Paper Smooches Sparks - Picture Perfect Challenge

Good Morning....are you ready for a new challenge over at Paper smooches Sparks??? This week we have a photo inspiration challenge and we really hope you feel inspired to join us :0)

It appears these photo inspiration challenges are not proving to be as popular with you guys so I thought I'd share my thought process when deciding on my design :0)

The first thing I do is study the photo and then look away and write down the key things I remember about the photo starting with the most prominent, for me this was wooden, strips, home, yellow and aqua. This usually gets my mind thinking of different PS stamps and dies to use and then its just a case of getting them out and start playing with ideas on scrap paper. Remember it's not a case of combining all the things you've written down....any small part can give you the seed of inspiration!!!

Well wood seemed the key thing for me so I settled on the adorable wooden rocking horse in the Knick Knacks stamp set and decided to have a go at no-line colouring with Prisma Pencils...

I've used the inner part of the largest Scalloped Frame die to frame the image and then used the pencils to add an aged vignette around the edges. The sentiment is from Salutations, I chose to cut the stamp in half so it would fit the space better :0)

Please remember to visit my teamies and see how they were inspired by the photo

Alice

Angeline

Erin

Jenny

Savannah

We really hope you can play along with us this week for the chance to win a $30 gift certificate to the Paper Smooches store... all the details and Mr Linky can be found here, hope to see you in the gallery :0)

Jenny x

A Metallic Wreath

Now we're into November the challenge blogs are lending themselves nicely to help us get cracking on our Christmas cards.... or is it just me that leaves it until now!!!???

Chrissie and the ladies at Less is More are asking for Christmas cards but not using red or green in the design and Virginia's View Challenge this month is 'All Things Metallic'.... they seem to be a good pairing of challenge themes to me ....

I've made my own silver embossed wreath using a Paper Smooches stamp and adorned it with gems,wire and of course a neat little blue/purple bow. The irridescent nature of the mauve coloured gems meant capturing them in a photo was a complete nightmare so this angle below is still not great for colour, but at least you can see them :0)

These wreaths are quite easy to whip up in batches and other colour themes would look lovely too.... I think I'd go for a smaller card base next time though!! Love the sentiment... very girlie :0)

                                             

Thanks for stopping by :0)

Jenny x

Stamps used : Jolly Holly - Paper Smooches

A Christmas Colour Challenge

Hi there :0)

We're getting in the mood for Christmas over at Make the Day Special Stamp Store blog with a whole month of inspiration cards from the design team dedicated to the season, so it made sense to make this months challenge a Christmas one too!!

 It's simple... all you have to do is make a Christmas card using colours from one of these three palettes and link up to our challenge gallery here... all we ask is that you MUST use at least one product that we sell in the store :0)

         

I have to admit that the colours on the far right palette really appeal to me but I chose to go with the traditional reds and greens of the middle one instead...

I've used the Paper Smooches Holly Jolly stamped in Avery Elle pigment inks for my seasonal swag, to add some detail I used a few shades of Prisma Colour Pencils on top of the stamped images. I do love the effect of the ink on top of the Kraft coloured card... the colours are so true :0)

There's a £15 store voucher up for grabs so please come and join in, you have until the 24th November :0)

Hope to see you in the gallery and thanks for stopping by
Jenny x