Inspired by... Anita!

I am sooo thrilled to announce that this week's "Inspired by..." artist is one of the sweetest stampers and bloggers---Anita (AnitaRex on flickr). Anita's cards have always caught my eye and I just LOVE reading her BLOG - her posts are always full of eye candy and fun stories, too. (BTW--she has the most ADORABLE kiddos). :) So without further ado, here is our first inspiration card from Anita:

You know I can't resist a card with butterflies--and this one is pure perfection! Anita's color scheme is sooo pretty! I love the pink, aqua, and craft together. I also really love the white stamping on kraft. Such a subtle, yet eye catching look. The coloring of Anita's butterflies shows off her talent at shading. Finally, Anita's choice to add a scallop at the bottom of this card is such a wonderful finishing touch!
Here is my take: Thanks again for stopping by! See you tomorrow with another one of Anita's awesome creations!
All Stamps Hero Arts: CL395, K5344, K5376

My next class!

Happy weekend, my friends! I don't have any Purple Onion cards to share today (I'm working on some Autumn/Halloween inspired POD cards at the moment) BUT I do have some pictures of my next card class at my LSS, Mementos (who, by the way, has a pretty new blog HERE). We will be playing with Distress Inks and Hero Arts stamps. The technique is stamping on glossy paper with Versamark for a resist effect. Here are the samples.

This first card happens to be inspired by THIS lovely card by Jennifer McGuire:

Next up we have a floral card: And this last one is my personal favorite of the group. I have to thank my good friend, Suzz for sending me this lovely flourish stamp.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you on Monday with our next "Inspired by..." stamper.

All Stamps Hero Arts: CL320, CG172 (Card #1); K5339, CG125, CL351 (Card #2); CL351, CG187, K5344 (Card #3)

Kelly *Day 5*

Here is our last card by Kelly:

This card is just too adorable! I love the fun beach scene and equally fun sentiment. Once again, Kelly's coloring has blown me away. The bright colors of her card add to it's happy look. Finally, the torn paper makes a great textural beach!
Here is my take:

Thanks again for all of your visits and comments this week! And gracias to Kelly for letting me share a sampling of her AWESOME work this week. Remember, there's lots more of her awesome work to see on her BLOG and PHOTOSTREAM!
Hugs!

Kelly *Day 4*

Not much time to write today- but I just know you'll love this stunner by Kelly:

And here is my take:

See you tomorrow with our last card by Kelly- it's another Copic masterpiece! :)
All Stamps Hero Arts: CG148, CL380

Kelly *Day 3*

Check out today's card by Kelly:

Look at that butterfly! How cool is that??!!! I love Kelly's pretty background on this shaped card. The colors are perfect with this stamp, too. And once again, this is another example of Kelly's diverse abilites and success at many styles!
Here is my take:

See you tomorrow! HUGS!
All Stamps Hero Arts: CL140, CG153

Kelly *Day 2*

Here is our next beautiful card by Kelly:

Kelly is very talented at sooo many different styles--this card is proof of that! Yesterday's card by Kelly was beyond cute and this one is beyond elegant! And her red coloring of that flower- WHOA! The little pearls add to the elegant effect, and look, Kelly even dotted the "i" of the word "special" with a tiny pearl!
Here is my take:Thanks again for popping by and leaving me such sweet, sweet comments!
Stamps: Hero Arts CL434

Inspired by...Kelly Booth!

Hello my friends! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I have been anxiously waiting to announce that this week's featured stamper is the uber talented Kelly Booth! If you have not been over to Kelly's BLOG or PHOTOSTREAM, you will want to add them to your favorites! Here is our first inspiration card by Kelly: Are you done drooling over Kelly's coloring? I'm not! Her highlighting and shading on this adorable card is AMAZING! I love the playful polka dot background paper. And her design is really unique, with the two background panels divided by string. Finally, I love the stitching and subtle distressing around the edges of the background- FAB touch!
Here is my take:
Thanks so much for stopping by! See you tomorrow!
All Stamps Hero Arts (E5388, CL140, CG125)