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GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT

I know that you have been waiting for quite a few days for my next post to land. Thank you for your patience.

Since my last post I have been getting ahead with my Colour INKspiration Challenge projects. I have just scheduled my late September project. In doing so I have been slack in sharing projects in ‘real time’.

Today I have a great masculine card to share with you, featuring the Gone Fishing Bundle.

… and the coordinating Let’s Go Fishing 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. I used five of the 12 designs in this card.

I started with a Wild Wheat card base and cut the four panels I would use for the card.

The first panel had the greeting stamped, in Boho Blue, directly on it. This was then adhered on the card base.

The three thinner panels were layered together before a length of Boho Blue trim, from the 2023-2025 In Colour Jute Trim pack, was wrapped and tied in a knot. Then I unravelled the ends of the jute trim.

The panels were then popped up on the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Using the fish die, from the Gone Fishing Dies collection, I cut three different fish from one of the paper designs. I added some dimensionals under each fish and then positioned themabove the greeting.

The card insert and envelope each had some of the Designer Series Paper added to embellish them.

The final touch was to add some Boho Blue 2023-2024 In Colour Dots for a little bling.

In a couple of days I will be sharing the brand new products from the September – December 2023 Mini Catalogue! Most of my preorder has arrived and I am just waiting for a few extra items I left off my original order.

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
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Colour INKspiration #147 – SEA TURTLES

Welcome back for another Colour INKspiration challenge. This inspiration picture which has inspired our colour palette was chosen by Crew Member, Nikki Spencer. 

Picture credit – Painting by artist Barbara Rosbe Felisky  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/11/b9/52/11b95228437cb63f975edb39c2ed1a86.jpg

As well as the chosen colour combination for #CI147, Very Vanilla, Copper Clay, Pool Party and Lost Lagoon, you may also add Basic White, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, 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#147 album.

My contribution features the Sea Turtle Stamp Set and Patchwork Pieces Dies.

Using the splatters folder, from the Stripes & Splatters Embossing Folders, and the Patchwork Pieces Dies, I prepared the Lost Lagoon and Pool Party piecesto create the textured waves background.

The Copper Clay layer was embossed with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder.

After I adhered the waves panel to the base layer, I took a length of Lost Lagoon Bordered Ribbon and unravelled it to create individual strands. These were then wrapped around the layers and tied in a bow. A mini glue dot was used to secure the bow.

These layers were then adhered to the Very Vanilla cardbase.

I two-step stamped three turtles and fussy cut them out. Using Stmpin’ Dimensionals, the turtles were positioned to appear that they were ‘swimming’ through the waves.

The sentiment is from the Timeless Arrangements Stamp Set and cut using the smallest stitched square die from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I used Dimensionals again to give the sentiment height.

I stamped the smallest starfish image inside the card and on the envelope.

Finally, I popped a few Lost Lagoon gems from the Tinsel Gems Three-Pack and painted the turtles with Clear Ink of Stella.

It has been so much fun this week to work on four Colour INKspiration challenges – woohoo – I am ahead! I hope you check out the other three projects over the next month or so.

Until my next post, 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
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COLOUR INKSPIRATION CHALLENGE #144

I am so pleased that I am back on schedule with my project for this challenge (and the next one!). I have been late for the last few and have even missed a couple.

This challenge is a sweet treat! Chilled layers of tasty ice cream is always a great INKspiration.

With ice creamproviding the inspiration I knew that I had to use the Shake a Milkshake stamp set. I would have used the dies as well but I cannot find them. How is it possible to misplace a full set of dies?

Here is the sweet card I made – five sweet ice cream cups.

Each of the five dessert cups were stamped in Azure Afternoon. These were then cut using one of the Nested Essentials Dies.

Then I stamped the Bubble Bath, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lolly and Parakeet Party ice cream onto Basic White cardstock. The central ice cream was stamped in Versamark onto Bubble Bath card and heat embossed in white. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop the ice cream up and over the dessert cup.

Four of the ice cream panels were adhered directly onto the Bubble Bath matte layer. The Lemon Lolly panel was placed diagonally on the card front, with Stampin’ Dimensionals to give it height.

The sentiment was stamped directly on the card front before I added some of the Opaque Ovals embellishments to finish the card.

Now it is time to try and find my missing Milkshake Dies – again!

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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Opaque Ovals
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Paper Snips
[103579]
$19.25