Design Team Call

Hello 🙂 I know I have been gone for quite a long time. I’ve been doing a LOT of volunteering at my children’s schools. Things are definitely quieting down for me and I am so ready to stamp again. As a matter of fact, I have posts scheduled for the rest of the week! I know I will never be a consistent poster, but I hope to have something a few times each week.

For those looking to join a design team, For Your Inspiration is looking to add a few more members to their team.

I’ve been a member of the FYI team since March and I have loved it! The challenge is an inspiration challenge that occurs twice a month.

The new challenge season will begin in January – I can’t wait!

FYI – Birthday Quilt

It is time for another For Your Inspiration challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> FYI36.

Is this not a beautiful scene? I would love to be sitting on that hill right now! The rainbow of colors and happy feeling is where I drew my inspiration for my card.

I really wanted to use all the colors from the photo, but I didn’t want it to look like a rainbow. I had a few failed attempts at other ideas, but this one turned out wonderful (and it was so easy!).

I kept to white as my card base and accents because I didn’t want to darken the happy feeling at all.

I stamped the sentiment a little high in the frame, so to help I added a few gemstones.

Thanks for stopping by!

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Debbie
Debby
Michelle
Rochelle
Rudlis
Sara
Steph
Sylvia
Vicki

I hope you join us at For Your Inspiration!

A Little About the Challenge: The For Your Inspiration challenge is posted the first and third Thursday of every month; each challenge is open for two weeks. To play, use the photo to inspire you and create a card – very simple! Make sure you tell us in your blog post how you were inspired!

Happy Birthday
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Happy Hexagons, Fillable Frame #10, Birthday Bash Sentiments;
Colors: Blueberry Sky, Winter Wisteria, Hibiscus Burst, Harvest Gold, New Leaf, White, Smokey Shadow;
Other: Coverplate: Hexagons, Fillable Frame #10 die, White Grosgrain ribbon;

FYI – Metro Doilies

It is time for another For Your Inspiration challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> FYI35.

What a beautiful night scene! The first thing that caught my eye was the curves of the bridge. If I had a roller coaster image, I would definitely have been using it. Alas, I do not. So next, I decided to use Kristina Werner’s awesome tutorial for creating a sketch from a photo.

I took another look at the photo and in addition to the “circles” of the bridge, I saw a pennant in the points on the cathedral. And so my sketch was born.

I had a sketch, now I needed colors. I went back to the photo and found my new favorite – Summer Starfruit. But then there was this bright teal and a totally different blue in the sky – eek. But, Starfruit and Pool look awesome together, so I just stuck with Gray to balance it all out. The final color palette felt very “metropolitan” to me, hence the post title.

Now I had a sketch and colors. Up next – stamp images. Since I was using StampinUp colors, I decided to check my SU stamps first and when I came to the doily set, I felt they were perfect!

Normally I make birthday cards, but these colors weren’t what I think of as birthday colors (though now that I see the final card, I don’t see why it couldn’t be a birthday card…go figure); instead I went with a get well sentiment instead.

I used pattern paper for added texture for the Pool pennant layer.

A final touch of a few pearls.

Thanks for stopping by!

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Debbie
Debby
Michelle
Rochelle
Rudlis
Sara
Steph
Sylvia
Vicki

I hope you join us at For Your Inspiration!

A Little About the Challenge: The For Your Inspiration challenge is posted the first and third Thursday of every month; each challenge is open for two weeks. To play, use the photo to inspire you and create a card – very simple! Make sure you tell us in your blog post how you were inspired!

get well soon
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Delicate Doilies, Delightful Dozen;
Colors: Basic Grey, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Vanilla;
Other: Pearls, Dimensionals;

FYI – Pumpkin Patch

It is time for another For Your Inspiration challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> FYI34.

This photo is so cool! It makes me think I found where the faeries live! I love how the back is lit up as well as the front (well enough in the front so there aren’t silhouettes).

The large orange bush/tree from the inspiration photo is where my card started. Large orange “circle” made me think pumpkin. The rest of the card just worked with additional colors from the inspiration photo.

I kept the card base light in color because the inspiration photo is full of light in the background.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Debbie
Debby
Michelle
Rochelle
Rudlis
Sara
Steph
Sylvia
Vicki

I hope you join us at For Your Inspiration!

A Little About the Challenge: The For Your Inspiration challenge is posted the first and third Thursday of every month; each challenge is open for two weeks. To play, use the photo to inspire you and create a card – very simple! Make sure you tell us in your blog post how you were inspired!

Happy Halloween
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Jack of All Trades, Delightful Dozen;
Colors: So Saffron, Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Soft Suede;
Other: Garden button, Expresso Baker’s Twine, Woodgrain embossing folder;

FYI – Celebration of Blue

It is time for another For Your Inspiration challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> FYI33.

This photo makes me smile – I think it is the beautiful sky and green grass. What catches my eye first are the tall, narrow trees. I definitely wanted those represented in my card.

Since the trees were my first requirement, I started there. I searched for a composition that utilized vertical strips. I ended up using a sketch I found at 2Peas (saturday sketch).

Next I looked for a label/frame that reminded me of the building in the inspiration photo. I tried many things, but finally settled on the Celebrations set from Papertrey.

My final touches were to emboss the background with stripes and add ribbon and buttons.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Debbie
Debby
Michelle
Rochelle
Rudlis
Sara
Steph
Sylvia
Vicki

I hope you join us at For Your Inspiration!

A Little About the Challenge: The For Your Inspiration challenge is posted the first and third Thursday of every month; each challenge is open for two weeks. To play, use the photo to inspire you and create a card – very simple! Make sure you tell us in your blog post how you were inspired!

Celebrate
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Celebrations;
Colors: Blueberry Sky, Kraft, White;
Other: New Leaf ribbon & buttons, Simple Stripes impression plate, Celebrations die; Minuet Pattern Paper (Memory Box);

FYI – Elegant Anniversary

It is time for another For Your Inspiration challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> FYI32.

Such a serene photo. I love the layers of white trees contrasted with the grey of the bridge. I used the shape of the bridge as an element in my card design.

I had so many ideas for this photo! I finally decided I would make an anniversary card – and that helped me narrow down the composition and pick my elements.

The sentiment was stamped on a Photo Finisher die cut (one that reminded me of the bridge).

The photo is darker on the bottom with the water, so I layered pattern paper on the bottom of my card.

One thing I loved was how the dark tree trunks peeked through the white trees. I chose to use a doily die cut because the holes would allow darker bits to peek out.

Finally a few pearls to help bring the focus to the sentiment.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Debbie
Debby
Michelle
Rochelle
Rudlis
Sara
Steph
Sylvia
Vicki

I hope you join us at For Your Inspiration!

A Little About the Challenge: The For Your Inspiration challenge is posted the first and third Thursday of every month; each challenge is open for two weeks. To play, use the photo to inspire you and create a card – very simple! Make sure you tell us in your blog post how you were inspired!

Happy Anniversary
Stamps: Damask Designs (PTI);
Colors: White, Dark Chocolate (PTI); Sahara Sand (SU);
Other: Doily die & Photo Finisher die (PTI); Sand DSP (SU); Pearls;

FYI – Digi Silhouettes

It is time for another For Your Inspiration challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> FYI31. This challenge is sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps.

I really love the colors in this inspiration photo! The way the light warms up the building and night was my inspiration.

I used Photoshop Elements to create my digi card. I started with the fabulous Bugaboo digital stamp called Love Blocks – love conquers. The background is a subtle gradient and the silhouettes pull colors from the inspiration photo.

Once I had the digi part done, I printed it out. Then I added some ribbon and popped the panel onto the card base. The sentiment (also from the digi stamp) was printed out, trimmed, and popped on the card.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Debbie
Debby
Michelle
Rochelle
Rudlis
Sara
Steph
Sylvia
Vicki

I hope you join us at For Your Inspiration!

A Little About the Challenge: The For Your Inspiration challenge is posted the first and third Thursday of every month; each challenge is open for two weeks. To play, use the photo to inspire you and create a card – very simple! Make sure you tell us in your blog post how you were inspired!

Love Conquers All
Stamps: Love Conquers (Digi by Bugaboo);
Colors: White (GinaK);
Other: Peach ribbon (SU);

FYI – Aloha

It is time for another For Your Inspiration challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> FYI30.

Seriously? How beautiful is this? The orange sky is just amazing! I think it is pretty obvious how I was inspired.

To do my background, I used a technique that Nichole Heady at Papertrey showed us a few weeks ago during a Make-it-Monday tutorial (mim58). I chose to do a partial background instead of covering the whole panel. To soften my edges I went back over them with the colorless blender.

The palm tree stamp is one my hubby picked up for me a couple years ago during one of his trips to Guam. He’s the bestest 🙂

Thanks for stopping by!

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Debbie
Debby
Michelle
Rochelle
Rudlis
Sara
Steph
Sylvia
Vicki

I hope you join us at For Your Inspiration!

A Little About the Challenge: The For Your Inspiration challenge is posted the first and third Thursday of each month; each challenge is open for two weeks. The first challenge of each month has a sponsor – and prize! To play, create a card based on the current challenge photo – however the inspiration hits you! Make sure you tell us in your blog post how you were inspired!

Aloha
Stamps: Palm Tree (Vivid Jungle Designs); Free Spirit Sentiments (Waltzing Mouse Stamps);
Colors: Kraft, White, Black (PTI);
Other: markers (Copic);

FYI – Earthy Teapot

It is time for another For Your Inspiration challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> FYI29. This challenge is sponsored by Fresh Brewed Designs.

This inspiration photo is very interesting. I love the subdued feel and earthy tones. The thing that kept catching my eye was the waterfall. It steered me to my image selection.

I picked this adorable teapot from Fresh Brewed Designs. The cute little scene was perfect for the earthy tones – and the waterfall made me think of pouring water.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Debbie
Debby
Michelle
Rochelle
Rudlis
Sara
Steph
Sylvia
Vicki

I hope you join us at For Your Inspiration!

A Little About the Challenge: The For Your Inspiration challenge is posted the first and third Thursday of each month; each challenge is open for two weeks. The first challenge of each month has a sponsor – and prize! To play, create a card based on the current challenge photo – however the inspiration hits you! Make sure you tell us in your blog post how you were inspired!

happy birthday
Stamps: Ladybug Teapot (Fresh Brewed Designs); sentiment from Hats Off (Lawn Fawn);
Colors: Kraft, Lemon, Dark Chocolate, Canyon Clay, White (PTI);
Other: Markers (Copic); Wood grain Impression plate (PTI);

FYI – Light Glare

It is time for another For Your Inspiration challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> FYI28.

This photo is so cool. The colors are not what you’d think and the play of the light is interesting. What first caught my eye was the light glare – and I just thought lots of circles.

While this is my normal CAS style, it is also my attempt at the graphic style. The circles are done with lots of Spellbinder circle dies. I actually ran the dies through the machine layered together (not sure if you’re supposed to or not, but I wanted them as close to perfect as I could get). I chose my colors from the photo. Then I found a sentiment with the right font.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Debbie
Debby
Michelle
Rochelle
Rudlis
Sara
Steph
Sylvia
Vicki

I hope you join us at For Your Inspiration!

A Little About the Challenge: The For Your Inspiration challenge is posted the first and third Thursday of each month; each challenge is open for two weeks. The first challenge of each month has a sponsor – and prize! To play, create a card based on the current challenge photo – however the inspiration hits you! Make sure you tell us in your blog post how you were inspired!

Hello
Stamps: Fillable Frames #1 (PTI);
Colors: Crumb, Suede, Mustard, Eggplant (SU); Harvest Gold, Canyon Clay (PTI);
Other: Circle dies (Spellbinders);