Create for a wedding...

Just a quick post with some wedding inspiration.  The top card is a simple gate-fold.  Open the doors, and the sentiment is inside.  The tulle bow and rectangular strip with the words on it are actually just glued onto the left "door" so you don't have to untie it to get to the inside.

There are no more purple paper scraps in my stash since I used them all to punch a bunch of tiny flowers to fill the heart that I drew on the front of this card.  A little putzy, but simple and the patterned paper does all the work (it's from DCWV).

Another simple card.  I ran a white piece of paper through a dotty embossing folder, and then punched a bunch of Fiskars Funky Hearts to fill the front of the card.  I punched two additional hearts with red glitter POW paper--it's from American Crafts, and I've mentioned  it before.  I love it because it is thin and the glitter is part of the paper (not sitting on top), so it is punch-able and NOT messy.

Best wishes to the newlyweds!

~Kelly

Create something new...

 

 

I was so busy being all "hearts" and "Valentine-y" last week, that I forgot to post my "ONE little WORD" for 2014.  As you might have guessed from the titles of my last two posts, my word is "CREATE".  I pondered many words and at first I thought I wanted something very powerful and full of strength (because Lord knows I need some power and strength lately), but I liked the versatility of "create" and what it means for myself, my feelings, and my art.

 

One of my first new adventures in 2014, is to join a Facebook group started by Kelly Hoernig, called "art aMUSEment".  It is a 52 week challenge to create a card (I'm using old math flashcards) following the prompt that we are given each week. I can't wait til Mondays to find out what each week's "word" is.  This last week, it was "artist", and I chose to imitate Georgia O'Keefe's art with a large flower and a quote from her.  The flower stamp is from Unity and I love it's simplicity and elegance.

 

 

 

 

The first week, our word prompt was "box".  I found this kind of tough, because I just kept thinking of box in the literal sense of the word.  I couldn't think "outside the box"! HA!  HA! HA!  I ended up playing with my new favorite DCWV stack--Burlap Stack.  It's a 6x6 pad of paper-backed burlap and I think it is AWESOME!  So, I decided to stick with my literal translation of "box" and had a party in a box.  Pretty simple for the first week, but hey--I was easing into this weekly challenge.

 

 

The second week word prompt was "STAMP".  I stamped a stamp and used a Fiskars postage stamp  to cut and pop it up after I heat embossed with some sparkly black embossing powder.  This would be a perfect start to a Valentine, but I'm keeping all of these art aMUSEment cards together and want to make a mini-book or slide them all onto a large ring.

 

 

Stay tuned...more cards will be coming up...at least one each week.  Unless I get behind and have to start lumping them together.  But, it's early in 2014 and I am thinking positive that I will be able to maintain a timely schedule. 

 

Have you started something new in 2014?  Do you have a "one little word" to motivate and inspire you?  Please share!

 

~Kelly