I wanted to create a card for this gorgeous inspiration photo at Mama Elephant's Photo Inspiration Challenge.
I only have a couple of Mama Elephant stamp sets (must remedy that), so since this is a *photo* challenge, I decided to use We Click.
I paper pieced my camera (FYI - if you heat emboss Glitter Paper it melts too, although in this case it looks kind of cool) and added a bit of metallic marker and a few pink gems. The layout is from Seize the Sketch.
I've been cleaning my studio today ... after a few weeks of creative chaos, it had gotten completely out of control. It feels much better now that I can see the top of my work table ... so I decided to make it a bit messy again with this week's CASE Study Challenge. I love map-themed designs ... and Amber's card is amazing.
I loved the pop of the heart and the United States outline, so that's what I decided to design around.
I broke out my trusty vintage Atlas and tore out a map page for the background. Next I added stamps from Mama Elephant's Geotagged & We Click. The layout is from this week's CAS - Colors & Sketches.
I'm also joining Code Word: Heart at the Addicted to CAS blog.
Tonight I wanted to join the first color challenge at Mama Elephant Stamps (there's a free digi image if you don't own any of their stamps & want to join the fun)... red, aqua, white & glitter (because as they say, glitter is just awesome).
I decided to use the Sketch from Basic Grey and papers from the Sweet Threads Collection for my layout together with squares of glitter paper.
I love how each Mama Elephant Stamp set has tiny little stamps, so I used most of the tiny stamps from the three sets I own (Geotagged, Good Times, and We Click) and the sentiment. I added a tiny bit of red glitter pen to the heart in the middle of the sentiment.
I'm also joining the Anything Goes Challenge at DYSU.
At the Catered Crop Recipe Swap they are Accentuating the Negative this week ... creating cards featuring negative space. When I saw this week's CAS(E) This Sketch, I knew I had the perfect combination.
Yesterday while I was out running errands, I stumbled upon an Estate Sale. Estate Sales were new to me when I moved to Iowa ... they literally put a price tag on everything in a person's house from boxes of silverware to bottles of shampoo to closets filled with clothes ... and you walk through the house getting a glimpse into their past life. Some of my favorite finds are scrapbooks, boxes of cards ... and of course, books and vintage papers.
Yesterday I found a small atlas filled with colorful maps ... I used a page of the Iowa map for my card design. I attached it to cardstock for some thickness, and then attached both layers to the card front with foam tape for dimension.
The stamps are the Geotagged Set from Mama Elephant. I added a few punched hearts to finish the design.
I picked-up some fun stamps this week from a new stamp company ... Mama Elephant. My card for this week's CAS{E} this Sketch features stamps from a fun set called Good Times.
I used warm violat ink & punched a few purple glitter hearts for accent.
