Inspiration is all around us, and can be interpreted in so many different ways. We have chosen one image, and asked a handful of our designers to create a layout based on the inspiration piece. It's always fun to see what part of a piece a designers finds inspiring, and how they translate that into their designs.
{Image credit: Pinterest}
“Volley For A Cure”, by Megan Klauer.
I used the numbers portion of the inspiration piece. Rather than creating a calendar feel, I used numbers that related to the photos; her team number as well as her class. I decided to place them within circles rather than squares to better coordinate with the actual volleyball. I love how an inspiration piece can be the spring board to something completely different!
Supplies:
Freestyle
Sophisticates: Freestyle Gulf; Love And Marriage: Cute Cuts, May Eighteenth,
Esther Fleming Floral; Sand & Surf: Borders, Beach Balls, Chipboard Icons; Sienna
Chipboard Alpha: Frosting; High Five Alphabets: Piggy-Punch, Brown-Cream, Gulf;
Crochet Hearts: Punch, Cotton Candy
“Bath Time”, by Jennifer Chapin.
I was inspired by the color scheme in the inspiration photo for this layout. I chose to print my photo in black and white so as not to compete with the multicolored theme. I also took inspiration from the pinked edges in the photo and got my pinking shears out! The buttons were easy to incorporate as well.
Supplies:
Freestyle Sophisticates: Freestyle Banana; Engaged at Last: Bachelor Extras,
Engagement Chipboard Icons, Alpha+Bits Stickers; Love And Marriage: May
Eighteenth, Esther Fleming Floral, Borders, Wedding Party Miniatures; Sand
& Surf: Beach Balls, Borders; Sienna Chipboard Alpha: Pickle Juice; Designer
Tape: Ice Stripe, Punch Chevron; Button Market: Blues, Purple Flowers, Checkers
“Dress Up”, by Diane Payne.
I really loved the tone-on-tone patchwork of the inspiration piece so I pulled out the neutral pieces of the Engaged at Last and Love and Marriage collections and stitched them down like a patchwork quilt. I like the visual interest it created for my background without competing with the subject of my layout. I included a small hanging frame, like the inspiration piece, with my daughter's age.
Supplies:
Engaged at Last: Bachelor Party, He Proposed, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Engagement
Chipboard Icons; Love and Marriage: Turner Hall Ballroom, Cute Cuts, Alpha+Bits
Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Chipboard Icons; Birthday Girl: Just
Write Journaling Stickers; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Ice; Button Market: Pink
Flowers, Hot Pink Flowers; Flags: Bachelorette; Crochet Hearts: Bell Pepper,
Cotton Candy; Feathers: Cotton Candy, Saltwater, Cream
“I Love You 7 Days A Week”, by Gina Lideros.
This was such a fun inspiration image this month. I can honestly say that there were so many ideas that I took from this image. The polka dot background inspired me to use Bella's Gray Dot Designer tape as a border. The numbers in the photo inspired me to use Bella's fun number border from the Love and Marriage collection. The white frames in the photo also inspired me to use this chipboard insert that I saved from the packaging of the Chipboard: Bachelor/ette Chipboard Icons. And the large buttons in the photo inspired me to add a couple of blues buttons from Bella's Button Market. I love the finished look of it all put together.
Supplies:
Engaged At Last: Bachelor Party, Bachelorette party, He Proposed, Bachelorette
Extras Bachelor/ette Chipboard Icons; Love And Marriage: Borders; Just Write
Journaling Stickers, The Wedding Party Miniatures; High Five Alpha Stickers: Gulf;
Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Frosting; Feathers: Frosting, White; Designer Tape:
Gray Dot; Button Market: Blues
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We hope you will take some creative time for yourself, and try out our inspiration image! Whether it's a card, or a layout, we would love to see what you come up with. You can link them here in the comment section, or share them on our Facebook page.
Loving the inspo piece and love love love what everyone made with it!! GORGEOUS!!
Posted by: Julie Tucker-Wolek | March 12, 2013 at 08:30 AM
Beautiful layouts ladies!!
Posted by: Lisa C. | March 12, 2013 at 09:47 AM