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)

Inspired by...Purple Onion Designers

Today's inspiring Purple Onion Designer is Julie Dudley! I just love this scrapbook page of hers:Talk about gorgeous, rich color!! I think this teal blue may very well be my favorite color! Julie's embellishments bring this page to life. I love her vertical collection of flowers and little butterflies. The yellow flower centers are a wonderful "pop" of color. Finally, it is so refreshing how Julie's page is gorgeously crafted yet the cute photos remain the center of attention.
Here is my take. I was especially inspired by the collection of flowers with bright centers and the butterfly embellishements.
I used the following POD stamps on my tag:
Vintage Butterfly Set
Doodle Flower Sentiment Set

Late 1800's Script Background

Thanks for looking! See you on Monday with our newest "Inspired by..." featured artist!

Jenny *Day 5*

Thanks everyone for popping by this week to check out Jenny's awesome cards. Remember you can always see more of her work on her BLOG and PHOTOSTREAM. Thanks to you, Jenny, for playing along and allowing me to share your work over in my neck of the woods/blogland! :) Here is our final card by Jenny: Okay, my friends, be careful as you put your socks back on because I know this card of Jenny's knocked them off!! Can it get any more gorgeous than this? I think not! I love the vintage/shabby chic style of Jenny's card. The distressing, pearl, handmade flower, text stamping...all add up to one showstopper! The touch of green and dark butterflies really finish off this card. I'm sure whoever receives this card will be displaying it in their home as a piece of artwork!
Here is my take: Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! See you tomorrow with my next Purple Onion Designs post. :)
Stamps: CL342, K5344, CG125

Jenny *Day 4*

You know I can't resist a pretty butterfly card. :) Check out this one from Jenny: I don't know how Jenny does it, but all of her cards are always so happy! This one is no exception. To begin with, Jenny has done a fantastic job with the overall design of this card. The vertical panel with the clouds coordinates perfectly with the vertical sentiment. Jenny's butterfly is so striking. She has given it great dimension- it looks as if it just landed on the card! Finally, the butterfly trail gives this card such a great designer touch!
Here is my take:

See you tomorrow for our last card with Jenny!
All Stamps Hero Arts: JS173, CL351, CG125

Jenny *Day 3*

First of all, thanks soooo much to all of you who have left me such sweet comments about THIS fantastic news! All of your visits and encouragement always leave me inspired and oh-so-happy. So from the bottom of my heart- thank you!

And now here is a super lovely card by Jenny:

This card is pure elegance. I love Jenny's unique choice to use the woodgrain background with the Hero Arts Dogwood stamp. The colors on Jenny's card really "pop." She has added fabulous dimension to the petals which brings the stamped image to life! Finally, I love the touch of pink distressing around her sentiment. All these details add up to a card that is soooo very gorgeous!

Here is my take:

And while I had out my Copics, I colored and made this little card, too:

See you tomorrow! HUGS!
Card #1 Stamps: Hero Arts (S5362, CL394), Woodgrain (All Night Media)
Card #2 Stamps: Hero Arts (K5376, CL351)

Jenny *Day 2*

Here is our next card by Jenny:This card has me smiling! I love the polka dot scene with the bright sunny sky! The torn edge along the "grass" is a great textural element as are the clouds, too! The bike stamp is perfect placed and embellished. Finally, I just love the tree with the cute bow!
Here is my take: Thanks again for all of your visits and comments! You guys are the BEST!
Stamps: Hero Arts (CG172, CL389), Polka Dots (Martha Stewart)

Inspired by...Jenny!

I am sooo thrilled to announce that this week's "Inspired by..." stamper is none other than one of the new Hero Arts Hostesses, Jenny (Weememories on flickr)! Jenny's cards are always so fun and cheery--just like her! Here is a link to her BLOG --I just know you will want to check it out (yes, she even has a fun challenge over there)! Here is Jenny's card for today:Beyond cute; right?! I love the bright colors on the craft background. And Jenny's paper piecing is impeccable! The bright white scallop at the top is a wonderful finishing touch! And speaking of finishing touches-doesn't the vertical sentiment and the gems look wonderful?
Here is my take:

Thanks so much for popping by! See you tomorrow with another one of Jenny's FABULOUS cards!
Stamps: Stems and Grass (Purple Onion Designs), Hero Arts (CG128)