Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Be Inspired... Day 1

I love the Hero Arts artists, so thought it might be nice if I showcased some of my recent favourite HA artists' cards and made my own versions of their cards. :)
Jennifer McGuire is incredible - we all love her, don't we.  THIS card set is so so so beautiful, and I used it as inspiration for the card below - made for a very sweet person.
Supplies: Stamps - Hero Arts and PTI; PP - PTI and Bo Bunny; Labels 1 Nesties; Cardstock - Bazzill; Pearls - Hero Arts.; Buttons - various; twine - PTI.
I love the way she used one of the flower images from THIS gorgeous cling set to make the leaves.  As my colouring skills are not up to her incredible standards, I stamped on patterned paper instead.  The sentiment I used is my all time favourite stamp (and a gift from a lovely lovely friend.)
Thanks Jennifer for the daily inspiration.
Next up... Tami Hartley... :)

And... the winner of my SRM giveaway:
LauraB.
Email me Laura and I'll send you your stickers. :)

Finally - my HAPPY news... I was chosen to be on the My Cute Stamps design team. I'm so thrilled.  Check out their GORGEOUS stamps HERE and Holly's beautiful blog HERE.  Such an honour.  Thank you. x

29 comments:

donna mikasa said...

Wow....had to come by and see this up close! What makes it special is your TRIMMING skills! No one trims like you, Lucy! No one!! Just gorgeous.......

Jane said...

Perfect!!! I agree....your trimming skills blow me away!!!

CinnamonSally said...

Stunning card Lucy, love your ploka dot flowers very pretty.

Catherine Couch Doucette said...

Beautiful, Lucy :0)

Tasha said...

This is a fabulous card - totally blown away by how beautiful!
love tasha xx

Lea L. said...

This is so pretty! I love those flowers!

♥♥♥Lea

Kelly Rasmussen said...

this is amazing lucy! LOVE it!

also, congrats on your newest DT honor! so happy for you! :)

Dawn T said...

Lucy this is delightful. Jennifer gives us so much inspiration. Love your interpretation

Eveline said...

Lovely card.
Eveline.

Lynn (toomanycrayons) said...

I love pink flowers :) And by the way both Jennifer and -you- are great inspirations to me and have helped me a great deal I think in card creation.

Kryssi said...

Congrats on making My Cute Stamps DT!! I love Holly's artwork and she's so nice and easy to work with! Hope you have lots of fun!

Amy Heller said...

Lucy,
So excited to be on the MCS DT with you! Looking forward to getting to know you!
Amy

Tracey said...

WOW!!!! LOVE it Lucy!!! LOVE the images stamped on the BO Bunny dots :)

shery said...

very lovely card

Leni den Oudsten said...

This is so lovely...perfect!

Agata said...

Congrats to you! That's really great news! And your card is so elegant and perfectly finished! I love it!

Alice said...

wow! what a beauty!! love the overall design and your flowers! lovely take on Jennifer's cards! Looking forward to your take on Tami's card tomorrow! =)

Sarah A said...

Hi Lucy - wow, what a stunner (sorry the card not you haha)

I too love Hero Arts artists and stamps!

Sarah x

Lin said...

I LOVE this one! Congrats on your newest appointment!!

Tiffany Ervin said...

Lovely Lucy, wonderful mix of colors and layers!

Jill said...

Such a fun idea to make cards inspired by the AWESOME Hero artists! And Lucy- you are an incredible artist TOO!!! Love your card today! Gorgeous!

Karen said...

This one is a beauty. All the Hero Artists are inspirational. You always inspire me too.

itsallrosi said...

fantastic card, and congrats on MCS!

Unknown said...

Lucy this is just so pretty!! What an amazing job you did on this. Can I ask about the black trim on the Nesties labels....did you trace them with a marker?

Looking forward to your other cards! =)

Anonymous said...

WOW!! This is gorgeous Lucy!! I always love your cards :) Congratulations on MCS!! Cant wait to see what you come up with!

Gloria Westerman said...

Congratulation.....and your card is just lovely.....something special for a special someone.....

donna mikasa said...

I must have skimmed too fast! Congrats on being chosen for MCS' DT! So happy for you!

Jennifer said...

wowowowow! i love you!

Kathy said...

Woo Hoo congrats on your new design team..love her stamps and LOVE the card Lucy. xx