Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI146

 

Hello and welcome, 

My name is Vicki Boucher, and I am from Melbourne, Australia. Tonight, is the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI146 this photo was chosen by Nicole Wilson.

The chosen colour combination for #CI146 is Berry Burst, Blackberry Bliss, Granny Apple Green and Pretty Peacock. As well as the chosen colours you may also like to add Basic White, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Crumb Cake and metallics to your project. We also allow 'Ivory', 'Bronze' and 'Natural Tones' in the Stampin' Blends. If you don't have all the colour palette, feel free to use the closest SU substitute (ie: Lemon Lime Twist instead of Granny Apple Green .... you get the drift).

The challenge will run for almost 2 weeks until 7pm (AEST) on Monday 10th July 2023 details to follow at the end of my blog.

Today's card is a quick and easy card which I made before I went away on a family holiday up to Queensland as it's the school holidays back in Victoria. 

I decided to use the Textured Floral Bundle (161229) which is on page 65 of the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue. I just love to use the floral images from the Textured Floral Stamp Set and stamp them in the challenge colours for a colourful background. Just leaving some white space to lighten things up.

I added a few stamped images and layered them with the Gingham Ribbon. To finish off the card I heat embossed the sentiment using VersaMark, White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. 

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.

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

Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI146 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday 10th July 2023.

To get your creative ideas flowing, make sure you check out the Crew's Project in the CI146 Album.

Please click on the link here to join the challenge.

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

Please email me if you would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue send an email to me here. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my Stampin' Up! online store here.

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Colour INKspiration Challenge CI145

 

Hello and welcome, 

My name is Vicki Boucher, and I am from Melbourne, Australia. Tonight, is the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI145 this photo was chosen by Cheryll Miller.

The chosen colour combination for #CI145 is Lemon Lime Twist, Tahitian Tide and Blueberry Bushel. As well as the chosen colours you may also like to add Basic White, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Crumb Cake and metallics to your project. We also allow 'Ivory', 'Bronze' and 'Natural Tones' in the Stampin' Blends. If you don't have all the colour palette, feel free to use the closest SU substitute (ie: Parakeet Party instead of Lemon Lime Twist .... you get the drift).

The challenge will run for almost 2 weeks until 7pm (AEST) on Monday 26th June 2023 details to follow at the end of my blog.

I love these colours together and they go well with basic white. I haven't created a fun fold card in a while and I needed a birthday card for a friend's 50th, so this was a great opportunity to make one with the challenge colours.

I used my go to Cheerful Daisies bundle which I just love to use, it goes so well with Go To Greetings Stamp Set and the Alphabet A La Mode Dies. I also added the Countryside Corners Dies as a base layer for the daisies and sentiment.

To create the fun fold, I used Blueberry Bushel Cardstock cut as per normal size card for Australia see measurements below:

• cut Blueberry Bushel Cardstock at 14.9 x 21cm 
• then score at 5.4, 8.4, 12.4 and 15.4cm use the Bone Folder when folding the along the score lines
• cut two pieces of Basic White Cardstock at 14.4cm x 5cm each.
• stamp images onto Basic White panel in the above mentioned colours. I always start with the larger image and work my way down to the smallest.
• cut the middle piece in Basic White Cardstock at 14.4cm x 3.5cm
• then add Tahitian Tide and Blueberry Bushel ink with the Blending Brush to create an ombre strip of cardstock.

The daisies layered over on the middle strip of cardstock are heat embossed by stamping the images in VersaMark onto Basic White Cardstock, then add White Stampin' Emboss Powder brush off any excess with a brush and heat set with the Heat Tool. 

I added Tahitian Tide and Blueberry Bushel ink to the daisies with the Blending Brush. Then wipe off any ink with a tissue. Die cut out the daisies with the Cheerful Daisies Dies.

I created an ombre look for the numbers by adding ink with the Blending Brush to a strip of Basic White Cardstock. I like to use the Foam Adhesive Sheets with the Alphabet A La Mode Dies they give the numbers or letters just the right height. 

The sentiment is from the Go To Greetings Stamp Set and stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink. Then I've layered it over a smaller label die from the Countryside Corners Dies in Tahitian Tide Cardstock. I added Blueberry Bushel ink with a Blending Brush to the edge of the cardstock to give it some contrast.

It's always fun to stamp on the back of the envelope so it matches the card.

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.

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

Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI145 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday 26th June 2023.

To get your creative ideas flowing, make sure you check out the Crew's Project in the CI145 Album.

Please click on the link here to join the challenge.

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

Great news is Stampin' Up! have a fantastic sale on at the moment with a selection of Designer Series Paper on sale 15% off from 1-30 June 2023. More details here 

Please email me if you would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue send an email to me here. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my Stampin' Up! online store here.

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Artisan Design Team - Les Shoppes Suite Collection

 

 Hello and welcome,

My name is Vicki Boucher and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. Today, I'll be sharing with you two projects I created for Stampin' Up! earlier this month for my Monthly Artisan Assignment using the Les Shoppes Suite Collection which was shared on Stampin' Up! socials. The design team did such an amazing job on their projects so make sure you check out their creations. I'll have the link at the bottom on my blog.

Les Shoppes Suite Collection

The Les Shoppes Suite Collection (161337) is in the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue 2023-24 and is on page 30 of the catalogue. The collection includes Let's Go Shopping Bundle - Photopolymer Stamp Set & Dies (161333), Les Shoppes 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (161322) and Loose Silver Sequins (161626). For the month of June 2023 a selection of Designer Series Paper is on sale now and the Les Shoppes is one of them. More details below.

Here are my two projects that I have created using the Les Shoppes Suite Collection.

Hello Shoppes Card

I used the Les Shoppes 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper for most of my card and very little stamping at all. I've fussy cut out the buildings and layered them over background DSP. The cobble stone foot path has been coloured in using Misty Moonlight ink with the Blending Brush.

I just love all of the different pieces of dies you can use to create a scene for your shop. My favoutite would have to be the bench set and street lamp which fits perfectly behind the background design pattern of the DSP.

I wanted my shop to be a plant shop so added a few of the die-cut plant images to create plants hanging on the shop front. I also added a few of the Loose Silver Sequins to the green die-cut plants. They look like fairy lights and I could imagine them lighting up at nighttime.

I popped a few stamped potted plants behind the shop. I used Pecan Pie Stampin' Blends by added interest to create depth to the pots and Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blend to colour in the plants.

Bakery Shoppes Card

This was a fun card to create and I so could eat some of those delicious treats from the bakery. I wanted to keep most of the card in a black & white format and only focus on the sweats in colour. Plus, the striped Designer Series Paper in Petal Pink and Flirty Flamingo.

The bakery shop front is heat embossed by stamping the images in VersaMark onto Basic Black Cardstock, White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. 

The shop window has been die-cut out using the window die and then I placed the coloured treats behind the shop. The awning is created by using die-cuts in Basic Black & Basic White Cardstock from the Let's Go Shopping Dies.

I've layered the bakery over Basic Black gift tag and black & white stamped background panel. 

To create the stamped panel, I used Stazon Black ink as I found it was better than Memento Black ink. I used most of the sentiments from the stamp set and the sweats, pot plant and shop sign. I stamped them free hand and in random places until there was no more room left, but still leave some white space.

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

Great news is Stampin' Up! have a fantastic sale on at the moment with a selection of Designer Series Paper on sale 15% off from 1-30 June 2023. More details here 

Make sure you pop over onto Stampin' Up! Facebook page or Stampin' Up! Instagram page for lots of inspiration using the Les Shoppes Suite Collection. You will just need to go back to the first weekend of June 2023 to view our projects.

Please email me if you would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue send an email to me here. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my Stampin' Up! online store here.

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Happy Crafting

Vicki Boucher

Creation Station June Blog Hop - Beach Life

 Hello and welcome,

My name is Vicki Boucher, and I am from Melbourne, Australia. This is the latest hop with the design team at Creation Station, if you have come from Denita Wright or you may have started with me. Please make sure you hop around and see everyone's amazing projects. I'll pop a link at the end of my blog.

The design team at Creation Station are presenting their projects with the theme "Beach Life" this was a fun challenge to do. I had the opportunity to create a card with this theme using a mix of different Stampin' Up! products. 

It is the start of winter here in Australia so there's something special about going to the beach when it's cold. Personally, I love to walk along the beach and pick up seashells or what the sunrise. Well, I'll be doing that in just over two weeks and I can't wait! 

I created a wintery card by the beach for a friend who'll be turning 60 years old and she just loves the beach. I've used a few different Stampin' Up! tools and products for this card. The colours are a soft palette which are Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Fresh Freesia, Pecan Pie and Crumb Cake.

The background watercolour panel is a wash using Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and Clear Wink of Stella. I like to mix the ink with water and Clear Wink of Stella in the ink well of the Stampin' Pad, then apply to the Watercolor Paper with the brush. Let it dry before adding all of the elements.

I used the seashell and leaf image from the Season of Chic Stamp Set stamped in VersaMark onto Basic White Cardstock, add White Stampin' Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. Then to create a emboss resist technique I used the Blending Brush with Fresh Freesia and then Pecan Pie ink to the images. I also combined Pool Party and Pecan Pie to some of the images. Then die-cut out with the Chic Dies.

I just love to use different tools from different sets, so I've combined the Chic Dies, Seaside Bay Dies, Give it a Whirl Dies and Alphabet A La Mode Dies to form this card. The main seashell is watercolor wash in Fresh Freesia onto Watercolor Paper. The two stitched hearts are a wash as well in Fresh Freesia for the tiny heart and Pool Party for the other heart. 

The crosshatch pattern tool from the Chic Dies is great for the background, I used Pecan Pie ink for a watercolor wash. It's such a pretty color to use. I couldn't resist without using the More Dazzle 6 x 6 Specialty Paper in champagne for the snowflakes. It's my go to and I just love to add some sparkle to my projects.

I added a torn strip of paper from the Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper and layered it under the Natural Wavy Trim which adds some texture to your project. I really like how it weaves together and it looks like rope.

To finish off the card I used Fresh Freesia Cardstock layered over Foam Adhesive and die-cut out using the numbers. The sentiment is from the Something Fancy Stamp Set stamped onto Crumb Cake Cardstock with Versamark, White Stampin' Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. Then die-cut out using the label die from the Give it a Whirl Dies. The embellishments are from the Tinsel Gems in Fresh Freesia and Lost Lagoon. 

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love to hear your thoughts on my project by leaving a comment below. Make sure you pop over to Martin Stone for lots of inspiration using beach life in his project.

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Please email me if you would like a copy of the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue, please contact me here. 

Great news is Stampin' Up! have a fantastic sale on at the moment with a selection of Designer Series Paper on sale 15% off from 1-30 June 2023. More details here 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my Stampin' Up! online store here.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

 

#TGIF422 - What Would You Do...

 

Hello and welcome,

My name is Vicki Boucher and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. Today, I'll be sharing with you a card I've made for TGIF Challenge #TGIFC422 and the challenge is "What would you do ... with a Navy Blue background?" Make sure you check out the design team and see their amazing projects. 

I love anything blue and especially when it comes to Night of Navy it's such a beautiful colour. I just had to enter into the challenge and I needed to create a card for my dad whose birthday is coming up next month. 

Exciting news! I just found out that I was the lucky winner to win the #TGIF422 challenge! Thank you so much to the Design Team for choosing my card!

 

To create the background panel, I used Basic White cardstock and added my three favourite blues from Stampin' Up! inks. Using a Blending Brush, I started with Boho Blue which is a new In Color for 2023 - 2025, then Misty Moonlight which is a returning color and then to finish off with Night of Navy ink. I love to create an ombre look for my cards. Then I added water droplets to the panel by flicking water using my fingers. It's such a fun technique.

I've used the Earthen Textures stamp set and stamped the images in Night of Navy ink to the background panel. Next, I added layers to the panel starting with torn strips of cardstock in Night of Navy and Basic White. I like to add different textures, so I placed Night of Navy Bordered Ribbon and Boho Blue Jute Trim.

Other elements are die-cut pieces using Earthen Textures Dies and Basic White cardstock by adding colour to the cardstock with the Blending Brush in Boho Blue and Misty Moonlight. Then die-cut out the images.

Then the final touch is using the Sending Smiles Dies and coordinating stamp set. By creating a soft ombre look for the sentiment and heat emboss using Versamark, White Stampin' Emboss Powder onto Night of Navy cardstock and set with the Heat Tool for the sentiment.  

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

Please email me if you would like a copy of the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue, please contact me here. 

Great news is Stampin' Up! have a fantastic sale on at the moment with a selection of Designer Series Paper on sale 15% off from 1-30 June 2023. More details here 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here. 

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher