It's time for a new
Inkspirational challenge! Today we have a word prompt for you:
DAY. I knew immediately the sentiment I wanted to use, and then it was merely a matter of building a card around it:
As I looked though some of my already-stamped images, this intrepid bunny seemed like a fun idea for a beautiful day card. The balloon also seemed to lend itself to a slimline design. I inked a sky with some grass waaaay down below, cut it with a slimline die (many thanks to my friend and teammate
Carol for these!), added the sentiment and then popped up bunny and balloon. Being such an adventurous bunny, I'm adding him to the current theme at
Time Out Challenges.
This might be a perfect day for some, but I decided to also make a card that showcased a little more of what I might consider a perfect day:
Relaxing and reading on a sunny afternoon? Count me in. :D This adorable kitty and a few of his siblings were stamped and sent to me by my friend
Joyce. (Along with the cutest card using another one!) He's coloured in Copics, the sun stamped in yellow and orange, and the grass added with a stippling brush. I decided to add a funky edge to the bottom of the panel, then realized I'd die cut myself into a bit of a corner as to adding a sentiment. I separately stamped the three parts of a "read-relax-repeat" stamp so I could follow the lines of the panel.
Lots of interesting interpretations of the word prompt from my talented Inkspirational teammates! I hope you will find the time to play along.
Supplies: (beautiful day) Neenah white cardstock, Strathmore mixed media paper, WPlus9 Going Places stamps & dies, Unity October 2010 KOTM sentiment stamp, Versafine onyx black, Memento tuxedo black & tumbled glass & mowed lawn distress ink, Hero Arts clear sparkle embossing powder, Zig markers, Gansai Tambi watercolours, MFT cloud stencil, Pinkfresh Studios essentials slim cuts die, foam tape; (read relax repeat) Neenah white & Hero Arts yellow layering cardstock, MFT Dots & Stripes Fresh patterned paper, MFT Sunny Vibes & Our Story & Hero Arts sun stamps, Memento tuxedo black, Catherine Pooler tiara & tiki torch & mowed lawn distress inks, Copic markers, Sugar Pea Designs card builder elements die, red glitter Gelly Roll pen, foam tape
ACK! Not just one but two super sweet cards! Your little bunny, drifting through the clouds in his beautiful balloon (isn't there a song about that?), is adorable. And your kitty, enjoying his book, basking in the sunshine, is beyond darling! Love these! Oh..and you've rocked the slimline!
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These are both so cute! I love the slimline design of the first card and the both critters look so so cute. Love the sentiment in the second card!
ReplyDeleteSo freakin' darling!!! I love them both.
ReplyDeleteLove both of these wonderful cards. I am way more the 2nd than the first. What better adventure to have than within the pages of a book. Love what you did with that cute kitty--so glad she found her way to you. Thanks so much for playing along at Time Out.
ReplyDeleteBeing afraid of heights my idea of a perfect day is better described by your second card. Sweet. But I totally love the cute bunny and hot air ballon. Super job inking that never ending cloudy sky.
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ReplyDeleteSuch cute cards! I LOVE the cloud scene that you created and the little reading critter on the second card is so cute! Great interpretation of the Inkspirational challenge and we love seeing you join us at Time Out as well!
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Both of your cards scream sunshine and I'm going to need it in my neck of the woods today! Love both your creations Lindsey~
ReplyDeleteBoth of your cards scream sunshine and I'm going to need it in my neck of the woods today! Love both your creations Lindsey~
ReplyDeleteYou've just reminded me about the WPlus9 set with the balloon, I've got that one and haven't used it for AGES!! Its so perfect for an 'adventure' and fits in so well with the slimline design. And your little racoon with his book is too adorable. I hardly read books these days but used to love getting carried away in adventure stories when I was a kid. So very happy you shared these both with us at TIME OUT!
ReplyDeleteCongrats for getting Honours at Time Out x
ReplyDeleteTwo great cards! Both bright and cheerful and I know what you mean about suddenly realising there's no-where to put the sentiment...you came up with a great solution!
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