Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI118

 Hello and welcome,

It's the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI118 and this photo was chosen by Bronwyn Eastley. I love succulents and the range of greens in this photo I just knew which stamp set I wanted to use.

The colour combination for #CI118 is Very Vanilla, Soft Succulent, Garden Green and Basic Gray. As well as the chosen colours you may also add Basic White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake 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: Mint Macaron instead of Soft Succulent .... you get the drift). 

The challenge will run for almost 3 weeks until 7pm (AEST) on Monday 11th April 2022 details to follow at the end of my blog.

Today's card is a vintage slimline card using a number of different stamp sets but mainly focusing on Flowing Flowers stamp set which is in the Stampin' Up! Jan to June 2022 Mini Catalogue. I've used all three flower images and stamped them on a 8.5cm x 21cm Shimmery White Cardstock. I didn't do any water colouring on the panel I just like the colour of the paper and how it blends in nicely with the Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock for the card base.

I've stamped the images in full strength ink and also stamping off the images for a subtle look. I added flicks of ink from the Stampin' Markers using the brush tip and I flicked ink from the lid onto the panel.

The other two stamp sets are Artfully Layered and Eden's Garden stamping images in Basic Gray. I really like the fine script stamp from the Artfully Layered Stamp Set and it's perfect for a vintage style card. 

Adding to the card is two of the flowers from Flowing Flowers Stamp Set, I've used the emboss resist technique by stamping the images in Versamark Ink onto Shimmery White Cardstock, add Stampin' White Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. Then I used the Water Painter with Soft Succulent and Garden Green Ink for a water colour wash. Once dried I then fussy cut out the images. I added a couple of the stamped leaves in Garden Green and Soft Succulent Ink and fussy cut them out.

To finish off the card I added the sentiment by stamping it in Basic Gray Ink onto Very Vanilla Cardstock and fussy cut out. The bow which is a #Tammybow I've used Soft Succulent Weave Ribbon and Silver Simply Elegant Trim. Place the bow to the card with a couple of Glue Dots.

I hope I've inspired you with the latest challenge and I do hope you'll join in. We so look forward to seeing a variety of projects using the challenge colours. Please ensure that your project is new and made specifically for this challenge.

Use all of the challenge colours (or close substitutions) unless stated.

Upload only one picture per entry straight to the discussion wall and not in an album

Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI118 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday 11th April 2022.

To get your creative ideas flowing, make sure you check out the Crew's Project in the CI118 Album.

Please click on the link here to join the challenge.

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

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Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher