Hey everyone!!
Well, it’s been a month exactly since I last posted! Life’s just been far too crazy to create much. But with the latest Papertrey Ink Blog Hop I just had to take part!!
This month’s hope was based on an inspiration photo. Here’s Nichole to set the challenge:
“We thought we would start a short inspirational series with the Blog Hops for the next few months as a fun way to spice things up! This month we are providing you with a beautiful photo to help trigger some creative ideas with color! This inspirational photo is just dreamy and it’s the perfect thing to give you a creative jumpstart that will lead to nothing but fabulous results! We look forward to seeing everyone’s interpretations using this inspiration!”
And here is the gorgeous inspiration photo she chose:
How pretty is that?!!
For my card I decided to focus mainly on the gorgeous rainbow of colour, the softness of the image, and the little cubby holes. Here’s what I came up with:
I’m just so thrilled with how this turned out! And I’m starting to fall in love with white. Whereas before it was just far too cold and clinical, now it’s starting to grow on me!!
I started with a Stamper’s Select White card base and adhered some wide strips of Scor Tape to one side. I then stuck down a rainbow of wrinkly ribbons. I decided to use wrinkly ribbon to represent the ruffles in one of the dresses in the picture. So thrilled with this design detail!
I then cut another panel of Stamper’s Select White cardstock. I used the Alpha-Blocks die to cut the series of windows, overlapping the third window in the cardstock so I could get 5 windows, evenly spaced. I gently inked the edges of the cuts with VintageTouch Chamomile ink (the only ink on this card, gasp!!).
I adhered the panel to the base using lashings of Pinflair Glue Gel. I then die-cut the word ‘forever’ using the Wonderful Words die, sprayed it with spray adhesive then coated with Martha Stewart Crystal Fine glitter. I used tiny amounts of Pinflair to adhere this to the panel, with just a little depth off the panel.
And that’s it! I’d love to know what you think of this card! Happy Hopping, I can’t wait to see what you’ve all created!!
Edited to add: oh, I’d almost forgotten!! Because of the rainbow of colours I thought this was ideal to enter for the Embellish Magazine Colour Trends Challenge:
Stop over and check it out!!
Very cute card, Taheera! 🙂 So glad you joined us for the Embellish Color Trends challenge! 🙂
I have to say… I really love your card and the idea behind it! Very inspiring!
This card is simply amazing! Really, really love how you used the ribbon behind the window card, its stunning.
Rebecca
http://www.polkadotdoordesign.blogspot.com
OH MY GOODNESS ~~ this is crazy BEAUTIFUL and a BRILLIANT interpretation of the challenge. YOU ROCK GIRL!!!
Oh wauw!! This is truly stunning!!! Love the frame you created for all the amazing colored ribbon there!!! Absolutely perfect!!!
Hugs, Wendy
AMAZING! What a wonderful interpretation of the photo….hands down…you ROCK!
Unbelievable ! Wow! This is my favorite . Just beautiful.
Oh how did you ever think of that, and then execute it so perfectly? It's so wonderful, Taheerah!!!!!!!!!!
Oh wow! This is amazing! Super creative and lovely!
Stunning card!!
This is gorgeous. It just blew me away!
I love this card, Taheerah! The white on white is beautiful, and so is the ribbon showing through the cut outs. Stunning!
T this is sooo pretty! I just love that ribbon!
This is incredible- All I can think is "WOW"!!
GENIUS, T! This is my absolute favorite so far! I love it ALLLLLL! It's amazing. I can't wait to meet you in Cincinnati!
Lovely idea and beautifully executed. Stunning card!
WOW! Clever Taheerah! Love the use of wrinkled ruffled ribbons and add texture to the card and they look gorgeous through the windows. Love everything thing about it 🙂
This is amazing! Your ribbon detail is genius!
This is so cool! I love all the layers of ruffled ribbons! I think this is my favorite of all of the entries so far! Sue N (suen)
Love how your card turned out, what a fantastic idea!!
this made my mouth drop open! STUNNING!!!! *wild applause* – its just beautiful! I think this is my fav of all the projects!
stunning, love the detail! Hugs~
Wow! What a great interpretation. Love all those ribbons.
Great representation of the challenge. I like the way you thought outside the box(and into a window).
Fabulous, fabulous card!!! I love everything about it:)
Taheerah, that is a LOT of ruffly goodness! Gorgeous!
SO pretty and clever too:)
T, I don't have words. This is hands-down one of the most creative cards I have ever seen! What you did with the ribbon and the windows–I have never seen anything like it, and it's knocking my socks off! Splendid!!! Happy June Hopping!
STUNNING!
This is just stunning. At first I thought you had mounted a photgraph behind the windows, but as I read a looked further I saw that you used 'real' ribbons. Oh my – what a wonderfully creative card.
Fab take on the photo Taheerah – the rainbow of wrinkly ribbon is just stunning 🙂
Stunning…Fabulous…I'm just loving this so much!!!
What a great idea to use ribbons this way and very beautiful
I love this card! And I think how you created the ten windows is a wonderful tip. You did an amazing job with this challenge.
WOW!!! Absolutely amazing creation!
Lovely textures Taheerah! You have nailed this! 🙂 Tks for sharing the 'how-to' of your card!
Breathtakingly gorgeous! Love the ribbon behind the window and the sparkly word. Just perfect, T!
Wow – this is a stunning piece of creativity!!
Absolutely GORGEOUS!!! And very clever!!!
Your card is amazing! So soft and feminine. I just love how you used the window dies to be able to see through to the ribbon. I really like the forever die cut too – I haven't bought them yet, but I might soon!
WOW, T! This is stunning! Great job!!
Wow this card is so creative! Thanks for sharing!
this is beautiful. i keep thinking that i need to do this wrinkled ribbon technique
Gorgeous card, and clever interpretation!
I love the rainbow color and the texture you created with your materials….so ingenious. I hope she picks you as the winner, you've got my vote.
totally freakin gorgeous!! wow!
My word, T – this is stunning! Your double alpha-blocks are perfect on top of all that beautiful, ruffly ribbon. Gorgeous!!
that is so much FUN! love the white die-cut letters on the white base, and the POP from all those ribbons!
Taheerah, I am blown away. It's BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!
This is adorable, Taheerah! What a great idea to use those ribbons this way.