We're celebrating our 200th challenge this week and ending the 2021 Inspired By year by shining the spotlight on our 2021 challenge winners!! Yes, that's right we are all so inspired by the wonderful talents that YOU crafters share with us each week!
Each member of the IB Design Team has chosen a card from the winners and attempted to make it our own! Wish me luck - I chose Ashwini's card from January 2021 IB#159! But there was NO WAY I could hand draw my bird as Ashwini did!
Here is a reminder of the prompt from that week:
Ashwini's gorgeous card:
Of course, I was inspired by her darling bluebird!! Here is my attempt at recreating her lovely card, while giving it my own spin...
Since my DT card that week featured a Bluebird, I've chosen another favorite feathered friend! This little Chickadee was created using a PTI Feathered Friends 2 die set. All I had to do was paint it to look like a Chickadee - I turn to Cornell's Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds for wonderful photos of birds!
I found a pretty grey, and rustic painted wood design paper from Craft Consortium in my stash. My sprigs are compliments of The Stamp Market, the Hydrangea blooms from SSS, and both were 'splat painted' with some watery inks, and a small piece of acetate.
Have you noticed yet that the only stamped bit on either of our cards is on the sentiment?? Mine is an old label stamp set from Altenew but never goes out of style.
I loved CASEing Ashwini's card - but believe me, I would have loved recreating ANY of your beautiful winning cards!
So! Ready to play along?? All you have to do is choose one of the winning cards from the tab at the top of the Inspired By blog, tell us what inspired you to choose it, then recreate, but make it your own! We are so excited about this challenge that we're giving you until January 5th to make your card[s]. There are prizes that will be randomly chosen from those playing along*! Until then, happy holidays my friends!!
Let's go see who inspired the rest of the team, shall we?
=] Michele
* I am giving away one of my all-time favorite die sets... the Altenew 3D Poinsettia that was used to create this card... good luck! But be sure to tell me if you already own it! wink!
25 comments:
I love your take from Ashwini's card!!
Michele, I ADORE your little chickadee! One of my favorite "winter" decorations for my house is a gorgeous framed photo of a chickadee on a frosty branch...all in beautiful neutrals. And I finally ordered that poinsettia die because of you and Terese Calvird. It sat in the warehouse for 3 weeks, but I finally got it!. Merry Christmas!
Beautiful job of CASEing Ashwini's card, Michele. I think your chickadee was easier to paint than mine and I love the loosely colored branch and blooms.
Of course, I already own it but it's gorgeous and I think your super generous to part with it. About your card CASE, using the chickadee not only fits the season but it looks extraordinarily real amongst that pretty foliage. It is definitely a well thought out CASE but has Michele written all over it.
Truly a beautiful card....well done!!!
Wow..Gorgeous blue bird card by Ashwini and yours is equally gorgeous and with your own little twists. TFS both beauties and your wonderful die cut poinsettia card with the chance to win the beautiful die set:-) Merry Christmas and Love and Hugs, my friend. Nancy
Your case is lovely, it has the spirit of Ashwini's card and your personal design sense as well. Lovely.
Brilliant take on Ashwini's card, love how you have kept the dash of red but put it on the flowers instead of the bird. Love that strip of background paper too xx
I'm still wishing to get a chickadee done. I'm glad to see yours among the flowers! They are one of my favorite birds.
I love the Michele spin you put on Ashwini's incredible card! That little chickadee is too cute and I love your flowers. Beautifully done my friend!
My eyes popping out!!! Wow!! To have my card CASEd by you!! Thank you.. is this an end of year gift? :D
You card is fabulous, Michele - if it wasn't my card being CASEd, I would have liked to CASE it!! I love how you've added so much visual texture to it - just looks so gorgeous!! And your chickadee is really the cutest!! What a treat for the eyes!
Beautiful IB, Michele! Love your spin on the already wonderful card -- and a great twofer!
Absolutely beautiful, Michele. Delightful and creative. Love it!
Oh so pretty...I just love watching the chickadees at my feeders! They're so pert and sassy...just like your card!
Your chickadee card is delightful Michele! I enjoy watching them feasting at our feeders on a daily basis. Your take on Ashwini's card is lovely!
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL CASE of Ashwini's card Michele!! I loved her bluebird, but your sweet little Chickadee is beautifully water colored and looks so pretty all nestled into the leaves. Lovely, lovely card my friend! Hugs. :0)
What a fabulous job you did in making Ashwini's incredible creation your own. I love the spotty painting on the hydrangea die cuts and I love your wonderful background that the bark-like stripe accompanying your chickadee. Just absolutely fabulous. I can't wait for my break so I can play this challenge!
Your chickadee is SO cute, love your gorgeous colors and take on Ashwini's stunning card, I remember seeing her card the very first time and being blown away with her creativity! To see your version honoring it is such a creative treat, two stunning cards!
What a beautiful take on Ashwini's card. I LOVE the fun smooshed flowers and that pattern paper is AMAZING!! I might have to buy it!! (you are bad for my pocketbook!!! Ha ha!!) I do NOT have that poinsettia, which I should as I seem to "collect" poinsettia dies!!!
Totally nailed it Michele, what amazing inspiration!
You took Ashwini's amazing card and made it your own Michele x. Your colour choice is stunning and what an adorable little chickadee. Those splatted hydrangeas look so creative and so very eye catching too Michele x.
Well my little chickadee I am sure even WC Fields would approve of your beautiful card!
Wow, Ashwini's bluebird card is lovely, and your Chickadee card is amazing, Michele! I have so many of your cards I love but this is one of them, because it somehow reminds me of Japan. Is it because you've been watching Japanese cooking shows? ;-D
I LOve the overall tone of colors including the wonderful wood design paper, the way you colored the Chickadee, and the way you splat painted and smooshed the blooms and leaves. The black sentiment strip even looks like a piece of bamboo charcoal!
Hideko xx
p.s. I listened to black-capped Chickadee's sounds at the Cornell's website.
Beautiful take on Ashwini's card, Michele! Your splat painting was such a great way to showcase your darling Chickadee and all the lovely foliage around him!
Since I already own the 3D Poinsettia die, I would love to see someone deserving as the winner..wink! xx
Love how you were inspired by Ashwini's card! Your Chickadee is so cute & love the artsy look of all the elements!
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