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.

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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.

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Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher