Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - Kaleidoscopic Depths

 

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My name is Vicki Boucher and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. Today is Stamping Sunday blog hop for the month of July and for this month's theme is "Kaleidoscopic Depths" colours from under the sea for our projects. It's the 3rd Sunday of the month. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's projects and you'll be able to see them by clicking on their names at the end of my blog.

The colours I've chosen are turquois a mixture of blues and greens for my card and here's my inspiration photo I found it on Pinterest, see below. I do love the colours of the sea. I used a range of Stampin' Up! Colors starting with Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Summer Splash, Shy Shamrock, Azure Afternoon, Blueberry Bushel and Night of Navy.

I started playing around with the colours for a water colour wash and a under the sea background. I used Fluid Flow Watercolour Paper, a wide tip brush Water Painter and all of the above mentioned coloured inks. I started with the lightest colour at the top and then moved my way down to the darkest colour. I used the Heat Tool to dry the inks on the watercolour paper and then I would apply more ink to achieve a deeper colour. Next, I added splatters of ink by tapping the brush against the Bone Folder.

I used the Round We Go Bundle which is in the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue and is located on page 63. I love the pinwheels from the Round We Go Dies they are so much to use and to create different elements for your projects. I made another water colour wash using the same technique as before for the pinwheels and smaller circles.

The sentiment is stamped in Blueberry Bushel onto a part of the watercolour wash and then I used the Round We Go Dies to die-cut the sentiment. Then I layered the different elements onto the card and added Tinsel Gems in Blueberry Bushel and Lost Lagoon. 

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

Please email me if you would like a copy of the 2024-2025 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue send an email to me here. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my Stampin' Up! online store here.

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

To see all of the amazing projects by the Stamping Sunday Design Team please click on their names below. 

#TGIFC428 Color Challenge Textured Floral

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My name is Vicki Boucher and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. Today, I'll be sharing with you a card I've made for TGIF Challenge #TGIFC428 and the challenge is "Colour Challenge" Make sure you check out the design team and see their amazing projects. The colours are Sweet Sorbet, Lemon Lolly and Basic Black.

Here's my take on these gorgeous colours it certainly isn't something I would normally use when it comes to card making, but I'm always up for a challenge.

I've used the Textured Floral bundle and it's been my go-to the bundle is from the Stampin' Up! 2023-24 Annual Catalogue. The reason why is because I've been creating a display board for The Create, Share and Play demonstrator team event called "35 for 35" it's a global event to help celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Stampin' Up! It's on this weekend and we have a very special guest flying in from Utah, Sara Douglass our amazing Stampin' Up! CEO. I can't wait!!

Now for my card I created a water colour wash using Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper and a Water Painter I used the large flat brush tip. I started with Lemon Lolly ink and then Sweet Sorbet. I like to add lots of water and play around with the two inks. I also use the Heat Tool to push the ink around on the paper.

To create the three larger flowers, I stamped them in Sweet Sorbet ink and then stamped off twice onto the grid paper. Then using the Stampin' Spritzer spritz water onto the stamp and then stamp onto Basic White Cardstock. I also did this with the smaller Lemon Lolly flowers. Then die-cut out the flowers.

The elements of Basic Black are flower centers and foliage die-cuts from the Textured Floral Dies in Basic Black Cardstock. The sentiment is heat embossed using White Stampin' Powder with Basic Black Cardstock. Basic Black Cardstock for the card base and my go to favourite ribbon is the Black & White Gingham Ribbon. Oh, and I added a few of the Lemon Lolly Solid Gems to finish off the card. 

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

Please email me if you would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue send an email to me here. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my Stampin' Up! online store here.

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Creation Station June Blog Hop - Beach Life

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My name is Vicki Boucher, and I am from Melbourne, Australia. This is the latest hop with the design team at Creation Station, if you have come from Denita Wright or you may have started with me. Please make sure you hop around and see everyone's amazing projects. I'll pop a link at the end of my blog.

The design team at Creation Station are presenting their projects with the theme "Beach Life" this was a fun challenge to do. I had the opportunity to create a card with this theme using a mix of different Stampin' Up! products. 

It is the start of winter here in Australia so there's something special about going to the beach when it's cold. Personally, I love to walk along the beach and pick up seashells or what the sunrise. Well, I'll be doing that in just over two weeks and I can't wait! 

I created a wintery card by the beach for a friend who'll be turning 60 years old and she just loves the beach. I've used a few different Stampin' Up! tools and products for this card. The colours are a soft palette which are Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Fresh Freesia, Pecan Pie and Crumb Cake.

The background watercolour panel is a wash using Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and Clear Wink of Stella. I like to mix the ink with water and Clear Wink of Stella in the ink well of the Stampin' Pad, then apply to the Watercolor Paper with the brush. Let it dry before adding all of the elements.

I used the seashell and leaf image from the Season of Chic Stamp Set stamped in VersaMark onto Basic White Cardstock, add White Stampin' Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. Then to create a emboss resist technique I used the Blending Brush with Fresh Freesia and then Pecan Pie ink to the images. I also combined Pool Party and Pecan Pie to some of the images. Then die-cut out with the Chic Dies.

I just love to use different tools from different sets, so I've combined the Chic Dies, Seaside Bay Dies, Give it a Whirl Dies and Alphabet A La Mode Dies to form this card. The main seashell is watercolor wash in Fresh Freesia onto Watercolor Paper. The two stitched hearts are a wash as well in Fresh Freesia for the tiny heart and Pool Party for the other heart. 

The crosshatch pattern tool from the Chic Dies is great for the background, I used Pecan Pie ink for a watercolor wash. It's such a pretty color to use. I couldn't resist without using the More Dazzle 6 x 6 Specialty Paper in champagne for the snowflakes. It's my go to and I just love to add some sparkle to my projects.

I added a torn strip of paper from the Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper and layered it under the Natural Wavy Trim which adds some texture to your project. I really like how it weaves together and it looks like rope.

To finish off the card I used Fresh Freesia Cardstock layered over Foam Adhesive and die-cut out using the numbers. The sentiment is from the Something Fancy Stamp Set stamped onto Crumb Cake Cardstock with Versamark, White Stampin' Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. Then die-cut out using the label die from the Give it a Whirl Dies. The embellishments are from the Tinsel Gems in Fresh Freesia and Lost Lagoon. 

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love to hear your thoughts on my project by leaving a comment below. Make sure you pop over to Martin Stone for lots of inspiration using beach life in his project.

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Please email me if you would like a copy of the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue, please contact me here. 

Great news is Stampin' Up! have a fantastic sale on at the moment with a selection of Designer Series Paper on sale 15% off from 1-30 June 2023. More details here 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my Stampin' Up! online store here.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

 

Moody Mauve 2023 - 24 AWH Colour Creations

 

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My name is Vicki Boucher and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. Today, I'll be sharing with you the third of many blog hops. It's Week 3 of Colour Creations with the Art With Heart Team in Australia.

The third colour is Moody Mauve which is part of the In Color Collection for 2023 - 2025 and Stampin' Up! have created a beautiful dusky pink and I've combined it with a favourite colour palette of mine. 

Paper Florist Dies (161284)

I just had to try out another new Stampin' Up! product from the Annual 2023 - 2024 Catalogue and I'll be showing you the Paper Florist Dies (161284) which is focused on page 33 of the catalogue. I just love the idea of creating paper flowers and with a little bling.

Moody Mauve is a dark pink, but I do like to wash it out for the flower petals by making a watercolor wash onto a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. Once dry I then die-cut the flowers using the Paper Florist Dies. I also used Moody Mauve, Night of Navy Cardstock and More Dazzle 6" x 6" Specialty Paper in Champagne. 

The background panel watercolor wash is Bubble Bath ink, water and Clear Wink of Stella. I like to mix the three together in the well of the Stampin' Pad and then add the glitter ink to the watercolor paper using Water Painter the large flat brush gives you a quicker application. 

Once dry I then add Moody Mauve ink, I splatter the ink using one of the Water Painters and sometimes I add water to the ink for a lighter colour.

I used Night of Navy Cardstock and heat embossed using VersaMark, White Stampin' Emboss Powder and Sending Smiles Stamp Set, then die-cut the images using the coordinating Dies to create the sentiment. For some more bling I used Moody Mauve 2023-25 In Color Dots. 

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

Now for the next blog please visit the very talented Rachel Woollard on the link below.

If the next button link is not working or you'd like to see the entire list of participants go to Catherine Proctor's blog.

Please email me if you would like a copy of the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue, please contact me here. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here. 

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Artisan Design Team - Fragrant Flowers Bundle

 Hello and welcome,

My name is Vicki Boucher and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. Today, I'll be sharing with you two projects I created for the March Monthly Artisan Assignment using the Fragrant Flowers Bundle which was shared earlier this month (March) through Stampin' Up! socials.

I wanted to share a few ideas on how I created these cards and this bundle is gorgeous to create with I just love the large flower images. The bold sentiments are perfect for a simple hello or thanks. Hope you like my shabby chic creations.

Hello Card

For my first card I used the emboss resist technique and watercolour for the flowers. Use Fluid Flow 100 Watercolor Paper for best results when applying lots of ink. I used a mix of colours Bermuda Bay, Shaded Spruce and Parakeet Party. I like to use the large flat brush tip from the Water Painters, have a bowl of water and paper towel to soak up excess water when needed. The detailed die images are a watercolour wash using the same colors and watercolor paper. Once dry I then die-cut them out with the Stampin' Cut Emboss Machine.

The background panel is dried embossed using Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder in Crumb Cake cardstock and I applied Soft Suede ink with the Blending Brush. To create the edges, I used the blade of the Paper Snips and run along the edges of the cardstock. 

When it comes to creating my paper craft, I do love to add lots of layers, embellishments and twine. I always love to see if I can unravel different types of ribbon and add them to my projects. Here I've used White Baker's Twine, Natural Finish Ribbon and Champagne Rhinestones.

Thanks Card

For my second card I used the same techniques for the flowers I like to blend the colours together and see what I'll get. The white embossing of the flowers coordinates well with the colours I've used.

I always love stitching on any dies and this stitched label die in Bermuda Bay cardstock added the perfect layer to my card. It makes the sentiment pop! I've heat embossed the sentiment using White Emboss Powder onto Crumb Cake cardstock.

I added Soft Suede ink with the Blending Bruch around the edges to the Crumb Cake Cardstock panel, then with the Soft Suede Stampin' Write Marker, I flicked the brush tip against the lid to create lots of tiny splatters. It's a fun way to create splatter, but just be careful with your markers when do this trick. The white images on the panel are heat embossed using Versamark, White Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

To finish off this card I used White Classic Matte Dots, Linen Thread and Burlap Ribbon.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love to hear your thoughts on my projects by leaving a comment below. Make sure you pop over onto Stampin' Up! Facebook page or Stampin' Up! Instagram page for lots of inspiration using the Fragrant Flowers Bundle. You will just need to go back a couple of weeks to view their projects.

If you would like a copy of the Stampin' Up! Jan - April 2023 Mini, or the Annual Catalogue 2022 - 2023 please contact me here. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, 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 #CI139

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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.

Please email me if you would like a copy of the 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue and the January - April 2023 Mini Catalogue email me here. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my Stampin' Up! online store here.

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Artisan Design Team - Share A Milkshake Bundle

 Hello and welcome,

My name is Vicki Boucher and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. Today I'll be sharing with you how to create a fun, organic watercolor style with ease, I've used the Share a Milkshake bundle which is in the Stampin' Up! Mini Catalogue Jan to April 2022. I just love this bundle and of course ice-cream!

Share a Milkshake bundle (160394)

To start with using a Water Painter, dilute the ink with water; then, apply the diluted ink to Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. Add more ink, then heat around the edges with the Heat Tool until the ink is dry.

Repeat the process with a variety of different ink colors. Tip: Bright colors work especially well. Here I've used Orchid Oasis, Tahitian Tide, Polished Pink, Mango Melody and Parakeet Party.

To create an organic watercolor background using two colors which complement one another. Apply to Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper and repeat the same method. I've used Tahitian Tide and Orchid Oasis for the two colors.

To create rainbow ice cream scoops, die cut each of the five colors using the ice cream die; layer and adhere them over each other to create your ice cream cone.

Other elements to the card I've used Kraft Paper and die cut using the cone die, this gives a natural look to the cone. The hearts are die cut out from left over watercolor Polished Pink on watercolor paper. The sentiment is stamped in Orchid Oasis ink onto Basic White cardstock and die-cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies. The card base is from the Tea Boutique cards set in Orchid Oasis and I added a few Pastel Adhesive Sequins in Petal Pink.

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

Please email me if you would like a copy of the 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue, the Jan - April 2023 Mini Catalogue and the Saleabration Catalogue please contact me here. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here.

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI133

  

Hello and welcome,

My name is Vicki Boucher, and I am from Melbourne, Australia. Tonight, it's the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI133 and this photo was chosen by Leonie Stuart. This is such a beautiful photo! 

The colour combination for #CI133 is Coastal Cabana, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow and Merry Merlot. As well as the chosen colours you may also add Basic White, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, 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: Parakeet Party instead of Granny Apple Green .... you get the drift).

The challenge will run for almost 2 weeks until 7pm (AEST) on Monday 21st November 2022 details to follow at the end of my blog.

I used the Meadow Dies and Quiet Meadow stamp set for my card, I created a watercolour wash using Coastal Cabana ink onto Shimmery White cardstock panel. The flower and foliage images are die-cut out in Shimmery White Cardstock. Then using the Water Painters, I added the challenge colours to the images.

To finish off the card I added Very Vanilla Baker's Twine, the sentiment inked up in Coastal Cabana and layered over the twine. I added a few of the clear Polished Dots. I was after Coastal Cabana embellishments, but I don't have any. 

This card was inspired and CASEd by the lovely Nikki Spencer; she made this beautiful card using this bundle a while ago.

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 #CI133 will run until 7pm (ADET) on Monday 21st November 2022.

To get your creative ideas flowing, make sure you check out the Crew's Project in the CI133 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.

Please email me if you would like a copy of the 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue and the July-Dec 2022 Mini Catalogue Catalogue please send me an email here. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my Stampin' Up! online store here.

Make sure you follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher