Colour Creations: Pretty Peacock

 Hi!

Thanks for stopping by for the new Colour Creations Blog Hop. This week we are featuring Pretty Peacock, a rich blue-green that I adore. Having said that, the mojo was a little AWOL this week, and I struggled to come up with ideas for a card. In the end I went ultra simple!

The DSP that I chose to use is from the Bright & Beautiful DSP pack. I'm a sucker for ombre, and when you add stripes in, it's right up my alley! I layered the paper onto a Pretty Peacock card base.

The simple sentiment is cropped using my Mini Alphabet dies. Conveniently, H and I are right beside each other, making the crop very easy! I first adhered some Foam Adhesive Sheet to the back of my Whisper White cardstock before running it through my Big Shot. The foam gives lovely dimension to the letters without having to mess around with Dimensionals.

I used some left over DSP from the front of my card to decorate the inside. It's a great way to use up scraps! A stamped 'friend' from Biggest Wish, and I was done! It's a great multipurpose card that would be suitable for any friend.

The nest stop in tonight's Hop is my lovely friend, Andrea Sargent. I'm sure that she's made something magnificent using Pretty Peacock.

 

The wonderful Cathy Proctor does a fabulous job in keeping us all organised each week. Pop on over to her blog if you run into any problems with links, and she will get you back on track.

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Poppy Parade

 Hi!

Welcome to Poppy Parade week of the Colour Creations Blog Hop. It's a bright, happy red that is my most used red. I was a bit time poor this week, and I had visions of doing a quick and simple card. Sigh. I should have known that it would end up a bit more complicated than I expected!

Hehe, I decided to go with a pun to suit the Trusty Toolbox DSP. I used my Mini Alphabet Dies to cut the sentiment, and thanks to the doubled up letters on the die, I cut all that I needed in one pass through my Big Shot. Yay! The drill DSP was roughly cut, adhered to a piece of Thick Whisper White card and then fussy cut once dry. As I was popping it up over the Everyday Details die cut, the extra layer of cardstock helps to prevent sagging.

I was tempted to go with another pun on the inside, but I restrained myself. The Happy Birthday sentiment, from Level Complete, will have to do!

That's all from me this week, but please do keep making your way around all of tonight's blogs. The next stop is my lovely friend, Rachel Palmieri. I'm sure that she'll have something fabulous for us to see.

If you come across any broken links in tonight's blog hop, please jump on over to our wonderful hostess, Cathy Proctor's blog. She will have a list of all tonight's participants to help get you back on track.

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Petal Pink

 Hi!

Welcome to Petal Pink week of the Colour Creations Blog Hop. Are you a fan of the soft, peachy pink? I am not! I much prefer a pinker pink, LOL! I did have fun playing with Petal Pink ink this week, though. My first SAB order arrived, and I had full intentions of making a card using my Lighter Than Air DSP, but I got completely sidetracked by my Paper Butterfly Accents.

I used a cloud mask with a Blending Brush and Petal Pink and Pumpkin Pie inks to create the cloudy sky. Hopefully the colours make you think of a sunset or sunrise. I used Petal Pink along the edge of the mask, with Pumpkin Pie along the top of the pink - just soft layers that blended nicely. The butterflies were popped up over the top using Dimensionals. Can you spot another new product? The Mini Alphabet dies are so cute. I love the chunky font.

I didn't add a sentiment to the inside yet, just more cloud and a smaller butterfly. This card is very multipurpose, so I'll stamp a sentiment (or not) when I know what I'm going to do with it.

It's time to move on now to the next blog in our hop, which is the blog of my lovely friend, Rachel Palmieri. I can't wait to see what she's made.

Our fabulous host and troubleshooter is the wonderful Cathy Proctor. If you run into any problems with links, just pop on over to her blog, where you'll find a list of all of tonight's participants to help get you back on track.

Bye for now,

Tina