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Colour INKspiration #11, lovely colour combo


I've had a bit of fun this morning playing with a fe new products. I LOVE the new embossing paste- and I've been waiting for ages for SU to bring out some materials for mixed media. 
  • This paste is light and very easy to spread
  • it dries quickly and gives a beautiful finish
  • It can be easily coloured with our refill inks to create a perfect match.

This weeks colours are just lovely together. 
In my card I have used marina mist ink to colour the paste and used the brick wall mask. This is spread over a watercolour wash using Marina Mist- I just love the layers of colour.

To create the leaves I used the 3 ink colours from the challenge and the baby wipe technique to get the variegated leaves using the Colorful Seasons stamp set and framelits.

I don't currently have any Early Espresso cardstock but I do have some very old (retired) Early Espresso heat emboss powder, and I have used this for the sentiment on vellum.


Of course I ended up with loads of leaves because I had to use up all the ink from the baby wipe stamp pad - AND I had more paste than I needed so I had to use that up before it dried - so I made 2 more!  I have to say I do love the tone on tone paste- blue paste on blue card is stunning in real life.






I wish I had more time today because I'd love to get some more of that paste spread around!!!
If you purchase the paste be sure to get the mask and spatulas.  (just click on the image below to take you to my online store to order your very own little jar of fun!) 
But you could also create your own mask using window sheets. mmmmm definitely need more hours in the day! 

Next this week on the hop is the Gentle Julia, I can't wait to see what she creates after receiving her lovely swap recently. You have 3 Queenslanders in a row, with Lou before me this week. It's such lovely weather up here in winter. Feel free to come visit me in sunny Rockhampton, I'm sure we could have fun stamping together, but if not visit me on my Facebook page Lillybet's Papers or on Pinterest!



Don't be afraid to contribute to our Facebook page after you create something with these colours. They are not as hard to put together as some of the the other challenges we've had.  We'd love to see what you create.


Thanks for looking, and remember 

"don't just post online,
post something pretty!"

Liz
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  1. Christine Blain14 June 2017 at 19:47

    Wow - your cards are all so beautiful, Liz! I love that you've made Marina Mist the dominant colour ... I don't tend to gravitate towards blues, but just love the balance of colour in your creations.

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    1. Lillybet15 June 2017 at 07:34

      Thanks Christine- I'm a blue girl from way back! (my wardrobe tells me so!)

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  2. Kim Oliver14 June 2017 at 20:20

    Both cards are very pretty, love the subtle colours in both and your emossing paste wall looks fab too xx

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    1. Lillybet15 June 2017 at 07:35

      Thanks Kim, if you don't yet have the paste you soon will it's fabulous

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  3. Kelly Kent14 June 2017 at 22:16

    Oh wow - the watercoloured embossing paste is my favourite. But all three cards are just stunning. Excelled at this challenge Liz (despite not having any EE cardstock.... how does that happen???). Kelly x

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    1. Lillybet15 June 2017 at 07:36

      I know right? time to stock up again I think. And that paste is so much fun!

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  4. LeAnne14 June 2017 at 23:38

    These are STUNNING. I was on the fence about embossing paste but I can see I am going to have to bite the palette knife and get some!

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    1. Lillybet15 June 2017 at 07:37

      Thanks so much LeAnne. DEFINITELY bite the palette knife! haha you won't regret it.

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  5. Lou15 June 2017 at 12:23

    Love them all. You had me at Embossing Paste! I love the tone on tone idea. Beautiful.

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  6. Mel Pagano15 June 2017 at 12:36

    Oh my goodness Elizabeth - I thought your first card was amazing, but what a set! Absolutely beautiful!!!

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  7. Bronwyn Eastley15 June 2017 at 20:16

    Oh my goodness, three mini works of art. You have gone above and beyond with these colours. The first is definitely my fave.

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  8. Elisha15 June 2017 at 22:28

    Truly, a gorgeous trio of cards! I love the embossing paste layered over the watercolor wash - perfection!!

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  9. Gloria S16 June 2017 at 09:56

    OMG!!!!!! I ove,love,love, these colors and projects! Did I say I love them? So shoot me. I love the colors colors and everything else about these three projects. I'm caseing you!

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  10. Nikki Spencer16 June 2017 at 14:43

    What a stunning collection Liz! They are all lovely in their own right, but your first card is a jaw dropper...So beautifully serene! xx

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  11. Sibylleherbe18 June 2017 at 22:10

    Wow indeed. I absolutely love this gorgeous card.

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  12. Julia25 June 2017 at 20:22

    Love love love. Love the leaves. Love the blue wash and the wall. Love the cards. Love your artistic talent. I would love to case you. Brilliant project. Thankyou for your wonderful inspiration.

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    1. Lillybet25 June 2017 at 23:44

      thanks so much Julia, of course you can CASE me, I'd be honoured! have fun lovely lady!

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  13. Esther25 June 2017 at 23:45

    beautiful! The leaves are so effective with this technique!

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  14. Denita Wright-Smee26 June 2017 at 14:53

    Absolutely beautiful creations, Elizabeth. D xox

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  15. Virginia Killmore28 June 2017 at 21:49

    How did you do the leaves please

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    1. Lillybet29 June 2017 at 07:02

      HI Virginia, this is from the text in the post-
      "To create the leaves I used the 3 ink colours from the challenge and the baby wipe technique to get the variegated leaves using the Colorful Seasons stamp set and framelits."
      there are plenty of videos on this technique, and if you search through the labels on the right side of this page I have other posts using Baby Wipe Technique.(there are 4 with different projects and lots of pictures) But essentially you create your own ink pad by putting drops of reinker colour close together on a folded baby wipe and use that as your inkpad for your stamping. It's a great technique and you get differen
      t images every time. have fun, any more questions just email me, Liz

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  16. Bonnie10 July 2017 at 08:25

    Love the cards! Beautiful, all of them! I was wondering about the newspaper print for the card with the two circles. Where did that come from? Thanks!

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