First, I wanted to extend a BIG welcome to my new friends reading my blog that came over from Simple Scrapper and Start Fresh. I don't have a lot of scrapbooking related posts around here yet but I've got plans to scrapbook more this year and document my jump back into that here on my blog. In the meantime, I hope you can find inspiration here and enjoy looking at some of my other creative creations.
What inspires my cards the most is COLOR so I'm sharing three cards and a tag that started with color as my jumping off point.
First card is a simple card using a typewriter stamp set from Jillibean Soup. I've never used it before but thought it worked perfectly with the Curtain Call Inspiration challenge and this week's ColourQ challenge.
I stamped the typewriter in PTI's Smokey Shadow ink and have pretty colored hearts floating out of the top to symbolize the love letter being written. I embossed a stitched frame to add some interest to this white and simple card.
Next card is one I made for one of my daughters and uses a very soft color palette from the Colour Me challenge. Shining star is my pet name for her and thought this would be great to give her before her year end ballet show in a few months. I used my new Notched Star banners and had the little bit of yellow peeking through the stars and on the border.
This next card also uses a softer color combination found at Dynamic Duos this week. I've wanted to try that inlaid diecut technique I see on cards I love so I die cut butterflies on white cardstock to simulate some movement and used pretty patterned papers for the butterflies.
And my final creation is a little Christmas tag that is inspired by the first Festive Friday Challenge of 2014. This year's challenge is to make something Christmas themed inspired by the inspiration photo below. This is my first time participating in this challenge but thought it would be great for me to play along since I want to build up my stash of holiday tags throughout this year. I'm hoping I won't be making tags at the last minute like I did last month!
My tag is a little simple. Eek, maybe a little too simple? I was inspired by the red barn to use some patterned paper from a Studio Calico Christmas collection and the sentiment from PTI's City Scene.
Hope you are having a great weekend. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sherrie, so many amazing cards/tags, each one just as beautiful as the next. I love your adorable little tag, I think it is perfect!
ReplyDeleteYour cards turned out great! Love the inlaid butterflies. I haven't tried that technique yet..glad you got that off your stampers bucket list! Thanks for joining us at Dynamic Duos this week! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, Sherri. I just kept scrolling down and there were more and more things. What are you, me? Super stuff today, including that tag, which is not too simple at all, in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteAll of your cards are wonderful!! I'm here following the link of your Festive Friday card and I absolutely adore it!! The sentiment angled across that amazing red patterned paper looks awesome! Thanks so much for joining us at Festive Friday! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards all around! Thanks for joining us at colourQ!
ReplyDeleteI came here because I LOVED your card for the Curtain Call Challenge, and I'm so glad I did because all three of your cards and tag are fabulous. I'm super impressed.
ReplyDeleteSherrie, another amazing post! And more amazing cards showing off your superb talents!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards, especially the Colour Me entry--fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThese are all lovely projects, Sherrie, love your colourQ card, the hearts make it! thanks for playing with us again this week at the colourQ!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely collection of cards you have created here! I especially love the star card that you shared with us this week. The tiny star cut outs on the banners are sooo cute :) Thanks so much for sharing with us at Colour Me…!, we sure hope to see you back again soon!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, love your image, great use of the colours, thanks for joining us at ColourQ, hugs, Sarah x
ReplyDeleteLove your butterflies on your card for this week! Thank you for joining us at Dynamic Duos! You did a great job!
ReplyDeleteReally cute cards, Sherrie! I'm here from Festive Friday and love your tag--there's no such thing as too simple! I love it! Thanks for playing along with FF this week.
ReplyDeleteNo such thing as too simple! I love how you 'citified' our very 'country' inspiration - perfectly! Thanks so much for joining us at Festive Friday!
ReplyDeleteSherrie...congrats on your ColourQ win, it is a fabulous card.
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