Lisa *Day 5* and a Giveaway

I want to begin today by thanking Lisa for allowing me to share her work here on "Inspired by..." and for always being such an inspiration to all of us stampers! Remember you can see lots of Lisa's cheery creations HERE. This is our last inspiration photo by Lisa:The beautiful color scheme in Lisa's photo inspired me to create this: I began by inking up a Penny Black cling background by coloring it with Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush Markers. I spritzed my stamp before stamping. Next, I added shading directly to the stamped image using PITT Artist Pens. The center die cut was then distressed with Crushed Olive Distress Ink. The background began as white cardstock and was distressed using Worn Lipstick, Brushed Corduroy, Wild Honey, and Fired Brick Distress Ink. Sentiment by Penny Black 3380D Feel Better. Now for a giveaway--just what every Friday needs; right? :) The sweet Britta Swiderski has given me a copy of her new and exciting e-book, No-Stress Distress Inks, to giveaway. You can read more about the e-book HERE. To win, just leave a comment on this post and Britta and I will announce a winner on Monday. Be sure to include your email with your comment so we can get the book sent to you if you win! :) Have a fabulous weekend, my friends! HUGS!

Lisa *Day 4*

This may be my absolute favorite photo by Lisa. I can't get enough of the bright colors with the blue vases. STUNNING! And again, just looking at the picture makes me smile. Here's my take. I just had to stamp some big bright flowers:

The tag was created by stamping and masking Penny Black 4183K sparkle with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. The leaves and flowers were colored with Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush Markers and PITT Artist Pens. I added a few highlights with my Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft white Pastel Pencil. The tag was mounted on white card stock distressed with Antique Linen Distress Ink. Finally, I distressed the edges of the card base with Wild Honey, Peeled Paint, Worm Lipstick, Dusty Concord, and Fired Brick Distress Ink. Sentiment by Penny Black 2711F ...dreams.... See you tomorrow--be sure to stop by as I will be having a little giveaway. :) HUGS!

Lisa *Day 3* and a VIDEO!

This next photo by Lisa is just sooooo peaceful. I love the look of the prairie at sunset!Here's my take: Background created with Distress Inks (Wild Honey, Spiced Marmelade, Broken China, and Pumice Stone). All stamps Penny Black (30-031 flower gallery, 4155L flower amonst flowers).
Next up I have a video for you. This is the first time I've ever talked in one of my videos and my voice sounds so crazy! I was recording the voiceover with a headset/microphone and my voice sounded so loud when I was recording so I talked softer. ANYWAYS, my hubby and I had a good laugh when we listened to it! LOL The video shows my current favorite coloring techniques using Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft products. Here's the card:And the video:
**To see full screen (sorry it is cutting off part of the video on my blog) click HERE.**

After coloring the flower (Penny Black) using Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush Markers and PITT Artist Pens as demonstrated in the video, I distressed the entire piece of cardstock with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. The green background was created by distressing white cardstock with Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive, and Forest Moss Distress Ink.

Thanks soooo much for watching! HUGS!

See ya tomorrow! HUGS!

Lisa *Day 2*

Good morning my friends. Here's a happy photo by Lisa that is sure to make you ready for spring! And here's my take:To create the center panel on this card I began by stamping Penny Black 4181K words like flowers with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Copic Express paper. The flowers were colored with Copics. Next I inked my acrylic block (just press the ink pad directly onto the acrylic block) with Broken China and Brushed Corduory Distress Ink. I spritzed the acrylic block with water and then pressed it directly over my image. Have a great rest of your day! See ya tomorrow!

Inspired by...Lisa Spangler

Hi everyone! Hope you had a nice, relaxing weekend. Mine was fantastic! This week I am so honored to be featuring the talented and suber-sweet Lisa Spangler. Most of you are familiar with Lisa's fun and hip card designs but did you know she is an awesome photographer, too? This week I will be making cards inspired by Lisa's photos. And if you haven't been to her blog, be sure to check it out HERE. It is bursting with charm! Here's our first photo by Lisa: And here's my take:

I began by stamping Penny Black 4184K rosa on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored the rose using a light purple Copic marker and then layered Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Art Grip Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils on top of the rose. I blended by dabbing the colored areas with a small wet paint brush. To add even darker shading, I dipped one watercolor pencil into my dish of water and then colored with the wet tip. The leaves were colored with Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush Markers. Once dry, I distressed the entire center panel with Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. The grey background was created by distressing white cardstock with Pumice Stone Distress Ink and then stamping Penny Black 40-048 paisley outline with Pumice Stone Distress Ink.

Thanks soooo much for popping in. I'll see you tomorrow with another stunning photo by Lisa!