Hello! Happy Monday! There is a DT search going on over at Case Study right now and I thought I would {gulp!} throw my hat in the ring! This is among my very favorite challenges because each month, one of the best among us is invited to serve as "muse" and provides a different card each week for inspiration. I love that there are no limits and that all styles are welcome and embraced!
The challenge was to select my own personal "Muse" and draw inspiration from their work -- someone whose style is different from my own, so that you'll be able to see where I drew my inspiration, but still be able to see me in it…
I chose as my "muse" Melissa Phillips of Lilybean's Paperie. I love her vintage, often shabby chic, style. Here embellishments are usually handmade and always fabulous. She usually includes way more detail than I am ever comfortable with, but she always makes it work! (hello, Tim Gunn :)
The card I selected of hers is one of my all-time favorites. It's amazing. Seriously. Check it here.
Here's my take:
Here's Melissa's masterpiece:
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| Melissa Phillips, Lilybean's Paperie |
I was inspired by a number of things with Melissa's card -- I loved her color palette (she went with cool tones, so I went with warm! :) and her circle background, and her handmade flower embellishment… Lots of good stuff! :)
I'm super-pleased with the results and hope you like it too…. It's just a happy card, no? :)
Have a great Tuesday… be back soon with a card I made when I just had the urge to color something!
