CI06: Colour INKspiration meets Stampin’ Up! Mini Egg Cartons
Colour INKspiration #6: Night of Navy, Pool Party, Calypso Coral and a touch of Gold meets Stampin’ Up!’s mini egg cartons
What an amazing colour palette we have for ColourInkspiration Challenge #5!
Such a striking combo, it actually made me want to run to the craft room to create something.
I pulled out my inks and papers, but in the end my eyes kept returning to the fabulous that were sitting on my desk. I think they were calling my name. Check them out .
They come in a pack of 8 neutral, uncoloured egg cartons, and you can dress them up any way you like! Very clever actually.
Colouring Stampin’ Up! Mini Egg Cartons
I added a few drops of ink refill to a , along with some Isocol rubbing alcohol, and sprayed the colour on to my box. The rubbing alcohol works great, because it evaporates really quickly and doesn’t seem to ‘wet’ the carton as much as spritzing with water. You could spritz with pure ink refill, I suppose, but the colour would be very intense, so I like to add a carrier like the rubbing alcohol.
I went for a mottled build up of colour as shown below…
And inside is a lovely box of treats for my ‘sweetheart’!
Get it? Sweet {heart} <3
I played with lots of dies and embellishments and basically just had fun putting this little project together. Don’t forget to create matching “fill” for inside your box. The easiest way is to cut up coordinating cardstock with the .
Thanks for visiting today. Next stop is the fabulous Kelly Kent. You are going to LOVE her project.
I hope you enjoyed this 6th Colour INKspiration challenge. Each fortnight the crew inspires you with a blog hop as we unveil the new challenge colours, and you can join in on our challenge page! Come and join us. For a little bit of extra fun, each week the crew will pick a winner, and there’ll be a people’s choice winner too.
Happy stamping,
WOW such a gorgeously decorated mini egg carton…I love the little gold paper tassels too!
Wow! The egg carton looks like. Alice of chocolate cake! Cool effect!
oh wow that egg carton is wicked!! I love how dark it has come out as the other colours really stand out! x
Oh super fun Simone! I love the embellishments!!! Kelly x
Stunning. I love all of those little details that you have added. Such a unique gift for someone.
Oh I love the idea of a mottled carton Simone! Thanks so much for the idea! Definitely one I will be trying! Love the ‘sweet heart’!
How cool is that spritzing in these colours! Super cute giftbox Simone. xx
Wow – all those colours spritzed together look amazing! I would never be that brave but you’ve made it look superb!! Thank you for the inspiration.
A cute gift for your sweetheart!
I loved seeing the transition of colour in your egg box Simone and how beautifully you dressed it up. All the gold makes it extra luscious!
The layers of colours on your egg carton are really cool. gives the project an antique look.
Wow! Mixing the colours is such a fun approach to the challenge. Love your project.