Linda *Day 5*

This is our last day of inspiration with Linda. I want to take a moment to thank her for allowing me to share her AWESOME cards this week. You can see more of her work on her Flickr Photostream HERE. Here's Linda's card for today:

Isn't this pure elegance? To begin with, Linda has created a beautiful, distressed background with a subtle script and great brown distressing around the edges. Next, her dogwood stamp looks incredible stamped in that light, pale blue. PERFECTION! The delicate ribbon and scalloped sentiment finish of this delightful creation.

Here is my take: Thanks again to all of you who stop by to visit! You are ALL the best! Thanks again, Linda, for the wonderful inspiration! :)
All Stamps Hero Arts: S5362, CL389, K5344

Linda *Day 4*

This is going to be a quick post today, but I first wanted to thank you all for visiting this week. I am so sorry I haven't had a chance to do as much blog hopping and commenting as I normally do. I'm a teacher and the school year is just starting this week-- life is pretty busy for me right now, but I hope to catch up visiting all of your blogs and checking out your flickr creations this weekend. :) Now, on to this stunning card by Linda. It's such a fun color combo and awesome design:
And here is my take:

See you tomorrow for our last day of inspiration with Linda. HUGS!
All Stamps Hero Arts: CL394, K5376, CG125, S5341

Linda *Day 3*

Check out this card by Linda:

This is so natural and appealing! Linda has done a fantastic job layering the beautiful fern stamps onto the subtle polka dot background! Her flower adds to the natural appeal of this card. I really love the touch of the pinkish peach color of the flower against the more masculine colors of the background. And the black string is the perfect finishing detail!
Here is my take: Thanks for popping by! HUGS!

Stamps: Hero Arts (K5344, K5313), Butterfly (Martha Stewart)

Linda *Day 2*

Here are our next cards by Linda:

This set is very beautiful. I love Linda's design choice to stamp the grass as if it is blowing onto the card front from the left. Her distressed background is especially eye catching as it includes great shades of blue, tan, and brown. Finally, I really, really, REALLY loved the touch of red she added on the card on the left. It is such an unexpected color and it really pops!
Here is my take: See you tomorrow! Thanks for all of your wonderful comments!
All Stamps Hero Arts: CL351, S5316

Inspired by...Linda!

Hello blogfriends! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. :) I have been so anxious to introduce our next "Inspired by..." stamper.... it is......Linda W. (AKA ScrappinBari on flickr). I love the way Linda combines colors and a variety of stamps to create one-of-a-kind cards. You can see her AWESOME work on her flickr PHOTOSTREAM. I just know you'll want to check it out. Here is our first inspiration card by Linda:

This has to be one of the most clever cards EVER! Don't you love the way Linda has used the oranges to make a flower? WOW! The bright colors and green center are so cheery. I love the way Linda has layered the flower center and used a perfectly placed brad to finish it off. Finally, the big ribbon makes the perfect "leaves!"
Here is my take. I was especially inspired to make a big orange flower with bright green leaves and a green center.

Thanks for stopping by! See you tomorrow with another FAB Linda card!
Oh and I nearly forgot, sweet Linda is hosting a giveaway HERE- check out out! :)
All Stamps Hero Arts: CL351, CG148, K5344, CG141