The other day I was looking through my favorite blogs. You know how it goes...you look at one of your favorite blogs and they have a link to another blog, who in turn has a link to a pattern on yet another blog, who was inspired by yet another blogger. Before you know it you've discovered several great new blogs that you just *have* to add to your blog reader.
One of my recent finds is Libby's blog. She has a weekly inspiration challenge using clothes from her daughter's closet. Her little girl is so cute that you just want to pinch those chubby cheeks. What a little doll. I've never done an inspiration challenge before, but I had to give this one a try.
The layout just popped into my mind when I saw the dress. Trust me, that doesn't happen often. I usually need to look at many different layouts before I can put a card together.
I immediately noticed the little blue and white stripes at the bottom of her dress. To mimic that I used a piece of Bashful Blue Prints designer series paper that has thin white stripes in it for the largest panel on my card. I added a row of ducks and flowers across the bottom to match the outfit too. All of the ducks and flowers are popped up on dimensionals.
I made the white brads for the four yellow flowers by embossing the top with White embossing powder. You can do this by holding the prongs of your brad with some tweezers. Tap the head of the brad on your Versamark pad, dip it into White embossing powder, and then emboss it with your heat tool. If the head of the brad isn't covered enough, you can dip it straight back into the embossing powder (it's hot so the embossing powder will stick to it) and heat it again. Repeat the process until you're satisfied with the coverage. Please remember that the brads are metal and they get very hot when you emboss them. Set them aside to cool before you touch them with your fingers.
So, how did I do with my first inspiration challenge? I'd love to hear your feedback. I hope you have a wonderful Thursday. I'll see you tomorrow! ~Dannie
Stamps: ABC Images
Paper: Whisper White, So Saffron, Bashful Blue Prints DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Versamark
Accessories: Brads, White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals
Punches: Three For You Flower
