A group of the Art With Heart Team is hopping through the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order, and this week we featured Smoky Slate. If you go to my Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/apaperparadise/#, you will be able to see what the other's in the group made using the same colour.
For Week 48, I created two coordinating projects — a card for my brother and my weekly journal page. I also wanted to combine a few stamp and die bundles that are on the Last Chance list and give them one more creative outing before they’re gone.
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🐾 Bundles & DSP Used
Stamp & Die Bundles:
- Cutest Crew
- Gears & Textures
- Joyful Squares
Designer Series Paper:
- Square Snippets
- Beautiful Gallery
My brother loves cats, so the Cutest Crew kitty was perfect for his card — it’s just so cute. For my journal page, I added the dogs (I’m definitely more of a dog girl). I thought it would be fun to have the cats on the card and the dogs on the journal page, both interacting with the gears.
Close‑up of the Cutest Crew cat — coloured with Smoky Slate Blends and accented with Pretty Peacock and Pretty in Pink.
Layered with Square Snippets and Beautiful Gallery DSP, plus cardstock in Smoky Slate, Secret Sea, Cloud Cover and Pretty Peacock. The card is 210mm x 148mm and scored at 105mm.
The gears were leftovers from another project, plus a few extras cut from Smoky Slate to tie in with this week’s colour theme.
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📝 Journal Page Details
I used a Joyful Squares stamp on the front of my journaling pages — it worked perfectly in the spot where I write my thoughts and the date.
Weekly journal page featuring the dogs from Cutest Crew, coloured with Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake and Medium Deep Combo Blends. Backing card is 190mm x 132mm.
The dogs playing with gears — a fun contrast to the cats on the card.
Joyful Squares stamp used as the title panel where I write my thoughts and date.
The sentiments on both projects are cut using the Stylish Shapes dies.
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🎨 Colours Used
Cardstock & Ink Colours
- Smoky Slate
- Secret Sea
- Cloud Cover
- Pretty Peacock
Stampin’ Blends
- Smoky Slate
- Pretty Peacock
- Pretty in Pink
- Crumb Cake
- Medium Deep Combo
The cats and dogs are coloured with these blends, with touches of Pretty Peacock and Pretty in Pink to bring them to life.
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💕 Final Thoughts
I hope these projects inspire you to get crafty with Smoky Slate this week.
Happy Stamping 💕 Hx
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