Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Inspired By Shari Carroll

Hello friends!  I'm playing along with the current challenge at A Blog Named Hero to make a card inspired by the work of one of the fabulous Hero Arts artists. 



Since I made a birthday card using mainly stamped images (and only a small strip of dotted swiss paper), I am also entering it into the Stamp It! Cards Birthday Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.


My card was inspired by two specific cards made by Shari Carroll.  First is THIS awesome big-eyed fella, and next is THIS sweet bird.  Check them out here:



Isn't the patchwork effect on the owl cool?  And I love the newspaper print background behind the bird.  So, for my card I combined the owl and the text background! 



I stamped the owl in black on white card stock, drew the lines with a black Sharpie, then colored with colored pencils.  I added black rhinestones on the eyes, then cut it out and popped it up on the card.  On the card itself I masked the bottom, stamped the Friend Definition cling in Wet Cement ink, and stamped an older Hero Arts sentiment in Poppy chalk ink.


I had a really nice time scrolling through the IDEAS section of the Hero Arts website...I was reminded of how many inspiring cards there are to recharge you when the mojo is lacking!  Be sure to check it out if you need a jump start for this challenge.  THIS LINK will take you directly there!

Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!
Judy

8 comments:

  1. Judy, I love this! I love your owl and the background text. Adorable card!

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  2. Great card, Judy! I always wish I had bought that sentiment set every time I see it again. It works great with your card - love the patchwork effect and all the text!

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  3. Your patchwork owl is super cool Judy!! Shari's work is always so inspiring:)

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  4. I need all the mojo help I can get right now, Judy - thanks for the link, and reminding me that inspiration is just a click away, over at Hero Arts! LOVE this fabulous card - so very cute! :)

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  5. The card is gorgeous and your owl is so very cute, Judy! Thanks for joining us over at A Blog Named Hero.

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  6. Judy!! Your color blocked owl is so adorable! I really love how you switched up the orientation to make it your own, so pretty :) Thanks for playing along with us at A Blog Named Hero!

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  7. Hey Judy! Thanks for linking this up to the Birthday Card Challenge for Stamp It! Cards Week in the Moxie Fab World. I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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  8. i can definitely see the inspiration from shari here - great card!!

    Visiting from ABNH Challenge
    xo, Kristina
    Come by and visit sometime!
    www.pearlgateway.com

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