Unity Challenge: Kitchen Inspiration

This week’s Unity Addicts challenge comes to us from Michelle. She provided us with an inspiration piece with lots of bright colors. I chose to focus on the flowers on the table in the photo.

I used the flower cluster image from my new May Unity Kit of the Month that arrived over the weekend. The flowers are colored with Copic markers and highlighted with some Angel Wings Shimmerz. To bring in a bit more of the turquoise that’s a dominant color in the inspiration photo, I sponged some Cool Caribbean ink along the edges of the panel.

The card base is covered with patterned paper from the Grow line from My Mind’s Eye. The colors in this collection are a great match for the ones in the inspiration piece! I used the reverse side of the floral patterned paper to make the scalloped strip across the card. I attached some solid strips (scraps) to the top of the scalloped strip to give me a place to stamp the “enjoy your day” sentiment and to add some sparkly ribbon, too.

To see more projects based on this inspiration piece, you can visit the rest of the Unity Addicts. Links to their blogs are in the sidebar on the right.

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers: My Mind’s Eye Grow designer paper; Angel Wings Shimmerz; Nestabilities petite oval dies; Creative Impressions orange glimmer ribbon

other: white Pure Luxury cardstock (Gina K Designs); Tuxedo Black ink (Memento); markers (Copic); May Kit of the Month (Unity Stamp Co.); Baja Breeze and Cool Caribbean Classic inks, mat pack and paper piercing tool, sponge, dimensionals (Stampin’ Up!); Aqua Mist and Summer Sunrise cardstock (Papertrey Ink)