Wednesday 26 May 2010

Tuesday Trigger

OK so this card is my version of this week's Tuesday Trigger over on the Moxie Fab World.  

Here is the trigger photo which I instantly fell in love with:
and check out the card Betsy Veldman made inspired by it.  Two such stunning cards.
I am guessing you can see how I was inspired... i.e. by EVERYTHING!!!
For my version, I used a set of long neglected K&Co Dollhouse Grand Adhesions, although I peeled off the orange gemstones and replaced them with bright pink ones to match my ribbon.  
As I am terrible at stamping straight, and knew I'd NEVER get 9 squares evenly spaced on my paper, I decided to go digi with the square pattern.  I reduced a 12x12 digi paper to 1x1, then layered over Hero Arts Old Letter Writing, resizing it to fit the square.  Then I copied and pasted it 8 times into a Word document.  Easy.
As this card also contains PINK (myfavourite colour), I am entering it into the current challenge on the Passion for Papertrey blog.
This style is not usual for me - but I love it.  Thanks for the inspiration Jessica and Betsy.

30 comments:

Sarah J Moerman said...

Gorgeous card, Lucy!

Kathy (krolski) said...

So pretty and great idea to line it up in Word! Love that!

Shauna said...

This is fab, Lucy! The colours, the kraft paper.. scrumptious!

Isha Gupta said...

Great inspiring card Lucy. Love the design.

Jenny said...

Great card... love the colors :)

sideoats + scribbles said...

Oh Lucy, just love your take on the trigger! So pretty and lovely! :)

Eveline said...

Beautiful card.
Eveline.

Agata said...

Beautiful take on that trigger!

Inkyfingers said...

I really love this card design Lucy. In fact I'm inspired to try the layout for myself!
Carol

Wendy said...

Oh my goodness!!! I love this!!!

Aimes said...

Now I can see exactly how you were inspired! ;D
Love the idea to reduce the size of a 12x12 digi paper to an inchie!
Thanks so much for entering your super sweet card into our challenge on A Passion for Papertrey!
Hugs,
Aimes
x

Barb said...

So beautifully done, Lucy! This may not be your usual style, but you've sure made it look like it is! Love all those delightful squares with adorable embellies! :)

Kathy Martin said...

Wow, I love what you came up with! :)

Alice said...

so pretty! love all the amazing details!! i was wondering how you can make those squares.. well, so square!! great tips on going digi on that! i can never get things square either. LOL! LOVE your card!

Jill said...

So pretty! Love the squares filled with those SUPER cute embellishments!

Addii said...

just love your take on the trigger! So pretty and lovely!

pei fang said...

Hi Lucy. A new reader to your blog and hybrid cards, I love your clean simple style. This card is no exception. Just curious, how do you resize the 12 by 12 to a 1 by 1? Did u achieve that on Photoshop? And how did u paste it on word? Many thanks! Love your card, and pink is my fav color too!

Kelly Rasmussen said...

adorable! love all those cute little embellies! i was so inspired by this tuesday trigger too...i've got a card in the works, but we'll see if it ever gets finished. ;)

Nancy Wyatt said...

my goodness! i love it and I think it's my favorite! and i posted one too, lol. hugs from conroe, tx!

Dawn T said...

Awesome as usual Lucy... very clever to make the squares digitally.... I'd have never thought of that

mj said...

wow, that does look fun to create!

Nancy said...

Wonderful, love how you incorporated the grid design into your signature style. I love this!
blessings,
nancy

Piali said...

Fabulous take on the TT..love the all the elements.

Momiji said...

really love what you've made there! I still have some dollhouse chipboard shapes from a while ago that I happened to have pulled out before I read your post!
can you do a tutorial sometime on how to do this in word?

Kate Lewis said...

Just gorgeous Lucy - I love the layout, it's adorable! Thanks for joining our challenge! Kate x

Els said...

Amazing card, Lucy!! Love the soft colors and the flower elements!!!

Lisette Gibbons said...

I love your take on the challenge.

SmilynStef said...

Aren't you clever with the digi-grid design ... fabulous card.

Antje said...

Great card! I just love it!

Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Editor said...

Hey Lucy! What a sweet approach to this week's Tuesday Trigger in the Moxie Fab World! Thanks so much for playing along! :)