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

Art With Heart Team Creative Showcase September - Masculine

Hello and welcome,

Today the Art With Heart Team will be showcasing their projects for the month of September and the theme is Masculine. Stampin' Up! have a range of products including Stamp Sets, with coordinating Dies, Designer Series Paper, Embellishments, Ribbon and Embossing Folders. 

For my project I've used the Forever Fern Bundle, Tasteful Textile and Subtle 3D Embossing Folders. The colour combination is two of the In Colors 2020 - 2022 Misty Moonlight & Cinnamon Cider and In Color 2019 - 2021 Seaside Spray. I love this colour combination and it's perfect for a Masculine card.

Starting off with Misty Moonlight card base, adding a layer of Cinnamon Cider embossed using Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder and sponge coordinating ink at the corners with a Sponge Dauber.

The wide strip of Misty Moonlight Cardstock is embossed using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder and sponged Misty Moonlight Ink with a Sponge Dauber.

The stamped images from the Forever Fern Stamp Set are in Cinnamon Cider Ink & Cardstock, Misty Moonlight Ink & Cardstock and Misty Moonlight Ink stamped onto Seaside Spray Cardstock. Using the coordinating Forever Flourishing Dies. 

Adding to the card is the sentiment which is from Seaside Notions Stamp Set, Misty Moonlight Ribbon and a leaf wood accent from the In Good Taste Elements.

Now it's time to visit Rachel Woolard's blog and the rest of the participants for this month's Creative Showcase. 

Need a catalogue? Please send me a message here. 

Happy crafting 

Vicki Boucher

Just Add Ink #498 ....... Just Add E

Hello and welcome,

It’s the latest Just Add Ink ‘Just Add E’ Challenge #498 and I recently created these three Easter cards for a friend of mine. She wanted two in pink and one in blue. I just couldn’t wait to start making the cards.

The three cards are the same layout, but using different colours, Dies and DSP.

The blue bunny card I’ve used Seaside Spray Ink and Cardstock. Sponging ink onto the Cardstock and I’ve water coloured the bunny. The DSP is from the Woven Threads DSP and die cut out using the Stitched Rectangles Dies.

The pink bunny with the Rococo Rose gingham card is using Rococo Rose Ink and Cardstock. 

Using the same technique as with the previous card and use the In color 6”x 6” 2019 – 2021 in Rococo Rose and the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. The roses are from the Dressed To Impress Stamp Set and light sponged with the Sponged Dauber.

The second pink bunny card, I’ve used Blushing Bride Cardstock and Rococo Rose Ink for the sponging. The DSP is from the Best Dressed 6”x6” DSP and die cut with the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.

I’m so glad I got to create these cards and I hope you enjoy seeing them too.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

To view all of the amazing creations from the Just Add Ink crew please click on the link here.

Happy Crafting

Vicki Boucher

Heart of Christmas Week 16 Christmas Blog Hop with the Heart Of Art Team

Hello and welcome back,


It’s time for week 16 of the Heart of Christmas blog hop with my friends from Art With Heart Team and sadly this is the last hop for the year. We are now in December and I have so enjoyed creating cards each week for these hops. I might do a blog later in the week showcasing all of the cards that I’ve created, so watch out for that one too.

Today’s card I wanted a very vintage look using Crumb Cake, Seaside Spray (a favorite colour of mine), Early Espresso and white giving that snow look about the card.


I’ve used the Peaceful Boughs Bundle which includes the Peaceful Boughs Stamp Set and Beautiful Boughs Dies. This set would be the one I’ve used the most with all of my cards. I just love it!

I’ve started off using a piece of Crumb Cake Cardstock, ran it through the die cutting machine with the Swirls & Curls Embossing Folder. I’ve used the Versamark Ink Pad, smudged ink onto the Embossed Cardstock and randomly sprinkled White Stampin’ Emboss Powder onto the Cardstock. Then heat set with the Heat Tool, once it's cooled down I added a little colour of Seaside Spray with the Sponge Dauber onto the White embossing.


Using the medium size branch from the Beautiful Boughs Dies, I’ve die cut out three branches in Whisper White Cardstock and sponged colour onto the foliage in Seaside Spray, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso. 

The two pine cones have been die cut out in Crumb Cake, sponged with a Sponge Dauber in Early Espresso for the bottom layer and White Craft Stampin’ Ink for the top layer. The cute bow attached to them is Linen Thread.

The bottom layer of the two labels is sponged in Crumb Cake on Whisper White Cardstock. I’ve attached the stamp to my fingers and stamped the sentiment randomly so not all of the ink touches the Cardstock. This idea/technique is called “hand stamped” which came from a Demonstrator Rebecca Hall who did a presentation at the Stampin’ Up! On Stage event in Sydney in November, so I just had to try it out.


The top layer for the Season’s Greeting stamped image is stamped in Early Espresso onto Crumb Cake Cardstock, die cut out with the smaller label and sponged ink in Early Espresso. 

To finish off the card I’ve used a piece of Whisper white Cardstock, lightly sponged the three inks with the Sponge Dauber onto the edge of the Cardstock which gives a nice finishing touch to the card. Then I layered all of the pieces together and placed them onto Crumb Cake Cardstock base.


This week’s Heart of Christmas blog hop is hosted by Judy May to see her creation and the rest of the team please click here. I’m sure they are all amazing creations not to be missed!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Crafting,

Vicki Boucher

To purchase any of these products I’ve used today you can click on my direct links above or visit my Online Store here.

If you would like a copy of the current Stampin’ Up! 2019 Holiday Catalogue or the Annual 2019-2020 Catalogue please send me a message here.

Product List

Ink: Seaside Spray, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso

Cardstock: Crumb Cake and Whisper White

Stamps: Peaceful Boughs

Dies: Beautiful Boughs

Embossing Folder: Swirls & Curls

Colouring Tools: Versamark, Heat Tool, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, White Craft Stampin’ Ink Pad and Sponge Dauber

Ribbon: Linen Thread

Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI63



Hello and welcome,

Today I will be sharing with you a card that I've created as Guest Designer for the Colour INKspiration Crew blog hop.

If you have first come to my blog please visit enjoy seeing all the other gorgeous creations from everyone else. You may of just seen the gorgeous creation by Julia Quinn I just love the new Gold Pizza Boxes.

How gorgeous is Rococo Rose and Seaside Spray combined with Gold Foil such a stunning collection of colours together. The idea for my card was to make a soft subtle colours with a touch of gold popping up through out the card.

The coloured leaves are from the Colourful Seasons Stamp Set and coordinating Seasonal Layers Dies. I've used Sponge Daubers to softly colour them in either on a solid leaf or die cut.

Under the leaves is a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper with a mix of Rococo Rose and Seaside Spray Ink spritzed with water. The card base I've used is Seaside Spray Cardstock and a layer of Gold Foil to give the card some glimmer.

I just love the beautiful Stitched Labels Dies and the sentiment stamped in Seaside Spray Ink fits perfectly inside the die cut. I've layered it with Stampin' Dimensionals.

To finish off my card I've added the Woven Threads Sequin Assortments which comes in the new In Colors for 2019-2021. I just love how Stampin' Up! coordinate their products so when it comes to making cards seem so much easier.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today.

Now it's time to hop on over to see Kim Oliver's inspiring creation by clicking on the link below.



To purchase products from my online store you can click here.

Happy Crafting

Vicki Boucher

Product List:

Stamps: Colourful Seasons

Dies: Seasonal Layers and Stitched Labels

Inks: Rococo Rose and Seaside Spray

Cardstock/Papers: Seaside Spray, Gold Foil, Whisper White and Fluid 100 Water Colour Paper

Embellishments: Woven Threads Sequin Assortments

Colouring Tools: Aqua Painter, Stampin' Spritzer, Versamark, Sponge Daubers and Embossing Buddy

   



Stampin' Up! 2019 Holiday Catalogue Art With Heart Team Blog Hop Week 1

Hello and welcome,

I’m so excited to be sharing with you a new blog hop run by Claire Daly and the ladies from Art With Heart Team. We will be running weekly blog hop on Wednesday night's with a Christmas theme from the new Holiday Catalogue 2019. 

Thank you so much Claire for organizing the Heart of Christmas 2019 Blog Hop. 

Tonight’s card that I have created is using the gorgeous Feels Like Frost 6x6 Specialty Designer Series Paper, beautiful photographic imagery on one side, hand drawn designs with silver foil on the other. 48 sheets: 4 each of 12 double-sided designs. I really like the blues in the DSP, Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Seaside Spray and I wanted to create a card using these colours with Whisper White.

I’ve used the rectangle from the Heirloom Frames Die and Embossing Folder, with a Sponge Dauber I’ve lightly covered the frame with Frost White Shimmer Paint and layered the piece over the DSP.

The Stamp Set I’ve used is Perfectly Plaid which comes in a bundle with the Pine Tree Punch and you can save 10% when purchased together. The Christmas tree and sentiment has been stamped onto Seaside Spray Cardstock and I used White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat set the images with the Heat Tool.

The white snow flakes are from the Christmas Layers Dies which come in a bundle with Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set another great purchase as it’s 10% saving. I ran the Snowflake Die through the Big Shot with a scrap of Whisper White Cardstock and with my snips I snipped some of the snowflakes apart.

To finish off the card I’ve placed the DSP onto the base of Thick Whisper White Cardstock and I placed Dimensionals under the rectangle Heirloom Frame to give the card some depth. 

You can see the rest of this week’s Christmas cards over at Claire Daly’s blog

I hope you liked my card and thank you for visiting my blog today.

Live in Australia? I would be happy to send you a Stampin’ Up! 2019 Holiday Catalogue out to you. 

To shop with me please click here to go to my Online Store.

Happy Crafting

Vicki Boucher

Product List

Stamps: Perfectly Plaid

Punch: Pine Tree

Dies & Embossing Folder: Heirloom Frames and Christmas Layers Dies

Papers: Feels Like Frost Specialty 6x6 DSP, Whisper White and Seaside Spray Cardstock

Colouring Tools: Frost White Shimmer Paint, Sponge Dauber, Versamark, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy and White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Stampin' Up! Colour INKspiration #CI59 Colour Challenge Daisy Card

Today I will be sharing with you a card that I’ve created for the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI59. I always love these challenges and the colours are so beautiful.

They are Seaside Spray, Smoky Slate, Very Vanilla and Early Espresso you can also add white, black and metallics to the card. 

I wanted a vintage look for my card and I also love using the Daisy Lane Bundle with the larger Daisy Punch. Plus adding some copper to my card gives it some sparkle.

Using both Daisy Punches I’ve punched them out in Seaside Spray Cardstock, sponged them with the Sponge Dauber and Seaside Spray Ink for the center of the Daisy. I used Early Espresso Ink for the tips of the petals, I also added a little bit of Wink Of Stella and a Clear Facted Gems for each Daisy.

For the Leaf Punch I punched out the leaves in Early Espresso Cardstock and sponged them with the Sponge Dauber in Early Espresso Ink. The Copper Trim has been stretched out and attached to the backing of the Daisies.

The Very Vanilla Cardstock was embossed with the Tin Tile Embossing Folder, sponged with a Sponge Dauber and Smoky Slate Ink. The Early Espresso Cardstock was embossed with the Subtle Embossing Folder, sponged with a Sponge Dauber and Early Espresso Ink.

I wanted to give the Cardstock a distressed look so with my Paper Snips I ran the blade along the Cardstock giving it a rough edge look. 

The sentiment has been embossed in Cooper Embossing Powder on Seaside Spray Cardstock and a little sponging around the edges in Seaside Spray.

Hope you enjoyed my card that I’ve created for the Colour Challenge and I can’t wait for the next colour challenge.

Happy Crafting

Vicki Boucher

Product List:

Stamps: Daisy Lane

Punches: Daisy, Medium Daisy and Leaf Punch

Embossing Folder: Tin Tile and Subtle

Inks: Seaside Spray, Smoky Slate, Early Espresso and Versamark Ink

Cardstock: Seaside Spray, Very Vanilla and Early Espresso

Colouring Tools: Sponge Daubers, Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush, Embossing Buddy, Copper Embossing Powder and Heat Tool

Stampin’ Accessories: Tear & Tape, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Pierce Tool, ¼” Copper Trim, Big Shot, Take Your Pick Tool, Paper Snips and Bone Folder

Stampin' Up! Week 54 Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop Seaside Spray

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

Today is week 54 and we are playing along with one of the new In-Colours called Seaside Spray for 2019-2021.

This new colour is available to purchase in Ink, Cardstock, Ribbon, DSP and much more. I’ve created a card and a Mini Shipping Box this week using the new In-colour.

I wanted to use the Daisy Lane Bundle for my card. The Bundle comes with the sweetest Medium Daisy Punch and I just love too layer it up with the larger Daisy Punch. 

I’ve punched it out twice with both Daisy Punches and I used the Sponge Dauber in Seaside Spray for the centre of the flower and Whisper White Ink for the ends. I just had to add some sparkle so I used Wink Of Stella and placed a Clear Facetted Gem for the centre. This gave the Daisy a frosted look.

Have you seen the beautiful Stitched Lace Die? It’s just stunning and I wanted to add a layer of lace to my card. 

To finish off the card I added the Seaside spray gingham DSP, I embossed the sentiment in white on a thin piece of Seaside Spray Cardstock and I wrapped the Silver Metallic Thread around the Cardstock.

I love the Daisy Punch so much I wanted to create something else with Seaside Spray. The cute Mini Shipping Boxes was something I thought would complement with the new In- colour. The box would make a lovely gift for that someone special. 

I punched out six of the Medium Daisies and two of the larger Daisies in Whisper White Cardstock. I sponged the Daisies in Seaside Spray Ink with the Sponged Dauber and placed a Clear Facetted Gem in the centre of each Daisy. 

I die cut out a piece of Seaside Spray Cardstock with the Stitched Lace Die 10cm x 5.5cm and placed it on the Mini Shipping Box. I used the Scalloped Linen Ribbon, wrapped it around the box and tied it at the top. 

To finish off I placed the three Daisies on the box. I think the colours go so nicely together and I’m really happy how it’s turned out. 

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

Thank you for visiting my latest blog and I hope you've enjoyed how I created these creations using Seaside Spray.

If you would like a new catalogue or the Daisy Lane Bundle, please contact me today and I would be happy to send a catalogue out to you. 

Happy crafting

Vicki

Product List

Ink: Seaside Spray, Whisper White and Versamark

Papers: In Colour 6"x6" DSP Seaside Spray, Seaside Spray Cardstock and Whisper White Cardstock

Stamps: Daisy Lane

Dies: Stitched Lace

Punches: Daisy Punch and Medium Daisy Punch

Colouring Tools: Wink Of Stella, Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Embossing Buddy, Sponge Daubers 

Ribbon: Silver Metallic Thread and Scalloped Linen Thread in Seaside Spray

Other products: Heat Tool, Big Shot, Bone Folder, Facetted Gems and Mini Shipping Boxes.