CI#10 – kelly kent

Another amazing fortnight of challenge entries!

If you’re not already on our challenge page over on Facebook, join us to for wonderful ideas shared every day by crafters just like you!

It’s our 10th challenge this week – which is a wonderful achievement for Bronwyn Eastley and the Colour INKspiration team.

If you’re already on your way hopping, did you love what Denita made? I always admire her creativity.

The colours for Colour INKspiration #10 are amazing {again} and will stretch the way in which you look at your crafting projects.

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Cajun Craze, Island Indigo, Smoky Slate and Delightful Dijon!

This is the last time the crew will play with Delightful Dijon as it’s set to retire next week.

Have you bought all the items you *need* from the retirement list? Next week it’ll be all about the new catalogue!

When I first sat down to play with these colours, I was raiding Nanna Papercraft’s craft room while she’s on holidays.

I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but Delightful Dijon is an absolutely perfect colour for beer!

So, with the Mixed Drinks stamp set in my hand, this is what I created for Colour INKspiration #10….

Lots of Island Indigo & Smoky Slate – because I love them!

Whisper White to break all those strong colours up (don’t forget you can use any neutral or metallic in your Colour INKspiration project).

Delightful Dijon – because it makes fantastic beer!

And just a touch of Cajun Craze for the sentiment to finish the challenge!

I’m not sure if you’ve looked at the Mixed Drinks stamp set (it’s awesome!)…

There’s only one beer mug? How did I get it to ‘clink’ I hear you ask?!?

I used the reflection technique to flip it over.

Stamp in Versamark & emboss the beer mug as normal.

Then, stamp it again on Window Sheet. Turn the window sheet upside down and very carefully (it’s slippery and wants to slide away from you producing a truly spectacular beer googles effect!) press down on the stamped image. This will transfer it to the cardstock -as a mirror image. Emboss as usual and colour both images with an Aqua Painter and Delightful Dijon ink.

I’ve also put a special touch on the inside.

If you’re going to send a beer themed card, you should probably send beer money…

Personally, I’d rather stamping money… but I guess they don’t hold the same appeal for everyone!

Next up for some colourful inspiration is my gorgeous friend Lou Kitzelman…

And join us on Facebook for the challenge. It runs for three weeks, so plenty of time to get inky!

Product List

Mixed Drinks Photopolymer Stamp Set [141928] $37.00	Playful Backgrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set [141920] $28.00	Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set [141936] $30.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00
Window Sheets [142314] $8.75	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $14.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Island Indigo A4 Card Stock [124390] $14.00
Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $14.00	Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock [121683] $14.00	Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad [126986] $11.50	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad [131179] $11.50
Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin’ Pad [138327] $11.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00	Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder [141636] $8.75	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $17.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

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Hello & welcome! It’s the second Colour INKspiration of the month – we run on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.

There’s a whole fortnight to play with this amazing colour combination…

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I know it’s going to challenge some and delight others. But after seeing what you did with Colour INKspiration #8 and those moody brown & yellow tones, I’m so excited to see what designs this bring.

Make sure to follow this hop all the way through to see the amazing creations of the Colour INKspiration Crew. I’m always honored to be part of such amazing design teams!

Find us on Facebook to play along too.

When I saw this colour theme, I did a quick survey of some crafty friends to see what came to mind for blue & red tones – and nautical was the winner!

Which gave me the perfect opportunity to use my High Tide stamp set from the Occasions catalogue.

I’m delighted to share that this stamp set will appear in the 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue, which starts 1st June.

I’ve been wanting to make a card that utilises a panel style. I have no idea what the official name is. Let’s call it a peekaboo panel card…???

The white pieces on the front are joined by the lighthouse panel…

I think this style of card can also be made with a window sheet holding it all together, but the Thick Whisper White cardstock worked just fine!

The measurements:

Cut a piece of Whisper White Thick cardstock to 5-7/8″ (14.8cm) x 5-1/2″ (13.8cm) and score along the 5-1/2″ (13.8cm) edge at 4-1/8″ (10.5cm)
Cut another pieces of Whisper White Thick cardstock to 5-7/8″ (14.8cm) x 1-1/2″ (3.8cm)
And a third piece of WW Thick CS to 1-7/8″ (4.8cm) x 4-1/8″ (10.5cm)
Cut a piece of Dapper Denim to 2-1/4″ (5.6cm) x 4-1/8″ (10.5cm)
Cut a piece of DSP to 5-5/8″ x 3-7/8″ (14.2 x 9.8cm) {I used the Pool Party square design from the Tasty Treats DSP}

To make:

Fold & crease the large piece of WW into a ‘card front’
Stamp the partial lighthouse stamp in Cherry Cobbler on the 1-7/8″ x 4-1/8″ WW panel
Ink up the full lighthouse stamp in Cherry Cobbler, stamp off onto scrap, then stamp over the top of the first lighthouse image
Adhere the lighthouse panel to the Dapper Denim cardstock, leaving a small border on the left and a larger border on the right
Stamp the seagulls in Dapper Denim on the top panel of the card front (to the right side)
Add masking tape to the bottom part of the happy birthday sentiment from the Lift Me Up stamp set. Ink up in Cherry Cobbler ink, remove the masking tape, then stamp on the bottom right of the 5-7/8″ x 1-1/2″ WW panel
Tie Linen Thread (wrapped twice) around the happy birthday piece of cardstock.
Adhere the DSP to the inside of the card front
Line up the happy birthday panel along the bottom of the card front.
Using dimensionals, adhere the lighthouse panel to the seagull panel and the happy birthday panel.

I think you’d have to be a bit creative with this card about where you wrote your message.

But with a card this fun, I don’t think the recipient will mind!

Next up the stunning creation of the amazingly talented Rose Packer…

Please join us on Facebook to see more colourful creations as Colour INKspiration Facebook members add their unique designs!

Product List

High Tide Photopolymer Stamp Set [143006] $45.00	Lift Me Up Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142896] $37.00	Tasty Treats Specialty Designer Series Paper [142770] $22.75	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25
Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock [141419] $14.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad [126966] $11.50	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad [141394] $11.50	Linen Thread [104199] $8.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

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