Colour INKspiration #46 - First Frost

Hello Crafty Friends,

Welcome to this fortnight’s Colour INKspiration Challenge #46. You are currently visiting Jackie Aitken in Western Australia. If you are following the Colour INKspiration Blog Hop, you may have arrived here having visited the super talented Nikki Spencer, with her stunning Christmas Card.

Stampin' Up! ® has just had a major colour revamp so to start off the new catalogue year at Colour INKspiration we've decided to feature a Colour Collection for the first challenge each month (2nd Wednesday) until we have showcased them all! The second challenge in the month (4th Wednesday) will be a Pinterest inspired pic as per usual just to mix it up a bit. 

Nicole has chosen the most stunning Pinterest inspired photo which features this delightful colour combination - Blueberry Bushel, Balmy Blue, Lovely Lipstick, Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green.

Can you believe this is the first card I have created in many many weeks, which for me is a first - i normally create a card every other day. I feel as if I have been cheating on my love for all things papercraft as I learn the art of soap making. 

To crank the creative juices, I decided to start with my favourite stamp set - First Frost and my go to DSP, the striped Lovely Lipstick from the In Colour 6"x 6" Paper Pack.

I started by stamping the Whisper White card front with the Congratulations sentiment in Smoky Slate (I wish I had silver heat embossed the sentiments, having added the Silver Foil as last minute decisions, this is what happens when you design with no plan)

A strip of Silver Foil card has been added to the diagonally cut piece of DSP before adhering to the card front with Tombow. 

The floral images have been stamped using all five challenge colours and adhered to the circular die cuts with a mixture of Tombow and Mini Dimensionals.

The card front was then mounted to the Whisper White card base with a sheet of white fun foam as this one is being posted, and this prevents any squishing of layers by the not so careful Post system. To finish the card, a few rhinestones have been added to the floral cluster.

INKspired to join the challenge? It's so easy. Firstly, get some INKspiration by hopping around to see what all of the Colour INKspiration Crew have to show you. 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. Not a member of the 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. We can't wait to see what you create with these gorgeous colours.

Up next in the Colour INKspiration Blog Hop is the lovely Leonie Stuart with her gorgeous creation - Enjoy xx

Thanks so much for stopping by today, until next time, stay awesome and stay crafty

Sunday Stamping Blog Hop - Stitched All Around

Good Day Crafty Friends,

Welcome to the July Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. You are currently visiting Jackie Aitken in Western Australia. This month the Design Team are showcasing the Stitched All Around. This is one of my favourite bundles from the Annual Catalogue as I absolutely adore stitched anything on cards.

I made a couple of projects for this months blog hop, the first set combines the Stitched All Around bundle with my second favourite bundle - Tropical Escape.

My daughter finished her first semester of her first year at University with some spectacular results, so Hubby and I decided to get her a little gift for her tea cup collection. I decided the Pocket Card needed to coordinate with the gift wrapping, so I have used the same colour scheme on both. The gift box was wrapped in Kraft card then decorated with the same die cuts and DSP used on the Pocket Card. 

The colour combination has been inspired by the Tropical Escape DSP - Soft Sea Foam, Blushing Bride, Shaded Spruce with Gold Glitter and Berry Burst added for a bit of contrast.

The card front has been embossed with the criss crossed stitched die. All the decorative elements have been added to the belly band which include die cuts and the ombre sentiment from Stitched All Around.

The gift wrapped box has a gold glitter letter added to the front and the clustered elements switched from the bottom right to the left hand side.

My second project is a simple, quick and easy card and calendar combo using some of the In Colour DSP in Pineapple Punch and Grapefruit Grove. I like to have a little CD case calendar on my desk and its fun to decorate a new one every month. 

This months calendar page uses the large framed die from the Stitched Labels Framelits combined with the little dream catcher die created using the Chase Your Dreams Framelits. I have teamed some of the Grapefruit Grove DSP with Coastal Cabana.

The small stitched circle inside the dream catcher, the heart and little label die were all made using the Stitched All Around coordinating Framelits.

The Pineapple Punch card also uses an ombre sentiment from the Stitched All Around stamp set as well as the coordinating dies. In colour binder clips were added to both the card and calendar, they are so cute and the colours match the dotty DSP perfectly.

Be sure to follow the hop all the way through for some creative and inspiring ideas using the Stitched All Around Bundle. A participant list has been provided below, just in case you get lost any where on your journey.

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time, stay awesome, stay organised and stay crafty