Colour INKspiration Challenge #98

 Hello and welcome,

It's the latest Colour INKspiration challenge #CI98 and this stunning photo was chosen by Jan Clothier one of the Design Crew Members. This colour combo is so pretty, I just love the different shades of pinks and greens together.

The colour combination for #CI98 are Magenta Madness, Flirty Flamingo, Pear Pizza, Soft Sea Foam and Gray Granite. As well as the chosen colours you may also add Basic White, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand 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: Smoky Slate instead of Gray Granite .... you get the drift). 

The challenge will run for almost 2 weeks until 7pm on the 10th May 2021 details to follow at the end of my blog.

For today's project I've created a slimline card using a variety of Dies including the Perennial Petals Dies and coordinating Pretty Perennials Stamp Set for the challenge colours. I'll also show you a few tips and tricks on how I made this card.

Starting with the card base in Gray Granite Cardstock cut at 21cm x 21cm and scored at 10.5cm. The card fits nicely inside a business size envelope. The next layer is the panel of Basic White Cardstock cut at 9.5cm x 20cm.

I've applied Soft Sea Foam Ink with the Blending Brush onto the white cardstock. Inking up the spray of circles stamp in the same colour and randomly stamped the image a number of times. 

The next step I always like to place the different pieces onto my card and play around to see how they will look. Once I'm happy, I'll take a photo and mark with a pencil where I'll be adhering the images to the card.

I've used the Playful Alphabet Dies for the Birthday greeting, to create the Ombre effect using a strip of Basic White Cardstock and apply Magenta Madness Ink with the Blending Brush. The letters are attached to the Foam Adhesive Sheets to give the letters more height.

To make sure the letters are straight I use the Grid Paper with a piece of scrap Cardstock, measured at 2cm from the bottom and apply Washi Tape helps to keep the paper intact. Using Take Your Pick Tool to place the letters onto the Cardstock, I find this a lot easier rather than using your fingers.

The two Ombre butterflies are in Magenta Madness and Flirty Flamingo. I applied ink onto Basic White Cardstock with the Blender Brush and die cut out using the Brilliant Wings Dies.

The flower images are in Magenta Madness, Flirty Flamingo and the Happy greeting is in Pear Pizzazz, then fussy cut out. Adding die cut images for the leaves are inked up Pear Pizzazz Ink onto Basic White Cardstock.

To finish off the card I've placed Magenta Madness Enamel Dots onto the card.

I 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.

#CI98 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday 10th May 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 Blog Hop - Last Dance

 

 Hello and welcome,

It's Stamping 2nd Sunday latest blog hop for April and the theme is Last Dance for the Design Team. Our hop is a little bit different for this month instead of the list of names you can hop around by either going forwards or going backwards. To see Jay Soriano who is before me please click on his name and for Tami Hewlett who is after me. Please click on her name at the end of my blog.

Today you'll be seeing products that will be retiring as of the 3rd of May 2021 or unless SOLD OUT beforehand. Some of the products I've used have already finished like the Purple Posy Stampin' Blends and Cardstock they always seem first to go. You can visit my online store at the end of my blog to purchase any of the products that are available.

The In Colors for 2019 - 2021 are retiring and in particular Purple Posy is one of my favourite In Colors and I'm so sad to see it go. In fact all of them are so beautiful, I will miss them.

I've used the Bloom & Grow Stamp Set 149229 and Budding Blooms Dies 149548 for the main focus for my handmade thank you card and 3D project. I've always loved this stamp set as there are different flower images to colour in with I've chosen to colour them in with Purple Posy 154896 and Mango Melody 154888 Stampin' Blends. I'm really loving shades of yellows and mauves together they just brighten up my day! 

Using Purple Posy Cardstock 150887 a half sheet folded in half as my card base, adding a panel of In Color 6" x 6" DSP 153071 in Purple Posy measures at 10.5cm by 12cm. Layering the stamp images of the flowers around the Stitched Nested Labels Dies 149638 in medium size 9.5cm x 5cm in Shimmery White Cardstock and lightly sponging So Saffron Ink onto the piece of Cardstock.

To match with the Gold Mini Pizza Box I've added a couple of the delicate gold pieces from the Forever Gold Laser-cut Specialty Paper 152493 to the card. 

Another set retiring is the Beauty Abounds Stamp Set 148726 and the coordinating Butterfly Beauty Dies 151819. The smaller butterfly is in So Saffron and Gold foil for the die cut butterfly image. 

The sentiment is from the Bloom & Grow Stamp Set, it's stamped in Versamark Ink onto Basic Black Cardstock with White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. I've fussy cut out the Thank You. 

The Gold Mini Pizza Box 152068 coordinates with the card by using the same colours throughout the project. I've rapped around the box using the Vanilla Ribbon from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack 152475 and tied it in a bow. 

Using a square piece of DSP in Daffodil Delight which is from the Brights 6" x 6" DSP 152487 to form the base for the added layers. 

The gold pieces from the Forever Gold Laser-cut Specialty Paper, Bloom & Grow Stamp Set and the Stitched Nested Labels Dies using a smaller die cut for the sentiment. I added a So Saffron Butterfly to finish off the box.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. To see all of the amazing projects at Stamping Sunday Design Team please now click on Tami Hewitt to see her stunning creations.

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

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Art With Heart Showcase - Mother's Day

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I'm so excited to share with you three 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 Mother's Day in our projects. Mother's Day is celebrated the second Sunday of May in Australia. It's a very special time of year for me by showing my appreciation to my mum with spending the day together, plus of course presenting a card and other nice things to her.  

I've created a Mother's Day card, bookmark and gift tag using the Pierced Blooms Dies with the True Love Designer Series Paper. The colours are bright and happy plus the additional black and white throughout. 

To create the coloured flowers I've used Basic White Cardstock, adding colour to the Cardstock with the Blending Brushes in the following Stampin' Up! Colors. Magenta Madness, So Saffron, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green. Then using a number of different flowers and leaves from the Pierced Blooms Dies and die cut out using the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine.

Before layering all of the die cut pieces I started on the base of the card with a half sheet of Basic Black Cardstock folded in half and then a panel of Basic White Cardstock. I've sponged Granny Apple Green Ink with the Blending Brush in a circular motion to add some colour to the white panel.

I thought I would do something a little bit different with the black & white polka dot DSP by cutting the piece on an angel with the Paper Trimmer. It's almost a triangle the top side measures at 10.5cm and the bottom is at 9cm. I made sure all the dots lined up straight when cutting the DSP.

Now the fun part with mixing and matching the different die cut pieces together to make the card, plus I had left over so I decided to make a book mark and gift tag.

The sentiment is from the Timeless Tulips Stamp Set and fits perfectly inside the frame which is from the Pierced Blooms Dies. I've embossed the greeting using White Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. I've added a few of the In Color Enamel Dots in Magenta Madness and Bumblebee.

The book mark and gift tag is similar to the card so I can give as a set. I've used the Delightful Tag Topper and added the Black & White Baker's Twine.

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

Creation Station April Blog Hop - Sweet Treat Packages

Hello and welcome,

Today's projects for April 2021 Creation Station blog hop is all about "Sweet Treat Packages" using Stampin' Up! products. There are a number of different stamp sets in both the Mini and Annual Stampin' Up! Catalogues to create into cute packages. I'm so looking forward to seeing all the other design Team Members projects so make sure you click on the link at the bottom of my blog. 

For my project I've used the Mini Pizza Boxes which sadly they are retiring from the Annual Catalogue you have until the end of May 2021 unless sold out. I have created three packages for my blog today. Once I started on one, I just had to create two more! 

I just love the Sweet Ice Cream Bundle on page 49 of the Jan to June Mini Catalogue. The stamp set comes with the Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch and creates yummy projects! I think I'm going to need ice cream after I've finished writing this blog. The weather this weekend in Melbourne is perfect for ice cream.

Each box has a strip of DSP wrapped around each of the boxes, I've cut at 3 1/2" x 10 1/2" and scored at 1 1/2", 2 1/2", 6" and 7"

YUM! 3D Mini Pizza Box

DSP - Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper I've used the sheet in Bumblebee which goes well with So Saffron and Highland Heather Ink. I'm loving this combination it's so pretty! Using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder I've embossed a piece of Basic White Cardstock cut at 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" and lightly added Highland Heather Ink. It reminds me of layers of ice cream. 

The Mini Pizza Box is coloured in lightly with So Saffron Ink with the Blending Brush.

The Playful Alphabet Dies can create any worlds for your projects so I've created YUM! in a Ombre look with Highland Heather Ink. The Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon ties nicely in a bow around the box. You need sprinkles on your ice cream, so I added the Ice Cream Corner Sprinkles in Daffodil Delight and Purple Posy.

Happy Birthday 3D Mini Pizza Box

DSP - Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper I've used the sheet in Cinnamon Cider with the waffle cone print. Cinnamon Cider and Magenta Madness goes well together using ink, paper and ribbon.

I've coloured the box in Cinnamon Cider Ink with the Blending Brush and also on the Basic White Cardstock which is die cut out using the stitched swirl die from the Painted Labels. Using the spotty stamp I've stamped randomly in Cinnamon Cider onto the stitched circle.

Wrapping around the box with Magenta Madness Twill Ribbon and tied in a bow. Adding a few of the Magenta Madness Enamel Dots to finish of this project.

SWEET 3D Mini Pizza Box

DSP - Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper I've used the swirl sheet in So Saffron and Melon Mambo when I see this DSP it reminds me of swirls of ice cream. The colours of So Saffron and Melon Mambo combined together are so sweet and who doesn't want a triple treat ice cream on a cone! I added sprinkles in Daffodil Delight using the Ice Cream Corner Sprinkles Embellishments. 

The spotty stamp was used again but this time on Basic White Cardstock cut at 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" stamped in So Saffron Ink. The Stitched swirl die cut with Basic White Cardstock and lightly sponged Melon Mambo Ink with the Blending Brush. 

I've created a Ombre look using the Playful Alphabet Dies using the letters to create SWEET in Melon Mambo. Finishing off by wrapping the White Polka Dot Ribbon (also retiring) around the box. I've kept the Mini Pizza Box white.

Now it's time to visit the lovely Jeanna Kay to see her amazing creations and visit her blog. I'm looking forward to reading all about her Sweet Treat Packages! I'm sure you will too.

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 crafting

Vicki Boucher