Paper Smooches SPARKS March Picture Perfect challenge

Hello, friends:}

****Happy birthday to Travis!!!!!!! I hope you enjoy this very special day-- celebrate and EAT CAKE!!!! Psalm 118:24

Today we start another weekly challenge over at Paper Smooches SPARKS blog!! This week is a Picture Perfect challenge.  

This week we are inspired by the following picture:

Picture: Credit

So.... before I share how I was inspired, I probably should tell you a little story about how this card came about.... So this PSS term, I didn't ask the gals for their addresses (no reason, I just didn't). About a month ago, I received a Facebook message from Trisha. She mentioned that she saw something about me living in Florida. And then she asked where I live. I told her and asked her if she knew of my town. She said (and I'm quoting), "Yeah. I know of that area!" The NEXT day..... she tells me she lives only 5 minutes from me! Are you kidding me!??!?!?!? You know of this town!?!?! You LIVE here, Trisha;) And double "are you kidding me?" because I could have been crafting with her for months if I had asked her what her address was! LOL! 

So anyway.... we finally were able to get together on Tuesday last week for a craft date. She arrived with cupcakes for Trav and lots of crafty goodness/stamps/etc. She worked on her card for an upcoming challenge (side NOTE: oh my! This card is super cute! LOVE LOVE LOVE!) while I tried to work on my PSS Picture Perfect creation. I think I started at least 3 different cards..... and NOTHING! So I finally started talking it out loud with Trisha and it hit me! I was going to be inspired by the "rustic" feel of this photo and the yarn. I started working on my card around 11pm, and by 12:30am Trisha was finished with her card. Me...... I didn't finish until 2 days later! LOL! 

Like I said, I was inspired by the "rustic" feel of the photo so I used the Crate Paper Close Knit collection for my papers. I only used ONE stamp set {Paper Smooches Nine Lives} for this card--- totally not what I do but I love how it turned out! LOL!

Now there was a bit of a problem with the yarn idea.... I knew that this PS set had a yarn image, but I wasn't sure how I wanted to use it on my card. I tried stamping, fussy cutting, glaze pens, floss, twine, coloring twine to match the paper, etc! Trisha can verify this number- I probably stamped this image 10 times and fussy cut it out 2 or 3 times before I gave up. LOL! When she was cleaning up her area and getting ready to leave (and I was panicking because I hadn't finished ANYTHING), another idea hit me! I thought about stitching the yarn and image. 

Trisha kept in contact with me for a couple of days and when I finally showed her my finished card, she said it was PERFECT! HOOOOORAY! I finally finished! LOL! ****Side NOTE: Trisha came over to teach me to color using Copics.... oh my! I think I kind of understand.... so I colored a tongue for this kitty.... oh my! It didn't look good! I think I tried it 2 times! So when Trisha wasn't looking, I fussy cut this little tongue from patterned paper! She commented on that little white spot on his tongue and thought I had colored it! LOL! I fooled her:) I do have to say that I should try coloring again.... it's just so new to me that I don't like it yet:) LOL! 

You can see the detail in that yarn image-- it took me about 30 minutes to stitch using different sizes of stitches. I loooooooove how it turned out:) 

That's it for me today--but be sure to stop by the other Paper Smooches SPARKS DT members' blogs and leave them some love. 

Clare

Erin

Isha

Karin

And don't forget to stop by the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for more details. This challenge ends March 15th. I cannot wait to see what you make--I actually can't wait to see what you are inspired by in this photo!!

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:} 

ps... Olsen was so good when Trisha was here! However, when Trav brought home dinner.... Olsen found a new spot to hang out:) Eating with that face staring at me was a bit difficult! LOL!