Wednesday, 8 January 2025

Pretty Petals for Around the World on Wednesday January 2025

 


Welcome to the first hop of the new year at Around the World on Wednesday!

On the second Wednesday of each month, the team put together a thematic hop to give you some inspiration for your own crafting. We love it when you try out something new or CAS(E) one of our projects. The team is truly international, with members from each time zone of the world that Stampin' Up! operates. You're with me, in New Zealand - the first place in the Stampin' Up! world to change the date. đŸ˜€

Our task this month is to present a 'this or that'. Our team leader, Angie, has given the challenge of trying something two ways. Well, I don't know about you but I often have 'this or that' moments in my making: this label die or that? this colourway or that? this sentiment or that?

This time, I was experimenting with a new bundle from the Online Exclusives section, Pretty Petals. I'd overlooked this bundle when it was first shown in preorder last year but after seeing the work of the Artisan Design Team - and particularly the work of our own team member Mikaela - it somehow made it's way into my cart. 

So, my big 'this or that' is to do with colour: a bright combination or the more subtle 2024-6 In Colors?


In each card, I did the same things, just with different colours. Using Fluid 100 Watercolor paper, I stamped the foliage, then added in the flower stamps. Using a Waterpainter, I went over the stamping to create a kind of no-line watercolour effect. Then I painted in some touches of a third colour using reinker.

I die cut out using the largest of the Perennial Postage dies and used watered down re-inker and Water Painter to add in the splatters of colour.

The sentiment is from Cheerful Daisies and the label is from the matching dies.

Finally, I added three embellishments.

Which do you prefer?

1. Subtle In Colors?


Colours: Shy Shamrock, Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie. 

2. More Regal and Bright?



Colours: Garden Green, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie.
Embellishments: Glossy Dots Assortment.

Isn't it amazing the difference a change in colour can make?

Keep on hopping to see what This or That the rest of the team have been experimenting with. Next up is the wonderful Leonie Stuart from Australia.


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5 comments:

  1. Cheryll Miller8 January 2025 at 23:37

    Wow Jan ... I have been waiting for someone to give me a reason to add this set to my shopping cart ... and you just did that. Love both these cards, and normally I would go for the brighter colour scheme, but I do love all the subtle variation in colours for the In Colour toned card. That would be my pick by a very narrow margin!! xxx

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  2. Theresa's Treasures9 January 2025 at 01:36

    Beautiful cards! I prefer the Regals/Brights.

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  3. Teri West9 January 2025 at 06:18

    Both so pretty! I guess it would depend on the season. : )

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  4. Aurélie9 January 2025 at 06:31

    Red one ! Red cheers me up today. The pastel effect is really pretty and both designs are adorable, but I still prefer the red one ^^.

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  5. Joanne James - The Crafty Owl15 January 2025 at 01:10

    I love both of these Jan and for once I'm going to step out of my comfort zone and say the pastel one wins - there is something about the subtlety of the colours that really brings the florals to life. So pretty!

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