Colour INKspiration Challenge #98

 Hello and welcome,

It's the latest Colour INKspiration challenge #CI98 and this stunning photo was chosen by Jan Clothier one of the Design Crew Members. This colour combo is so pretty, I just love the different shades of pinks and greens together.

The colour combination for #CI98 are Magenta Madness, Flirty Flamingo, Pear Pizza, Soft Sea Foam and Gray Granite. As well as the chosen colours you may also add Basic White, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand 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: Smoky Slate instead of Gray Granite .... you get the drift). 

The challenge will run for almost 2 weeks until 7pm on the 10th May 2021 details to follow at the end of my blog.

For today's project I've created a slimline card using a variety of Dies including the Perennial Petals Dies and coordinating Pretty Perennials Stamp Set for the challenge colours. I'll also show you a few tips and tricks on how I made this card.

Starting with the card base in Gray Granite Cardstock cut at 21cm x 21cm and scored at 10.5cm. The card fits nicely inside a business size envelope. The next layer is the panel of Basic White Cardstock cut at 9.5cm x 20cm.

I've applied Soft Sea Foam Ink with the Blending Brush onto the white cardstock. Inking up the spray of circles stamp in the same colour and randomly stamped the image a number of times. 

The next step I always like to place the different pieces onto my card and play around to see how they will look. Once I'm happy, I'll take a photo and mark with a pencil where I'll be adhering the images to the card.

I've used the Playful Alphabet Dies for the Birthday greeting, to create the Ombre effect using a strip of Basic White Cardstock and apply Magenta Madness Ink with the Blending Brush. The letters are attached to the Foam Adhesive Sheets to give the letters more height.

To make sure the letters are straight I use the Grid Paper with a piece of scrap Cardstock, measured at 2cm from the bottom and apply Washi Tape helps to keep the paper intact. Using Take Your Pick Tool to place the letters onto the Cardstock, I find this a lot easier rather than using your fingers.

The two Ombre butterflies are in Magenta Madness and Flirty Flamingo. I applied ink onto Basic White Cardstock with the Blender Brush and die cut out using the Brilliant Wings Dies.

The flower images are in Magenta Madness, Flirty Flamingo and the Happy greeting is in Pear Pizzazz, then fussy cut out. Adding die cut images for the leaves are inked up Pear Pizzazz Ink onto Basic White Cardstock.

To finish off the card I've placed Magenta Madness Enamel Dots onto the card.

I 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.

#CI98 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday 10th May 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

Creation Station February Blog Hop - Cute Critters

Hello and welcome,

Today's projects for February 2021 Creation Station blog hop is all about four legged "Cute Critters" Stampin' Up! have a number of different stamp sets in both the Mini and Annual Catalogues. I'm so looking forward to seeing all the other design Team Members creative projects so make sure you click on the link at the bottom of my blog. 

I recently purchased the Baby Pull Toys Stamp Set which is in the Mini 2021 Catalogue this set is perfect for baby gifts, tags, cards and so much more. The stamp set consists of three cute critters, an elephant, lion and giraffe. Plus sentiments and other images.

It's a cling stamp set and guess what happened? The giraffe stamp went missing! It's a crafter's nightmare when a stamp or die goes missing from your creative space. Has this ever happened to you? I've been looking for days, everywhere! But nothing, it just disappeared! 

Then I finally found the stamp it was clinging to a plastic bag I had on my crafting table (non related to crafting). Those cling stamps sure know how to cling to things! Next time I'll be placing my stamps straight back in their container.

For my projects I created a Double Z-fold card, a gift tag and a mini card all coordinating together. Using Blushing Bride, White, Basic Gray and Smoky Slate for my colour palette. As there isn't any Blushing Bride in the Stampin' Blends, I used the light Flirty Flamingo in the Blends and blended it with the Color Lifter. You get a nice pale pink. 

I just love the cute polka dot pattern, it just screams baby and all cute things! The paper comes in Subtles range 6 x 6" DSP in the Annual Catalogue. 

The stamped images are in inked up in Basic Gray onto Whisper White Cardstock, coloured in using the Stampin' Blends in light Flirty Flamingo, light Smoky Slate and Color Lifter. Then die cut out using the largest Stitched Square Die. I gave dimension to the lion by layering the head and mane with dimensionals. The three Blushing Bride hearts are die cuts from the Floral Hearts Dies.

Measurements for the Double Z-Fold Card 

• Thick Whisper White Cardstock cut card base 4-1/2" x 11"
• Score at 2-3/4" and 5-1/2" 
• Blushing Bride Cardstock cut 3-1/4" x 9-3/4"
• Score 3-1/4" and 6-1/2"
• Blushing Bride polka dot DSP 5" x 4-1/4"
• Blushing Bride script DSP 4-1/4" x 2-1/2"
• Whisper White cut x3 pieces 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" 
• Die cut using largest Stitched Square Die
• Have scraps of Blushing Bride and Whisper White Cardstock for sentiments and mini heart die images
• Basic Gray Twine from the Well Suited Twine combo pack

For the gift tag I've used Blushing Bride Cardstock for the tag 2" x 4" punch using the Delightful Tag Topper. Blushing Bride polka dot DSP 1-3/4" x 3-3/4", scraps of Whisper White for sentiment, stamped elephant image in Basic Gray Ink and use the second smallest Stitched Circle Die. Color in with Stampin' Blends and finish off with Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon.

The mini card is using all the same above products. The card measures 3" x 6" with layered scraps of DSP cut to fit and layered under the second largest Stitched Square Die in Whisper White. I've sponged Blushing Bride Ink on the white cardstock before layering the lion with adhesive. The sentiment is stamped in Basic Gray Ink on a piece of scrap Whisper White Cardstock and adhered with dimensionals.

Now it's time to visit the lovely Antoinette and see her amazing creations. I can't wait to visit her blog and read all about her Cute Critters!

Thank you for visiting my blog today. You can purchase any of the above mentioned products by visiting my online store here or send me a direct message.

Mini 2021 Stampin' Up! Catalogue

Until next time and make sure your stamps don't cling to something else other than your clear block!

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher