Colour INKspiration Challenge #205 - Berry Burst, Granny Apple Green and Basic Gray

 

Welcome to Colour INKspiration Challenge #205

This colour palette was chosen by crew member Jan Clothier.  

Pleased to welcome our guest designer Joanne James who was

#ci203 challenge winner.  Congratulations Joanne  <3

Please join us on this challenge, such a GORGEOUS colour palette.
Create a new project for the #ci205 challenge which starts on Mar 11.

These Inspo photo just screamed at me to be used with a NEW Stamp and Die Bundle -
Fragrant Layers.  This bundle is just so pretty, so much texture...

You must use Berry Burst, Granny Apple Green, and Basic Gray 

BUT you can also add Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige, Basic Black and metallics to your project. We also allow ‘Ivory’, ‘Bronze’ and ‘Natural Tones’ in the Stampin’ Blends. If you don’t have the colours in our palette, feel free to use the closest Stampin’ Up! (or any other brand)

Each of the Colour INKspiration Team Members upload their INKspiration into this album.

Also we also have an InstaHop happening over on Instagram follow along here.

Hopefully this inspires you to try your own variation.

Here are all the details of my card/cards as I just could not stop playing
with this colour combo.  I created variations of this card and others with this combo.
Check out my socials in the coming days.

I created a Gate Fold Card as my starting point for this design.
I cut the Granny Apple Green Cardstock base 
29.7cm x 10.5 or 11 5/8" x 4 1/8"
scoring at 6.5cm and 21.4cm

Next I embossed 14cm x 10cm Basic White Cardstock with Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folder cut this now into 2 pieces of 10cm x 6 and 10cm x 8cm to cover your Gate Fold

I diecut a circle from Spotlight On Nature from Berry Burst Cardstock 8 1/2cm x 8 1/2cm 
I diecut a circle from Stylish Shapes from Basic White Cardstock 8cm x 8cm,
then embossed this with the Ladybug Picnic EF, such a cute design.

I adhered these Embossed peices now to my Granny Apple Green card base.

I started by diecutting the flowers from Fragrant Layers dies out of Basic White Cardstock.

 I loved the look of the white on white that I had going on BUT I had to add
colour to the petal so that was where this floral layout started to come together.
So using a sponge dauber I lightly added Berry Burst ink to the inner petals,
and then used a heavier hand to add darker ink around the edges.
The small inside flowers started out white too and then I used more of the ink to make 
them much darker than the larger flowers.
I cut off the pieces from the top and bottom and left them white.

The leaves which have so much texture on them, I still felt like they also needed an extra 
splash of colour so I added more Granny Apple Green ink to the outsides of the leaf.

I cut a sprig from Beautifully Celebrated Dies out of Basic Gray Cardstock to layer between
the flowers to represent twigs.

I also cut the Stitched Banner from Fragrant Layers out of both Basic White and Basic Gray.

I stamped the sentiment "Just A Note" from Fragrant Flowers Stamp Set in Basic Gray ink.

Once I had all my pieces I started to adhere the flowers to the embossed ladybug garden
diecut circle, using both dimensionals and glue dots to give height and dimension.
Layering the leaves and the sprig throughout the flowers.
I scrunched up the small flowers and added them to middle of the larger flower then added
a Berry Burst Fine Shimmer Gems into the centres.
Adhere this completed panel to the Berry Burst Spotlight on Nature circle, so that you can add it to the card base.

Lastly adding the sentiment to the front panel, then I adhered the top half of the circle to the Top section of the Granny Apple Green Card gatefold base with the Ladybug Garden embossed panels.

Lastly with the leftover flower, leaf and sprig pieces I added some to the inside panel.
This insert measures 14cm x 10cm.
I used my Berry Burst Blends to add some splatters to the inside and front panels of my card.
*Hint - to preserve your nib of the brush end of the pen I tap the barrel of the blend with a Bone folder and this way your nib remains perfect.

This was a photo of all the pieces I needed to cut for my Wednesday Coffee and Card classes

Here is my completed card and the other variations

See the splatters from the Berry Burst Stampin' Blends pen,
you can see more on the cards below

I hope that you enjoyed my Colour INKspiration Challenge samples.
We would LOVE to have you create a project for this challenge #ci205. 

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
Products used can all be found in my Online store by clicking on these links
  Fragrant Layers Bundle (10% off when you buy the bundle)
Beautifully Celegrated Dies
Everyday Arches
Basic White Cardstock
Berry Burst Cardstock
Granny Apple Green Cardstock
Basic Gray Cardstock
Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad
Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin' Pad
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad
Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folder
Ladybug Picnic Embossing Folder
Spotlight On Nature Dies
Stylish Shapes Dies
Ladybug Garden Epoxy Shapes
Sponge Daubers
Purple Fine Shimmer Gems
Berry Burst Stampin' Blends Combo
Berry Burst 1/4" Shiny Ribbon

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

Colour INKspiration #204 - Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Soft Sea Foam and Lost Lagoon.

 

Welcome to Colour INKspiration Challenge #ci204

This colour palette was chosen by crew member Lou Kitzelman.  

Pleased to welcome our guest designer Mariel Altamirano who was
#ci202 challenge winner.  Congratulations  Mariel <3

Please join us on this challenge, such a GORGEOUS colour palette

Join us by creating a new project for the #ci204 challenge which starts on 25th Feb. 

You must use Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Soft Sea Foam and Lost Lagoon, 
BUT you can also add Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige, Basic Black and metallics to your project. We also allow ‘Ivory’, ‘Bronze’ and ‘Natural Tones’ in the Stampin’ Blends. If you don’t have the colours in our palette, feel free to use the closest Stampin’ Up! (or any other brand)

Each of the Colour INKspiration Team Members upload their INKspiration into this album.
Also we also have an InstaHop happening over on Instagram follow along here.

Hopefully this inspires you to try your own variation.

Now my creation was totally inspired by Yvonne Neefjes's Mini Album

Even though Yvonne YouTube was in Dutch I could work out her measurements
by following along with the video.

So I designed my Mini Album with the Joyful Squares Bundle and
Product of the Month (POTM) Painted Illusions Designer Series Paper.

The Cover of the Album is a piece of the Painted Illusions DSP, then Diecut layers from Stylish Shapes dies were added behind the Heat Embossed layer Stamped with Versamark and White Embossing Powder on Flirty Flamingo Cardstock
to have the raised look of the pattern.

AND Love These Days is also heat embossed on white with Clear Embossing Powder. 
Next I blended with Petal Pink. Next I added Diecut corners from the die set.
Soft Sea Foam leaves and Gold Leaves were also added.
Hand stamped Heart design on the edge of the layer with Pearlized Faceted Circles.



Now for the inside...
This took a little playing to get all the different elements from the Joyful Squares Bundle
to fit nicely on the mini album base which is basically a square with the fold on top of itself.

I created Mini Clipboard and Pocket Envelopes with the Dies and Stamps from this bundle

 

Using the Colours from the #ci204 I have created frames and layers to showcase my photos.
I hope you liked my Mini Album, so looking forward to seeing your creations.

So we would LOVE to have you create a project for this challenge #ci204. 
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

Colour INKspiration #203 - Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon & Smoky Slate Video process

 

Welcome to Colour INKspiration Challenge #ci203 Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon and Smoky Slate. This colour palette was chosen by crew member Monica Formosa. Pleased to welcome our guest designer Verity Pursglove who was #ci201 challenge winner. Congratulations Verity <3

Please join us on this challenge, it is always FUN to see what others create with this colour palette.

Join us in creating a new project for the #ci203 challenge which ends on 23rd Feb. 
You must use Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon and Smoky Slate,  BUT you can also add Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige, Basic Black and metallics to your project. We also allow ‘Ivory’, ‘Bronze’ and ‘Natural Tones’ in the Stampin’ Blends. If you don’t have the colours in our palette, feel free to use the closest Stampin’ Up! (or any other brand) 

Each of the Colour INKspiration Team Members upload their INKspiration into this album Hopefully this inspires you to try your own variation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O7g3oX1YSc

This colour challenge certainly created a few challenges for me. BUT I got there in the end after using our Stampin' Up! Online Store to search the colours that are in this palette to guide me with what products I could use. I initially started out with a completely different set of products to what I used in my design that you seen shown here in my YouTube video

This video shows the process of making these cards, I used lots of different products. All products are Stampin' Up! and are currently all available in my Online Store.

#ci203

Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon Cardstock for the layers and the torn elements between the layers.

Country Woods DSP which I have torn and created the main feature of this card.

Extraordinary Floral Stamp & Dies for the leaves on the Smoky Slate Cardstock to cover up existing floral in the watering can.

2 x Celebration Expressions M&M cards - Thanks which I have cut into 3 pieces to use between the torn layers AND the Star one I used with Extraordinary Floral Stamp and Dies to create the flowers.

Watering Can - Eastertime Mix n Match Ephemera which I covered the existing florals with the blue flowers and smoky slate leaves.

Easter Assortment Embellishments - Blue embellishment on the flowers

Wink Of Stella on the leaves.

Mixed Media Florals Memories and More pack -
Heartfelt Thanks sentiment  (Retired)

So we would LOVE to have you create a project for this challenge #ci203.  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