Saturday 9 February 2019

Inkspirational - Text

Our new challenge at Inkspirational is to be inspired by the word 'text'.

Not only is this Concord and 9th flower stamp one of my favourite and best-used stamps ever, but it seems it is also a favourite of MANY others. The challenge is to keep it 'fresh'!

For the 'text' challenge I paper-pieced it with a book page - the book was about politics and some of the words still seemed too prominent so I also stamped a text stamp over the book page.  I coloured a little with grey marker and added black enamel drops and a scrap of stripy paper.

We have a guest designer for February - Lindsey, from Bashful Blogging - so please do come over and meet her.


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27 comments:

Catie Cuddles said...

Oh wow... this is brilliant. Lovely way to add the focus. Thanks for joining us at Back to Basics and Beyond challenge. Happy crafting!
Catherine x DT

Dawn Phillips said...

Such a beautiful and simple card. Thanks for joining us at Back to Basics and Beyond. Love Dawn x

meg said...

Thank you for joining in at BBB with this beautiful CAS card,love the paper pieced blossom

Linby said...

I just love this, the paper piecing with the bookpage is fab. Must try that myself.

Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog said...

Really attractive card! Love the layout and the black and white look!

Mac Mable said...

Love the monochromatic colours and how you emphasised the text is fabulous. What a beautiful stamp and what a beautiful card Marina...love it x.

Pia S said...

Paper piecing is one of your signature styles and here you’ve used it so cleverly with the word prompt. The stamped flowers look beautiful colored with a little grey and I love the addition of the black enamel dots.

Dotty Jo said...

This is gorgeous - love how you used the text, Jo x

Shauna said...

LOVE that text flower and the subtle colors. This card looks so edgy and fresh. Great design!
- Shauna

Donna said...

Darling card, like your take on the inspiration!

Karen Brown said...

Beautiful card with lots of interest! The text really adds to your black and white card. Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday.

Chris Smith said...

This is so lovely! I love the way you've used the neutrals.

Lindsey said...

This is beautiful! The flower looks so good in text form, and I love the soft, monochromatic palette with the little pops of black. Thrilled to be joining the team for the month!

karen h said...

Beautiful card! Love the neutral color pallet and the partial coloring of the image! Thanks for joining us at CASology!

cm said...

WOW! Definitely a technique that keeps this C&9 image 'fresh'! Text + neutral palette...beautiful!
hugs~c

sandie said...

Oh this is stunning Marina, the use of the text is so creative and adds that striped paper finishes it off perfectly

Dawn T said...

Totally awesome card. Love the way you've added the text to the flower. Inspiring!


Thanks for joining us at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.
Dawn~DT

Anila Dikay said...
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Anila Dikay said...

That's a great idea Marina. Will try it out sometime

Tristan said...

Stunning card Marina. I have that stamp set and I love how you added that paper piece to the main flower. Very clever. Thanks for joining in the fun at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week. Tristan DT

Claire said...

This is just gorgeous - so elegant and such a clever way to use text!

Maria said...

So beautiful! Love the text within the flower!

Cindy Coutts @ Cindy B Designs said...

Stunning! Love the neutrals and book print. Thank you so much for participating with us at Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge.

Melissa said...

What an elegant beauty! Absolutely love the color scheme and mix of patterns!
Thank you for playing along with us over at CASology! :)

Ros Crawford said...

Fabulous!! You know I just got a carrier bag with a similar design and thought... I must copy that!

Marlena M. said...

Amazing paper piecing here Marina! This is super fresh; I love it!

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