Finding the hidden colors in Feels Like Frost

Posted on September 28, 2019 by mauistamper

I spent a lot of time playing with color palettes to go with the various Feels Like Frost papers. I wanted to bring out the unexpected and non-traditional colors, and I feel like I accomplished that with this birthday card:

Maui Stamper Stampin Up Feels Like Frost Happiest Birthday Wishes

Stamps: Honestly, I don’t know. I can’t find it anywhere. Help??
Color Palette: Shimmery White, Rococco Rose, Night of Navy, Soft Suede (unexpected, wouldn’t you say??)
Accessories: Feels Like Frost DSP, Stitched Rectangles dies, Dotted Swiss White Tulle Ribbon, Christmas Layers dies, Metallic Sequins (retired), Rococco Rose Ink refill, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I tried using Stampin’ Blends to color the Dotted Tulle Ribbon, but the color came out much darker than I wanted even with the light toned marker. I decided to try dying it with the ink refill. It worked – the second time! The first time I thought I should rinse it out and the color immediately left the ribbon. I made another batch (a bunch of ink in a little water, it’s really about how dark you want it) and once I’d reached the color I wanted I let it dry on top of a paper towel. I’m going out on a limb here to say I don’t think it’s colorfast!!!!

I’m pleased with the end result. I think if you swapped the Night of Navy and the Rococco Rose all around, you’ d have a great masculine card. Hmmm…

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Tropical Chic Birthday Wreath

Posted on August 18, 2019 by mauistamper

It seems everyone has made wreath cards and it’s time for me to get with the program already! This is such an easy technique that I’m chagrinned to have taken so long. A simple template – and the amazing Stamparatus – make this a very simple project:

Stamps: Tropical Chic, Piece of Cake
Color Palette: Whisper White, Pear Pizazz, Petal Pink
Accessories: Stamparatus, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Share What You Love DSP (retired), Old Olive Bakers Twine (retired)

I chose to make this a 5″ x 5″ square card in order to use the hibiscus stamp from Tropical Chic. In order to add the palm leaves, I created a double mask. You can see by looking that if you mask only one flower, you won’t get the desired results. I created a mask with 2 flowers stamped on the Stamparatus to set the leaves behind the wreath.

This card could just as easily be a wedding card, a graduation card (think a lei – although we don’t make them from hibiscus because the real thing doesn’t last) or any assortment of other happy occasion cards. It would be fun in bold tropical prints too, but I chose Petal Pink to coordinate with one of my favorite suites of paper of all time, now sadly retired. I hope you have some in your stash!

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Vibrant Vases: Colour INKspiration #60

Posted on August 12, 2019 by mauistamper

I am just under the wire for the Colour INKspiration #60 challenge! It often catches me because the deadlines are in Australian Eastern Standard Time Zone, and that means it’s a day ahead because of the International Dateline. I should know better – my daughter lives north of Sydney – but even when I do the math correctly I’m often under the wire. But here’s my contribution:

Stamps: Vibrant Vases, Crackle Paint, Beautiful Bouquet
Colour Palette: CI#60 Petal Pink, Terracotta Tile, Pretty Peacock, Blueberry Bushel; also Gold and Whisper White
Accessories: Stampin’ Write markers, Aqua painter, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stitched Rectangle dies, Metallic Pearls, Gold thread (retired)

This is the inspiration image for CI#60. I’ll tell you, these colours are a bit of a challenge to put together! Terracotta Tile and Petal Pink are made for one another, but those other two, well, it was a stretch. This project sat on my craft desk for a few days in pieces.

When I got the idea for the classic Blue-And-White for the vases, things started to come together. I used both Stampin’ Write markers and the Aqua Painter to get shading on the blooms, and used the Aqua Painter for the vases. I intended for it to have that slightly uneven, outside-the-lines look that old china pottery has.