INK #152 Colour Challenge

 Hi everyone,

Welcome to this fortnight's INKspired Blog Hop!

Teneale has given us the following Colour Combo Challenge below:

Make sure you hop all the way around to check out the wonderful and talented creations everyone has contributed this time round!

How about you have a go with this Colour Challenge?

I would love to see what you come up with!

There is more to Stampin Up! then just making cards, it opens up to many different crafts using top quality products such as Paper Crafts, Gift Boxes, Scrapbooking - the possibilities are endless with the skill level from beginner to advanced, fun for all!!

If you would like to shop with me, please click my Shop Online button and you will be directed straight to the Stampin Up! store, or send me an email, enquiries are always welcome.

I managed to use all the colours, Here's my card:

I started my card with a Basic White card base. For my first layer, I have used bermuda bay cardstock which I have embossed with one of the greenery embossing folders. 

This was  followed by a layer of basic grey which I cut using the Scalloped Contour dies, I also used the scoring blade on my cutter and ran a score across each scallop, I attached this to the card front with dimensionals.

 I used the penned flowers dies to cut 2 flower images from basic grey cardstock, these were adhered using multipurpose glue.

I stamped my floral image from the hand-penned petals set, in basic grey ink on basic white cardstock. I have coloured the flowers and leaves using stamps from the same set in Flirty Flamingo, Mango Melody and Old Olive Ink. This is die cut using the penned flowers dies and attached using dimensionals.

My sentiment comes from the hand-penned stamp set, has been stamped with white craft ink on a strip of bermuda bay card. 

I have finished the card by adding 3 silver metallic pearls.

The inside is layered with basic white cardstock, die cut at each end using the scallop die from penned flowers dies. I have stamped each end with a speckled stamp from the hand-penned petals in mango melody.

My image and sentiment are both from the hand-penned petals stamp set and using flirty flamingo and old olive I have coloured the leaves and flowers.

I have finished the inside by splattering some bermuda bay ink and attached it using multipurpose adhesive.

Thank you for stopping by, next up is Narelle Macey

I look forward to seeing Narelle's creations, always so beautiful

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Have a Wonderful Day, KATRINA xx

INK #151 Sketch Challenge

Hi everyone.

Welcome to this fortnight's INKspired Blog Hop!

Not far until Christmas now!

Before me on the hop was Julie Martin, please hop back and check out her creation for this week.

This week is based upon the Sketch Challenge below, designed by Teneale Williams:

How about you have a go with this Sketch Challenge?

I would love to see what you come up with!

My card began with a Misty Moonlight card base. My first layer a piece of Whimsy & Wonder DSP.

I have then cut a strip of Misty Moonlight and used the Gingham Embossing Folder from the upcoming Mini Catalogue January to June 2022, this was cut at the bottom to give the shape required from the sketch with my paper snips.

I then die cut a circle from Basic White using the layering circle dies.

My stamped image is from the Whimsical Trees stampset in Misty Moonlight and has some Silver metallic Pearls added. The circle has been stood up on dimensionals.

My sentiment is also from the Whimsical Trees Stampset which I have embossed using Silver Embossing Powder.

My card is finished with a triple bow made from Grey Granite Shimmer Ribbon.

Thank you for stopping by, next up is Teneale Williams

I always look forward to what Teneale has for us

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INKspired #150 Lets Celebrate

Hi everyone.

Welcome to this fortnight's INKspired Blog Hop!

Before me on the hop was Teresa Irwin, please hop back and check out her creation

Teneale has given us the following challenge:

Make sure you hop all the way around to check out the wonderful and talented creations everyone has contributed this time round!

How about you have a go with this Challenge?

I would love to see what you come up with!

If you would like to shop with me, please click my Shop Online button and you will be directed straight to the Stampin Up! store, or send me an email, enquiries are always welcome.

Here's my card:

I started my card with a Basic White card base. For my first layer, I have used Mango Melody, followed by Thick Basic White Cardstock which has been die cut using the Picture This dies and then embossed with the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder.

The circles that came from the die cutting have been coloured using a water colour pen in Mango Melody, Gorgeous Grape and Flirty Flamingo, Wink of Stella has been added to add a little shimmer then attached with dimensionals.

The small circle shapes also stamped on the background in the same colours, are from the Days To Remember stampset.

My sentiment (Happy) is stamped in Momento Ink and is from the Days To Remember stampset, (birthday) stamped in Gorgeous Grape, is from Biggest Wish stampset. I then used a Blending Brush with Mango Melody to colour the background. I added 2 balloons with strings from the Days To Remember stampset in Flirty Flamingo and Momento Ink which was stamped off. The sentiment was die cut using Scalloped Contour dies. 

To finish the card I added 3 Brushed Metallic Dots. 

Thank you for stopping by, next up is Narelle Macey

I look forward to seeing Narelle's creations

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INKspired #149 Sketch Challenge

 Hi everyone.

Welcome to this fortnight's INKspired Blog Hop!

I hope everyone is safe and well.

Before me on the hop was Julie Martin, please hop back and check out her creation for this week.

This week is based upon the Sketch Challenge below, designed by Teneale Williams:

How about you have a go with this Sketch Challenge?

I would love to see what you come up with!

My card began with a Cherry Cobbler card base. My first layer was Pool Party followed by a piece of Sweet Stockings DSP.

The scalloped edge on my Cherry Cobbler strip was die cut using the Scalloped Contour Dies, I have also used another piece of Sweet Stockings DSP on this.

My Sentiment is stamped in Old Olive and comes from the Sweet Little Stockings stamp set. The stars, stamped in Bumblebee are also from this stamp set. My sentiment has been die cut using a smaller die from the Scalloped Contour dies and has been cut down using my snips. I have added some Matte Decorative Dots in Cherry Cobbler. I have used a piece of Linen Thread with a bow.

My dog covered in Christmas lights has been fussy cut from the Sweet Stockings DSP and I have adhered him to some Pool Party Cardstock and then fussy cut again to create a shadowed image. The sentiment strip and dog have been popped up on dimensionals.

Thank you for stopping by, next up is Teneale Williams

I always look forward to what Teneale has for us

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INKspired #148 Christmas Challenge

Hi everyone,

Welcome to this fortnight's INKspired Blog Hop!

Before me on the hop was Teresa Irwin, please hop back and check out her creation

Teneale has given us the following Christmas Challenge:

Make sure you hop all the way around to check out the wonderful and talented creations everyone has contributed this time round!

How about you have a go with this Challenge?

I would love to see what you come up with!

If you would like to shop with me, please click my Shop Online button and you will be directed straight to the Stampin Up! store, or send me an email, enquiries are always welcome.

Here's my card:

I started my card with a Mint Macaron card base. For my first layer, I have used Blushing Bride, followed by Basic White Cardstock and a Blending Brush with Blushing Bride Ink, I have also used the Whimsical Trees dotted christmas tree stamped in Blushing Bride as a background.

I cut a piece of Window Sheet the size of the card front and adhered strips of Whimsy & Wonder DSP with Tear n Tape Adhesive. I used the Picture This Dies to cut various sized circles to use as Baubles, these have been stood up on dimensionals. The tops of the baubles are die cut using the small stitched triangle dies from silver foil and adhered with multipurpose glue. My strings have been free handed with a basic black stamp n write marker.

 My Sentiment comes from the Heartfelt Wishes Stamp set, has been stamped with Mint Macaron Ink. 

The inside is layered with Blushing Bride and then Basic White Cardstock to carry on from the front of the card, I have again used a Blending Brush with Blushing Bride. The image comes from Whimsical Trees and has been embossed with silver embossing powder. The Sentiment has been stamped from the Heartfelt Wishes stamp set. I have stamped it with Mint Macaron.

Thank you for stopping by, next up is Allison McLeod

I look forward to seeing Allison's creations

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INKspired #147 Colour Challenge

Hi everyone,

Welcome to this fortnight's INKspired Blog Hop!

Before me on the hop was Julie Martin, please hop back and check out her creation

Teneale has given us the following Colour Combo Challenge below:

Make sure you hop all the way around to check out the wonderful and talented creations everyone has contributed this time round!

How about you have a go with this Colour Challenge?

I would love to see what you come up with!

There is more to Stampin Up! then just making cards, it opens up to many different crafts using top quality products such as Paper Crafts, Gift Boxes, Scrapbooking - the possibilities are endless with the skill level from beginner to advanced, fun for all!!

If you would like to shop with me, please click my Shop Online button and you will be directed straight to the Stampin Up! store, or send me an email, enquiries are always welcome.

I managed to use all the colours, Here's my card:

I started my card with a Misty Moonlight card base. For my first layer, I have used Basic White Cardstock and a Blending Brush with Misty Moonlight Ink over one of the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks. The masks can be used at any angle to make your own DSP. 

This was  followed by a layer of Basic White which I cut using the Scalloped Contour dies. My Sentiment comes from the Colour & Contour Stamp set, has been stamped with Misty Moonlight Ink. 

My flowers, also from the same stamp set have been stamped using Calypso Coral, Petal Pink and Mint Macaron. I have stamped off the in fill colouring of the flower, they have been die cut using the Scalloped Contour Dies.

The first flower is adhered with Multipurpose Liquid glue and the 2nd and third flowers are popped up on Dimensionals. The leaf is stamped in Old Olive Ink.

I have finished the card by adding 3 Basic Pearl Jewels.

The inside is layered with Basic White Cardstock and to carry on from the front of the card, I have again used a Blending Brush, Misty Moonlight and the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks adding some lines. The flowers are the same as the card front. The Sentiment has been stamped from the Colour and Contour stamp set. I have stamped it with Misty Moonlight.

Thank you for stopping by, next up is Barbara Williams

I look forward to seeing Barbara's creations, always so beautiful

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Have a Wonderful Day, KATRINA xx

INKspired #146 Sketch Challenge

Hi everyone.

Welcome to this fortnight's INKspired Blog Hop!

Life's events had forced me to take a short break but I am glad to be back and cannot wait to see what our talented team have for us this time round. 

I hope everyone is safe and well.

Before me on the hop was Teresa Irwin, please hop back and check out her creation for this week.

This week is based upon the Sketch Challenge below, designed by Teneale Williams:

How about you have a go with this Sketch Challenge?

I would love to see what you come up with!

I started my card with a Cinnamon Cider card base. My first layer was Basic White which I embossed using the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing folder that I added some Cinnamon Cider Ink to. 

My stamp set of choice for this week is Feels Like Home from our SALE-a-bration catalogue which ends on the 30th September, not long now to get your freebies, just spend $90 and you get this set free! 

My image has been stamped with Cinnamon Cider Ink, I have highlighted parts of the bike with a Dark Soft Succulent Stampin Blend. My leaves on the plants and tree have been sporadically coloured using both the Dark and Light Soft Succulent Blends. I have cut the image out using the Stitched Rectangle Dies. This has been adhered to a piece of Soft Succulent Cardstock which I have roughed up the edges using my paper Snips. I have used a length of Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon around the bottom of the image another piece has been tied to it by just using a knot, it has been adhered to the back of the card using glue dots. I have mounted the image to the card base using Stampin Dimensionals.

My sentiment comes from the Pansy Patch stamp set which is in our annual catalogue, a personal favourite of mine.

My sentiment Happy Birthday, has been stamped in Cinnamon Cider ink on Soft Succulent Cardstock and has been die cut out using the Stitched Rectangle Dies.

It has been adhered to the card using Stampin Dimensionals and Glue dots.

My finishing touches to the card front were 3 basic pearl Jewels which I coloured using Soft Succulent Blends.

The inside is layered with Soft Succulent Cardstock, followed by Basic White. My sentiment comes from the Pansy Patch stamp set and has been stamped in Cinnamon Cider ink. My flower pot also stamped in Cinnamon Cider is from the Feels Like Home stamp set, this has touches of colour with a Soft Succulent Blend.

Thank you for stopping by, next up is Allison McLeod

I look forward to seeing Allison's creations, always so beautiful

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Have a Wonderful Day, KATRINA xx

INKspired #142 Combo Challenge

 

Hi everyone,

Welcome to this fortnight's INKspired Blog Hop!

Before me on the hop was Teresa Irwin, please hop back and check out her creation

Teneale has given us the following Colour Combo Challenge below:

What fun and bright colours!!

Make sure you hop all the way around to check out the wonderful and talented creations everyone has contributed this time round!

How about you have a go with this Colour Challenge?

I would love to see what you come up with!

There is more to Stampin Up! then just making cards, it opens up to many different crafts using top quality products such as Paper Crafts, Gift Boxes, Scrapbooking - the possibilities are endless with the skill level from beginner to advanced, fun for all!!

If you would like to shop with me, please click my Shop Online button and you will be directed straight to the Stampin Up! store, or send me an email, enquiries are always welcome.

I managed to use all the colours adding Basic White (as permitted) Here's my card:

I started my card with a Basic White card base. My first layer was some Granny Apple Green Cardstock. This was  followed by a layer of Basic White.

I began by stamping Birthday in Granny Apple Green and happy in Momento Black, these stamps are from the Biggest Wish Stampset. The Penguins, from the  Count on Me Stampset, are stamped in Momento Black and coloured with a black Marker and a Bumblebee Marker was used for their feet and beaks. The Balloons were coloured with markers, except the Coastal Cabana which was coloured with a watercolour pencil. The background uses a stamp from the Textures and Frames stampset, which is free when you spend $90 with SALE a-bration beginning in August. I finished the cardfront with some Black Matte Dots. 

The inside is layered with Granny Apple Green Cardstock to carry on from the front of the card, then Basic White. The Penguin and Textures are stamped as the front on the card.

Thank you for stopping by, next up is Julie Martin

I love seeing Julie's creations, always so beautiful

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INKspired #141 Sketch

 

Hi everyone.

Welcome to this fortnight's INKspired Blog Hop!

Before me on the hop was Teresa Irwin, please hop back and check out her creation

This week is based upon the Sketch Challenge below, designed by Teneale Williams:

How about you have a go with this Sketch Challenge?

I would love to see what you come up with!

My card began with a Soft Succulent card base. I then cut a smaller layer from Soft Succulent Card and embossed it using the Greenery Embossing Folder. My strips are cut from the Hand Penned DSP and I also included a strip of Vellum which I embossed with the Greenery Embossing Folder. I topped the strips off with Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon.

My focal point of the card began with a scalloped circle in Daffodil Delight cut using a Scalloped Circle Die and a Basic White Circle also cut from the Layering Circle dies. My image has been stamped using Momento Ink and the image is from the Hand Penned Petals stamp set. The image is coloured using Blends in Daffodil Delight and Soft Succulent. My first attempt using the Gold Gilded Leafing proved that this will take some practice. My card has been finished with some Gold Metallic Pearls.

The inside is layered with Basic White Cardstock, a smaller scalloped circle cut from Daffodil Delight and a part of the flower, as on the front of the card, was stamped in Momento ink and coloured using Daffodil Delight and Soft Succulent Blends and a little Gilded Leafing added. A few splatters of Daffodil Delight were added using a Blend. 

Thank you for stopping by, next up is Maree McIntosh

I look forward to seeing Maree's creations, always so beautiful

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Have a Wonderful Day, KATRINA xx

INKspired #140 Some Stripes

Hi everyone,

Welcome to this fortnight's INKspired Blog Hop!

Before me on the hop was Teresa Irwin, please hop back and check out her creation, always so beautiful.

Teneale has given us the following Challenge below inspired by Some Stripes:

Make sure you hop all the way around to check out the wonderful and talented creations everyone has contributed this time round!

It is great to have such a different kind of challenge.

How about you have a go with this Challenge?

I would love to see what you come up with!

There is more to Stampin' Up! than just making cards, it opens up to many different crafts using top quality products such as Paper Crafts, Gift Boxes, Scrapbooking - the possibilities are endless with the skill level from beginner to advanced, fun for all!!

If you would like to shop with me, please click my Shop Online button and you will be directed straight to the Stampin' Up! store, or send me an email, enquiries are always welcome.

Here's my card:

I started my card with a Pool Party card base. My first layer was some Basic Black cardstock which I used my scoring blade on my paper trimmer to put some stripes onto the cardstock. This was  followed by a layer of Ice Cream Corner DSP with stripes, then a slightly smaller layer of Blackberry Bliss Striped Ice Cream Corner DSP popped up using dimensionals with the stripes going the opposite direction to the layer before. I fussy cut a delicious looking Ice Cream from the same DSP and adhered it to a piece of Basic Black DSP which I embossed with the Bark 3D Embossing Folder this was layered onto another piece of Ice Cream Corner DSP and more dimensionals were used to layer this.

My Sentiment comes from the Peaceful Moments Stamp set and has been stamped in Old Olive on Basic White this was just cut free hand with snips and layered on another 2 strips of DSP that have the ends cut using snips. The sentiment has been adhered with adhesive and dimensionals.

I added some Matte Black Dots to finish the card front.

A up close look at the different Stripes used on this card front.

The inside is layered with scored Basic Black Cardstock to carry on from the front of the card, then Basic White with 2 strips of Ice Cream Corner DSP as used under the sentiment on the card front. A few smaller ice creams were fussy cut and added to the inside. I added some splatters of Pool Party and Old Olive using Blends.

Thank you for stopping by, next up is Maree McIntosh

Maree is always so creative, I cannot wait to see her contribution this time

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Have a Wonderful Day, KATRINA xx