Inspirational Photo Challenge

WOW! It's already been two weeks!  I've been busy making cards and scrapbooks for shows that my girlfriends and I were selling at.  I will show you some of those another day though. 

This week our challenge at My Heart Pieces is making a card using the following photo as inspiration.  As Priyanka put it: "you can make anything which is inspire you, it can be a teddy bear,red roses,the color of anything from the picture,ribbon, candle, pearls anything"  

I picked the image called 'Hide and Seek'  for the flowers which I saw in the picture... The red, blue and gold colours talked to me also.  I coloured all my images with water coloured crayons and a water brush.

So my first card is a 5x6.5" black card topped with gold Magenta mesh paper held in place with red flower eyelets.  The image was cut out with Spellbinders Labels 8, then layered onto a likewise cut blue panel with red ribbon accent.  Finishing touch is red flowers accented with white pearl centers.

My second card is also 5x6.5".  I trimmed the image then matted it on dark blue, then on red.  The multicouloured paper on the right hand side is actually my scrap paper from cleaning my brush as I watercoloured the four images :)  Then I accented it with a yellow/gold fibre wrapped around a string of pearls.

 

My third card is also  5x6.5".  This time I tried cutting out my image and then matting on blue, then onto red flocked card, then on the card front with a piece of gold card tucked in between.  Then I tied a piece of gold fabric ribbon in a bow and adhered it to the top right corner.  And it really needed some pearl accents in the bottem left corner too!  Couldn't forget the pearls!

 

My last card is a 6x6".   I covered the card front with handmade paper that had a wide red ribbon placed on it.  I trimed the image and matted it on yellow then stuck it in the middle of the card.  And yes, I HAD to add the pearls again :)



Something Cute

Hi there!
This week at My Heart Pieces we are to make something cute.  I think Mermaids are cute!  And so this image was selected and coloured with my markers, twice, then one cut out.  Yes, her skin is blue.  I love the look of popping out a portion of an image to give it depth!  Dug around and found the small seashells I stole from my mom's collection and then added the gold negative sheet from making sequins. (I got it from my friend I have NO idea where to get more! LOL!)  It was a happy fluke that the paint chip I chose to use had the bottom colour listed as Ocean Sea!  Final card is 6x6".

 

Of course I had to keep making cards! :)
This one is also coloured with markers, then I believe it is called 'fussy cut' out the image with small scissors and a blade.  I wanted to show off the Alcohol ink background I cut out using Spellbinders Labels 20 then embossed with a shell pattern (that did not show up very well).  Placed this on blue mulberry paper then saw some pale blue netting out of the corner of my eye.  So I added it over the entire thing and secured with gold brads. Card size is 5 x 6 1/2".

And this last one I took my watercolour crayons and brush to.  Used my Spellbinders Label 22 to cut out the image then hand cut a thin mat onto metalic blue paper.  This is matted onto my girlfriend's hand made marble paper, then patterned vellum.  Nice and elegant, as well as cute!  Card size is 5 x 6 1/2".

Occasion Cards for Mom 2.0

As mentioned a couple days ago, my mom is my biggest fan (who's mom isn't?!) and so for her birthday I created a couple different batches of all occation cards for her to use.  This is the second batch of flower cards, this time using blue flowers stickers/ papers from Magenta.  Quick, simple and fun!

Occasion Cards for Mom 1.0

My mom is my biggest fan (next to my husband) and so when her birthday comes along, I try to make her some cards she can use.  It's the only gift I can think of that doesn't create clutter and is useful.  These were done at the beginning of October in order for her to recieve them in time for her birthday.  I've been trying to use my stash of supplies and this was no exception.  The theme of this set was sunflowers.  My mom loves all kinds of flowers, so I tried to get creative. 

 

And this one has the added bonus of having my sister's art used as well.  A few years ago, my sister got some of her images made into stamps with Digital Princess Designs. 

 

Use Ribbon

This week at My Heart Pieces the challenge is to use ribbon.  When I saw one of Pryanka's newest images I fell in love!  And when she announced the theme, I knew this was the image for me! 

I printed the image two times at 4x6" size.  I used one to cut out 3 spools in order to wrap ribbon and fibres around them.  My card was coloured using mainly my watercolour crayons with some markers for accents.

Then I adhered the popped up wrapped spools onto the coloured image and added buttons and needles where she had drawn them to add more dimension.  Man I love this card!  Finished card is 5x8.5".

Card #2 was the left over image from cutting out spools.  I coloured the image and used my Spellbinders Labels 20 to cut her out.  Layered her twice with misc papers, then placed on two ribbons glued down the centre of the card front.  Added buttons for accent and voila!  Finished card is 5x6".

Altered Tin

Every once in a while I get motivated to do other type of crafts.  Thanks to my girfriends at PMS (this is the name of our stamping club) I have learned the art of altering basic items.  This can be elaborate so that you do not recognise the original item, or just a basic alteration like I did today.  I took a basic Turtles tin and covered it with white Gesso to create a 'tooth' for my next steps. 

Then I covered the edges of the base with two coats of blue acrylic paint then used my sookwang tape to adhere a strip of blue glossy paper around the edge.

The lid, I applied a piece of mulberry paper with Mod Poge and then used Sookwank tape to adhere ribbon around the edge of the lid.

Finished decorated tin ready to store my new Gear Stamping tools!

 

 

Hello!

I love the fall season, but there are times the fall season does not like me!  Bad week for my fibromyalgia symptoms, but a great week otherwise!  Some time with friends, starting a new job and generally thankful for my health dispite my limitations! 

These are two cards I created a month ago 'cause I felt like it!  I love this image from Digi Darla and it was quick to colour up and make into bright 'hello' cards! Just coloured in with my SU! markers, matted in bright blue, then placed on a green 4.25x5.5" card base.  I placed a similar coloured ribbon behind the matted image, then used the same colour cardstock inside the card for accent.