Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - 2021 - 23 In Colors

  

Hello and welcome,

It's Stamping 2nd Sunday latest blog hop for May, hosted by Sara Levin and for this month the design team will be showcasing our projects using the new In Colors for 2021 to 2023. It's always exciting when the new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue comes out and to see the new In Colors is so much fun!

For my creations I've used three of the five In Colors and made three cards for the simple, casual and avid crafter.

Simple crafter

For this card I've used Fresh Freesia using Ink, Cardstock, DSP and Embellishment. Starting with the card base in Fresh Freesia, layered with a panel in gingham DSP from Pansy Petals 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper.

The image of the butterfly is from the Butterfly Brilliance Stamp Set which is one large stamp so you get multiples of butterflies all at once and die cut using the Brilliant Wings Dies. I've used the second largest circle and scalloped die which is from the Layering Circles Dies. I splattered Fresh Freesia Ink with the Stampin Blend onto the Basic White Cardstock.

The sentiment is from the Art Gallery Stamp Set, stamped onto a strip of Basic White Cardstock and I just had to add a single embellishment using the Loose Flower Flourishes in Fresh Freesia. 

Casual Crafter

I've used Polished Pink and Pale Papaya for the casual crafter stepping it up with blending these two colours together to create the butterfly using the Blending Brush onto Shimmery White Cardstock. I've layered the butterfly over another butterfly in Polished Pink Shimmer Vellum.

The panel of Basic White cardstock is a mix of the two colours splattered using the brush end of the Stampin' Blends and you flick against the lid. I lightly added Polished Pink Ink with the Blending Brush to the cardstock.

The In Colors have the most beautiful ribbons, they are so easy to use and are sheer. I've layered the Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon and placed it down with Tear and Tape. 

The sentiment is also from the Art Gallery Stamp Set and die cut out with the Floral Gallery Dies. I've added three of the flower embellishments and lots of sparkle using Clear Wink of Stella.

Avid Crafter

The avid crafter is going all out when making their projects, I like to mix different stamp sets, dies etc....to my creation.

\I've mixed the three In Colors here using Polished Pink, Fresh Freesia and Pale Papaya with lots of different elements.

 

The main Ombre panel is created by using the Blending Brush and Pale Papaya Ink onto Basic White Cardstock starting from the bottom and working my way up. I added Pale Papaya splattered ink using the Stampin' Blends.

The new Tailor Made Tags Dies are so cute and it was on the top of my pre-order list. I thought it would be fun to add them to the card instead of just using them as tags. I cut the Fresh Freesia ribbon in half to foam two thin strips and looped it through the hole of the tags.

The additional of the Polished Pink flowers and Fresh Freesia foliage die cut elements are from the Floral Heart Dies and the butterfly die cut is in Pale Papaya.

The greeting is from Always In My Heart Stamp Set stamped in Versamark Ink, heat embossed using White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. Then die cut using the banner die from Floral Heart Dies.

More additions of the Loose Flower Flourish Embellishments this time in Fresh Freesia and Pale Papaya. I just had to add more sparkle to the card with Clear Wink of Stella, it's hard to see with the photos but trust me it's there!

Thank you for visiting my blog today. To see all of the amazing projects by the Stamping Sunday Design Team please click on their names below.

1.	Sara Levin
2.	Tami Hewlett
3.	Jay Soriano
4.	Vicki Boucher

If you live in Australia and would like to purchase any of the above mentioned Stampin' Up! products, please visit my online store here.

If you would like the new Stampin' Up! 2021 to 2022 Annual Catalogue, I would be happy to send you one please contact me here

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Melbourne, Australia.

Colour INKspiration Challenge #95

Hello and welcome,

It's the latest Colour INKspiration challenge #CI95 and this stunning photo was chosen by Jacque Williams one of the Design Crew Members. This colour combo it's so rich and I just love addition of gold.

The colours for #95 challenge are Balmy Blue, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Blackberry Bliss and Gold. As well as the chosen colours you may also add Basic White, Basic Black, Very Vanilla 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: Seaside Spray instead of Balmy Blue .... you get the drift). 

The challenge will run for almost 2 weeks until 7pm on the 22nd March 2021 details to follow at the end of my blog.

For today's project I've used a number of different Stampin' Up! products which are from the Annual 2020 to 2021 Catalogue and the Mini Jan to June 2021 Catalogue. Plus the up and coming 2021 - 2022 Annual Catalogue which I've used the detailed butterflies Dies from the Butterfly Brilliance Collection.

I've created lots of layers for my project and the Ombre blending technique using the Blending Brushes creating a mix of the challenge colours together. 

The smaller butterfly is a mix of Balmy Blue, Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape Ink onto White Cardstock. The medium size butterfly is a mix of Highland Heather and Blackberry Bliss Ink. In between the coloured butterflies I've die cut Gold Foil butterflies. 

The blend of purples and Balmy Blue makes up for the Stitched label die cut and is from the Floral Heart Dies. This gives you an added layer to the card and shows off the larger Gold Foil Butterfly.

To create the Ombre embossed panel, using Shimmery White Cardstock I started with Balmy Blue Ink around the edges but also leaving the corners almost white. Then I added Highland Heather Ink and in the center Gorgeous Grape Ink.

The Ombre panel is embossed using the elegant Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder and I've added the Gold Gilded Leafing. The Gold highlights the beautiful detail of the embossing and gives it a lovely finish.

The layer underneath is Gorgeous Grape Cardstock embossed using the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder and more Gold Gilded Leafing was added to this panel. The card base is a half sheet of Gorgeous Grape.

The other elements to the card are Gold Trim tied in a bow adhere to the tiny gift tag from the Hydrangea Dies and the sentiment is also from this bundle stamped in Gorgeous Grape. Also from the bundle are the small flowers die cut in Whisper White and I added Gold Gilded Gems for the center. The delicate Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper is also added to finish off my project.

We hope you can participate in this latest round and as we so look forward to seeing a variety of projects using the challenge colours. Please ensure that your project is new and made specially for this challenge.

#CI95 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday 22nd March 2021.

Please click on the link here to join the challenge.

Just a reminder to upload your challenge pics straight to the discussion wall and not in an album.

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

You can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here.

Happy Stamping!

Vicki Boucher

Colour INKspiration Challenge #94

Hello and welcome,

It's the latest Colour INKspiration challenge #CI94 and this beautiful photo was chosen by Rachel Lewsley one of the Design Crew Members who recently joined our team late last year. I love this colour combo.

The colours for #94 challenge are Seaside Spray, Mango Melody, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Misty Moonlight. As well as the chosen colours you may also add Basic White, Basic Black 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: Night of Navy instead of Misty Moonlight .... you get the drift). 

The challenge will run for almost 2 weeks until 7pm on the 8th March 2021 details to follow at the end of my blog.

For today's project I've used a number of different Stampin' Up! products which are from the Annual 2020 to 2021 Catalogue and the Mini Jan to June 2021 Catalogue. 

The flowers are from the True Love Designer Series Paper fussy cut out and coloured in using the Stampin' Blends. I've used light & dark Seaside Spray, light Misty Moonlight, light & dark Mango Melody and light & dark Crumb Cake. I love to colour in it's so therapeutic.

The card base is a half sheet of Misty Moonlight Cardstock, I've added Misty Moonlight Ink to the card base with the Blender Brush. The next two layers are a panel of Very Vanilla embossed using the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder and Misty Moonlight embossed using Script 3D Embossing Folder. I also added Misty Moonlight Ink with the Blender Brush to give it more depth and show off the embossed writing. The two panels are ruffed up along the edges with the Paper Snips.

Adding the next layer is Seaside Spray Cardstock die cut out using the largest Stitched Circle Die and embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder. I've added Misty Moonlight Ink to the outer of the Stitched Circle with the Blender Brush.

I've used one of the smaller butterflies from the Butterfly Brilliance Bundle which will be available for customers on 2nd March 2021 until 3rd May 2021. Using the Stampin' Blends in Mango Melody, Seaside Spray and Misty Moonlight.

The tiny flowers and little note tag are from Hydrangea Haven Bundle which is on page 20 of the Mini Catalogue. They are die cut out in Seaside Spray Cardstock and sponged Ink in Misty Moonlight. The two blues go so nicely together. I added a bow using Linen Thread and adhere it with a Glue Dot to the little tag.

We hope you can participate in this latest round and as we so look forward to seeing a variety of projects using the challenge colours. Please ensure that your project is new and made specially for this challenge.

#CI94 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday 8th March 2021.

Please click on the link here to join the challenge.

Just a reminder to upload your challenge pics straight to the discussion wall and not in an album.

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

You can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here.

Happy Stamping!

Vicki Boucher