Colour INKspiration is a fortnightly blog initiated by Bronwyn Eastley in Tasmania. The design team is made up of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all parts of Australia and New Zealand.You are at the blog of Rachel Palmieri, Independent Stampin' Up!® demonstrator. I run classes at my home studio in South Morang, Victoria, share Stampin' Up!® products and tools at parties for my customers, coach my lovely team and create cards and the occasional 3D project. This is our inspiration picture for Challenge #62, using Call Me Clover, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake & Whisper White.
I want to share with you the funny reaction my husband had when he saw me making this 40th card. He asked who it was for, and I told him our son, and he turned pale. I asked him what was wrong, I really couldn't imagine, and he informed me that he was having a big dose of reality! This isn't the first time a son has turned 40 mind you, but he is definitely in denial about aging.
Most of the stamps I used were inked for the first time today, the exception being the 'HAPPY' from Perennial Birthday. I had to swap out the little 'happy' from Family Party, because happy should never be small and restrained, always big, bold and LOUD!
It was easy enough to do too, because this large birthday sentiment in Perennial Birthday has a decent separation between the two words. I checked approximately where I thought I should place it, but felt it was too far to the left.You see below, it is not exactly centred. Also, was it perhaps lacking in colour? Here comes an opportunity to embellish, and this crafty lady jumped at it, stamping the HAPPY onto a scrap of Crushed Curry and die cutting with the Stitched Label dies.
Now, isn't that more balanced? I bought Family Party especially for all these 'special' birthdays, the big 0 birthdays, and the family ones. I also bought Beauty & Joy especially for this particular birthday because my son has a large bonsai collection, and the tree looks like it might be a Ficus, or some tree he would happily trim.
There is actually supposed to be a pedestal on the base of the pot, but that is not how bonsai pots are, so it got the chop. I love the way the stamp fades out to highlight parts, without any effort from the stamper. You can see this best on the pot and the tree trunk.
I had thought about using an embossing folder for the background for some textural interest, but remembered I had this Crackle Paint stamp, which had never seen ink either. Lots of people are using the Birch stamp, but I think I like this just as much. I added another strip across the bottom of the inside layer to finish. I can't share this card on my facebook page, as Jake will see it, and his birthday isn't till the end of September.
Kim Badelt is next stop on this blog hop
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Crackle Paint background is a superstar in my book, Rachel. You show it off well.
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