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)

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!  Here's a quick CAS card that I made for my oldest daughter.

I impressed a piece of white cardstock with my Woodgrain IP and then cut it into strips for the background.  Just thought it added a bit more visual interest.  The circle is impressed with the Sunshine IP.  The tree image is from Hero Arts.  Thanks to my friend Barb for loaning me this set:)


Have a wonderful day!



 
All supplies from Papertrey Ink unless stated.

Stamps:   Who Loves You (Hero Arts)
Paper:  White, Kraft
Ink:   Sepia (memories)
Other:  Woodgrain Impression Plate, Sunshine Impression Plate, Pure Poppy Twine, circle nestability die, copic marker, hole punch

Several Christmas Cards

It's almost that time!!!  Merry Christmas to everyone in blogland.  I've been swamped with birthday celebrations and family gatherings, but I thought I share a few quick Christmas cards that I've made this year.  All three of these are so simple to make and easy to mail.

First up, is one that my friend Barb taught me to make.  She had seen one similar on SCS so we recreated it using the Woodgrain impression plate and the bow from Bells & Boughs (PTI).  The wreath was made with a 1" circle punch and a scallop circle punch (SU).

Next is a simple card using Scenic Season (SU) and the sleigh from In the Meadow (PTI).

Lastly is a card that I made which was inspired by a card my friend Connie made, which was inspired by a card Debbie Olson made HERE.

  I wish each one of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Blessings,

OLC Fun

Here's a one layer card using Papertrey's Through the Trees, BB: Woodgrain, Father Knows Best and Up, Up and Away. 

• First I sponged the sky using my homemade scallop punch cloud template and Breeze ink (CTMH).
• Sponged the grass and little hill using Tart lime (stampabilities) and Ripe Avocado (PTI)
• Inked up the tree trunk with Dark Chocolate (PTI) and then "kissed" it against a woodgrain stamp from Background Basics: Woodgrain.
• Stamped leaves in Ripe Avocado.
• Stamped sun with Sunflower (CTMH).  Large rays are stamped off once.
• Stamp sentiment from Through the Trees.
• Added the leaves on the ground using the single leaf from Father Knows Best.