Thursday, October 15, 2009

Divine Diva Inspiration Challenge #14


Welcome to another challenge week! For this week's inspiration I chose this cool Japanese fabric. It's by Kobayashi and it's called Chrysanthemums. Sorry that I don't have a link for it - I saw it on Etsy but it's no longer available anywhere. I fell in love with it anyway, so that's what we'll be using this week!

I kept my card pretty simple - I am the victim of not enough time once again this week. Saturday I'm headed to my first Stampin' Up! regional so I've spent a lot of time working on my swap cards. I am hoping that next week I might be able to play a challenge just for fun - can you imagine? It's been a very long time since I did that. Anyway...

On to my card. I made the background first, inspired by the patterns and colors in the fabric. I used dusty durango, crushed curry, old olive, and not quite navy, with stamps from Circle Circus, Enjoy Every Moment, and Think Happy Thoughts. My cardstock is naturals ivory, which I have recently discovered and really love. How did I live without this stuff for so long? The flower is from Petal Pizazz, and I used the oval scallop frame die to make a big statement. Then I added the sentiment from The More the Merrier, with the modern label punch and Movers & Shapers die. I didn't have a lot of room for embellishment, but I did add a Playground button tied with hemp twine.

Be sure to check out the cards made by all the Divine Divas for this challenge!

Anne

Chris

Donna

Julie

Keri

Kerri

Hope you are inspired to come and play along. Just leave a comment here with a link to your card. We can't wait to see what you create! The keyword for uploading on SCS will be DDIC14. Have fun and look for the next challenge on November 5!

8 comments:

Kerri said...

Lori, I LOVE your background!!! This is such a happy and gorgeous card!!!

Anonymous said...

Well Good Morning! What a cool Masterboard project that would make--one of my favorites--I'll print out your sample and see if I can find some TIME to play with it!

Hugs, Nola

Julie- justwritedesigns said...

Wonderful take on the challenge, Lori! Love the bright, happy flower and great bg. Love that you incorporated the blue into yours.

jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...

I love your background, Lori!! that single flower is wonderful, and you really have made such a cheerful fun card!!

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

This is gorgeous Lori!! I love your background, how you framed your cheerful flower and all the blue!!

Donna said...

I never did get a chance to comment on everybody's cards on Thursday, but I did take a look, and they were all awesome. I especially liked yours and the way you brought more blue into the mix. Lovely!

Anonymous said...

Ok--I liked your canvas so much I decided to see if I could copy it from what I had--and then make some cards using it--hope you like it too--It was fun to be able to play along!
See you soon, Nola

Anonymous said...

Ok--I liked your canvas so much I decided to see if I could copy it from what I had--and then make some cards using it--hope you like it too--It was fun to be able to play along!
You can see it at: http://inkonmypaws.blogspot.com
See you soon, Nola