It's time again for the Taylored Expressions Studio Challenge! Yeah! Here's my card for today....more details below. This was a fun one! I think you'll like this challenge we have in store for you today! Thanks for coming by.
This is our monthly opportunity for the Taylored Expressions team to share what makes our stamping studios hum. Each month we have a fun, crafty question so we can share our favorites, some tips and tricks, stamping advice and more.
The question that Jami and Taylor gave us for February is:
Recipe for success! When you sit down to create a card just for fun, for the pure joy of stamping, without any type of assignment or deadline, what steps do you usually take?Tell us how you get started and take us along on your creative journey.
My creative process is usually the same...I get inspired by something...either a stamp set, or a card on Pinterest, or some piece of paper or an embellishment. That will start the wheels turning. Then, I will scurry around my stamping studio gathering supplies I think will work or match what I'm doing. Did you ever watch Candice Olson on Divine Design? Remember how she would grab a basket and put all her design elements into it - so that everything matched? I do that sort of thing! I will go and grab some paper, and then a piece of ribbon, and then a die, and maybe some buttons, and then put it all out on my work table to play. I don't usually use every item, but I like to give myself options....
I have a bit of a crafty crush on Ms. Anna Wight (Sweet Miss Daisy)...and it's been so great having her guest design with the Baker's Dozen recently. Earlier this month, she created THIS CARD for the TE Release. Well, I was just smitten by her coloring. My card for today was inspired by her chicks!
So, my creative process started with that one little chick stamp! LOL. I grabbed some pretty papers from my stash, and then some matching solid papers. Next I grabbed that pretty Lace Border Die, oh and then the Chickenwire Impression Plate...kind of developing a shabby-chic-farm vibe.
Here's a good place to throw in a helpful tip: Always pick your patterned paper before choosing your Copic colors! It's much easier to match the paper as you're coloring than to try and match the paper later! I chose lots of yummy golden yellow shades for my chickees!
It all started with one chick....then I created a mask from a post-it note, and kept adding more! Peep peep peep!
You can see here how I have my patterned paper right next to me as I'm coloring...
Yes, I used all those shades of yellow!
Here's a close up of that fabulous Chickenwire Impression Plate, and the Lace Chain Border Die.
Aren't they just the sweetest bunch?
SUPPLY LIST AND LINKS: Chickenwire Impression Plate, Easter Doodles Stamp Set, Basket-Full Stamp Set, Pebbles Seen and Noted Paper, Label Stacklets 3 Dies, Lace Chain Border Die, Memento Ink, Copic Markers.
Here are the links to the Bakers' Dozen Blogs so you can hop around and see everyone else's interpretation of this awesome Studio Challenge! I can't wait to read all the blogs today. Have fun!
- Carole Burrage
- Charmaine Ikach
- Jen Shults
- Kerri Michaud
- Lynnette Kauffman
- Sankari Wegman
- Shannon White
- Shelly Mercado
- Stephanie Kraft
- Tammie Edgerton
- Taylor VanBruggen
- Wanda Guess
Oh my goodness, Wanda! If that isn't the cutest chickie card! Wowie! Love it! And love how you colored those cuuuute chickies. Love the papers & DP and that sentiment is PERFECT. Nicely done!
Huggies & Sweet Blessings ~
Sharron♥
Posted by: Sharron / SharraHUG | 02/23/2013 at 07:55 PM
This is too adorable! I love how you colored the chickies and the fabulous step by step photos!
Posted by: Jen Shults | 02/23/2013 at 07:21 PM
This is adorable, Wanda! You always come up with the most clever ways to use the stamps. Love your coloring on the chicks too and the cute chicken wire interior!
Posted by: Taylor | 02/23/2013 at 07:09 PM
Oh my GOSH, Wanda is this ADORABLE!!! Look at that stinkin' CUTE posse of peeps! Love them!
Posted by: Charmaine Ikach | 02/21/2013 at 06:15 PM
Love your row of chicks! I might have to give your Candice idea a try. Maybe I wouldn't be spending so much time trying to decide what to use if I gathered choices first!
Posted by: Kelley | 02/20/2013 at 11:23 PM
those peeps are the cutest.
Posted by: Marian | 02/20/2013 at 02:55 PM
So great to see your creating process Wanda...and I always love to have my options too.......
LOVE how the peeps are colored..super cute card!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 02/20/2013 at 12:30 PM
This is so cute, I could just eat 'em up! Then I'd have a mouth full of feathers... So adorable, just like YOU! :)
Posted by: Carole Burrage | 02/20/2013 at 10:14 AM
A really cute and colorful card! Love the dies you used!! You are so good with the copics...
Posted by: Fonda Jo | 02/20/2013 at 10:07 AM
This is adorable!! And thank you for the copic lessons!! I've taken the classes, but these tutorials help so much!! Thanks Wanda!!
Posted by: Kristy | 02/20/2013 at 08:34 AM
What a great card. I love everything about it, the layers, the colors, the stamps and your copic coloring.
Posted by: Paulette | 02/20/2013 at 08:22 AM
So so TWEET! LOVE the chicken wire embossing! :)
Posted by: Kathy Martin | 02/20/2013 at 06:36 AM
Those chicks are sooo cute and loved how you masked them to overlap! The pretty dp, doily, border and buttons just add to the fun :)
Posted by: Davi | 02/19/2013 at 08:39 PM
You rocked it, Wanda! I've always loved Anna's style and coloring as well and you nailed it! These chicks are adorable and nothing short of amazing! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! xoxoxo!!!
Posted by: Shelly | 02/19/2013 at 08:22 PM
LOVE this fun card, what darling little peeps! Too cute and love the gingham ribbon you so creatively added! ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE.
Posted by: Natalie H | 02/19/2013 at 06:52 PM
This is too cute, Wanda! Love these sweet chickies! You did a fabulous job coloring them up! Fantastic masking too! :D
Posted by: Kimberly Gajewski | 02/19/2013 at 03:46 PM
Darling, Wanda! Love all your chicks and the impressed background is perfect with them!
Posted by: Stephanie Kraft | 02/19/2013 at 03:02 PM
OMGoodness Wanda!! Your little Peeps are too CUTE!!! I was soo Smitten with Miss Anna's little Peeps card too!! 8-) And yours are colored up just Perfectly lady!! Love ever Darling detail!! 8-)
Hugs
Shannon
P.S. I also Loved Candace Olsons's Devine Design too! ( used to be a Major DIY show addict!! lol )
Posted by: Shannon White | 02/19/2013 at 02:58 PM
so cute, it didn't occur to me at first that you used a single chick to make that image!! loved reading about your process, too!
Posted by: Suzanne Schmidt | 02/19/2013 at 12:39 PM
What an ADORABLE project! I'm just delighted I was a part of your creative journey to create it! *swoon*
Posted by: Anna Wight | 02/19/2013 at 09:57 AM
Oh my goodness - I loved taking that creative journey with you! Those chicks are so cute and I leanred that I need A LOT more yellow copics!!!
Posted by: Jami | 02/19/2013 at 08:11 AM