Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - Manly or Mainly Monochrome

 

Hello and welcome,

My name is Vicki Boucher and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. Today is Stamping Sunday blog hop for the month of January and for this month's theme is "Manly or Mainly Monochrome" for our projects. It's the 3rd Sunday of the month and it's great to back for the start of a new year. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's projects and you'll be able to see them by clicking on their names at the end of my blog.

I went with a manly monochrome card for my project using the Nature's Sweetness Suite Collection (162645) and shades of neutral colours such as Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie. I used both bundles from the collection, which include the Lovely & Sweet and Notes of Nature Stamp Set and Dies. This suite is amazing, I just love how it all coordinates so you can mix and match different images together. 

I used the emboss resist technique for the cocoa bean by stamping the image in VersaMark onto Basic White Cardstock, add White Stampin' Emboss Powder tap off any lose powder and then heat set with the Heat Tool. Once it has cooled down, I then started with Crumb Cake ink and applied lightly to the embossed bean with the Blending Brush, next I went onto Pecan Pie and then finished off blending in Pebbled Path ink for a darker brown.

My other main focal point is the destressed notebook which I used the card front from the Kraft Note Cards & Envelopes (159247) it measures at 9 x 12.8cm. I wanted to create a tone-on-tone effect by using the stamp images from the Notes of Nature stamp set, stamped in Versamark then I used clear Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

To create the notebook look I used the long journal die to die-cut along the top of the Kraft paper, I just love this look and the details this die gives you. Using paper snips, I ran the blade along the edges of the Kraft paper and added Pecan Pie ink with the Blending Brush to create a destressed look. Then I tore a corn to show the Basic White panel embossed underneath.

Other elements added to the card is the Paper Butterfly Accents (162612) I used a smaller butterfly with Pecan Pie ink added to the center of the butterfly. The adhesive backed Cork Rounds (162643), Pecan Pie Bordered Ribbon and threads from the Silver Threaded Twine.

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 and Mini Jan-April 2024 Catalogue, please contact 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 online store here. 

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

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

To see all of the amazing projects by the Stamping Sunday Design Team please click on their names below. 

Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI158

 

 Hello and welcome, 

My name is Vicki Boucher, and I am from Melbourne, Australia. Tonight, is the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI158 this photo was chosen by Colour INKspiration Crew Member, Lou Kitzelman. This is our first challenge of the year!

The chosen colour combination for #CI158 is Petal Pink, Fresh Freesia, Pool Party and Blueberry Bushel. As well as the chosen colours you may also like to add Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Basic Black 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: Starry Sky instead of Blueberry Bushel.... for example).

The challenge will run for almost 5 weeks until 7pm (AEST) on Monday 12th February 2024 details to follow at the end of my blog.

It's great to be back and start creating again for Colour INKspiration Challenges they are always fun to do and try out different colour combinations. This colour palette is so beautiful! There is plenty of time to join in this challenge with almost 5 weeks to enter the challenge.

I've used the Notes of Nature bundle (162640) which is in the new Stampin' Up! Mini Catalogue for January to April 2024. This bundle was on my wish list when I saw the catalogue and it is part of the Nature's Sweetness Suite Collection (162645). I love it all and I can't wait to start using the rest of the collection.

I created a water colour wash for the background using Pool Party, Blueberry Bushel ink and I applied the ink with the wide brush tip to the Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. 

I used the main leaf die from the Notes of Nature Dies, die-cut out in Basic White Cardstock and applied the challenge colours using the Blending Brush. 

The other die I used is the journal die by cutting a thin strip of Basic White Cardstock then die-cut it out and then I added Blueberry Bushel ink with the Blending Brush. I added the Gold Faux Leather Trim and tied a knot to one of the ends.

To finish off my card I added Fresh Freesia Dots (162758) and for the sentiment I heat embossed it using Crumb Cake Cardstock and Basic White Powder. 

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 #CI158 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday 12th February 2024.

To get your creative ideas flowing, make sure you check out the Crew's Project in the CI158 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 or Mini 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