Saturday, May 19, 2018

Inspired By All The Little Things #86 - Featuring Erica A-b

     Hello, Veronica here and welcome to Inspired By All The Little Things! This is a bi-weekly inspiration challenge blog and each month we feature a wonderful designer who inspires us as an artist! 




This week I have invited...
Erica A-B
https://cacacraftblog.wordpress.com/Erica A-b

IG https://www.instagram.com/erica_cacacraft/?hl=en



I adore Erica's style, and her attention to detail. I'm so excited that she is our May guest designer!

(In case you missed challenge #85)

I asked Erica to share a bit about herself...


1. My blog is called CaCaCraft and is a play on my name and my love of cookies. In my native Swedish cookie is ‘kaka’ and it sounds the same as ‘caca’. Some of my friends started calling me Ca-Ca and it just stuck 😃 I started it in Nov last year when I was asked to be a guest designer for Altenew. Seemed like a good time, not to mention great incentive, to start a blog as I had been thinking about it for a while.


2. I love making cards with textures, layers and colours but I don’t really have just one style. It really depends on my mood and what I decide to use that day.


3. Florals are always inspiring to me. I used to work as a florist and I loved it! The inspiration Photo is so pretty and feminine with fantastic colours and textures, what’s not to love??


4. A little something about me that you might not know? Hmm, toughie... many years ago I lived in Nashville and developed a love for country music, strawberry Twizzlers and White Fudge covered Flipz! Still to this day, I love all three ❤️

  

Here is Erica's card using this week's inspiration!



The different colours in the inspiration photo inspired me to think beyond the glass in each feather, almost back to the melting pot so to say. I tried conveying that in my card by using alcohol inks for a fluid background.

                           
                                   This is the card I created for the challenge:

I was inspired by the beautiful stained glass feathers. 



The challenge designers have also created a card for this week's inspiration! These ladies just inspire me SO much!!! I hope you will play along with us this week! We would love to have you join us!

Kimberly Lackenbach
Kim's Cards & Crafts


Kim was inspired by the feathers and beautiful colors.

LauraJane 
LauraJane was inspired by the gold lines and  bright blues 


Leigh Penner 
Leigh was inspired by how the feathers were hung, as well as their fun colours.

Marcie Sharp
 Sharp Designs
Marcie was inspired by the colours, the metal details and the mosaic look of the feathers. 

Sheri Gilson
Sheri was inspired by the feathers and rich colors.

Silke Ledlow

Silke was inspired by the feathers and the fun multicolors colors.

Wanda Cullen
The vivid colors and hint of gold in the feathers were Wanda's inspiration.


We hope you will play along with us!


The linky will close on Friday, June 1 at 11:55am. (PST)

Some simple rules to keep things organized and enjoyable:
  • Please use the graphic for your post and link back to this post.
  • Any posts that are offensive will be removed.
  • Please comment on the submissions of others...we all love the support!
  • Yes you can combine with other challenges but NOT other inspiration challenges please.
  • Have fun and challenge yourself!



Saturday, May 5, 2018

Inspired By All The Little Things #85 Featuring Erica A-b

     Hello, Veronica here and welcome to Inspired By All The Little Things! This is a bi-weekly inspiration challenge blog and each month we feature a wonderful designer who inspires us as an artist! 





This week I have invited...
Erica A-B
https://cacacraftblog.wordpress.com/Erica A-b

IG https://www.instagram.com/erica_cacacraft/?hl=en



I adore Erica's style, and her attention to detail. I'm so excited that she is our May guest designer!

I asked Erica to share a bit about herself...


1. My blog is called CaCaCraft and is a play on my name and my love of cookies. In my native Swedish cookie is ‘kaka’ and it sounds the same as ‘caca’. Some of my friends started calling me Ca-Ca and it just stuck 😃 I started it in Nov last year when I was asked to be a guest designer for Altenew. Seemed like a good time, not to mention great incentive, to start a blog as I had been thinking about it for a while.


2. I love making cards with textures, layers and colours but I don’t really have just one style. It really depends on my mood and what I decide to use that day.


3. Florals are always inspiring to me. I used to work as a florist and I loved it! The inspiration Photo is so pretty and feminine with fantastic colours and textures, what’s not to love??


4. A little something about me that you might not know? Hmm, toughie... many years ago I lived in Nashville and developed a love for country music, strawberry Twizzlers and White Fudge covered Flipz! Still to this day, I love all three ❤️

  

Here is Erica's card using this week's inspiration!



Erica - The inspiration picture talked to me on so many levels; the colours, the flowers, the textures and the layout. I adore everything about it and felt inspiration right off the bat! The card came together in my head quickly and turned out just as I envisioned.




Here is the card I created for this weeks challenge!


I was inspired by the colors of the flowers, the wood grain, and the tin/metal pail. 




   The challenge designers have also created a card for this week's inspiration! They knocked it out of the park! I hope you will play along with us this week! We would love to have you join us!

Kimberly Lackenbach

 Kim was inspired by the beautiful flowers and the wood.


LauraJane 
LauraJane was inspired by the Rustic look and Feminine Colors



Leigh Penner 


Leigh was inspired by the flowers in the bucket and the weathered chair.

Marcie Sharp
 Sharp Designs
Marcie was inspired by the woodgrain and the beautiful blooms. 

Sheri Gilson

Sheri was inspired by the beautiful bucket of flowers.


Silke Ledlow

Silke was inspired by the bucket of flowers.

Wanda Cullen
Wanda got her inspiration from the woodgrain background and pop of floral colors.


We hope you will play along with us!


The linky will close on Friday,May 18th at 11:55am. (PST)

Some simple rules to keep things organized and enjoyable:
  • Please use the graphic for your post and link back to this post.
  • Any posts that are offensive will be removed.
  • Please comment on the submissions of others...we all love the support!
  • Yes you can combine with other challenges but NOT other inspiration challenges please.
  • Have fun and challenge yourself!



Inspiring Standouts for Challenge #84

Thank you all so much for joining us the last two weeks for 
Inspired By All the Little Things challenge #84!  
We loved seeing how you were inspired in all of your creative projects!

I would like to thank Cat Craig for being our Creative Guest!


Cat and I have chosen the submissions we feel have earned
a special Inspiring Stand Out badge for this challenge!
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Cat's choice:
#10 Karen Brown (Kenny's Cards)
Karen's card is sweet, festive, and elegant! And just like the inspiration photo, it made me want to take a bite!
***
My choice: 
#4 Karola (Invisible Pink Cards)
I love Karola's take on the photo inspiration with her gorgeous watercolor paint drips and deliciously colored cake!
I am also impressed with her handwriting skills!

Congratulations, Karen and Karola!

Please go ahead and display the badge on your blogs!
Thank you again to everyone who played along with us this week! 
All the entries were lovely!
We will be back in one hour with a brand new challenge at 5:00 AM PST.

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Inspired By All the Little Things #84 Featuring Cat Craig

Hello, Darnell here to welcome you to Inspired By All The Little Things for the second half of April. This is a bi-weekly inspiration challenge blog and each month we feature a wonderful designer who inspires us as an artist!

Here's is our photo inspiration for this challenge!
SO many ways to be inspired by this delicious photo in pretty spring colors!

I am delighted that my friend Cat Craig of Cat Luvs Paper has joined us again for this challenge! If you'd missed Cat's interview in our last challenge, you can find it here
Here is Cat's colorful card for this challenge:
Cat was inspired by the blends of frosting from blue into lavender into pink
and by those gold cherries!

***
The designers have also created cards for this two-week inspiration challenge! These ladies just inspire me SO much!!! We would love to have you join us and tell us what "little thing" inspired your design!

LauraJane 
After Hours Ink & Flowers
LauraJane was inspired by all the Layers of SWEETNESS!

Leigh Penner 
Leigh was inspired by the soft colors of the bottom layer of the cake 
and how they blended together.

Marcie Sharp
 Sharp Designs
Marcie was inspired by the cone at the top of the cake, and the color scheme. 

Sheri Gilson
 Paper Crafty's Creations
 Sheri was inspired by the cake colors and birthday theme.

Silke Ledlow
 My Life
Silke was inspired by the party theme, the stars on the cake, and the fun colors.

Wanda Cullen
Wanda was inspired by the colors and free-flowing icing and confetti.

And one from me:
I was inspired by the overall composition of the party cake and cone!

We hope you will play along with us!
The linky will close on Friday, May 4, 2018, at 11:55am. (PST)

Some simple rules to keep things organized and enjoyable:
  • Please use the graphic for your post and link back to this post.
  • Any posts that are offensive will be removed.
  • Please comment on the submissions of others...we all love the support!
  • Yes you can combine with other challenges but NOT other inspiration challenges please.
  • Have fun and challenge yourself!


Inspiring Standouts for Challenge #83

Thank you all so much for joining us the last two weeks for 
Inspired By All the Little Things challenge #83!  
We loved seeing how you were inspired in all of your creative projects!

I would like to thank Cat Craig for being our Creative Guest!


Cat and I have chosen the submissions we feel have earned
a special Inspiring Stand Out badge for this challenge!
***
Cat's choice:
#3 Betty (Created by BJK)
The line of flowers against the bright sunlight filled windows in the inspiration photo is for me wonderfully represented in Betty's fabulous card. It is airy and light with the colored vellum flowers and all that clean white space.
***
My choice: 
#Susan Bridgman (Cardmaker's Garret)

I love how Susan captured the row of flowers on her card and made her take on the
photo inspiration unique and fresh by moving her flowers outdoors!

Congratulations, Betty and Susan!

Please go ahead and display the badge on your blogs!
Thank you again to everyone who played along with us this week! 
All the entries were lovely!
We will be back in one hour with a brand new challenge at 5:00 AM PST.

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Inspired By All the Little Things #83 Featuring Cat Craig

Hello, Darnell here to welcome you to Inspired By All The Little Things 
and the first challenge for the month of April
This is a bi-weekly inspiration challenge blog and each month
we feature a wonderful designer who inspires us as an artist!

Here is our photo inspiration for this challenge:
This month I have invited my friend, the talented and lovely Cat Craig 
of Cat Luvs Paper to join us for the month of April!
1. When and why did you start your blog?  I started it in 2012 after I began playing in the Hero Arts scrambles over at Flickr. All the group were so kind and encouraging of my efforts, I decided to get out and share my cards with a wider audience.

2. What is your style of card making? My card style is mostly clean and simple these days. I might go to clean and layered too. They are a lot less fussy than when I first began making cards.

3. What "little thing" inspired you about this week's photo? I was inspired by the line of flowers in both bold and soft colors. The photo immediately reminded me of the Hero Arts Tall Flowers stamp.
  
4. Tell us something about yourself that we may not know? I met my husband of almost 10 years, fourteen years ago when we both played Texas Holdem poker online at Pogo.com. He was always cracking me up with his comments in the chat box … and he was a very good poker player. I lived in California at the time and he lived in Maryland. I cannot imagine that we would have met without that game site.  My Dad is the reason I played the poker game and he claims full credit for hubs and I meeting each other.

Here is Cat's awesome card for this week's challenge:
The challenge designers have also created a card for this week's inspiration! 
These ladies just inspire me SO much!!!

Kimberly Lackenbach
Kim's Cards & Crafts
Kim was inspired by the wildflower look of the flowers 
and tried to recreate the flowers in a line.

LauraJane 
LauraJane was inspired by the line of blooms and the pop of blue.

Leigh Penner 
Leigh was inspired by the soft pink roses in the jar in the middle of the photo.

Marcie Sharp
 Sharp Designs
Marcie was inspired by the springtime feel of the colorful florals.

Sheri Gilson
Sheri was inspired by the beautiful roses in the inspiration photo.

Silke Ledlow
Silke was inspired by the flower jars and the colors.

Wanda Cullen
Wanda was inspired by the glass jars and flowers.

And one from me.
I was inspired by the pretty wildflowers on the windowsill.

We hope you will play along with us!
The linky will close on Friday, April 20 at 11:55am. (PST)

Some simple rules to keep things organized and enjoyable:
  • Please use the graphic for your post and link back to this post.
  • Any posts that are offensive will be removed.
  • Please comment on the submissions of others...we all love the support!
  • Yes you can combine with other challenges but NOT other inspiration challenges please.
  • Have fun and challenge yourself!