Inspired By

This week’s Inspired By challenge is so unique. Have you ever seen such beautifully decorated ocean themed cookies? They are too pretty to eat! I took inspiration from the lovely scenes in the collage of cookies.

It’s been a while since I’ve used my Waffle Flower Postage Collage Die and it was really fun to play with it again. I carefully masked off each section and inked them up with various shades of blue greens. The top portion was a little trickier since it required multiple masking steps, but I just used torn post-it-notes to create the beach scene.

Next, I stamped images from a very old Hero Arts Club kit filled with sea creatures and the fun sentiment. I think this set must be about 12 years old but I reach for it often. Some of the images are simply ink stamped and others are embossed with white powder to mimic the frosting on the cookies.

The final touch was the addition of this magnificent whale from a past Spellbinders club kit called Whale in a Bottle. I love this whale.

For me, it’s always a bonus when a I can design a beautiful masculine card. They typically challenge me.

I love how these challenges bring out creativity that you didn’t even know existed within you. We hope that you are inspired by something in this week’s challenge prompt. We are eager to see what you create. ~MarDi