Southern Scraps

I combined the sketch challenge at Paper Craft Planet and the inspiration challenge from Our Creative Corner . Here's the sketch The inspiration was this cupcake And the result was this I was inspired by the polka dots and was sure I had red polka dot paper, but it was nowhere to be found! So I took some red cardstock, white ink, and a pencil and made some dots using the eraser. The other piece of inspiration was the holly leaves. I knew I wanted to embellish my card with some, so I used brads and leaf punches. Here is a close up Thanks for looking. I hope you are having a great week!

I have read many times about getting inspiration for cards or scrapbooking projects from magazine ads or objects around you. This has just never worked for me... until today. A girl came into my office with a black purse that had bright colored hearts all over it. They look like they have been dry-brushed with paint. SO.. I thought, why not paint some hearts on black cardstock? And then at lunch, I went shopping, and saw another purse with plaids and circles and I have an idea for a card from it. I'll post some pics when I get around to trying my new ideas. This week I have a birthday card to make and a set of cards for a doorprize at a luncheon, so it may take me some time to get around to them. In the meantime, here's an article at ScrapJazz that outlines what I'm talking about.