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April 2025 Color Fuser Blog Hop

in Cardmaking on 04/07/25

Hello Crafters, Bonjour!

It’s the first Monday of the month…Time for another Color Fuser Blog Hop. The April Color Fuser Blog Hop has a beautiful color combination.   Designers can use a combination of Lemon Lime Twist, Balmy Blue and Gorgeous Grape for their crafty projects.  I must admit, I love these color challenges.  They have made design with colors that I would have never featured together.  It’s a great way to design creations that are totally out of my comfort zone.  I encourage you to play along.  I thought this color challenge was perfect for April as it has that Spring Color Vibe.  So I decided to use a bundle that featured a similar theme, the Umbrella Days Bundle.

Card Featuring the Umbrella Days Bundle

For today’s challenge, I used the Umbrella Days Bundle that is part of the Last Chance List.  Meaning once this bundle is sold out, it’s gone for good. It’s the perfect bundle for Spring. I adore the details in the coordinating dies as well as the images in the stamp set.  The sentiments have a beautiful font. I also featured New Dies from the 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue that will be available on May 5th to customers and that is currently available to demonstrators in the preorder. They are called the Gallery Blooms Dies. 

Color Combination Used:

Lemon Lime Twist
Balmy Blue
Gorgeous Grape

Tip:  Use a Blending Brush and Ink to add color to the die cut umbrellas.  Splatter some water using a Waterpainter.

Instructions: 

  • Cut a 4 1/4″ x 11 piece of Basic White cardstock and score at 5 1/2″
  • Cut a piece of 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4 ” Basic White Cardstock
  • Die cut the frame image from the Gallery Blooms Dies in Basic White Cardstock
  • Stamp the sentiment from the Umbrella Days Stamp Set  in Versamark and add White Wow Embossing Powder. Use the heat tool to heat emboss. Fussy cut the sentiment
  • Die cut umbrellas from the Umbrella Days Dies and color them with a Blending Brush and Lemon Lime Twist, Balmy Blue and Gorgeous Grape Inks.  Add specs of water with a water painter brush
  • Assemble the card like the image
  • Embellish with the Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins

Hop around the world with our group of talented demonstrators.   We’ve created designs from our April Color Challenge using Stampin’up! Colors.

You may have just arrived here from my lovely friend Emma Goddard from the UK.   I totally love what she designed for today’s challenge.   So adorable… At the bottom of the page there is Color Fuser Badge to guide you to the next blog.

Next on the hop is my talented friend Melanie Hockin I love her creation.  Click on the Blog Badge below to get to her blog.

Enjoy our Hop!
Kim xo
Color Fusers Blog Hop Designers:
Sue Vine
Bonnie ONeill
Stacey Marsh
Tami Hewlett
Melissa Kerman
Heather Thomas
Emma Goddard
Kim McGillis***You are Here***
Melanie Hockin
Products used are Listed below.  Click on the links to Shop.  New April Hostess Code until April 13th:  6RUVT499
164895
Umbrella Days Bundle (English) – 164895

Price: $63.75

164891
Umbrella Days Cling Stamp Set (English) – 164891

Price: $32.00

164894
Umbrella Days Dies – 164894

Sale: $35.10

Price: $39.00

161627
Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins – 161627

Price: $10.25

147145
Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147145

Price: $12.25

147105
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147105

Price: $12.25

147099
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147099

Price: $12.25

166780
Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 166780

Price: $20.00

121045
Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 121045

Price: $15.75

153611
Blending Brushes – 153611

Price: $21.00

160519
Blending Brushes Storage – 160519

Price: $22.00

165679
Basics Wow! Embossing Powder – 165679

Price: $29.00

129053
Heat Tool – 129053

Price: $44.00

102283
Versamark Pad – 102283

Price: $13.00

159971
Embossing Additions Tool Kit – 159971

Price: $37.00

149653
Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine – 149653

Price: $177.00

152392
Paper Trimmer – 152392

Price: $39.00

110755
Multipurpose Liquid Glue – 110755

Price: $8.25

152334
Adhesive Sheets – 152334

Price: $15.75

104430
Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $6.00

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  1. Melanie Hockin says

    April 7, 2025 at 10:18 am

    What an amazing combination and layout! Just gorgeous, Kim!

    Reply
  2. Melissa J Kerman says

    April 7, 2025 at 11:42 am

    I love your card!

    Reply
  3. Tami Hewlett says

    April 7, 2025 at 3:58 pm

    Love the clean lines of your card and rain splatter all over the umbrellas! What a beautiful card!

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