Three in One

Good news is ... my computer is back up and running again; Bad news is ... I have lost all my bookmarks, and only have an old version of Windows so I am unable to use my usual photo editing software.  But luckily it doesn't stop me making cards!

Today I have made a card to enter into three challenges
Just Add Ink ... Inspirational Picture
Crazy 4 Challenges ... Buttons
Sunny Challenges ... Sketch Challenge

I just love the colours, Calypso Coral and Pool Party for the main colours, I have also added the striped DSP as the rugs in the picture has a lovely stripe through it.  The stamp set is Pedal Presents, the new exclusive Hostess stamp set in the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue.  The push bike is the main stamp in the set, and is accompanied by five little stamps that will all 'fit' in the basket, here I have used the flowers, but there are also hearts, presents, a birthday cake, and the cutest little bird, as well as a bunch of balloons (I have used them on another card that I will be posting in the near future).  I have added some of the Itty Bitty Buttons to the panel on the left, I love these because they are clear and you can add whatever colour you like behind them with the matching punch set.

Happy Stamping

Panels of Art

I have to say this week the inspirational photo from Paper Lovin' Gals had be guessing for a while, then I knew exactly what I wanted to do.  Does the photo immediately inspire you or will this one take some thought?  Either way come and play along with us this week.

I loved the artistic shapes of the panels and once inspiration took hold I knew I wanted to replicate them with my punches.  I used the Itty Bitty Shapes punches and the small heart punch, I randomly punched shapes out of Pool Party, Calypso Coral and Poppy Parade card stock before mounting each on Whisper white and then framed each with Basic black.  The DSP layer is from Beau Château DSP collection.  I used Curly Cute for the sentiment, I am loving this set both for variety of sentiments and the font used.  I cut a strip of card stock just over 1" wide and put each end into the Decorative Label Punch to trim off the end to give it a fancy look, I then cut a slightly wider piece of Basic Black, mounted the sentiment on it and trimmed the ends using the same method. What do you think?

Pop on over to the Paper Lovin' Gals blog and check out what the other Design Team members have created to inspire you, then join in the fun.

Happy Stamping