Hi everyone! Courtney is soooo excited that it's time for another
playdate already! This week her friend Mattea came over to model an adorable outfit for our cardmaking inspiration! And boy oh boy look at this photo of sweet Mattea - did her mama
Maria have her totally POSE or what?? I just love it - what an adorable photo of a beautiful little girl! And look at that dress, so cute and colorful!! I'm sure you all know Maria of
Scraps by M! She's one of the many stampers I'm so fortunate to have gotten to know thanks to this little challenge. I think of her as my Gingham Girl - gingham is to Maria as polka dots are to me! :-) So of course I couldn't resist adding
some gingham ribbon to my card this week! The stamp I used is from Penny Black, and I won it as a door prize from Julie (aka
Jag_Bug) at the Dallas shoebox swap. Love it! I added a little Spica glitter pen to the pink flowers and yellow center, but you can't see it in the photo (sad!). I've been in a major stamping slump lately, as I'm sure you can tell from my lack of posting! I went looking through some of my favorite blogs last night to try and find inspiration, and
this beauty by Amy Sheffer inspired me to pull out a Top Note diecut for the image, still using my stash that sweet
Anita sent to me a while back! Mattea's cute outfit inspired three things about this card - the color palette, the urge to use a flower stamp (although quite different from the outfit!) and the row of pink buttons. Mattea's mommy Maria made a fabulous card inspired by her daughter too! I just love the fun grouping of flowers, the big gorgeous button and of course the Maria-signature gingham going through it! Hop on over to
Maria's blog and let her know how much you love her card too!
Thanks so much for letting Mattea inspire us this week Maria!! If anyone out there is as inspired by this as I was, go for it! Make a card!! :-) And link back here so Maria and I know you did. Thanks so much for stopping by today!
- Stamps: Burst of Stars from Penny Black, Sentiment from Stampin' Up!
- Paper: Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi, K&CO Citronella mat pad, white SU Top Note diecut
- Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers for coloring, Copic Spica glitter pens
- Accessories: Janome Sew Mini & thread, SU Slit punch, pink buttons, white embroidery floss, gingham ribbon from JoAnn
Hi everyone! Courtney is soooo excited that it's time for another playdate already! This week her friend Mattea came over to model an adorable outfit for our cardmaking inspiration! And boy oh boy look at this photo of sweet Mattea - did her mama Maria have her totally POSE or what?? I just love it - what an adorable photo of a beautiful little girl! And look at that dress, so cute and colorful!! I'm sure you all know Maria of Scraps by M! She's one of the many stampers I'm so fortunate to have gotten to know thanks to this little challenge. I think of her as my Gingham Girl - gingham is to Maria as polka dots are to me! :-) So of course I couldn't resist adding 
some gingham ribbon to my card this week! The stamp I used is from Penny Black, and I won it as a door prize from Julie (aka Jag_Bug) at the Dallas shoebox swap. Love it! I added a little Spica glitter pen to the pink flowers and yellow center, but you can't see it in the photo (sad!). I've been in a major stamping slump lately, as I'm sure you can tell from my lack of posting! I went looking through some of my favorite blogs last night to try and find inspiration, and this beauty by Amy Sheffer inspired me to pull out a Top Note diecut for the image, still using my stash that sweet Anita sent to me a while back! Mattea's cute outfit inspired three things about this card - the color palette, the urge to use a flower stamp (although quite different from the outfit!) and the row of pink buttons. Mattea's mommy Maria made a fabulous card inspired by her daughter too! I just love the fun grouping of flowers, the big gorgeous button and of course the Maria-signature gingham going through it! Hop on over to Maria's blog and let her know how much you love her card too!
Thanks so much for letting Mattea inspire us this week Maria!! If anyone out there is as inspired by this as I was, go for it! Make a card!! :-) And link back here so Maria and I know you did. Thanks so much for stopping by today!
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Your card turned out super cute. Mattea was so excited to see her picture on your blog too. Thanks for the fun playdate :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I love your card! You know those are my favorite colors to stamp with so I'll try my best to actually get into my stamp room this week!
ReplyDeleteLibby, I LOVE your card! This is one of my faves that you have made, ever, ever. I love that image and how you've colored it. I love Maria's card too! I hope to get to play this week.
ReplyDeletePS- what a cutie Maria's daughter is!
How very sweet!! I love the "playdates" and the cards turned out gorgeous!! TFS! :)
ReplyDeleteMattea's outfit and pose are adorable:)
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What a great stamp and a darling card with lots of very fun design elements! Love Mattea's photo -- a future model? She's a cutie! Maria's card is pretty awesome, too. Just give me gingham, polka dots and flowers and I'm a pretty happy stamper!
ReplyDeleteYour card is fabulous, Libby. I played along today, too!
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Wow...you really got me going here! Two cards in one week...yikes! LOL!
ReplyDeleteKaren's Card
And I finally figured out (I think) how to post it in comments without the long link!
Both your card and Maria's are just great! I loved them and the cute picture so much I jumped right in to play along. Check out my card HERE. Thanks for the inspiration again!
ReplyDeleteCute card! Adorable Mattea! Thanks Libby for the mention a few days ago! Here's mine:
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Your inspiration card is so pretty, Libby!! Mattea is a doll!
ReplyDeleteMatttea is oh so cute as your featured "Playdate"!
ReplyDeleteHere's my inspiration!
Great cards & pick for a playdate this week! This was fun!
ReplyDeleteHere's my card: http://basementstamper.blogspot.com/2009/07/from-courtneys-closet-challenge-lps.html