For those who have been following our little personal mission for inspiration over the last seven weeks, you will no doubt be a little sad, but it has served it's intended purpose; to challenge each other with an objective to revitalise the enthusiasm to create.
I have to say the verve and oomph has resurfaced for me, and although the complacency I feel at this time is great, I know it is not permanent, but that is a good thing....right?
We must extend ourselves to know how far we can go with our Art, but what is most important is to continue to enjoy the process of creating.
This was not a competition on who could produce the best work, on the contrary it was to help each other through the rut we found ourselves in, our designs and preferences are very different, this was a huge plus as we were able to understand and learn from each others thought processes.....we did produce some interesting pieces, not all have been Wow's, but all have been a step forward to our goal and that is to rekindle the motivation and contentment we feel at our craft desk.
Oh goodness that was a little long-winded, let us get to the important bit of this post, and show you some cards.
This final Challenge was to make TWO cards-
One Shabby-Chic and one Clean and Simple, plus we had to use this paper somewhere in the design.
As you all know I am a Shabby girl at heart well and truly, and as for CAS, well it is not a genre that I find easy or enjoy.
My CAS card.
Kraft card and the diecut Flower and stem which I white embossed,
and then I popped up the head of the flower.

I should have left it, but I destroyed the whole feel by adding the water effect at the base, it was so hard for me not to add something else.
(Oh Rosie I know what you are going to say!)
(Oh Rosie I know what you are going to say!)
My Shabby Chic Card.
I used much more of the paper here; the Flower, leaves and Bg.
Glossy Accents have been applied to the Flower and leaves, and the Bg put through the crimper.

I must have still been in a CAS mindset, as this is a naked looking Shabby-Chic especially for me!
On closer inspection you will notice I have stamped and altered my Bg to enhance the feel.
The addition of curly fibres, tissue paper and stitching.
My heartfelt thanks to such great bloggy mates; Lisa and Mitra for sharing this journey with me, the last seven weeks have been so much fun, the anticipation of viewing each others work and the interpretation on each theme has been very inspiring.
Lisa Blog- here.
Mitra-here
NEWS
I am now on the design team for House of Cards (Shabby Chic Team), it goes live this week with the first set of Challenges from the Fun and Cute Team.
Mynette and Ruth(owners) have hand-picked the Teams for the different genres, so I feel quite honoured to be part of this new Challenge Blog.
Hop across and read what it is all about, there are prizes on offer too!
I am always warmed by your lovely comments that you leave and thank you for spending this time with me.
Smiles:)
Sue