Totally Copied!

Often I hear people say, "I'm just not creative enough to make my own pages or cards."  Truth is there is so much out there to get your creative mojo flowing.  Blogs, Pinterest, magazines, craft stores are all bursting with ideas, layouts, color schemes.  Today's page is a complete copy of a layout that is on page 222 of our Idea Book and Catalog.  I loved the tone on tone look and how the lattice die gave the page dimension.  Here it is:

I couldn't come up with a good color of cardstock to put this picture on.  When this happens, I turn to my neutrals!  The only color on this page is the picture and it really pops on the page.  The paper is Crumb Cake.  I layered nine of our lattice dies on the paper.  I chose to leave a one inch border so I didn't have to piece this die around the edged...time saver!  The little flowers are from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack and are punched from Whisper White and then added a rhinestone to the middle.  The banner is stamped with the set PS I Love You and then I added some Crumb Cake flowers with white brads.

Here's another view:

Where do you find your ideas for your projects?  I'd love to hear!  Have a great Friday!

Another Post...

...I'm on a roll I guess. I was just putting some stuff away in my craft room and I realized I hadn't opened my Springtime Vintage DSP yet.  This is a perfect example of not judging a book by it's cover.  When I first received my Sring Occasions Mini Catalog, this paper did nothing for me.  As I started to see other projects using it, my mind was swayed.  As I opened it, I noticed that a couple of the sheets "matched" our Lattice die.  LOVE how Stampin' Up takes the guess work out of coordination.  Again, this card took me less than 10 minutes!

The card is a 4 1/4" square so it will still fit in a standard envelope and the overhang will not get squished. I sliced some dimensionals to put on the corners of the lattice die to give it some depth...my next goal is to get some photo tips so my cards look as nice on here as they do in person!

Recipe:
Cardstock: Crumb Cake (my favorite neutral), Rose Red, Very Vanilla, Springtime Vintage DSP
Ink: Rose Red
Stamps: Bring on the Cake
Accessories: Big Shot, Lattice Die, Neutral Brads

two 4 one

I combined two challeges today...hence a two for one.  The layout is from Create with Connie and Mary:
A square.  Typically not my strenght but I went for it anyways!

Then I headed over to Stampin' Celebration.  Here is this weeks inspiration:

BIG CHALLENGE! Not only do I not do a lot of square cards, the only stamp I have with a shamrock is from the new Sale a bration catalog, So Happy For You.  The shamrock is pretty small, so I went to my dies and created this:

Not too shabby...here's the recipe:
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Brights DSP
Ink: Crumb Cake (I used a sponge and sponged the card and vanilla edges)
Stamps: NONE
Accessories: Big Shot, Scallop Circles #2, 2.5" Circle Punch, Hearts and Brackets Die, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Bright Buttons, Neutral Buttons, Hemp Twine, Perfect Polka Dots Emboss Folder, DIMENSIONALS (I think I've forgotten these in other posts, but I use these...A LOT!)

Color Throwdown Challenge

To help get some inspiration, I've been challenging myself to do some blog challenges.  I came across this one from Color Throwdown:
Here's my attempt:

Recipe:
Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze
Ink-NONE! (can add a sentiment inside when needed)
Stamps-NONE!
Accessories: Big Shot, Fun Flowers Die, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Frost White Shimmer Paint (mixed with rubbing alcohol and sprayed over card), 5/8" Not Quite Navy Satin Ribbon, Pink Pirouette Button (retired)