Colour Dare #555 - Four Square

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #555 is a Four Square (You need to use at least 3 of the colours from the above picture). Plus.... Black, white, neutral and metallics 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 #555 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), more details on the Colour Dare Blog post (see link above).

I Chose my colours Sapphire, Candy Apple and Sage and pulled out my cardstock and inks in those colours. Then I decided I needed more creative inspiration so I checked out the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and found their latest sketch 531. Click here to get to the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge page. 

Look below for the sketch. I picked some main elements like the frame, the diagonal lines on the top half. The banner in the middle and the 3 design elements with tails (balloons) but I decided to change them up with butterflies. The Sentiment with a larger and then smaller on the banner. These are the elements I chose to follow from the sketch as best I could. 

I pulled out my White Daisy Cardstock and cut half of it with Stitched Lattice Background Thin Cuts but it didn't have the diagonal lines so I cut Sapphire Cardstock in very thin strips (like one 8th maybe) and I stuck them on between the little flowers. I backed the White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack card with Sapphire Cardstock 5.5 x 4.25 inches. 

I created a little frame for the bottom of the card by getting a piece of white daisy cardstock at 4 inches wide and about 3 inches high... I cut about a frame about the 8th of an inch wide too on 3 sides and stuck it up under the diagonal stripes part. To cover the edge I used the banner.

I grabbed my scraps of Sage Cardstock and cut a piece that was 4.25 wide with my scissors into a banner on both edges. I adhered the banner and then trimmed the sides of top where it stuck out from the banner. Then I Stamped in Sapphire Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad from two stamp sets the Celebrate from For All Occasions Stamp Set and the HAPPY BIRTHDAY from the You Deserve It All Stamp + Thin Cuts.

For my 3 balloon images I used the small Butterfly thin cut from Layered Butterflies Thin Cuts. I cut them in White Daisy Cardstock and used my Round Sponge (cut into wedges) to sponge Candy Apple Exclusive Inks™ onto the butterflies. The first one was very wet ink so it turned out a lot darker... after the first one I used a lighter hand but I did like that they have variations in their colours. 

I drew with my Black LePen™ some lines for the butterflies but I kind of covered them up. The dark red butterfly and the top lighter one were stuck with Air Touch Adhesive and the bottom butterfly was adhered with 3-D Foam Tape for that added dimension.

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #555. 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 #532 Shades of Purple & Blue plus 1 colour

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #532 is a shades of Blue and Purple plus one colour of your choice. You are also free to use all Neutrals and Metallics. 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 #532 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), more details on the Colour Dare Blog post (see link above).

This is what I cut out for my card on the weekend with my For You Thin Cuts and I still had the negative space so needed to not loose the tiny bits so I stuck it down on a piece of scrap blue from my Blue scrap bag. I can't remember what this paper was from. The hearts are a green or peacock type colour and that is my +1 colour. 

I cut a 4x4 inch block and stuck my thank you in the middle and then cut a 6x12 sheet of white (folded in half to make a 6x6 card). So I placed in the centre and put a dot in each corner to see where the distress oxides needed to go. 

*Note: later I cut it smaller to see more of the sponging. 

I started sponging with Seedless Preserves Distress Oxides (I think it has now retired from CTMH availability) and did the outside with Villainous Potion Distress Oxide™ Ink Pad (I LOVE the name of this purple). 

I alternated with the sponging until it was well covered using my Mini Ink Blending Tool. 

I have a few of the blenders but accidentally put them back away and couldn't be bothered grabbing another so I kept alternating by pulling off the sponges... This left my fingers very inky like I was playing with mulberries!

After Sponging I sprayed some water on it and dabbed it off with a tissue so it wouldn't bleed too far. 

Below is what it dried like. It looks really red/purple in the photo but the last photo is more what the actual finished product looks like. 

To finish off the card I cut down the blue heart paper so you could see more of the central lighter purple colour. Then I raised it up using 3-D Foam Tape. 

Then I realised because I had cut the blue piece down you could see the little black dot in top left and bottom right corners so I needed to cover them a little. It might not have been too obvious but I noticed so had to cover it. Keeping with the hearts them and the purples I pulled out my new Purple Dots and popped them to cover the dots in small heart and medium heart. Then added a larger heart "dot" to make a full-stop. I did ummm and arrrrrr about which colour of the purple dots I was going to use. Went middle of the road. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #532. 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 #512 Fancy Five

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #512 is a Fancy Five colours and out of these 5 colours you need to choose at least 3 of them, plus Black, White, Browns & Gold which are 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 #512 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), more details on the Colour Dare Blog post (see link above).

I chose Glacier Cardstock, Desert Rose Cardstock, Sundance Cardstock and Lagoon Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad. And can I just bring attention to the really beautiful new stamp pad designs. These are a rolling change so newer stamp sets should come with these new stickers which are SUBLIME! Anyway back to my card...

I decided to use Celebrating You Paper Packet which is brand new in the NEW Annual Catalogue, as so many of the colours are a match. I had leftovers from the gorgeous workshop packs Celebrating You Scrapbooking Workshop Kit that is the current special you can find that on my website under promotions tab with the title called "Workshop Wow - Celebrating You". I even used the thin cut that comes in that bundle in my card. 

The colours are gorgeous. I picked the balloon paper that I had leftover a 3.75x3.75 inches square. Then I put a 4x4 inch square of Desert Rose Cardstock. 

I found the template for the card in the Make It from Your Heart™ Volume 4 or Make It from Your Heart Volume 5 (I'm writing this away from my craft room so can't check which card pattern it is right now = I have all the MIFYH volumes!). 

I cut some Glacier circle quarters (see below)... Square Patterns Thin cuts and used this as a a little embellishment... like a sound shape... 

This kit is available through to 30th September 2022, while supplies last. Shipping assessed on full retail value of all items. GST included in all prices.

I cut some circles using Circles Thin Cuts with white daisy and some old retired Stitched Circle Thin Cuts in Sundance. I stamped in the Lagoon Ink on the white. 

The sentiment Congraulations came from the below stamp set Floral Sentiments

After I had photographed the card as it was evening I didn't notice that the backing of the balloon paper was more French Vanilla than White Daisy  so my sentiment and backing White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack look a bit stark against the creamier French vanilla colour. 

Finished it off with some Clear Sparkles. 

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Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #512. 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 #462 Pumpkin Patch Colours

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #462 is the colours of the Pumpkin Spice Scrapbooking Workshop Kit in a Tic-Tac-Toe grid (you can choose a row, column or diagonal line (or do all of the squares like me), you are free to use Black & White. 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 #462 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, SplitCoast Stampers, or Instagram).

I pulled out cardstock in all the colours in the Tic Tac Toe I wanted to use my Slimline Celebration Cardmaking Workshop Kit, specifically the Fishy Greetings stamps and thing cuts and the Circle Cluster Thin Cuts. 

I cut fish and seahorses out of Peach Cardstock, Shortbread Cardstock, 

Paprika Cardstock, Papaya Cardstock and Nectarine Cardstock. Then I cut seaweed in Harbour Cardstock and the circle clusters in Harbour Glitter Paper. 

Such a great way to use up scraps. Also I did some on the light side of the cardstock and some on the dark side of the cardstock. LOVE Close to My Hearts two-toned cardstock for variations like this!!

I pulled out a Slimline Card & Envelope, and put a Mink Cardstock background of 8 inches x 3 inches (the main slimline card is 8.5 inches by 3.5 inches). 

I stamped them with Memento ink (similar to Intense Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad). I also stamped the little schools of fish & little sentiment directly onto the Mink cardstock using the NEW 1" × 1½" My Acrylix® Block.

I used Thin 3-D Foam Tape to pop up all the fish on top of the cluster circles and put the seaweed plants underneath. To finish off I used some Gold Glitter Gems, to use the centre square on the tic-tac-toe board. I'm really happy with how it finished off. 

The only colour I couldn't fit into my card was Toffee so I didn't complete the whole tic-tac-toe board completely!!

I love the look of the Harbour glitter paper in the background of this card. So pretty sparkles!

I did so many fish I decided to do another card as well. Using the Pumpkin Patch papers and Papaya ink for the bubbles on the background and black ink on the sentiment. Pretty happy that I have so many fish stamped and cut in different colours because its really easy next time to just grab a fish and create something without having to get out my thin cuts and inks and bigshot machine. Proactive Cardmaking for the future!! 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project/s. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #462. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my cards, 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 #436 TicTacToe Daisy Meadows

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #436 is a TicTacToe colour Challenge. You are permitted to use Black, White, Kraft & Brown Neutrals with Free use of Metallics. 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 #436 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, SplitCoast Stampers, or Instagram). So join in TODAY!!

All these colours are from Daisy Meadows

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I decided to use Winged Masterpiece—March Stamp of the Month  for my sentiment. This is such a pretty stamp set, only available for March 2021. 

To start my card, I cut a Multi Circle Windows Thin Cuts with Mint Cardstock. FYI = All Close to My Heart Cardstock is currently on special for the month of March 2021 ONLY!

Then I cut a Heart Shaker Window Thin Cuts with Smoothie Cardstock and the solid heart I cut in White Daisy Cardstock and stamped on it in Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad 

Using the peach coloured cardstock from the Mix-in Paper Packet (Jul–Aug)  that is still available - I cut 4x5.25 inches piece to matt under the Multi-circle thin cut. Then I adhered the heart onto the front of the White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack

To finish off I used a little Wood Heart. A simple card to send a thinking of you and wishing you get well wishes card. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #436 too. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my card, 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