This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from the beautiful (and delicious) Godiva Chocolate Store. My card was inspired by this lovely spring packaging.
I loved the coral and yellow with the spring floral theme.
I used the Sketch from CAS on Sunday, punched flowers & a Thanks from Savvy Stamps.
When Jo suggested this week's SplitCoast Challenge Inspiration Site Dry Goods there were several pieces I found inspiration. However, when I found this St. Louis Cardinals Glitter Heart Tee, I looked no further ... I never pass-up an opportunity to make a Cardinals card.
I started with some St. Louis Cardinal designer paper I picked-up on one of our trips to Missouri. Next I die cut some hearts in keeping with the shirt design. The smaller heart was cut from red corrugated paper, which I sanded to reveal the kraft core and then added white ink to distress it like the heart on the shirt.
I stamped one of the many baseball stamps I have in my collection using Red Ink with a little brown around the edges. I finished with some Chevron embossed blue cardstock & stickers that came with the scrapbook paper kit.
I'm also joining Card Crafter's Circle where this week's challenge is to create a masculine card ... and Stampin' for the Weekend where they're using Die Cuts.
My card for this week's SplitCoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge was inspired by this Balbina Peacock Prom Dress from Windsor.
My original plan was to use this Peacock image from Hero Arts ... until I realized I must have given it away in one of my recent stamp purges ... so I started thinking about what other bird might look good in these fabulous colors ... and that's how I ended-up with a Duck ... more specifically Sheena's Oh Duck from Crafter's Companion.
The image was stamped in India Ink on white cardstock & clear embossed. Next I started sponging on Distress Inks moving from the bottom to the top ... Shabby Shutters, Tumbled Glass, Evergreen Bough and Broken China ... with Wild Honey and Vintage Photo for the Duck. After I trimmed the image, I added a little Aquamarine Chalk ink to get a little greener tone to the entire image.
Next, I heated up my Iron (I have one from a yard sale that I use only for crafting purposes) and put a piece of typing paper over the image and ironed off the embossing powder for a more matte look to this earthy design. I finished with a few scraps of cardstock & a kraft card base. Here's a close-up so you can see the fun texty phrases on the background.
This week's SplitCoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge comes from Patina offering a shopping experience that is meant to elevate your senses, broaden your perspective, and invoke a lifestyle change. I chose these Laser Cut Feather Earrings to inspire me.
I broke out my Divine Inspiration Stamps by Sheena from Crafter's Companion and got inky.
I stamped the wings in India Ink & colored the wings with my Spectrum Noir markers and added two sentiments and a few punched hearts to complete the design.
I'm also wishing the oh-so-talented Sheena Douglass who created these gorgeous stamps ... a very happy birthday on Saturday.
I've said it before ... but I love when an Inspiration Challenge pushes me to try something I never would ahve otherwise. This week's card for the SplitCoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge was inspired by this Mara Hoffman Feather Maillot from Madewell.
I loved the vertical falling feather design and the color combination ... so I just started inking & stamping with my Falling Feather stamps from Crafter's Companion.
I began with the aquamarine feathers under the ribbon and then stamped lime pastel next (stamping each lime feather twice without aligning cause a natural slight overlap) and then stamped the same feather again on top with black. Next, another row of aquamarine, and then I finished with tiny feathers in Teal Zeal on the top and bottom. When I was done I trimmed to my card front size and used a ticket worner punch on an olive green base.
The final touch was the Spirited sentiment from the same stamp set & a wrap of wide teal ribbon. Here's a close-up of that great swimsuit pattern.
I'm also linking-up at 52 Card Pick-up.
This week's SplitCoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge comes from the fabulous designs of Spoonflower where you can design your own fabric, decals or wallpaper. I chose this Fabric Border from the C'est La Viv Collection to inspire my design.
I started my design with the front of a vintage get well card. I bought a large scrapbook of vintage get well cards at an estate sale, and love giving them a second life. I stamped the Tim Holtz Mini Blueprint Bunny in Artprint Brown ink on the vintage paper from the inside of the card. I inked him, colored his little bow tie with Spectrum Noir markers, and added some tiny bling before placing him in the flower bed.
I covered the get well sentiment at the top right with an SRM Sticker sentiment since these vibrant blooms just screamed spring to me. I added another SRM sticker sentiment at the bottom.
The layout is from Sketch Saturday.
Spring has also Sprung at The Order of the Opus Gluei.
My inspiration for this week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from this photograph of the Eiffel Tower at Night from A View on Cities.
I stamped Eiffel Sketch from Crafter's Companion in Artprint Brown ink and then added lots of distress ink sponging to create my night time sky.
I inked-up some designer paper from The Station Collection from My Mind's Eye and stamped Imagine from Crafter's Companion Time to Dream repeatedly ... and then on top of my Eiffel Tower.
I layered-on all sorts of fun washi tapes for the Washi Tape Challenge at the Moxie Fab World Blog.
I'm also linking-up at 52 Card Pick-up.
This week's SplitCoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge comes from the amazing Etsy Store of Decoylab (Decoy+Laboratory). Since 2007 Decoylab has been in the business of making laser cut clocks using bamboo and other sustainable wood materials. In the last couple of years, they began extending their product range to other housewares and accessories. Decoylab's mission is to provide playful yet functional few-of-the-kind objects for children to young-at-hearts.
I chose this adorable Fawn Pin to inspire my design.
I started with a wooden dear from Crate Paper's Little Boy Blue Collection & built my card using My Mind's Eye Gnome Sweet Gnome papers and a sketch from The Paper Players. I stamped the background with Hero Arts Tree Trunks.
I finished with a sentiment from Flakey Wood Grain Thickers & a tiny punched butterfly with some champagne pearls ... and a layout from The Paper Players.
I'm linking-up at 52 Card Pick-up too.
This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from the fabulous Designs by Lucinda. I own several of her fantastic pins that I purchased as a fund raiser for a local non-profit. I chose this yoga pin to inspire my design.
I loved the pattern and solid intersected by the woman, so that's what I did with my design.
I stamped Dina Wakley's Silhouette Script Woman in dark purple ink on light purple cardstock. Next I used Warm Violet ink to stamp Hero Arts Looped Flower Pattern on the same cardstock. On top of that I stamped Hero Arts Everything Flowers. Then I used a Spectrum Noir marker to create my plaid design.
I finished with an SRM Sticker sentiment & adhesive purple pearls between the words and at various intersections of the plaid.
I'm also joining Simply Create Too where they are celebrating women & at 52 Card Pick-up. I hope you find inspiration.
This week's SplitCoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge comes from Limoges Box Collector. I chose this Cinderella Magic Coach to inspire my design.
I stamped the Butterfly Collage from Crafter's Companion Birds & Butterflies in light blue ink. Next I stamped the Princess Carriage and Crown from the same stamp set in India Ink on top. I added a few blue gems and an SRM Princess Sticker sentiment to finish the design. The background designer paper is from DCWV Tradewinds stack.
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