Hi! It's Kathryn here!

Welcome to Week 18 of the Colour Creations Showcase where the talented Art With Heart Stampin' Up! team members share amazing creations focusing on one particular colour from the Stampin' Up! colour families.

This week we are showcasing Gorgeous Grape - a popular new purple in the Stampin' Up! range.

Right back at the start of the 2020 Colour Creations Showcase, when we looked at Blackberry Bliss and Blushing Bride, I chose to use pieces from the absolutely delicious Gorgeous Posies Card Kit.

This week I found myself going back to the Gorgeous Posies card kit, because the colour combination is so beautiful!  And I threw in a little surprise so I could make a magical little message to send out to someone like me, still dealing with Stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne.

How cute is this little witch and her pet mouse from the Flight of Fancy stamp set?  I think Gorgeous Grape is the perfect colour for this cheerful little "good witch".

How can she spread anything but joy with those colours!

I stamped the cute image on Thick Whisper White card with Black Stazon Ink, then used a Blender Pen with the Gorgeous Grape inkpad to colour her dress, hat and the mouse. The yellow on the broom and the stars and her hair is Bumble Bee Stampin' Write Marker and the broom stick and shadows on the straw are Cinnamon Cider Stampin' Write Marker - applied direct to the image.

The image was fussy cut with paper snips. You can't see it on these images, but I also used a Sponge Dauber to apply Blushing Bride ink to her face.

The label on the front of the card is a mixture of words made up from 3 separate stamp sets:

• "Sending you" comes from Comfort & Hope Stamp set
• "A little" comes from Gnome for the Holidays stamp set
• "Magic" comes from Poinsettia Petals stamp set

Each of the words were inked with the Gorgeous Grape Stampin' Write marker and stamped "near" each other for a whimsical little greeting.

I added half a dozen Champagne Rhinestones to the front for that extra magic bling, and the final step was to include a Whisper White insert inside the Gorgeous Grape base card. Along the bottom of the insert I stamped the sparkle image from Flight of Fancy in Gorgeous Grape ink.

I'd love to know what you think, so you're very welcome to leave a comment if you'd like, then please check out all our other beautiful Gorgeous Grape creations in the Colour Creation Showcase. Once again, lovely Cathy is hosting and the full list of participants can be found at her blog here.

Hope to see you again soon!

Kathryn Ruddick

(Melbourne Aus.)

Product List

Gorgeous Posies Project Kit [153131] $56.00	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00	Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] $15.25
Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157] $52.50	Blender Pens [102845] $21.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $13.00
Flight Of Fancy Cling Stamp Set [153410] $35.00	Comfort & Hope Cling Stamp Set (English) [152509] $37.00	Gnome For The Holidays Cling Stamp Set (English) [153322] $33.00
Poinsettia Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [153475] $47.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $14.25	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $10.50