We Fall In... Colours Blog Hop for July 2020

Hi crafters, 

I'm hopping again with the We Fall In... Colours team who are an international group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators that share inspiration and creativity on a colour theme every month.  If you have come from Anja's post, you are on the right track.  There is also a full list of participants at the end of this post.  

This month we are showcasing projects featuring Crushed Curry, Cinnamon Cider and Poppy Parade.  These colours are outside my comfort zone, but when I turned my attention to the Rooted in Nature stamp set everything just clicked into place!

I stamped the skeleton leaves in the three challenge colours - Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade and Cinnamon Cider onto a card base made from half an A4 sheet of Thick Whisper White cardstock.  I ran a panel of Cinnamon Cider cardstock though the Woodland Embossing Folder and then covered the raised portions with Shimmer Paint in Champagne Mist.  I trimmed the panel down and tore along the bottom edge before adhering in the top centre of the card.  I stamped the tree image from the Rooted in Nature stamp set using Stampin' Write Markers in the challenge colours onto Whisper White cardstock and used the co-ordinating Nature's Roots dies to cut it out and layered it up with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I added a sentiment in Cinnamon Cider from the Field of Flowers stamp set.  

I hope you are inspired by these colours and I can't wait to see what everyone else has made.  To keep hopping, just click the next button to head to Daniela's post.  

Happy crafting, 

Rachel x

Blog Hop Roll Call List

1.      Sandra Herzog

2.     Silke Trapani

3.     Karin Hobelsberger

4.     Samira Merzouk

5.     Martina Schmitz

6.     Iris Philipps - Der Papierhimmel

7.     Sandra Hagenlocher

8.     Kathrin Fuchs - stempelfux

9.     Petra Noeth - Stempelstein

10. Liane Gorny - Jungle Cards

11.   Christiane Knapp - StempelPalast

12. Waltraud Hattinger - Stempelkeller

13.  Sigrid Joch - Sigrids kreative ART

14. Anja Ehmann - Bastelanja

15.  Rachel Macleod - On the Wings of Craft ***You are here***

16. Daniela Bruckner - Bastelerie

17.  Evi Bosselmann

18. Sabrina Heilmann - KreativFreunde

19. Melanie Igelbrink - MellisStempelParadies

Product List

Rooted In Nature Cling-Mount Stamp Set [148217]	Nature's Roots Dies [146341]	Field Of Flowers Photopolymer Stamp Set [152589]	Woodland Embossing Folder [152881]	Stamparatus [148187]
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Cinnamon Cider A4 Cardstock [153083]	Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad [153114]	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087]
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050]	Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157]	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155]	2020–2022 In Color Stampin' Write Marker Assortment [153125]	Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint [147044]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - 2020-2022 In Colors

Hi crafters,

We've made it to the first Friday of another month and that can mean only one thing - a Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop.  Our theme this month is projects featuring the 2020-2022 In Colors.  If you've hopped from Kimberley Anne's post, you are on the right track.  There is a full list of blog hop participants at the end of this post.  

The 2020-2022 In Colors are Bumblebee, Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Magenta Madness and Misty Moonlight.  If I was a colour I would definitely be Magenta Madness!  That colour alone makes my heart happy!

I set myself a mini challenge with this theme to make multiple cards.  I actually made over 20 but that might just be too many for one post!  I have six cards to share today and they use the products shown below.  

Tasteful Touches Stamp Set

Forever Fern Stamp Set

Best Year Stamp Set

I used Stampin' Up! Note Cards and Envelopes paired with the backgrounds from the Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper.  Each card also features one of the Tasteful Labels dies for the sentiments.  

For this first card I adhered the gold foil background directly to the note card with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  I stamped the sentiment from the Best Year stamp set in Bumblebee onto one of the Tasteful Labels dies.  I added tails using the 2020-2022 In Color Designer Series Paper and another of the Tasteful Labels Dies.  I cut two of the banners and cut them in half to layer up between four layers of the Whisper White cardstock labels.  I finished this card by adding some Bumblebee 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots.  

My second card showcases Cinnamon Cider along with a sentiment from the Tasteful Touches stamp set.  This was very simply to put together with some of the DSP layered behind the gold foil background.  

I added a stripe of Magenta Madness DSP behind the sentiment for my next card and layered the label up using additional cardstock pieces.  I also ran the Magenta Madness Stampin' Write Marker along the edge of the sentiment label to make it stand out against the background.  I just love that pop of pink!

These are actually my favourite cards of the bunch and they make a great pair in Misty Moonlight.  The card on the left was simply layered using the gold foil die cut, In Color DSP and a sentiment label.  I added some In Color Enamel Dots too.  The card on the right has a full covering of the In Color DSP behind the gold foil background panel.  I added a small heart using the Stitched Be Mine Dies and covered this with Shimmery Crystal Effects.  

Lastly, the most simple of the cards and this one features Just Jade.  Once I had adhered the gold foil background panel, I stamped directly onto the Note Card using my Stamparatus and then added some of the In Color Enamel Dots to finish.  

I hope these cards have inspired you with the 2020-2022 In Colors.  To keep hopping, just click the next button below to head to Jenn's post.  

Happy crafting,

Rachel x

Blog Hop Roll Call

1. Lisa Ann Bernard

2. Amanda Farlinger

3. June Olsen

4. Tricia Butts

5. KimberleyAnne Morris

6. Rachel Macleod ***You are here***

7. Jenn Curtis Charles

8. Libby Dyson

9. Barbara Welch

10. Jan Musselman

11. Angélique Stempelkeuken

Product List

Tasteful Touches Bundle (English) [154098]	Best Year Cling Stamp Set (English) [152568]	Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559]	Stitched Be Mine Dies [151814]	Stamparatus [148187]
Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper [152493]	2020–2022 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153070]	Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	2020–2022 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pad Bundle [154957]
2020–2022 In Color Stampin' Write Marker Assortment [153125]	2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots [152480]	Shimmery Crystal Effects [150892]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Hopping Around the World Blog Hop - 3D Projects

Hi crafters,

I'm delighted to be bringing you another blog hop from the Hopping Around the World team.  We are an international group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators who hop every month to share inspiration and creativity.  This month our theme is 3D projects and I've created two treat packages using stamps, punches, dies and ink!  If you are coming from Rebecca-Jo's post you are on the right track.  There is a full list of the blog hop participants at the end of this post.  

I started by using the Mini Curvy Keepsake box die with Whisper White cardstock to create a white base for my stamping.  I masked three of the sides and stamped the grass image from the Field of Flowers stamp set in Granny Apple Green around the base of each of the sides to create a continuous pattern.  I added some Balmy Blue ink to the top of the side panels to create an illusion of sky.  I stamped the small co-ordinating flowers in Mango Melody ink and used the Confetti Flowers Border Punch to cut out the shapes.  I added three Gorgeous Grape butterflies from the Butterfly Beauty Dies.  I used the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch to create the tag and stamped a greeting from the Itty Bitty Greeeting stamp set in Balmy Blue.  I attached the tag with some linen thread tied in a small bow.  

For my second project I used the Perfect Parcels dies with Balmy Blue cardstock.  This time I stamped the grass image in Garden Green.  The lamb from the new Hippo Happiness stamp set was stamped in Gray Granite onto Whisper White cardstock and cut out with the matching dies.  I used Stampin' Dimensionals to pop the lamb up for added texture.   I stamped the sentiment in Balmy Blue for a tone on tone look and finally tied some Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon on top to finish.  

I hope the projects on this hop have inspired you to create a 3D project.  They are a lot of fun.  To keep hopping, head to Mo's post next.  

Happy crafting,

Rachel x

Blog Hop Roll Call List

1.      Claudia Christensen (D)

2.     Rebecca-Jo Unwin (Australia)

3.     Rachel Macleod (UK) ***You are here***

4.     Mo Rootes (UK)

5.     Melanie Igelbrink (D)

6.     Maï Chapelain (France)

7.     Susan Simpson (UK)

Product List

Mini Curvy Keepsakes Box Dies [150644]	Perfect Parcel Dies [149627]	Field Of Flowers Bundle [154108]	Butterfly Beauty Dies [151819]	Itty Bitty Greetings Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151331]
Lovely Labels Pick A Punch [152883]	Hippo Happiness Bundle (English) [154080]	Stamparatus [148187]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011]
Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095]	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105]	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093]	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089]
Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118]	Linen Thread [104199]	Gray Granite 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Shimmer Ribbon [152463]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]