freesia and Pale Papaya with lots of different elements.

 

The main Ombre panel is created by using the Blending Brush and Pale Papaya Ink onto Basic White Cardstock starting from the bottom and working my way up. I added Pale Papaya splattered ink using the Stampin' Blends.

The new Tailor Made Tags Dies are so cute and it was on the top of my pre-order list. I thought it would be fun to add them to the card instead of just using them as tags. I cut the Fresh Freesia ribbon in half to foam two thin strips and looped it through the hole of the tags.

The additional of the Polished Pink flowers and Fresh Freesia foliage die cut elements are from the Floral Heart Dies and the butterfly die cut is in Pale Papaya.

The greeting is from Always In My Heart Stamp Set stamped in Versamark Ink, heat embossed using White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. Then die cut using the banner die from Floral Heart Dies.

More additions of the Loose Flower Flourish Embellishments this time in Fresh Freesia and Pale Papaya. I just had to add more sparkle to the card with Clear Wink of Stella, it's hard to see with the photos but trust me it's there!

Thank you for visiting my blog today. To see all of the amazing projects by the Stamping Sunday Design Team please click on their names below.

1.	Sara Levin
2.	Tami Hewlett
3.	Jay Soriano
4.	Vicki Boucher

If you live in Australia and would like to purchase any of the above mentioned Stampin' Up! products, please visit my online store here.

If you would like the new Stampin' Up! 2021 to 2022 Annual Catalogue, I would be happy to send you one please contact me here

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Melbourne, Australia.

Art With Heart Team Creative Showcase February - Love and Valentine's Day

Hello and welcome,

I'm so excited to share with you two projects I have created for the latest Art With Heart Team Creative Showcase hosted by Rachel Woollard, I'll post the link to her page at the end of my blog. 

We are sharing our creativity with the theme Love and Valentine's Day. I can smell Love is in the air with Valentine's Day coming up on the 14th February and I thought I would make something special for my hubby. 

I've made a card and a 3D project using the Always in My Heart Bundle and the Gilded Leafing Embellishment which you can find in the latest Stampin' Up! January to June 2021 Mini Catalogue. Oh and also the Blender Brushes, I just love them so much!

My favourite colour at the moment would have to be Pacific Point, I just love the richness of this colour I've combine it with Night of Navy Ink and the Gilded Leafing.

To create the card I've started with a panel of Whisper/Basic White Cardstock to create the Ombre effect I've used the Blender Brush and Pacific Point Ink using circler motions across the panel adding more ink as I go. I wanted a deeper blue at the bottom so I added Night of Navy Ink. 

For the detailed floral Ombre heart I've used Pacific Point Ink with the Blender Brush and applied ink onto a piece of Whisper/Basic White Cardstock leaving some white on the outer edge of the Cardstock. This also applies to heart for the 3D Mini Gold Pizza Box.

For the "LOVE" & "YOU" I've created the Ombre look by using Whisper White Cardstock, Pacific Point Ink, Blender Brushes, the Playful Alphabet Dies for the letters "LOVE" & "YOU" and Foam Adhesive Sheets. 

I wanted to add the Gilded Leafing to my project gold and blue is such a lovely combination. Gilded Leafing is the same as the powder embossing still using Versamark Ink which I've added the Ink with a Sponge Dauber and also with the edge of the Versamark Ink Pad to the Cardstock. Add the Heat & Stick Powder, heat set with the Heat Tool and then apply the Gilded Leafing. I remove any excess of gold with a Stamping Sponge. 

The Gold Mini Pizza Box is the same as the card, except for the Fine Art Gold Ribbon which is tied around the gold box. 

Well that's it for my blog, now it's time to visit Rachel Woollard and all the other participants from the Art With Heart Team. I'm so looking forward to seeing their beautiful projects.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. You can purchase any of the above mentioned products by visiting my online store here or send me a direct message.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

 

 

Week 34 Art With Heart Colour Creations Weekly Showcase Petal Pink

Hello and welcome,

It's been awhile since my last Colour Creations blog with the Art With Heart Team, but I couldn't miss out on Petal Pink as it's one of my all time favourite Stampin' Up! Colors. I just love the softness and it was the perfect colour for my Happy Anniversary card.

Each week the lovely Catherine Proctor runs the Colour Creations Showcase with a selection of members from the Art With Heart Team join in and show off their beautiful projects using Stampin' Up! Colors. Make sure you click on the link at the end of my blog to see their creations.

I've used the Always in my Heart Bundle which is in the Mini Catalogue January to June 2021 on page 12. I won the Always in my Heart Stamp Set at last years On Stage At Home being a Demonstrator has it's perks, so all I needed was the Dies to complete the set. I love how the sentiment fits in the stitched banner die perfectly.

To create the large detailed heart using the new Blender Brush, I've lightly sponged Petal Pink Ink onto a sheet of Basic White Cardstock and die cut the image out. As you can see I've given the heart a light subtle pink look. The solid center heart is a lot darker than the outer flower images.

The stamp set has some beautiful floral and leaf images to add to your projects. Using scrap pieces of White Cardstock I've stamped the images in Petal Pink, Sahara Sand and Balmy Blue this is a beautiful colour combo. Using the Stampin' Blends to colour in the images in the following colours - Petal Pink L & D, Balmy Blue Light, Ivory, Crumb Cake Light and Color Lifter to blend in the colours. The Ivory and Crumb Cake works well together with Sahara Sand. There are matching dies for the smaller pieces.

Sponging Petal Pink Ink onto a scrap piece of (make sure it's wide and long enough for the Banner Die) Basic White Cardstock with the Blender Brush. The sentiment is silver embossed onto the Cardstock, by stamping the image in Versamark Ink use Sliver Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. Then die cut out the sentiment using the Stitched Banner Die. There are two score lines on each side of the banner to give you a raised look. 

As the banner is raised you can add many layers underneath by using Stampin' Dimensionals for the stamped images and the solid part of the heart. 

The panel under the die cut pieces is the Pearlescent Specialty Paper which is in the Mini Catalogue, I love the shimmer of the paper and blends in well with the colours I've used. This is layered over a half sheet of Petal Pink Cardstock.

To finish off the card I've added the Basic Pearls Jewels to my project.

Thank you for visiting my blog with the Colour Creations Weekly Showcase and I can't wait to see everyone's projects.

Click on the link here to see Cathy's and all of the other participants names for Petal Pink creations.

Happy Stamping 

Vicki Boucher

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