Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge Week 17 - Granny Apple Green

It's Week 17 of the Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Challenge and this week we are showcasing the beautiful Granny Apple Green from the Brights Collection. I love this fresh, pretty green and I am excited to share with you the card design I came up with to show the versatility of this wonderful color.

For this week's card design, I wanted to create an organic design using the retiring Vellum Basics Specialty Designer Series Paper for my background. I just love this soft tone on tone pattern that helps to add texture to the card design without being overwhelming. I also chose to use one of my favorite bundles from the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog, Notes of Nature, which sadly is also retiring. I chose to add some Gold embossing to add a classic elegance to the card and the Gold Sequins add the perfect finishing touch. 

Products Used:

Notes Of Nature Bundle (item #162640) - Retiring 

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Vellum Basics Specialty Designer Series Paper (item #160839) - Retiring 

Granny Apple Green Cardstock (item #146990)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Granny Apple Green Classic Ink Pad (item #147095)

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154885)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555) - Retiring 

Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins (item #161627)

Blending Brushes (item #153611)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Granny Apple Green Cardstock 

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

4 Detailed Foliage sprigs die cut with the Notes of Nature Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Medium Circle die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Sentiment Label die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

2 stamped and die cut leaves with the Notes of Nature Bundle

Vellum Basics Specialty Designer Series Paper 

Card Front die cut with the Notes of Nature Dies

I love the texture and detail in this pretty card design. The leaf design in the layer of vellum adds wonderful texture to the background of the design. I die cut the left side of the vellum layer using one of the Notes of Nature Dies to give the look of a notebook page. To help make the leaf pattern pop, I used a blending brush to add Granny Apple Green Classic ink to the reverse side of the vellum to add a layer of soft color which helps bring out the detail when I layered it on top of the Granny Apple Green card base. For the focal image, I die cut a medium circle from Basic White cardstock using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I heat embossed the detailed lines image from the Notes of Nature stamp set using Gold embossing powder and then stamped the dottage background image using Granny Apple Green Classic ink onto the background, stamping off once each time, to add some soft texture. Using a blending brush, I gently added some Granny Apple Green Classic ink to the die cut circle to add a soft layer of color. I stamped and die cut two of the leaves images and colored them with Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers to bring them to life. I also die cut several detailed leaf sprigs to add behind the circle to add texture and details against the vellum background. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image onto a Basic White banner I die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies. To finish off the card design, I added several Gold Sequins to coordinate with the Gold embossing. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to mix and match different products to help you create your own beautiful projects. Granny Apple Green is such a wonderful, fresh color that is perfect for Spring and Summer. Don't forget to take advantage of the Last Chance Products Sale to stock up on your favorite retiring products. 

Please take the time to visit this week's Monochromatic Insta Hop to see all the amazing projects created featuring Granny Apple Green. Just click here to get started. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you will come back next Friday to see what color we will be showcasing for Week 18. 

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Tricia Butts
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Paper Pumpkin Possibilities April Blog Hop Delicate Wings

Welcome to the Paper Pumpkin Possibilities April Blog Hop as we showcase alternative project ideas featuring the Delicate Wings Kit. Our wonderful Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to think outside the box to help you create your own beautiful projects.

For my alternative card design, I wanted to play with the stamp images in the exclusive stamp set included in this kit. I also wanted to use the Thanks & Beyond Dies which coordinate with the April, May and June Paper Pumpkin Kits. One of my favorite techniques is heat embossing and I thought the delicate butterfly image was perfect for creating a pretty background design with this technique. It was so much fun combining the different images to create this soft and pretty design.

Products Used:

Paper Pumpkin April Delicate Wings Kit

Thanks & Beyond Add-On Dies (item #164397)

Boho Blue Cardstock (item #161724)

Thick Basic White Cardstock (item #159229)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Boho Blue Classic Ink Pad (item #161650)

Bubble Bath Classic Ink Pad (item #161664)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Blending Brushes (item # 153611)

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels (item #158130) - Retiring

Measurements:

Thick Basic White Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Boho Blue Cardstock

Layer 1 - 5 1/4" x 4"

Sentiment Label die cut with the Thanks & Beyond Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front - 5" x 3 3/4"

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore creating your own alternative designs with this supplies in this kit. As a Paper Pumpkin Subscriber, you can order the Delicate Wings Refill (item #164395) and Thanks & Beyond Dies (item #164397) while supplies last by clicking here. Not a subscriber yet? Click here to subscribe to receive the May Paper Pumpkin Kit and you can also shop from the Paper Pumpkin Past Kits & Refills as an exclusive perk for being a subscriber. 

Please take a trip along our blog hop to see all the wonderful alternative projects created by our Design Team. Just click on the links in the Roll Call List below to find your way. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects.

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Tricia Butts
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Stamptastic Friends April Blog Hop Retiring Favorites

It's time to hop along with the Stamptastic Friends April Blog Hop and this month we have the choice to showcase new products from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog or say a final farewell to some retiring favorites from the Last Chance Products Sale. Our Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you and hopefully spark your creativity to help you create your own beautiful projects.

Today I thought I would share this cute Thank You card featuring the retiring Silly Goose stamp set and Glorious Gingham 6"x6" Designer Series Paper. I love creating clean and simple card designs and this layout is a great way to create fun cards with your stash of designer series paper. It's been a while since I have used Blueberry Bushel so I decided to show it some love with this monochromatic card design. You could easily create this card design with any of the colors in this designer series paper pack to create a variety of cards to add to your card stash. 

Products Used:

Silly Goose stamp set (item #160866) - Retiring 

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Glorious Gingham 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #163170) - Retiring 

Blueberry Bushel Cardstock (item #146968)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Blueberry Bushel Classic Ink Pad (item #147138)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154904)

Balmy Blue Stampin' Bkends Combo Pack (item #154830)

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154897)

Color Lifter (item #144608)

Tinsel Gems Four Pack (item #161623)

Measurements:

Blueberry Bushel Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Large Circle die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Large Banner die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Medium Circle die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Sentiment Banner die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Blueberry Gingham Bushel Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Creating clean and simple cards is a great way to build up a stash of cards to have on hand and one of my favorite ways to do this also helps me use up my some of my designer series paper. I love that the Glorious Gingham Designer Series Paper has a combination of both large and small gingham designs in a variety of colors. I chose to use the Blueberry Bushel small gingham check and paired it with Blueberry Bushel cardstock. To create the focal design, I stamped the goose image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Basic White cardstock and colored it with Stampin' Blends Markers. I die cut the image with the Stylish Shapes Dies and layered it onto a Blueberry Bushel circle. For the sentiment I stamped the image with Blueberry Bushel Classic ink onto a Basic White sentiment label and layered it onto a Blueberry Bushel banner. I adhered both the focal image and sentiment onto the card front and added several Blueberry Bushel Gems to complete the design.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will encourage you to take another look at the retiring products from the Last Chance Retiring Products Sale and stock up on your favorites before they disappear. There are so many wonderful options to explore. 

Please take a moment to visit with our Design Team and check out their amazing projects this month. Just click on the links in the Roll Call List to visit their blogs. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects.

 

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Tricia Butts
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Stamping With Friends April Blog Hop Retiring 2022-2024 In Colors

Welcome to the Stamping With Friends April Blog Hop as we say farewell to the 2022-2024 In Colors that are retiring soon. These beautiful colors are some of my all time favorites and I will miss them when they are gone. Our wonderful Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to get creative with these five amazing colors.

One of my favorite things about the 2022-2024 In Colors is that they work so well together. So I decided to use up some of scraps of designer series paper to create this fun scrappy strip Thank You card using all five of the retiring In Colors. I chose to use the same pattern in each color using 3/4" wide strips and added a sentiment strip of Starry Sky cardstock that coordinates with the card base. I chose to use the new Sweetly Scripted stamp set from the Online Exclusives and heat embossed it with Silver embossing powder to help step up the design. Don't these colors look amazing together?

Products Used:

Sweetly Scripted stamp set (item #163600)

2022-2024 In Colors 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #1616450 - Retiring 

Starry Sky Cardstock (item #159263) -  Retiring 

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555) - Retiring

2022-2024 In Color Baker's Twine Pack (item #159195) - Retiring

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Starry Sky Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Sentiment Strip - 3/4" x 4"

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

2022-2024 In Color Designer Series Paper

1 Strip - 3/4" x 4" of each color - Starry Sky, Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide, Orchid Oasis and Sweet Sorbet

Scrappy Strip cards are so much fun to create and they are a great way to use up your scraps of designer series paper. I love the bright bold colors in the 2022-2024 In Colors and they look amazing together using this technique. I added each strip to the Basic White card front allow a small gap between each strip, including the top and bottom of the card front to create a thin white border between each strip. I think this really helps make the colors pop. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the "A Million Thanks" sentiment from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set using Silver embossing powder to help step up the design. I wrapped a piece of Parakeet Party Baker's Twine around the card front twice and tied a bow on the left side, just below the sentiment strip to finish off the design. I just love how this card design turned out and I think it would work great for so many occasions.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore these beautiful retiring 2022-2024 In Colors before they disappear. There are so many wonderful ways to combine these coordinating products to create wonderful projects. Remember, these products are only available while supplies last, so don't delay in placing your order to get your favorites.

Please take the time to visit with my fellow Design Team members to see their wonderful projects by clicking on the links in the Roll Call List below We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. 

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. 

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Tricia Butts
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Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge Week 16 - Daffodil Delight

Are you ready for this week's Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge? It's Week 16 and we are showcasing Daffodil Delight from the Brights Collection. This pretty yellow reminds me of sunshine and happy days so I wanted to create a fun, happy card design for this week's challenge. 

When I saw this bright, cheery color I immediately thought baby card. It may not be what everyone thinks of when they see this color but when you pair it with the Little Dreamers Bundle, it just seems like the perfect match. I chose to use the adorable lion image paired with cute stars to help celebrate a very special occasion. A little coloring with Stampin' Blends Markers, some paper piecing for the star and a designer series paper background help bring this sweet baby card to life. What's not to love?

Products Used:

Little Dreamers Bundle (item #161579) - Retiring

Radiating Stitches Dies (item #161595)

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Brights 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #161643) - Retiring

Daffodil Delight Cardstock (item #119683)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154883)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555) - Retiring

Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (item #141897) 

Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers (item #162557) - Retiring

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Daffodil Delight Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Rectangle Frame die cut with the Radiating Stitches Dies

Daffodil Delight Designer Series Paper 

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Fussy cut Star image stamped with the Little Dreamers stamp set

Basic White Cardstock

Lion image stamped and die cut with the Little Dreamers Bundle 

Shooting Star image stamped and die cut with the Little Dreamers Bundle

Rectangle die cut with the Radiating Stitches Die

Sentiment Circle die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

For this card design, I wanted to find a balance between Basic White and Daffodil Delight to create this pretty card design. I love the striped designer series paper background that I added to the Daffodil Delight card base and I chose to create a Daffodil Delight rectangle frame using the Radiating Stitches Dies as well as the Basic White background. For the cute lion image, I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it in using both Dark and Light Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers to achieve the different shades of color. I repeated the process for the shooting star image and then die cut both the lion and shooting star images out with the coordinating Little Dreamers Dies. For the star balloon, I stamped the image onto a piece of the designer series paper with Memento Black ink and fussy cut the star out with Paper Snips and attached it on top of the star on the lion image. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with Gold embossing powder onto a Basic White Circle I die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies. I attached the framed rectangle to the top left side of the card front and then added the lion image using Stampin' Dimensionals. I attached the circle sentiment label to the bottom right corner, slightly overlapping the frame, also using Stampin'  Dimensionals. To decorate the sentiment, I added the shooting star across the top and added a small Daffodil heart below the sentiment and also a larger heart on the belly of the lion. To complete the design, I colored the shooting star image with Clear Wink of Stella to give it a pretty shimmer. I just love how cute this card design turned out, Doesn't it showcase Daffodil Delight perfectly? Let me know what you think in the comments. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my sweet baby card design will help inspire you to give Daffodil Delight a try when creating your next project. It's a perfect color for Spring and Summer projects and there are so many wonderful possibilities to explore. 

Don't forget to check out all the wonderful projects showcasing Daffodil  Delight in this week's Monochromatic Insta Hop. Just click here to get started. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope to see you next week for Week 17's Monochromatic Color Challenge.

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. 

Until Next Time

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Tricia Butts
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