Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #516

Hey everyone, 

Today we have Color My Heart Color Dare challenge #516 and it is a triple play (use all three colours):

We reference Close To My Heart colour names but you can use any brand as long as it is a very good match. 

I have had this die for a while but this is the first time I've had chance to use it and I'm really pleased with the results. I like the shadow effect from the three challenge colours. 

I'm sad to say this will be my final challenge with the Color My Heart Color Dare team...for now! Life has become hectic and sometimes we have to make hard decisions to keep our sanity, and for me I've had to reduce the time spent crafting. Hopefully this won't be forever and the team may allow me to come back! 

Do head over to the Color My Heart blog and check out the amazing work by the rest of the Design Team and join in the fun! 

Much love

Steph x

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #514

Hi all, 

Thanks for joining me today for Color My Heart Color Dare challenge #514. Today we have a really lovely inspiration photo for you.

Don't forget to choose at least three colours visible in the photo, not including the free colours of black, white and gold. 

I selected a couple of shades of blue from the lovely water in the photo. I also had to pick a couple of the gorgeous greens. Finally I added a little yellow from those fabulously autumnal leaves. I have used a layering stencil here and I had so much fun. I will definitely be trying this out in every colour combination I can think of! 😂

I decided to die cut the finished panel to fit a slimline card base and I added my sentiment in black and white to stand out.

Please hop over to the Color My Heart Color Dare blog for more fabulous inspiration from the Design Team and join in with the challenge. 

Much love

Steph x

Uniko Brand Ambassador Inspiration - Peace on Earth

Hi all, 

Thanks for joining me today for my Uniko Brand Ambassador inspiration post. I seem to be on a roll with Christmas cards at the moment so I have chosen to use the Uniko Peace on Earth stamp set. I have however, made one card that isn't a Christmas card with this set...read on! 

Here I have kept to a very traditional layout, stamping one of the doves and fussy cutting. I stamped the olive branch twice and fussy cut also before layering them and the dove onto a navy blue die cut circle. The sentiment is also from the Peace on Earth set and is heat embossed using white embossing powder. 

For my next card I have white heat embossed the edges with snowfall from the Uniko Background Builders: Winter Wonderland stamp set. I then heat embossed the two doves onto navy card and fussy cut. The olive branch is stamped directly onto the card using green ink as is the sentiment using navy ink. 

For my final card I wanted to show how this stamp set could also be used for a congratulations (or wedding) card. I stamped and heat embossed the doves using black ink and fussy cut. I then used the outline heart from the Uniko Background Builders: Hearts stamp set and heat embossed in clear before infilling with glossy accents. (I think it looks a bit like the middle of a jammy dodger!!). I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from the Uniko Flower Power #3 stamp set before adhering all the elements to a green die cut stitched rectangle and then onto the card front. 

Hoping I have given you some useful inspiration today and that you are where you want to be in terms of your Christmas crafting!!

Much love

Steph  

The Male Room Challenge #166

 Good morning all, 

Thanks for joining me today as we announce this month's challenge at The Male Room. The theme is 'Song Title'. 

Oh my, what a wide open theme! What springs to mind for you? 

My card sort of evolved naturally without me having to think too much because I was using up some of my patterned paper stash plus some elements I had already stamped an coloured. When I had finished I realised it would work well for this challenge and the song ‘London’s Calling’ by The Clash sprang to mind.

So my background is a map of central London taken from an old diary I once had. It’s amazing what you can use to make a card! The smaller London elements are from a stamp set by Clearly Besotted and I added a signpost and sentiment from a set I received with a UK magazine. 

Now I challenge you to not only join in with our challenge over at The Male Room but also to search your stash and look for inspiration from it too. Head over to The Male Room blog and check out what inspired the rest of the Design Team and their song title choice. Leave them some love! 

Much love

Steph x

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #512

Afternoon Guys, 

Thanks for joining me for today's Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #512. This week we have a Fancy Five, but you only have to use three colours. 

We reference Close To My Heart colour names but you can use any brand as long as you make a VERY close match. 

For my card I chose to make a sea scene using Glacier, Lagoon and Sundance. 

I had these dies from a UK magazine and they make really great cards. I used a wood grain embossing folder for the sea as I don't have a wavy style one. I think it worked out ok! 

For more fantastic inspiration head over to the Color My Heart Color Dare blog and check out how the rest of the Design Team used the colour palette. 

Much love

Steph x