300 Weeks Of Inspiration Challenge

TGIF! It's here, the 300th week of the Friday Inspiration File!  Every 100 weeks it has become tradition that I challenge you to go through The File, find a project and use it to spark your creativity.  Your final product can be an exact copy or contain only one element of the original.  It's up to you!

 

Once you find that special project that inspires you, create your card and link it up below.  Just by linking up your project you are entered to win a $30 GC to your favorite online stamp store.  You must include in your post: who's project inspired you, what week they were added to the file and a link back to their blog.

My card today was heavily inspired by Torico from Stamp Paradise.  I added this card on Week #295.  I loved the white embossing on kraft with a hint of Copic coloring. I've used a few  Papertrey Ink supplies on this one.  A stamp set called In Bloom for my flowers and leaves, Polka Dot Basics for the white dots and Headline Alphabet Dies for part of my main sentiment.  All other supplies are linked below {affiliate links used}

 

So it's as simple as that... Visit The Friday Inspiration File, Get Inspired and Create.  Link up your projects here from now until 2/9/17.  That gives you a week.  I hope you can join in.  Remember to link back to the one who inspired you.  One entry will be randomly selected to win the $30 GC.  I will contact the winner directly as well as announce it here and on Instagram. 

 

If you don't have a blog, feel free to post on Instagram and link that here.  Just make sure you tag the person and give them credit for inspiring you! 

 

Good Luck!

Wplus9 HAND LETTERED HELLO Clear Stamps CL-WP9HLH	Hand Lettered Hello	Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES Wafer Dies sssd111455 In Stitches	Kraft Cardstock
White Cardstock	Ranger Embossing Powder WHITE EPJ36685	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001	Hero Arts Embossing Gun
COPIC Sketch Marker YG03, Yellow Green	Copic Sketch Marker YG03 YELLOW GREEN	COPIC Sketch Marker YG17, Grass Green	Copic Sketch Marker YG17 GRASS GREEN Bold

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WPlus9 Throwback Thursday Challenge

 

Hi!  Did you know that WPlus9 has a new Throwback Thursday Challenge?  Maureen used Quilt Cuts 2 dies on her projects and is challenging  you to participate.  A $20 store credit is up for grabs.  Quilt Cuts 2 dies are awesome and I've used them several times in the past.  Here are a few of the projects in case you'd like to check them out!

Top Left

Top Right

Middle Left

Middle Right

Bottom Left

Bottom Right

 

Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Heavyweight, Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb, 25 pk

Inkadinkado Clear Acrylic Blocks, Small and Medium

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, 0.88 oz.

VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black

WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, Quilt Cuts 2

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200 Weeks Of Inspiration {Challenge & Giveaway}

Today marks the 200th week of the Friday Inspiration File. I have been sharing my favorite projects for almost 4 years.   I love visiting your blogs week after week and I'm never disappointed.  You all have so much talent.  I want everyone to know how great you are!  

 

This is my CASE of  Debby's {Lime Doodle} card.

See her original card here.

 

Just like the 100 Week milestone, I want to celebrate with a fun challenge and a giveaway.  The challenge is to choose one pin from The File and create a project; you can CASE it or just be inspired by it.  Today I have two cards to share that I CASEd from two of  my 2014 Favorites, but you can go all the way back to week 1 if you want!

This is my CASE of Shirley's {Shirley-bee's Stamping Stuff} card.

See her original card here.

 

After you have created your project and posted it to your blog, come back and link it up.  Make sure you let us know which project you've chosen and who created it.  Include a link in your blog post.  You will have one week to join the fun.

 

And the prize..?   I will choose one participant, at random, to receive a $20USD gift certificate to YOUR favorite stamp company!  This is not a sponsored giveaway.  It's a gift from me to say, Thank You.  Thanks for sharing your talent and your kind words of encouragement with me all of these years!

Have fun browsing The File and choosing your project

 {one entry per person please}.

I can't wait to see what you create. 

Good Luck!

Cardstock: WP9 Lake House, Sweet Gelato, Ballet Slippers, Cranberry Crush, Recollections White
Stamps: WP9 Pretty Peonies, Hand Lettered Hello, Sparkle & Shine
Ink: WP9 Wild Mango, Lake House, Nautical Navy, Mojito, PTI Orange Zest, Versafine Onyx
Dies: SSS Stitched Rectangles, LF Circles
Other: Recollections Clear Rhinestones

{Festive} Ink Pad Designs

Hello
I have a card today for two challenges.

 

Festive Friday #21

 

 

Make It Monday #140

 

Using my ink pads and a Tim Holtz stencil, I swiped ink onto the paper directly from the ink pad.  Because the stencil material is pretty thick, only small portions of the ink pad make contact with the paper creating thin lines.  After swiping one color I lifted the stencil, shifted it over slightly, and then swiped the second color.  I love the serenity of the colors and design so I decided to leave the front free of a sentiment.  Instead, I chose to embellish and add a sentiment to the inside. 

 

Thanks for coming by.

Have a great week!

Cardstock: PTI White
Stamps: PTI Holiday Lights, Peaceful Poinsettia
Ink: PTI Smokey Shadow, Hawaiian Shores, Pure Poppy
Other: Tim Holtz Stencil, Avery Elle, Sea Glass Ribbon, MS Glitter, Pearls

Simple Snowflake {& FIF #142}

 

Hi!

I have a very simple one to share today.

I love blue so it's not hard to be inspired by this photo.

Monday Mood Board #22

 

 

SSS: Keep It Clean And Simple

 

The snowflakes are die cut from paper that was colored with a mixture of distress paint and color shine spray.  It is very shimmery in person.  I embossed the snowflakes with Lacey Layers to add the lace element of the inspiration photo. 

 

 

CFC119: Embossing

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Check out the newest additions to The File....#142!

Cardstock: WP9 White
Stamps: WP9 Lacey Layers, Iconic Christmas
Ink: Versafine Onyx, Versamark
Dies: WP9 Simple Snowflake, Seasonal Sentiments
Other: TH Distress Paint, HS Color Shine Spray, White Embossing Powder, Rhinestone

CAS(E) this sketch! {Guest Designer}

I'm so excited to be this week's guest designer for CAS(E) this sketch!

I love participating in challenges and this is one of my favorites.

A lot of masking on this card.  I used copy paper as my mask so that I could see through it.  I wanted to line up the different directions of stamped lines the best I could.

I added a strip of black cardstock where the stamping met just to keep it clean and also add clear definition between those stamped areas.

CAS(E) this Sketch! #53

I made a second version.

Neither is perfect, but I really love the results!

 

SSS: Keep It Clean And Simple

Thanks so much for stopping by.

I hope you'll participate in this week's CAS(E) this sketch! challenge!

Cardstock: PTI White, Black
Stamps: PTI Faux Ribbon, Peaceful Pinecones
Ink: PTI Scarlet Jewel, Pure Poppy, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Versafine Onyx

Feathered Leaf

 

CB: Autumn

 

To create the texture on the leaf I stamped a feather into several different ink colors before stamping on the die cut leaf.  I added a little color to the edges, with brown ink, using my daubers. The sentiment was selectively inked to create two lines of text rather than one.

 

 

SSS: Use a Rubber or Clear Stamp

 

 

Thanks so  much for stopping by.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Cardstock: PTI Vintage Cream
Stamps: CB Fancy Feathers
Ink: PTI Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Dark Chocolate
Dies: Provo Craft Leaf