Vickie Lou Designs: February 2024

Thursday, 29 February 2024

The Project Share Project - 29th February 2024

Good Morning Everyone,

Happy Thursday and welcome to The Project Share Project. Every Thursday we will all share an individual blog post sharing one project from each of the other creators - maybe an inspiring card, a very fancy fun fold or simply a project that made us smile.

Verity Pursglove

www.inkybutterfly.com

Verity shared another couple of cards this week using the botanical Layers Stamp Set. I love how she has used two tones of the same colour to create a fab card front, simple idea but so effective. Here's the link which will take you to the blog post for more details on the cards -https://inkybutterfly.com/2024/02/27/simple-stamping-with-botanical-layers-2/

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Heather Forgan

www.stampwithnellie.com/

Heather is a regular contributor the Creative Colour Challenges, and this particular mix of colours was definitely a challenge. She made it look so easy though with this card - simple strips on embossed and coloured card. A very effective card indeed. Check out her blog to see how simple it is to create this fabulous card.

https://stampwithnellie.com/2024/02/23/stripes-splatters-thank-you-card-creative-colour-challenge-129/

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Craft with Jayne

www.craftwithjayne.co.uk/

Finally we have Jayne, who created these fabulous gift boxes using the Lighter than Air DSP and Softly Sophisticated stamp set. They were made specifically to hold a little bath bomb, but would fit all sorts of goodies inside/ Head over to her blog to get more details - https://craftwithjayne.co.uk/2024/02/27/mini-bath-bubble-bomb-gift-box-lighter-than-air-sale-a-braition-craft-with-jayne-stampin-up/

I really do hope you have enjoyed this post today. I enjoyed taking a closer look at these ladies' project and picking a favourite to share with you! If you have a moment or two, please head on over to their blogs. Check out these projects and see what else they have created too.

If you are on Facebook, why not pop over and check out our community group Craft & Banter. If you have a passion for paper craft, are brilliant at baking or a super talented seamstress then we would love to see you there. We share all types of crafting, run challenges and giveaways & generally have a right good natter.

See you soon

Vickie

Xxx

Tuesday, 27 February 2024

Enduring Beauty Happy Birthday Card Monochromatic Insta Hop - Sweet Sorbet

Good Morning Everyone.

I'm a little late sharing this project. Our house has been taken down by the dreaded lurgy for about a week and I've just not been able to do everything I needed to do. This card did go live on Friday over on my instagram, but I had a few people message me about the process, so here's a quick tutorial

Measurements

Thick Basic White Card Stock

1pc - 4 1/8" x 11 3/4", scored at 5 7/8"

Basic White card stock

2pc - large scraps for the image

1pc - scrap for the sentiment

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Take the Thick Basic White card stock and fold along the score line to create your card base, then pop to one side.

Ink up the large floral image from Enduring Beauty and stamp on both of the Basic White pieces. Take one of the images and run through you Cut & Emboss machine with the coordinating die. Whilst you have the machine handy cut out the label using a scrap of basic white.

Using your Sweet Sorbet Stampin Blends colour in all the flowers on the remaining piece. Then very carefully fussy cut out all the flower heads, making sure you cut them very close to the lines.

Now, add all the coloured heads to the black and white image, laying the flowers directly over the same flower below. I found this way the best way to ensure you had crisp edges to the flowers, the blends can bleed a little, so by colouring a separate image and overlaying then, you remove that possibility.

Bring back the card base and using your Sweet Sorbet ink and a blending brush, lightly add colour to the centre of the card front. Keep placing your floral panel onto the card front to make sure that the colour will be seen when the image is stuck down.

Stamp the sentiment from Bold Bouquet into the centre of the label you cut earlier, and add a very light colouring of Sweet Sorbet to the edges using a blending brush.

Pop some dimensionals onto the back of the sentiment and the flower image and arrange into the centre of the card front.

I absolutely love this bold pop of colour against the black and white. It looks fabulous in Sweet Sorbet, but I reckon it would work with so many of our other colours - why not give it a try?

Please take a few minute to head over to Instagram and check out the rest of the Hop - there's quite a few of us who have all created with Sweet Sorbet, so it;s a great place to get lots and lots of inspiration, - My Instagram Page

Here's a list of supplies I used in today's project, click on the images to head over to my online store Product List

See you soon

Vickie

Xxx

Sunday, 25 February 2024

Creative Colour Challenges - #130

Good Evening Everyone,

As you may or may not know - I run the Creative Colour Challenges blog. Each week three Stampin Up Colours are randomly selected and I ask you to create a projects using those colours! Some week's are easier than others - but what I do find is that there's a lot of inspiration given from those who participate, so I thought that on a Sunday, once I have announced the Winner of the Week's Challenge over on Creative Colour Challenges Blog, I'd hop on over here and share the entries with you in the hope that we can give everyone some more inspiration, and I will link to those I can (as anyone can enter, you don't have to have a blog or a website), so It's also my chance to share there work and show some support.

I do hope to continue this as long as possible, with the entry numbers as they are now, this is something I'm happy to work on, but if by some amazing force, the numbers grow in strength I may have to reassess how I do this!

HEATHER FORGAN

https://stampwithnellie.com/

HAZEL ANNE

https://nuttyhazecrafts.blogspot.com/

SUZY HINTON

https://stampnsip.blogspot.com/

JOLANDA JOHNSTONE

https://jolandasinquespotstudio.com/

TAMARA DILKS

https://tamaradilks.blogspot.com/

I hope you will head over and take a look at the links provided and check out these very talented ladies!

See you soon

Vickie

Xxx

Creative Colour Challenges - #129

Good Evening Everyone,

HEATHER FORGAN

https://stampwithnellie.com/

HAZEL ANNE

https://nuttyhazecrafts.blogspot.com/

SUZY HINTON

https://stampnsip.blogspot.com/

JOLANDA JOHNSTONE

https://jolandasinquespotstudio.com/

I hope you will head over and take a look at the links provided and check out these very talented ladies!

See you soon

Vickie

Xxx

Thursday, 22 February 2024

Petal Park Thank You Card. Ink & Inspirations Colour Challenge Blog Hop February 2024

Good Evening Everyone,

Today I'm taking part in the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop. It;s the first time I've joined in with this hop and I was so excited. We hop every month and alternate between Colour Inspiration or a Sketch for our theme.

February is Colour Inspiration and we were given the most gorgeous colour palette along with some pretty flowers for some inspiration.

I decided to take out the Petal Park & Sentimental Park stamp sets and create a fun floral card. I've used a handful of scrap strips of card in some of the colours and stamped them to create an interesting background effect. I've used this principle a few times in the past, but every time it looks completely different. what do you think?

Measurements

Orchid Oasis Card Stock

1pc - 5 7/8" x 8 1/4", scored at 4 1/8"

1pc - 4 1/8" x 3 1/4"

Basic White Card Stock

1pc - 5 5/8" x 3 7/8"

1pc - 4" x 3 1/8"

scrap

Calypso Coral Card Stock

1pc - 1 1/2" x 3 3/4"

Lemon Lolly Card Stock

1pc - 1 1/2" x 3 3/4"

Bubble Bath Card Stock

1pc - 1 1/2" x 3 3/4"

Parakeet Party Card Stock

1pc - 1 1/2" x 3 3/4"

Fresh Freesia Card Stock

1pc - 1 1/2" x 3 3/4"

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Fold the Orchid Oasis Card Stock along the score line to create your card base, then add the larger piece of Basic White card stock to the inside of the card.

Take the 1 1/2" x 3 3/4" and stamp the small cluster of flowers all over each piece in the same colour ink as the card. This gives a nice tone on tone effect and makes the strips of card a little more interesting. Add these strips to the card front positioning them all wonky to create more interest. I love how it's so easy to make such a fun background.

On the remaining piece of Basic White card stamp the leaf image outline in Parakeet Party ink and then use the solid in fill stamp to colour in the leaves. I used 2nd Generation stamping (stamped off first) to get a slightly lighter shade.

Stamp the sentiment in Orchid Oasis into the bottom left hand corner.

Layer this to the Orchid Oasis Card you have left and add to the centre of the card front.

Ink up the three flower cluster and stamp twice with Fresh Freesia ink, add the colour to the petals with the solid image, colouring one cluster with Lemon Lolly and one with Bubble Bath. Cut these out using the punch

Thank you so much for joining me today - I hope you have enjoyed my card. Please take a few minutes to continue through the hop and get lots more inspiration from these talented paper crafters

Here's a list of supplies I used in today's project, click on the images to head over to my online store Product List