Oh How I Love the "Blues"

 

Hello, Stampers!  It's time for another Stamping with Friends blog hop. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Stamping with Friends is a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators who share our love of card making with you through monthly blog hops with various themes. If you are following the hop, then you'll have just popped over from Rachel Merrick's blog.  I hope you took a minute to leave a comment for her.  If you are starting the hop with me, thank you so much and I hope you enjoy what the other hoppers have prepared for you today!

This month, the theme is to create a monochromatic card in your favorite color palette. Wikipedia defines monochromatic as "Monochromatic colors are all the colors of a single hue. Monochromatic color schemes are derived from a single base hue and extended using its shades, tones, and tints. Tints are achieved by adding white and shades and tones are achieved by adding a darker color, grey or black". 

My favorite colors are blues and purples (royals) but...having to pick one, I went with the color blue.  I chose to use three (3) Stampin' Up! Blues--Pacific Point as the focal blue and Blueberry Bushel, and Night of Navy for accents.

I also decided upon a simple gatefold for my card.  On a piece of Basic White cardstock I stamped the image along the right side to create a floral border.  I then stamped the same image: tone-on-tone on the flap. On a smaller piece of Basic White, I stamped the image, then layered that image first on Pacific Point with dimensionals and then that piece on Night of Navy with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (you can use the adhesive of your choice).  Ensuring not to glue my card shut, I added liquid glue to about half of the square panel then adhered that to the flap approximately at mid-point.

Stamp the sentiment in Night of Navy, heat emboss it multiple times, then fussy cut it out...I've been doing this a lot lately with my sentiments (I'm just loving the effect)

Add this fussy cut sentiment onto a piece of Night of Navy cardstock and fussy cut it too.  Add dimensionals then mount it on the square panel.  Add jewels and there you have it! Oh, and don't forget to decorate your envelope for good measure.  

Here are the products I used to create this card.  Click on each of the links to shop on my website or add the add all to cart to add it all.  If you do not have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love for you to choose me.  Also, follow me on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube and don't forget to follow my blog.  

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867]	Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [111350]	Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146968]	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098]
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Basics Embossing Powders [155554]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Paper Snips [103579]
Bone Folder [102300]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Flowing Flowers Cling Stamp Set [157880]	Clear Block D [118485]	Clear Block E [118484]

Add All to Cart

We are into the 2nd and final month of Stampin' Up!'s Sale-a-bration! Have you gotten all the Freebies you wanted? With every $50 purchase--pretax and shipping--you get to select an item from the Sale-a-bration catalog!  

Sneak peak of another early release product from the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog...the Waves of the Ocean Collection.  Check this out...As a demonstrator, we are able to pre-order, and wouldn't you know it...mine is on the way...can't wait to play with it...the Designer Series paper has me salivating!  Y'all only the stamp and die (separately or as a bundle) will be in the Annual catalog, so if you like the DSP and the foil and the gems you'll have to stock up when they are available for purchase next month...I know I will! Click on the picture for a video about the collection.  

Can't wait and want to get this collection now! Join my team for $99 become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and add it as part of your $125USD in product.  Contact me directly or through the website to connect with me.

Linda Moore

Deb Schultz

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Candi Suriano

Diane Evans

Melva Peters

Robbie Susan Chandler

Vickie Littlewood

Angie McKenzie

Helen Jennings

Karen Egan

Lorraine Tierney

Betty Bickford

Rachel Merrick

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