Saturday, March 4, 2017

Guest Designing at Inspired By All the Little Things

Happy Saturday!  It's an extra happy one for me because my friend, Leigh Penner, has invited me to be a Guest Designer this week for Inspired by All the Little Things.  Yay!! :)  Not only did I get to play along with the challenge, but there is a short interview on the blog as well if you're curious to know a little bit more about me. 
I am constantly drawing inspiration from photos and Inspired by All the Little Things always has the most beautiful photos.  I was so excited when I opened the file to reveal this week's challenge photo...

Ahhh...isn't it beautiful?  After spending a few moments daydreaming that this was a room in my house, I set to work thinking of card ideas.  And I had so many!  So I couldn't stop at just one project.  I made five!  The wood on the table is what stood stood out to me the very most, so I kept that the common element on all of my projects.  The other things that stood out were lots of white, the blue-ish grey, and the plants, so I made sure to keep some form of all of those things as well. 
I tend to go through phases where I get a little bored with the standard card size.  I'm in one of those phases right now, so this is a super skinny card.  I loved the table in the photo so much, so I decided to recreate the look with MFT's Big Hugs die.  I started by stamping Concord and 9th's Barnwood Background Stamp (my favorite!) on kraft, then die cut the letters.  I mixed light blue, white, and a teeny bit of silver embossing powder together to create a greyish blue with little flecks and dipped my letters in.  Next, I stamped some leaves from MFT's Flashy Florals (a set I bought after seeing Leigh use it on so many amazing cards!).  I wanted the letters to stand out a bit more, and I also loved the opaque windows in the photo, so I grounded the sentiment with a strip of vellum.  
I used the same idea on this next card but cut the letters with Concord & 9th's Joy Die.  I embossed the floral image from Concord & 9th's Flourish set, blended light green ink around the image, then fussy cut it out and adhered it to this panel.  
Next up is the simplest of my projects.  This time I die cut the letters from my barnwood stamped sheet with Simon Say Stamp's Big You die.  I stamped a row of grass using a tiny stamp in PTI's Petite Pots.  The sentiment is also from that set, but I did a some masking to create the word "are".   The back tag is a light grey-ish color.
I started this next card by die cutting Clearly Besotted's Shaker Shapes: Circle Hooray die from my barnwood stamped paper and then a second time on a white stitched square (from MFT).  I trimmed and adhered the letters on top of the white cut and backed the window with vellum, again to mimic the windows in the inspiration photo.  I finished it off with some flower stamps and the scalloped square card base dies in PTI's Don't Forget to Write kit. 
My final project is my favorite and the one I shared on the Inspired by All the Little Things blog.  It's pretty obvious how I was inspired. :) I used a stitched frame from MFT, a window die from Clearly Besotted (with an added strip to create the window sill), and a plant stamped with PTI's Petite Pots.  My favorite part (and I think why I love the card so much) is this sentiment from PTI's Inspired: Faith stamp set and die.  It's such a important reminder for all of us. 
Phew.  And there you have it.  Lots and lots of projects inspired by one fabulous inspiration photo.  Thanks so much, Leigh, for inviting me to Guest Design this week! 
And thank you for joining me today!  Hopefully I've given you lots of inspiration for Inspired by All the Little Things #46.  Make sure you head over to the blog to see how all the other designers were inspired and to link up your own project.  Have a lovely weekend!
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18 comments:

  1. Spectacular! Each and every one! Swooning over all the lovely things you did, like mixing different colours of embossing powder together. Sigh.

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  2. Oh my goodness..... these are all beautiful and amazing in every way!! Love, love the soft colors and the lovely woodgrain that tie them all together!

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  3. WOW!! You totally ROCKED this challenge!! I love all the white and how you used just the touches of color from the photo. These are STUNNING!!!

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  4. Lindsey! Oh my goodness...you're AWESOME.

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  5. Can definitely see how you were inspired, Lindsey, as each card is amazing right down to the woodgrain. Eager to mix colored embossing powders to get the perfect color. Enjoyed reading more about you on "The Little Things" blog, too. Leigh made a great choice inviting you to be their guest this week. Happy stamping!

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  6. YAY Lindsey, congrats on guesting!! I'm so happy for you!! You've done a spectacular job too. My goodness, so much prettiness to drink in! My favorite is the Hooray card, but they are all amazing!

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  7. Love learning more about you on the interview...and wow! this set of cards/tag...are incredible...and highlight your amazing creativity!

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  8. These are all amazing, Lindsey! I love them all! I'm so thrilled you could be my guest and I'm glad you were so inspired by the photo I chose! You are awesome!

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  9. I LOve every single card, your beautiful designs, but most of all YOU! Congrats, sweet friend ... and thank you for loving me right back... xxoo
    =]

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  10. Wow! Love your card with the window and all the white but I was so delighted to see the other pretty cards too. Thanks for being guest at Inspired by all the little things!!

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  11. Wow! Love your card with the window and all the white but I was so delighted to see the other pretty cards too. Thanks for being guest at Inspired by all the little things!!

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  12. WOW, Lindsey!!!!! First of all - congrats on the GD spot - so happy for you!!!! And then your cards ...I have to pick up my jaw from the ground, my friend - so much creativity in one person!!!! Your cards and tag are simply FABULOUS - love, love, LOVE every single one of them!!!!! The soft colours with the touches of woodgrain look wonderful!!!! I just want to look and look again and enjoy the beauty of each one over and over again!!!! What a fantastic post as GD!!!!! And now I'm off to enjoy the interview!!!!!
    Enjoy the rest of your day!!!!
    Hugz

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  13. Look at you creating a gorgeous collection o cards that are so perfect for the challenge Lindsey! Congratulations on guesting this week!

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  14. Wowzers, Lindsey, your fab five cards are all such wonderful takes on Leigh's photo! It was great "getting to know you" and I'm thrilled to have you as our guest this week!

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  15. Goodness, Lindsey, these are all so awesome! Love all the white with touches of soft color, so very pretty!

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  16. I love that you made SO many cards and they are ALL gorgeous! Great job!

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  17. Oh my, Lindsey ... what a stunning collection ... each one as beautifully calm and serene as the others ... love every little bit of every one! Loved also finding out a little more about you in your interview ... congratulations on your Guest Design spot ... and thanks for such awesome inspiration! Hugs, Anita :)

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  18. Welcome as our guest this week! So happy you shared your fabulous ideas with us! Love this sweet collection!

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