Colouring - ink and water VS Stampin Blends - see the difference

Hello and Welcome to our fabulous colour challenge!!  

This group shares great inspiration all using the same colours - you'll be amazed at the variety of projects!!  

I have used these colours for some practice colouring techniques - using ink and water painter for the cards on white bases, and Stampin' Blends for the cards on Balmy Blue bases - so, what do you think?  Which do you prefer and why?

My first card below was painted onto Fluid 100 watercolour paper using inks and a waterpainter.  The image was stamped using Saddle Brown Stazon Ink.  

Using the Fluid 100 paper really allowed me to give a lot more intensity for the colouring.  I was able to add a lot more layering of ink and blending the colour.

Here is a card using Basic White cardstock and water painter and Ink again with Saddle Brown for the image stamping - this ink is solvent based and so perfect for using with water painters as it doesn't bleed.  The colour is a lot softer on the basic white cardstock.

This is water painter and ink onto basic white cardstock - just a different stamped image.  I have used the lovely Eucalyptus embossing folder in the background. 

This is the first of the 2 cards using Stampin' Blends for the same image.  The background stamped was done using Pecan Pie ink which  does not bleed when using the alcohol markers.  I've coloured onto basic white cardstock.  Using the blends allows for a soft blending of colour and you can keep adding layers of colour which allows some great depth of colour.

This card is the same, but I've used Very Vanilla cardstock for the circle image - along with the deckled circles dies instead of the deckled rectangle dies that are used on the other cards. 

Inside the card is some simple shapes and greetings.

This card also features some splattering using the Pecan Pie Stampin' Blend.  

So, which would be your favourite way to colour?  And which effect do you like best?  I'd love to know what you think!!  

INKspired to join the challenge? It's so easy. Firstly, get some INKspiration by checking out all of the creations of the Colour INKspiration Crew in the challenge album on our Facebook page. Then you have 12 days from today to make and upload your creation to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group. You don't have to have a blog to participate but if you do you can link back to your post. Make sure you use all of the challenge colours. You can also use neutrals such as Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand and Basic Black as well as Metallics.

Not a member of the Colour INKspiration Facebook group yet? Just click here and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in the fun too. We can't wait to see what you create with these gorgeous colours.

In the Moment watercolouring or Stampin' Blends

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 And, if you can see yourself creating cards and sharing your love of papercrafts while inspiring others, perhaps you might be interested in joining my Stampin' Up! family - contact me to find out how.

Walking in the Forest inspiration CTC#436

Hello and Welcome to our Sunday Night Blog Hop CASEING the CATTY.

To CASE is to Copy And Share Everything or to Copy And Selectively Edit and we love to CASE from our amazing Stampin' Up! catalogues.

This week, we are CASEING from inside the gorgeous new mini Catalogue - woohoo!!  And the Walk in the Forest DSP is our inspiration!  

I looked at the description in the catalogue where all the colours for the paper are listed, and I've used these for my fun fold project.  This card was requested by my team to work out how to do the fold - and I had a fun and challenging time working it out!!  The colours are:  Balmy Blue, Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler.  

I've used the totally gorgeous Distressed Tile embossing folder combined with the stunning Magical Meadow bundle.  

This card folds flat for postage in a standard envelope - isn't that fantastic!! 

Inside the card has the anchor point for the easel as well as a panel for writing your greeting.  I will be making a video for this card, so make sure you stay posted to my YouTube channel and my Facebook pages to see it in the next couple of weeks.  

Make sure you keep hopping to see lots more amazing inspiration!

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Magical Meadow fun fold

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Please head over to my online store if you wish to see these products in more detail - and you can place your order anytime (if you're in Australia) while you're there (even if you're in your pyjamas!!) 

 And, if you can see yourself creating cards and sharing your love of papercrafts while inspiring others, perhaps you might be interested in joining my Stampin' Up! family - contact me to find out how.

Crafting together scrapbook page

Hello and Welcome to our monthly blog hop!!  We are a fun group who love to share inspiration with you.

This month we have a fabulous inspiration picture which was a brilliant starting point for a scrapbook page for me!  

I love the layout and the yellows - and I really love the white splatter!!

The layout is absolutely perfect for a scrap page!!  I've used Crumb cake in the background with Daffodil Delight for the torn edges and flowers created using the Paper Florist dies.

The leaves are Old Olive and are stamped and die cut using the Gorgeously Made bundle.  

My page title comes from the Love For You dies.

To create the splatter I loaded my water painter with white craft ink and flicked it across the page before I added any photos or extras.  

Make sure keep hopping to see everyone's amazing projects in our hop.

Daffodil Delight Scrapbook Page

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Welcome to the New Mini Catalogue!

Hello and Welcome to our Sunday Night Blog Hop CASEING the CATTY.

To CASE is to Copy And Share Everything or to Copy And Selectively Edit, and we love to CASE from our amazing Stampin' Up! catalogues.  

This week, we are introducing our Mini Catalogue which goes live on Wednesday 6th September - woohoo!

Can you see the inspiration for my card?  

My card features the lovely Apple Harvest stamp set coloured with similar colours to the inspiration page.  I love the gingham ribbon under the greeting!!  I had to put it at the top of my image to make sure I didn't cover up that sweet apple.  

I love the little cross hatch stamped image from this stamp set, and that is my CASE of the die cut background in the inspiration project.  

Inside the card is some simple stamping with a little colour.  

Make sure you keep hopping to see lots more great projects.

Check out more inspiration here on our Facebook page.  

Apple Harvest colouring

Please head over to my online store if you wish to see these products in more detail - and you can place your order anytime (if you're in Australia) while you're there (even if you're in your pyjamas!!) 

 And, if you can see yourself creating cards and sharing your love of papercrafts while inspiring others, perhaps you might be interested in joining my Stampin' Up! family - contact me to find out how.