Follow Your Bliss…

Happy Sunday!

My friend Mish Wooderson issued a challenge this week to post a project with inchies today. Well, you all know how I feel about challenges, right? LOVE them! So, I created a couple projects to share with you today~ a card, and my new Inchie Index!

Spring Winged Things

I am absolutely in LOVE with this new Memory Box Aerial patterned cardstock! I had the idea to use 4 of Karen Lockhart’s Itty Bitty bugs as the focal point for a card, so when I came across this particular pattern in the pack, I knew it would work perfectly! I began by stamping my bugs on 4 white matboard inchie squares with Adirondack pitch black ink. I colored them with my Copic markers, and airbrushed some pale (Y21) yellow in the background. Then, I sponged all around the edges with Adirondack espresso ink. I also added flight patterns to the dragonfly, ladybug, and butterfly using my Copic multiliner pen. I covered the bugs with Ranger glossy accents, and set them aside to dry.

I created a faux stitched “frame” for my inchies, and embossed a border inside the faux stitched frame. I did this rather simply, turning over the cardstock, placing it on my Spellbinders tan embossing mat, and dry embossing inside of the stitched frame with my embossing stylus and a straight edge. (I just used my piercing template since I had it out.) I stamped the PaperTrey sentiment in the lower corner, then adhered this to a Prism spring willow cardbase.

I adhered my inchies to the cardfront, and embellished with some Martha Stewart vellum “confetti” leaves, and cowboy Dew Drops. For a final touch, I added some Stickles to the wings of the bee and dragonfly.

For my second project, I wanted to cover my darling little Inchie Index. I think this is the cutest little thing!! Such a great idea to keep a log of your inchies.

For this design, I used the NEW Memory Box Sprout patterned cardstock, and Karen Lockhart’s Itty Bitty inchworm. I covered my white matboard inchie square with the striped pattern, then stamped my inchworm with Adirondack espresso ink. I colored him with 3 Copic Spica glitter pens: lemon, melon and olive. It was easy to blend these 3 colors, first coloring all over with the lemon, then the melon green on the top half, and a dot of the olive on the very top. I used the melon again to blend the olive in, which created a nice shading effect! I did this same method across the bottom of the patterned paper square used for the cover.

To give some personality to my inchie, I added a strip of “grass” created from the polka dot patterned paper. I added the title with Karen Foster snap stamps, and naturally, a little bling with some pink Queen & Co pink flowers. To add some definition, I colored around the raw edge of my inchie square with an E47 (brown) Copic marker.

I wanted to add something more to my design, but didn’t want to cover any of this gorgeous paper, so I cut a scalloped square from transparency with my Spellbinders Nestability die, and machine stitched it to the cardstock base. Some grosgrain ribbon from Anna’s store, and more Martha Stewart vellum “confetti” finish off my little index!

Thanks for the challenge, Mish!! Be sure to check out Michelle, Ellen, Sharon, Debbie, and Cindy’s blogs to see what they’ve come up with! Do you receive Ellen’s newsletter? If not, you have till 6pm tonight to sign up to get your coupon that can be used tomorrow for a St Patrick’s day sale!! Sign up to be on her mailing list at the bottom of her home page HERE. And guess what?? Nestabilities will be available for preorder for this sale!!! YAHOO!!!!!

Have a lovely Sunday!! ~~HUGS!!~~