INSPIRATION STATION - #83

Welcome back to Inspiration Station and our inspiration photo for you this month.  I found this one a bit tricky I  must say.  I wanted to use the dogs and remembered I had this wonderful set by Anita Jeram.

I gave them some green grass to keep in with the photo and then stencilled some bare tree branches and added some green leaves with a stencil.  I kept the dogs to a pale colour as per the ones in the photo and added green to their collars and the treats in the jar.  The green in real life is much more like the Emerald Green in the photo. I stamped the dogs and cut them out - there is a die for this set but I don't have it. The sentiment is from the same set.

I'm adding this into the following;

Little Red Wagon - add an animal 

Simon Says Stamp Wed - make it cute 

FabnFunky - shades of Green 

Creative Inspirations - Cute Critters 

I Spy - something you love - the colour green is my favourite - I do love my dog

INSPIRATION STATION - #81

Welcome back to another year of inspiration from Inspiration Station.  I hope you like our first image and I'm looking forward to seeing how it inspires you.  

It reminded me that I have this lovely squirrel stamp set from Visible Image which hasn't really  had much inking over the years.  I created a snowy scene for him, together with a few friends from Tracy Evans Boutique Designs and Lavinia Stamps.   The berries are also from Tracy Evans.  Seeing everyone using Dr Ph Martin's bleed proof white I had to get myself some for the wintery cards and it really is worth it.  It's great for creating those snowy effects. 

INSPIRATION STATION - #77

Welcome back to another challenge at Inspiration Station.  I adore Autumn as it's my favourite season and I just got so excited when I saw our image as inspiration this month.  Am I allowed to say I absolutely loved how my card turned out?

I created the background with Distress Inks in Rusty Hinge, Evergreen Bough and Scattered Straw on watercolour paper.  I created an horizon line with a felt marker and stamped the trees from Tracy Evans new set On the Wild Side.  I created a type of water image underneath them using a touch of black soot over the orange colours.  I stamped a faint image of the trees as a reflection.  The large Autumn sentiment is an old one of Tracy's and the words are from Alison Bomber. 

I'm adding this into the following:

Four Seasons Challenge - Fall/Autumn 

Just Add Ink - one layer stamping 

Creative Fingers - AG