✨ Art With Heart Team InstaHop – Week 8: Basic Gray ✨

This week we’re hopping through the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order, and Week 8 is all about Basic Gray 🤍🩶

I’ve created two projects — my weekly journal page and a birthday card for a special friend 💌

Both were inspired by Patty Bennett, who originally CASED this design from someone at Stampin’ Up! I loved the idea so much that I worked out my own measurements (lots of scribbling on scrap paper first!) so the card fits perfectly in an envelope, and the journal page matches my existing pages.

Front of the card

Inside the card

Inside the card opened

Front of the card open

Card with the message card pulled out

Card to write your message on

Front of the journal

Inside the journal

Journalling pages

Inside the journal

This week was also a great chance to use some of my bundles: 🌸 Scalloped Blooms 🌼 Boutique Blossoms 🦋 2026–2028 In Color® Butterflies

💡 Note: I used the Bloom Boutique DSP, it ties everything together beautifully.

And of course… I couldn’t resist April's monthly item, the stamp set Wild Bunch. That little snail is just too cute 🐌💕 Sadly the stamp set was so popular it went very quick. Hopefully Stampin Up! will have something similar soon.

🎨 Colours Used

Basic Gray (base), Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Bubble Bath, Barely Blush, Granny Apple Green & Pretty Peacock

🖊️ Blends Used

Bubble Bath, Barely Blush, Granny Apple Green, Pretty Peacock & Basic Black Light (which worked perfectly as Basic Gray!)

🎀 Tip: I coloured white ribbon with the Basic Black Light blend — it matched Basic Gray beautifully!

• 📏 Project Measurements

  Journal Page

  • White backing card: 190mm × 132mm

  • Basic Gray (cut 2): 184mm × 220mm

    • Score at 125mm and 160mm

    • On the 184mm length, mark 92mm

    • On the top and bottom, mark 25mm

    • Cut from the 92mm mark to each 25mm mark

  • SDSP pieces:

    • 190mm × 50mm — cut 2

    • 190mm × 50mm — cut 3

    • 190mm × 38mm — cut 4

    • 190mm × 125mm — cut 2

      • Mark 92mm on the 190mm length

      • Mark 25mm top and bottom on the 125mm length

      • Cut from the 92mm mark to the 25mm marks

  Journalling Pages

  • Base: 150mm × 95mm

    • Mark 75mm on the 150mm length

    • Mark 25mm top and bottom on the 95mm length

    • Cut from the 75mm mark to the 25mm marks

  Barley Blush Card

  • Base: 150mm × 105mm

    • Mark 75mm on the 150mm length

    • Mark 25mm top and bottom on the 105mm length

    • Cut from the 75mm mark to the 25mm marks

  Birthday Card

  Card Base

  • Basic Gray (cut 2): 240mm × 105mm

    • Score at 20mm, 56mm, 92mm

  SDSP Panels

  • 145mm × 105mm — cut 4

  Additional SDSP Layers

  • 50mm × 105mm — cut 4

  • 34mm × 105mm — cut 4

    • Mark 52.5mm on the 105mm length

    • Mark 25mm on the 240mm length

    • Cut from the 52.5mm mark to the 25mm marks (top and bottom)

  Insert for Card

  • Basic Gray: 138mm × 90mm

    • Mark 45mm on the 90mm length

    • Mark 22mm on the 138mm length

    • Cut from the 45mm mark to the 22mm marks (top and bottom)

  • Basic White: 128mm × 80mm

    • Mark 40mm on the 80mm length

    • Mark 22mm on the 128mm length

    • Cut from the 40mm mark to the 22mm marks (top and bottom)

    • This creates the pointed insert shape.

✂️ Extra Details

The inside pockets are finished with a scalloped edge die from Scalloped Blooms for that extra touch of detail.

Hope these projects inspire you 💕

Happy Stamping! Hx 🧡

➡️ To check out other projects using Basic Gray

Go to my Instagram page and check out my other team members gorgeous creations! @apaperparadise