#TGIFC310 Colour Combo Challenge with Nothing's Better Than & Many Messages Stamp Sets

 Hello and thanks for popping in today!

I am so excited to show you how I made this little card for the TGIFChallenge, a colour challenge using Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo and Pool Party.   This is such a simple fun design to make,  its so easy to mix it up with whatever you have on hand.  I hope you give this card a try, all the measurements are below.  Please click on either my card or the TGIFC image to go directly to their blog and see what inspiration awaits you!  Thx so much to TGIFC for creating these challenges to push our creativity.

Here's the card details

5 1/2 x 4 1/4 Portrait card base in Pool Party (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded in half)

3 3/4 x 5 Blushing Bride Layer

3 3/4 x 5 Flirty Flamingo Layer

3 1/2 x 4 3/4 Basic White Layer

* Everyday Label Punch 

* 3/4 x 4 strip of Pool Party 

* 12 inch piece of Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

* Stampin' Blends Markers in Pink Pirouette (retired), Flirty Flamingo and Pool Party

Assembly with some 'Trix'  :)

I think what makes this simple design visually eye catching is that the brightest layer is shifted slightly.  The Pool Party and Blushing Bride are square to each other with a 1/4 border, and the Blushing Bride and Basic White layers are square to each other with 1/8 inch border.  So here's how I did it.

*** 1st Trix - Before gluing, practise shifting the layers to create the visual dimension.  Lay the Flirty Flamingo layer on top of the Blushing Bride, and shift the Flirty Flamingo layer ever so slightly to the right, keep the Blushing Bride straight and square.  Do you see how this simple trick plays with the eye a bit?  All you've done is slightly move one colour while keeping the base colour straight. 

*** 2nd Trix -  Glue the layers together first before placing them on the card base.  

*** 3rd Trix - Add lots of Mulitpurpose Liquid Glue to the back of the Flirty Flamingo, and line it up on top of the Brushing Bride, shifting slightly to the right,  remember, don't move the Blushing Bride layer, just adjust the Flirty Flamingo.  I suggest using lots of glue because then you have some drying time to smoosh the Flirty Flamingo layer into place.  Lay both layers on the Pool Party card base to make sure the the Blushing Bride is even with the Pool Party *don't glue it down.

*** 4th Trix - Lay the Basic White layer on top ensuring that it lines up square with the Blushing Bride layer, leaving an 1/8 of an inch border, then glue it into place.  

*  Wrap ribbon around the centre of the card layers and tie a bow at the side edge.

*  Adhere the layer to the Pool Party card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

*  Adhere the Basic White Everyday Label with Stampin' Dimensionals.

*  Adhere the Pool Party Strip to the label with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  I decided to angle the one edge so that it looked like a shelf for the cups to sit on.  I also stamped a wood grain image, (from Whiskey Business stamp set) with Pool Party ink and coloured it with Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers to get the coloured wood look effect.

*  Stamp the cups from Nothing's Better Than stamp set and die cut with the Love You More dies.  Colour the star pattern with a brush stroke of Stampin' Blends Markers in Light and Dark Pool Party, Light and Dark Flirty Flamingo and Dark Pink Pirouette (retired, I don't have Blushing Bride, but you could substitute Light Rococo Rose).

*  Adhere the bottom three cups to the Pool Party Strip with Multipurpose Glue.   Attach the two top cups to the Basic White layer with double dimensionals, so they look like they're balancing on the bottom three cups.  I used two dimensionals stacked on top of each other.  

*  Stamp and fussy cut the 'Thinking of You' with Memento Black ink - can you see where I got the sentiment?  Its part of a longer sentiment on the Many Messages stamp set :)   Adhere it to the label with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I hope this card inspires you to try a card with a few layers, shift one layer and see the effect.

Enjoy and have a super day!

Thank You Card with Laser Cut Paper for Kylie Bertucci's Monthly International Blog Highlights

Hello and thanks for visiting!  

Today's post is for Kylie's Monthly International Blog.  If you like my card I'd love for you to vote for me.  If I'm one of the winners I will join Kylie's International Blog Hop at the end of the month.  *Please click on my card or the vote for me button below, to go directly to Kylie's International Highlights Gallery.  Vote by clicking on the little heart in the top right corner of my card within the gallery.  Enjoy the inspiration you're sure to find in this gallery of talented demonstrators.  Thanks so much for participating!

For my card today I knew I wanted to use the Damselfly from the Dandy Laser-Cut Paper with lots of shimmer, and I wanted to watercolour on Thick Basic White card stock.  That was it, my only parameters :)   I hope my card inspires you to create!  

Here's the card details:

4 1/4 x 5 1/2 Thick Basic White Card Stock (4 1/2 x 11 folded in half)

3 9/16 x 5 3/16 Pool Party Card Stock (its a smidge bigger than the watercolour layer)

3 1/2 x 5 1/8 Thick Basic White Card Stock

*  Brush the Thick Basic White layer with water using the Water Painters then add a light wash of Pool Party ink, touched up with a bit with Coastal Cabana.  To create the wash of colour squeeze the ink pad so a bit of ink moves onto the lid, add a bit of water to the lid using the Water Painter to create a pool of water, and lightly swipe across the paper, building colour as you go.  *** I am impressed with how much water our Thick paper can handle.  I recommend Shimmery White Card Stock and Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper for use with more water, when creating depth of colour, and using more than one colour when you want the ink to move and blend.  But for a wash of colour the Thick Basic White works well. 

*  While the paper dries, add Pool Party and Highland Heather ink to the Laser-Cut Damselfly with Blending Brushes.   To deepen the colour of the body use a bit of Coastal Cabana with a Blender Pen.

*  Cover the wings of the Damselfly with Wink of Stella for lots of shimmer.

*  Stamp 'thanks' from the Queen Anne's Lace stamp set in Coastal Cabana and fussy cut out.

* When the watercolour wash layer is dry, adhere it to the Pool Party layer with Multipurpose Liquid Glue, then attached that layer to the card base with Stampin' Dimensionals.

* Adhere the 'thanks' with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, cut a piece  to fit for the Damselfly.

*  Add some bling with Rhinestones.  

  

Enjoy and have a super day!

Art Gallery & Positive Thoughts for the Paper Players Challenge PP534

 Hello, and thx so much for visiting today!

Anne Marie from the Paper Players has a super sketch for us to try.  I love a good sketch challenge, it totally helps me to push myself to try new things.  Please click on my card or the Paper Players image to go directly to their blog and soak in the inspiration, and yes, give it a try, challenge yourself and create something beautiful!

And here's the card details:

4 1/4 x 5 1/2  Pretty Peacock card base (4 1/4 x 11 folded in half)

4 1/8 x 5 3/8 Fine Art Floral designers series paper (dsp)

2 1/2 x 3 piece of coordinating dsp cut into two 1 1/4 inch pieces

3/4 inch x 2 3/4 Basic White strip for sentiment

Assembly:

*  Vertically centre and attach the two 1 1/4 inch pieces of coordinating dsp to the Fine Art Floral dsp 1/4 of an inch from the right edge and separate them by 1/8 inch for a bit of dimension.  I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue so that I could smoosh them into place.

*  Stamp a flower from the Art Gallery stamp set with Pool Party ink, cut out with the Floral Gallery Dies and attach with dimensionals.

***  The 'Trix' for this card - I like to attach the gold trim to the back of the dsp with Stampin' Seal, then wind it around the stem of the flower a couple of times, before winding around the entire piece of dsp.  I just wrap 'til I get the desired look.  And this changes depending on the trim you choose.  I used the gold from the Forever Greenery Combo Pack.

*  Stamp a sentiment of choice with Pretty Peacock ink.  I used Positive Thoughts because I love the message and because of the length of the image.  Adhere with dimensionals.

*  Adhere the dsp to the card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and add some bling!  I choose to colour Rhinestones with Dark Pretty Peacock Stampin' Blends Markers.

Enjoy and have a super day!

Butterfly Bouquet Blog Hop with Kylie and Bruno Bertucci

Hello, today I'm excited to be part of Kylie and Bruno Bertucci's Butterfly Bouquet Blog Hop.  Thank you for joining us!

I hope this blog hop provides you with ideas and creative inspiration.   We are a group of Stampin' Up!® Demonstrators from around the world that are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin' Up!® business and reach some goals we have set. We really appreciate your support.

You may be starting here or have come from another blog - either way you can find the link list at the bottom of this post so that you can see every blog post and idea today.

As well as the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set and Brilliant Wings Dies, I have added in the Ridiculously Awesome and Dragonfly Garden stamp sets.  I think I heard that each of Stampin' Up!®'s markets are represented in this butterfly collection?  I'm not sure about that,  but I decided to try and create a different coloured card for each of the different butterflies in this set.  Watercolour Pencils were used directly on coloured cardstock to enhance the colours of each butterfly. 

 

Here's the card details:

*  Each card is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 (4 1/4 x 11 folded in half)

*  Card stock colours:  Balmy Blue; Seaside Spray; Crumb Cake; Basic White; Bumblebee; Daffodil Delight

*  Stamp the flowers and sentiment on the card using the matching ink.  Gray Granite was used on Basic White. 

 

*  Stamp the butterfly on coloured cardstock using Black Memento Ink, then cut out using the Brilliant Wings Dies.  The Crumb Cake butterfly card was stamped with Early Expresso and Smoky Slate was used for the Basic White butterfly.

*  Colour with Watercolor Pencils and use Blender Pens to soften the lines, and create different depths of colours.

***  Here's my list of butterflies that inspired my colouring:  Canadian Tiger Swallowtail; Cabbage White; Clouded Sulphur; Western Tailed Blue; Blue Copper and Common Wood-Nymph.

Enjoy the hop!

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