Category: incolors

Peacock Wishes

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Who doesn’t like a box that you can recreate in any colour you want? This box certainly lends that opportunity as it is all made using card, ink and stamps. At first, I looked at making this slightly smaller and including note cards in with it – but then I changed my mind and went for a bigger size that can accommodate sweet treats, candles, jewellery… almost anything!

Using the 2019-2021 incolors for the box base, I wanted to add something that gave the box some decoration without using Designer Series Paper (DSP). In the end, opting for a white belly band stamped with decorative flowers in the matching incolor. A strip of ribbon finishes the box with a sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set.

Take a look at my tutorial below to see how easy it is to make!

Best Wishes,
Suzanne


Colours used:

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Measurements:

  • Cardstock (Main Colour) = 8 x 11 inches
  • Cardstock (Belly Band) = 2 x 11 1/4 inches

Scoring:

  • Long Side (11″): 21/2”, 31/2” on both sides.
  • Short Side (8″): 1“, 2“ on both sides.

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Tealights with Comfort & Hope

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Recent global events have us all looking at things differently – for me this has crossed into the way I look at crafts. My posts earlier this week involved making, and subsequently posting, cards for team members who I would normally see every day at work. A 21st birthday and the welcoming of a new baby are events we would normally celebrate together in the office and present cards as part of this.

It made me think about other ways in which we can show we still care in times when we can physically see those we love. Today’s box is a great way of doing this with very little craft material needed. It houses 6 tea lights, the standard size ones you can usually get from supermarkets.

The Comfort and Hope stamp set gave the perfect sentiment to add onto the front, with a stamped off image to finish it off. How has crafting helped you during lockdown?

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

Colours Used:

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Rainbow Thanks!

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I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow too. Rainbows are pretty and are one of my upline’s favourite things. Each month, myself and other members of the team are rewarded for our achievements – be this a title promotion or hitting a sales target. This card was my thanks for those rewards and to show my appreciation.

For this, I combined a series of colours from the Brights & 2018-2020 In Colour DSP stacks to create both the background on the card and as part of the oval for the sentiment. The sentiment itself is hand stamped using the Lined Alphabet stamp set, where I chose to keep it simple with just the outlines finished with Wink of Stella.

I’m really pleased with the finished product and only hope the recipient is too.

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

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Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad
Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad
Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
Layering Ovals Framelits Dies
Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
In Color 2018–2020 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush
Lined Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

Showcasing Green!

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Do you ever find you get stuck in a cycle using the same colours over and over again. The purples, blues and reds get used a lot in my craft room. But the greens and pinks are always left on the shelf – especially green.

My upline (the fabulous Pootles) once set the team a challenge to use a colour or set of colours that we didn’t use often, so I decided that today was going to be a day where I did that but from this years incolors.

Now I LOVE this year’s incolors, but if there’s one of them that is going to be used less than the others, its definitely the green. So that’s the basis of today’s make!

Call Me Clover is not only the card base, it’s the ink and the ribbon on today’s card and I think it works rather well (even if I do say so myself). Coupled with some Whisper White cardstock and a piece of Twinkle Twinkle DSP.

Whilst it’s a colour I’m not really fond of, I love this card and its simplicity. You too can create one just as easily!

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

 

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