Miss Pinks Craft Spot

Welcome to this month's Color Fusers Monthly Blog Hop! This month, we are featuring Lemon Lime Twist, Balmy Blue and Gorgeous Grape - I'd totally forgotten about Lemon Lime Twist.... but the colour of this ink is my inspiration. Maybe, just a twist of Lime I thought as I looked at the new Online Exclusive Cheers & Sips....... My husband purchased a "slushy machine before summer, and it has had quite a workout over the past few months - and believe it or not these colours are just some of the flavours we have enjoyed (Fruit Tingle, Midori  Illusion and Margarita mix). To create the drink colours I applied ink to a stamping block, spritzed with water then placed the block onto cardstock. Once dry I stamped the cup outline and then die cut. In the theme of the stampset, I hand drew the stick for the umbrella and the edge outline on the base. Continue on through the rest of the Color Fusers Blog Hop by clicking the button below for lots more inspiration using this month’s ...

Welcome to this month's Color Fusers Monthly Blog Hop! This month, we are featuring Petunia Pop, Summer Splash and Peach Pie - all part of the 2024-2026 In Color selection. I decided to use 2nd generation stamping for my design, what I mean by this is that I "stamped off" off on a piece of scrap then applied the stamp to florals - it's a great way to lighten colours when you don't want the full depth of colour direct from the ink pad. I've stamped the smaller foliage onto the card front then on scrap  the large flower arrangement flowers and leaves before die cutting, this gave lots of depth to my design. The main elements are from the Flowers of Beauty bundle , and the heat embossed sentiment is from Sentimental Park . Continue on through the rest of the Color Fusers Blog Hop by clicking the button below for lots more inspiration using this month’s colors. Next up is the amazing Bonnie O'Neill ! Click below to return to Melanie's blog: Color Fusers Bl...

Hello crafty friends, it's been a lovely cool weekend in comparison to past weeks, and I was lucky to have the house to myself this morning and felt the need to get inky. I was sorting through my desk, and saw my Beautiful Butterflies Bundle , no need to look further, this is one of my favourite sets from the mini catalogue. The suite has gorgeous Beautiful Bokeh DSP and coordinating Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix , so me and my need for bling decided I just had to incorporate the Bokeh Mix into my slimline design.  I used a Blending Brush with Blueberry Bushel, Gorgeous Grape and Berry Burst, then splattered the card base with water - this is one of my "go to" techniques lately and works perfectly when adding lots of bling as with today's card. I die cut the butterflies from Thick Basic White cardstock and adhered, the added the Bokeh Mix for that touch of bling that I adore. Thanks for visiting today, I hope you enjoyed viewing my project. Stay tuned for more inspiration and...

Hello crafters, a new month, means a new bundle from the All Star Design Team. This month we are showcasing the Storybook Moments suite. The All Star Design Team not only design a Tutorial Project that’s exclusive but we also each design an additional project to share here for further inspiration. This suite is super cute, I would call it "old style design theme", it brought me back to my childhood the moment I saw it.... wait did I just call myself old? I've coloured images from the bundle with Stampin Blends then die cut or in the case of the stone wall and background fussy cut, then created my "Easter Friends" scene. The embossed Crumb Cake background is the Sale-a-Bration is the Starstruck Embossing Folder, and I added a bow with co-ordinating Bakers Twine. Storybook Moments Inspiration Below is a sneak peek of what’s in store with this month’s Bundle. You’ll see my teaser in the bottom left of the image.  There is more inspiration from the Team within this ...

Welcome to this month's Color Fusers Monthly Blog Hop! This month, we have pretty pastels Bubble Bath and Soft Sea Foam with a pop of colour being Costal Cabana.. I went back to one of my Annual Catalogue favourites for this card - Layers of Beauty.  This is a versatile bundle as it includes the Decorative Masks, which make for a simply gorgeous water colour effect. Being the middle of summer and over 40 ° C degrees (104 ° F) most of my flowers are looking a little "crispy", so wanting to see some fresh flowers. I stamped my outline in Soft Sea Foam and added a touch of Coastal Cabana on the end of the flowers for newly blossomed blooms, to my surprise this gave my card a hint of a vintage colouring. After die cutting the arrangement, I cut in half and trimmed a segment of mini blooms so that I could extend the images top to bottom, using dimensions to adhere to the card front. To finish I added a Gold Embossed sentiment and some Gold Twisted Thread. Continue on through t...