Saturday, January 4, 2014

Inspired By Blog Challenges - Colour Q #222

Late night inspiration with this week's Colour Q #222 color palette...but I'm very pleased with it!!  Using a bit of something old and something new. I'm starting to feel too much like a collector than a consumer.  I am 90% done with my nephew's albums commemorating his high school athletic career, so I'm SUPER looking forward to focusing again on my projects.

My Creation:



Products used (* indicated retired CTMH product):
- Black & Whisper Stamp Pads
- Archival Brilliance Galaxy Gold Pigment Ink Pad*
- Silver & Black Shimmer Trim
- Gold Polka-Dot Washi Tape (NEW!)
- Holiday Tags MyAcrylix Stamp Set
- Perfect Fit - Frames 2 MyAcrylix Stamp Set
- It's Your Day Stamp Set*
- Sparkles Assortment
- Make It From Your Heart Vol. 2 How-To-Book
- For Always Paper Pack
- Artiste Cricut Cartridge
- White Daisy Value Card Pack
- 3D Foam Tape


Friday, January 3, 2014

Happy New Year!!

Wow.. How time flies!! I thought I'd continue the inspiration from Wendy over at Stamping Rules! and write a fun list focusing on the new year.  I am not a fan of resolutions .. So this is a list of goals and things to look forward too.

1) travel - it's a must!! Most of my BFFs are scattered in different states: CA to CO to ID to MN to MI - any time I get to see them is fabulous. I also really want to get back to the Caribbean (waiting two years for this!),  plus I have all my fun CTMH events to go to & get motivated, inspired & catch up with my friends.

2) new wheels - I love my car, but she has done her time. 13.5 years and 284,200+ miles...it's time for new wheels. Bitter sweet.

3) books - I have an ever growing list of books to read. The GoodReads app helps me track my to-read list; if not for it, I'd be missing out!! I have two trilogies to devour and I can't wait for the final book in The Kingkiller Chronicles series to be released next year!!

4) challenges - there are a handful of blogs out there that inspire us crafters weekly with a new challenge. Whether it's by color or a sketch, there is always something new to work on & get inspired by others' work who participate. I really want to start creating for more challenges regularly to help stabilize my crafty mojo. 

5) classes - I am signing up for a Big Picture Classes course - Create & Share.  It's been on my bucket list and I'm doing it!  Looking forward to the creative inspiration and motivation.

I am sure there are more things, but this is all I can think of for now!  What are you looking forward to and what are your goals for 2014?  

PRIZE ALERT:  If you go like my facebook page - www.facebook.com/inspired.by.d - and leave a comment in my prize post, you could win any size A stamp of your choice!!

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Inspired by Blog Challenges - Color Dare #74 & Mojo Monday #326

Challenges will be a main focus for me during 2014 - one of my favorites is the Color My Heart Color Dare weekly challenges.  I haven't had a chance to participate in a while, so I thought I'd end my vacation by going after this challenge.  For my design, I merged the Juniper & Ruby color combo with the Mojo Monday sketch.

Here is my card, inspired by these blog challenges:



I cut the circular card base, the scalloped card (polka dots) and the juniper B&T ring from the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.  I backed the silver geometric washi tape and backed it with white daisy cardstock to make it more sturdy and pop.  The washi tape banner, juniper base and happy birthday are all raised with 3D foam tape.  I used the CTMH alcohol markers to color in the present and the Slate stamp pad to ink the edges of the Juniper base and happy birthday tag.

This card exceeded my expectations!  It came together really nicely - hope you enjoy it and get inspired. Thanks for stopping by!!








Featured Products:

  • Sparkle & Shine Paper Pack
  • White Daisy Cardstock
  • Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge
  • Holiday Tags MyAcrylix Stamp
  • Red Shimmer Trim
  • Slate and Ruby Stamp Pads
  • Juniper, Ruby & Slate Alcohol Makers
  • A Little Gift Mini MyAcrylix Stamp
  • Clear Sparkles Assortment
  • 3D Foam Tape