Monday, March 22, 2021

Crafty Challenge Blog Hop - Colour Challenge

 Colour Challenge


Thanks for hopping through this blog hop and stopping in on my page.  I hope you enjoy the project I have to share with you.

When I saw the photo for this challenge I immediately wanted get out my blending brush and start blending some blues together. The challenge suggested Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight and Night of Navy; I wanted to bring in a little colour variance rather than hue. I've used Seaside Spray, Misty Moonlight and Pretty Peacock in my project.


I decided to continue with the water theme and use the Sea and Sand suite to create this card.

I started off with a piece of Shimmery White cardstock and created a blended strips of Seaside Spray, Misty Moonlight, and Pretty Peacock to imitate the colour changes we see in wave as the sunlight hits it. Once I had that well blended, I ran the cardstock through the Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine. Once that was done though, I wanted more shimmer.  I remembered a technique Linda Heller had shared to create your own shimmer cardstock using any coloured cardstock and the Frost White Shimmer Paint. And thought why not give it a try?!
Using a blending brush and a small amount of paint, I brushed the paint over the embossed cardstock.  It definitely added the shimmer I was looking for! Note that it did re-wet the ink 
again so if you try this technique be careful!

I stamped the additional shells onto vanilla cardstock and used the ink remaining on my blending brush to colour them.  This decreased the starkness of the vanilla cardstock.

I trimmed the embossed  cardstock piece down to 4 x 5 1/4", added a bit of linen thread, and layered it on a piece of Sahara Sand of 4 1/8 x 5 3/8".This was then layered on a Seaside Spray card base. I added some of the opal rounds for a little bit of bling! 

Hope you enjoyed this project and find lots of inspiration as you hop through all the beautiful projects!

(Quick reminder that the 2019-2021 In Colors are about to retire.  Reach out to your demonstrator soon to add Seaside Spray, Pretty Peacock or any of the other beautiful colours to your collection soon!)





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Project Product List Product List
Friends Are Like Seashells Bundle
$72.75
Seashells 3 D Embossing Folder
$12.25
Opal Rounds
$10.25
Blending Brushes
$16.25
Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad
$10.25
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
$10.25
Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad
$10.25
Frost White Shimmer Paint
$11.00
Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad
$10.25
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad
$10.25
Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$12.00
Seaside Spray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$12.00
Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$13.50