Flirty Flamingo Ice-cream

 Flirty Flamingo is our featured colour in this week's Monochromatic Instagram Hop with the #craftycollaborations crew. 

This card was made using the Ice Cream Swirl bundle from the mini catalogue. I stamped the ice cream image with Flirty Flamingo ink and then coloured in with my Flirty Flamingo Blends markers. I like the way the colouring turned out - deliberately a little messy/wonky lines.

The ice cream cone was die cut from Flirty Flamingo card stock and then I used a blending brush to add ink around the edges for some depth.

The strawberry on top has some Fine Tip Glue over the top for a glossy finish. 

The background was embossed with the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder.

                                                             

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Ice Cream Swirl Bundle (English) $92.50	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock $17.50	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad $15.75	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $17.50
Fine-Tip Glue Pen $12.75	Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder $17.50	Blending Brushes $23.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock $18.50

Starry Sky

Starry Sky is the colour for the latest monochromatic Instagram hop and the name of the colour dictated the stamp set choices to me. 

I've used the "In the Stars" stamp with White Craft Ink to create the background. I thought about using shite embossing powder over the top but decided against it - I like the way the White Craft Ink dries down to a softer colour. If you want bright white, then cover with white embossing powder.

I then used the Reach for the Stars bundle for the sentiment and the focal image of the space shuttle. 

Finally a few matte dots from the matching In Colour collection and the card is done. Super simple really, but I think it's quite effective.

What do you think?

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Starry Sky A4 Cardstock $17.50	Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad $15.75	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill $18.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock $18.50
Reach For The Stars Bundle (English) $93.50	It's In The Stars Cling Stamp Set $35.00	2022 2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots $14.00

Pebbled Path - In The Moment

 It's Pebbled Path's turn for the Monochromatic look.

This time I've used the In The Moment stamp set and the Countryside Blossoms embossing folder.

I stamped the image with Pebbled Path ink onto Pebbled Path card stock for that tone-on-tone look.

White pencil from the watercolour pencils is a great way to add some highlights. I roughly coloured the parts of the image which I thought were the "relaxation" elements - the book, pillows, socks, cup of tea and the dog.

To continue the white highlighting theme on the embossed background, I brushed on some White craft ink using a blending brush. If you do this lightly, with a gentle touch, the white ink will just touch the raised portions of the embossed background and help them stand out.

A few white dots to add a finishing touch.

I rather like how this turned out - a fun technique to try on your own projects.

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Pebbled Path A4 Cardstock $17.50	Pebbled Path Classic Stampin' Pad $15.75	In The Moment Cling Stamp Set (English) $42.00	Watercolor Pencils $28.00
Countryside Blossoms Embossing Folder $15.00	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill $18.50	Blending Brushes $23.00	Classic Matte Dots $12.25

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