I thought this was a very unusual inspiration piece and I struggled which way to go with it. I finally decided to use the colors, but ended up also using the stripes in a vertical rather than horizontal pattern. I combined THREE different stamp sets…something that I normally do not do, but for this occasion… [Read More]
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IM33 – Colorful Seasons
Today’s inspiration challenge is very interesting collection of pottery. I could see lots of geometric designs and leaves and I love the brown/rust colors. I went with a little of everything on my card using Colorful Seasons stamp set and Seasonal Layers Thinlits! Here’s what I came up with: Stampin’ Details: The base is… [Read More]
IM31 – Dandelion Wishes
It’s time for another Create with Connie and Mary’s Inspiration Monday!!! I’m guessing that I know the direction Mary is going with this inspiration photo…it does remind me of Dandelion Wishes, so I had to use it on my card! I love it with the Black/White/Gray combination! I actually pulled out my embossing powder and… [Read More]
IM30 – Rooted in Nature
It’s time for another Create with Connie and Mary’s Inspiration Monday!!! I admit…this inspiration really stumped me. If I had the new Sea of Textures stamp set/Under the Sea Framelits, I would have gone with that…but, I had to be little more “creative” and think out of the box on this one. Not sure if… [Read More]
IM27 Healing Hugs
It’s time for another Create with Connie and Mary’s Inspiration Monday!!! Don’t these cupcakes look SO yummy! I love that Stampin’ Up! put two new gorgeous purples in their color lineup! I love the combination of Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape…plus a pop of Granny Apple Green! (Think the Queen of England liked the colors,… [Read More]
IM9 – Waterfront
Today’s Inspiration Monday photo is gorgeous, isn’t it? I always love photography like this! Of course, it immediately brought to mind Stampin’ Up!’s fun new Brusho Color Crystals! So here is what I came up with using the awesome stamp set, Waterfront. I’ve used that black-out technique a few times with this set… [Read More]
IM2 – Sure Do Love You
Hi everyone! Mary and I will be bring a new Inspiration Challenge to you every Monday…this is our second one! This week are fun heart cookies for our inspiration photo! I went looking for some Designer Paper that would give the feel of the cookies and, of course, used a heart for under my… [Read More]