Get Inspired!

It's fun to be inspired...and I am always looking for a good inspiration to pop up and to make me want to sit down and play with all my paper and stamp sets.  Today was one of those days!  Over at the Moxie Fab World Blog, they have something called "The Tuesday Trigger".  Basically, what that is, is a picture meant to stir up something creative in  you...and for you to make a papercraft inspired by that picture.

So, here is the Tuesday Trigger for this week...

It's worn and vintage, but it still has that freshness that comes from the flower bouquet.  It also has texture...you want to reach out and feel the rough chair or feel the soft petals of those flowers....(sigh) a look I love.

This is what I came up with...

I apologize that it's a little dark, but sometimes being creative means you wait until the kids are in bed!! haha.  So, back to the card...

I knew I wanted to use that soft Baja Breeze Blue...but I wanted that aged, paint-chipped-off look to come through..so I background stamped with the Bella Toile stamp using Soft Suede ink.  Then came the color...I HAD to use the orange (pumpkin pie) and the pink (rose red)...to me, that's where the freshness comes from.  I did get  literal with the chair stamp from the Have a Seat stamp set...but, to be honest, I've just been dying to use that set!!  And can you see how well the Decorative Label Punch frames out the chair?! The rumbled look of the ribbon helped me get that texture I was hoping to achieve. I also ran the rose red strip through the Big Shot with the Polka Dot Texture Plate.  And, of course, I love my buttons!!  What I love about the Big Buttons is that I can thread larger ribbon through the holes...LOVE IT!

The entire project was "shabby'd up" with a little soft suede ink to make it feel worn in and loved.

What would you have done with Target Tuesday?

Want to share? Email me your creative take on it and I will be happy to share my favorites!

I can't wait to see what the trigger is next week!