30 December 2020

Colour INKspiration Challenge #91


 Hello and welcome,

It's been awhile since I last have written up a blog and I wanted to share with you the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge which has been running for the last couple of weeks. I've been so busy with the the lead up to Christmas with our family hamper business and now that Christmas is over I can relax and get back into the craft room. 



The inspiration for the challenge is this fun and colourful photo chosen by crew member Lou Kitzelman. 

Choose at least three of the colours from this amazing colour palette. The colours for #CI91 are Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay, Pretty Peacock, Magenta Madness, Gorgeous Grape and Glitter, you may also add Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Basic Black and metallicsto your project. We also allow 'Ivory' and 'Bronze' in the Stampin' Blends. If you don't have all the colour palette, feel free to use the closest SU substitute (ie: Pumpkin Pie instead of Mango Melody .... you get the drift). 



The colours I've chosen are Magenta Madness, Bermuda Bay, Granny Apple Green and Whisper White for my project. I've used some new Stampin' Up! products from the new January to June 2021 Mini Catalogue and Saleabration Jan to Feb 2021 Catalogue.

The Salebration FREE product is the Oh so Ombre DSP, by spending $90 in Stampin' Up! products this is yours for free! The colours in the DSP are Bermuda Bay, Granny Apple Green, Rococo Rose and Blackberry Bliss. I've cut strips in different lengths and layered them on a sheet of Whisper White Cardstock. I've just love the Ombre look.



Adding Magenta Madness as my third colour was perfect balance with the cool colours. Using the new Blending Brush with Magenta Madness Ink and slowly adding colour onto a piece of Whisper White Cardstock. I would add more colour as I go and until I was happy with the Ombre look. 

The Floral Gallery Dies are on page 34 of the Jan to June Mini Catalogue and the words Just Want to Say Dies was perfect for the card. Layering them onto Stitched Nested Labels in Whisper White Cardstock. The floral stamped images are from the Art Gallery Stamp Set they are stamped in Bermuda Bay and Magenta Madness and die cut out.



The Art Gallery Stamp Set has lots of different greetings and I've chosen I Miss You! Using Stampin' Dimensionals for more depth to finish off my project.

We hope you can participate this round and we look forward to seeing a variety of projects using the challenge colours. Please ensure that your project is new and made specially for this challenge.

#CI91 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday January 11th.

Please click on the link here to join on the challenge.

Just a reminder to upload your challenge pics straight to the discussion wall and not in an album.

Happy Stamping!

Vicki Boucher






07 December 2020

Creation Station December blog hop - Ice Ice Baby



Hello and welcome,

Today's theme for the Creation Station Design Team is anything sparkles and shines. For my project I've created a Happy New Year's slimline card. I think we all need a shiny new start to the year and say goodbye to 2020. 



Using the gorgeous Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper which provides lots of glimmer and shine. I've used the paper through out by die cutting three snow flakes from the So Many Snowflakes Dies and as a backing sheet for the Playful Alphabet Dies.



Using a panel of Whisper White Cardstock for the Alphabet Dies, laying them out straight using a ruler and grid paper. Starting off  at the bottom and working my way up. Once happy with the layout, I used washi tape to secure the letters and numbers.



I've added extra shine onto the card with Clear Wink of Stella by tapping the pen against the lid which gives a nice sparkle. To finish off I've placed five of the glittery faceted Balmy Blue Gems which is a perfect match with the Glimmer Paper.




Well that's it for me today. I'm so looking forward to seeing all of the Design Team's creativity, so make sure you complete the hop. Next up is the lovely Denita who is also from Australia, click on the link below to see her project.




Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2021

Vicki Boucher