February 2022 Casually Crafting Blog Hop

Welcome to the February 2022 Casually Crafting Blog Hop! We are Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators from around the world who love to create cards ideal for the beginner or casual crafter. This month we’re taking on a color challenge.

We’re using Rich Razzleberry, Fresh Freesia, and Old Olive. I don’t think it’s a secret that Old Olive is an all-time favorite color of mine, and this combination is just lovely!

I recently purchased the Cactus Cuties Bundle (I always love a punch!), and I’ve been in a “what if?” sort of mood with designing cards. What if I don’t use any Basic White or Very Vanilla on my card? What if I use Designer Series Paper to create a cactus instead of ink?

It was a fun experiment; I’ll let you decide if it worked! I built my cactus creations on a 4-1/2″ x 3-1/4″ piece of Sahara Sand layered onto a standard 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ Sahara Sand card base. I inked the edges of the smaller piece with Fresh Freesia ink and a sponge dauber.

I stamped two of the cacti with Old Olive, the larger one on the left after stamping off once to have a different shade then the one in the middle. I stamped the pot on the right with Rich Razzleberry. I punched the left pot and right cactus from the Regals 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper and the middle pot from the 2021–2023 In Color 6″ X 6″ Designer Series Paper.

To finish the card, I stamped the sentiment on a 3/4” strip of Sahara Sand cardstock in Old Olive ink, punched the right edge with the Banners Pick a Punch, then used a sponge dauber to ink the edges with more Old Olive ink. Finally, I added a Fresh Flower Flourishes in Fresh Freesia.

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Casually Crafting Design Team