For Your Inspiration #38

Welcome back to our latest challenge on the For Your Inspiration challenge blog!  Steph has a wonderful photo for us this week.  Just feast your eyes on this.  I just love that gorgeous orange glow.

I decided to create a one layer card using Flourishes Country Road and a few Stampscape images combined with lots of sponging.

I really just love the simplicity of this card.  It's so relaxing and calm.  Don't you love the sentiment too?

I hope you'll join us at FYI for the photo inspiration challenge.  You have until Wednesday, January 30th to link up your project based on the photo above.




 
Stamps:   Country Road (flourishes), Oak Branch, grass texture (stampscapes)
Paper:   white
Ink:   Summer Sunrise, Garden Green (CTMH), Orange Zest, Pure Poppy, New Leaf (PTI), black

For Your Inspiration is back!

Happy New Year!!!  I haven't posted in so long.  The holidays and my girls' birthday just keep me hopping from Thanksgiving through the new year -- no time for blogging.

I'm so excited that the team at For Your Inspiration is back from our break.  We have some new team members too.  You can read about them HERE.  I can't wait to get to know these ladies better.

Let's get to the photo inspiration:

Here is my take on it:

I really didn't do justice to the beautiful photograph.  I was inspired by the colors in the picture and created a masculine birthday card using some Stampscape stamps and a woodgrain impression plate from Papertrey.

I hope you'll join us for this challenge.  You have until Wednesday, January 16th to post your creation based on the photo inspiration above.  Link up your card on the FYI blog.


Blessings,




Stamps:  Meadow (stampscapes), Movers & Shakers Sentiments (PTI)
Paper:  White, Black, Spring Rain
Ink:  Ripe Avocado (PTI), Summer Sky (memento)
Other:  colored pencils, copics, Mat Stack 5 die (PTI), Woodgrain IP (PTI)

Rowboat Scene

I have another Stampscapes card for you today.  When I saw that the Craft a Scene challenge for August was The Great Outdoors I knew that I needed to put my Stampscapes images to work.  I created the peaceful, dusk / nighttime scene using various stamps (listed below).  The sentiment is from PTI's Pretty Peonies.

I stamped everything except the sky in black and sponged most of the colors onto the card stock.  The rocks are colored with pencils.  The milky way sky is stamped in blue and sponged with some purple and yellow.  I highlighted the oak branches with a white gel pen.

Hopefully, I'll get a chance to create another outdoor scene for this challenge.


Blessings,



 

Stamps:  Stampscapes -- Lakeside Cove Lg 049G, Oak Branch 203G, Water Ripple Light 305C, Rowboat 166A, Reeds Lg 068D, Milky Way 058E, Rocks in Water, PTI -- Pretty Peonies
Paper:   Kraft, Black, White
Ink:  Summer Sky (memento), Almost Amethyst (SU), Pink, yellow
Other:  quikcutz label, twine, white gel pen, colored pencils

For Your Inspiration #34

I cannot believe that it's already time for our next For Your Inspiration challenge.  As always, you have two weeks to play along.  For this challenge you have until Wed, August 1 to submit a card or project.

Here is the photo inspiration:

I created a scenic card using these colors:

I had a lot of fun creating this card.  Stampscapes makes it so easy!  Most everything is colored with Copic markers.  The clouds were stamped using Memento's Summer Sky.

Please be sure to stop by the rest of the DT's blogs to see their gorgeous cards (links are on my sidebar).

Here are images of the stamps I used:

Stamps:  Stampscapes  (Rocky Peaks 188F, Autumn Bank left and right, Water Ripple Light 305c, Prickly Branches 272G, Cumulus Cloud 018E), Sending You (PTI), Mat Stack 1 (PTI)
Paper:  Glossy cs, white, black
Ink:  Summer Sky & Tuxedo Black (memento), Buttercup (CTMH), Orange Zest (PTI)
Other: variety of Copic markers, label die (quikkutz)

For Your Inspiration #30

I had so much fun creating a card for this photo inspiration challenge!  I hope you take time to play along as well.  You have until May 30th to link up a card at For Your Inspiration.

Take a look at this gorgeous picture.

I knew right away that I would sponge a similar sky and use some Stampscapes images for my card.

For the background:

1. I started by brayering the entire glossy cardstock panel with a light yellow ink.  
2. Then I masked off the sun using a circle punched out from a post-it note.  
3. Next I sponged Groovy Guava ink all around the panel, being sure to leave some of the yellow showing through.  
4. After that I used my favorite Stampscape stamp ever, Cloud (cumulus), in a darker orange.  Do you see the fluffy clouds at the top?  That stamp is foolproof I tell you.  
5. I chose to stamp a few small strip clouds in that darker orange (stamped off once) over the sun.

The die cut sentiment came with a cuttlebug folder called Everyday Greetings.  I've had it for years and don't think I've ever used it.  I am really trying to put some old things to use.  Otherwise, I just feel wasteful.

Be sure to see the gorgeous cards that the rest of the DT made.  They hit it out of the ballpark on this challenge!    Their links are on my sidebar.

Have a wonderful day,



 
Stamps:   Prickly Branches, Cloud, Cloud Strips
Paper:  white, black, glossy
Ink:  Buttercup, Goldrush (CTMH), Dandelion (memento), Groovy Guava (SU!)
Other:  Everyday Greetings die (provocraft)

Craft a Scene Challenge #4

I was so excited to discover a new challenge blog for scenic stamping called Craft a Scene.  I love scenic stamping, especially when using Stampscapes stamps.  I had to play along with their latest challenge -- Silhouettes.

I used several Stampscape stamps on this scene and one retired SU! stamp from Noble Deer.  Everything was colored with colored pencils except the sky which was stamped with Summer Sky (memento).  Here are some of the stamps I used:

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!






Stamps:  various Stampscapes, Noble Deer (SU!)
Paper:  White, Royal Velvet (PTI)
Ink:  Black, Summer Sky (memento)
Other:  colored pencils, black fine line pen

For Your Inspiration #26

Hello everyone!  I'm finally back with a card.  It's been too long.

We have a new inspiration photo for you at For Your Inspiration.  It's just gorgeous!  I hope you'll join us for this challenge.  Here's the photo:

Here's my take on it:

I went a pretty literal route with this.  I tried to be "artsy" by double stamping the branches of the tree after stamping off once.  It's not my favorite look:)

Please be sure to visit the rest of the FYI Design Team to see their beautiful cards inspired by this photo.  Links are on my sidebar.





All supplies from Papertrey Ink unless stated.

Stamps: Oak Branch (Stampscapes 203G), Mat Stack 5 Collection (sentiment)
Paper:   white, black, green scraps
Ink:  Sepia (memories), Fired Brick distress (Ranger), black
Other:  Picket Fence die, grass border punch (fiskars)

For Your Inspiration #18

Happy Thursday everyone!  Welcome back to another inspiration challenge from For Your Inspiration.  As always, you have two weeks to play along.  Take a look the photo for this challenge:

Gorgeous!  Makes me miss Arizona and riding our Harley through the mountains to see the red rocks of Sedona.

Here's my card based on the photo.  I went with the sun peeking through the clouds and created this Stampscapes scene.  For once, I didn't use the colors in the photo.  I'm trying to stretch myself with these challenges.

I wasn't sure how this would turn out when I started, but in the end I really liked the result.  The image of the kids running reminds me of my girls rejoicing!

This was created using a variety of Stampscape images on glossy cardstock.  First I brayered some color on the top and bottom of the glossy paper using a Kaleidacolor rainbow pad called Baby Powder.  Here are links to the stamp I used in case you are interested.

• Nature Sheet 7 (path, trees, tall grass)
• Crepuscular Rays 115G (sun)
• Cloud Bar 119F (clouds)
• Oak Branch 203G (tree images on the sides)
• Running Kids 230B

Please be sure to check out the rest of the DT projects.  Links are on my sidebar.

Blessings,





Stamps:  Stampscapes (see above)
Paper:   True Black (PTI), Glossy White
Ink:   Kaleidacolor Baby Powder, black (memento)
Other:  brayer

It's time for the next For Your Inspiration Challenge!  As always you have two weeks to play along with us.  This challenge is sponsored by Paper Pretties.  One randomly selected participant will win five (5) free digital stamps from their store.

We also have a new Design Team member to announce today.  The very talented Vicki Dutcher is joining the FYI team.  Have you seen her work?  I'm sure you have.  I love her style.  I also love the fact that she made an awesome tutorial on watermarking your photos using Gimp 2.0.  I found that at the beginning of the year and have pointed others to it ever since.  Thanks again Vicki!  Please stop by and welcome her to our team.

And now for the inspiration photo.  Take a look at this lovely shot.  I want to live there!

This photo had an Asian feel to me.  Maybe it was the clean lines or the fact that the light fixtures reminded me of chopsticks.  In any case, I chose to work with the Fan-tastic digi from the Paper Pretties store.

I definitely wanted to capture the lighting of the photo so I sponged two shades of yellow ink on my white paper after printing out the digi.  I also sponged a bit of orange around the edges.

Did you notice the reflection at the bottom?  Pretty cool huh?  I was formatting the digital image in Word and one of the options I stumbled upon printed a slight reflection under the image.  I just had to go with that and that's how this card was born.  I drew the little floating bridge under the girl and then stamped the tree reflection as well.  I sponged a little bit of blue ink in the water for a better effect.  The girl image is colored with Prismacolor pencils.

Please be sure to visit the rest of the DT to see how they were inspired by the photo.  Their links are on my sidebar.




 

Stamps:  Fan-tastic digi (Paper Pretties), Tree (Stampscapes), Signature Greetings (PTI)
Paper:  Black, white, Harvest Gold (PTI),
Ink:   Black (memento), Buttercup, Goldrush (CTMH), Dandelion (memento), Brilliance Sky Blue
Other:  sponges, Prismacolor pencils, Copic Marker gray

Psalm 91

I love this scripture of promise!  Psalm 91 is such an encouraging chapter in the bible.

This is for the anything goes challenge #110 at Stampin' Sisters in Christ.  You can see the challenge HERE.

For Your Inspiration #8

It's time for another challenge from For Your Inspiration!  Check out this stunning photograph.

I really struggled to do justice to this beautiful picture.  I had a few different ideas and didn't like the way they turned out so I went with my "nearly fail-proof" Stampscapes.  I used 4 different stamps for the scene.

I created a little cove where the crisp, cool water reflected the sky.  It reminded me of the area where we used to live in Arizona.  There are some gorgeous granite rock formations there with lakes tucked in between them.

When I first colored the little lake it looked flat so I tried to "fix" it.  Didn't help:)  In the end, I used my craft knife and cut out the existing lake.  I stamped another scrap with the cloud image and shaded it a bit with colored pencils, then attached it behind the panel.

Be sure to play along with this latest challenge.  You have until June 29th to join us at FYI!







Stamps:  cloud (cumulus), meadow lg., pines & rocks, ledge (all Stampscapes), sentiment -- Men of Life (PTI)
Paper:  Stampers Select White, Blueberry Sky (PTI), green
Ink:  ripe avocado (PTI), Sky Blue (memento), sepia (memories), indian corn blue (CTMH)

For Your Inspiration #5

I decided to play along with the FYI challenge this week when I saw this gorgeous photo.  I knew right away what card I wanted to create. 

I took a literal interpretation from this photo and created a scenic card with a church, clouds and grass.  Of course my little country church is quite humble compared to that cathedral.

I loved Stampscapes stamps!  I have a few and I just don't spend enough time playing with them.  Gotta remedy that.  I stamped the church scene and the tall grass in the foreground in Memento black and the clouds in Memento Sky Blue.  I used Prismacolor pencils and Copics to color in the grass.

This card was sent off to a special stamping buddy who is in the hospital undergoing some pretty rigorous chemo treatments right now.