Colour INKspiration Challenge #90

Hello and welcome,

Today’s Colour INKspiration Challenge #90 is using these beautiful colours – Daffodil Delight, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and Pretty Peacock. They are such a fun colour combo and I just had to recreate the scene into a Christmas Card. The photo for our challenge is just gorgeous! 

We hope you'll join in on the challenge too! More details below and here is my project.

I've used Coming Home and Peace & Joy Bundle which is perfect for a slimline card. You may of noticed a new Stampin' Up! product in the above photo they are the new Blending Brushes, you receive 3 of them in the packet and they make blending ink on Cardstock so easy. 

As you can see above I've started off with Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and finished off with Pretty Peacock Ink using the same brush. I'm so happy with them and they will be available in the new Stampin' Up! January to June 2021 Mini Catalogue. 

I've inked up the images in the challenge colours and used the Stampin' Blends in Daffodil Delight, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock and Color Lifter to blend in the colours. 

To create the trees I've used the cute polka dot DSP in Petal Pink, Pool Party, Costal Cabana, Pretty Peacock and die cut them out. 

Using the snow slope die from the Home Together Dies, I've created layers of snow using Whisper White Cardstock and applied ink using the Blending Brushes. 

To finish off the card, I've die cut out the Peace image from the Joy Dies in Whisper White Cardstock and stamped the sentiment in Pretty Peacock Ink. The Pretty Peacock sequins add a little twinkle to the sky.

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 today 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 ColourINKspiration, 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.

Happy Crafting

Vicki Boucher

Need a Mini 2021 Catalogue or any of these products you can visit my online store here.

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop Gold Laser Cut Paper

 

Hello and welcome to Stamping Sunday Blog Hop the Design Team will be showcasing off the gorgeous Gold Laser Cut Paper in our projects. The Gold Laser Paper is in the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue for 2020 - 2021. 

We could either choose to create a beginner, casual and avid card or a card and 3D project. I will be showcasing three cards and I've incorporated the Gold Paper with Whisper White into Christmas cards.

Beginner:

For my first card I've used the stunning Gold Foil text on white paper from the Wonder of the Season Specialty Designer Series Paper, combined with Home Together and Joy Dies. I love the cute little house sitting in the Gold Laser branch and gold bow.

Casual:

For my second card I've used the Gold wreath with the little house in white this time and gold heart. The white flowers are from the In the Tropics Dies and I've added Gilded Gems for the center piece of each flower. The panel of Whisper White Cardstock is embossed with the Winter Snow embossing Folder. For the sentiment I've added the White Foam Adhesive under the Gold Foil die cut image.

Avid:

For my last card I've created a shaker card using the Snow Globe Scenes to create a little wonderland using the Home Together Dies and Snowflake Sequins. I've used many layers for this card using the Gold Foil, Whisper White Cardstock and the Gold Laser Cut Paper.

Make sure you click on the below links to see all the other designers. I can't wait to see their creations and how they've used the Gold Laser Cut Paper in their projects.

1.	Sara Levin
2.	Su Mohr
3.	Tami Hewlett
4.	Jay Soriano
5.	Cheryll Miller
6.	Mikaela Titheridge
7.	Vicki Boucher

Happy Crafting

Vicki Boucher

 

Week 23 Art With Heart Colour Creations Weekly Showcase Magenta Madness

Hello and welcome to Week 23 with the Art With Heart Colour Creations Weekly Showcase. Which the lovely Catherine Proctor is running our weekly blog and with a selection of other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from the Art With Heart Team. 

This week we are featuring Magenta Madness in our projects. I love how bright and vibrant this colour is and it's fun to use when it comes to card making. Magenta Madness is part of the 2020-2021 In Color Collections and comes in a range of Stampin' Up! products such as the Classic Stampin' Pad, Cardstock, Stampin' Blends and more. 

Magenta Madness

For my slimline card I've combined the Coming Home Bundle and the Peace & Joy Bundle. Both are in the Stampin' Up! August - December 2020 Mini Catalogue and are available for purchase in my online store.

The stamped images are in Memento Ink onto Whisper White Cardstock and die cut out. I've coloured in the houses and trees in the following Stampin' Blends - Magenta Madness, Purple Posy, Highland Heather, Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate and Color Lifter.

The white snow layers are lightly sponged with the Sponge Daubers using the following Inks - Magenta Madness, Gorgeous Grape, Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue and Night of Navy.

I have sponged coloured ink with Sponge Daubers onto the panel of Whisper White Cardstock to create a bright sunset sky. Starting with Daffodil Delight blending into Magenta Madness and then Gorgeous Grape. I like to go over and blend in the colours together. 

Using the fine tip Water Painter, I flick water droplets onto the coloured cardstock giving it a starry night. 

The Peace & Joy Bundle is perfect for this card and I've used the Bright die in Thick Whisper White Cardstock. The stamp set has a range of smaller words to create your own greetings. 

I forgot one thing with this card. Can anyone see what I've left out? I can still add it on but it was too late and I had already taken photos of the card.  

Thank you for visiting my blog with the Colour Creations Weekly Showcase and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's projects.

Click on the link here to see Cathy's and all of the other participants names for Magenta Madness creations.

Happy Stamping 

Vicki Boucher

To visit my online store at Stampin' Up!, please click here.

Your Creative Connection Dies to Die for #YCC117

Hello and welcome to Your Creative Connection where you'll be hoping around the world to see our latest theme "Dies to Die for". We will be using Dies in our projects. 

Dies help you create unique die-cut shapes using different types of paper to cut-out shapes with a quick run through the Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine. The Dies include ejection holes so you can remove the paper easily.

Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine

I've created a Christmas card using a number of different Dies for my project. I started off with the Sounds of the Seasons Dies which is on page 33 of the Stampin' Up! August - December 2020 Mini Catalogue. 

Using Silver Foil I've die cut out three of the Jingle Bells and Green Foil for the foliage. I just love the tiny detail that's on the Jingle Bells and they shine nicely in Silver Foil.

The Stitched Rectangle Dies are perfect for a boarder around your images and they provide a nice finish to the card. There are 13 different sizes for the stitched rectangles and the largest one is 5-1/4" x 3-7/8" (13.3 x 9.8cm).

Wonder of the Season Specialty DSP

The Wonder of the Season is a Specialty Designer Series Paper the vintage designs come in red foil, gold foil and black script writing on the other side.

My brand new favourite Dies would have to be the Joy Dies they are in the Mini Catalogue and you can save 10% when purchased together. 

Peace & Joy Bundle

The Peace & Joy Bundle is a must for any crafter. I used them with the Foam Adhesive Sheets, giving you instant double sided adhesive and height to your projects.

To finish off my project I created a bow using the Real Red Sheer Ribbon for my Christmas card.

Now it's time to visit the lovely Dawn Olchefske in Minneapolis, USA and to see her beautiful project.

Here's the list of participants from around the world

Dawn Olchefske - USA

Barbara Meyer - Austria

Kristine McNickle - New Zealand

Janneke Dijkstra - de Jong - Netherlands

Sarah Berry - UK

Vicki Boucher - Australia

Thank you for visiting my blog today. Need a Mini 2020 Catalogue or any of these products? You can visit my online store here.

Happy Crafting

Vicki Boucher

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop Mini Catalog Designer Paper

Hello and welcome 

Today at the Stamping Sunday Design Team we will be sharing our projects using Designer Paper from the Stampin' Up! August to December 2020 Mini Catalogue. We could either create a beginner, casual or avid card. Or create a card and 3D project, which I decided on.

I was drawn to the stunning Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper which is on page 37 of the Mini Catalogue. I just love the selection of wintery blues & mauves and the hand-painted snowflakes. Stampin' Up! have a fantastic Designer Series Paper sale on for the month of October 2020 which includes this DSP for more details about the sale I'll have a link at the end of my blog to my on-line store. 

Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper

You can do so much when it comes to Designer Series Paper and I'll show you a couple of different examples.

Easel Card

I've used the DSP and Whisper White Cardstock to create an easel card which is very easy to do. I started with a sheet of 12" x 12" Whisper White Cardstock, cut at 6" x 12" and scored at 3" & 6". Then cut another piece at 6" x 6" for the card front. The two smaller pieces of DSP are cut at 2.76" x 5.71 and two larger pieces at 5.71" x 5.71" this gives a nice white boarded around the DSP.

For the front panel the DSP is embossed using the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder which adds another layer to the card. The tiny snow flakes are stamped on the DSP in Balmy Blue Ink, using the Snowflake Wishes Stamp Set. To set the wintery scene I've used different dies in Whisper White Cardstock, sponged ink with the Sponge Dauber and added Wink of Stella for added sparkle. 

I've stamped the snowflake images and sentiment onto the two smaller panels for the inside of the easel card. The larger piece I've added a strip of Snowflake Splendor Ribbon so the card can sit up. The Dies from the Peace and Joy Bundle using the DSP and Whisper White Cardstock. 

3D Project

The wintery snowflake Mini Pizza Box is my other project for today's blog. I've ink up the box using the Stamping Sponge and Balmy Blue Ink. Then I spritzed the box by filling up a Stampin' Spritzer using a drop of Frost White Shimmer Paint and rubbing alcohol. This gives the box a nice sparkle.

I've made a belly band for the box by using a wide strip of Snowflake Splendor DSP, then wrapping the Snowflake Splendor Ribbon around the box three times. Using the Dies from the Wishes and Wonder Bundle, I've die cut out the stitched gift tag and stitched starburst circle using the DSP. 

I also used the deer and the leaves from the North Pole Dies, it's such a great bundle for your Christmas projects. The Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper is perfect for the So Many Snowflakes Dies adding more sparkle to the Christmas Mini Pizza Box.

A few more added touches such as using the Silver Foil for the Joy die image, clear droplets from the Flowers for every season Gems and Wink of Stella. The Mini Pizza Box makes a nice gift for someone special at Christmas time.

Make sure you click on the below links to see the other designers. I can't wait to see their creations and how they've used Designer Paper in their projects.

1.	Sara Levin
2.	Su Mohr
3.	Tami Hewlett
4.	Jay Soriano
5.	Anne Marie Hile
6.	Cheryll Miller
7.	Vicki Boucher

Happy crafting

Vicki Boucher

To visit my online store and view the 15% off Designer Series Paper please click here