Inspired by Lucy

The wonderful Lucy Abrams had her day on the Hero Arts blog on Monday.  I have the privilege of designing with Lucy on the Caardvarks Design Team, so when I saw that this week's Hero Arts challenge was to make a card inspired by one of the featured artists, I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

Lucy made these amazing Tree Cards for the Caardvarks Trees a Crowd Challenge.  I didn't have the stamps she used, so I made substitutions.  I also replaced her stitching with white pen doodles and swapped her signature twine for some waxed floss.  I also added a few pearls.  I wasn't thrilled with them after I had them attached, but when I tried to remove them the paper started to tear, so they're staying put.

I just love the effect of the tree stamped in black over the stamped circle.  Stamps are all Hero Arts: Graphic Trees; Background Circle with Open Dots; and Sparkle Clear: Hello Birdie.  Thanks Lucy for the inspiration.