Muse Challenge #1

I've started following a new blog called Muse and here is the card I've made for their first challenge.

Here are the simple rules for the Muse Challenges:

• Use What you have in your stash, don't purchase anything new for your Muse cards.
• Explain your interpretation of the Muse inspiration card and link back to Muse.
• Provide supportive comments to at least 3 of your fellow member's submissions.
• Vote for one of your fellow member's submissions that you find inspiring.

Here is the inspiration card by Amy Kolling and while mine looks little like it, there are some aspects that inspired me for my card.

The white raised layer and the stamped leaves inspired me to do the die cut leaves to show the green patterned paper underneath. I was also keen to try this technique after seeing a card by Angeline Yong Jeet Leen in Paper Crafts' "Die Cutting for Paper Crafters".

                                                                                 

The embossed frame That Amy used (which is totally gorgeous!) was why I used an embossing plate to score around all edges of my white layer. It is foam taped onto the card, but the foam pads aren't very thick and that's why it's hard to tell it is in fact raised.

I chose the green and brown for my card as these colours are reflected in Amy's card.

Anyway, this has been an interesting challenge, but it's fun to be experimenting and trying out new styles, techniques and sources of inspiration.

Bye for now,

Janelle

P.S. The cutting die I used was Lorelai Leaf from Poppy Stamps. The butterfly stamp was from Kaisercraft's Flora and Fauna stamp set and the green patterned paper was from a free paper pad from We R Memory Keepers. The sentiment was from HOTP Labels and Frames stamp set. Enjoy.