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Saturday, March 3, 2012

Inspired Flowers

Hello, friends!  We recently received a lovely thank you note from my best girlfriend's daughter (for her birthday present), and the card she sent us reminded me of some of my favorite Hero Arts stamps.  It was the perfect inspiration for the current Hero Arts Monthly Challenge, too!


I'm also entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog Anything Goes challenge.

Check out the sweet little card she sent us (unknown maker...nothing on the back):


For my take on this, I embossed (F3245) Fanciful Dot Filament in black and embossed the sentiment from the (CL493) Live Life set in white.  I used an old flower punch and a 1/8" hole punch to make the red and white flowers.  Finally, I added a butterfly using a Martha Stewart butterfly punch.  Here is my take on the card:  


Do you ever look at a store-bought card and immediately think about how YOU could MAKE it using your stamps?  (I do!)

Thanks for stopping by!
Judy
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11 comments:

  1. LinMarch 3, 2012 at 9:28 PM

    Wonderful inspiration and fantastic take on it, Judy! And yes, I do that all the time!

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  2. LisaMarch 3, 2012 at 10:01 PM

    WOW- this is a totally fab re-creation! Beautifully done, Judy!!

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  3. RosemaryMarch 3, 2012 at 10:09 PM

    love your card, judy!! what a fantastic take on the thank you note...

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  4. BarbMarch 3, 2012 at 10:10 PM

    Wow! So cool how the store bought card inspired you, Judy! Love your beautiful interpretation! So creative the way you used the stamps and punches! And I do that all the time too! I have a little stand of cards in the floral department. Many of them look hand painted and are so pretty! I have actually bought some to bring home for inspiration. :)

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  5. joyMarch 4, 2012 at 6:24 AM

    Oh, Judy! I like your interpretation of the store bought card even better than the original card!! You really nailed this one!

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  6. TraceyMarch 4, 2012 at 9:47 AM

    GORGEOUS Judy!!!

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  7. jintyoo7March 4, 2012 at 10:15 AM

    Beautiful, Judy! You have translated your inspiration perfectly :)
    I too, often look at handmade cards for inspiration and to get a feel for what the current trend is. The trouble is I spend too much time looking, it eats into my creating time - LOL

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  8. BrendaMarch 4, 2012 at 10:51 AM

    Wow Judy! I love how you got your inspiration and I adore how you interpreted it using what you had on hand! Love those stunning colours too and a gorgeous sentiment! (I was really touched by the comment you left on my blog the other day sweet Judy, thank you!)

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  9. newscrapperMarch 4, 2012 at 6:43 PM

    I like your card better than the store bought card.

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  10. kingstonmamaMarch 4, 2012 at 11:18 PM

    Gorgeous. I love the colors and the design. I much prefer your card over the store-bought one. Beautiful! Ann Y.

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  11. MarceaMarch 7, 2012 at 5:43 AM

    An absolutely wonderful creation full of beautiful attention to detail. Thankyou for joining us on Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog this week.

    I hope you can join us again this week. There is candy up for grabs on my blog ... x

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Thanks for taking the time to comment...I do appreciate it!
Judy