Just Because Lottie

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Hey there!

I have another Whimsical Wednesday challenge for you all this week and it's an inspiration image challenge! You can check out the details and the image on the Whimsical Wednesday blog...HERE! And while you're there, check out the awesome card created by this week's featured Daredevil - Lisa Hjulberg!

I am starting to really like inspiration challenges because you can take any piece of the inspiration and make it yours. I decided to go with the colors of the mugs since they were a perrrfect match to my new favorite patterned paper - Earth Love by Cosmo Cricket! And can you believe I found this paper at Michaels?!? I was so beside myself when I spied them in the store!! :D That was a excellent shopping day! hehehe

I paired the paper with she sweet Twinkle Tot 'Lottie' from The Greeting Farm and this week's Inspirational Card Sketches (ICS#42) layout. And can I tell you; I could NOT contain my excitement when I saw that their sponsor this week was....THE GREETING FARM!! (If you don't have Keep Cosy in your collection, you might want to play along too!) Just a suggestion. ;)

Lottie was colored up with reinkers again and this time I cut her out and made her appear to sit on the horizontal panel, like all the Magnolia cards you see out there in blogland. :) All the decorative edges were done with either decorative scissors or a corner punch. No fancy machine or tool; just staple supplies. I was a little worried that I Lottie would look a little lost against that pattern but I think leaving some white paper around her and lifting her off the page helped it some.

If you'd like to play along this week, just create your card and leave a link to it on this week's WW post so the Daredevils can leave some love! And if you upload your creation to SCS or PCP, don't forget to use the keyword DDSC10! Don't forget to check out how the other Daredevils used the mugs as their inspiration this week!

Cassie Larson
Darla Wilson

Debbie Lee
Heather Schlatter
Jacquie Peifer
Jessica Diedrich
Kim Ross
Lisa Hjulberg
Rebecca Ednie
Sandra MacLean

I think this cold is getting the better of me this week. It probably hasn't helped that I haven't gotten enough sleep these past several days, but I'm hoping that all the orange juice and cough medicine I've been taking will pay off soon. And if it doesn't, well...I'm a mum; I don't have a day off! Am I right?! You all know what I'm talking about. I also found out that Syd's daycare class had 6 absentees yesterday; all out with a fever or cold. I've got my fingers crossed she doesn't come down with another cold...or worse!

Thanks so much for stopping by again today. :)

Suppplies
Stamps: The Greeting Farm 'Lottie Twinkle Tot' & 'PTI Mixed Messages'
Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Blush Blossom, Certain Celery, Old Olive, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Ruby Red, Distress Inks 'Tea Dye and Frayed Burlap'
Papers: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Bazzil Basics, PP - Cosmo Cricket 'Earth Love'
Access: Ribbon, Buttons, PTI Rustic Button Twine, Martha Stewart Tag Punch, EK Success Corner Punch, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Sponges, Dimensionals