Colour Dare #506 Sunset Inspiration Photo

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #506 is a Four Square where you need to choose at least 3 of the colours, plus Black, White, neutrals, Gold and Silver Free to use. When you are creating for more than one challenge please make sure your project meets our requirement. Most importantly - have fun!  Go to the link for Colour Dare #506 and add your entry. When you submit your entry you must provide a link to your post, not just to your blog in general. There are LOTS of ways to enter either a Blog Post or post to an online gallery (Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram etc).

I saw the Inspiration photo and knew it was a perfect opportunity for Distress oxide blending. I pulled out Mustard Seed Distress Oxide™ Ink Pad for the yellow, Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide™ Ink Pad and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide™ Ink Pad. I blended them with my Mini Ink Blending Tool.

I did two while I had the cardstock out. I did one on an angle first and then the second one I did horizontal. The tiny piece was to wipe off the sponges so I didn't get as much on their packaging (I store my Mini Ink Blending Foam under the oxide inks with 2" × 2" Flip Flaps™ Memory Protectors™) 

Then I flicked water from my water sprayer and the bigger ones from my Medium Round Waterbrush. I love this look from distress oxides and how they react to water. 

I stamped the super cute sloths from the Take It Easy stamp set. I didn't get the thin cuts (they were sold out by the time I ordered it and I thought "I won't need it" and then I had to fussy cut the sloths out and thought I should have ordered it). I stamped them on White Daisy Cardstock with black ink and thought about colouring them but thought the background which is the hero would stand out better with them just black and white. 

I matted the 4x5.25 inch White Daisy Cardstock that I distress oxided (is that a verb?)... with 

Black Cardstock 1/8th bigger. I did the title directly on one card and one on white cardstock with the black cardstock backing. 

I had two people in mind for these cards so they'll be going out ASAP. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #506. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my project, so I'd love you to leave a comment. See you again soon, subscribe to my blog so you don't miss a challenge.

If you don't have a Close to My Heart Consultant (and you're in Australia) feel free to contact me either on this blog or via my website HERE.

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au

Colour Dare #504 Four Square

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #504 is a Four Square where you need to choose at least 3 of the colours, plus Black, White, neutrals, Gold and Silver Free to use. When you are creating for more than one challenge please make sure your project meets our requirement. Most importantly - have fun!  Go to the link for Colour Dare #504 and add your entry. When you submit your entry you must provide a link to your post, not just to your blog in general. There are LOTS of ways to enter either a Blog Post or post to an online gallery (Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram etc).

Originally I pulled out all my 12x12 Paper Envelopes for Sapphire Cardstock, Sundance Cardstock, Glacier Cardstock and Evergreen Cardstock. I assumed I'd be using Sapphire/Glacier/Evergreen but it ended up being Sundance/Glacier and Evergreen. 

These envelopes have my scraps in as well as my full sheets of cardstock so I pulled out all the scraps as well and realised in Sundance I had some pre-embossed hexagon cardstock. I decided to rip it in half and flip it over so I had half on the dark side and half on the light side. Then I tore a sheet of the Glacier too. I had a thin slice of Evergreen to finish it off but also wanted some neutral in there. I pulled out my NEW released Backyard Bliss Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet and found the cute chicken wire green pattern and it went well with the hexagon shapes so I used a 3/4 inch stripe along the bottom. 

FYI - I LOVE the backyard Bliss papers because I keep backyard chickens and this set with the chicken wire and the papers of the gardening and the stickers of chickens! Its my perfect set!

Getting back to my card. I cut two of the gnomes from the still available Gnome Matter Stamp + Thin Cuts but instead of using White Daisy I have used Glacier cardstock (one light side, one dark side) which my mum said made them look like Smurfs. I coloured their beards with White Gel Pens, plus the pompom on his hat and the flowers white. Then I used Fair Skin TriBlend™ Marker to colour their noses and hands and Earth Brown TriBlend™ Marker for their belts and shoes. Everything else was left with Glacier cardstock. 

The last thing I did before sticking the cardstock down was the title sentiment "Feel Better Soon!" from my favourite card title stamp set that will be retiring at the end of this current annual catalogue cycle its called For All Occasions. Its a must have for all Occasions :) hehehehee, see what they did there. I stamped in Evergreen Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad to bring in the green from the strip at the bottom. 

I used Tombow Air Touch Adhesive to adhere everything flat onto White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack cards- although you could totally have put things up on 3D Foam. I also thought about bling but wanted to keep it a little masculine so didn't want to bling it up too much. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #504. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my project, so I'd love you to leave a comment. See you again soon, subscribe to my blog so you don't miss a challenge.

If you don't have a Close to My Heart Consultant (and you're in Australia) feel free to contact me either on this blog or via my website HERE.

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au