{WPlus9} All Eyes On...You!

Hey there, everyone!  Sorry I have been absent in blog land lately, after how crazy the beginning of last week was...I just kind-of lost my mojo and haven't felt like being in my craft room!  I finally felt the inclination to create something, which is definitely a good thing!!

For the June "All Eyes On" feature at WPlus9, we have chosen a card from the WPlus9 Flikr gallery, and "cased" it!!  The gallery is FULL of amazing projects, and I chose THIS little lovely by Sarah Martina Parker.  I obviously took some creative freedoms, but I think you can still tell that my card is definitely inspired by it!!  I also used the Play Date Cafe Challenge #86 for the colors of my card {Hollyhock, Sky Blue & Orange}.  The inspiration photos (both Sarah's card and the PDCC graphic are at the end of the post if you want to check them out!

"For a Special Aunt" supplies: 

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics (aqua) & Papertrey Ink (smooth white)
Paper: Glitz Design (Laced with Grace: Floral) & My Mind's Eye (Penny Lane: Uniquely You) 

Stamps: WPlus9 (A Special Lady set)

Ink: Clearsnap (Pigment: frost white, chestnut, old rose)

Transparency: Glitz Design

Flowers: Prima (champagne roses) & Recollections

Ribbon: Renaissance by Design

Lace: Making Memories

Pin: Maya Road

Pearls: Kaiser Craft

Sewing Machine/Thread

Instructions: Make card from aqua cardstock, and ink the edges in frost white.  Ink the edges of a pink block and an orange block of patterned paper with frost white.  Adhere the two papers together, and zig zag stitch along the edge.  Ink the edges of a rose paper block, and adhere to the bottom half of the stitched block.  Wrap white eyelet lace around the seam, and then adhere the entire block to the card front.  Ink the edges of a transparency in frost white, and then adhere to the front.  Tie a bow from aqua dotted ribbon, and adhere to the bottom right side of the transparency.  Cut a banner shaped end to a white cardstock strip, and then stamp the sentiment to it.  Wrap the sentiment banner around the base of a pin, and stick through the bow.  Accent the middle of the bow with a paper rose, and the sentiment banner with pearls.  Add two fabric roses to the upper left corner of the transparency, and then accent the middles with pearls to finish.

What I love about this stamp set is that it allows you to create custom cards for ALL the special women in your life!  I am blessed in this life with many wonderful, amazing, and super special aunts...and I am so happy that I can create a custom card just for them.  These are women I have looked up to my whole life...women who I still look up to.  Creating this card makes me want to create a custom one for each aunt....just so she knows how much I love her!  Guess I better to get on that...it could take me awhile (seriously...I have 8 aunts)!! Tee hee! :)

Don't forget to check out what all the other WPlus9 gals have created!!  It is sure to be a treat!

• Elise Durenberger
• Cristina Kowalczyk
• Jinny Newlin
• Kerrianne Gwin
• Savitri Wilder
• Jean Martin

Well my friends, I better get going for now!  I think my mojo is coming back, so I am sure my posting will be back on schedule now!! ♥♥♥ 

Until later,

~Lea L.

Inspiration Photos