Moody Mauve Monochromatic

 

I'm back with another Monochromatic card for you, this time our featured colour is Moody Mauve.

One option when working in monochromatic is to add a neutral colour such as white. That's what I've done for the first card here. I've kept it simple with just straight Moody Mauve and Basic White.

The stamp set and dies are called Irresistible Blooms and you can find them in our Online Exclusives range.

Another option when working in monochromatic is to add other tones or shades of the colour. Ideally I would have chosen a colour called Rococo Rose, but unfortunately I don't have any left as it's a retired colour. Instead I chose Bubble Bath and hoped for the best! haha.  I think it worked ok. The Designer Paper had stark white dots so I used a blending brush and some Bubble Bath ink to tone it down a little.

The "hello" stamp is also from the Irresistible Blooms bundle I used on the first card.

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Moody Mauve A4 Cardstock $17.50	Moody Mauve Classic Stampin' Pad $15.75	Bubble Bath A4 Cardstock $17.50	Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad $15.75
Irresistible Blooms Bundle (English) $94.50	2023–2025 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper $21.75	Double Oval Punch $39.00	Blending Brushes $23.00

Boho Blue - Dainty Delight

Boho Blue is such a lovely colour. 

It has a softness to it that I really like - perhaps it's the hint of grey that creates the soft effect.

For this monochrome card I've used the Dainty Delight bundle. The delicate floral images work well with Boho Blue.  I've also used the 2023-2025 In-Colour Designer Paper and Dots.

To colour the image, I used a Blender Pen to pull colour from the stamped image and spread it out to give the look of being coloured in.  If your ink from the outline image has dried too much for this technique, you can take some extra ink from your ink pad.  I like to tap the ink pad onto a clear block or a piece of acetate, then pick up the ink from there with the Blender Pen.

What do you think of Boho Blue? Is it a must-have colour for you?

 

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Dainty Delight Bundle (English) $96.25	Boho Blue A4 Cardstock $17.50	Boho Blue Classic Stampin' Pad $15.75
2023–2025 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper $21.75	2023–2025 In Color™ Dots $14.00	Blender Pens $23.00

Wild Wheat - Monochromatic

 Wild Wheat is such an interesting colour! 

It makes a great substitute for gold if you don't want "shiny" and somehow has a vintage feel to it. 

What's your take? Love or hate?

Here's my submission for the #craftycollaborations Insta Hop:

I've used the Hot Air Balloon bundle from the mini catalogue to stamp the images and words. 

I love the tone-on-tone effect of stamping with Wild Wheat ink onto Wild Wheat card stock. 

The background paper comes from the Softly Stippled Designer Series Paper which is a free gift with purchase during January and February.

For a final touch, some matching gems of course.

I hope you enjoyed seeing this card design!

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Wild Wheat A4 Cardstock $17.50

Wild Wheat Classic Stampin' Pad $15.75

Hot Air Balloon Bundle (English) $79.00

Softly Stippled 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper $21.75

2023–2025 In Color™ Dots $14.00

Copper Clay - Monochromatic

I love monochromatic colour schemes.

Copper Clay is such a lovely, rich colour.

I've used the Enduring Beauty Stamp Set and Dies, along with Copper Clay ink, Versamark Ink, White embossing powder and copper embellishments to create this look.

There is quite a large floral image in the stamp set. I used that image to stamp a background for my card. I stamped one whole image, then inked up small sections of the same stamp to fill in the gaps around the edges. 

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink and then heat embossed with white powder.

I used the dies from the bundle to cut out the sentiment and some leaves for added texture.

A strip of patterned paper and a few copper embellishments complete the look!

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Enduring Beauty Bundle (English) $89.50	Copper Clay A4 Cardstock $17.50	Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad $15.75	2023–2025 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper $21.75
Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots $15.75	Basics Embossing Powders $32.00	Versamark Pad $16.75	Heat Tool $54.00