I love taking a walk down memory lane each year to see where my creative path has taken me (here are links to past years)... here are my 10 favorite non-holiday creations of 2012 (you can see my top 5 holiday picks here).
1. This card was made for one of Lucy's Inspiration Challenges ... and proves that sometimes simple is best ... 7 stickers and a piece of designer paper ... love the summetry and colors in the design ... and the empowering message.
2. Next was this technique card I made for Rogue Redhead Designs sponsorship of Gingersnap Creations ... I loved how the inked masking tape *leather* turned out ... and I loved having the opportunity to design for such a great company this year.
3. This card was made for my Guest Designer post with Crafty Steals ... I had so much fun designing with the Crate Paper Random Collection ... loved how all of these colors and patterns came together in this design.
4. I love how this wedding card came together ... the colors, textures, clean lines ... even better than I envisioned in my mind (including an EAD Designs Rub-on Sentiment ... the company I miss the most this year).
5. Another empowering message (I think I'm noting a theme here) and more great papers ... Authentique was another favorite company this year ... also love those Papaya Muse stickers.
6. I had a bless taking the online class Stretch Your Stamps this year ... and this was my favorite card from that class ... love the clean lines, Paper Smooches & bling.
7. Sympathy Cards are challenging ... but I really loved how this one for the SCS Inspiration Challenge turned out (I loved having the opportunity to host that challenge for another wonderful year)... I loved had a lot of fun playing with my Distress Stains this year ... while I enjoy clean and simple designs, I also love getting inky.
8. Paper Piecing is another technique I love ... especially with adorable stamps like these Gnomes from Lawn Fawn ... I love how this little scene came together (this Harvest Gnome card was a runner-up for my final picks)
9. I fell in love with Studio Calico this year, and this card featuring their fun veneer embellishments was a favorite ... I also loved the colors and chevrons in this clean design.
10. Loved this artsy inky design ... while I love Clean & Simple ... like I mentioned above, I also love getting my fingers inky and had fun playing with these great stamps ... also a great encouraging message that makes me smile.
(oops ... somehow this posted & part of the post was missing ... so I'm editing to re-add).
So if you'd like to do a post compiling your favorite creations of 2012, link-up below (I'll close it January 13th), and I'll send a little prize to one random participant.
These are awesome picks....I really miss EAD too!!
Posted by: ~amy~ | December 27, 2012 at 06:40 PM
What a great idea to do your top 10 cards. I see this on the home design blogs, but haven't seen any card-making blogs do this yet. Great sampling of your work, so fun to look through!
Posted by: Kelly Griglione | December 29, 2012 at 12:23 PM
I was hoping you'd party again :) Loving all the inspirational messages that you've shared this year!
Posted by: Jessi | January 09, 2013 at 10:17 AM