Saturday 8 July 2023

Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop - Colour Challenge

Hello and welcome to my blog! Today I am taking part in a blog hop with some fellow enthusiasts who love sharing their creative talents using their Stampin' Up!® products. This month the Stamping Inkspirations blog hop is all about Christmas in July using a range of Stampin' Up! colours.

The challenge for us to find inspiration from the Hallmark 2023 Dream Book. You can see several of our colours on the front cover; Wild Wheat, Sweet Sorbet, Pecan Pie, Cherry Cobbler and Pretty Peacock.

For my palette I selected Pecan Pie, Cherry Cobbler and Pretty Peacock. These three colours have such a rich regal feel to them, perfect for Christmas cards! Although I deliberated about the Cottage Wreath stamps and coordinating dies last Autumn, I didn't buy them until they appeared in the Annual Catalogue. So, this is the first time I have used them and I know that they will be well loved and used for Christmas and Autumnal projects.

My favourite way to create frames at the moment is with the Radiating Stitches dies from our Online Exclusive offering. The nesting dies make it so easy to add layers to a card. As it's Christmas, I added very skinny layers of Distressed Gold paper behind each of the die cut layers. I love the hint of shine that it adds.

The Pretty Peacock layer is overstamped with the fir leaf foliage - I stamped off the image so that there is just a subtle impression. The wreath itself is also stamped with Pretty Peacock ink and it's so clever how the stamp generates a varigated image. On top of the stamped wreath I added several gold heat embossed holly leaves - a Christmas wreath would not be complete without holly! Nor would a Christmas card be complete without Gold heat embossing!

The wreath is popped up on dimensionals allowing room for the die cut leaves and the Simply Elegant Trim bow. As a finishing touch I added some holly berries using adhesive backed Festive Pearls.

I hope that you are inspired by my card today and that you will continue along the hop to see what the others have created too. Enjoy the projects. We would love to hear from you and so if you have been inspired, please leave a comment.

Angie McKenzie ● Jan Musselman ● Mo Rootes

Tricia Butts ● Aurélie Fabre ● Karen Henderson

Lorraine Tierney ● Marieke Bart ● Leonie Stuart

Ann Krucek ● Teri West ● Annette Ball

Do you need any of the products used on today's card? If you live in the UK you can click on the shopping links below to add them to your collection today.

Thank you for joining us today! Looking forward to seeing you next time.

Stay safe and as always, happy crafting,

If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator. Use the current hostess code (July 2023 code: HKFUVH9S) to get some free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month). If your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess and get the rewards. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE.

If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at furrycatdesigns@gmail.com

All Star Tutorial Bundles

All Star Tutorial Bundles have 12 AMAZING video tutorials to inspire you each month.

Click HERE for sneak peeks or to purchase.

FREE with a purchase from my online store

Bonus Days

Bonus Days are back! Stampin' Up! is running this popular promotion once again. For every £45 spent on products between 6th - 31st July you will earn a £4.50 coupon to redeem between 1st and 31st August