Colour INKspiration #91 – Alcohol Ink Art with Stampin’ Blends

Welcome to addinktive designs and the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge.

You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are usually two challenges every month (on the second and fourth Wednesdays). However, as this is the last one for 2020, CI#91 will run for a total of five weeks over the Holiday Season.

Today’s fun inspiration pic was sourced from Pinterest by Lou. The challenge for #CI91 is to make a paper craft project using at least 3 colours from the chosen colour combination, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay, Pretty Peacock, Magenta Madness, Gorgeous Grape and Glitter; you may also add Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Basic Black and metallics to your project. We also allow ‘Ivory’ and ‘Bronze’ in the Stampin’ Blends. If you don’t have all the colour palette, feel free to use the closest SU substitute (ie: Melon Mambo instead of Magenta Madness).

I did some Alcohol Ink Blending using Stampin’ Blends on Vellum, 100% Isopropyl Alcohol and an old SU Colour Spritzing Tool! (I’ve published a tutorial for this technique on my You Tube Channel. It’s a little different to today’s project because I also added some Frost White Shimmer Paint to the background).

For CI#91 I managed to use all the colours on my card except for Gorgeous Grape; the ‘glitter’ was added using a touch of Clear Wink of Stella.

Once dry, the ink blended vellum piece was dry embossed with the ‘Mini Leafy’ Meadow Moments Embossing Folder and the leaves were painted with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint.

The butterflies and flowers were coloured with different coloured Stampin’ Blends on small pieces of Vellum, blended with Isopropyl Alcohol and a Colour Spritzing Tool, then punched out. A light coating of Shimmer Paint or Wink of Stella Glitter was applied to each one.

Pretty Peacock with Frost White Shimmer Paint

Granny Apple Green with Clear Wink of Stella Glitter

Mango Melody with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint

Background – Bermuda Bay, ~ Flowers – Magenta Madness with Frost White Shimmer Paint

Even though the Crew are from the South Pacific Region, the challenge is an international one; so if you love all things Stampin’ Up! ®, please feel free to play along. You don’t need a blog to enter. Click on the badge below to take you to our Facebook group –

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Product List

Butterfly Duet Punch [148523] $31.00	Confetti Flowers Border Punch [152723] $40.00	Curvy Dies [154319] $50.00	Meadow Moments Embossing Folders [153126] $14.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $14.25	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25
Gilded Gems [152478] $12.25	Metallic Pearls [146282] $12.25	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $17.50	Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144600] $15.50
Magenta Madness Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [153106] $15.50	Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends [147945] $15.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.50	Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154895] $15.50
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Frost White Shimmer Paint [147046] $14.00	Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint [147044] $14.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

My customers who spend between $10 and $50 in my on-line store will be sent my latest card tutorial for FREE as a thank you for shopping with me. For purchases over $50, the latest Dimensionals Tutorial Bundle will be emailed directly to you! The December Bundle is a beauty!!!