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

Stampin' Up! Balmy Blue Diagonal Double Fold Card

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, Balmy Blue
If you remember, from previous years I like to work with the color coach Stampin' Up! provides to add a challenge to my card creations.


This week, I have chosen Balmy Blue, Night of Navy and Granny Apple Green from the colour coach to work with. 
Each time I have done a balmy blue blog hop, I can't help myself, I have always chosen the same colour combination. This year, I decided to make a card for my nephew Hunter and since his favourite colour is green I had no choice but to go with the same colour combination again! Hopefully, he likes the diagonal double fold card, it is a fun fold. I originally had an opps when I cut the DSP and cut it on the wrong angle as I had intended the card to be a vertical card not horizontal. Not wanting to waste the DSP, I went with it anyway.

The DSP I have uses is from the Abstract Beauty 4" x 6" pack (it's on the last chance product list for $18.20!) and the granny apple green is from last years Brights design (my this years pack hasn't arrived yet). I die cut the 5 using my electronic die cut machine and the circle/scalloped circle is from the layering circles dies. The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Art Gallery stamp set.  


Close up


With envelope - I used a spare #5 die cut and my blending brushes to decorate the envelope


Up next we have Diane Furniss. I can't wait to see what she is sharing.

If you have find a broken link on the blog hop, the master list for the blog hop can be found here.

Check out my previous balmy blue creations 2018, 2020 & 2021.

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Art Gallery Photopolymer Stamp Set [154421] $38.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $16.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $14.00
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $16.25	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $14.00	Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $16.25	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $14.00
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Abstract Beauty 4" X 6" (10.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [158039] $26.00	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159258] $21.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $61.00

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Stampin' Up! Sweet Sorbet Butterflies and Flowers Layering Decorative Masks Birthday Card

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, Sweet Sorbet.
If you remember, from previous years I like to work with the color coach Stampin' Up! provides to add a challenge to my card creations.


This week, I have chosen sweet sorbet, blushing bride and pool party from the colour coach to work with. 
I have also used the butterflies and flowers layering decorative masks from the January - June mini catalogue along with the blending brushes which make using the decorative masks a dream to use. I have used three of the six masks in the pack, two to create the layered floral design and a third to decorate the pool party cardstock. I die cut my floral decorative mask with the stitched rectangle dies and added the opal rounds for some bling. I stamped the "happy birthday" sentiment from Shaded Summer stamp set and masked the happy (and then re-stamped it) so I could stamp it in the centre of the word birthday image (and for it to fit neatly in the double oval punch). I also tied a double bow with the linen thread to finish off the card. 
Inside the card the sentiment is from nature's prints and I used the masks to create a very mini scene in the corner. 
With envelope


Up next we have Catherine Proctor. I can't wait to see what she is sharing.

If you have find a broken link on the blog hop, the master list for the blog hop can be found here.

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

Shaded Summer Cling Stamp Set [155783] $41.00	Nature's Prints Cling Stamp Set (English) [158793] $44.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $14.00
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $14.00	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $16.25	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $14.00	Sweet Sorbet A4 Cardstock [159266] $16.25
Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad [159216] $14.00	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $16.25	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Blending Brushes [153611] $21.75	Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks [158142] $17.50	Opal Rounds [154289] $13.25	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Double Oval Punch [154242] $34.00

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Stampin' Up! Artfully Layered Hello Card with Starry Sky Color Coach

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, Starry Sky.
If you remember, from previous years I like to work with the color coach Stampin' Up! provides to add a challenge to my card creations.


This week, I have chosen Starry Sky, Bermuda Bay and Mango Melody from the colour coach to work with. 

For my card today I have CASED a card from Shelli Gardner's blog, So Shelli, shown below.


I loved the layering with the artfully layered stamp set and the die on top (of all the stamped images) and the colours used were not dissimilar from what I had chosen.


I made two different versions of the card reversing the mango melody/starry sky leaf image colours. I did stamp off the starry sky leaf image to make it a little lighter. The bermuda bay strip of cardstock is the drybrush background stamp stamped with bermuda bay ink and the white portion of the cardstock lightly blended with bermuda bay on a blending brush. I have used the hello stamp from biggest wish stamp set for the sentiment. Basic rhinestone jewels were the finishing touch for the card.  

With decorated envelope


Inside card


Up next we have Michele Taylor. I can't wait to see what she is sharing.

If you have find a broken link on the blog hop, the master list for the blog hop can be found here.

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

Artfully Layered Bundle (English) [157761] $92.50	Drybrush Cling Stamp Set [152599] $32.00	Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [155052] $30.00	Starry Sky A4 Cardstock [159264] $16.25
Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [159212] $14.00	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $16.25	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $14.00	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $16.25
Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25

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Stampin Up Artfully Layered Triple Point Card

One of my favourite new bundles from the January - June mini catalogue is the Artfully Layered bundle. I used the stamp set and dies, which are available to purchase as a bundle at a 10% discount and a couple of other products to create todays card. If you purchase the artfully layered bundle at the moment, you also qualify to get a level 1 sale-a-bration product for FREE. 

This was one of the cards made in my January techniques class. February techniques class had to be postposed due to my house being in iso with my husband getting COVID, then we got out and then we were back in iso again as my youngest daughter got COVID. My eldest daughter is the only one to not have caught COVID and I am still not 100% so haven't rescheduled February dates yet.  

Overhead shot of the card


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


Artfully Layered Bundle (English) [157761] $92.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00	Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock [155575] $15.25
Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $13.00	Just Jade A4 Cardstock [153084] $15.25	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $13.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $15.50
Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Artfully Composed 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [157750] $20.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder [156505] $17.50

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