Can You Case It #109 - Colour Challenge

Welcome back to another CYCI? challenge and today the DT's and I are sharing our Colour Challenge with you all:

I have to admit, I really struggled with these three colours. I couldn't find a way to make this colour scheme work. I was stuck with the image of sand and sky. After about 15 attempts, I finally decided to clean up my craft room and come back to it. This is my clever trick when I get scrappers block. Just moving the papers, ink and stamps around, usually gives me some sort of inspiration and it worked again this time too:

What could be more happier then bright yellow balloons floating in a beautiful, clear, blue sky. I was super pleased with my watercolouring effort too. I love the look of everyone's watercolouring, but just find it so tricky when I have a go. Anyway, I loved my colouring on this card.

I wanted to keep everything on the card fairly simple as I love the clean look of the balloons against my sky, but couldn't help adding a little bit of WOS (Wink Of Stella) to them. After all who doesn't love a little shimmer!!

Now that you've seen what I've been making, I think it's time you pop over to Can You Case It blog and check out all the other DT's amazing creations!!

Happy Crafting,
Chlo

Balloon Builder - Birthday Card

One of my darling friends and fellow Stampin' Up Addict had a significant birthday a few weeks ago. Now I can't tell you how old she is, as you never ask a lady her age, but it was certainly card worthy that's all I'll say!!

So with some super exciting, new Occasions goodies in hand, I set out to make her a beautiful card and of course had to use her favourite colour which is purple.

The balloons stamps and the sentiment are both from new stamp sets coming out in the Occasions catalogue (Available 5th Jan). This new catty is Ah-May-Zing and I know I say that about every catalogue, but it's always so true and this one is no exception. I literary preordered (a fantastic perk of being a demo. Ask me how you can be one too)  everything from page 8 - 11, straight away, no questions asked!!

It's a bit hard to see in this photo, but I actually used my stripes embossing folder twice, first one way and then I turned my card around and put it back in again to get the criss cross effect.

I got this awesome idea from Michelle Last, who is a UK demo. I saw THIS card on Pinterest and loved the idea of using the embossing folder in such a different way.

And of course, every card is in need of a little bling especially when it's for such a special birthday.

After stamping my balloons over and over again, I think it was 3 times in between reinking, I stamped three off again on a spare piece of cardstock, covered them in versamark and sprinkled Iridescent Ice all over it. After heat setting the powder I was left with these gorgeous and super sparkly balloons.

Now I'm guessing your are wondering how I cut out those balloons... well I can't really say at this time, but I was pretty "Punch" drunk with happiness on how easy it was!!!

If you are wanting to get your hands on a copy of the new Occasions Catalogue and don't already have a Demo looking after you, then please send me an email and I'll pop one in the post to you (Australian residents only. Sorry)

Happy Crafting and Merry Christmas,
Chlo

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