Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Mr Cardmaker DOES Love His Pinterest Boards

Oh, Laws, the HOURS of my life spent on Pinterest would fill many a mayfly's lifetimes.
I just love looking at pretty things, and I especially love it when pretty things also serve as inspiration. Or, should I say "Pinspiration?"

Anyway, in a moment of need, I went into one of my many boards at the aforementioned Pinterest, and I saw a great photo that fueled my creative fire.

From THIS BLOG--

I found this--


 Isn't this nice? SO pretty! (thanks for the inspiration, Heike!)

Anyway, what I took away with me into my craft room from this pic was two things--
1. The popped up, yet small central image.
2. The "stuff going on behind.

Now, I didn't take the photo into the craft room with me, because I wasn't really looking to do a copy of it or anything. I just saw a couple of ideas, and ran with them.
I made two cards, one I'll share with you today, and one I'll share tomorrow. 

I made this--

 So, as you can see, I went bigger and broader with the idea. I started with the butterflies, double and triple time stamped, then added the splatters to make the background. Neutral, yet active, right?
I then moved onto my central element, which was SUPPOSED to be a tiny cluster of flowers, but somehow ended up a big bouquet. Ah, well, I DO love me some flowers...
I added lots of Glossy Accents to the blooms to give them some shine and texture. I particularly like the "nubbly" texture the hyacinths ended up with. I also added just a couple of gems. Because shiny!

The inside--
 I have been experimenting with the idea of trying to put the inside sentiment in relatively the same place as the outside sentiment. What do you think? Is this a thing, or am I cuckoo?

Oh yeah. I scored these Papertrey Ink Butterflies (which I am SO in love with) on Ebay. MUCH more to come with these butterflies.  Stay tuned.

One more view, so you can see more of the Glossy Accents textures--


So, tomorrow, I'll show you another version, a touch closer to the inspiration piece, but still pretty big and bold.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
All Best-
Richard
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9 comments:

  1. ~amy~Tuesday, March 03, 2015 7:44:00 AM

    Love how you were inspired...awesome glossy bouquet!

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  2. B : )Tuesday, March 03, 2015 7:52:00 AM

    Yummy!!! especially the bumpy hyacinths. Thanks for sharing. BTW, I like the sentiments in basically the same place - cool idea. But then who would expect less from you?

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  3. Jill NorwoodTuesday, March 03, 2015 11:00:00 AM

    Gorgeous! Love where the "Pinspiration" took you! Love the glossy accents on the hyacinths and the sentiment placement!

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  4. Lee Tuesday, March 03, 2015 11:25:00 AM

    Ohhh I'm with you....I ADORE Pinterest!!!! I love this Pinspired card!! The butterflies are so pretty....as is your "stuff going on in the background"! Love that!!!

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  5. KaronTuesday, March 03, 2015 12:06:00 PM

    Fabulous card and love the central layers ! TFS

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  6. DottyA Cards & ThingsTuesday, March 03, 2015 12:47:00 PM

    Great creation from your Pinterest fire.... your take on it is much more colorful and perfect for a BD card... and Yes I love the inside matching the out too. Can't wait to see tomarrows creation!!!

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  7. Kay MillerTuesday, March 03, 2015 1:12:00 PM

    Wowza!! That is gorgeous Richard!! I love the background you have created for that amazingly beautiful bouquet of flowers! And yes, I spend way too much time on Pinterest too ... Love it though!

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  8. BarbaraTuesday, March 03, 2015 3:43:00 PM

    What a beautiful inspiration - and gorgeous take on that! The bouquet is really festive and no, you are not cuckoo at all when it comes to the sentiment placement!

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  9. Tracey McNeelyTuesday, March 03, 2015 8:00:00 PM

    Richard I am glad you ran with it the results are fabulous. I love the rich gold and yellow tones. Well done!

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