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Colour INKspiration #127 using Brightest Beauty Wattle stampset

Life has been busy in these last few months and I am very happy to be back creating with the crew today for colour INkspiration#127.
It's a beautiful colour combination this week and we hope you are inspired to create something and share with us.
I have a number of new stampsets just itching to be inked up and these colours seemed perfect for the gorgeous Wattle  Brightest Beauty stampset. There are coordinating dies ( Golden Beauty) which also cut out the cutest little wattle pompoms with a lovely texture, but I used only the fancy label and the branch outline for this card. I was delighted with how well the two step stamps lined up and how simple it is to create this lovely branch. There are two wattles currently in flower just down the street which I walk past each day. One type has the grey/green leaves which are long and thin, but the other has leaves with a more rounded tip which are definitely  Pear Pizazz shade of green.




The set has a fabulous texture stamp with tiny triangles which adds a nice depth. I also used this to stamp on the Natural Finish ribbon, which i think adds a nice hint of colour. And tucked in there is a strip from one of the Sale a bration gifts which you can earn with a $90 spend- the Silvder and Gold specialty DSP. It is so easy to sponge and stamp on this paper.


One of my local Wattle trees! They smell lovely


I hope you have a creative week and remember, 
"don't just post online,
 post something pretty!"
cheers, Liz

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