Inspired By Challenge: December 2012

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Inspired By...#55

I am back with another inspiration challenge for you. I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas with friends and family.

Looking forward, New Year's Eve is coming up so I was inspired by this photo.

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What can you do with this photo? stars, strips, garland, colors, confetti...

I went with the feel and the stars of the photo. I mimicked the star garlands by sewing down some die cut stars and the negative die cut. I saw a hint of blue in the photo so I also pulled that in. I used my Fancy Pants The Good Life collection, along with some MFT Dies and the 'new year' was cut with my Silhouette.

We are hosting a quiet family gathering with my parents and a couple of the girls' friends for New Years. What will you be doing?

This is also for the Cameo Creations Challenge - New Years.

I can't wait to see what you create!

Rules for Playing:

Create a NEW project for this challenge.

Be sure to link your blog with a direct link to the post you would like me to visit.

Please put a link on your post to this challenge.

Create a project with no more than 5 challenges including this challenge.

Feel free to use any crafting products you have!

Thursday, December 20, 2012

One Week Off

I have decided to take this week off from the Inspired By Challenges. It is so close to Christmas that I am sure most of us are in the same boat and frantically trying to get all of our last minute items done. I will most certainly be back next week all fresh and new and ready to go again.

Have a Merry Christmas everyone and I will see you in one week.

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Inspired By #53 Winner

The winner of the Wreath Inspired Challenge is:

Rose

(I love that woodgrain deer)

Congratulations Rose! Please contact me with your mailing info and I will get your prize out to you.

Now don't forget to play along in the Shopping Inspired Challenge.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Inspired By...#54

I love this vintage print and just had to use it as some inspiration.

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Ways to take the inspiration: colors, Christmas, stripes, gifts, shopping, wreath, vintage...

I took the inspiration literally and used some of my older October Afternoon paper - Holiday Style. I am need of more 'mailable' cards so I didn't add a lot of 'doodads' to this one.

I used this week's sketch from Unscripted Sketches:

Can't wait to see what you do!

Rules for Playing:

Create a NEW project for this challenge.

Be sure to link your blog with a direct link to the post you would like me to visit.

Please put a link on your post to this challenge.

Create a project with no more than 5 challenges including this challenge.

Feel free to use any crafting products you have!

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Inspired By #52 Winner

Thank you everyone for playing along with me for the past year. I always love seeing what you come up with based on the inspiration photos. The random winner for the Santa Inspired Challenge:

Congratulations Kim Richardson, you are the winner of the Elle's Studio Prize Pack! Please contact me with your mailing info and I will get it out to you.

Don't forget to play along with the Wreath Inspired Challenge - there is a prize up for grabs.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Inspired By...#53

Here we go, the start of a new month and a new year of Inspired By Challenges! Thank you to those of you who have been playing along, I always love seeing everyone's take on the inspiration.

Being December, I went with another holiday inspiration for you.

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Such a clean & simple inspiration photo this week. I can see using the grid, circles, wreaths, colors, a banner....

I went with the CAS and the wreath. I used my PTI stamp A Wreath for All Seasons, some May Arts Jute twine and a pearl from Want2Scrap. The main panel is on foam squares for dimension. I am really trying to make more 'mailable' cards this year as most of mine tend to cost me a fortune to mail!