You Make Me Smile's Fall Color Inspiration featuring Harvest Hellos

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you my color inspiration for my You Make me Smile card featuring the Harvest Hellos Bundle.  Color drives most of our decisions and we don't even know it.  It's very important when crafting that you can find color inspiration and this is what I based this entire bi-weekly series on.  I get asked all the time where I come up with color combinations and there's inspiration out there everywhere.  It's just a matter of being observant and stopping and noticing all the beautiful colors around you.  I crated this series to help you find inspiration for your projects by sharing some of the ways I find mine.  Since tomorrow is the first day of Fall I drew inspiration from Fall leaves and harvest pumpkins.  Here's a look at my card.

Harvest Hellos: 

The Harvest Hellos Bundle includes the Harvest Hellos Photopolymer Stamp Set and the Apple Builder Punch.  The Harvest Hellos Stamp Set is an A+!  Use the apples for teacher or student gifts.  Then, like the autumn colors shifting from red to orange, the apple becomes a pumpkin with a spooky face!  The stamp set features 15 photopolymer stamps.  When matched with the Apple Builder Punch you can create beautiful die-cut apples (or pumpkins) for your projects. {* Largest punched image: 2-1/2" (6.4 cm)}  The Harvest Hello Bundle is in the Holiday Catalog on page 49.

Tips & Tricks:  

To start off my card I picked out the supplies that I knew I wanted to use.  I already knew my colors from picking my inspiration so I started out by picking the pumpkin stamp from the Harvest Hellos stamp set.  I stamped three of the pumpkins stems and larger leaves in Memento Tuxedo Black ink because I knew that I wanted to use my Stampin' Blends to color them.  To color I picked Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, and Old Olive all in light and dark tones.  I started out coloring the pumpkins in light Daffodil Delight and then brought in the darker and slowly built up the colors to Pumpkin Pie as my darkest colors.  I did the same thing with the pumpkin leaves.  Once the pumpkin was colored I punched them out with the Apple Builder Punch.  I also punched out the stem but sadly the punch doesn't cut out this leaf but does do the other leaf design in the set. Since I couldn't punch that leaf out I had to pull out the paper snips and fussy cut it out.  Which was super simple to do.  

Once I had the main focal images cut out either by punching or fussy cutting I put them all together using a little liquid glue.  Next I picked my card base.  I knew the colors I was using but had to decided which one to use for the card base.  I went with my favorite color Crumb Cake.  I cut my Crumb Cake Cardstock to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4.  I then cut down a piece of the Regals Designer Series Paper  to 3" x 5 1/2".  Out of the four patterns in the this pack of paper I picked the gingham pattern in Cajun Craze.  I layered the designer series paper on a piece of Crushed Curry cardstock cut at 3 1/2 x 5 1/2" and then layered that on a piece of Early Espresso Cardstock that was 3 3/4 x 5 1/2".  I placed all my layered cardstock and designer series paper onto my card base.  Once I had everything stuck down it was time to start arranging the pumpkins.  Before I started layering my pumpkins I stamped the little curly cues that you normally see on pumpkins in Early Espresso ink on the designer series paper.  Once I had that stamped down I added the pumpkins.  The two on the sides I just glued them onto the card.  The center one I placed on Stampin' Dimensionals and placed on the center.  I tied a little double bow on the stem of the center pumpkin.  I stamped the sentiment on a little piece of Whisper White cardstock and made a fish tail banner.  I also popped it up on dimensionals.  This finished off my card.  

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The photo below shows the key color inspiration along with the Stampin’ Up! Coordinating colors for today’s project idea that you can save or pin to Pinterest.  If you are viewing this post by email, you will need to click the title of the post to access my blog and pin.   You can view my entire project recipes by visiting my Color Inspiration Pinterest board by clicking here!  Make sure that you follow my board to be notified when a new color inspiration is added.

Thanks for dropping by today I hope that you have found a little inspiration from my card today.  If you live in the US.  I would love you to choose me as your demonstrator.  If you would like to purchase any of these products you can click on the Shop Now Button or by clicking on any of the images below.  Alternatively, you can also contact me by email to place your order.  Please be sure to use the monthly host code and I’ll send a little something out to you the following month to say Thank You!  

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Stampin' Up! Shopping List:

Harvest Hellos Bundle (En) [153037] $35.00	Harvest Hellos Cling Stamp Set (En) [150581] $21.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $8.75	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $8.75
Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Regals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [149616] $11.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $7.50	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $9.00	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144599] $9.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $9.00
Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273] $9.00	Linen Thread [104199] $5.00	Apple Builder Punch [150663] $18.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00
Paper Snips [103579] $10.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

How to Create a Forest Scene Card Video Tutorial featuring Ride With Me Stamp Set

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you the card that I made last night during my Facebook Live.  I shared in the video how to create a one layer scene card using my Stampin' Blends and the Ride with Me Stamp Set.  I had been asked a few times how I created a snow man scene card last year that I shared on my page.  I never got around to creating a video for that card but I decided to create a new card using the same process that I used to create that one.  Let's look at the card shall we.

I created the card on the left first so that I could show everyone what I was going to be showing that last night.  I did change shape of the trees on the second one.  I wanted to show how to make the trees look like they were in the distance and in the foreground as well as creating a road scene for the truck to be one.  I mean after all it has to have some place to sit.  I enjoy creating these types of cards there's something relaxing about the coloring process.

The largest tip I can give you when creating a scene card is start with the focal image since it will be in the forefront and then work your way back.  When working on the background start with the lightest color of trees because they are in the distance.  So, the reason for this is that anything in the distance will appear lighter because of atmospheric perspective.  As things get closer the will appear darker and darker in color.  For my tree layering I started with Light Shaded Spruce and then worked my way up to Dark Pretty Peacock.  The actual order of the blends for the trees was Light Shaded Spruce, Dark shaded spruce, Light Night of Navy to Dark Pretty Peacock.  

Let's go back a step and talk about the coloring of the truck.  I started with Light Sea Side Spray stampin' blends to create a base coat.  I then added in the dark Sea Side Spray and moved to the light night of navy and then to the dark in the darkest part of the shadows.  I colored the pumpkins in just light and dark Pumpkin Pie.

I put the sky in after everything was complete.  I started with Dark Sea Side Spray and then blended it out using the Light Sea Side Spray.  If you want to add in some clouds the Color Lifter is great to do just that.  If you want more details I recommend watching the video tutorial to see the entire process.  This a longer process video but I show you exactly what I did.  If you are viewing this post by email you may have to click here to view the video.  Some email servers will not show the video.

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Stampin' Up! Shopping List

Ride With Me Photopolymer Stamp Set [149312] $21.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105117] $8.75	Seaside Spray Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [149569] $9.00
Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144040] $9.00	Shaded Spruce Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147938] $9.00	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144599] $9.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $9.00
Basic Black Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147942] $9.00	Old Olive Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144574] $4.50	Pretty Peacock Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [149559] $4.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00

Cuckoo For You Friendship Card Color Inspiration

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am kicking off a new bi-weekly series where I will be sharing with you how to find Color Inspiration for your projects.  I will be sharing with you different ways to find colors that inspire you and that look great together.  Some are probably ones that you would not think work well together and some you probably wouldn't have picked.  One thing I want to help you with is to think outside the norm when it comes to color combinations and putting them together.  Another reason I decided to do this new series was to share with you where you can find color inspiration for your projects.  I have an entire Pinterest board devoted to just this topic.  I love color and I know must of you that follow me do too, but you have a hard time finding just the right ones to use on your projects.  So I am hoping this little series will help you.  Here's a look at my card that I created today with the first Color Inspiration image.

I used the Cuckoo for You Bundle and created this no line Stampin' Bends Colored Card using my color inspiration picture that I will share with you shortly.  For the colors I used Real Red, Very Vanilla, Flirty Flamingo, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, and Gray Granite.  Now where did I find the inspiration for this color combination.  I actually found it on Pinterest but the actual image came from Design Seeds, one of my favorite places for seasonal color combinations.  Here's the image that inspired today's card.

This image had nothing to do with the products I wanted to use but I loved the color combinations.  And they were ones I would have never put together.  I start the process by searching for color combinations and when something catches my eye I save it on my Color Inspiration board.  Once I decided I am going to use that color combination then I have to figure out what colors I have that will match those colors.  In this case it was Real Red, Very Vanilla, Flirty Flamingo, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Gray Granite, and Blushing Bride.

As you can see the Stampin' Up! colors that I picked match the inspiration photo pretty darn good.  Must are an exact match but some are very close.  One of the things I do once I pick the color inspiration photo and figure out what I think are the matches.  I then start to pull all the matching cardstock and ink colors to see how they will look together and to start figuring out which ones I want to use.

Once that was done I then figured out what set I wanted to use.  In this case I knew I wanted to use Real Red and I had a piece of the Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper (available September 4, 2019 for customers you can add it to your starter kit now) out from taking some pictures for tomorrows post; so I pulled the other colors and all the inks and the stamp set.  I knew I wanted to use the Real Red gingham piece from this set and thought it would compliment the Cuckoo Clock super well.  I don't know there's something very rustic and farmhouse feel about those two items together.  Well at least to me anyway.  At this point when I had picked out what I wanted to use it was time to start creating.

I stamped out the Cuckoo Clock images and stamped off using Smoky Slate ink to have a lighter color.  I knew I wanted to do a little no line coloring so with the inks I picked this was the best choice, I tired the other two grays that I picked but I wasn't in love with them.  Once that choice was made I colored everything in with my stampin' blends in my color choices.  I used the matching dies to cut it out.  I used Real Red as an accent color since I had the Real Red Gingham as the dominate background.  I added some matching ribbons and real red rhinestones to add a little bling.  I did heat emboss my sentiment on a little basic black and cut it apart.  The embossing powder is white but it looks more of a vanilla when embossed so that's why I used that.

I hope that this little bi-weekly series will help you as we walk through the process of finding color inspiration each time.  The above graphic is sized to be pinned on your own Pinterest board so please feel free to pin away.  If you need any of the supplies you can pick all the current items up in my online store now and the Holiday item will be available September 4th or you can add it to your $99 starter kit now along with another $143.50 in products until the end of the month when you join my team.

Happy Stampin' 

Rick 

Stampin' Up! Shopping List

Cuckoo For You Photopolymer Stamp Set [149349] $17.00	Cuckoo For You Bundle [151117] $41.25	Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146983] $8.75	Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121044] $8.75
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $9.75	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $8.75	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $7.50
Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147278] $9.00	Real Red Dark Stampin' Blends [147934] $4.50	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $9.00
Gray Granite Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [149535] $4.50	Cuckoo Clock Dies [149632] $29.00	Embossing Buddy [103083] $6.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $6.00
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $30.00	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924] $7.00	Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Cotton Ribbon [146925] $7.00	Gray Granite 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Textured Weave Ribbon [147656] $7.50
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

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