Marlena is Faithfully Crafting: Crazy Fun Dots

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Crazy Fun Dots

Here's a bit of fluttery crazy for you today....

I was inspired by this beautiful dress.

Runway Inspired Challenge RIC#28

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Hero Arts:Try Something New

I used a new paper pad (for me)...My Mind's Eye Breeze.

It's a bit gloomy doomy here in my corner of the world...it was fun to just "create".

Hope you got a chance to also~

stamps: Hero Arts Untitled Word Shadow,Technique Tuesday Inner Circle,Waltzingmouse Teeny Trees circle

inks: Jenni Bowlin Spice Tin,Memento Inks (Rhubarb Stalk and Gray Flannel),Ranger Tim Holtz Fired Brick

paper: My Mind's Eye Breeze,Authentique Carefree,Georgia Pacific White

dies: Spellbinders scalloped circles and classic circles

other: stapler

12 comments:

Kelly Griglione said...: Love your papers ... the circles on the chevrons look so fun! And I can totally see the dress in your card!; January 30, 2013 at 5:47 PM
Anonymous said...: Awesome card mom!!!!; January 30, 2013 at 6:53 PM
Virginia L. said...: Fabulous! I love how you pull these elements together, Marlena! I totally get how you you were inspired! So glad that you join the fun with us at Runway Inspired Challenge!; January 30, 2013 at 8:30 PM
Lynn Mercurio said...: This is incredible. The parquet wood is fabulous. Lovely geographic design...my favorite.; January 30, 2013 at 10:09 PM
Annette Allen said...: what a fun card..I love all the polka dots...; January 31, 2013 at 9:15 AM
Jean Martin said...: Oooh! This is such a fun card Marlena! I love the combined patterns! And all the layers!!! :); January 31, 2013 at 11:46 AM
Emily Keaton said...: I do love those crazy dots, Marlena! The clean white background keeps this perfectly grounded :-); January 31, 2013 at 2:24 PM
Wida said...: this is like that freestyle collage they keep talking about. The different dots really brings the design together for me. Great job!; January 31, 2013 at 10:04 PM
alexandra s.m. said...: great take on the prompt Marlena!; January 31, 2013 at 10:30 PM
Lisa Carroll said...: Marlena, this is sooo very beautiful! LOVE how you interpreted the inspiratipon piece. :) Thanks for playing along with us over at the Simon Says Stamp challenge blog! xo; January 31, 2013 at 11:37 PM
Kirsty Vittetoe said...: Love all the great colors, what a brilliant interpretation!; February 3, 2013 at 10:43 PM
Deb Walker Deb Stamps Life, LLC said...: Beautifully conceived Marlena! When I saw this over in the Flickr pool, it was so fun to follow the link and see your inspiration. It's always amazing to see how we each put our own stamp on life!; February 4, 2013 at 3:48 PM

YOU KNOW YOU'RE A SERIOUS CARDMAKER WHEN...

You're finally #adulting and spending precious stamp money on ink and Copic refills
You fail the verification test and take another to PROVE you are not a robot
You take the verification test...and break into a sweat to pick the right pictures
You peel an adhesive pearl off your sock, relieved that the little guy has been found
You unashamedly have more pics of your cards than your peeps...they can take a selfie...right?
Your husband cheerfully declares after you've stamped for the first time in months...I can hear the sizzix arm cranking away!!!
You're willing to dump a pile of sand on your dining table ...'cause it makes a prettier photo shoot
You insert in your blog post a saying, and I quote..."Better a bad card than no card" ;)
You whine, "It's so hard to make sequins float!"and your daughter's dry reply ... "Oh the struggles of a cardmaker"
You sacrifice your healthy fingernail...to distress the edges of a card
You walk away from a cute purse...to justify buying a cute decorative punch.
You receive your tracking number ...and obsessively watch your stamp package move across the country. ;)
It takes you 5 minutes to sew a button on a card...but 5 MONTHS to reattach them on trousers!
You're on vacation without your craft items...and you dream that you're stamping.
You're willing to fish around the trash to salvage a roll of 1/2" Scor-Tape you accidently threw away...because it's THAT important
You could sob after inking your HOT Utee-ed image...and it peels off part of your versamark pad... gulp
You find a scrap of cardstock...IN your sock
You are mentally constructing a card... even while watching your favorite show...AND YOUR HUSBAND SUSPECTS IT
You know the Spellbinders' die... without referring to the packaging or website
Your husband teases, "When did you become a Showgirl?"...when he spots glitter highlighting your features at the dinner table
You leave a trail....of papercrumbs to follow
You almost start a fire or burn yourself from embossing...but it was worth it
You have ink... under your nails
You're in turmoil... because you can't come up with a challenge submission
That turmoil has lifted and there is joy in your heart... because an idea has sprung
You're saving the Post Office ...from annihilation
You look around wondering... "How can I fit that on a card?"
You would sacrifice a button or cut up an outfit ...to save a card
You type a gazillion comments... and wake up from a dream
You create the most amazing card... and wake up from a dream
You come out of the shower... with a rhinestone on your knee
You know there are others out there... just like you
You have a shopping tab open while you comment on enablers' creations ;)

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Crazy Fun Dots

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