Colour Inkspiration #221

  

Hello and welcome to Colour INKspiration #CI221!

We have another beautiful colour palette for you for this challenge. I chose the inspiration image this time. I love the sweet Gnomes made with pine cones. We often decorate our homes in Australia using pine cones. As a primary school child, we painted the edges gold for tree decoration at Christmas.

We welcome Monique De Kok-de Brabander as our Guest Designer.

Picture Credit -  https://www.facebook.com/100066663034580/posts/diy-pinecone-gnomes-use-pinecones-felt-hats-faux-beard-and-glue-to-create-these-/1274828061415950/

I was a little behind for this challenge and needed a relatively simple card. One of my family members has been critically ill in hospital. A stressful time! It was good to sit quietly and create something easy at this difficult time. It quieted my brain and thoughts for a short period.

My card base is Peaceful Pine and the Gingham mat layer is a piece of the 2026-2028 In Color™ Gingham Gallery 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper. This was glued to the card front. I die cut the wreath from the Noel Tiding Bundle using Peaceful Pine card stock and glued this to the Gingham layer.

I die cut the house from the Welcome Noel Bundle in Basic Beige card stock also cutting out the outline in Basic Beige card stock and glued this behind the die cut piece with the windows. I die cut the house in Cherry Cobbler card stock and cut out the roof and door going both to the beige house. I die cut the wreath in Peaceful Pine card stock and the sweet bow from the new Cottage Kindness Bundle and glued these to the top of the house. I adhered the house using Dimensionals to the centre of the card front.

I stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso ink on Basic Beige card stock before punching it out using the Three Banner Punch. I tied a length of Linen Thread in a double bow and adhered it to the back of the sentiment banner. I used Dimensionals to adhere this to the bottom right of the house. The final touch was multiple Peaceful Pine In Color™ Dots spread around the wreath.

Many thanks for stopping by today. I hope to have inspired you to be creative!

Colour INKspiration #220

  

Hello and welcome to Colour INKspiration #CI220!

We have another fabulous colour palette for this challenge. The gorgeous European Bee-Eater image was chosen by Lou Kitzelman. We welcome Sandra Hebel as our guest designer.

Image credit - https://au.pinterest.com/pin/135882113755681665/

I created a few cards with this colour palette before I decided this was the challenge card. Other cards I created were Christmas cards and whilst creating them the gorgeous blooms in the stamp set from the 12 Days of Creativity Advent Calendar were front of my mind with this colour palette.

The delicate flowers reminded me of a cross stitch that I completed years ago. I love the Softly Woven 3D Embossing Folder and it gives me Aida cloth vibes and so I wanted to incorporate it with the blooms. The Darling Duckling piece of Paper Medley Mix-In Designer Series Paper reminds me of other projects I have quilted with similar fabric, so my products all looked amazing together.

The card base is Darling Duckling and the Basic White mat layer is embossed with the Softly Woven 3D Embossing Folder. A slightly smaller piece of the Darling Duckling piece of Paper Medley Mix-In Designer Series Paper was cut for the next layer. These layers were glued to the card front.

I die cut the largest Flourished Frames Hot Foil Die using a piece of Basic White card stock for the floral background.  I stamped the small and larger flowers in Darling Duckling ink and the leaves and stem in Pretty Peacock ink. Colouring the leaves using Pretty Peacock Stampin' Blends. I used a Cajun Craze Stamp & Write Marker to create the larger flower centres. I just laid some small dots in the centres of the two larger flowers. I die cut these pieces and multiple smaller flower clusters in Basic White card stock. I built the layers of the blooms up from the stem with the small flowers glued on top of the label piece using dimensionals and glue. Keeping to the left hand side of the label. I adhered the bloom label to the card front using Dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment on Basic White card stock. I first stamped in Cajun Craze ink then Versamark™ ink and then sprinkled with clear embossing powder before setting with the Heat Tool. I die cut the sentiment with the coordinating Die from the 12 Days of Creativity Advent Calendar. I cut a length of Linen Thread and tied it in a double bow. Adhering with Glue to the right hand side of the blooms. Adhering the sentiment using DImensionals. The finishing touch was three of the 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls around the blooms on the label.

Many thanks for stopping by today. I hope you will join us for this challenge over on our Facebook page - Colour INKspiration Challenges. Happy stamping friends.

Colour INKspiration #219

  

Hello and welcome to Colour INKspiration #CI219!

We have another wonderful colour palette for this challenge. The inspiration image is divine. What a gorgeous table scape! The image was chosen by Crew member Monica Formosa. We welcome Jenny Engelke as our Guest Designer.

Picture Credit -  https://withlovelive.com/lemon-centerpiece-ideas/

I am continuing my Christmas Card projects for this year. Christmas is coming around quickly. As soon as I saw the gorgeous Joyful Friends stamp set this Aussie lady had to have it. Those sweet images perfectly represent Australia and our Summer Christmas. 

I started with a Crumb Cake card base with a mat layer of the Wood Grain Wonders Designer Series Paper in Crumb Cake.

I piece of Azure Afternoon card stock was embossed using the Softly Woven 3D Embossing Folder and adhered to the left side of the card front.

I die cut one on the Tile Garden Dies squares in Basic White card stock. Adhered it on top of the Azure Afternoon embossed layer using Dimensionals.

On a piece of Basic White I stamped the wreath image and Koookaburra in Memento™ Tuxedo Black ink and coloured them using Lost Lagoon, Azure Afternoon and Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends. I used Crushed Curry ink and a Blender Pen to add Crushed curry to the flowers and bauble. The gift was coloured by dotting the Azure Afternoon Stampin' Blend on the box and colouring the bow. I fussy cut both images before adhering them to the square using Dimensionals.

The sentiment, from the Soiree Salutations stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink, on Azure Afternoon card stock, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder and set with the Heat Tool. I punched it out using the Triple Banner Punch.

I tied a length of Linen Thread in a bow and adhered to the right hand side of the wreath using multipurpose glue. The sentiment was adhered on top of the bow using Dime around the die cut square. I used one on the bauble hanging from the Kookaburras mouth as it was the perfect size and gave some sparkle to my project.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you create a project using this colour palette and join us over at Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook.

Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop - Sketch Challenge

 

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop for October 2026!

This month we have a fun Sketch Challenge to share with you. I cannot wait to see each of the Team's projects using the sketch below.

The year is almost at an end and I am getting organised to make and send Christmas cards. I do love making cards for the festive season. I also love every stamp set and Designer Series Paper that Stampin' Up!® releases for Christmas. This year it certainly was hard to decide on a Suite to purchase for my Christmas cards. I settled on the gorgeous Neutral Noel Suite for its gentle colour palette and sweet scenes.

I have kept my card simple and easy to reproduce. The Neutral Noel Designer Series Paper is stunning and I wanted to incorporate it in a way that it would shine!  It is the background mat layer. I glued this to Basic White card base. All other pieces of card stock are Basic White. I embossed the second mat layer using the Softly Woven 3D Embossing Folder for some texture. This was glued to the Designer Series Paper

I stamped the trees in Mossy Meadow ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. Some are stamped of to give depth to my scene. I then spritzed some Crumb Cake over the card stock to give the piece more interest in the white blank spaces. I cut the card stock into four strips and mounted each piece on a slightly larger piece of Basic White card stock. I added Dimensionals to the back of each piece and adhered the pieces to the card front.

The sentiment is stamped in Versamark™ink. Gold embossing powder was sprinkled on top and set with the Heat Tool. Die cut with the coordinating die from the Noel Tidings Dies. I adhered the sentiment using Dimensionals.

The final touches were a double bow in Crumb Cake from the Neutrals Jute Combo Pack and three Gold Adhesive Backed Dots.

Up next this month is the wonderful Teri West!

Please click on the next blog button below to continue the inspiration from the Team using this fun sketch.

Teri West  ●  Kim Fee

Kelly Taranto  ●  Angie McKenzie

Karen Henderson  ●  Leonie Stuart

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you will use this sketch to create a card sometime soon.  A sketch is a great way to get started when creating a card. And,  this sketch will work with any stamp set you have.

 

Colour INKspiration #218

  

Hello and welcome to Colour INKspiration #CI218!

The Team have another wonderful colour palette for this challenge. The inspiration image was chosen by crew member Vicki Boucher. We welcome Sonja Zierer as our Guest Designer.

Picture credit - https://country-style.visitlink.me/RHXK7t

This gorgeous inspiration image made me think of gingerbread and a Country Christmas! I love this image. The check cushion and throw as well as the heart of the Kitchen, the oven, is right up my alley. The image gives me warm fuzzies.

The Neutral Noel Suite of products caught my eye as soon as I opened the page in the new catalogue. Such beautiful stamps and dies to create serene Christmas scenes. I set about creating a country wreath using the products from the Suite.

The card base is Pecan Pie. The mat layer is also Pecan Pie. I die cut the wreath in Basic Black card stock. I glued this to the top of the mat layer. I flicked some White Craft ink on the Matt layer with the wreath to give a snowy feel to my card. I adhered The wreath layer to the card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

At the base of the wreath I glued a die cut layer of the trees in Pecan Pie card stock. This layer will be hidden by the houses and die cut elements at the base of the card.

On Pecan Pie card stock, I stamped some sprigs in Memento™ Tuxedo Black ink, the berry sprigs and the pinecones in Pecan Pie ink. I stamped the berries in Real Red ink on Real Red card stock. I die cut all of these stamped images using the coordinating dies before assembling them and adhering to the card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I die cut the two houses from Basic White card stock and coloured the roof of both houses using the Real Red Dark Stampin’ Blend. I glued smaller pieces of Pecan Pie card stock behind each house so that it was all that was visible through the windows of the sweet houses. I adhered the houses to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark™ ink on a piece of Basic black card stock. I sprinkled white Embossing Powder on top and set with the Heat Tool. I trimmed the sentiment using my scissors. Tied some linen thread in a double bow and adhered it to the back of the sentiment. I secured the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I really enjoyed creating this card. I love all the products in the Neutral Noel Suite and look forward to making more projects with them. I hope you play along with this challenge. Head on over to our Colour INKspiration Challenges Facebook page to join in the fun or to just be inspired. The Crew have some wonderful projects to share with you.

Thanks for stopping by! You are appreciated.

Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop - Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop for September.

This month we are sharing projects created using a Tic-Tac-Toe guide. I am a strong advocate for these challenges as they are an excellent way to stimulate creativity and provide a sense of direction. I always begin with a colour, and green is a personal favourite. I was drawn to Mossy Meadow for my card.

I have been spending a lot of time creating with our new Hot Foil System. It truly is a wonderful way to create. I chose the Graceful Evergreen Deer and the Magical Christmas Hot Foil Dies for my card.

For my project, I went with Green, Shine and Twine. I’m a big fan of our linen thread and twines—they’re such an easy way to add a bow to your projects! Linen Thread or Twine is not excessively thick or overwhelming on the project. . 

My card base is Mossy Meadow. I used the softly woven 3-D embossing folder on a Matt layer of Mossy Meadow card stock. I glued the embossed layer to the card base.

I cut a Basic Beige piece of card stock and then stamped some of the trees in Mossy Meadow ink across this piece of card stock. I tore the top of another piece of Basic Beige card stock that measured the same as the previous width of Basic Beige card stock. I used wink of Stella to give this piece some shimmer, like snow. I then glued it to the bottom of the tree layer. I also used Wink of Stella to give some shimmer to the trees. I’m a big fan of using Wink of Stella to give my projects that extra sparkle!

I used Gold Foil to create the sentiment and star with the Magical Christmas Hot Foil Dies. I also used Gold Foil for the deer from the Graceful Evergreen Deer Hot Foil Dies. I tied a length of Linen Thread in a bow and adhered it to the right hand side of the trees and used Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere the sentiment on top. The deer was adhered to the left of the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used a Glue Dot™ to adhere the gold star from the Magical Christmas Hot Foil Dies. I used a Glue Dot™ to adhere the gold star from the Magical Christmas Hot Foil Dies. I find the Hot Foil System to be a highly enjoyable creative process. I’m really hoping you get a chance to use this system to bring some projects to life!

Up next on this month’s Blog Hop is the wonderful Karen Henderson. 

Please click on the next button below to see everyone’s Tic-Tac-Toe creations!!

Leonie Stuart  ●  Karen Henderson

Kelly Taranto  ●  Annette Ball

Mo Rootes

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you find the template helpful for creating a project. I had a blast using my three chosen boxes. Have a great week everyone!

Graceful Evergreen Deer Hot Foil Bundle

 

Colour INkspiration #217

  

Hello and welcome to Colour INKspiration #CI217!

We have another wonderful colour palette for this challenge. The inspiration image was selected by   Michele Miller. These colours are perfectly harmonious and it was such a pleasure to create a card with this palette.

Picture Credit - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1739957953933519&set=a.794054195190571

With our new catalogue launch, I decided to create a card that’s a bit out of the ordinary, using the challenge colours. I picked The Neutral Noel bundle, which has this lovely Christmas village feel and some pretty fun details. I started creating a whimsical Christmas card.

The card base is Basic White card stock. The Matt layer is also Basic White card stock that I have embossed using the Softly Woven 3-D Embossing Folder. I glued the embossed layer to the card base.

I cut the large oval shape from the coordinating dies. I lightly shaded the top of the die cut using Balmy Blue ink and a Blending Brush. I die cut the trees using Basic White card stock. I cut this layer down and adhered it to the oval layer using glue.

On a piece of Basic White card stock I lightly shaded Bubble Bath, Highland Heather, Crisp Cantaloupe ink using Blending Brushes. I die cut the houses,wreaths, garland, and star out of these lightly coloured pieces. After adhering the wreaths, garland and star to the houses. I cut white pieces of card stock and adhered behind each house so that you could not see through to the card layers. I adhered these pieces with glue. I adhered the houses to the centre of the oval using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I have been thoroughly enjoying using my Hot Foil System. I recently purchased the Magical Christmas Hot Foil Dies. This collection of Christmas sentiments is such a wonderful addition for all your Christmas crafts. I chose the sentiment as it was a perfect fit for the bottom of the oval layer. I also used one of the stars and placed in the sky. I used silver foil as it paired perfectly with the challenge colours. I adhered the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The star is glued down. I then adhered the oval layer with the houses using Stampin’Dimensionals to the centre of the card front.

The card came together very easily and it was fun to include Hot Foiling!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today You are appreciated greatly I hope you will join us over at Colour INKspiration Challenges.