Colour INKspiration #72 Challenge

Tonight, is the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge #72 and this stunning photo is our inspiration. The colours for the challenge are Bermuda Bay, Grapefruit Grove, Pretty Peacock and Calypso Coral. I just love the shimmer of the colours in the photo and this is why I’ve created a under the sea, Mermaid card. You can also add Basic Black, Whisper White, Very Vanilla and metallics. 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: Pumpkin Pie instead of Calypso Coral).

This challenge runs for almost 2 weeks and will end at 7pm (AEST) on 9^th March 2020. I hope you’ll enter into the Colour INKspiration Challenge, we would love to see your creation. 



For my card I’ve used the Magical Mermaid Stamp Set which is from the Annual Stampin’ Up! Catalogue 2019 – 2020. I haven’t used this set for awhile now and using different colours brings it back to life. 

To create this card, I started with a panel of Shimmery White Cardstock, sponged Bermuda Bay & Pretty Peacock ink with a Sponge Dauber. Blending the two colours together, until I was happy with the look. I then added a few drops of Bermuda Bay Pigment Sprinkles onto a Clear Block, mix with water and using my Aqua Painter, I flicked droplets of ink onto the Shimmery White Cardstock. 

The next step was to add the Gold Embossed stamped images of seaweed over the deep sea panel using Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set. On another piece of Shimmery White Cardstock for the mermaid image, I embossed her with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, heat set with the Heat Tool and water coloured the mermaid in using the four challenge colours. The skin of the mermaid is using the Ivory Stampin' Blend and Color Lifter. 

I wanted to create some magical sand to the card, so I’ve used a mix of Bermuda Bay Pigment Sprinkles with Bermuda Bay Ink, added to the Embossing Paste on a palette and mix with a Palette Knife. I layered the blue/green paste onto the Cardstock with the Palette Knife and before it would dry up, I sprinkled Stampin’ Glitter and coloured sequins to the Paste. 

I like the raised look for the mermaid and sentiment, so I used Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added extra sequins floating around the mermaid in the water. The card base is Bermuda Bay with a panel of Grapefruit Grove to highlight the orange tones throughout the card. I think this colour combination is just so stunning together. What do you think?



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: Bermuda Bay, Grapefruit Grove, Pretty Peacock and Calypso Coral

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Grapefruit Grove, Whisper White and Shimmery White

Stamp Set: Magical Mermaid

Embellishments: Woven Threads Sequin Assortment, Iridescent Sequin Assortment and Gingham Gala Adhesive-backed Sequins

Colouring Tools: Stampin’ Blends – Ivory and Color Lifter, Aqua Painter, Versamark, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Sponge Daubers, Stampin’ Glitter, Embossing Paste and Palette Knives

Stampin' Up! Week 52 Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop Pretty Peacock

Hello and welcome back to my blog with the lovely ladies from Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop.

Today is week 52 and we are playing along with one of the new In-Colours called Pretty Peacock for 2019-2021.

This new colour is available to purchase in Ink, Cardstock, Ribbon, DSP and much more. 

I’ve decided to use Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana and Gold with the new in colour for my card this week. I just love how the gold and these colours goes so nicely together.

I was so happy to see the Magical Mermaid Stamp Set in the new Annual Catalogue for 2019-2020. I just love to water colour and emboss the mermaid. I’ve used Shimmery White Cardstock and Gold Embossed her. Then with my Aqua Painter I’ve used Pretty Peacock ink for her tail. I’ve used my Blends in Petal Pink light for the skin and Daffodil Delight for the hair.

For the background I wanted to try out the Ink blending technique on Shimmery White Cardstock. Using the Stampin’ Sponges I blended the colours together starting with Pretty Peacock. This was so much fun! Then I splatted water onto the Cardstock which has created underwater bubbles. I really loved using this technique, I might try using different colours next time.

The gold scalloped look around the edge of the cardstock is using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch. I think it gives a nice finish to the card.

For the gold seaweed I’ve used the Dies from the Bouquet Bunch and die cut them out using Gold Foil. To finish off the card I’ve gold embossed the greeting and placed a few sequins from the Iridescent Sequin Assortment. 

Thank you for visiting my latest blog and I hope you've enjoyed how I created my Pretty Peacock card. 

If you would like a new catalogue, please contact me today and I can send one out to you. 

Happy crafting

Vicki

Please visit Catherine’s blog where you’ll find the links to the other participants.

Product List

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana and Versamark Ink.

Papers: Pretty Peacock Cardstock, Gold Foil and Shimmery White Cardstock

Stamps: Magical Mermaid

Dies: Bouquet Bunch

Punch: Decorative Ribbon Boarder

Colouring Tools: Blends in Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight. Stamping Sponges, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Aqua Painter and Heat Tool.

Other Items: Big Shot and Iridescent Sequins Assortment