mmm...Stampin' Time

The #CI126 is an amazing combination of colours, inspired by this piece of First Nation’s art found by Denita Wright-Smee.

Picture credit – ‘Women’s Ceremony’ by Kaureen Bird https://thisisaboriginalart.com.au/…/womens-ceremony…/

I cannot wait to see what projects are created using this rich and bold colours.

For me, I decided to use the Bottled Happiness and Vintage Christmas Stamp Sets, along with the Vintage Bottle Punch. Woohoo!

Here we go – a Sofy Suede cardbase and a slightly smaller Soft Suede panel that has been embossed using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was adhered directly onto the cardbase.

The next steps involved stamping two of same-sized bottles, using each of the five featured colours. I stamped 3 bottles using the Vintage Christmas Stamp Set and two bottles from the Bottled Happiness Stamp Set.

All five bottles were punched out using the Vintage Bottle Punch. Each bottle was then popped up on the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The floral image, from the Vintage Christmas Stamp Set, was stamped in three of the five INKspiration colours before being fussy cut. Each of these small floral bouquets were added to the bottle necks using Dimensionals.

The first and last bottles, on the card front, had a length of Linen Thread tied around the neck and into a bow.

This card was so much fun to make using this ColourINKspiration Challenge. This is the first card I have created using the Bottled Happiness Bundle and the Vintage Christmas Stamp Set.

The final step was to add some Elegant Faceted Gems to the card front.

I am not sure what I have planned for tomorrow but I am confident that you will like it.

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.

Bottled Happiness Bundle (English) [158690] $67.50	Bottled Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158684] $41.00	Vintage Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159781] $28.00
Vintage Bottle Punch [158689] $34.00	Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder [156505] $17.50	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75
Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] $13.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $16.25
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $14.00	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $14.00	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $14.00
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $14.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00
Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.25

There are very few times that I feel under the weather. Yesterday I started feeling a bit miserable.

Based on my very mild symptoms, I really hoped that I was not sufforing from anything serious.

So – I used the nose probe to collect the required samples and followed the test instructions.

WOO HOO – I am COVID negative.

I might still feel a bit ordinary but the test says that I am fine!

UPDATE

A lot can happen in 24 hours.

This morning I have tested positive to COVID and will isolate in my craft room, when I am not resting.

Today I had my first ‘play’ with the coordinating Sale-a-bration products Hippest Hippos Stamp Set and Hippos Dies. These hippos and their coordinating stamps and dies are super cute.

For my card, I decided to give my hippo a bath.

The colours I chose to use were inspired by a piece of paper from another Sale-a-bration free product, the Rings of Love12″x 12″ Designer Series Paper. The featured colours are Mint Macaron, Petal Pink and Poppy Parade.

I started by stamping the flower holding hippo and then used the Gray Granite Stampin’ Blends to colour her. I also used the Dark Petal Pink Stampin’ Blend and Dark Mint Macaron Stampin’ pens.

I cut the bath tub from a scrap of Mint Macaron cardstock. Then I cut a circle from some Petal Pink cardstock using one of the Stylish Shapes Dies and gave it texture using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder.

As you can see, I also cut an umbrella and some flowers using Poppy Parade cardstock and bath splashes from some Mint Macaron.

Before I started layering all of these elements, I attached some Petal Pink Soft Polyester Ribbon behind the embossed circle.

The DSP panel was adhered to the Basic White card base and then I began adding and layering all of the individual pieces I had stamped, coloured and die cut.

The greeting was stamped in Poppy Parade and I cut it using the smallest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies.

I love the way the splashes can be spread out and around the tub.

The bath tub is such a simple shape but features some great details. I love the way different Stampin’ Up! products deliver so much to our creative journey.

This weekend I am working on developing my Instagram Reels. This card is the first one I am planning to use. I hope to have a few more projects made and ready to upload to Instragram. Then, I will blog these other projects during the week.

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.

Hippest Hippos Cling Stamp Set (English) [159921] $0.00	Hippo Dies [159928] $0.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00	Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [154317] $15.75	Rings Of Love 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159939] $0.00
Petal Pink 3/8" (1 Cm) Soft Polyester Ribbon [159192] $14.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $16.25	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $16.25	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $16.25
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $14.00	Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154886] $15.75	Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154889] $15.75	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $15.75
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $110.00
Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.25