A New Ink on Life

Fancy Friday - Tropical Vibe

Welcome back to the Fancy Friday Blog Hop! We are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that have been or are currently on the Artisan Design Team. We love sharing our passion for creating with all of you and hope to inspire along the way.

 

This month we are being inspired by the Tropics! Our challenge was to create a project that has a tropical vibe to it.

I completely took this challenge literally and used the amazing Tropical Escape Suite from the current annual catalogue. This challenge totally inspired me to start tackling a project that should have been done five years ago! My husband and I went on our first vacation ever with out children in 2013 for a glorious 8 days in Maui. 

One of my favourite things about Stampin' Up! is that with their coordinating products you can totally customize any project to suit your needs. I decorated the front of the album using the Large Letters Framelits to create the word "Maui". The letters were first cut from thin chipboard then layered some DSP on top.

I made my own 3x4 cards to fit inside the pocket page using cardstock, DSP and die cuts. I tried to mimick the colours of the gorgeous sunsets we saw using Brushso on Watercolour Paper.

Here is a look at the full spread. For the 6x8 full page I wanted to create a BW page that would help to make the stunning photo stand out even more. I added a pop of colour with the die cut leaf outline that perfectly layers of the stamped leaves.

Now that I have two pages completed in the Album  am hoping that it will help motivate me to actually finish it;)

I was also inspired to create a card using the Suite as well. I am just loving how fresh and fun the products are and love the happy colours.

Granny Apple Green is such a bright sunny colour. I don't often used coloured card bases, but it was the perfect choice for this card. The stamped leaf was inked using Granny Apple Green first, then the outside edges rolled on Shaded Spruce. I then took a Sponge Dauber and  blended the two colours together inward to create a soft graduation of colour. The large Whisper White layer was embossed with the Subtle Dynamic Folder, creating some added texture.

Be sure to check out the next stop on the hop, the amazing and talented Jeanna Bohanon. I am sure you will just love what she has to share!

 

As always you can find the products used for these projects below and if you have any questions please feel free to message me. 

Colour Play for GDP145

As i have mentioned before, I love a good challenge! Especially when it involves playing around with colour combinations. This week at the Global Design Project they are having a colour challenge, so naturally I had to play along.

I started with a piece of Shimmery White and stamped the floral image using Stazon Jet Black Ink. I then proceeded to colour the whole background with Mint Macaron Ink using an Aquapainter. I love the way the shimmery White Card stock takes to watercolouring. The flowers were then colored the same way using Fresh Fig and Grapefruit Grove.

To add some extra shimmer I used Clear Wink of Stella on the flower blooms then added a sentiment that was stamped on Vellum Card stock. A small ribbon bow adds just a little texture without overwhelming the soft, simple design of the card.

All supplies used for today's project can be found below with a direct link to my online store and as always please feel free to message me with any questions:)

    

You Are Wonderful

This week's challenge at the Global Design Project is to CASE the designer. I love a good challenge and when I saw that the designer was the very talented Charlet Mallett I knew I had to find the time to play along this week!

CASEing (Copy And Selectively Edit) is a great way to have a starting point for a project. I love Charlet's card, the colours, clean lines and use of contrasting pattered papers.

I very much copied the main base layout with layering DSP and banner. I started with a Whisper white card base and added on a piece of DSP from the Wood Textures pack that covered the whole card front. I then layered on 3 different patterns from the Nature's Poem DSP. 

The leaves were die cut and embossed using the coordinating Nature's Roots Framelits. Using an Aquapainter the leaves were watercoloured with Blackberry Bliss, Grapefruit Grove and Soft Suede inks. I just smooh the top of the inkpad while closed so that ink transfers to the inside of the lid then pick up the colour with the Auquapainter. The sentiment was stamped directly onto a piece of DSP using Versamark then heat embossed with Copper embossing powder. I layered the watercoloured leaves, some Copper thread and vellum leaves that were punched out using the Leaf punch.

A few Metallic sequins were added to give a little more texture and dimension, plus I love a little bling;). Thank you for the inspiration Charlet and the Global Design Project for bringing such great challenges every week.

 

As usual all products are listed below with a link to my online store and please feel free to contact me with any questions. Also for the month of July Stampin' Up! is offering an awesome promotion on select Designer Series Paper Packs, perfect time to stock up!