How is this for inspiration?
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Look at what a beautiful card Colleen designed -
I was inspired by
the beauty of the blue fall sky against the fluffy white clouds. So I chose to
do a card in that same shade of blue with white. Jennifer McGuire teaches
a cool technique called "Five Ways to use Background Dies".
Choosing one of those techniques, I die cut one of my background dies onto blue
paper, leaving the positive and negative parts in the die cut. Carefully,
I flipped the die over so the paper side was flipped up (die side down).
I placed foam tape pieces onto the positive parts of the image, being careful
to keep it in place on the die cut. Then, I carefully placed another blue
piece of cardstock in 4.25 x 5.50 over the positive taped image, rubbing my
hands over it to transfer it onto the 4.25 x 5.5 cardstock. (Save the negative
part of the image, it can be used for one of the other Five Ways to use
Background Dies.) Now I have this very cool, perfectly positioned die cut
that just POPS off the page! I added Spectrum Sparkle glitter over the die
pieces to give it some shimmer and shine. I stamped a sentiment on a
small piece of white cardstock and placed it over the die pieces, being careful
not to cover up too much of the focal point. Finally, I added a butterfly
in the same colors as the rocks and grass from that photo for a pop of color.
Gracie also designed a great card -
- My card seems a far
stretch from the photo but I played off the colors. I don't know the
maker of the stamp. It was stamped with Memento Luxe - Tuxedo
Black ink then embossed with clear embossing powder.
I used colored pencils to color the image then sponged Tim
Holtz Distress Inks (mustard seed & peacock feathers. The image
is mounted twice on black cs. The sentiment was printed on the
computer. I mounted the panel on a gold cs card base. I added some
bronze enamel dots. ~ Gracie
The photo inspiration days are some of my favorites because I am always amazed how differently the designers think, but how beautiful their cards come out. See how inspired you can be - Denise
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