Friday, September 14, 2007

Bloggers Challenge Week 12-Inspiration Challenge

And just in the nick of time, I must add!!!! Whew, it has been a hectic hectic week. What inspires me you might ask? Well actually, this week it is a "Who"!!!! My source of inspiration for this card is one of my Favourite Favourite Stampers............. Leigh O'Brien. Visit her Blog and you will surely see why!!!! Leigh has made the sweetest cards with the Big Deal Alphabet. Here is one of my Favourite samples:


Isn't this the sweetest Baby Card!!!! You can see more of her great creations in her Splitcoast Stampers Art Gallery

Now for the goods on My Card. The Halloween images that accent the Spooky Sentiment come from the Haunting Halloween set that just happens to be one of the sets featured Stampin' Up's Fall Frenzy Promotion

. I Stamped the Alphabet Letters in More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie and Really Rust, then outlined them with a black Stampin' Write Marker. Using the Aquapainters and Neutral Gray Watercolour Crayons, I created shadows to imitate a dimensional effect. I then Stamped the Spider and Kitty Witch inside the letters and painted them with the WC as well. The Little Bat is a Martha Stewart Halloween Punch and the DP comes from SU's! Creepy Crawly Collection. I sponged some going gray around the edges of the White Cardstock and used my Colour Spritzer Tool to add some Black Speckling. Little Dashes and Dabs of midnight Stickles added the finishing touch!!!!

27 comments:

  1. too cute - SPOOKY it is and perfect!!

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  2. This is adorable. I love how you incorporated the images into the text. Very creative!

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  3. LOVE it!!! I think this is my favorite Halloween card so far! Great job. And yes...Leigh is MY inspiration, too. One day I want to grow up to be just like her! lol!

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  4. Vicki that is so cute you have me wanting that set so bad. I too loved that card by Leigh, I actually have it saved on my computer to use for inspiration one day, I am not sure I would of come up with anything as cute as this though! Great job. LOVE IT!

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  5. I like how the animals are peeking our of the letters! Very cool! Looks more like art you hang on a wall rather than a card!

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  6. Vicki -- this is just great! The cat and bat are wonderful. You are so tlented!
    Pat

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  7. Ha! YOU are so sweet, Vicki. Thanks for the shout out. I love your creation!!

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  8. Wow! This is just so fabulous! Love the stamping in and around the letters. You achieved such a dimensional look. I LOVE it!

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  9. How very FUN! Love your card & the fact you were inspired by Leigh's use of the Alphabet stamps. I just never use them in stamping but may have to change my mind. Great card. Ida

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  10. I love what you've done with this card! You have great style!

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  11. Leigh is very inspirational!!! and talented. You've taken her sample and done true justice!!! Great work!!

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  12. Awesome "spooky" card. I NEED to dig out that alpha set again!

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  13. Wonderful Halloween card! I am with you. I love Leigh's Big Alpha cards. She rocks that set.

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  14. You've been tagged!

    http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2007/09/16/jbww-sketch/

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  15. So cute! I really love this, its amazing, really fun!

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  16. Love the way you used those big letters. The bat, cat, and spider are perfect spooky accents.

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  17. I love what you did with those letters!!! Fabulous card!

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  18. WOW! What a great card!! I just love how you "copied" another and made it your own....AND did a fabulous job.

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  19. OOooh, I love this! Great idea outlining your letters. So cute with the critters peeking out of the "o"s!

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  20. WOOOW, Vicky! Your card is incredible! I love everything about it - the colors, how you did the lettering and the sentiment, the li'l tag on the side, the critters peeping through the letters... One amazing result, for sure! Thanks for the inspiration :D

    Cindy

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  21. sorry to be late - but this is such a cute ccard!

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  22. too cute! And I stalk Leigh too! You both rock in my boat!

    Joan

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  23. This is adorable--this alphabet set looks like it could used for LOTS of cute ideas!

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  24. I found this card on scs when searching for some ideas for Haunting Halloween - I just LOVE it!! I case'd it for my hostess club this month, and tonight I finally posted it (and my ode to Vicki!) :-) Take a look if you have a minute - I don't love mine as much as yours, but I do love it nonetheless! :-) Thanks for the inspiration!!!

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Thanks so much for visiting my blog. I hope you have a wonderful day and I very much appreciate your sweet comments!

*****Vicki*****