Colour INKspiration Blog Hop #02 - Birthday Blooms

Welcome Wednesday and to my first Blog Hop with the Colour INKspiration gang!!

The Colour INKspiration Crew are a group of talented Australian and NZ Stampin' Up! Demonstrators that create projects based on colour swatches, inspired by Pinterest.

So here’s the info - 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 a blog hop for each challenge.

The best news is, because this is a Facebook group you don't actually need a blog to play along. Just simply upload your photo to our Facebook page. Awesome right!

Right, so whether you've just popped in from Rose Packer's amazing creation or you are one of my regulars, a big hello to you all. Let's start with seeing what this weeks inspiration picture and colours actually are:

I have to admit these colours are right up my street and I really couldn't want to get started. Now I know the Succulents are all the rage at the moment and our So Succulent Bundle is literally flying of the shelves, I decided to go a different route and I dug out an old faithful, Birthday Blooms:

I wanted a softer look with my watercolour and embossing, so I actually heat set the stamped image in clear powder and took my time building up the depth of colour.

I added a bit of colour to my background but I have to say I'm not sure I added to it of not. It's one of those times, when you can't make up your mind to do something and I really should have gone away for a little bit and them come back before making the decision. Not to worry, I'm sure the recipient will still love the card. Sometimes we are our own worse critics.
 
Now it's time for you to continue the hop and head on over to check out Patrice Easton's gorgeous design. And remember to visit out fantastic FB page to see all the amazing creations and why not add yours while you're there!!

Happy Crafting,
Chlo



Product List 
  

Birthday Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140658]	Suite Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142971]	Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [126985]	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181]	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326]
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973]	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717]	Wisteria Wonder A4 Card Stock [124389]	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685]
Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper [141632]	Silver Glimmer Paper [135314]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246]	Aqua Painters [103954]

Hooray for Birthday Week: Day 5 - Birthday Blooms

I've finally given in and had my first hot cross bun of the season. I know we should really wait until Easter Sunday but to be fair, they have been in the shops since New Years Eve and I've done a great job waiting this long!

With the fun of Easter setting in and the long weekend starting, it reminds me that my birthday is in three days and that's how long you have left to get in on the birthday fun. For every order of $90* placed, either through me or my online store, using the Hostess Code: QDBFNAE6, will not only get to choose a Sale-a-Bration Freebie, but will also get a Birthday present from me!!  And you will go into the draw to win all the seven cards that I will be show casing this week!!

So let me show you the card I've whipped up for you today:

Now, those who are on my mailing list (which you can join by adding your email address to the 'Receive My Newsletter' link on the right) will have already seen this card as I used it as my monthly Spotlight card, but it was far to gorgeous to not share it with all of you.

This is a Tri-Fold card and opens out to be pretty big, but when folded flat it still fit's in a standard size envelope. AusPost will thank you for that.

I stamped the flower from the Birthday Blooms stamp set in Basic Black on white Shimmery paper and then used my aqua painter to colour it in.

I think my water colouring skills have really improved and this is my best attempt so far. Through a lot of trial and error, I think colouring with the light colours and building them up is so much easier.

Well, the family and I are off to do a spot of river fishing this morning. We never catch anything, but the kids love having a go and the fish love eating all the bait that falls in!

Happy Crafting,
Chlo  

Product List 
 

Birthday Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140658] $33.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982] $11.50	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] $11.50	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [126957] $11.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50
Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper [140557] $19.25	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $14.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $12.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00
Circles Collection Framelits Die [130911] $45.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $8.75	Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00

Hooray for Birthday Week - Day 4:

I just can't believe we are now half way through my Birthday Week, but it really has been heaps of fun!! I've pretty much eaten out every day this week as well as being completely pampered by all the family. Here I am with Hubby and the In-laws out at our local garden centre, enjoying a yummy lunch.

Honestly having a weeks holiday, followed by a four day weekend during ones birthday is totally fantastic!!

Anyway back to the card making.

For day 4, I am sharing a card using the gorgeous Botanical Builder framelits and matching stamp sets:

I have to admit, when I first saw this in the Occasions catalogue, it didn't really do much for me, but then of course it started appearing on Pinterest and then, well, it fell into my very next order.

I absolutely love the matching DSP in this range (And did you know, you get the paper, stamp set and framelits in a bundle?? I didn't and I thought I had ordered the paper as an extra!) But it didn't really match the colours I was planning on using, so I decided to replicate the paper, using the same stamps but in the colours I wanted.

The best framelit in my opinion has to be the flower that cuts out the middle of the petals too. It allows you to curl them up and add more dimension. I honestly just love it!

Well that's it for today.  Oh but don't forget that during my birthday week, every order of $90* placed, either through me or my online store, using the Hostess Code: QDBFNAE6, will not only get to choose a Sale-a-Bration Freebie, but will also get a Birthday present from me!!  And you will go into the draw to win all the seven cards that I will be show casing this week!!

Happy Crafting!!
Chlo

Product List

Birthday Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140658] $33.00	Botanical Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set [140757] $30.00	Botanical Blooms Photopolymer Bundle [140819] $87.75	Botanical Builder Framelits Dies [140625] $54.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] $11.50	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [131172] $11.50
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [126948] $11.50	Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin' Pad [126950] $11.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $12.25	Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock [119981] $12.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.00
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $12.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $12.25	Calypso Coral Thick Baker’S Twine [138412] $6.25	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Circles Collection Framelits Die [130911] $45.00