March Elemental Inspiration | Daring Cardmakers Challenge

Morning!

Over on the Daring Cardmakers blog this week, it was Kathy’s turn to pick the elemental inspiration prompt:

As soon as I saw this image when Kathy shared it with the design team on the 24th, I already had an idea in mind…

Card inspiration from Handmade by Natty featuring Poppy Stamps Raining Frame

Paper: My Mind’s Eye – Stella & Rose (r), My Mind’s Eye – Fine & Dandy (r)
Stamp: Concord & 9th – Brighter Days
Dies: Concord & 9th – Brighter Days, Pinkfresh Studio – Pop Out Sunburst, Poppy Stamps – Raining Frame, Mama Elephant – Oval Deco Frame

And, of course, my idea was largely fuelled by current events in Ukraine…

I immediately saw the bright blue and yellow tones in the painting in the image, and that would be my colour palette.

I saw the clockface and thought of the Pop-out sunburst die from Pinkfresh Studio.

I saw the ornate oval frame, and how that would be a way to bring my card design together.

And with everything going on in the world right now, I knew the sentiment I needed to use, for I hope to God that brighter days are ahead for the people of Ukraine, for Europe, and for peaceful coexistence on this planet. x

Make sure you check out the wonderful projects from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can.

Happy crafting!

Concord & 9th – Brighter Days stamps Shop at: EH \| MISC \| SBC \| SHC	Pinkfresh Studio – Pop Out Sunburst die Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SBC	Poppy Stamps – Raining Frame die Shop at: EH \| MISC	Concord & 9th – Brighter Days dies Shop at: MISC \| SBC \| SHC
Mama Elephant – Oval Deco Frame dies Shop at: EH \| SHC	Altenew – Turquoise dye ink Shop at: EH \| MISC	Distress ink pad – Speckled Egg Shop at: EH \| SBC \| SHC	Versafine – Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SBC
Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: EH \| SSS	Tonic Studios Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SBC	3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ \| EH	Lawn Fawn – Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: EH \| SBC \| SHC
Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ	Taylored Expressions – Blender Brushes Shop at: MISC	Waffle Flower – Mini Media Mat Shop at: EH \| SBC \| SHC	Sizzix – Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ \| SBC
Sizzix – Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ \| SBC	Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SBC	Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SBC

One response to “March Elemental Inspiration | Daring Cardmakers Challenge”

Julie

March 10, 2022

Your contribution is so pretty! I love how the background is rays of sun–symbolic 🙂

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Concord & 9th – Brighter Days stamps Shop at: EH \| MISC \| SBC \| SHC	Pinkfresh Studio – Pop Out Sunburst die Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SBC	Poppy Stamps – Raining Frame die Shop at: EH \| MISC	Concord & 9th – Brighter Days dies Shop at: MISC \| SBC \| SHC
Mama Elephant – Oval Deco Frame dies Shop at: EH \| SHC	Altenew – Turquoise dye ink Shop at: EH \| MISC	Distress ink pad – Speckled Egg Shop at: EH \| SBC \| SHC	Versafine – Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SBC
Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: EH \| SSS	Tonic Studios Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SBC	3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ \| EH	Lawn Fawn – Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: EH \| SBC \| SHC
Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ	Taylored Expressions – Blender Brushes Shop at: MISC	Waffle Flower – Mini Media Mat Shop at: EH \| SBC \| SHC	Sizzix – Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ \| SBC
Sizzix – Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ \| SBC	Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SBC	Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ \| EH \| SBC

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