Cool Melon Mosaic Contest + A Clean-And-Eclectic Card

Good afternoon papercrafting friends!

Before I get going on my card posts for the weekend

(and happy National Scrapbooking Day to everyone as well!)

I want to introduce you to my other blog,

Gardener's Thread.

 

This is where I share gardening tips, homesteading experience,

agrarian literature via Wendell Wednesday,

and of course, lots and lots of fabric.

 

Today I'm copying my contest entry post for a fabric mosaic challenge

hosted by Gotham Quilts, in particular because the inspiration photos

are plenty wonderful on their own and after working with a little fabric to clear

off my space this morning I'm ready to use these same photos as card inspiration.

 

 

Good morning all!

I'm excited to participate in the Cool Melon Mosaic Contest at Stitched in Color

and sponsored by Gotham Quilts.

 

These inspiration photos are just too wonderful to resist:

 

 

 

 

 

So, with all that gorgeous inspiration to get the color ideas flowing,

here is my fabric mosaic.  It includes a botanical, of course, some very modern

fabric choices and even the neutral polkas, which were inspired by the melon balls

in the third photo :).

 

 

I've included favorite designers like Tula Pink (Chipper fox),

Anna Maria Horner, Carolyn Friedlander, Alexia Abegg, Allison Glass,

Lotta Jansdotter, and Birch Organics.

 

What a lark through these Gotham fabrics I had.

Making the mosaic (and I made a few) was almost as much fun

as putting real fabrics side-by-side in a shop...

except you can't get that wonderful feeling under your fingers.

 

While you're here, please take a quick moment to enter for my Tula Pink Book Giveaway;

the link is in the righthand sidebar for you!

So, that's a little taste of what it's like over at KTC's sister blog, Gardener's Thread.
And note: you papercraft ladies are of course MORE THAN WELCOME
to enter for that Tula Pink Giveaway as well.
MORE THAN WELCOME :)

But now, I promised a card inspired by my fabric mosaic as well, didn't I?
Yes, I did.

 

It's a Clean-and-Eclectic this time, and it was a blast to make.

The lighting today is washing out these light melon pinks, which is irritating.
Still, you get the idea.

Here are some challenges:

TimeOut Challenge #56: Case Kay Miller

While there is a lot to love on Kay's card,

I especially like the splatters and big scroll flourish

streaming out from the blossoms.

JUGS #342: Word Week -- BUTTERFLY

Sweet Stampin': May Flowers

Fantasy Stampers #62: Flower Power
(I'll be back with another card for this particular challenge soon,
so do stay tuned! :)

Crafty Calendar: Things with Wings

Materials Used on this Card:

Cardstock {Rustic white - Papertrey Ink}
Stamps {Papertrey Ink}
Patterned papers {scraps from Echo Park Paper Co. and American Crafts}
Aqua glitter cardstock {DCWV}
Artists' Watercolors - spatters {Grumbacher}
Dye ink {Berry sorbet, Ripe avocado - Papertrey Ink}
Aqua gems {The Paper Studio}
Bee {Jolee's}
Classic butterfly punch {Martha Stewart}
Apron lace edge punch {Fiskars}
Corner rounder {EK Success}

Thank you again for visiting,
be sure to enter for the Spring Giveaway before you go,
and as always...

Be well and enjoy the sunshine,
--Kathryn