Some exciting news. . . For Your Inspiration!

Hello!

Well, do I have news for you!  I was invited to join the For Your Inspiration Design Team. . .  and I accepted! Can you tell I'm excited? I just love the photo inspirations at this challenge. Every new photo sets my creative spirit alight.

Lucky me, I get to start with an extra exciting challenge - the first challenge in September, and the first sponsored challenge. Yes, you heard me right, this challenge is sponsored by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  What does that mean for you? Well, when you enter For Your Inspiration Challenge #13, you have the chance to win a $10 voucher from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. As if the beautiful inspiration photo wasn't enough to drive you to enter the challenge to start with...

Sigh! I wish I was in Paris. . .

My card in response to this beautiful photo uses Sweet 'n Sassy digi-stamp "Forget Me Not".

I really loved the purples and blue of the sky in the photo, so I have tried to reflect those in my card.  I also just had to throw in the Eiffel Tower while I was at it. I was very clever with the ribbon, but it turns out that when photographed, a dark purple ribbon doesn't really show up the detail, LOL.

What I used:
Stamps: Forget Me Not by Sweet 'n Sassy, Artistic Etchings by SU!, a random birthday stamp (which I forget the maker of)
Card: Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Whisper White
Ink: Perfect Plum
Assorted Inktense pencils and ribbon from my stash

This is quite a grungey card compared to my usual style. I hope you like it.

Now, why don't you take a look at what the other inspired ladies on the team have come up with?

Debbie
Debby
Keva
Peggy
Sara
Steph


Talk to you again soon.

Michelle
xxx

Notebooks

About a year ago, I bought a pile of A5 notebooks with the grand intention of making them into gifts at Christmas.  Well, Christmas came and went, and those notebooks were still sitting at the bottom of my wardrobe, waiting patiently for my interest and motivation to return.  After a good twelve months of procrastination, I have set to work on creating something with them.  I have three designs so far, and I'm really enjoying them. I have more in mind, and I hope to work on them over the next few weeks.


First was using Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set, which I love, it's very elegant.

Next, I used another set which I liked the moment I saw it, Artistic Etchings.  Not my usual style, but I like it anyway *smile*.  The background stamp is En Francais (French words) and it is a lovely element and I thought it was appropriate to use with the Eiffel Tower.

The third one I created today using Good Friend.  I borrowed this set because I have wanted to play with it for the longest time.  I'll be making another notebook cover using this set but with a very different result sometime soon.  I like this design, it's fun.

These are my notebooks so far, I hope you like them.  I'll show you some more soon!