Beautiful Day - SUO Challenge #161 Coloring

Coloring images for my cards is something I really enjoy doing and I like using a variety of media to do so.  One of the media I love to use is the Stampin' Blends, sometimes combining them with the watercolour pencils.

The challenge with SUO Challenge #161 is coloring - using any of the media Stampin' Up offers.  I chose to use Stampin' Blends to colour the flowers from the "Beautiful Day" stamp set.

The Stamparatus was used to stamp two of the flowers set onto Whisper White card stock. and coloured with Stampin' Blends.

The following colours were used on the flowers and leaves:

Flower 1: Mint Macaron Light and Dark with shading done in Bermuda Bay

Flower 2:  Melon Mambo Light and Dark with shading done in Pacific Point

Centers of both flowers:  Daffodil Delight Light and Dark and some contrast done with Crumb Cake Light.

Leaves  Granny Apple Green and Old Olive and Daffodil Delight Light

After colouring, they were fussy cut and adhered to a lacy white die cut (Beautiful Layers Thinlet die) on the card front,

The card base is Melon Mambo layered with Whisper White and then Garden Impressions DSP (Mint Macaron colour)_.  A strip of the reverse side of the DSP  (Melon Mambo) was placed along the left side.

The sentiment, from "Part of My Story" is punched with the new Storybook Label Punch

Stamps:  Beautiful Day, Part of My Story
Inks:  Black Memento, Stampin Blends (Mint Macaron, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake)
Papers:  Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Garden Impressions DSP
Accessories:  Storybook Label Punch, Dimensionals, Beautiful Layers Thinlet Dies.

Happy 45th Anniversary

At the end of this month I have been invited to help celebrate the 45th wedding anniversary of a close cousin of a friend of mine.

I felt she and her husband deserved a very special card, so I pulled out my embossing folders, embossing powder, ribbon, stamps, and I made some very special flowers for this card.

 To take this picture I placed the card and matching envelope in a clump of white geraniums.  I had difficulty getting the right lighting conditions inside.

The card base is Powder Pink embossed with the Spark embossing folder.  This folder was inked with Powder Pink ink prior to putting it through the Big Shor resulting in a pink background with white raised areas. A swipe with the ink pad across this embossed piece and the white raised areas were now pink.

The center of the card is comprised of two matted panels overlapping each other.  The panel at the back is Whisper White embossed with the new Striped Scallop Texture Embossing folder; the front panel is the lovely Petal Promenade DSP Bothe are matted with Powder Pink card stock

Both panels are adhered to the card front, overlapping each other and slightly off setting them.

Near the bottom I added a strip of Powder Pink which has a strip of card stock punched with the Decorative Ribbon punch.  I then added some Whisper White polka dot Organza ribbon and tied it in a bow on the right side.

The sentiment, from Better Together, was embossed in Silver and punched with the 2 1/2" circle punch.  The numbers "45" were stamped  from the retired "Metro Type Alphabet" set, embossed in Silver and fussy cut. The circle was adhered to the card front using dimensionals.

The flowers were stamped, colored with blendabilites, die cut using Beautiful Layers thinlets, shaped and then had Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds added to each.  Three leaves were also stamped, colored and due cut.

Once dry the flowers were added to the upper right sentiment circle with the leaves added as shown on the card.

Oh, I also embossed the flap of the envelope.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Beautiful Promenade, Better Together, Metro Type Alphabet
Inks:  Powder Pink, Black Memento, Blendabilities (Petal Pink, Old Olive, light and dark), Versa Mark
Papers:  Powder Pink, Whisper White, Petal Promenade DSP
Accessories:  Sparkle Embossing Folder, Striped Scallop Texture Embossing Folder, 5/8" White Polka Dot Organza ribbon, 2 1/2" circle punch, Silver embossing powder, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds, Dimensionals, Beautiful Layering Thinlets