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Colour INKspiration #08



Welcome to the Colour INKspiration blog hop, this fortnight I am taking part in the hop as Guest Designer - what an honour! Here are the colours for this fortnights challenge:


Love the little duckies in this scene! I took quite some time to decide on my creation as these colours are not natural to me, but hey! that is the great thing about challenges - you get out of your comfort zone and stretch yourself.  In the end I decided the Touches of Texture set would work a treat with this colour selection


I started with the watercolour stamping of the flower with Delightful Dijon, then stamped the detail using Tip Top Taupe and Soft Suede, off setting a little each time I stamped, and finished with a layer of gold embossing. I repeated the same process for the stem and Sentiment (from Rose Wonder). Adding a layer of Delightful Dijon on top of the Early Espresso card base really made the flower pop


The final touch was to add some "splatter" by loading up my aqua painter and flicking onto the card - perfectly ties in withe to watercolour stamp for the flower base :) 

Next on the Blog Hop is the amazing Bronwyn Eastley, enjoy!


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  1. Kelly Kent26 April 2017 at 19:02

    Amazing card Sue - so glad you could join us a guest designer! I love that you made Delightful Dijon the focus - I think it's going to win over a few fans just hop! Kelly x

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  2. Lillybet26 April 2017 at 19:26

    Welcome as a guest designer Sue. I love the detail photo which shows just how many layers are in you gorgeous flower. Very delicate and yet luscious at the same time. I can't wait to see what everyone produces. I think this combination has been a great challenge for us all

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  3. Stephanie Fischer, the Crafty Thinker26 April 2017 at 19:34

    Sue Vine - this is di-vine!

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  4. Nicole26 April 2017 at 20:10

    Just gorgeous loving the off setting it is so effective! Congrats on being the guest designer for this challenge what a lovely card x

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  5. Denita Wright-Smee26 April 2017 at 20:29

    A beautiful creation Sue. I love the gold embossing - adding a lovely element with the Challenge colours. Congratulations on your Guest Designer role too. D ♡

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  6. Rachel Palmieri26 April 2017 at 21:19

    Love your choice of stamps for this challenge, Sue. Perfection!

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  7. Unknown26 April 2017 at 21:32

    Welcome as Guest Designer Sue! Such a pretty card with beautiful detail. Thanks for joining us on this tricky challenge!!!

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  8. Sherlie26 April 2017 at 22:43

    Beautiful card, simple but very elegant and to the point.

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  9. Lou27 April 2017 at 07:29

    Congrats on being out guest designer this week Sue. You did such a fab job with this colour combination. I love all the little details.

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  10. Kim Oliver27 April 2017 at 09:47

    I think this card is great Sue, I love how well you pull off these simple designs. I wish I could do what you do xx

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  11. Tricia27 April 2017 at 15:53

    Beautiful card, Sue. Congrats on being our guest designer this round. I just love the addition of gold with these colours.

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  12. Nikki Spencer29 April 2017 at 10:25

    The gold is a stunning addition Sue. Beautifully done and l love the clean layers and style! xx

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  13. Bronwyn Eastley30 April 2017 at 20:50

    Welcome to the CI Crew as a Guest Designer, Sue. Love the addition of the gold with the blend of challenge colours on your flower. I MUST ink that stamp up!! TFS and providing some lovely inspiration

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  14. Julia2 May 2017 at 19:31

    Loving the gold highlights. Really makes this image sing! So glad you could join in with the crew this time.

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