Good Saturday morning! WOW did you guys come up with some marvelous ideas yesterday for the troops. Items I hadn’t thought of, and definitely some items that we have not had donated. I’m heading out to the store as soon as I finish this post and get some shopping done. Thanks to all who gave me ideas – YOU ROCK! (Editing to add, I got travel games — Sorry, Trouble, Dominos, Nerf Footballs, Cards, Checkers. I loved the idea of handheld games and couldn’t find them at the Dollar General, so I got the next best thing! I knew we already have books, mags and all the necessary food items and toiletries — I wanted something different and fun!)

I’m not going to take the time to babble on and on today, need to get my feet moving! While cruising the forum on Splitcoast this morning I ran across the Inspiration Challenge. This is not a challenge I do on a regular basis, but in my attempt to do more of the challenges I did check in. WOW what an inspiration piece! I was so taken with the rich colors of the tapestried jacket that I had to participate.

This is a 5×5 square card. The flower image was stamped and then colored with Copic Markers. The swirls were stamped in distress ink and all the dots, including the center of the flower, were highlighted with a Sakura Stardust Pen. The background paper is from Webster’s Pages and the yummy ribbon is from May Arts. All the edges of the image, the background papers and the panels were sponged in distress ink, The image panel and the sentiment are raised on mounting tape:

Stamps: Glad Tidings and Floral Frenzy from Lizzie Anne Designs

Paper: Neenah Classic Crest, Solar White, SU Whisper White, Old Olive and Ruby Red, Webster’s Pages Winter Wonderland Collection – Mistletoe Kisses and Starbright

Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, Tim Holtz Peeled Paint and Old Paper Distress Ink

Accessories: Copic Markers, May Arts Ribbon, SU Hodgepodge Hardware, Scissors for distressing; Sakura Stardust Pen, Sponge Dauber, Large Oval Punch, Mounting Tape