Ingenious Inkling

Beauty is Soul Deep

I was excited to see this week's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge because I actually have all of the PTI colors in my collection ... love how these colors work together. 

I combined the colors with Kazan's Sketch #41 from 2 Sketch 4 You.

The Aqua background as stamped with Stampin' Up French text background.  The rest of the images are from The Rummage Bin's Ornamental Beauty collection.

The flower was stamped in four different colors with detail cutting and sponging for layers.  I used a few tiny remains of some Prima crystals to finish the design.  What a great sentiment.

Happy Friday!
 

Thursday Link Love

A few fun links from the week:

• S'mores pops look super-yummy and seem like they would be a fun kid-friendly project
• Have fun shaking the snowglobe with one of my favorite bands
• And don't forget free holiday music downloads
• A list of all Jennifer Maguire's Thinking Inking Classes ... I want to check these out
• How about some Peanut Butter Blondies with Milk Chocolate Frosting
• A fabulous sparkling tree card ... what a cool die cut

Off to enjoy another snow-filled day.

In My Thoughts

Here's a card I made using CPS Sketch #137, Hero Arts stamps (Floral Cling & Friends), and Basic Grey Nook & Pantry papers.

It is inspired by these cute sneak peek cards using sentiments inside of these fun frames.  The Floral Cling was stamped on DP and then three more times for the brown stem and flowers with lots of detail cutting.
 

Matine Patchwork Santa

This week's Tuesday Triggerat the Moxie Fab bloc was this fantastic Matine Patchwork Stocking from Pottery Barn. 

The patterns in the stocking reminded me of papers from the Christmas Past collection from Graphic 45.  I also though this week CardPatterns Sketch had a perfect patchwork design for incorporating multiple patterns.

The main panel vintage Santa scene and the tiny Santa face were Christmas Past tags that are included with the Graphic 45 collection, so there's no stamping on this card.

I knew I wanted to incorporate some velvet into my design inspired by the velvet cuff on the stocking, however my red velvet ribbon was a shade to bright to coordinate with my papers.  The solutions ... a spray of Red Velvet Glimmer Mist not only darkened the ribbon to the right shade, but also added a subtle sparkle. 

Merry Christmas Tag

Today I added two more Cropper Hopper storage units to my studio and removed several clear plastic storage units that were bowing from the weight of my stamps. 

In the process of reorganizing, these scraps of paper were on the top of my scrap bin, so I decided to see if I could pull them together in a holiday tag for the Hero Arts challenge.

I love unexpected color combinations for the holidays.  The stamps are Hero Arts Clear Design Holiday Sayings.  I added a little pink sparkle pen to decorate the tree.
 

Holiday Door

This card for the Gingersnap Winter Wonderland challenge uses Sketch 123 from CPS.  The wreath and garland from Artistic Outpost Snowy Woods were colored with Pebbles Shimmer Chalk with some Christmas Red Stickles added to the bow. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Artistic Outpost

Cardstock: Hobby Lobby

Patterned Paper: Webster’s Pages

Ink: ColorBox

Chalk: Pebbles Inc.

Glitter Glue: Stickles

Other: 3M Foam Mounting Tape

 

Holiday Together Tag

The challenge at the Hero Arts blog this week is to create a holiday tag.  When I saw this week's Just Us Girls Challenge Sketch, my idea finally came together.

My husband has a shelf on his dresser where he displays cards and things that I've made for him.  I decided that I wanted to make him a monochromatic holiday tag using the sketch flipped on its side.

I used scraps of DP (Memory Box and Basic Grey I believe) and cardstock, together with some blue & silver ribbon, punched hearts, and adhesive gems.  Stamps are Hero Arts Holly Flourish and Together.  I love the holly leaves in Prussian Blue.

This card also works for the Gingersnap Creations Monochromatic Challenge.

A tag works better than a card for displaying, so it can lean against the back of the shelf. 

Agapanthus Silhouette

This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from the fabulous online store of the Charm Lady Boutique.

She has so many fantastic designs, it was hard to limit myself to just one.  My card was inspired by this beautiful Queen Anne's Lace Silhouette Pendant.

I started by stamping my Agapanthus Cluster in New Canvas ink on white card stock.  Next, I re-inked the stamp in Black and stamped a second time (so that the white flower wouldn't resist the overstamping of the black).  Then, I used clear embossing powder to emboss both blooms.

The background was sponged with various shades of blue and grey inks to create the resist design.  I finished my matting it on a white cardstock base and adding a sentiment from Rosie's Roadshow.

I hope you find inspiration. 

Holiday Goodie Giveaway

My friend and former Vaark-mate Jenn has some seriously delicious blog candy up for grabs ...

 
go check it out.

Thursday Link Love

Some of my favorite finds from this week ... holiday style:

• Fabulous origami Christmas Wreath ... these colors are pure holiday magic
• Fantastic Holiday Kissing Ball ... this craft reminds me of my Grandma who always had a kissing ball hanging in the entry way to her kitchen.  I love the neutral tones with a pop of color
• Fun Holiday Cards using simple punches ... these would be fun with wrapping paper scraps
• Amazing holiday cards from ribbon scraps ... love the touch of quilling
• An awesome Christmas Tree made of text
• I love all of these reasons to stamp in December
• Do you crochet?  If not, you'll want to learn to make these cute little owlets to tuck into someone's stocking
• It's time for the free holiday music downloads from Amazon
• And finally ... how about some Egg Nog Fudge

Weatherman says a chance for snow for us today ... welcome to winter.