Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop - Colour Challenge

Hello and welcome to the February Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop!

This month we have a colour challenge for inspiration. The crew had to pick 3 of the 5

Stunning colours to use on our project. I was wanting to make a Valentines Card, so, I chose Sweet Sorbet, Orchid Oasis and Shaded Spruce for my colour palette. I love when purples and reds are used together. I also wanted a fairly simple card as I have Tendonitis in my right wrist and I have been wearing a splint for weeks now. Boy the Stamparatus has been wonderful during this time.

Here is my completed Valentine's Day card using the Country Bouquet stamp set. I love this stamp sets gorgeous floral heart and sentiments. So simple to use with the Stamparatus. 

 

1. Start with a Sweet Sorbet  card base measuring 21cm x14.9cm scored and folded  in half
2. Cut a piece of Orchid Oasis card stock to measure 9.9cm x14.2cm
3. Cut a piece of Sweet Sorbet card stock to measure 9.6cm x 13.8cm. Stamp the small cluster of flowers all over this piece in Sweet Sorbet ink  Then glue to the Orchid Oasis piece and adhere to the card base using Dimensional’s 
4. On a basic white piece of card stock stamp  the heart image in both Sweet  Sorbet and Shaded Spruce Ink
5. Die cut this basic white stamped piece using a 7cm stitched square from the Stylish Shapes dies
6. Cut a square measuring 7.4 cm² in Orchid Oasis card stock And glue this to the Stamped heart image square then adhere to the card front using Dimensional’s 
7. On an Orchid Oasis piece of card stock stamp the sentiment in Versamark™Ink. Then sprinkle with White embossing powder and set with the Heat Tool
8. Using scissors cut out the sentiment in a rectangle and banner the right end. Adhere to the card front using Dimensional's

 

Up next on our Blog Hop is the wonderfully talented Danielle Kassing

Make sure that you click on the next blog button below and head on over to her blog post for more colourful inspiration. 

Angie McKenzie  ●  Aurélie Fabre  ●  Jo Blackman

Tricia Butts  ●  Jan Musselman  ●  Mo Rootes

Rochelle Laird-Smith  ●  Susan Webster  ●  Karen Henderson

Judith Patterson  ●  Shel Anderson  ●  Leonie Stuart

Danielle Kassing  ●  Ann Krucek  ●  Vickie Littlewood  ●  Annette Ball

Thank you for visiting my blog today. I hope I have inspired you to make a valentines card. 

Product List

Country Bouquet Bundle (English) [160383] $67.50	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Sweet Sorbet A4 Cardstock [159266] $16.25
Orchid Oasis A4 Cardstock [159265] $16.25	Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad [159216] $14.00	Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin' Pad [159214] $14.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $14.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.25
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Stampin' Trimmer [129722] $50.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Cutting Plates [150815] $20.25

Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop- Technique Challenge

Hello and welcome to the February Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop.

Each month a group of creative friends create a project for a theme. Below is an image of all of the crew and where they are from around the globe. Such a wonderfully talented group of people.

This month we a have a technique challenge. To choose a team members favourite Embossing method. Wet, Dry or Resist Embossing. When I spoke to my team member it was a resounding Heat Embossing!! My favourite method too! When I thought about what I would make I wanted to return to my early days of heat embossing, you know, over the toaster, and to the joy it gave me to see the embossing setting on my card stock. Particularly White embossing Powder on Kraft card stock.

1. Start with a Kraft note card Base
2. Cut another piece of Kraft card to measure 7.9cm x 12cm. Stamp the images of the top right and bottom left with Versamark™ink and sprinkle with the White Embossing Powder and set with the Heat Tool
3. Cut a piece of Basic White card stock to measure 8.2cm x 12.3cm and glue the stamped layer to this. Then secure both layers  to the card front using Dimensionals
4. Stamp the sentiment on Kraft card stock in  Versamark™ink and sprinkle with the White Embossing Powder and set with the Heat Tool. Use paper trimmer to create angled rectangle shape
5. Cut a 8.5cm length of the Pool party Ribbon, angle the ends and adhere to the centre of the card using glue. Secure the sentiment on top using Dimensionals
6. Secure three of the Pool Party Fine Sparkle Gems around the sentiment

Up next on our Blog Hop is my wonderful friend Rochelle Laird-Smith.

Click on the next blog button below to head to her blog post for more embossing ideas.

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Melissa Gifford - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Ximena Morales - DE

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Tina Zinck-MacDonald - CA

Annette Ball - CA

Angie McKenzie - US

Wendy Lee - US

Shel Anderson - CA

Chris Smith - US

Tricia Butts - US

Thanks for stopping by today. 

I hope I have inspired you to get out the embossing powders!

Product List

Beautifully Happy Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [160804] $47.00	Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Grosgrain Ribbon [160430] $14.00	Fine Sparkle Adhesive Backed Gems [159967] $13.25	Kraft Note Cards & Envelopes [159247] $17.50
Kraft 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Paper Pack [156325] $10.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00
Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25
Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Stampin' Trimmer [129722] $50.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Cutting Plates [150815] $20.25

Colour INKspiration #137

The crew would love you to join us for one of the challenges! It's so easy. Firstly, get some INKspiration by checking out all of the creations of the Colour INKspiration Crew in the challenge album on our Facebook page. Then you have 12 days from today to make and upload your creation to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group. You don't have to have a blog to participate but if you do you can link back to your post. Make sure you use all of the challenge colours. You can also use neutrals such as Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand and Basic Black as well as Metallics. 

Not a member of the Colour INKspiration Facebook group yet? Just click here and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in the fun too. Make sure that you answer the joining questions. We can't wait to see what you create with 

these gorgeous colours.

Doesn’t this inspiration image make you long for a holiday somewhere in the Greek Islands! Such a beautiful photo.

I have Tendonitis in my right wrist at the moment and wanted a simple project for this challenge as crafting and blogging is painful. I settled on using the Greatest Journey stamp set and some easy colouring with Stampin’ Blends.  

.

1. Start with a Basic White card base measuring 21cm x 14.9cm scored and folded in half 
2. Cut another piece of Basic White card stock to measure 9.9cm x 14.3cm and adhere to the card front using Dimensional's
3. Stamp the floral stamp from the Greatest Journey stamp set on a piece of Basic White card stock in Memento ™ Tuxedo Black Ink
4. Using the Layering Dies die cut a 7cm circle in the stamped Basic White card stock
5. Colour in the image using Stampin’ Blends 
6. Adhere the stamped and coloured circle to the front of the card using Dimensional’s
7. Stamp the sentiment on a piece of Balmy Blue card stock in Versamark™ Ink. Sprinkle with White Embossing Powder and set with the Hear Tool  Die cut using the die from the Stylish Shapes Dies and adhere using Dimensional’s to the card front on the right side

Many thanks for visiting my blog post today. I hope to have inspired you to make something simple and colourful. 

 

Product List

Greatest Journey Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [160588] $41.00	Something Fancy Dies [160424] $49.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $61.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $16.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Polished Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155520] $15.75	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830] $15.75
Orchid Oasis Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [159223] $15.75	Evening Evergreen Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155517] $15.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00
Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25
Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Stampin' Trimmer [129722] $50.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Cutting Plates [150815] $20.25