Ingenious Inkling

Adventure

I love to travel ... I love to revisit favorite places ... explore new places ... I just love seeing the world ... so that is the theme of my Muse Challenge card this week.

While Therese's Muse card spoke of home ...

I used a similar design style to evoke adventure.  I replaced the home with a CityScape Die cut from Savvy ... and the clouds with twinkling night time stars.  I attached my die cut with foam tape, so it looks like light is shining through the windows.  The sentiment is from Kelly Purkey's RAD Stamp Set.

I too used the layout from Wanna Sketch?

Looking forward to my next travel adventure.

Banner Mom

I wanted to give the March color challenge at Hero Arts a try.

I started with a soft sky background & stamped the Leaf & Flower Background in Charcoal ink.

I also wanted to try the Letter Tile Techniqe Challenge, so I die cut this Savvy Stamps Frame Die from the coordinating charcoal designer paper, trimming off the sides and top to create the banner (I cut the dies from the center of the paper that is on my card base since the holes are all covered by the blue layer).  

Next I layered on light blue paper and then finished with Die Cut Letters for a mother's day card.  I attached charcoal cord to the center of my card with tape (that is covered by the *O* Banner) and then wrapped it around each side of the blue paper before taping on the back.  I attached the entire panel to my card front with foam tape so the twine bumps don't show.

I attached the banner letters using foam tape and finished with twine bows at each end and coordinating flowers to frame the letters.

Neapolitan Hello

Tonight I'm playing with paper ... Dear Lizzy Neapolitan papers to be exact.  I discovered a new Challenge ... the Muse Challenge ...

where this week's challenge is to make a card inspired by this fabulous design by Marion Vagg (after making my card, I read that she created hers with washi tape ... makes me want to go try that technique for another).

I loved the vertical patterned designs with bits of white and the contrasting letters, so that's what I incorporated in my design.  I wanted wider bands of color, so I changed my card orientation to a vertical design.

I tried several colors for my Savvy Die Cut sentiment, finally settling on white for the best contrast.  I decided to add a wrap of Hero Arts Craft Twine for a final design element. 

CityScape Thank You

I love all of the challenges right now to use something new ... something I need to do more of this year ... use my supplies & mail my cards.

This card is for the New Year, New You Challenge at a Blog Named Hero.  I used my new CityScape Die from Savvy Stamps & Thank You stamp from the new Hero Arts Thanks a Bunch set (love that bold font).

I took several times to get a clean cut on all of those tiny windows, but what finally worked was to flip the die cut over with the cut side facing and add several sheets of scrap cardstock between my black cardstock & the top plate.  The die then cut through all of the cardstock leaving a clean cut on the bottom piece.

I made this card for the Clean & Simple Thank You Card Challenge at CAS-ual Fridays ... and for the New Something Challenge at Simon Says Stamp. 

At the "Less is More" Blog they're celebrating Black & White with a hint of color.  I used a piece of yellow designer paper behind my CityScape to give the windows the glow ov evening light.  Hero Arts is also asking us to try something new in their January Challenge.

Let It Snowman

We're getting Sketchy again at Jingle Belles with lovely guest star Allison Fillo (who brought this very lovely sketch with her to inspire us).

I wanted to use some Basic Grey papers in my card for the Basic Grey Anything Goes Challenge, so the wacky snowman paper from Basic Grey's Jovial Collection was the starting point for my design.

I thought that Savvy's Let It Snowman coordinated perfectly ... I stamped it a second time in red to paper piece his scarf.

I didn't attach the ends of the scarf, so they look like they're blowing in the wind.  I finished with a vintage Hero Arts sentiment & some punch snowflakes with gem centers.