Thinking Stamping: Seasons of Chic

Friday, 3 June 2022

Season of Chic for Bron's Birthday Bash 3

Welcome to the third of Bronwyn's Birthday Bash Blog Hops.

We're a group of stamping friends that are celebrating Bron's 60th Birthday in 2022 with six blog hops, over six months, with six fun themes!

Bronwyn Eastley of Addinktive Designs does the MOST amazing 3D creations and is one lovely lady. I was delighted to be invited to join Bronwyn's big birthday celebrations.

The theme for this month is 'Inky Blues' which makes me happy because I love 'inky' and I love 'blue'.

I think that the Texture Chic suite is rapidly becoming my favourite from the 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue. There's images for each season and the seashells are just right for summer.

I've used Balmy Blue, Pacific Point and Starry Sky to create a faux strip of torn paper to which I've added some stamped images.

Then, I've added a small cluster of die cut elements and the sentiment: isn't it a great greeting?

You can see how I made this card (and how I fixed an unexpected botch up) in this video tutorial.

Next up on the hop is the fabulous Lou Kitzelman from Australia.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar or on any of the products below.

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Note: Blue Foils is a retired item

Season Of Chic Bundle (English)

[158816]

$121.50

Starry Sky A4 Cardstock

[159264]

$19.50

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

[147007]

$19.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$21.75

Blue Foils 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[159983]

$21.00

Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

[159212]

$17.00

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

[147098]

$17.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$17.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$26.25

Beautiful Shapes Dies

[158046]

$61.00

2022 2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots

[159186]

$17.00

Wednesday, 25 May 2022

Blessings of Home for Colour INKspiration 122

Welcome to a new challenge at Colour INKspiration! This challenge is a celebration of Stampin' Up!'s 2022-2024 In Colours: Parakeet Party, Sweet Sorbet, Tahitian Tide, Orchid Oasis and Starry Sky. These crisp new colours will be with us for two years.

For this challenge, you need use a MINIMUM of THREE of the new colours although you can use all five if you want to.

If you haven't played with us before, we are a group of Stampin' Up Demonstrators from the South Pacific. Challenges are shown and entered via our Facebook Group page. If you don't belong, and would like to, click here. Don't forget to answer the three easy questions you'll be asked when you ask to join the group.

Each challenge, Top Picks and a winner are chosen by the crew and the winner offered a chance to Guest Design with us for a future challenge, although there is no Guest Designer for this challenge as we unusually had less than ten entries.

If you don't have an exact challenge colour, feel free to replace it with whatever you have that's closest. - for example Melon Mambo for Sweet Sorbet. Black, White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand and metallics are free colours, as are flesh toned Stampin' Blends.

These colours are so bright and vibrant! I didn't think that I could, or would use, all five colours but while colouring in this fabulous floral bouquet from Blessings of Home, they all managed to insert themselves into the design!

I used one of the new Split Card Texture dies. This pair of dies is not paired up with any particular stamp set but, as you see, will work with so many sets. I put some Tahitian Tide behind it to give the impression of a bright sky.

The sentiment, stamped in Tahitian Tide, is from the new Seasons of Chic set. This set, is my absolute favourite of the new catalogue, so you'll be seeing plenty of it here in the future!

I like the bright, cheerful nature of these In Colors - I look forward to seeing what everyone makes.

Visit the Colour INKspiration site to check out the album of Crew Cards for inspiration. You can also add your entry there. We all enjoy seeing what you do with our colour palettes, so join in!

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