Ingenious Inkling

Psychedelic Moxie Fab

For some reason the target image for this week's Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger reminded me of the psychedelic tie-dyed images of the 60's (ala Janis Joplin) ... so that's what I went with for my design.

I started with white cardstock & my Studio Calico Circle Graph Mask.  I posited the stencil and sponged fully around with orange ink.  Next I repositioned the stencil several more times using blue & purple (pulling colors from the target image), but not overlapping the sponging.

I finished by stamping my Guitar image from Darkroom Door in Artprint Brown ink.  The sentiment from Paper Source was stamped in the same brown ink on a scrap of the blue sponged paper ... Peace, Joy, Love ... Groovy.

Drink Coffee

This card is inspired by the fact that I've gone 5 days without caffeine ... and am still suffering the ill-effects of withdrawal.  When I saw this week's Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger Wake-Up Call, I knew exactly which EAD Designs sticker I wanted to use as my focal image.

Then when I saw this week's Runway Inspired Challenge, I knew what I wanted to use as my background image (Hero Arts Dandelion Background) ... which is also perfect for the Background Challenge at the Simon Says Stamp & Show Blog.

 

I added a thin red frame inspired by the pop of red lipstick on the model.

And since the word of the day is Coffee (or in my case of caffeine addiction, Diet Dr. Pepper, although I do love the smell of coffee), I'm also joining the CASology Word Challenge.

Beachy Birthday

The March AEI♥U Challenge is to make a card inspired by this beautiful photograph.

I loved the blues & whites and serene beachy theme, so that's what I incorporated into my design.

I started with designer paper from Deja Views Soda Pop Summer and added a Polaroid Say Cheese Die Cut Frame.  I used stamps from the Avery Elle Picture It Set stamped in blue & brown inks.  I stamped the washi tape on scraps of the background paper so little bits of blue would show through.  I also added the tiny heart in the lens of the camera.  I finished with a wrap of seam binding tied in a tiny bow.

The speech bubble sentiment is perfect for the Moxie Fab World Speech Bubble Challenge.

Washi Tape Muse

When I saw this week's Muse Challenge Inspiration card by Marion Vagg,

I immediately thought ... monochromatic washi tape ... so I grabbed all of my blue washi tapes and started playing.

To get a similar contrast to her design, I added some white rub-ons from my hoarded EAD Designs stash.  

I'm also joining the Monochrome Challenge at Make My Monday ... and the Washi Tape Challenge at the Moxie Fab World Blog.

Washi Tape Easter Eggs

When I saw the Washi Tape Challenge at the Moxie Fab World Blog, I knew i wanted to try decorating some Easter Eggs.  I bought some foam glitter Easter Eggs at Michael's this weekend, but despite my best efforts, could not get the tape to stick to the glittery texture, so instead i used those Easter Eggs as a template.

I covered white cardstock with rows of Washi Tape, and the flipped it over to trade my Easter Egg template on the back (so no pencil lines show on the front).  I added an SRM sticker sentiment to the Easter egg and another along the bottom of my card.

Same technique ... slightly different combination of washi & sentiment stickers.

Elegant Emerald Dancing

This week's Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger is called Elegant Emerald.

I wanted to combine the colors from the photo, a butterfly element, and a female design ... and this is what I made.

I inked Dancing With Flowers Silhouette with Emerald Ink and then inked Everything Flowers with Ocean ink and kissed the stamps together before stamping on paper.

I used the Memory Box Butterfly Delights Die cut on Navy cardstock & then again on Emerald to Emphasize the Negative with the Moxie Fab World.  I finished with a vintage Hero Arts sentiment and some pearls using this week's Mojo Monday Sketch.

I'm also celebrating Spring at the Visible Image Spring Challenge.

Lots of Love

There are several challenges this week that are encouraging the same *negative* behavior ... Crazy 4 Challenges is Being Negative ... Just Us Girls has a challenge to use the negative of a die cut ... and the Moxie Fab World Blog has an Accentuating the Negative Challenge.

Since I was going *negative* I decided to make a card with a *positive* theme ... Love.

I used the negative of a heart die cut and a multi-heart punch for this love-themed design ... the layout is I {heart} Card Sketches No. 9.  The background is Hero Arts / Basic Grey Arrow Background from the Tue Love Collection ... stamped in Black, Clear Embossed, and spritzed with Strawberry Daquiri Memories Mists.

I attached my die cuts to silver glitter cardstock and finished with a border punch & SRM Sticker Sentiments.

Life Moves Pretty Fast ...

Another fun sketch at the Studio Calico blog ... this time from a card created by Gayatri, whose designs always inspire me.  I chose not to look at her actual card before making mine (the same approach Lauren & I usually take at Jingle Belles), and was pleased with how different (yet similar) my design was to her version.

I started with the background paper (I loved the contrast of the vertal lines with the horizontal circles) and then moved on to the circles and flags.  As I was trying to decide what to place in the circles, I was reminded of lenses, so I found this great Camera Die Cut from Paper Issues which worked perfectly.  I punched more of the arrow paper for the other two circles to draw your eye into the sentiment in the center (popped-up on a 3-D glue dot).

I love how always having my camera with me makes me stop and look around at the scenery more than I would otherwise ... it's amazing the things that inspire you when you take time to really look.  Sentiments are from Heydey Sentiments & Heydey Thoughts (co-branded with Hero Arts), which is perfect for the *General Hello* challenge at the Hero Arts blog in March.

I'm also linking-up one more time at the Camera Craze Challenge at the Moxie Fab World blog.

 

New York Monster Rock

When I saw this week's Runway Inspired Challenge, I knew I had to join the fun ... seriously, Monsters ... NYC ... and Kate Spade ... how could that not be a win??

I kept the tall thin shape of the silhouette in my card & incorported a Monster (from The Alley Way Monster Mash), cityscape of NYC (from Hero Arts Skyline) together with a NYC Taxi Cab ... and pops of red.  I had lots of fun putting this design together ... and believe it or not, I have the perfect person to send it to.

And since the design was so trendy and fun, I added a Studio Calico Veneer speech bubble colored with a Spectrum Noir Marker for the Moxie Fab World Speech Bubble Challenge.  I also added several pieces of Washi Tape (the road & a tape measure) to finish the design ... and I tied the big red apple up with the bow (PaperTrey Ink's Poppy).

The layout is this week's Retro Sketch.

Eiffel Sketch

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.