A Little ConFUSION...

Welcome back for another fabulous week of FUSION inspiration!  What will inspire you this week - this fabulous sketch from Jackie?  Or this fabulous inspiration photo from Lesley - with it's bright bold elements? Or a FUSION of both???

This week I was particularly inspired by the gorgeous teal background, the combination of bright bold colours, the owl theme, the wooden table and flowers.  I stamped my There She Goes owl trio onto a combination of lightly patterned papers - woodgrain for papa owl, floral for mama owl and chevrons for baby owl.  I love that these little guys look so shocked in response to the Lil Inkers sentiment LOL! I created my stripes by pop dotting the top layer of white cardstock, creating negative space for the teal background paper to peep through.  Unusually for me I actually used patterned papers from just one collection today, Echo Park Here & Now.

Why don't you stop by the FUSION Design Team blogs for even more inspiration!

Allyson  Anderson  / Amy Tsuruta / Deanna Jean / 
Kelly Griglione / Stacey Schafer

Playing along with There She Goes Anything Goes too.

Annabelle's Idol...

Time to make a birthday card for my nephew, or should I say one of my nine nephews!  So I thought I'd take the opportunity to join in Paper Crafts 2013 Gallery Idol too as the theme first up is Birthday Cards for Kids / Teens.  I've been wanting to ink up this little guy from Annabelle Stamps for ages, so I'm playing along with this fortnights Annabelle Stamps Sketch Challenge too.  

The background was created using Distress Inks Spiced Marmalade and Wild Honey, oversprayed with Glimmermist Gold.  I paper-pieced my friendly Annabelle Stamps Lil Monster using cardstock and My Mind's Eye papers, hand drew the balloon end and string, added some Studio Calico flair for my cute little balloon, stamped the Annabelle Stamps sentiment, then ran the bottom two-thirds of my cardstock with a Lifestyle Craft Chevron embossing folder and added some MME Enamel Dots, before I pop dotted my cardstock layer, and the Lil Monsters eyes!

Remember - there is a FAB Clearance Sale over at Annabelle Stamps if you hurry, and you have until Monday night to link up to three cards in 2013 Gallery Idol Birthday Cards for Kids / Teens.

 

Playing along with Addicted to CAS Birthday Challenge,
Catered Crop Mellow Yellow Recipe Swap and
Little Red Wagon Make it Punny Challenge too.

These made me smile!

 

A Card Just Four U...

I was inspired by this gorgeous colour combination from Color Throwdown, Less is More Don't Scrap It challenge and I had one more idea up my sleeve for  CAS-ual Fridays Jest for the Pun of it ;)

All the papers I have used are from Three Bugs in a Rug and MME, all scraps from my previous post :)

Many thanks for sharing a very punny week with me :)

Have a Hoppy Day...

Realised in the nick of time that I had not yet done the February i{heart}2stamp {SFYTT} challenge.  I was inspired by this gorgeous colour combination from Color Throwdown, and another CAS-ual Fridays Jest for the Pun of it sentiment.

I stamped and paper pieced this cute rabbit from Stampendous - I love that it reminds me of when my kids were little and I'd always be buying them clothes that were too big so they could get lots of wear out of them :)  Papers are from Three Bugs in a Rug and MME - I have in mind a way to use the scraps from this card too.

I hope you are having the hoppiest of days!

Are Q two tired???

I know it's not supposed to be good form to laugh at your own jokes - I have a habit of laughing before I even tell them sometimes ;) but I can't help it - this one makes me smile!  I have a few cyclist friends who I am sure would enjoy it and it would make a cute get well card too :)

Todays inspiration is a combination of this fresh colour palette from Colour Q and this weeks CAS-ual Fridays Jest for the Pun of it Challenge.  Bike paper is from MME Good Day Sunshine, and bike sticker is from Echo Park Springtime.  Sentiment was created using Doodolonomy Fred font - try saying that fast when you're two tired!!!

You're such a dear...

Todays inspiration is a combination of this stunning colour palette from The Play Date Cafe and this weeks CAS-ual Fridays Jest for the Pun of it Challenge.

I actually used my sewing machine for the first time ever on a card!!!  Papers are a combination from Jenni Bowlin and Kaisercraft - including this dear deer (couldn't help myself!) from the Tiny Woods Collection.  Stamped sentiment embossed in Seafoam White is from Hampton Art's Nature set.

Happy February 29th to you!

Jest for the Pun of it...

Another card for CAS-ual Fridays Jest for the Pun of it challenge. I was tempted to go with "Eyes missing U", or "It won't be the same without U" as the sentiment on this.  However, as the "You will be missed" Practicing Creativity Designs sentiment was already on my desk it won the day! Alpha stamps are from Paper Smooches.

Thanks for stopping by - hope U is having a pun day too :)

PS. This made my day!!! I LOVE Skipping Stones Design :)

What's Up? A CAS-ual Playdate...

Todays inspiration is a combination of this stunning colour palette from The Play Date Cafe and this weeks CAS-ual Fridays Jest for the Pun of it Challenge. 

I paper pieced together this gorgeous hot air balloon using a Practicing Creativity Designs stamp, and a combination of papers from Sassafras Sew & Mend, Jenni Bowlin and Kaisercraft.  The cloud is from Sassafras too.  Sentiment stamp is from Paper Smooches Good Gab, and chipboard letters from KI Memories Toy Box.

I love punny cards - this is probably my favourite I have created to date...

Hope to make some more jest for the pun of it soon :)

PS. This made my day!!!

My Favourite Colour Q ...

What can I say, I just LOVE colour combos with any hint of blue/green, and this weeks combo from Colour Q is a new favourite.  Used my very cute Eiffel Tower die-cut to create these two cards, based on this weeks gorgeous My Favorite Things Card sketch.  Papers are a mix from Kaisercraft, MME, The Scrap Cake and We R Memory Keepers.  Top card sentiment is from My Favourite Things, bottom card sentiment is created from Paper Smooches Alphadots.

There She Goes on a CASual Play Date...

Loving the brights this week at The Play Date Cafe - decided that I am definitely a brights girl when it comes to crafting.  I combined this weeks stunning colour palette with this weeks CAS-ual Friday paper piecing challenge and There She Goes negative die cut challenge.  The lighter blue cloud and grass are created from negative die cuts in the white cardstock.  The gorgeoous Paper Smoochers sun and WeR Memory Keepers bee are stamped onto October Afternoon paper and cut out, and together with the darker blue clouds are all pop-dotted for added dimension.  The sentiment is Paper Smooches too.

Hope the sun is shining in your corner of the world too!

PS. This put a smile on my face too :)

Have Ewe Herd the News...

Happy Australia Day!!!

I must admit this black & white theme at CAS-ual Fridays had me challenged!  Then I started thinking, what else is black & white (besides penguins!) and I thought of newspapers and sheep.

I used October Afternoon sheep (ewe) stamp over a Prima newspaper stamp, and hand cut the sheep then pop-dotted the herd for added dimension.  The original October Afternoon sentiment stamp reads "Have you herd the news" but I couldn't resist masking the "you" and changing it to "ewe".  It just appeals to my sense of humour LOL!

And it's perfect for Australia Day too :)