Stampin’ Up! – Prized Peony – Colour Inspiration #118

I am so excited to be bringing you a fun card as part of the Colour Inkspiration challenges this fortnight.
I was lucky enough to be the winner for the #116 challenge which you can see here.

As a winner of the previous challenge I am lucky enough to be guest designer for this challenge and what a fun challenge it is!
You can see the challenge below…
Head over to the Facebook Page to see the challenge and join in on the fun!

What a fun colour combination of beautiful soft greens and neutrals.
When I saw this challenge my head went straight to the soft beauty of the Peonies bundle from the Annual Catalogue.

Here’s a look at my finished project.
I really wanted to add some gold to really give my projects something a little ‘extra’
I chose to create a fun background using punched images from the Bough punch which I have punched in Very Vanilla and adhered to Very Vanilla Cardstock. To add some of the Soft Succulent to my background I have softly added some ink to the edges of the cardstock with a Blending Brush.
I added some Gold Foil and some Linen Thread for a fun base to work with for my card.

To add in some of the Garden Green, I have used a Stampin’ Write Marker to spritz some over my background.

Here’s a close up look at the finished card.
I had a lot of fun stamping the largest peony image and colouring with a mixture of Soft Succulent and Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends. I didn’t have Basic Gray Blends so I found that Smoky Slate would give the same look. I added the Basic Gray into my design with one of the gorgeous Heart & Home Doilies. This gave some more layering and texture to the card.

Lastly I embellished with some Wink of Stella and some Brushed Brass Butterflies.

Here is a look at the inside of the card where I have added some more stamping with another peony coloured with Stampin’ Blends and some more Gold Foil and a simple sentiment.

This card was a load of fun to put together.
Be sure to pop over and check out the challenge

Crafty hugs! xx

Prized Peony Bundle (English) [154056] $100.75	Bough Punch [157711] $31.00	Heart & Home Doilies  [157956] $8.75	2021–2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum [155616] $21.00	Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136] $17.50
Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Very Vanilla A4 Thick Cardstock [144238] $14.25	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75	Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock [155777] $15.25
Blending Brushes [153611] $21.00	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Soft Succulent Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155521] $15.50	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $15.50
Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155] $52.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00