Colour INKspiration 64 #CI64

What is Colour INKspiraton? – a Facebook based bi-monthly colour challenge.

Anyone with Facebook can join in.  You don’t need a blog and you don’t need to be a demonstrator.

I have joined in these challenges and love them as Colour challenges for me are actually a real challenge.

 Click here to join the Facebook page which now has over 2000 members and see what it’s all about.

Here’s some of the basic details about the challenge –

The Colour INKspiration Crew! consists of a team of talented Aussie and NZ Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators that create projects based on Pinterest inspired colour swatches.

Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm (AEDT), a new colour swatch will be uploaded to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group and the Colour INKspiration Crew will get the ball rolling by providing inspiration for each challenge with a blog hop.

Then you have a 12 day period to upload your own creations using the colours provided.

If you have a blog, feel free to link back to it, but all entries will be via Facebook.  The design team will select 5 projects to be ‘design team picks’ and then the Facebook group will select an overall winner from this shortlist.

Welcome from Nikki's project

The year sixes at our primary school had their confirmation on the weekend which prompted me to pull out my Hold onto Hope set to make this fortnights card.

Since we don't have Purple Posy ink just yet I did stretch and use Gorgeous Grape with the Highland Heather.

This is a perfect quick card to make when you are a bit time poor as the background paper makes the card look finished. (Well the Confirmation writing took the longest as each letter is stamped singularly.)

• Stamps: Hold onto Hope and Make a Difference
• Ink: Highland Heather & Gorgeous Grape
• Card: Whisper White, Shimmery White, Purple Posy, Garden Green and Feels Like Frost Specialty DSP stack
• Tools:  Subtle Embossing Folder,  Christmas Layers Dies, Stitched Labels Dies with a Die Cutting Machine
• Embellishments: Dimensionals

Now off to see Rose's creation

Colour INKspiration 63 #CI63

What is Colour INKspiraton? – a Facebook based bi-monthly colour challenge.

Anyone with Facebook can join in.  You don’t need a blog and you don’t need to be a demonstrator.

I have joined in these challenges and love them as Colour challenges for me are actually a real challenge.

 Click here to join the Facebook page which now has over 2000 members and see what it’s all about.

Here’s some of the basic details about the challenge –

The Colour INKspiration Crew! consists of a team of talented Aussie and NZ Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators that create projects based on Pinterest inspired colour swatches.

Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm (AEDT), a new colour swatch will be uploaded to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group and the Colour INKspiration Crew will get the ball rolling by providing inspiration for each challenge with a blog hop.

Then you have a 12 day period to upload your own creations using the colours provided.

If you have a blog, feel free to link back to it, but all entries will be via Facebook.  The design team will select 5 projects to be ‘design team picks’ and then the Facebook group will select an overall winner from this shortlist.

Welcome from the gorgeous Rose's page

I have a set I don't think I have inked yet....

I had a few scraps of the Designer Series Paper sitting on my desk from a previous project that I had made and thought why not use them up!

I made two frames in the whisper white to place over the top on an offset angle and cut a Seaside Spray Circle which was then embossed with the subtle folder for a bit of texture.

The cake was stamped with the new Delicata Metallic Ink and coloured with Stampin' Blends for a splash of colour. I then dipped the rhinestones into the ink to make them gold :-)
(tip: I have noticed that the gold will rub off no matter how long you leave it to dry so it may be best to clear emboss over the top so it sets)

• Stamps: Piece of Cake
• Ink: Gold Delicata Metallic Ink and Rococo Rose
• Card: Whisper White, Seaside Spray, Gold Foil and In Colour 2019-2021 Designer Series Paper stack
• Tools: Seaside Spray & Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends, Subtle Embossing Folder, Cake Builder Punch, Christmas Layers Dies, Stitched Shapes & Stitched Rectangles Dies with a Die Cutting Machine
• Embellishments: Dimensionals and Rhinestones

Now off to see what Leonie made

TGIF Challenge 227 #TGIFC227

This week the challenge is 

Embossing Powder!!

Messy but fun...

I got a little bit excited and took the pictures of this card straight after I made it..... The glue isn't even dry (if you look closely)

I used the embossing powder on die cuts. There are three colours on the background pieces gold, silver and copper. The best way for these colours to show up are on a black background.

The background piece of cardstock is embossed with the subtle folder and lightly sprayed with a mix of champagne mist shimmer paint and isocol.

• Stampsets: Itty Bitty Greetings
• Ink: Versamark
• Card: Basic Black, Whisper white and Silver foil
• Tools:  Christmas Layers Dies, Stitched Nested Labels Dies and Subtle Embossing Folder with a die cutting/ embossing machine as well as Copper, Silver, Gold and Shimmer White Embossing Powders
• Embellishments:  Dimensionals, Champagne Shimmer Paint and Copper Trim Ribbon
• #TGIFC227

To visit the other projects visit

http://tgifchallenges.blogspot.com/