Make Art for Inkspirational and Inspire.Create

02 July 2020

Make Art for Inkspirational and Inspire.Create

Happy Thursday. I have a card for you using an old FunStampersJourney set called Express Yourself. I've had it for years and it is one of those sets that will never leave my craft room:-)

I saw these two great challenges - a sketch challenge from Inspire.Create and a theme challenge at Inkspirational.

Here's the card we have to use as our layout from Inspire.Create:

Screen Shot 2020-07-02 at 9.26.30 AM And the word prompt challenge at Inkspirational:

The minute I saw the word prompt "sketch" I thought about the Express Yourself stamp set. When I saw the layout at Inspire.Create - I realized I could tie the two together to create my card.

I used four different elements - two brushes and two paints - to create the 4 panels. I "inked" the brushes with red and green and then added green or red brush strokes where appropriate. I then took the tubes of paints and color co-ordinated those. In the middle of the panels, I joined the green and red together to make it look like mixed paints on a palette. I heat embossed a white sentiment onto a piece of black card stock and put everything together. Oh, of course, I couldn't help but add some shimmer and shine:

I adhered the panels - but not all the way. I have no idea why, but I decided it looked better that way. This is one of those times when you look at something in a photograph, and it doesn't quite look how you thought it would.... In hand it looks fine... but in the photograph it doesn't. Well, I suppose that's the thing about creative decisions... :-)

I will be back tomorrow with another card. Before I go, here's what's visiting the feeder today:

Sometimes, when I take these photos and go to develop them.... I am never sure who has been watching who? In this case, I think this female grosbeak had my number!