Colour INKspiration #200

Hello friends and a big welcome to Colour INKspiration #200!!

What a fantastic achievement for our little team of wonderful stampers who love to inspire you at Colour INKspiration Challenges. But just as importantly, all of you who follow us and join in for some of the challenges. I have to say the crew love it when you join us for one of our challenges. If you haven't joined us yet perhaps now is the time as you can use your favourite colour. Isn't that fun!

I can't believe that I have been part of the Colour INKspiration Crew since CI#49. That was 151 Challenges ago and 151 projects ago. Wow! I love being part of this wonderful group of people. Thanks to Lou Kitzelman and Bronwyn Eastley for their leadership and all the other crew who I now call friends. We love to catch up at the Stampin' Up! ® Events and spend time together.

Well,.......My favourite colour is constantly changing. It is usually between the blues and greens. I love that our colour range is constantly changing to keep up with current colour trends. And, that we usually have a new blue, green or both in the In Colour range.

At the moment I keep including Secret Sea in my projects. If you know me you will often see I am wearing Navy or something with a blue and white stripe. I adore a striped shirt. So I have teamed my Secret Sea with the newish Willow White and Gold Foil for a fresh look.

I decided that it was best to create a Christmas Card as it is that time of year. The Traditions of Christmas Suite is such a favourite of mine so I decided to create with it again. The delicate blooms and traditional labels work so well together. I have used the Willow White card stock for a brighter white. Have you used this beautiful card stock yet?

The Secret Sea Ribbon I have used has just arrived in my preorder for the Mini Catalogue that starts in January. You can use the Secret Sea Faux Linen Ribbon currently available in the Annual Catalogue. I didn't have any on hand at the moment and it will look just as nice.

My card base and mat layer is Secret Sea and the White layer Willow White card stock . The Secret Sea Strip at the side is from the Traditions of Christmas Designer Series Paper. I love the freshness of the blue and white together.

I stamped the floral image in Secret Sea ink on Willow White card stock and die cut it with the coordinating die. I die cut two sprigs in Willow White and Two in Gold Foil as well as two leaves in Vellum to layer around the stamped image and other pieces using glue dots and glue to adhere to the card front. I have not made this layered card high on the front as it will be posted out for Christmas.

The sentiment is stamped in Versamark™ink on Secret sea card stock, sprinkled with Gold Embossing Powder and set with the Heat Tool. I die cut using a coordinating die before adhering it on top of the blooms using dimensionals. 

I tied a length of the Secret Sea Ribbon in a bow and adhered it to the card front using Glue Dots™. The final touch was adhering three of the gold Traditional Sparkling Sequins around the bloom.

I hope you feel like joining us for this incredible landmark achievement. And, I hope to have inspired you too.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Product List

Christmas Greenery Bundle [165873] $88.00	Traditional Labels Bundle (English) [165865] $76.50	Traditions Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [165853] $29.00	Traditional Sparkling Sequins [165875] $14.00	White Willow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [166703] $17.50
Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [167099] $17.50	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75	Secret Sea A4 Cardstock [165296] $25.00	Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [165285] $15.75	More Messages Cling Stamp Set (English) [165471] $44.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678] $37.00	Heat Tool [129056] $56.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75	Paper Snips [103579] $21.00	Stampin' Trimmer [129722] $50.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $244.00	Cutting Plates [150815] $25.00

Around the World on Wednesday - This or That

Welcome to the Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop for November. You will be travelling through each time zone with each Blog you visit so make sure you hop around the world with us.

Below is an image of where the crew live around the world. It is just wonderful to join these lovely creatives each month for this blog hop. This blog hop is organised by my friend Angie McKenzie from the US. I feel so blessed to be part of this wonderfully talented group of creatives.

This month we continue to CASe a team member with our challenge. It is the amazing Sharon Hashimoto Burkert this month and the Theme is This or That.  

I found one of Sharon's beautiful cards (below) and have CASed it for two cards using different products. I love a tag on the front of a card. It is a beautiful way of focussing on a stamped image or die cut.

My first card uses products from the Beautiful Gallery Suite. I love the hues in the Designer Series Paper.  Particularly the detailed paper on my card below. It reminds me of Morris and Son's prints which I adore. It was a great starting point for my card.

The card base and matt layer is Secret Sea and Cloud Cover. The DSP is glued to the card front. The Tag is cut from the DSP as well. I stamped the sentiment in Secret Sea before Stamping again with Versamark™ink, sprinkling with clear embossing powder and setting with the Heat Tool.

I punched a slit in the top of the tag using a punch from the Hole Punch Assortment. I have tied a length of Cloud Cover Ribbon with Linen Thread after pulling it through the slit.

I stamped the floral image on Basic White card stock using Memento™Tuxedo Black ink. I die cut it using the coordinating die.  The blooms were coloured using Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends, The leaves Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends and I then coloured the edge of the die cut using the light Cloud Cover Stampin' Blend. I adhered it to the front of the tag using Dimensionals.

For my second card I was drawn to the fun Hobby Haven DSP. This is from a new Suite called the Hobby Haven Suite Collection. This paper is gorgeous and perfect for so many occasions with something for everyone! The die cuts are so easy to work with and I have chosen to work with the plants and a tag from the DSP.

The card base is Coastal Cabana with a Secret Sea matt layer. The background is a fun piece from the Hobby Haven DSP. It is a fun design! I die cut the same tag from the Nested Essentials Dies as above in Crumb Cake and adhered the tag from the DSP to the top with glue after punching a hole with another punch from the Hole Punch Assortment.

A length of White Ribbon was pulled through the hole and tied off with a bow using the Garden Green Chevron Ribbon, tied in a bow, that coordinates with the DSP and Suite. The tags were adhered to the front of the DSP layer using Dimensionals.

I adhered the die cut plants from the DSP using Dimensionals. So, so easy! I stamped the sentiment in Versamark™ink on Secret Sea card stock, sprinkling with white embossing powder and setting with the Heat Tool. I cut the sentiment using scissors and adhered it to the card front using Dimensionals.

I hope you like my two projects using two very different suites. I loved the versatility of Sharon's Design and used it like a sketch to create my projects. Which project do you prefer? 

 I am sure to use this design again soon.

Next up is my amazing friend Rochelle Laird-Smith . Keep hopping around the world with us for more inspiration.

Jan Clothier - NZ
Leonie Stuart - AU 
Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU 
Cheryll Miller - AU 
Danielle Kassing - NL
Marga Bultena - NL 
Aurélie Fabre - FR 
Kelly Taranto - US
Sharon Hashimoto Burkert
Chris Smith - US 
Teri West - US 

Thanks for stopping by. You are appreciated!

 

Product List

Gallery Blooms Bundle [165213] $93.50	Beautiful Motifs Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [165198] $32.00	Beautiful Gallery 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165196] $21.75	More Messages Cling Stamp Set (English) [165471] $44.00	Hobby Haven 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [167201] $29.00
Nested Essentials Dies [161597] $60.00	Cloud Cover 3/8" (1 Cm) Faux Linen Ribbon [165271] $14.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Garden Green 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Chevron Ribbon [167212] $14.00	White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Ribbon [165562] $14.00
Hole Punch Assortment [165409] $41.00	Cloud Cover A4 Cardstock [165293] $25.00	Secret Sea A4 Cardstock [165296] $25.00	Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [165285] $15.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $14.00
More Messages Cling Stamp Set (English) [165471] $44.00	Cloud Cover Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [165287] $19.25	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144045] $15.50	Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154902] $19.25	White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Ribbon [165562] $14.00
Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $25.00	Secret Sea A4 Cardstock [165296] $25.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $25.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678] $37.00	Heat Tool [129056] $56.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75	Paper Snips [103579] $21.00
Stampin' Trimmer [129722] $50.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $244.00	Cutting Plates [150815] $25.00