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WELCOME TO THE FIRST Colour INKspiration CHALLENGE OF 2024

2024 kicks off with Colour INKspiration’s #158 Challenge.

This challenge will run for 5 weeks, so you will have loads of time to create your own project and share it with us – https://www.facebook.com/groups/349642308720075

One of our team, Lou Kitzelman, chose this image for our challenge. (Picture credit – Trigg Beach, Perth, WA – https://www.instagram.com/p/BgjAffnFp7x)

This week I am featuring the Adoring Hearts Bundle, Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder and Brayer. So I have used these products and the challenge colours to create this card.

I started by using the new Stampin’ Brayer to create the background panel, using three of the challenge colours. This is going to be one of my favourite techniques I think.

The next step was to adhere this to a Thick Basic White card base.

I used 6″ x 6″ pieces of card stock and embossed and die cut the hearts. These were then positioned on the front of the card and secured with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The next step was to transfer Blueberry Bushl ink to the logo side of the embossing folder using the brayer. I carefully placed the coordinating die on the same side of the folder and positioned a 6″ x 6″ piece of Basic White card stock over the die.

After running the embossing folder throught the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, I had all of the greetings stamped and cut.

I used Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach the ‘Love You’ greeting on the front of the card.

With 40 embossed and die cut hearts leftover, I chose one for the inside of the card and one for the envelope.

To finish the card I added some Blueberry Bushel gems, from the Tinsel Gems Four-Pack, to the card front.

Tomorrow is 3D Thursday and I have a cute little gift box to share with you.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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Colour INKspiration Challenge #155 – TIMELESS ARRANGEMENTS

Welcome to another Colour INKspiration Challenge.

This inspiration picture which has inspired our colour palette was chosen by Crew Member, Monica Formosa. 

Picture credit – https://musefraisedesbois.tumblr.com/post/90783247152

As well as the chosen colour combination for #CI155, Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape and Cherry Cobbler, you may also add Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and metallics to your project. We also allow Ivory, Bronze and Natural Tones in Stampin’ Blends. If you don’t have the colours in our palette, feel free to use the closest Stampin’ Up! substitute.

To get your creative ideas flowing make sure you check out the Crew’s Projects in the CI#155 album. 

While I love this photograph – it’s colours and textural features, it was a tough one to decide what to create.

After spending time scanning my stamp sets, dies and embossing folders, I decided on the Timeles Arrangements Bundle and Basics 3D Emossing Folder – Flowers.

I started with a Fresh Freesia card base and then took a Basic White panel to emboss with the Flowers 3D Basics Embossing Folder.Using the Dark Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blend pen, I coloured a length of White Herringbone Ribbon. This ribbon was wrapped around the embossed panel and secured with Tear and Tape.

I used the dies you can see above to cut several floral panels and individual flowers, in each of the challenge colours.

They were layered and glued together.

The greeting was stamped in Gorgeous Grape before cutting it using one of the rectangular dies from the Timeless Arrangements Dies.

The layered flowers were then adhered behind the greeting panel. Stampin’ Dimensionals were placed behind the greeting so that it would sit up above the ribbon.

I stamped the trio of small flowers on the card insert and envelope.

Finally, I added several Fresh Freesia embellishments, from the Tinsel Gems 3 Pack, to the card front.

I’m so happy with this card! What do you think?

Until next time, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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Paper Snips
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Colour INKspiration Challenge #154 – IT’S A SCIENCE

Welcome to another Colour INKspiration Challenge.

This inspiration picture which has inspired our colour palette was chosen by Crew Member, Rose Packer. 

Picture credit – https://www.instagram.com/p/CQxyZ-QB5CQ/

As well as the chosen colour combination for #CI154, Berry Burst, Poppy Parade, Pool Party and Crumb Cake, you may also add Basic White, Very Vanilla and metallics to your project. We also allow Ivory, Bronze and Natural Tones in Stampin’ Blends. If you don’t have the colours in our palette, feel free to use the closest Stampin’ Up! substitute.

To get your creative ideas flowing make sure you check out the Crew’s Projects in the CI#154 album. 

It took me a while to find a stamp set that I thought would work with this colour palette. Eventually I decided that I could use these colours with the It’s a Science Stamp Set.

I started by stamping the atomic structure image and chemical structure image across the Pool Party card front.

Then I wrapped a length of Black & White Gingham Ribbon around a panel of Pool Party card.

I used StazOn Jet Black ink to stamp the microscope image on to a piece of Holographic Trio Specialty Paper. Then I fussy cut the microscope and placed it on the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I stamped the quartet of beakers and test tubes twice before fussy cutting each of them separately. The bubbles were stamped inside the round bottom flask.

Berry Burst, Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade and Pool Party Stampin’ Blends were used to ‘fill’ each of the vessels with colourful ‘liquids’. The black Stampin’ Write Marker was used for one of the test tubes. Wink of Stella was used to give the ‘liquids’ a little shimmer.

I stamped the clipboard twice, fussy cut them and coloured them.

The greeting was stamped with Poppy Parade. Then I pierced a hole in the top of both clipboards and used a black Square Brad to hold them together. I popped a Mini Glue Dot between them to keep them staggered.

Can you see the effect the holographic paper has? A piece of this specialty paper is in the bottom right hand corner of this photo – it was originally a silvery colour but appears blue and green in the corner. Yet, the microscope appears purple. How amazing is that!

One of the beakers was stamped on the card insert and envelope. Finally, I added several black Classic Matte Dots to the card.

I’m not sure what I’ll be sharing tomorrow. But until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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Paper Snips
[103579]
$19.25