Thursday, April 14, 2011

Paper Dolls Challenge #36

Hey everyone! Today I get the honor of hosting the Paper Dolls Challenge and I wanted to share about that here on my blog as well!  This challenge is a photo inspiration challenge.

Recently I was at Walmart when I saw a pretty quilt with colors that just called my name!  The price was right so I purchased it.  The packaging from that quilt is where this photo came from.  You can interpret it anyway you like.  If you find inspiration in the colors or the design or anything else, feel free to take it and run with it!


And here is my sample card:


I used the colors and the shape of the quilt pieces as my inspiration for the main backdrop.  The twine is added for the "homespun" feeling it gives. 


I also stamped patterns on each shape to mimic the ones in the quilt and added the Tin Types impression plate on the white background to mimic the "quilted" look as well.


I hope you are able to play along!  Everyone is invited to participate!  Simple add your link to the Inlinkz form on the Paper Dolls blog!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Tiny Tags, Giga Guidelines, Retro Background, Bitty Background Basics, Dot Spot
Ink:  Versamark, Pure Poppy, Black
Paper:  Hawaiian Shores, Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse
Other:  Twinery Twine, Tiny Tags Die, Pop Dots

22 comments:

Renee said...

Jen your card is fabby!
Love the quilted look!
And can't wait to get to this challenge this weekend...
loving the colors!

Auntie Em said...

Love your quilted card! It would make an bright and cheerful bedroom, wouldn't it!
Thanks for sharing! :)

Judy said...

Wow, I love it so cute... and the detail. Great job.
Have a wonderful day
Judy

Amy Kolling said...

Ah, this is a perfect card for that inspiration piece! I can't believe you cut all those out and pieced it together! And look at those tiny tags!? You just had to go and use them! LOL **I think I may have bought that quilt too....those colors are awesome! :)

Lindsay said...

AWESOME card Jen! You hit this right on! Love the stamped patterns within each block. This is fabulous!

Carol's Ink Spot said...

Fabulous card! Love all the bright colors and homespun feel to it.

Sara Mac said...

Oh my goodness what a great challenge! I love the inspiration colors. Your card is so fun and cheery. Those adorable little tags are the perfect touch.

Jill said...

Your card makes me happy, Jen! What an awesome inspiration that quilt is! I hope you had a die for all of those ... um ..."-agon" thingees. What are they called with 6 sides? Nothing that makes sense like "sixagons", LOL! Anyway, love your card!

jen said...

Wow! what a great take on the inspiration!!!! Beautiful!

Janelle said...

You captured your inspiration piece perfectly, Jen. Love the colors, the shapes, the textured background, the twine and tags... everything! Great challenge.

Eva said...

Ok you did an AWESOME job with that challenge. LOVE The blocks and your colors are amazing!

Diane Jaquay said...

This is so cool and unique, love the beautiful colors and patterns!!!

kasia c. said...

OMG Jen, I love this card! The colour are fab, the composition in superb and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the "quilt" look. Did you cut those yourslef? WOW!! :)

Laurie said...

Jen this is adorable! I love how you pieced those shapes together! This is a great challenge! I just LOVE these colors!

Leigh Ann Baird said...

It's so bright and fresh! Fabulous card!

Kristin said...

Jen this is so great!! I love your photo and what a fun card!! This is a wonderful challenge!! :) the tiny tag is just the right touch for your card. Well done!!

Cathy Weber said...

The inspiration pic kind of reminds me of the new PTI labels. wish I had that set. The colors are gorgeous too. Your card was a great take on the inspiration photo. I love how you were able to cut the pieces to look like perfectly placed quilt sections.

Terri said...

Great inspiration photo. Love your take on it too. How did you get that hexagon shape?

Lee Anne said...

I need to go and buy that quilt just to look at it. It makes me happy. What a wonderful inspiration piece for us, and your card is perfect!

Unknown said...

Oh, wow! Everything about this card I love! The patterns, the bold colors, the coordinating twines. SO cool, Jen!

Katie said...

I mentioned this over on the PPD blog, but just wanted to reiterate it here that I LOVE this challenge and the card you made for it!

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Love the use of the PTI tiny tags.

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