Colour Creations Week 7 Balmy Blue

 Hi everyone, 

A group of Stampin Up Demonstrators and Hobbyists join in Colours Creations.  Each we work through the colours, alphabetically, for the year.  Today is Balmy Blue.  This colour has been a permanent colour for a number of years.   A tried and true colour. 

I created this card using One More Year Stamp Set.  It is a lovely but funny set.  While there is a funny cake stamp and bottle of wine either cheese and biscuits stomp, I used this dog, by far, the most. Recipients of this card always have a laugh.  Isn’t that what life is about when we get the a certain sge. 

Have you used Stampin Up products before. One of the reasons that I became a demonstrator/hobbyist was because I love the colour combos.  Stampin Up provides cardstock, ribbon, stamp pad, and matching designer series paper and sometimes matching glitz to enhance the cards.  If you are a bit pedantic with colour combinations Stampin Up is your friend. They certainly have my vote.  

The current Annual Catalogue is available on this blog. 

If you live in Australia and you would like to place an order over $250-00 (before shipping) you will 

receive 10% in Stampin Up Rewards.  Or if you would like to place a smaller order please email me on leanne1982@netspace.net.au.

If you would like the current brochure, please email me on leanne1982@netspace.net.au.

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Colour Creations Week 6 Azure Afternoon

Hi everyone, 

Azure Afternoon is Week 6 of Colour Creations.  Isn’t it a beautiful blue.  

Each week a group of Stampin Up people, demonstrators or hobbyists, work through the colours alphabetically available for the year.  We have worked with the new In Colours for 2025-2027.  This is first for the alphabetical colours for this year. 

I created this card which is simply and allows the flower to do the talking. 

Have you used Stampin Up products before. One of the reasons that I became a demonstrator/hobbyist was because I love the colour combos.  Stampin Up provides cardstock, ribbon, stamp pad, and matching designer series paper and sometimes matching glitz to enhance the cards.  If you are a bit pedantic with colour combinations Stampin Up is your friend. They certainly have my vote.  

The current Annual Catalogue is available on this blog. 

If you live in Australia and you would like to place an order over $250-00 (before shipping) you will 

receive 10% in Stampin Up Rewards.  Or if you would like to place a smaller order please email me on leanne1982@netspace.net.au.

If you would like the current brochure, please email me on leanne1982@netspace.net.au.

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Colour Creations Week 4, Strawberry Slush

 Hi everyone, 

Week 4 In Colour Creations.  This week it is a 2025-2027 In Colour called Strawberry Slush.  I think it is a soft pink. 

Here is my example. I used a flower from Thankful Garden.  This bundle includes stencils, dies and stamps.  I used Strawberry Slush.  Each level of stencils, I just the same colour and went a little darker. I also used Old Olive when colouring the leaves and stems. Strawberry Slush was also used with Blending Brushes.  These can be purchased in larger and small.  They are quire useful to have in your craft room.

I like this.  It like quite elegant.  There is no sentiment so it can be used for any circumstances. 

Have you used Stampin Up products before. One of the reasons that I became a demonstrator/hobbyist was because I love the colour combos.  Stampin Up provides cardstock, ribbon, stamp pad, and matching designer series paper and sometimes matching glitz to enhance the cards.  If you are a bit pedantic with colour combinations Stampin Up is your friend. They certainly have my vote.  

The current Annual Catalogue is available on this blog. 

If you live in Australia and you would like to place an order over $250-00 (before shipping) you will 

receive 10% in Stampin Up Rewards.  Or if you would like to place a smaller order please email me on leanne1982@netspace.net.au.

If you would like the current brochure, please email me on leanne1982@netspace.net.au.

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Colour Creations Week 3, Secret Sea

Hi everyone, 

This week we are celebrating one of the new In Colours, Secret Sea.  I have seen it placed between Pretty Peacock and Navy. However, it looks like a very dry green blue. 

Above is my first attempt.  I wanted to soften the colour. However, my best critic, Mum, suggested starting with the colour cardstock.  So below is my example for this week. 

I used watercolour paper for the flowers, using water to draw the colour from the stamped image. I used a retired embossing folder, called Subtle and embossed the white layer.  However, it is barely seen. I also used Thankful Garden Stamp Set and fussy cut the flowers and leaves, using them individually. The 2025-2027 In Colour Flat Pearls just blended in fantastically.  Finishing it off, I used the sentiment from Beautiful Butterflies. 

I am happy with this example.  I hope that you are too. 

Have you used Stampin Up products before. One of the reasons that I became a demonstrator/hobbyist was because I love the colour combos.  Stampin Up provides cardstock, ribbon, stamp pad, and matching designer series paper and sometimes matching glitz to enhance the cards.  If you are a bit pedantic with colour combinations Stampin Up is your friend. They certainly have my vote.  

The current Annual Catalogue is available on this blog. 

If you live in Australia and you would like to place an order over $250-00 (before shipping) you will 

receive 10% in Stampin Up Rewards.  Or if you would like to place a smaller order please email me on leanne1982@netspace.net.au.

If you would like the current brochure, please email me on leanne1982@netspace.net.au.

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Colour Creations 2025-2026

 Hi everyone, 

The Colour Creations have commenced again for 2025-2026.  However, it continues on Instagram.  There is a colour each week which we use as the base for our cards.  

This week is Darling Duckling.  It seems to me to be a gold yellow with a touch of green. 

I usually started the card with the cardstock as the main colour and work up from there.  Today, I teamed with Basic White, Old Olive Crushed curry and Basic Grey.  I used a black stamp pad. 

Have you used Stampin Up products before. One of the reasons that I became a demonstrator/hobbyist was because I love the colour combos.  Stampin Up provides cardstock, ribbon, stamp pad, and matching designer series paper and sometimes matching glitz to enhance the cards.  If you are a bit pedantic with colour combinations Stampin Up is your friend. They certainly have my vote.  

The current Annual Catalogue is available on this blog. 

If you live in Australia and you would like to place an order over $250-00 (before shipping) you will 

receive 10% in Stampin Up Rewards.  Or if you would like to place a smaller order please email me on leanne1982@netspace.net.au.

If you would like the current brochure, please email me on leanne1982@netspace.net.au.

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Mediterranean Cruise and Riverboat Cruise

Hi everyone, 

I am sorry that I have not been active since middle of March. 

I was on holidays for 5 weeks.  I left on 27/3.  Just before everyone home wanted me for different things, e.g. babysitting, orders, Probus needed to be up to date.  In other words, I was just frantic before I left. 

Anyway, Rachel, from https://stampinpals.blogspot.com/ and I travelled together for 5 weeks.  We cruised around the Mediterranean for 3 weeks, then river cruise between Budapest, Slovakia and Vilshofen in Germany for 8 days. Yes it was amazing trip.  Rachel and I had this type of trip planned separately prior to Covid.  However they were cancelled. Well, I can now tick the Vatican, Gibraltar and Spain off my bucket list.  We visited many other ports that were equally interesting and even spectacular.

We left Australia, on 27/3, both very exhausted.  However, we were very excited or at least I was.  I’m sure there was a bit of apprehension for both of us as we left our husbands home.  My husband, does not like travelling much, so he stayed home and looked after Dash, our dog.  I dreamed of seeing the Mediterranean for a number of years. 

We visited Hadrian’s Castle, just outside of Rome. It seems that he was a very active emperor in his time.  His name was mentioned many times during our trip.  The above photo is the barracks of the soldiers who lived and worked on his property 

Corfu, one of my many arches. 

This is the inside of Pantheon. This building is in Rome and it has the largest unsupported dome in the world. 

We spent 3 nights in Rome.  Each evening we went to the same Italian Restaurant across the road from our hotel.  

Our first photo on our cruise ship, Majestic Princess. This was our home for the next 21 days. Goodness me, how do you select a few photo from 21 days around the Mediterranean. 

Corfu. You might notice soon, that I have a thing for arches. 

Ephesus, truly magnificent.  The size of the excavation is mind blowing.  

Piazza on the ship

Ancient Corinth.  This wasn’t as showy as Ephesus but equally as interesting . 

Some well worn stairs in Pompeii. 

Inside the Vatican.  Magnificent!  I went to about a dozen churches.  I’m not a fan of churches.  However the Vatican trumped them all.  A number of years ago, a friend from church suggested that if I ever had a chance to see the Vatican, do it.  He loved the Vatican.  Well I can say that I have seen it.  Truly magnificent!

More stairs, but this time, these stair are in Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, probably my favourite area. 

Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre

Sunset from the ship

Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, Barcelona.  I was told this was a ‘must’.  We couldn’t get tickets to go inside.  The tickets were booked 4 days ahead. When we were in Barcelona, our ship was one of 6, so there were an extra 24000/25000 people.  It was o so busy 

Alicante, Spain.  This was a gorgeous little city, plenty of money about.  Large boats in the harbour.  It was first time the Majestic Princess docked here.  When we left the Captain played the horn music, something that they play sometimes.

We leave the ocean cruise and transfer to an 8 day river cruise from Budapest to Vilshofen, Germany

A village, as we sail past on the river boat.

A house, as we sail past on the river cruise. 

Another arch.  I took over 700 arches, including arch stained glass windows.  A lot of arches.  I haven’t been able to work out where this one is, yet. 

Tulips in Vienna

Creeping Tom, Bratislava

Bratislava 

Bratislava 

Budapest, at night.  

Budapest.  Our river ship is the first, navy blue.  We travel with Avalon Ulumination. . 

A lady in Budapest national costume.  She was very tall.

I was away 5 weeks.  During those 5 weeks I walked 320646 steps, an average of 8222 per day.  I am home again now.  It will take some effort for my steps to be close to my average over the last 5 weeks. 

This is only a handful of 3500 photos that I took while away.  I had a magnificent time, enjoyed Rachel’s company and would do it again in a heartbeat.  However I will probably have to wait a couple of years. 

Colour Creations Week 44 Poppy Parade

 Hi everyone, 

This week’s Colour Creation is Poppy Parade.  It is a lovely bright yellow based red.  I personally wear this colour a lot.  I even have red glasses. 

Below is my example using Poppy Parade.  I created this card using Happy Hibiscus Stamp Set.  When I was a child we loved in Kadina SA.  Outside my bedroom was a bright red hibiscus.  Recently I saw photos were taken in front of it many years ago.  Whenever I see a hibiscus my mind takes me back to the site of this hibiscus outside the window.  

I used Old Olive, Poppy Parade, and Basic White card stock.  I teamed with a splash of black abd white ribbon. 

Have you used Stampin Up products before. One of the reasons that I became a demonstrator/hobbyist was because I love the colour combos.  Stampin Up provides cardstock, ribbon, stamp pad, and matching designer series paper and sometimes matching glitz to enhance the cards.  If you are a bit pedantic with colour combinations Stampin Up is your friend. They certainly have my vote.  

The current Annual Catalogue is available on this blog. 

If you live in Australia and you would like to place an order over $250-00 (before shipping) you will 

receive 10% in Stampin Up Rewards.  Or if you would like to place a smaller order please email me on leanne1982@netspace.net.au.

If you would like the current brochure, please email me on leanne1982@netspace.net.au.

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Mixed Floral Suite

Hi everyone, 

These tulips are so lovely.  

This card was created using Mixed Florals Suite which can be found at stampinup.com.au in the Online Store.  If you look closely you can see a hint of designer paper as a layer on the card.  Mixed Media Florals Designer Series Paper is part of the suite.  They can all be purchased together at a discount or separately. 

The corner sentiment is found in Spring Corner Stamp set.  This can be purchased as a bundle, which includes the matching dies or it can be purchased separately. This is also found in the Online Store. 

Have you used Stampin Up products before. One of the reasons that I became a demonstrator/hobbyist was because I love the colour combos.  Stampin Up provides cardstock, ribbon, stamp pad, and matching designer series paper and sometimes matching glitz to enhance the cards.  If you are a bit pedantic with colour combinations Stampin Up is your friend. They certainly have my vote.  

The current Annual Catalogue is available on this blog. 

If you live in Australia and you would like to place an order over $250-00 (before shipping) you will 

receive 10% in Stampin Up Rewards.  Or if you would like to place a smaller order please email me on leanne1982@netspace.net.au.

If you would like the current brochure, please email me on leanne1982@netspace.net.au.

If you like this blog, and like learning a little about our family traditions or our lives while I inform you about the makings of the cards or quilts that I make, can you indicate by following me, (on the right hand side). 

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