Ingenious Inkling

Mustache Birthday

For this week's SCS Inspiration Challenge we're headed to Bibelot, stores I love to visit when I'm in the twin cities.  I chose this fun talking mustache keyring to inspire my design.

Growing-up in our household, being punny was a highly valued skill ... so I loved the punny sentiments in The Mustache Set from Cat's Pajamas.  I also got the coordinating Mustache Cut-ups.

I found these papers on my recent trip ... they're called Documented from Simple Stories. I love that they have half-sheet label papers in the package (I used one on the center of this 6x5" card design).

This card is also for the *Make it for a Man* Challenge at The Stamp Man.

I hope you find inspiration.

Alphabet Jumble Birthday

This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from RedEnvelope,  The name RedEnvelope comes from a firmly held belief in Asian cultures that the color red is an auspicious symbol of happiness. Gifts are often presented in a simple red envelope - a timeless tradition that carries with it well wishes of prosperity, good fortune, appreciation and love.

My card is inspired by this Alphabet Jumble Wall Art.

I adhered a mix of all of my alphabet stickers to a grey background (apparently I only buy alphabets in neutral tones & white).

I added a birthday sentiment.  This *card* is so large, I just made it into a single page, so I can write my message on the back.

I hope you find inspiration.

Mix-Tape Rock Star

I went a bit retro with this week's Unscripted Sketch.

The musical theme and color palette were inspired by Ridley's Harmonica from the store Hard To Find (this week's SCS Inspiration Challenge Site ... a huge thanks to Anne for hosting while I'm on the road).

I love the whole mix-tape theme ... my sister makes the best mix-tapes.

I complemented my mix-tape papers with Rock Star inches and a fun sentiment ... rock on.

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

My card for this week's Splitcoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge was inspired by this Planes, Trains & Automobiles Rug from Rosenberry Rooms.

I started with a tan background and grey frame and added Basic Grey dimensional stickers.

I finished with a sentiment flag from Paper Smooches Perpetual Bliss.

I hope you find Inspiration.

Lustrous Lace Wedding Cake

For this week's SplitCoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge we're celebrating the elegance of weddings at BHLDN.  I chose this Lustrous Lace Dress to inspire my design.

I used textured floral paper to create my wedding cake, and then adorned it with ivory pom pom trim and floral buttons

I intended to stamp & emboss my sentiment on the dark grey background, but decided the risk of failing after building my cake was too high, so I used some chipboard sticker sentiments instead.

I hope you find inspiration.

Owl {enjoy today}

This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from Greenheart, Chicago’s premier eco-fair trade non-profit shop, carrying eco fair trade products made by artisans from around the world.  

My card is inspired by this fun little Crazy Owl Wool Birdhouse.  It reminded me of my Stampin' Up Owl Punch, and I loved the vibrant colors.

I went with cardstock in the colors of this week's ColourQ Challenge and used this week's Retro Sketch.

A simple sentiment from CatsLife Press completed the design.  In retrospect, white eyeballs probably would have popped a bit more, but I still love his goofy look.

Balancing Owls

My card for this week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from this Three Owls Wall Sticker from Harabu House.

I stamped Hero Arts Balancing Owls in Deep Purple Ink together with sentiment from Guess What? and clear embossed.

Sketch is from The Sweet Stop & papers are Memory Box Viola.

It's also perfect for this week's Inspired By Challenge where they're celebrating another pile of animals.

Flashback Friday 21.0 ~ Paper Piecing

The Flashback Friday 21.0 Challenge is to re-post your first ever paper pieced card.  I went all the way back to November 2009 for this fun little robot card ... lots of detailed paper piecing for my cute little Bloop.

I still love theese happy colors and the embossed background ... always fun to revisit these older designs.  

Go take a walk through your blog posts and join the fun.

Vibrant Hydrangea

This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from the wonderful cakes of Superfine Bakery.  I chose this gorgeous Hydrangea Cake to inspire my design.

 

I loved the contrast of the pinks with the vibrant yellow.  I used pink & green inkpads on my Hero Arts Hydrangea & then added some colroed pencil highlights ... it's also perfect for the Fabulous Flower Challenge at the Hero Arts Blog.

I added hot pink borders and a vibrant yellow DP background to finish the design.  The tiny sentiment is vintage Hero Arts.

I hope you find inspiration among the cakes of Superfine Bakery.

Outpost Anniversary

This week's SplitCoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge comes from the Galleria Arts & Crafts, the largest independently owned retail arts and crafts store in Canada.  Their 9000 plus square feet of space is teeming with handmade Canadian crafts.  I chose this photo of a Summer Storm from Brian R. Ewing to inspire my design.

It reminded me of this image from The Outpost set from Artistic Outpost.  I inked the top of the image in blue and the ground with green ink.

Next, I painted on Frost (blue) and Forest Green Glimmer mist with a paintbrush, keeping my brush strokes horizontal to give the effect of a cloudy sky.

I finished with a wrap of blue seam binding and a vintage Hero Arts sentiment for my rustic anniversary card.