H2H Photo Inspired

This week on Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog we are given a photo to inspire our project. I was really excited to create something from the first moment I saw it~

I loved all the clean white with the pops of color from the flowers. The bird cage itself inspired the beautiful bird image that I chose.

 

Be sure to stop by Heart 2 Heart Challenges to see the fabulous art that the Design Team has created from the photo!



Inspired By Blue and Yellow Dots

The inspiration photo on Inspired By this week has some very bold colors of bright yellow and dark blue on a lighter blue background. Polka dots seem to be everywhere now lately, fashion, home decor and paper crafts of course. This is what I came up with for this challenge~

I strongly encourage you to check out the artwork this week on Inspired By. There are some very creative entries that will truly inspire you!

Inspired Fall Wreath

I had my foam ready to make a fall wreath this season, then I found the perfect inspiration for it on Heart 2 Heart Challenges this week. It's a photo challenge and it's gorgeous!

{inspiration photo}

I started with some cheap foam from Home Depot, cut it and shaped it into a wreath. Then I wrapped it in burlap ribbon and used a small piece of grosgrain ribbon at the top for hanging.

I strung a banner at the top and added buttons for color & interest. The letters were cut using the Art Philosophy cartridge and the little flowers are some older My Stickease.

In the inspiration photo sit a couple of little owl centerpieces. Instead of an owl I used this little bird embellishment. I added it to the center of my chocolate striped grosgrain ribbon bow.

I like my little addition to the front door! If you feel inspired by this photo you should play along at Heart 2 Heart.

Inspired By Burlap & Black

I was inspired by the comfy, cozy photo at the Inspired By Blog! My thoughts immediately went to burlap ribbon to mimic the basket in the photo. I wanted to pull in some black, but keep the entire card simple on a clean white base.

{photo inspiration}

Be sure to see Laurel's lovely creation and play along with the Inspired By #48 challenge!

Elegant Spooky Dining Table

I have been setting my table with lots of fun accessories lately, trying out some new Halloween looks. I wanted to try something that was just black and white. Then I saw the inspiration photo on the Inspired By Blog. I love the white pumpkins in the photo, but wanted to make it a bit spookier. Once it was all done I thought I achieved that spooky feeling, yet it still seems elegant!

{the inspiration photo}

{My Elegant Spooky Dining Table}

I found lots of items around my house that I simply re~purposed and made new stuff with my craft supplies. Instead of pumpkins, I chose skulls as my centerpiece. I will share more with you later this week on how I "re-skulled" them!

The table setting came together with some blinged out chargers, plain white plates, black napkins and a handmade napkin ring. The ring is made from dry embossed cardstock, stitched ribbon and a Cricut  Artiste rose made from Moonlight paper.

My candle votives came from a metal holder I use throughout the year in the center of my table. I simply covered them in Silhouette paper. This paper is definitely elegant!

These frosted glass coasters come with an opening in the back for a picture. I stamped this awesome skull from the Thriller stamp set and sponged some grey ink to really make it pop!

If you would like to know where I found any of these items, please leave me a comment. I will show you another table setting I created with a fun pop of Halloween colors, stay tuned!!

Inspired By 43 {more nutty art!}

Two posts in one day, crazy huh?! My intentions were to create one card for both the Mojo Monday sketch and the Inspired By photo, but as I created I felt like I lost direction for the Inspired By challenge. What I truly loved about the inspiration photo was all the white clean space. So I cleared off my desk and started all over again!

Photo Inspiration

{Cardstock, felt acorn, stamp & olive twine is CTMH; all other products were from local craft store and begging to see day light again!}

Be You

Take a look at this lovely card I created for Ribbon Carousel Challenge this week as well as the Inspired By Challenge #30. It was also inspired by a card I saw on Dawn McVey's Blog. I love the vibrancy of the colors, layered flower, mis-match of embellishments and the distressing.

The challenge of Ribbon Carousel was to do paper piecing. I chose to stamp the flower 3 times and then cut around the petals to give it dimension. Piecing it all back together on the card really makes it a focal point!

This was the inspiration photo on Inspired By. The colors, flowers and bit of polka-dots is what really caught my eye!

Party Inspiration

From the moment I saw the inspiration photo for this week's challenge on Heart 2 Heart, I was thinking of a dozen ideas! It's a great photo and so many details to work with. From the scallops of fabric to the hot air balloons there were just so many directions to take my creativity. What I finally decided on was making a fun cake banner for my Husband's Birthday. He loved his carrot cake and the banner just made it extra special!

Take a look at the photo and what I came up with ~

All products are Close To My Heart. The colors I chose are Sky, Creme Brulee, Sweet Leaf, Cotton Candy and Lagoon. I hand cut the banner pieces and stamped them tone-on-tone with an argyle background basics stamp. I punched the circles for the "party" and stamped each letter with the Vintage Type alphabet stamp. It was all strung together with some white twine from the basics collection. To finish off my cake stand I tied a bow in front with the chocolate striped grosgrain ribbon.

Inspiration on Heart 2 Heart

Here is this week's inspiration photo on Heart 2 Heart challenges. I like the calm neutral colors with just a splash of aqua blues! I was also intrigued by the framed chalkboard as you can see in the card I created.

I used the new colonial white die cut card. The stamp is from the Stella Workshop on the Go. The rug in the photo reminded me of the older Silhouette papers. {all product is CTMH}

To celebrate the end of February {the month of love} Heart 2 Heart wants to show their love to you! A surprise package of goodies will be heading to one lucky player, randomly chosen from ALL of the players in the month of February. The more you played along with the challenges, the more chances you have to win!

Be sure to get your entries added to the challenges by Saturday, Mar. 3rd at 10:00 pm EST to be eligible! This is also the final date to be eligible for February's Top Ten.

Be inspired by the Design Team's creations this week, and get your artwork posted soon!

Inspired by #10

I had fun with the inspiration photo this week on Inspired By! Check it out~



I thought of a few directions I could interpret this photo {I actually made 2 cards} but this was my first thought. I love the colors, same as my wedding, so I did not alter that at all. I was also most intrigued by the umbrellas and knew I had a stamp in my collection that has not seen ink for some time. Here is what I created~

It would not be complete without some raindrops!

Perhaps I will get around to sharing the other card I created later in the week. In the meantime you should stop by the Inspired By blog and see the other entries and play along!

{all product is Close To My Heart}

Heart 2 Heart Inspiration Photo Challenge

This week on Heart 2 Heart challenges we want to see what inspires you from this photo. Is it the design, the textures, or the colors?



In this photo, I was intrigued by the leaves, the vintage looking tags and the crystals. Not to mention the wonderful cork texture, which I tried to actually incorporate cork, but did not succeed!

Instead of cork I did some background stamping on Kraft cardstock. Next, I knew that the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge had the perfect leaf and vine image. After it was cut out I added some Create-a-Shade paint with a bit of green re-inker in it and some glitter. It added the perfect shimmer I needed to match the photo. The tags were simple to cut also and I found little images that worked well for the design. The bird is under a clear plastic sticker which I found at a craft store a few years ago. This was the best way to incorporate that "crystal" type embellishment.


Here is another view.

All products are Close To My Heart except the clear bubble circle thingy ; ) !

Be sure to play along this week at Heart 2 Heart! Thanks for stopping by!

Inspired By #6 {Every Mile a Memory}

Take a look at this photo! This is the inspiration photo this week at a fairly new challenge blog called Inspired By. I wish my garage was this organized and colorful!!

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I loved the little scooter in the photo, but did not have a stamp with one. This is what I came up with instead.


Laurel Seabrook is the owner of this new challenge blog and a very talented artist. You can find her other blog in the right hand column on my home page. Please visit her challenge blog and play along!

All product used is Close To My Heart!

Floral Inspiration {H2H Challenge}

The challenge on Heart 2 Heart Blog this week is to be inspired by the following photo. How can you not be inspired by fresh bright colors, sunlight, a mis-matched assortment of bottles, scrap materials and icy cool drinks. The photo makes me think of a celebration. Perhaps for family or friends in the Spring or Summer time.




It is so important to preserve these celebrations, so I decided my project this week would be some scrap pages. I used some older CTMH papers in bright yet calming colors of blush, crystal blue, sweet leaf, amethyst and bamboo.

Please visit the H2H blog to be inspired by all the talented artists!