Colour INKspiration 188 #CI188

 

Welcome to Colour Inkspiration!

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 3000 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 post on their blogs.

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.

Colour INKspiration 188

I am actually on time this week. I received a small package last week and was itching to play with the contents.

I have made a reverse style Eclipse card with my new letters dies. It's so pretty in real life! I cut my base cardstock in Basic White Thick and added a smaller panel of white cardstock to it that had been stamped with Impressions Abloom Stamps in the challenge colours.

The letters were cut out and I thought that it needed a little bit more texture so I ran the base card that I stamped onto (minus the lettering) through my Stampin' Cut n Emboss machine with the Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder.

The Stamped images were a two step stamp so I stamped off the base of the flowers and the detail on top was stamped in full strength colour.

This panel was then added to the card with dimensionals and then the main lettering was "sunk" into it. Normally with an eclipse card you would raise the letters above the card.

I then stamped the birthday from the Everyday Arches stampset and embossed it on the black cardstock with white embossing powder.

If you are interested in joining in on this great challenge.

Remember to upload your cards to our facebook group here!

• Stamps: Everyday Arches, Impressions Abloom
• Ink: Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, Coastal Cabana and Grey Granite
• Card: Basic White Thick and Thin, Basic Black
• Tools:  Pressed Flowers Embossing folder, Party Alphabet Dies with a Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Versamark with White Embossing Powder
• Embellishments: - Dimensionals, Timid Tiger Flat Pearls
• #CI188

Little Red Wagon Challenge #807

 

I've found a new challenge to participate in!! 

yay I'm always up for a new challenge!

The theme for this challenge is "D is for Die Cut!"

My Card for this challenge used a few different Dies on it. 

The front had the arches from the Everyday Arches Dies as well as the dies from the Darling Dinos after I had stamped and coloured them with Stampin' Blends.

I made this card with my class ladies and they loved it as one of the panels incorporated one of the dino stampsets repetitively stamped over the background to form its own DSP look. 

• Stamps: Darling Dinos
• Ink: Memento Black and Pretty In Pink 
• Card: Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Soft Seafoam, Fresh Fresia and Wildflower Birthday specialty DSP
• Tools: Everyday Arches & Darling Dinos Dies with a Sampin' Cut n Emboss Machine
• Embellishments: - Dimensionals
• #littleredwagon #807

https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2025/05/challenge-807-d-is-for-die-cut.html

Freshly Made Sketches meets Just Add Ink & Seize the Birthday #686 #JAI751 #205-flowers

  

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These three challenges worked so, so well together!

My beautiful cousin turns 50 on Monday the 19th of May and I made her this gorgeous card using some new product that has just become available! It is stunning in real life.

I used a blending brush to add some depth to the Designer Series Paper in the background as well as the top layer of the flower and the tops of the 50 to give it a slight ombre effect.

Update: My cousin was super surprised at the love she received and she absolutely loved this card that I made especially for her!. 

Here is a piccy of her with her birthday cake

Just after this picture was taken, my cousin cut her cake and her bestie went to give all of us a piece each........ then crash! The cake slid off the stand onto the ground.... All was not lost though, we all ended up with a small piece each that we managed to salvage (that didn't hit the ground!)

It was super funny... (well not so much for her bestie who was absolutely beside herself!)

There was another family dinner the next night and she was told to stay away from that cake!

• Stamps: none
• Ink: Strawberry Slush and Secret Sea
• Card: Basic White, Secret Sea, Granny Apple Green, Strawberry Slush, Window Sheet and Florals in Bloom DSP
• Tools: Pretty Florals, Impressions Abloom and Birthday Celebration Dies as well as Damask Designs with a Sampin' Cut n Emboss Machine, Blending Brushes
• Embellishments: - Dimensionals, Foam Adhesive sheets and Strips, Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix and Tiny Bee Trinkets
• #JAI751 & Freshly Made Sketches #686 Seize the Birthday #305-flowers

https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2025/05/freshly-made-sketches-686-sketch-by-kim.html

https://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2025/05/just-add-ink-751add-shaker.html

https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2025/05/seize-birthday-305-flowers.html

Colour INKspiration 187 #CI187

  

Welcome to Colour Inkspiration!

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 3000 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 post on their blogs.

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.

Colour INKspiration 187

As usual I am a little late. I can create on my days off and this week I only had today off. Here is my card that I have made for a very special relative of mine.

So pretty! Such a nice mix of colours and I am loving that Strawberry Slush is back once again!! I had a whole packet of cardstock so I am pretty happy it has returned.

I used a sponge dauber to put some more Strawberry Slush onto the die cut tulip elements to give it a bit more depth.

If you are interested in joining in on this great challenge.

Remember to upload your cards to our facebook group here!

• Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies
• Ink: Strawberry Slush
• Card: Basic White, Secret Sea, Cloud Cover and Strawberry Slush
• Tools:  Mini Corrugated Embossing folder, Pretty Florals and Spotlight on Nature Dies with a Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, sponge dauber
• Embellishments: - Dimensionals, Strawberry Slush Gems
• #CI187

Colour INKspiration 186 #CI186

 

Welcome to Colour Inkspiration!

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 3000 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 post on their blogs.

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.

Colour INKspiration 186

I'm just a few days behind this time but at least I got something off the table.... and these colours really didn't tickle my fancy so it was a real challenge for me to actually make a card with them. 

And use all of the colours.....

I have been trying to use sets that are retiring so I can showcase them to my card making ladies so they may want to grab them off the last chance rack! They are such gorgeous sets and it feels like 1 year just flies by ever so quickly!

I can not believe that we will have a new catalogue launch in about a weeks time!

If you are interested in joining in on this great challenge.

Remember to upload your cards to our facebook group here!

• Stamps: Elements of Text and Country Flowers
• Ink: Memento Black, Pebbled Path and Copper Clay
• Card: Basic White, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat, Moody Mauve, Boho Blue, Copper Clay and Country Woods DSP
• Tools:  Exposed Brick Embossing folder, Perennial Postage Dies, Stylish Shapes and country flowers Dies with a Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine
• Embellishments: - Dimensionals
• #CI186

Colour INKspiration 185 #CI185

  

Welcome to Colour Inkspiration!

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 3000 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 post on their blogs.

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.

Colour INKspiration 185

I'm just a few hours behind everyone in getting my card uploaded.

I have been flat out again at work and with my kids sporting commitments but I was able to whip up this card for the challenge this fortnight. I thought I had better get onto it as I am on the roster for commenting on everyone's beautiful cards! 

I have really been loving all the arches and the matching stampsets that I thought I would make another card using our challenge colours.

If you look closely you will see a stamped confetti image on the background of the card that has been clear embossed.

If you are interested in joining in on this great challenge.

Remember to upload your cards to our facebook group here!

• Stamps: Arched Wishes
• Ink: Memento Black, Fresh Freesia, Basic Grey and Old Olive
• Card: Basic White and Petal Pink
• Tools:  Blender Pens in Old Olive, Fresh Freesia and Petal Pink, Basic Grey Stampin Write Marker, Mini Corrugated Embossing folder and Everyday Arches Dies with a Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Clear Wow Embossing powder with versamark ink
• Embellishments: - Dimensionals and Wink of Stella
• #CI185

Just Add Ink & Inspire Create Challenges JAI744 & #189

 

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These two challenges work together quite well as I did make a card that was Spring (flower) and has shimmer (although it is hard to photograph)

Adding wink of stella as the shimmer on the flowers and I love that it has a spring feel to the card.

Adding dimension to the white top panel makes this card look 3D.

This card is one of the cards my class ladies will be making at the next class.

• Stamps: Spotlight on Nature, Elements of Text and Arched Wishes
• Ink: Memento Black, Whisper White, Versamark
• Card: Basic White, Summer Spash, vellum and Basic Black 
• Tools: Sketched Butterflies & Everyday Arches Dies with a Sampin' Cut n Emboss Machine, White Embossing Powder and heat tool, Melon Mambo and Summer Splash Stampin Blends
• Embellishments: - Dimensionals, wink of stella 
• #JAI744 & Inspire Create 189

https://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2025/03/just-add-ink-744choose-two.html

https://inspirecreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/03/inspirecreatechallenge-189-springeaster.html