Bee Pink

 

Doodle Inspiration 

 

  

Pals Paper Arts #28  

  

CPS-Card Sketches #153 

  A pink bee for Valentine's Day!  Not to brag, okay, maybe to brag a little......this has to be one of my favorite cards I've made so far.  I love the color combination.  Does that make me a true girlie girl or is it that since I live in a house of testosterone I never get to see much pink!  Either way, pink is fave.

As I mentioned in one of my posts from yesterday, I have been sketching and doodling some lately, which included drawing out some of my own card layouts and images for cards.  The 'doodle inspiration' here is one of my own and my inspiration for the card. I actually didn't stay true to my own sketch in that I did not add as many swirls and hearts mainly because there wasn't enough room and once I put it on paper it had a mind of it's own.  I knew I wanted to make the bee pink and black so the PPA color challenge this week was perfect.  And, then when I saw the sketch at CPS everything just came together.  That doesn't seem to happen often for me with my cards.  Usually I start creating one and then I get bogged down with alternative visions dancing around in my head.  One reason I dusted off my sketch book, to get them on paper at least for future use. I do believe I am going to have to use my bee again sometime soon!

Stamps:  Absolutely none whatsoever this time!

Paper:  Light and dark pink cardstock and DP from stash.

Ink:  Again, absolutely none.

Extras:  Heart doily, pink bubble gems, black patterned ribbon, black transparent ribbon, Wingo Zingo alpha, heart dies and swirl die from Sizzix.  The 'swirl' die is the tail from the Sizzix Bigz lovebird die.

Bee Happy! ♥♥♥

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Photo Inspiration -- Texture and Tile By Jason Kravitz

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 Photo Courtesy of Jason Kravitz@aminus3 

Well, I've been MIA again for a while.  Snowstorms will do that I guess, especially when you live in an area like the Triangle of NC where snowstorms are few and far between.  Growing up in West Virginia, we saw plenty of snow most every year and had plenty of snow days filled with sledding, snowman making and hot chocolate.  So, I was quite thrilled to finally get some significant snow (5 inches) in Cary this week   That is the most snow we have seen in eight years.

But, I digress.  Now that the snow has mostly melted, I am back to more important things....stamping and photography!  I did acquire a small mass of  photos from the storm, another reason for neglecting my card blog. I have been busy with my photoblog, ShutterSavvy,  which, now brings me on topic.

Over at Aminus3, host of my photoblog, is a myriad of photographers, both amateur and pro, who display their  photographic art daily.  One such fellow artist, Jason Kravitz, just happens to be the infamous creator and founder of Aminus3.  My reason for introducing him here is that he posted a photo on January 20th that inspired me to create a card.  As you see from his photo here, the color combo, as well as the various textures are things we card creators thrive upon for inspiration. 

 

I took the white cardstock for the top of the card, inked and distressed it and then added the soccer and star stamps.  On the bottom with the turqoise cardstock, I used the Cuttelbug mosaic emboss folder to get the tiled look and then inked it for more of a worn look.  Black ribbon, brads and black lettering for the sentiment were the finishing touches.  I hope I did his photo justice in my interprestation. 

Blessings!

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Be Yourself

HAPPY WORLD CARD MAKING DAY!

A red hat card inspired by the Red Hat Society. I thought the title 'Be Yourself' would be very fitting since the Red Hat Society is all about older women celebrating individuality.

You Rock! - - Pink Hope

You Rock Star!

Another card for today. Couldn't resist using the Extreme Guitar stamp from Stampin Up! I wanted to make a card for my oldest son to celebrate him being accepted into the college of his choice this week.

Hope In Pink

A card to start off the month of Breast Cancer Awareness.


In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month I have changed the look of my blog. You can also participate and register with other sites in support here: http://pinkforoctober.org/.