Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI139

Hello and welcome,

My name is Vicki Boucher, and I am from Melbourne, Australia. Tonight, is the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI139 this photo was chosen by me! I just love this photo and the colours.

The chosen colour combination for #CI139 is Melon Mambo, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and Pacific Point. As well as the chosen colours you may also like to add Basic White, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand 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: Polished Pink instead of Melon Mambo .... you get the drift).

The challenge will run for almost 2 weeks until 7pm (AEST) on Monday 20th March 2023 details to follow at the end of my blog.

The Stampin' Up! products I've used are Hydrangea Haven Stamp Set and Hydrangea Dies. I felt like using a stamp set that I haven't used in a while and I thought the sentiment was perfect for the card, as its International Women's Day today.

Starting off with the water colour background panel using Shimmery White Cardstock and large Water Painter start with the lightest colour Pool Party apply with brush in different areas and then go on to Coastal Cabana and Pacific Point. I like to leave some white areas on the cardstock. 

The next layer is the stitched circle, by die-cutting Shimmery White Cardstock with the largest circle die from Stylish Shapes Dies. Apply a water wash using Pacific Point ink with the large Water Painter brush. 

Sometimes I find Melon Mambo to be very bright and following with the water colour theme, I heat embossed the main flower image from Hydrangea Haven Stamp Set. Then I created soft tones using Melon Mambo ink for the flowers, Pool Party and Costal Cabana for the leaves.

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 #CI139 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday 20th March 2023.

To get your creative ideas flowing, make sure you check out the Crew's Project in the CI139 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

Global Design Project #GDP297 Colour Challenge

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I always love a colour challenge and the Global Design Project have a beautiful colour palette. The colours are Fresh Freesia, Blackberry Bliss and Pear Pizzazz for the challenge. The design team create amazing projects so make sure you check out all of their handmade creations. I'm sure they will inspire you!

I just couldn't go past the Hydrangea Haven Stamp Set and coordinating Hydrangea Dies which is in the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue, shades of purples for the Hydrangea was perfect.

I've created an Ombre background using the Blending Brush with Fresh Freesia Ink onto Basic White Cardstock panel and a little of Blackberry Bliss Ink at the bottom of the Cardstock. Then I applied the single Hydrangea stamp image, stamped on the panel using Fresh Freesia and Blackberry Bliss.

Using the challenge colours for the Hydrangea starting with a scrap of Fresh Freesia Cardstock die cut out and adding ink in Fresh Freesia and Blackberry Bliss around the edge.

The stem and leaves are in Pear Pizzazz first stamp the image onto Basic White Cardstock die cut out and I added on top Pear Pizzazz leaf and stem detailed die cut for more depth.

The sentiment is also from the Hydrangea Haven Stamp Set, stamped in Blackberry Bliss and die cut out with the cute label die. I've added ink to the sentiment for an Ombre look and tied a bow in White Baker's Twine.

Using the large fancy tag die from the Tailor Made Tags Dies, die cut out in Basic White Cardstock and applied Pear Pizzazz Ink with the Blending Brush. I just love the Tag Dies there's so much detail to them plus they are all stitched around the edges.

To finish off the card I added Fresh Freesia Shimmer Vellum for the tiny Hydrangea petal dies. 

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

If you live in Australia, 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 #102

 Hello and welcome,

It's the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge #102 and this beautiful photo was chosen by Lou Kitzelman one of the Design Crew Members. This colour combo is a beautiful palette and there's one of the new In Colors in this latest colour challenge!

The colour combination for #102 is Polished Pink, Smokey Slate and Basic Gray. 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: Melon Mambo instead of Polished Pink .... you get the drift). 

The challenge will run for almost 3 weeks until 7pm on the 12th July 2021 details to follow at the end of my blog.

Today's card I've used the Hydrangea Haven Stamp set and coordinating Hydrangea Dies which are available from the Stampin' Up! 2021 - 2022 Annual Catalogue. I decided to do a little bit of sewing on my card and gave it a vintage look with the torn DSP, ruffing up the edges of the Cardstock and many layers to the card.

The watercolour Hydrangea's are in shades of Polished Pink Ink, Smoky Slate and Clear Wink of Stella with lots of sparkle. I've also added Polished Pink Shimmer Vellum using the Hydrangea petals Dies and Expressions in Ink Sequins.

The layers of ripped DSP are Polished Pink In Color 2021 - 2023 6" x 6" DSP and In Good Taste 12" x 12" DSP. I added Basic Gray Ink with the Blending Brush to give it a darker shade of gray. 

Now for the fun part of the card! Using a panel of Basic Gray Cardstock, I've embossed it with the Tasteful Textile 3D Emboss Folder and adding Basic Gray Ink with the Blending Brush for a darker look. Then I decided to get out my old sewing machine which I've had since I was 21 years old and sew a light grey cotton thread around the panel. It was so much fun! I should do more sewing in the future. 

The sentiment is from the stamp set which is part of the Sentimental Rose Card Kit all of the stamp images are very handy for card making. The 'best wishes' image fits perfectly inside the stitched Hydrangea Die. I've heat embossed the sentiment with Versamark Ink, White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. 

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.

Colour INKspiration Challenge CI#102 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday 12th July 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.

If you live in Australia, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher