Colour INKspiration #75

Hello and welcome to my Colour INKspiration #75 Blog Post!

Another beautiful inspiration photo this challenge.  What a stunningly beautiful and bright front porch  It would be such a pleasure to return home here each day!

I wanted to create a Thank You card for a friend who has been a great support to me since we have all been asked to stay home. So important to keep in touch with each other at this time as we can feel so disconnected from each other. 

I decided to create a card with a pretty floral display and the Bloom and Grow stamp set was the perfect one. As I love wreaths I decided to position then glue the flowers in the shape of a wreath and lay this underneath a stitched circle shape with the sentiment stamped.

1. I started with a Melon Mambo card base measuring 21cm x 4.9cm score and folded in half.
2. I then cut two whisper White Card bases measuring 10cm x 14.4cm and 9.7cm x 14.1cm. I glued these two Whisper White layers together and then glued them to the Melon Mambo card base.
3. I stamped the flower stamp onto a piece of Whisper White card stock three times in Memento™Tuxedo Black ink. I also stamped three of the small three leaf images and three leaf and small bud images.
4. I coloured all of these images in with the  Call Me Clover, Daffodil Delight and Mango Melody Stampin' Blends and then the Gorgeous Grape and Melon Mambo Stampin Write Markers. Please see images to see how I coloured the images.
5. I used the coordinating Budding Blooms Dies to die cut these coloured images.
6. Cut a piece of Basic Black piece of Card Stock to measure 12cm x12cm. Rub with Embossing Buddy then stamp the sentiment from Bloom and Grow in Versamark™ ink in the centre of the piece of Basic Black card stock. Sprinkle White Stampin' Emboss Powder over and set with the heat tool. Die cut this sentiment with a Stitched Circle.
7. Arrange the floral and leaf images in a circle and glue to the back of the sentiment layer. I arranged the images first then place glue on the outer edge of the back of the sentiment layer in a circle and placed this over the top of the floral images to group it all together. You can then place and glue the smaller leaf images  behind the floral images.
8. Then once this top layer is dry place dimensionals behind and pop up on the Whisper White matt layer.
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Thank you do much for taking the time to visit my blog today.

I hope you and your loved ones stay well. I also hope that you find time to be creative in some form. I have been keeping busy cooking in the mornings and card making in the afternoons.  I am also getting around to reading some books that have been on my bookshelf waiting to be read. Next on my list is Clare Pooley's 'The Authenticity Project'. My husband is now working from home now.  I am baking something nice for our morning and afternoon tea. We just need to make sure we go for a walk each day!

Please head to the Colour INKspiration Challenge facebook page here to check out the other crews amazing projects! Some wonderful creations to show you there.

Please take care!

Product List

Bloom & Grow Photopolymer Stamp Set [149229] $45.00	Budding Blooms Dies [149548] $57.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [145372] $50.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Embossing Buddy [103083] $10.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $10.50
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147945] $15.50	Call Me Clover Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147282] $15.50	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $15.50	Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157] $52.50

Eco Conscious Easter Blog Hop - April

Hello and welcome to my blog post for the Eco Conscious Blog Hop!

I decided to create something for Easter this month and have recycled a retired Stampin' Up!® egg carton that I used quite a few years ago. I had decorated and Easter carton and filled it with treats for my daughters.

Below is the original decorated carton. I dismantled it to create my new design. The decoration came away and only minimal ripping occurred to the carton thankfully!

So for this Easter Carton I have used the very sweet Welcome Easter stamp Set! The images in this stamp set are perfect for colouring and they are very very sweet.

1. Stamp the bunny on a piece of scrap Whisper hive Card stock in Memento™ Tuxedo Black ink. Colour him in using the Smokey Slate and Petal Pink Stampin' Blends. I left the bunnies chest white. Then fussy cut the bunny.
2. Cut the 6.5cm x 6.5cm Stitched Shape square out in Whisper White card stock. 
3. Cut a Piece of Pool Party Card Stock to measure 7cm x 7cm.
4. Cut a Piece of Whisper White Card Stock to 8cm x 8cm.
5. Stamp the sentiment in Pool Party ink at the top right hand corner of the Stitched Square piece of Card Stock.
6. Cut a piece of the Dinoroar Designer Series Paper to measure 6.5cm x 2cm and glue this to the base of the Stitched Square layer.
7. Glue the three squares together with glue placing the Pool Party layer in the middle.
8. Tie a 9cm piece of the Daffodil Delight Ruched Ribbon around the centre of the DSP securing at the back with Tear & Tape.
9. Tie a smaller piece of the same ribbon in a knot at the left hand side of the bunny to create a small bow.
10. Pop the bunny up using dimensional on the lower left of the stitched square and then glue all ayers to the carton.

I hope you like my cute little Recycled Easter carton. I plan to give it to one of my daughters for Easter. Both girls live out of home now and due to the current situation I probably won't see them for Easter but they will get it at some stage. It is a difficult time for all families as we deal with isolation, the need to work or being on the front one as many of my friends are. I am a retired nurse and my heart goes out to anyone who is separated from their family so they can care for those that are sick. This includes all people that work in hospitals and other health care facilities.

Here are the links to the other ladies joining in on this Easter themed Blog Hop

Anna Pickering

Jennyfer Schȕtz

Katharina Pradel

Nikki Hooper

Thank you for popping by to read my post today. I appreciate you greatly!

I wish you all the very best for Easter.

Stay well and at home if you can friends!

Product List

Welcome Easter Cling Stamp Set (English) [151559] $35.00	Fable Friends Cling Stamp Set [148670] $38.00	Dinoroar Designer Series Paper [149589] $20.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [145372] $50.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $15.25	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $15.50	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272] $15.50	Daffodil Delight 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Ruched Ribbon [151311] $13.00

Social Stamping Blog - Thank You

Hello and welcome to my post for the Social Stamping Blog Host!

Thanks again to the amazing Kelly Kent for organising this Blog Host and keeping us feeling connected through creativity!

This Blog Host's theme is ThankYou!

Thanking people and showing them how grateful you are is a great way to practise gratitude. I believe you get as much out of creating a Thank You card as the person who receives it.

I have used the brand new Ornate Style Bundle and Ornate Thanks Bundle to create my Thank You Card

1. Start with a Whisper White Card Base measuring 21cm x 14.9cm. Scored and folded in half.
2. Cut a piece of Whisper White card stock to measure 10.5cm x 14.9cm and use one of the Ornate Layers Dies to create a detailed edge matt for my project.
3. Cut a piece of Whisper White to 10cm x 14.5 cm and use one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies to create a Night of Navy matt.
4. Rub this Night of Navy layer with the Embossing Buddy.
5. Stamp the large floral image in Versamark™ ink in the centre. Sprinkle the White Stampin' Emboss Powder on top and set with the heat tool.
6. Cut a piece of Night of Navy card stock to 12cm x 2.5cm. Rub with Embossing Buddy and stamp the Thank You sentiment from Ornate Thanks in Versamark™ink. Sprinkle the White Stampin' Emboss Powder on top and set with the heat tool.
7. Die cut sentiment with the stitched rectangle from the Ornate Layers Dies  
8. Cut another piece of Night of Navy card stock to measure 10cm x 2.5 cm. Glue the sentiment layer to this layer.
9. Glue the Floral Image layer to the Whisper White Ornate matt layer.
10. Glue the sentiment layers to the top of the Night of Navy floral layer.
11. Pop those glued layers up on top of the Whisper White card base using dimensionals.

I hope you lie my Navy and White card. I particularly love this colour combination!

Next up is the lovely and very talented Peta Stephen!

Make sure you head over to her post for a gorgeous Thank You creation!

Thank you for stopping by today. Make sure you hop around to see everyone's creations!

You can get the full list of the participants by clicking on on Kelly's blog link below!

http://mypapercraftjourney.com/.../social-stamping-blog.../

I wish you well as we all take our part in caring for ourselves and others, at this time, wherever you may live in the world!

Take good care until next post!

Product List

Ornate Style Bundle [154119] $90.75	Ornate Thanks Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [149471] $31.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $61.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25
Embossing Buddy [103083] $10.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $10.50	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00