Stamp Your Own Designer Paper - Colour INKspiration Challenge #150

 

Hello my stampin' friends!  Welcome and thanks for popping in.

This Colour INKspiration Challenge marks a significant milestone for our Crew.  We are 150 Challenges Old! and to celebrate we have a special inspirational photo for you which was chosen by our fabulous Crew Leader, Lou Kitzelman.  The Guest Designer is the amazing Donna Hardcastle and I can't wait to go and see what everyone has created. 

We have been given some lovely bright colours to create with for this Challenge, very summery and almost bordering on autumnal. 

Picture credit - https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/135882113751928038/

Please don't be put off by the five colours - these are great colours for any florals with foliage but there are other possibilities too.  I took advantage of having five colours to do a little stamping.  I took a sheet of Basic White A4 cardstock and had a fabulous time creating my own Designer Paper which I later used to make cards - you can see the video HERE

This is a great technique for batch-making cards.  It's also quite forgiving - anything that you might deem a mistake won't even show once your cardstock sheet is cut up and embellished.

Supplies:

• Cardstock:  Basic White
• Inks:  Sweet Sorbet, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Pretty Peacock
• Stamp Sets:  Gorgeously Made, Two-Tone Flora, Sending Smiles, Layering Leaves
• Tools:  Stampin' Piece Mat, Blending Brushes

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

To make the cards, I trimmed a section off one side measuring roughly 3" (7.5cm) wide and trimmed this piece into three.  I ended up trimming more of the length of these to fit the card base and the matting layers better.

Each of these were matted onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock. Linen Thread was tied around each one.  The sentiment was stamped in Old Olive ink and die-cut using the oval label from the Mini Pocket Dies and attached with Dimensionals.  

One of these was attached to a piece of Basic White cardstock with Dimensionals and this was glued to a Pumpkin Pie cardbase.  The second has a Basic White cardbase with a strip of Pumpkin Pie over on the left side.

To finish the insides of each card, trim a slither of the stamped cardstock, cut it into two and glue each one to a piece of Basic White cardstock trimmed slightly smaller than the card size.  Trim off any overhang before gluing into the inside of the cards.  Add a few of the 'gold'gems from Iridescent Pastel Gems to add a bit of sparkle to the fronts.  

I like to keep the card fronts relatively simple and let the stamping be the focus.

Feel INKspired to join the challenge? I would love for you to join us! It's a great way to have fun with different colours! 

If you'd like to join in with our Challenges, click here and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your Favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in the fun too. We'd love to see what you create with these gorgeous colours! You don't have to have a Blog to participate but if you do, you can link back to your post.

Just a reminder to use all the Challenge colours. If you don’t have the colours in our palette, feel free to use the closest Stampin’ Up! substitute - Melon Mambo instead of Berry Burst for example. We also allow Ivory, Bronze and Natural Tones in the Stampin' Blends and Neutrals such as Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Basic Black and Metallics.

Thank you so much taking the time to drop in. I hope I have inspired you and if you like what I have shown or if you have any questions, please leave them in the comments section below.   

Until next time, take care, stay safe and have a great day!  

Monica xx

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If you live in Australia and would like to purchase any of the products I have used today, click any of the thumbnail links in the Product List below or click the 'Shop Online' tab at the top of this page.  Both ways will take you directly to my Stampin' Up! Store, where you are only minutes away from getting your supplies delivered straight to your door.

Or maybe you have a wish list as long as your arm?  If so, the best deal in the Catalogue is to join my Stamping Queens Stamping Team.

You can put together a Starter Kit with your choice of products to the value of $235.00 for only $169.00 with a 20% discount every time you place an order!  No conditions attached! And who knows where you're Stampin' Up! journey will take you. 

Happy to chat if you have any questions about becoming a Demonstrator.

JOIN MY TEAM

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- Product List -

Gorgeously Made Cling Stamp Set (English) [161193]	Two Tone Flora Photopolymer Stamp Set [160844]	Sending Smiles Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158701]
Layering Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161277]	Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad [159216]	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101]
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083]
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]	Blending Brushes [153611]

Because You're Awesome! - Colour INKspiration Challenge #149

 

Hello and welcome!  And thanks for looking in! 

Welcome to Colour INKspiration Challenge #149.  The colours for this challenge was inspired by a photo chosen by fellow Crew member, Lou Kitzelman and our Guest Designer is the lovely Ingrid Heijen-Hermens. You can go and check out her Website HERE. I can't to see what everyone has created.

Picture credit :
 https://500px.com/photo/251449445/night-cherry-blossom-by-kenjieda0910

The colours are quite soft this time around and I've made them even softer by using the Blending Brushes with the inks. I grabbed the Foursquare Masks and did some ombre colouring down one edge of my cardstock which was then matted onto a piece of Fresh Freesia cardstock and adhered to a Basic White cardbase.  More ink was blended onto some scraps of Basic  White cardstock which was then die-cut using the hearts from Radiating Stitches Dies.  

A piece of Basic White cardstock was die-cut using the second-to-largest rectangle using the same dies and the sentiment was stamped using Fresh Freesia ink and comes from the Circle Sayings Stamp Set.  This was attached to the card front with Dimensionals.  

The hearts were also attached with Dimensionals and to complete the card front, add some of the pinkish sequins from Adhesive-Backed Sequins Trio.

I just love the overall softness I was able to achieve with all the ink blending.

Supplies:

• Dies:  Radiating Stitches (Online Exclusives)
• Stamp Set: Circle Sayings
• Cardstock:  Basic White Thick, Basic White Regular, Fresh Freesia
• Inks:  Fresh Freesia, Moody Mauve, Misty Monlight
• Embellishments:  Adhesive-Backed Sequins Trio
• Tools:  Foursquare Decorative Masks, Blending Brushes, Paper Trimmer, Stampin'Cut & Emboss Machine

Feel INKspired to join the challenge? I would love for you to join us! It's a great way to have fun with different colours! 

If you'd like to join in with our Challenges, click here and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your Favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in the fun too. We'd love to see what you create with these gorgeous colours! You don't have to have a Blog to participate but if you do, you can link back to your post.

Just a reminder to use all the Challenge colours. If you don’t have the colours in our palette, feel free to use the closest Stampin’ Up! substitute -  Highland Heather instead of Fresh Freesia for example. We also allow Ivory, Bronze and Natural Tones in the Stampin' Blends and Neutrals such as Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Basic Black and Metallics.

Thank you so much taking the time to drop in. I hope I have inspired you and if you like what I have shown or if you have any questions, please leave them in the comments section below.   

Until next time, take care, stay safe and have a great day!  

Monica xx

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If you live in Australia and would like to purchase any of the products I have used today, click any of the thumbnail links in the Product List below or click the 'Shop Online' tab at the top of this page.  Both ways will take you directly to my Stampin' Up! Store, where you are only minutes away from getting your supplies delivered straight to your door.

Or maybe you have a wish list as long as your arm?  If so, the best deal in the catalogue is to join my Stamping Queens Stamping Team.

You can put together a Starter Kit with your choice of products to the value of $235.00 for only $169.00 with a 20% discount every time you place an order!  No conditions attached! And who knows where you're Stampin' Up! journey will take you. 

Happy to chat if you have any questions on being a Demonstrator.

JOIN MY TEAM

- Product List -

Circle Sayings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161348]	Radiating Stitches Dies [161595]	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230]
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]	Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock [155614]	Moody Mauve Classic Stampin' Pad [161649]
Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611]	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118]	Foursquare Decorative Masks [161285]
Adhesive Backed Sequins Trio [161206]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Paper Trimmer [152392]
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]

Zoo Crew Birthday Greetings - Colour INKspiration Challenge #148

 

Hello and welcome to another Colour INKspiration Challenge.

We have very dramatic colours to work with for Challenge #148.  The fabulous Brenton Golley chose our inspiration photo and we have the amazing Beverley Evans coming in as our Guest Designer.  I can't wait to see what Bev and the Crew have created.

Picture credit - https://www.henrycowls.net/blog-en/the-bullfinch.html

To be honest, I struggled my first play which I thought was a little too simple and if you stick around, I'll show you later.  If you need to make a card in a hurry, this would be a perfect design.  

My second play, I went on a completely different tangent and used the Zoo Crew Designer Paper as my feature.  I used the "B" side for the background and after die-cutting one of the lion images, I created extra dimension by layering sections of the first image, simplified paper tole style. 

Supplies:

• Stamp Set:  Circle Sayings
• Dies:  Stylish Shapes, Nested Essentials
• Designer Paper:   Zoo Crew 12" x 12"
• Cardstock:  Pebbled Path, Basic Black, Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark
• Embellishments:  Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems
• Tools:  Paper Trimmer, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, Scissors 
• Adhesives:  Black Dimensionals, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Tombow Liquid Glue

Let's Make It:

• Create a card base in Pebbled Path cardstock.  
• Trim a piece of Designer Paper from the Zoo Crew Papers and mat it onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  Glue this to the card front.
• Trim four strips of cardstock and randomly stamp the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment on all four strips using VersaMark Ink.
• Glue these to the front on jaunty angles.
• Die Cut the largest Nested Essential label die in Basic Black cardstock and attach this over the strips using Black Dimensionals.
• Stamp the "Happy Birthday" sentiment from Circle Sayings in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and die-cut using the third-to-smallest circle from Stylish Shapes.  Glue this this to the card front towards the top of the black label.
• Select one of the lion images and die-cut using the second-to-largest circle from Stylish Shapes.  Select a second image and fussy cut a lions head, tail end, marsh mellow and fire and overlay these onto the first image using Mini Glue Dots to create 3D dimension.
• Attach this to the card front.
• Add a few of the Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems to complete the front.
• Mat a piece of Basic White onto a piece of Basic Black and glue this into the centre of the card.

As promised, here is my first play.  A really easy design and almost clean and simple.  It uses the Timeless Charm stamp set as the feature which is part of the Online Exclusive Products.

Feel INKspired to join the challenge? I would love for you to join us! It's a great way to have fun with different colours! 

If you'd like to join in with our Challenges, click here and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your Favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in the fun too. We'd love to see what you create with these gorgeous colours! You don't have to have a Blog to participate but if you do, you can link back to your post.

Just a reminder to use all the Challenge colours. If you don’t have the colours in our palette, feel free to use the closest Stampin’ Up! substitute - Melon Mambo instead of Berry Burst for example. We also allow Ivory, Bronze and Natural Tones in the Stampin' Blends and Neutrals such as Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Basic Black and Metallics.

Thank you so much taking the time to drop in. I hope I have inspired you and if you like what I have shown or if you have any questions, please leave them in the comments section below.   

Until next time, take care, stay safe and have a great day!  

Monica xx

 .

If you live in Australia and would like to purchase any of the products I've used today, click any of the thumbnail links in the Product List below or click the 'Shop Online' tab at the top of this page.  Both ways will get you directly to my Online Store, where you are only minutes away from getting products delivered straight to your door.

Or maybe you have a wish list as long as your arm? If so, the best deal in the catalogue is to join my Stamping Queens Stamping Team. 

You can put together a Starter Kit with your choice of products to the value of $235.00 for only $169.00 with a 20% discount every time you place an order! No conditions attached! The added bonus is that you might like to start your own little stamping business.

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Product List

Circle Sayings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161348]	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]	Nested Essentials Dies [161597]
Zoo Crew 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161304]	Pebbled Path A4 Cardstock [161731]	Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock [121683]
Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems [161288]
Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]