Ros Davidson, Independent Stampin' Up!® demonstrator, Melbourne, Australia

Colour Creations #17 - Garden Green

Our seventeenth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "garden green" from the regals collection. I have chosen garden green, melon mambo and coastal cabana from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 
Here is my garden green card from 2018. 

I am calling my card today my not so garden green card as it started out greener in my head! I started with a misty moonlight sponged background that I added water droplets to (some a little larger than I intended and not exactly where I wanted!) and some Wink of Stella droplets (again larger and not where I wanted but moving on...)
I used 3 of the 4 houses from Coming Home stamp set, stacked to look like one house and I coloured main portion of the house with the melon mambo stampin' blend. I added a coastal cabana door using the woodgrain paper from the brights designer series paper stack and coloured the windows in with pool party stampin' blend. I finished the house with colouring the roof in with a smoky slate stampin' blends.
The trees are garden green sponged cardstock fussy cut with the trunks coloured with soft suede stampin' write marker and finished on whisper white die cut cardstock.
I hand cut a path from smoky slate cardstock and finished the card front off with a Merry Christmas embossed sentiment from Christmas Gleaming stamp set and some of my homemade faux resin dots in garden green. 


Close up view


Inside card - I used the 4th house from the Coming Home stamp set to decorate the inside of the card and the sentiment is from the Tree Angle stamp set


Catherine is hosting the colour creations blog hop each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

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Coming Home Bundle [155144] $81.00	Tree Angle Photopolymer Stamp Set [153442] $30.00	Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp Set (En) [150464] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $15.25	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $13.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $15.50	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $15.25
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $13.00	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $13.00	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144605] $15.50	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00	Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153112] $15.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152487] $20.00
Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [147158] $52.50	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155] $52.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00
Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $10.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00

Colour Creations #16 - Flirty Flamingo

Our sixteenth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "flirty flamingo" from the brights collection. I have chosen flirty flamingo, gorgeous grape and night of navy from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 
Here is my flirty flamingo card from 2018. 

For my card today I have tried a new take on the scrappy strip technique, (it's really a step up from that) called the mosaic technique. You cut angled strips of cardstock and adhere them across your cardstock horizontally and then cut your cardstock in thin strips. I'd love to make you a video of the technique but you will have to make do with my terrible description as I currently have no voice. Here's a scrappy strip card I have made previously if you need a visual of the technique. 
I added in some gold foil cardstock as I wanted a lighter colour to go with my trio colour palette and I liked the pop the gold foil gave. I heat embossed my sentiment in gold stampin' emboss powder to tie it back into the card and filled in some blank space with my faux resin dots.


Close up


Inside card - I used sponge daubers and inkpads to give the multi coloured birthday sentiment  


Catherine is hosting the colour creations blog hop each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

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Best Year Cling Stamp Set (English) [152568] $35.00	Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00	Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] $15.25	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $15.25
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $10.50	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

Colour Creations #15 - Early Espresso

Our fifteenth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "early espresso" from the neutrals collection. I have chosen early espresso, cherry cobbler and so saffron from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 
Here is my early espresso card from 2018. 

For my card this week I decided long ago to make block of chocolate card as early espresso screams chocolate to me. When Kate  make her chocolate version a few weeks ago for crumb cake I was not going to be swayed in my decision. So if you think you are seeing a repeat, you kind of are. I'd also like to say thanks to Tina for the "chocolate" die cuts as I don't own the love you more than dies and she cut a whole stack for me and mailed them to me so I could finish me creation. 
My chocolate "squares" which aren't squares at all, LOL measure 2.5cm x 2cm and 2cm x 1.5cm on a 13.5cm x 9cm early espresso layer. I have used a layer of chipboard packaging between the two early espresso rectangles to give a more realistic look and depth to the chocolate blocks on the overall card.


I used 'Tis The Season DSP (and normal aluminium kitchen foil) to create the "packaging" for the chocolate bar and I love how many of the sheets from this DSP don't read Christmassy and can be used for other things (like this chocolate bar 😀.) I finished off the card with a label created from painted label dies and the chocolate word die from love you more than dies.
Did you know that if you ever get someone else to die cut dies for you, ask them to cut them in whisper white and you can make them any colour you like using the sponge brayers or daubers and ink pads. 

Close up


Inside card - as mentioned above I don't own the love you more than dies nor do I own the nothing better than stamp set so I improvised for the inside of the card. I typed the "I thought you might need some ____ today." and left a blank space for the die cut word chocolate. I used the font Andale Mono (size 14) and used the hex code (#64412C) for early espresso coloured font.   


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Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00	So Saffron A4 Card Stock [108611] $15.25
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $8.75	‘Tis The Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153489] $20.00
Painted Labels Dies [151605] $61.00	Love You More Than Dies [152698] $52.00

Colour Creations #14 - Daffodil Delight

Our fourteenth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "daffodil delight" from the brights collection. I have chosen daffodil delight, mango melody and poppy parade from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 
Here is my daffodil delight card from 2018. 

I decided to make an emoji style birthday card for my creation this week using punch art and focused on using my chosen colours for the emoji and the party hat. I had to use a lot of dies to create the punch art "look". I gave the party hat a bit of texture with shimmery white embossing paste and the basic pattern decorative mask and finished the hat off with a tassel I created using a cog from garage gears thinlit dies. The rest of the card was completed with a "happy b*day" that was inspired from the happiest of birthdays stamp set. I think it works well with the emoji image. Perfect for the younger teenage crowd. 


Close up


Inside card


Catherine is hosting the colour creations blog hop each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

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Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $13.00	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $15.25	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $15.25	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $15.25
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Shimmery White Embossing Paste [145645] $15.75	Basic Pattern Decorative Masks [150697] $10.00
1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch [138299] $28.00	2-1/4" (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch [143720] $31.00	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00	Stitched Triangles Dies [152710] $61.00
Layering Circles Dies [151770] $58.00	Garage Gears Dies [151812] $57.00

Colour Creations #13 - Crushed Curry

Our thirteenth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "crushed curry" from the regals collection. I have chosen crushed curry, sahara sand and pool party from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 
Here is my crushed curry card from 2018. 

For my card today, I decided to work with the split card front technique and I used the many layered blossoms die to split across the two card fronts. Using the adhesive sheets was big time saver in creating the two cards and made sticking the tiny pool party flower centres down A LOT easier! 
I decided mirror the overall design yet make the two cards different. One into a birthday card and the other a thank you card. Again, I used my faux resin dots to finish off the two cards and add in some more crushed curry colour. 


Birthday card


Inside birthday card


Thank you card


Inside thank you card


Catherine is hosting the colour creations blog hop each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

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Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00	Massive Thanks Cling Stamp Set [152578] $38.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $15.25
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $15.25	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00	Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288] $15.25
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Playing With Patterns 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152490] $20.00	Many Layered Blossoms Dies [153582] $78.00
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

Colour Creations #12 - Crumb Cake

Our twelfth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "crumb cake" from the neutrals collection. I have chosen crumb cake, calypso coral and granny apple green from the colour coach to work with today for my creation and I also added in a little petal pink.
Here is my crumb cake card from 2018. 

For my card today, I started with a crumb cake cardstock background that I covered with an old sewing pattern using the faux silk technique to create a textured background. I then added some wild rose flowers in calypso coral and petal pink that I fussy cut so I had no white edges showing. I also fussy cut the leaves I stamped on granny apple green cardstock. The wild rose die cut leaves are from old olive cardstock. 
To add in some more crumb cake, I've made my own faux resin dots. I did this by using a circle and the fine tip glue pen. As Stampin' Up! don't sell small punch shapes any more, I suggest having another look at your cut and emboss products. Many of your dies have small circles that work really well to create faux resin dots. 


Close up


Inside card


Catherine is hosting the colour creations blog hop each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

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To A Wild Rose Photopolymer Stamp Set [149452] $45.00	Massive Thanks Cling Stamp Set [152578] $38.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00
Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $15.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $15.25	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Wild Rose Dies [155886] $0.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

Colour Creations #11 - Coastal Cabana

Our eleventh colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "coastal cabana" from the brights collection. I have chosen coastal cabana, melon mambo and gorgeous grape from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 
Here is my coastal cabana card from 2018. 

For my card today, I have been heavily inspired and basically CASED this amazing card from Melissa Stout. I've used the same bundle, peace and joy and practically the same colours, only I have changed the orientation of the card to a horizontal card and also made my card into a shaker card.
I used the joy dies to die cut the word "bright" and stamped the words the two words "merry & and" from the peace & joy stamp set. I made a simple frame using the paper trimmer and finished it off with the window sheets and foam adhesive strips to create a shaker panel. This created the focal point for my card sitting on a sheet of coastal cabana designer series paper from the brights 6" x 6" designer series paper pack.


Close up


Inside card
 

Catherine is hosting the colour creations blog hop each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

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Peace & Joy Bundle [155167] $78.25	Perfectly Plaid Photopolymer Stamp Set (En) [149418] $30.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] $15.25
Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $15.25	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $13.00	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152487] $20.00	Window Sheets [142314] $8.75
Foam Adhesive Strips [141825] $14.00

Colour Creations #10 - Cinnamon Cider

Our tenth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "cinnamon cider" from the 2020 - 2022 in color collection. I have chosen cinnamon cider, crushed curry and cajun craze from the colour coach to work with today for my creation (and I also added in early espresso). 
For my card today I have used the herringbone technique with cardstock strips in four colours. I used two different designer series paper, (world of good and in good taste), and made my own paper strips for the other two colours. For the cajun craze strips I used the mother of pearl technique and for the crushed curry strips the shaving foam technique.
After laying down my herringbone panel I decided the pattern was quite masculine and was considering making a male birthday card but since Father's Day is next month (first Sunday in September in Australia) I thought I would get super organised and make a card to mail to my Father in law. (Need to make a card for my dad next.)
I am a lot more organised (and in a better head space) than I was in the lead up to Mother's Day, as we were in isolation then too and I didn't even make any cards for my Mum or Mother in law! Whoops!  


Close up


Inside card - I feel the inside of the card could work as a card front on its own as well.
I typed the sentiment Happy iso Father's Day and used a font I downloaded for the internet (Desert Queen). I finished off the sentiment with the Playful Alphabet Dies. I also tried to echo the front of the card with the herringbone technique but due to the panel being much smaller I only ran the cardstock strips in one direction.


Catherine is hosting the colour creations blog hop each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today! 

Best Year Cling Stamp Set (English) [152568] $35.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Cinnamon Cider A4 Cardstock [153083] $15.25	Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad [153114] $13.00
Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock [121683] $15.25	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $13.00	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $13.00	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131158] $6.50
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	World Of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper [152491] $26.00	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $37.00	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00
Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $50.00	Frost White Shimmer Paint [147046] $14.00

Colour Creations 2020 #9 - Cherry Cobbler

Our ninth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "cherry cobbler" from the regals collection. I have chosen cherry cobbler, petal pink and mossy meadow from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 
Here is my card from 2018. 

For tonights card, I have used the large floral from ornate style stamp set and have coloured it in with stampin' blends on shimmery white cardstock. I fussy cut a few of the cherry cobbler images and raised them up on stampin' dimensionals for added interest, similar to paper toile. I also added rhinestone jewels both basic and champagne coloured ones to the centre of most flowers for a bit of bling. I fussy cut the large floral image and laid it on top of the frame from ornate layers dies. I then layed the die cut frame onto a petal pink cardstock piece I had run through the subtle embossing folder. 
I went with the no sentiment/blank card instead of the for you route I was going to do so it can be used for any occasion. 


Close up


Side view of the paper toile "effect"


Inside card - I stamped a portion of the floral image in gray granite 


Catherine is hosting the colour creations blog hop each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today! 

Ornate Style Bundle [154119] $90.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $13.00	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $15.25
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $13.00	Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890] $15.50	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $15.25	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00
Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154880] $15.50	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $15.25	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $15.50
Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.50	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75
Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $10.50

Colour Creations 2020 #8 - Calypso Coral

Our eighth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "calypso coral" from the subtles collection. I have chosen calypso coral, crushed curry and bermuda bay from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 
Here is my card from 2018. 

With my card today, I decided to create a shaker card as the colours calypso coral, crushed curry and bermuda bay, all together scream bright, fun and happy! I created a smoshed inked background and layered a single cardstock candle on top if it. I masked two different stamps from well said stamp set to create the "make a" sentiment (shown in the image below) and I also trimmed the end off wishes from well written dies to create the word "wish".



To create the candle, I also used the well written dies but used the negative portion (again shown below).


Close up


Inside card


Catherine is hosting the colour creations blog hop each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today! 

Well Said Cling Stamp Set [148796] $77.00	Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $15.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00
Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288] $15.25	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50
Playing With Patterns 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152490] $20.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00	Well Written Dies [151816] $70.00	Window Sheets [142314] $8.75
Foam Adhesive Strips [141825] $14.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75