Pinspired Challenges #21

Hey, all!  So excited to be coming to you with another Pinspired Challenge!  Today, we are offering a very special prize--our DT member Lalo has put together a super cute prize package featuring stamps from I Heart Papers, May Arts fibers and some super sweet colors of Memento ink!

Perfect way to get a jump on Christmas cards!  Thanks, Lalo!

I was inspired by the pastel colors, the food theme, and all of those DOTS.

I immediately thought of the pastel colored enamel dots in my stash, and paired it up with some Paper Smooches stamps, and a Silhouette cut file.  Inside of the card, there are two little notches cut in the background that perfectly fit a Starbucks gift card.  Mmmmmmmm........

I can't wait to see what you link up for this challenge!  

Pinspired Challenge 11

Good morning!  So happy to be coming to you this warm June morning to share Pinspired's 11th Challenge! (Wow!)  I have a special affinity for the inspiration photo--it's lotsa purple (my favorite color) and lotsa flowers! (I LOVE flowers)  Let's get to it!

Our sponsor for this challenge is SP & Company, a photopolymer stamp company that offers monthly subscriptions.  For this challenge, Samantha is offering up a generous $20 gift certificate to the SP & Company store!  Suh-weet!!

Isn't it gorgeous?!!  I love that pop of yellow from the pergola.  Here's my fun take on it:

 I was inspired by the fabulous Jennifer McGuire and how she uses the teeny little stamps that I often are not sure how to use to fill up the space.  It's hard to see, but I added some Stickles to the insides of some of the flowers to add some shimmer.

I can't wait to see what you come up with for this challenge!!

Pinspired Challenges #9

Good morning!  I am so very pumped to be sharing another Pinspired Challenge today, and I hope you are excited about the bold colors and themes in this one!  First things first.  This challenge is sponsored by the fabulous Avery Elle--seriously my favorite source for cardstock for my card bases.  I love a sturdy, thick card base, so their 100# card stock is perfect, and comes in so many bright, beautiful colors.  And their New Moon (black) card stock is my go-to for creating the chalkboard effect.  Their stamps are also classy, fun, and of tremendous quality, and lots of them come with free digital cut files, so I'm all over that.  (No fussy cutting!)  The fine folks at Avery Elle have offered a $15 gift certificate to their store for the winner of this challenge, so you'll definitely want to play along!

Wow.  Gorgeous.  So many elements you could use in your project.  When I saw the image, I immediately thought of a gorgeous Indian theme, with the bright sheer fabrics, gold, and pretty designs.  I'm "sari" (<---- see what I did there?!) that my picture is a little dark, I was having technical difficulties.

I tried to convey the opulence of the photo by using the classy embossed background (made from Avery Elle's Pixie cardstock), and then heat embossed the greeting and frame from Framed Fonts in gold.  Why haven't I used gold embossing powder before?!  I think I'm in love.  I topped it all off with a sheer, shimmery, richly colored ribbon from May Arts.  I can't wait to see what you come with, and which elements of the photo Pinspired you!!

Pinspired Challenges #8

Good Morning!  I'm so happy to be sharing another creation for Pinspired Challenges! Today's Pinspiration photo is sweet and trendy and I loved working with it.  First, I'd like to thank our FANTASTIC sponsor, Timeless Twine for sponsoring another challenge with a $10 gift credit to their store.  How sweet is that?  I seriously love her little shop and all of the fun bags, tags, and beautiful colors of twine you won't find at other shops.  So, here's the photo you'll be working with:

Check out that awesome mint color, the subtle wave, the gold, the banner, the wood--SO PERFECT.  And so many jumping off points!  Here's what I came up with:

My friend Cyndee sent me some Pink Paislee ephemera and I've been having lots of fun adding it to cards and albums lately, and I selectively inked up a Mama Elephant stamp to finish off the sentiment.  I love this card, if I do say so m'self! ;)

Now for the fun part!  Check out the other inspiration from our uber talented design team and LINK UP!  You won't want to miss a chance at this fabulous prize.  I can't wait to see what you create!