Showing posts with label Leaf Punch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leaf Punch. Show all posts

Thursday, 19 March 2020

AWH Team - March Creative Showcase - Monochromatic Theme



Hi everyone & welcome to our Art With Heart Team blog hop for March.

Our blog hop has taken on a new look, and we hope that you will join us each month as we share our Monthly Creative Showcase with you all.

This month's theme is Monochromatic.
Monochromatic colour refers to a colour scheme that is comprised of variations of one colour.


For my project tonight, I decided to make an alternate design using one of the card bases from the Kerchief Card Kit.

All Inclusive Kerchief Card Kit. # 152319

This very pretty kit is a Sale-a-bration item that you can get for FREE with a $90 Stampin' Up! product purchase.

I chose a Coastal Cabana base to work on, as well as ink and cardstock for the monochromatic look.


One thing that I really like about these kits is that you don't have to stick to the kit design. You can use the elements that are included, and make up your own unique design or grab other dies, punches and stamp sets and create something totally different.

The lovely flower was a punch out from the kit. To make this pop a little more, I brushed Wink of Stella along the outer edges of the flower and traced the petals and darker shadows within the flower.

Here is a closer look.

I think this looks much better than an all-over brushing.

The leaves are from the Painted Harvest stamp set, stamped tone on tone in Coastal Cabana, and punched out with the Leaf Punch.
'Happy Mother's Day' is from the Timeless Tulips stamp set. It is stamped in Coastal Cabana and cropped with a die from the Ornate Frames die set. I sponged over the piece after it was cut with Coastal Cabana ink, but only very softly, just to give a hint of the colour. As well as the stamped sentiment, I grabbed my dark Pool Party Stampin' Blend marker and drew on a few little stars just to fill it in. Pool Party worked well here. It looks very similar to Coastal Cabana.
All of these elements were then attached to a Subtle embossed piece of Coastal Cabana that was cropped with a Stitched So Sweetly die.


I trimmed the inside bottom of the card with a half inch strip of Coastal Cabana that I ran through the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder first, and then cropped with the border die from the Stitched Be Mine dies.


The three small white enamel dots that you see, are also from the kit. I added a touch of sparkle to them from the Wink of Stella pen. You may have noticed the one inside the card too.

That's it from me tonight.

 The next demonstrator to share her Monochromatic project is our lovely and amazingly talented team leader, Claire Daly.



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A reminder that Sale-a-bration finishes on the 31st March. Contact any of the team members for more information.

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Tuesday, 6 November 2018

AWH Colour Creations - Week 23


Hi everyone!

Welcome to Week 23 of the Colour Creations blog hop.
Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing projects featuring the lovely neutral shade of Gray Granite.

Gray Granite 6" x 6" DSP from the Neutrals Collection


I had another play with the Buffalo Check stamp for tonight's card, and turned it from check to plaid.
I've seen this done and thought that I would have a try and, I love the look!
I stamped the check in Gray Granite and then using both ends of my Powder Pink Stampin' Write marker, I created the thick and thin lines running through the white squares. This was actually really relaxing and fun and it really changes the look of the check completely.


I stamped the sunflower from the Painted Harvest stamp set in Powder Pink and Berry Burst. I stamped off the Berry Burst first so it left a very subtle shade as it's such a strong colour. We don't have a die for this flower so I fussy-cut it out, we do however have the coordinating punch for the leaf stamp that's in the set. I punched out two leaves from Silver Foil and embossed them using the Subtle TIEF. I stamped the inside of the sunflower with Gray Granite, stamped off, and added several drops of our fine-tip glue and then sprinkled over some dazzling diamonds Stampin' Glitter.
I love the Labeler Alphabet stamp set and stamped the 'For You' letters in Gray Granite and added them to the Powder Pink stitched circle. I've made the circle to look like a tag with the addition of the shimmer ribbon and twine. I also love the sweet Metallic Pearls.


I placed the focal images lower down on the card to show more of the plaid effect. So what do you think of the plaid technique? Why not have a go yourself and see how many different looks and colours you can create.

Thanks for stopping by. Use Catherine's link below to see what she and the other team members have made for tonight's Colour Creations hop.


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I read and appreciate them all. 💗

Until next time,
stay happy & stay crafty! 😘


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