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CI#164 Saying goodbye to the 2022-2024 In Colours

Well it's that time of the year again, and we are only a few days from saying farewell to this group of 5 colours. I will definitely miss STARRY SKY - it's been such a pleasure to work with. But that means there are 5 NEW colours coming - and they are just beautiful. So for this colour challenge we are asking you to use one or more. I managed to use 3 on each card, using the 3D Sweet Citrus Hybrid folder  and dies and the Sweet Citrus Stampset . I am sad that these too are retiring. They make such a fun card. Be sure and check out the inspiration on our Facebook page to see all the projects created by the team. We'd love to see what you create. The first version uses Tranquil Tide and Parakeet Party. The 3D Embossing folder creates a stunning embossed background. I had applied the base ink using a Blending Brush prior to embossing but added more ink once embossed to the raised leaves and citrus for a deeper effect. I did this for both versions. A few of the larger flowers a
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CI#161 Simply Zinnias- fresh and colourful thankyou cards.

Well what a lovely colour combination this turned out to be!  I wasn't sure how the bright pink and the muted pink would go together but I love it. And can you spot the new stampset - Simply Zinnias is an online exclusive product which just became available. It's such an easy set to work with. The embossing folder is just so detailed it's a real pleasure to use. of course I always decorate the inside too. Our inspiration pic this week is from    Picture credit -  https://pin.it/Akz43HX so bright and cheerful. I was having such a great time creating with these colours that I made 2 cards. For this one I stamped in Moody Mauve and coloured over some of the petals with Melon Mambo . The Flowering Zinnias suite is so beautiful, and so easy to use I can highly recommend it. I love to decorate the inside too. I hope you get a chance to join in with this week's colour combination. It's a beauty. Then share your card with us at our Facebook group. It's a big week thi
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CI#160 Feb 28

It's the launch of another Challenge at Colour INKspiration -#160 is a beautiful palette of pastels. I have not used all 5 - that was too much of a challenge for me but I did manage 4 of the 5. Highland Heather is the only one that's missing. This card uses the stunning Enduring Beauty products - There is a stampset, Dies and the amazing blending masks. ( we'll be using the masks in the next card class, they are so much fun ) I heat embossed the single large flower image with gold powder on Basic White card, then I added  colour using the blending brushes and gradually building up the layers of colour. I do find that I get better effects using the Soft Sea Foam with blending tone on tone rather than simple stamping from the inkpad. I green sponged oner the matching green cardstock. The inspriation picture is so soft and subtle. I have to confess I struggle with pastels but I really wanted to try blending some of the colours together with the masks. It is a lovely effect bl
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Square Easel Card using Notes of Nature and Softly Stippled - free SAB paper

 The Softly Stipple DSP has gorgeous colours and textures. I loved using the Notes of Nature to create and abstract central circle for my feature panel. It was quite strong in colour so I simply added a layer of Vellum cut to the same size to soften it. Instructions are as for the Perennial Lavender sample. I hope you have a creative week and remember,  "don't just post online,  post something pretty!" cheers, Liz
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another Fun Twisted Easel card using Just my Type

 The last of my samples using the Twisted Easel fold ( well for now anyway!) This one uses some of the other bright and beautiful paper from Sale A Bration. After I stamped and fussy cut the typewriter, I covered the whole piece with Versamark and Clear Embossing Powder. Heat embossing it made the whole piece glossy which looks really fun in real life. I decorated the card with some of the tiny daisies from the Loose Daisy Embellishments - fiddly but cute.  I hope you give this card fold a try. The instructions can be found here. I hope you have a creative week and remember,  "don't just post online,  post something pretty!" cheers, Liz
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Perennial Lavender Squash Fold Card - February class

 When you find a fun fold that is easy to make, has a big Wow factor and can be created quite quickly you know you are on a winner. The squash fold card is one that I have done quite a lot in recent times. It's especially good to show off all of our gorgeous papers. This is the version we made at February class. Some were made using Berry Burst as the base card. and some were made using Lost Lagoon as the base card. The DSP was the same for both.  You can find the instructions here .  Be sure to check the Fancy Folds Page on this blog ( click on the tab at the far right at the top of this page ) for a complete list of the different types of Fancy folds I have done over the years. There are links to all the instructions. I hope you have a creative week and remember,  "don't just post online,  post something pretty!" cheers, Liz
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Notes of Nature Acetate Tent Fold Card - from February Class

February class focused on 2 different stampsets.  We used both Notes of Nature and Artistically Inked . We created several different folds including a repeat of the Acetate Tent Fold card. It's a favourite of mine! I first made this in 2020, and there are a number of different examples over the years on this blog. You can find the instructions here Here's the Notes of Nature version.  For both we used Gray Granite, Pebbled Path, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Daffodil Delight & the gorgeous Paper Butterfly Accents. For those who had the Artistically Inked stamp this was their version. Notes of Nature Artistically Inked. I hope you have a creative week and remember,  "don't just post online,  post something pretty!" cheers, Liz
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