Colour INKspiration Challenge #94

Hello and welcome,

It's the latest Colour INKspiration challenge #CI94 and this beautiful photo was chosen by Rachel Lewsley one of the Design Crew Members who recently joined our team late last year. I love this colour combo.

The colours for #94 challenge are Seaside Spray, Mango Melody, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Misty Moonlight. As well as the chosen colours you may also add Basic White, Basic Black and metallics to 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: Night of Navy instead of Misty Moonlight .... you get the drift). 

The challenge will run for almost 2 weeks until 7pm on the 8th March 2021 details to follow at the end of my blog.

For today's project I've used a number of different Stampin' Up! products which are from the Annual 2020 to 2021 Catalogue and the Mini Jan to June 2021 Catalogue. 

The flowers are from the True Love Designer Series Paper fussy cut out and coloured in using the Stampin' Blends. I've used light & dark Seaside Spray, light Misty Moonlight, light & dark Mango Melody and light & dark Crumb Cake. I love to colour in it's so therapeutic.

The card base is a half sheet of Misty Moonlight Cardstock, I've added Misty Moonlight Ink to the card base with the Blender Brush. The next two layers are a panel of Very Vanilla embossed using the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder and Misty Moonlight embossed using Script 3D Embossing Folder. I also added Misty Moonlight Ink with the Blender Brush to give it more depth and show off the embossed writing. The two panels are ruffed up along the edges with the Paper Snips.

Adding the next layer is Seaside Spray Cardstock die cut out using the largest Stitched Circle Die and embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder. I've added Misty Moonlight Ink to the outer of the Stitched Circle with the Blender Brush.

I've used one of the smaller butterflies from the Butterfly Brilliance Bundle which will be available for customers on 2nd March 2021 until 3rd May 2021. Using the Stampin' Blends in Mango Melody, Seaside Spray and Misty Moonlight.

The tiny flowers and little note tag are from Hydrangea Haven Bundle which is on page 20 of the Mini Catalogue. They are die cut out in Seaside Spray Cardstock and sponged Ink in Misty Moonlight. The two blues go so nicely together. I added a bow using Linen Thread and adhere it with a Glue Dot to the little tag.

We hope you can participate in this latest round and as we so 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.

#CI94 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday 8th March 2021.

Please click on the link here to join the challenge.

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

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love hear your thoughts on my project by leaving a comment below.

You can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here.

Happy Stamping!

Vicki Boucher

Stamping Sunday February Blog Hop - My Mini Catalogue Favourite

 

Hello and welcome, it's the latest Stamping Sunday blog hop and we are sharing our favourite products from the Stampin' Up! January to June 2021 Mini Catalogue. The list of designers are at the end of my blog, so make sure you click on their names and see there creations.

Stampin' Up! have so many amazing products in the Mini Catalogue and it was hard to chose which one was my favourite. On my wish list was the stunning 'Pretty Perennials Bundle' item 156234 and the 'Blending Brushes' item 153611. 

The Pretty Perennials Stamp Set (154435) is inspired by Million Sales Achiever Dena Rekow, I love the watercolor look of the stamps and the greetings are fun and happy! The Perennial Petals Dies (154321) have flowers, leaves and so much more to create beautiful cards, scrapbooking and 3D gifts etc....

The Blending Brushes item 153611 come in a pack of 3 for $21. The bristles are like soft velvet and work really well when using on large or small scale of paper. Adding and blending colour just got easy when creating your projects, they will be done in no time.

Today I've created a handmade card and 3D Mini Pizza Box for my projects.

Starting with the card I've used the following colours Poppy Parade, Balmy Blue, Bumblebee and Old Olive. I've added Balmy Blue Ink with the Blending Brush to the Whisper White panel and stamped the small flower image directly onto the panel. Before adding the panel to the Poppy Parade card base I used the Paper Snips and ruffed up the edges of the Cardstock.

Using both the stamped images of the flowers and combined them with the die cuts you can pretty much make any type of combination for your flowers. I did use ink to paper with the Blending Brushes to give more depth and shades of colour for the die cuts. Such as the Old Olive for the leaves, Poppy Parade and Bumblebee for the flower dies. 

The Balmy Blue DSP strips have been ripped on either side to show off the white in the paper. I added the script and the wood print DSP to the card.

To finish off the card I add a few different Embellishments starting with the Gold Hoop, In Good Taste Elements and the Artistry Blooms Sequins. 

The Gold Mini Pizza Box matches the card as a lovely gift. Using different types of ribbon in colours of yellow and gold to match the box. I've wrapped together the Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon with the Gold Fine Art Ribbon around the box and adding the Gold Forever Greenery Trim and tied it in a knot.

Added Whisper White panel is the same as the card, plus the flowers and leaves. I've stamped off the flower image in Poppy Parade which gives the flower a much lighter colour. The sentiment is stamped in Poppy Parade.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.To see all of the amazing projects by the Stamping Sunday Design Team please click on their names below.

1.	Sara Levin
2.	Su Mohr
3.	Jay Soriano
4.	Anne Marie Hile
5.	Cheryll Miller
6.	Mikaela Titheridge
7.	Vicki Boucher

To purchase any of the above mentioned Stampin' Up! products, please visit my online store here.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Art With Heart Team Creative Showcase February - Love and Valentine's Day

Hello and welcome,

I'm so excited to share with you two projects I have created for the latest Art With Heart Team Creative Showcase hosted by Rachel Woollard, I'll post the link to her page at the end of my blog. 

We are sharing our creativity with the theme Love and Valentine's Day. I can smell Love is in the air with Valentine's Day coming up on the 14th February and I thought I would make something special for my hubby. 

I've made a card and a 3D project using the Always in My Heart Bundle and the Gilded Leafing Embellishment which you can find in the latest Stampin' Up! January to June 2021 Mini Catalogue. Oh and also the Blender Brushes, I just love them so much!

My favourite colour at the moment would have to be Pacific Point, I just love the richness of this colour I've combine it with Night of Navy Ink and the Gilded Leafing.

To create the card I've started with a panel of Whisper/Basic White Cardstock to create the Ombre effect I've used the Blender Brush and Pacific Point Ink using circler motions across the panel adding more ink as I go. I wanted a deeper blue at the bottom so I added Night of Navy Ink. 

For the detailed floral Ombre heart I've used Pacific Point Ink with the Blender Brush and applied ink onto a piece of Whisper/Basic White Cardstock leaving some white on the outer edge of the Cardstock. This also applies to heart for the 3D Mini Gold Pizza Box.

For the "LOVE" & "YOU" I've created the Ombre look by using Whisper White Cardstock, Pacific Point Ink, Blender Brushes, the Playful Alphabet Dies for the letters "LOVE" & "YOU" and Foam Adhesive Sheets. 

I wanted to add the Gilded Leafing to my project gold and blue is such a lovely combination. Gilded Leafing is the same as the powder embossing still using Versamark Ink which I've added the Ink with a Sponge Dauber and also with the edge of the Versamark Ink Pad to the Cardstock. Add the Heat & Stick Powder, heat set with the Heat Tool and then apply the Gilded Leafing. I remove any excess of gold with a Stamping Sponge. 

The Gold Mini Pizza Box is the same as the card, except for the Fine Art Gold Ribbon which is tied around the gold box. 

Well that's it for my blog, now it's time to visit Rachel Woollard and all the other participants from the Art With Heart Team. I'm so looking forward to seeing their beautiful projects.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. You can purchase any of the above mentioned products by visiting my online store here or send me a direct message.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

 

 

Colour INKspiration Challenge #93

Hello and welcome,

It's the latest Colour INKspiration challenge #CI93 and this stunning photo was chosen by Monica Formosa one of the Design Crew Members who recently joined our team late last year. This colour combo is amazing! 

The colours for #93 challenge are Sahara Sand, Granny Apple Green and Pacific Point. As well as the chosen colours you may also add Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Basic Black and metallics to 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: Night of Navy instead of Pacific Point .... you get the drift). 

The challenge will run for almost 2 weeks until 7pm on the 22nd Feb 2021 details to follow at the end of my blog.

For my project I've used the Friends Are Like Seashells Bundle which is on page 42 of the Stampin' Up! January to June 2021 Mini Catalogue. This bundle was on the top of my wish list when I first saw the Mini Catalogue. I just knew I had to have it in my crafty stash! I love the Seashells 3D Embossing Folder which coordinates with the large die from the Seaside Seashells Dies.

Using Basic White for the large embossed image I've added colour by using the Blender Brushes. One for Pacific Point and the other for Granny Apple Green slowly adding colour to the image and mixing the two colours together. This brings out some amazing colours and such a time saver too.

To create the Pacific Point Ombre panel underneath is Shimmery White Cardstock, Pacific Point Ink and a Blender Brush. I use circle motions with the brush and making sure I go off the edges too. I really like the contrast between the brightness of Granny Apple Green against Pacific Point.

I've used Stampin' Dimensionals for the layers to give it more depth and even though it's hard to see I did add Clear Wink of Stella to the embossed seashell panel for a little sparkle The card base is a half sheet of Sahara Sand.

Adding a few more layers by using strips of the script DSP in Granny Apple Green and Pacific Point by tearing along one side. I stamped the starfish and seashell in Sahara Sand and with a Sponge Dauber I added colour. 

The sentiment is from the Pretty Perennials Stamp Set, using Versmark Ink, White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. The sentiment happy has been fussy cut out.

We hope you can participate in this latest round and as we so 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.

#CI93 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday 22nd February.

Please click on the link here to join the challenge.

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

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love hear your thoughts on my project by leaving a comment below.

You can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here.

Happy Stamping!

Vicki Boucher

 

Creation Station February Blog Hop - Cute Critters

Hello and welcome,

Today's projects for February 2021 Creation Station blog hop is all about four legged "Cute Critters" Stampin' Up! have a number of different stamp sets in both the Mini and Annual Catalogues. I'm so looking forward to seeing all the other design Team Members creative projects so make sure you click on the link at the bottom of my blog. 

I recently purchased the Baby Pull Toys Stamp Set which is in the Mini 2021 Catalogue this set is perfect for baby gifts, tags, cards and so much more. The stamp set consists of three cute critters, an elephant, lion and giraffe. Plus sentiments and other images.

It's a cling stamp set and guess what happened? The giraffe stamp went missing! It's a crafter's nightmare when a stamp or die goes missing from your creative space. Has this ever happened to you? I've been looking for days, everywhere! But nothing, it just disappeared! 

Then I finally found the stamp it was clinging to a plastic bag I had on my crafting table (non related to crafting). Those cling stamps sure know how to cling to things! Next time I'll be placing my stamps straight back in their container.

For my projects I created a Double Z-fold card, a gift tag and a mini card all coordinating together. Using Blushing Bride, White, Basic Gray and Smoky Slate for my colour palette. As there isn't any Blushing Bride in the Stampin' Blends, I used the light Flirty Flamingo in the Blends and blended it with the Color Lifter. You get a nice pale pink. 

I just love the cute polka dot pattern, it just screams baby and all cute things! The paper comes in Subtles range 6 x 6" DSP in the Annual Catalogue. 

The stamped images are in inked up in Basic Gray onto Whisper White Cardstock, coloured in using the Stampin' Blends in light Flirty Flamingo, light Smoky Slate and Color Lifter. Then die cut out using the largest Stitched Square Die. I gave dimension to the lion by layering the head and mane with dimensionals. The three Blushing Bride hearts are die cuts from the Floral Hearts Dies.

Measurements for the Double Z-Fold Card 

• Thick Whisper White Cardstock cut card base 4-1/2" x 11"
• Score at 2-3/4" and 5-1/2" 
• Blushing Bride Cardstock cut 3-1/4" x 9-3/4"
• Score 3-1/4" and 6-1/2"
• Blushing Bride polka dot DSP 5" x 4-1/4"
• Blushing Bride script DSP 4-1/4" x 2-1/2"
• Whisper White cut x3 pieces 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" 
• Die cut using largest Stitched Square Die
• Have scraps of Blushing Bride and Whisper White Cardstock for sentiments and mini heart die images
• Basic Gray Twine from the Well Suited Twine combo pack

For the gift tag I've used Blushing Bride Cardstock for the tag 2" x 4" punch using the Delightful Tag Topper. Blushing Bride polka dot DSP 1-3/4" x 3-3/4", scraps of Whisper White for sentiment, stamped elephant image in Basic Gray Ink and use the second smallest Stitched Circle Die. Color in with Stampin' Blends and finish off with Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon.

The mini card is using all the same above products. The card measures 3" x 6" with layered scraps of DSP cut to fit and layered under the second largest Stitched Square Die in Whisper White. I've sponged Blushing Bride Ink on the white cardstock before layering the lion with adhesive. The sentiment is stamped in Basic Gray Ink on a piece of scrap Whisper White Cardstock and adhered with dimensionals.

Now it's time to visit the lovely Antoinette and see her amazing creations. I can't wait to visit her blog and read all about her Cute Critters!

Thank you for visiting my blog today. You can purchase any of the above mentioned products by visiting my online store here or send me a direct message.

Mini 2021 Stampin' Up! Catalogue

Until next time and make sure your stamps don't cling to something else other than your clear block!

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

     

Week 34 Art With Heart Colour Creations Weekly Showcase Petal Pink

Hello and welcome,

It's been awhile since my last Colour Creations blog with the Art With Heart Team, but I couldn't miss out on Petal Pink as it's one of my all time favourite Stampin' Up! Colors. I just love the softness and it was the perfect colour for my Happy Anniversary card.

Each week the lovely Catherine Proctor runs the Colour Creations Showcase with a selection of members from the Art With Heart Team join in and show off their beautiful projects using Stampin' Up! Colors. Make sure you click on the link at the end of my blog to see their creations.

I've used the Always in my Heart Bundle which is in the Mini Catalogue January to June 2021 on page 12. I won the Always in my Heart Stamp Set at last years On Stage At Home being a Demonstrator has it's perks, so all I needed was the Dies to complete the set. I love how the sentiment fits in the stitched banner die perfectly.

To create the large detailed heart using the new Blender Brush, I've lightly sponged Petal Pink Ink onto a sheet of Basic White Cardstock and die cut the image out. As you can see I've given the heart a light subtle pink look. The solid center heart is a lot darker than the outer flower images.

The stamp set has some beautiful floral and leaf images to add to your projects. Using scrap pieces of White Cardstock I've stamped the images in Petal Pink, Sahara Sand and Balmy Blue this is a beautiful colour combo. Using the Stampin' Blends to colour in the images in the following colours - Petal Pink L & D, Balmy Blue Light, Ivory, Crumb Cake Light and Color Lifter to blend in the colours. The Ivory and Crumb Cake works well together with Sahara Sand. There are matching dies for the smaller pieces.

Sponging Petal Pink Ink onto a scrap piece of (make sure it's wide and long enough for the Banner Die) Basic White Cardstock with the Blender Brush. The sentiment is silver embossed onto the Cardstock, by stamping the image in Versamark Ink use Sliver Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. Then die cut out the sentiment using the Stitched Banner Die. There are two score lines on each side of the banner to give you a raised look. 

As the banner is raised you can add many layers underneath by using Stampin' Dimensionals for the stamped images and the solid part of the heart. 

The panel under the die cut pieces is the Pearlescent Specialty Paper which is in the Mini Catalogue, I love the shimmer of the paper and blends in well with the colours I've used. This is layered over a half sheet of Petal Pink Cardstock.

To finish off the card I've added the Basic Pearls Jewels to my project.

Thank you for visiting my blog with the Colour Creations Weekly Showcase and I can't wait to see everyone's projects.

Click on the link here to see Cathy's and all of the other participants names for Petal Pink creations.

Happy Stamping 

Vicki Boucher

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