Colour INKspiration – CI44

It’s Colour INKspiration blog hop time again, welcome if you are joining me here or if you have hopped over from Jacqui Williams. This challenge runs for three weeks. So plenty of time to get your inky fingers into this great group of colours. Check them out…

Here is what I made using these colours. There is not too much that is quick or simple about this card, but I love how it looks that way.

First up, I decided on what shaped frame to use in the centre. I went with oval and I used my favourite die set of course the Stitched Edge framelits. Next, I used some of that gorgeous Delightfully Detailed laser cut paper and trimmed out sections so that it fit between the oval frame and the edge of the card. It was a little tricky in places but I made it work as there are so many options with using this type of paper.

Next, I coloured the detail on the laser cut elements with a sponge dauber, varying the amount of ink applied allowed me to achieve different tones with using these colours. I used a blender pen for the Sahara Sand, as I found those elements to be smaller and the pen allowed for more precise application.

Once I was happy with my colour, I adhered the elements in place with some fine tip glue, making sure they didn’t poke out into the sentiment space. Then I adhered the frame over the top with some mini dimensionals.

As this card is mostly delicate and light, so I finished off with a little more strength of colour by adding a flower and some leaves stamping the ink on same colour cardstock.

Next up in the hop is Narelle Farrugia.

Once you have enjoyed all the amazing inspiration in this hop, pop over to our Facebook Challenge group and load up your creation using these colours. This challenge is open for three weeks this time, Monday, 12th November. Look forward to seeing you over on the group.

Until next time… Stamp Creatively,

Click to shop these supplies:

Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set [143662]	Perennial Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145760]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Big Shot [143263]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]
Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper [146907]	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287]	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290]	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad [147100]	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [147104]
Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad [147103]	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad [147117]	Sponge Daubers [133773]	1″ Circle Punch [119868]	Blender Pens [102845]
Paper Snips Scissors [103579]	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309]	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108]	Stampin’ Trimmer [129722]	Clear Block D [118485]

CTC184 – Delightfully Detailed

It’s Caseing The Catty time and I’m so excited. Today, we are focussing on the Delightfully Detailed Suite – it’s one of my favourites. Welcome if you are joining me here or if you have hopped over from Elizabeth.

I’m just so in love with this suite, it’s has so many different elements to work with and all coordinate so beautifully. It’s hard to go past that Laser Cut Specialty Designer paper pack though, isn’t it?

It’s dresses up the simplest of cards in such an awesome and stunning way, it doesn’t take much to make them work beautifully. This means quick and simple but stunning cards – just my cup of tea at the minute.

I have a couple of quick cards, I made recently showcasing some of this paper. This first one uses some of the lovely designs that make up the 12×12” piece.

Here I have layered it up with some Bermuda Bay cardstock directly beneath the laser paper and then adhered to a cardbase in Coastal Cabana. The sentiment is from the Detailed with Love Stamp set from this suite and I used an oval die from Stitched Shapes framelits to punch it out. I love how it looks a bit like a decorative mirror. This has given me an idea!

The next card uses some of the laser cut borders that come in the pack too. Here I have used two different ones. On the card base, I have used one of the thin half loop edges, which I have coloured directly with my Night of Navy ink pad. I cut two strips and adhered it with some multipurpose liquid glue so that the straight edge aligned.

Next, I used the wider banner style strip and adhere to some Night of Navy cardstock, cut a flag to one end. I love the contrast of White and Navy.

I used the banner element as a guide to stamp my flowers in Grapefruit Grove. I wanted a subtle stamp effect, so used the small outline flower stamp from Oh So Eclectic. I overlayed my sentiment and finished off the card with a few simple pearls from the Share What You Love pack.

Next up on the hop, is the lovely Sandra Collett.

After you’ve enjoyed the awesome hop with the team, I’m looking forward to seeing your CASE over in our challenge group. Be sure to load up your creation by 6pm next Sunday night, July 1st.

Until next time… Stamp Creatively,

Click to shop these supplies:

Detailed With Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146606] $35.00	Detailed With Love Clear-Mount Bundle [148328] $63.00	Painted Glass Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147461] $31.00	Painted Glass Clear-Mount Bundle [148362] $72.75	Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143940] $40.00
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $50.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper [146907] $24.25	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $13.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $14.75	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad [147110] $13.00	Grapefruit Grove A4 Cardstock [146995] $14.75	Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin’ Pad [147142] $13.00	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $14.75
Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $14.75	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad [147051] $13.00	Share What You Love Artisan Pearls [146927] $10.50	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Clear Block D [118485] $14.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $17.00	Stampin’ Trimmer [129722] $50.00

Hello new catalogue

For my first blog post from the 2018 Annual Catalogue, I am hopping with a bunch of talented crafters from around the South Pacific. We have our own demonstrator group known as ESAD. If you are a demonstrator more information about ESAD is at the bottom of this post.

Welcome if you are starting here with me or if you have joined me from Jenny Bowman.

Today I am sharing a card I made using the Butterfly from the Springtime Impressions thinlit dies set, which sits on some new Designer papers. Take a look…

Before launching into my butterfly, I first prepped some of the background paper. I used a panel of the lovely Delightfully Detailed Laser-cut specialty paper. It is quite delicate so requires some tenderness when handling to trim up. Here I went for the diamond pattern – one side of the paper is Vanilla and the other is White. I used the white side and coloured it simply by up-ending my StazOn Black ink pad and patted all over. (It was kind of therapeutic!) I like that is it not completely saturated in black, the speckled appearance adds to the weathered look I was aiming for. I set this aside to dry while making my butterfly.

Firstly, I adhered some black cardstock to some adhesive sheet, then die cut my butterfly. The adhesive sheet turns the die cut cardstock into a sticker! So I simply peeled off the backing and stuck it onto some vellum! I trimmed around the butterfly, turned it over and coloured from the back, using Stampin’ Blends.

The rest of my card comes together quite easily after these two elements, my base card is Basic Black cardstock, which is layered with a piece of the Tranquil Textures Designer Paper pack, this is the new Soft Seafoam colour. So yummy isn’t it!!

I cut a frame from Call Me Clover cardstock, which is one of the new In Colours, and adhere this over the laser cut piece. With some Tear and Tape, making sure to trim off any over hang.

Before adhering in the centre of my DSP, I stamped the leaf from Petal Palette in Call Me Clover, and then adhered the laser element. I positioned my butterfly and topped her off with some gems – faceted gems and rhinestone jewels, in different sizes so that they decreased in size down the body.

I finished off the card with a simple sentiment, from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set and used the Classic Label punch. Adhering the sentiment to some black cardstock to frame it and finished off with a single jewel.

Next up in the hop is the amazing Kelly Kent.

Until next time… Stamp Creatively,

Click to shop these products:

Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145788] $61.00	Itty Bitty Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146667] $63.00	Springtime Impressions Thinlits Dies [146326] $50.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Precision Base Plate [139684] $41.00
Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad [101406] $15.75	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $11.50	Pumpkin Pie Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144577] $7.75	Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144585] $7.75
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad [126945] $11.50	Call Me Clover Stampin’ Pad [147139] $13.00	Call Me Clover A4 Cardstock [146992] $14.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper [146331] $19.25
Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper [146907] $24.25	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00	Clear Faceted Gems [144142] $8.75	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Clear Block E [118484] $20.00
Clear Block G [118489] $8.00	Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets [144106] $17.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $9.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $6.00
Stampin’ Trimmer [129722] $50.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $17.00

The ESAD blog hop:

1. Kelly Kent
2. Leonie Schroder
3. Joanne Stubbings
4. Libby Dyson
5. Courtenay Heuston
6. Fi Cobbin
7. Carolina Evans
8. Peta Stephen
9. Sharon Dalton
10. Jackie Aitken
11. Rochelle Blok
12. Nicole Wilson
13. Emily Campbell
14. Denise Buetler
15. Katrina Duffell
16. Delys Cram
17. Kathryn Mangelsdorf
18. Megan Lenske
19. Mandy Depiazzi
20. Bronwyn Eastley
21. Jo Weedon
22. Siobhan Fitzsimmons
23. Melissa Gifford
24. Cathy Pinchbeck
25. Jessie Holton
26. Jenny Bowman
27. Rose Packer   <– You are here!