Colour INKspiration Challenge - #ci190 - Basic Biege - Crumb Cake and Cajun Craze

 

A NEW fortnight, A New Challenge. Love the fact that we get to showcase
Gorgeous Colour Combinations that we probably wouldn't usually create with.
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Here is the NEW challenge colours, these colours are so lovely together. #ci190 
 I must admit one of them isn't a FAVOURITE of mine.
BUT it is the star of my card.




You know in my mind I had a completely different idea in mind,
BUT that is what I LOVE about creativity it takes you on an adventure.
Last night I sat with a scrapbooking layout on my desk and I got nothing, a blank canvas.
I got nowhere with my creativity, despite having loads of time and all the products that I have used on this card..... I still may do a scrapbooking layout yet!!

So I had seen a card design somewhere on the internet a few days ago and I thought I might give it a go, BUT I didn't take a photo or a screenshot of it.  I have no idea what the card is called.  So going by memory this is what I think it looks like. 
Totally plucking my own measurements out of the sky here.

Cajun Craze Base Card - 8 1/4" x  5 3/4"
Basic Biege Insert - 8" x 5 5/8" score at 3 7/8" and 5 7/8"
Basic Biege Country Woods DSP Insert 5 1/2" x 3 3/4"
2" Circle of Crumb Cake
Scrap of Basic Biege Woven Textures DSP for a Fern Leaf

Card Front
Basic Biege Country Woods DSP Insert 5 3/4" x 4
Vellum Cardstock (Retired)  Embossed with Sunflower 3D EF
Scrap of Basic Biege Woven Textures DSP for a Fern Leaf
Basic Biege Scrap for the Floral Bloom
Vellum Cardstock for the Floral Bloom
Window Sheet for the 2 1/4' Circle
Cajun Craze Scrap for a 2 1/4" Circle to cut a 2" Ring out of
Basic Biege for the Flower from the Floral Bloom


I stamped the Floral Bloom from You are Remarkable with 2nd generational Crumb Cake onto Basic Biege then added the leaf details with Crumb Cake then I also stamped it offset with Basic Biege to give the shading look to the leaves.
Next I stamped the Solid image for the flower with 2nd generational Cajun Craze Ink.
Then I stamped the flower detail in full strength Cajun Craze.

The hardest part of this card was the actual fussy cutting of the Floral Bloom twice, 

once from Basic Biege and the 2nd one that I heat embossed on the retired Vellum.

Then because once I had finished the card I realised when you opened it you could

see the dimensionals on the back of the window sheet. 

So I then stamped the floral image onto a piece of window sheet in 2nd generational ink and then stamped the detail image of the flower in 2nd generational ink over the top and then added a piece of scrap paper over the top and I got the reverse image to fussy cut to cover up the dimensionals.  Look inside the window to see the reverse image.

Before I die cut the fern leaves from the Woven Textures DSP I added a variety of shades of
Crumb Cake and Cajun Craze randomly over the piece of DSP with a blending brush.

AND I used Vellum Cardstock to create the added dimension on the front of the card with the Sunflowers 3D Embossing Folder.  Next I added some Cajun Craze Ink to the insides of the sunflowers.

The sentiments on the inside of the card are from Extraordinary Flora (With Love)
Stamped on Crumb Cake 2" circle with 2nd generational stamp from Elements of Text.

The Happy Birthday comes from a Upcoming Online Exclusive due out in July
called Charming Day stamped directly with Cajun Craze Ink and the flower in the corner is 
done the same way that I did the front flowers.

The Bling that I chose to use is Strawberry Slush and Pretty In Pink Gems, 
somehow there were clear gems in there with gold sparkles inside.

So we would LOVE to have you create a project for this challenge #ci190.
All the details are over on the FB group, so pop over there and check out the inspiration from 
The Colour INKspiration Crew

All Supplies used in this project can be purchased in my Stampin' Up! ® online store

I want to say a HUGE THANKS to you who visit my blog and comment it really means a lot to me.  I really do appreciate you leaving me some Lovin' in the form of a comment.
Being CREATIVE is not a hobby it is a way of life

Cheers Shaz

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