The thing I love about inspiration challenges (at least for me) is that I never know where I'm going to end-up with my design.
I looked at the pictures in the Essentials by Ellen Pin-Sights Challenge and had several ideas … but I always let myself go through all of my EBE stamps, and I pull out any sets that I think might work.
I initially thought I might use a bird image, but then I became fixated on the mosaic design and how I could use that as my inspiration. I stamped one of the stamps from EBE Season to Sparklehttps://www.ellenhutson.com/essentials-by-ellen-clear-stamps-season-to-sparkle-by-julie-ebersole/ in Royal blue with one of my gel press prints that had all of the colors from the bottom half of the color palette.
My bird was then replaced by die-cutting the EBE leaping reindeer from royal blue cardstock to get the same contrasted color effect. I added a row of champagne gems to bring in the stacked-rock element of the design. I finished with the sentiment from Season to Sparkle embossed in Royal Blue on Gold Shimmer cardstock (for the reflective shimmer of the water in the Inspiration Photo).
I love how my card incorporates all of the elements of the Pin-Sights picture.
I'm also joining the Creatalicious Challenges where the optional theme is make your own background.
Fabulous creativity with your inspirations and the finished product. Thanks for joining us at Creatalicious. Good luck. Maggie DT
Beautiful and bright colours. Love how you created the background. Thank you for playing along at Creatalicious Challenges. Goodluck and I hope to see you again at our next challenge.
xx Grietje
Grietje’s Kaartenhoekje
Creatalicious Challenges DT
A wonderful card!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our “anything goes with optional make your own background” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…
Hugs,
Melanie
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
(DT Crafty Friends)
(DT The Sketchy Challenges)