Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI84

 

Hello and welcome,

It's a beautiful day here in Melbourne and it almost feels like spring with the sun shinning. I've created a coupe of cards for the latest challenge and here are the details.

INKspired to join the challenge? It's so easy. Firstly, get some INKspiration by checking out all of the creations of the Colour INKspiration Crew in the challenge album on our Facebook page. Then you have 12 days from Wednesday 26th August to make and upload your creation to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group. You don't have to have a blog to participate but if you do you can link back to your post. Make sure you use all of the challenge colours. You can also use neutrals such as Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand and Basic Black as well as Metallics.

Not a member of the Colour INKspiration Facebook group yet? Just click here and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in the fun too. We can't wait to see what you create with these gorgeous colours.

I've used the Beautiful Friendship Stamp Set for the challenge colours they are Magenta Madness, Just Jade, Rich Razzleberry, Garden Green and Rococo Rose. Fellow crew member Cathy Pinchbeck selected the photo for the colour palette. I love the rich colours.

Creating the cards for the challenge was a challenge in it's self, trying to decide which stamp set to use and then I was inspired by Kayla Renee (who created a card using the Beautiful Friendship Stamp Set) another Stampin' Up! Demonstrator who creates beautiful cards.

I really like the idea of adding layers using the Stitched So Sweetly die cuts giving it another dimension to the card.

I've used more of Just Jade and Garden Green in the first card.

The second card is more of Rich Razzleberry and Magenta Madness.

The card base is Rich Razzleberry and the sentiment is stamped in Just Jade.

I hope I've inspired you to come and join the #CI84 challenge. Here's the link to our Colour INKspiration Challenges Facebook Group. Not a member? All you need to do is answer the three questions and we will accept you into the group.

Hope to see you there.

Happy Crafting

Vicki Boucher 

Social Stamping Blog Host - Friend

Today, from the Social Stampers we are sharing our creations with the theme “Friend” for this week. I think it’s so important to keep in contact with your friends during this time with COVID-19, I so miss our catch ups and coffees together. That’s why sending out a card is so important and it’s such a nice surprise to receive one in the mail.

I was going through my stamp sets to see which set I would use for my cards and the Beautiful Friendship was just perfect. I went to the Stampin’ Up! 2019 - 2020 Annual Catalogue for inspiration on a layout and I really liked the card on page 123 using the same set. I like how you can see the DSP using the same coordinating colours with the Cardstock and Ink.

The first card I’ve used is Blushing Bride, Rococo Rose and Smoky Slate. I just love the gingham DSP in Blushing Bride it’s so sweet and I’ve die cut the greeting with the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.

As I was stamping away with the first card, I thought let’s mix up the colours for the second card, so I've changed the roses to Rococo Rose and full strength ink for the leaves using Smoky Slate.

The final card I have used is Highland Heather, Seaside Spray and Pacific Point ink for the hydrangeas and the leaves are in Smoky Slate. The DSP and Cardstock is the beautiful in-color Purple Posey and the greeting I’ve used Gorgeous Grape.

You’ll want to see everyone’s amazing creations who have taken part in the latest Social Stamping Blog Host. You can click here to see the list of names or please click on the next button to see Michelle Strazds gorgeous project.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Crafting

Vicki Boucher

Colour INKspiration #73 Challenge

Tonight, is the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge #73 and this beautiful photo is our inspiration. The colours for the challenge are Highland Heather, So Saffron and Mossy Meadow. How stunning is the field of lavender and sunset in the photo? You can also add Basic Black, Whisper White, Very Vanilla and metallics.

The challenge runs for almost 2 weeks and will end at 7pm (AEST) on 23^rd March 2020. I hope you’ll enter into the Colour INKspiration Challenge we would love to see your creation. 



Now for my card I’ve created which is a Mother’s Day Card and I’ve used the Beautiful Friendship Stamp Set. I’ve only recently purchased this set and I now know why everyone loves it so much. It’s a Distinktive stamp set which means less ink on your ink pad and stamp the better the image will look. 

I’ve used a panel of Whisper White Cardstock, stamped the larger floral images first and I’ve covered up the roses by using the Masking technique with sticky notes. I would then add the smaller Highland Heather flower image and the Mossy Meadow leaves. This gives you the impression that some of the images are behind others. The Hydrangeas are first stamped off in Highland Heather and stamped on each of the four corners and sides. I’ve also added stamped off leaf images in Mossy Meadow where needed. I added a few of the smaller Highland Heather Rose images, by stamping on an extra piece of Whisper White Cardstock and fussy cut out the images. As well as a few more leaf images. 

The So Saffron Metallic Baker’s Twine is a freebie from the Saleabration Catalogue, when you purchase $90 worth of Stampin’ Up! products. There is also Bermuda Bay Twine and coordinating Sequins in the Combo Pack. I’ve wrapped the Twine around the floral panel and So Saffron panel, adding a little sparkle. 

The sentiment is from the Timeless Tulips Stamp Set, stamped in Highland Heather and die cut out using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I’ve added a few of the So Saffron Iridescent Sequins to the card and the card base is Highland Heather which finishes off the card nicely. 

Do you have this stamp set? I’m so glad I have it now and I can’t wait to try out other colours with the set.



Make sure you visit our Facebook group to enter the competition, we would love to see how you would use this latest colour challenge.



Click here at Colour INKSpiration Facebook group to take part and upload the photo of your creation. You don’t need a blog to enter either. Share with your crafty friends, so they can join in with the challenges too.



Hope to see you there!



Thank you for stopping by today.



Happy Crafting



Vicki Boucher



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Product List

Ink: Highland Heather, So Saffron and Mossy Meadow

Cardstock: Highland Heather, So Saffron and Whisper White

Stamp Set: Beautiful Friendship and Timeless Tulips

Dies: Stitched So Sweetly

Other Stampin’ Up! Products: Iridescent Sequin Assortment and Metallic Baker’s Twine