Category: Pinspired Challenges

Inspired by … Color!

Maybe it’s the rain, or maybe it’s because I’m ready for more color in my surroundings, whatever the reason, I’m gravitating towards cards with bright colors right now. I really liked the Pinspired Challenge #5 image. So I made another card with that colorful quilt in mind.

Inspired by ... Color!

In fact, I bought the Mama Elephant “Trifecta” stamp originally for the challenge, but then went a different direction at the last minute. To season the triangle border stamp, I inked it with Versamark each time before inking with the various dye and chalk inks. I don’t know if this gave me better coverage or not, but my experience is that Versamark “gums up” the stamp and helps ink stick to it.

Supplies: Inkadinkado border stamp

Pinspired Challenge #5

Welcome! It’s time for another Pinspired Challenge. The inspirational photo is for you to interpret anyway you want. You can take from the colors, the style, the theme – it’s up to you!

This challenge is sponsored by It’s Always Fabulous who are offering a $15 gift certificate to their store.

In my card, I sought to capture the colors and graphic pattern of the inspiration image with chevron die cuts and one of the sentiments from Hero Arts “Heydey,” a favorite of mine.

Pinspired Challenge #5

Head on over to the Pinspired Challenges blog to see the creations from the rest of the “Pin Heads” and find out the details for playing along. Three runner ups will be chosen and win a “Pin Pal” badge for their blog. A winner, who will also be chosen by the “Pin Heads,” will win a “Pin Perfect” badge for their blog along with the prize from It’s Always Fabulous. We can’t wait to see your creations!

Pinspired Challenge #4

It’s time for another Pinspired Challenge. The inspirational photo is for you to interpret anyway you want. You can take from the colors, the style, the theme – it’s up to you!

This challenge is sponsored by Sweet Stamp Shop who are offering a $10 gift certificate to their online store.

For my card, I sought to capture the wood grain/planks, the colors and the stacked type sentiment contained in the inspiration image.

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Head on over to the Pinspired Challenges blog to see the creations from the rest of the “Pin Heads” and find out the details for playing along. Three runner ups will be chosen and win a “Pin Pal” badge for their blog. A winner, who will also be chosen by the “Pin Heads,” will win a “Pin Perfect” badge for their blog along with the prize from Sweet Stamp Shop. We can’t wait to see your creations!

Supplies: My Mind’s Eye button; Sizzix flower die; corrugated kraft

Pinspired Challenge #3

It’s time for another Pinspired Challenge. The inspirational photo is for you to interpret anyway you want. You can take from the colors, the style, the theme – it’s up to you!

This challenge is sponsored by Sweet Stamp Shop who are offering a $10 gift certificate to their online store.

For my take on the challenge image, I sought to capture the Valentine’s theme, the colors of pink and red, and the idea of something contained from the inspiration image.

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The X’s and O’s were die-cut out of pink and red paper and adhered to white cardstock stamped with the jar image. I stamped the jar image on vellum, and on gray paper, to create an overlay and jar top. The “love you” sentiment tag was created in Photoshop.

Head on over to the Pinspired Challenges blog to see the creations from the rest of the “Pin Heads” and find out the details for playing along. Three runner ups will be chosen and win a “Pin Pal” badge for their blog. A winner, who will also be chosen by the “Pin Heads,” will win a “Pin Perfect” badge for their blog along with the prize from Sweet Stamp Shop. We can’t wait to see your creations!

Supplies: Stampin’ Up cardstock, vellum; StazOn black ink

Pinspired Challenge #2

It’s time for the second Pinspired Challenge. The inspirational photo is for you to interpret anyway you want. You can take from the colors, the style, the theme – it’s up to you!

This challenge is sponsored by Neat and Tangled Stamps; Danielle is generously offering the winner one stamp set of their choice.

Here’s my take on the challenge image. I couldn’t resist using the elf girl from “Elves at Work.” She got a new outfit for winter, now that’s it’s no longer the holidays ;-), and is ready to play in the snow! I wanted to capture the winter theme, the colors, and the mittens in the inspiration image.

Challenge2-JM

Head on over to the Pinspired Challenges blog to see the creations from the rest of the “Pin Heads” and find out the details for playing along. Three runner ups will be chosen and win a “Pin Pal” badge for their blog. A winner, who will also be chosen by the “Pin Heads,” will win a “Pin Perfect” badge for their blog along with the prize from Neat and Tangled Stamps. We can’t wait to see your creations!

Supplies: McGill punch (tag); Divine Twine