Inspired by ... Barb - Fun-gi

So my blogging buddy BARB is a fantastic card maker.  I am always so inspired by her creations!  I've collected some of her cards and she has said I can use them for inspiration here on my blog.  Here is the first card.  Check out that awesome banner!! 

Can you believe this is the FIRST banner I've made!  It was so much fun!!  I printed off these colours (from an old Hero Arts colour challenge) and stamped various images on some of the banners (Guide Lines and Polka Dot Basics II - both Papertrey Ink).

Then I added this great 'shroom image and sentiment (from Unity Stamps).  I did some paper pieceing for the mushroom and added subtle dots on the top with my Versamark marker. 

Fun, fun, fun!

I have some more inspiration cards from Barb that will show up on my blog over the course of the year.

Thanks for visiting my little piece of the www

Donelda

Inspired by ......

I love being inspired by many things I see around me.  The other day I was lookin at this crossword book and thought it would make an awesome card.

What I love even more is when the final result is even better than what I thought it would look like.  I LOVE how this turned out!!  I particulary love the backgrond paper that I made.  I started out with a piece of kraft cardstock.  Then I dragged my Walnut Stain ink (Ranger) across it to make some woodgrain marks.  I then

covered it with a bit of Very Vanilla ink (Stampin' Up!).  It looks so close to the book!  Next I stamped on the leaves (Turning a New Leaf, Papertrey Ink) with Versamark and embossed them in white.  I flipped the band to the bottom.  It was stamped with the 'happy birthday' (from Birthday Basics, Papertrey Ink), the circle and 'friend' (from Paper Tray, Papertrey Ink) and the dotted lines (from Faux Ribbon, Papertrey Ink) and all embossed in white.

Love being inspired by .... all kinds of things!!

Thanks for dropping by!

Donelda