030616 CKC March Challenge #1

This month the CKC challenges are based on challenges that our newest Master Forgers
(Clair, Susan and Kelly) set for  themselves when they applied for the Design Team!
Good practice for those of you thinking of answering our next call...

Well, last month I did this page for LayoutADay challenge:

I spent an inordinate amount of time creating that little "Pinspired" word art
by dissecting the Pinterest graphic art & rearranging it to suit.
(I really wanted that font with the swirlie "sp".)

So! This first challenge is to be

Base a project on something spotted on Pinterest, with a TWIST.

 No craft projects, layouts, minis, mixed media inspirations!

 What's a girl to do?
I have studiously avoided falling down the time-suck rabbit hole of Pinterest,
BUT I do have "a few" boards so I decided to limit myself to those which, yielded this little gem.

Link HERE

Now let me take a look at my kit...

Well, lookee there! Light bulb moment! (hehe)
I'm not even foresighted enough to have planned that, lol.
Serendipity wins the day.

A little search through some printed photos and voila!

Stamping & mist splatters add a little interest to the plain white background.

As you may remember, I had no patterned paper in my kit.
Necessity is the mother of invention!
Flip your PL cards to find hidden treasure...

Time for YOU to be Pinspired.
Yes! You have PERMISSION to head on over to the land of your crafty little dreams...

Thanks for stopping by!

 

081812 The Gilded Inspiration Wall

Remember this teaser?

Let's begin and see where I am going with this!

This was my big $10.00 score at a local antiques mall.

Pretty good for a Renoir, huh?

Of course it's printed on cardboard, lol!

But it's the frame I'm after.

My knight in shining armor cuts an insert for me :~) 

And this will become a wonderful chalkboard!

Now to decide on an arrangement for my inspiration wall.

I measured off the size of the space on the floor.

This one seems off-balance...

This arrangement looks better.

 

Now to transfer it to the wall.

This is now the view from my scrapdesk!

The portrait is of Aunie.

The empty frame at the top will be strung with a banner - so fun!

The 2 empties at the bottom remain without inspiration as yet.

Any suggestions?

The leopard print fabric top left covers foam core to make a bulletin board.

The bottom left frame is backed with chicken wire 

& I've used mini clothespegs to hold bits & bobs.

The mirror is minus it's County Fair ribbon (seen 

on the desk) & glitter "E" but they will return.

It looks exactly as I pictured it! So happy

Here's the long view...

 Kitty likes it!

Some of my favorite pretties :~)

Coming soon: the rest of the story,

or how I finished off the rest of the space,

including the dreaded closet...