April Inspiration Station Blog Hop Challenge!

Below is this month's inspiration challenge picture, and below that is my interpretation.

(To join the challenge, visit the Inspiration Station at the link below!)

Inspiration Station

First of all, I am always thrilled when I see a change to use Tim Holtz Paper Dolls, so the woman and child in the inspiration photo really inspired me. But also, I love the pale blue and pinks of the background, and I really wanted to play with shades of those colors.

First, I auditioned my paper dolls and shades of pinks and blues:

I really wanted to add layers of cozy texture in the blue and pink shades, to play up on the feels the inspiration photo has, so I turned to my Anna Griffin concentric dies. I have no idea the names of the ones I used, or even if they are still available, sorry! 

Having narrowed down my paper dolls and papers, I chose another Anna Griffen die for the sentiment, which I thought was perfect for the feeling of the inspiration photo. I wanted to set it off, to give some prominence to it, but at the same time, I didn't want to take away from the paper dolls, nor the soft layers of the card front. So, vellum solved the problem.  I had a remnant of vellum with small white swirls all over it that I think added another element of cozy to the card.

I used glitter glue in pink to accent the fringe die cut and the pink doily layer, and I used crystal glitter glue to enhance the paper doll's dresses.

I just hit the fringe around the doily layer, so I didn't cover up the soft white hearts.

I also added the crystal glitter glue to the sentiment.

When I use vellum, I only use my Tombow glue stick anymore, to adhere things to it. It sticks great and you can't see it thru the vellum. Highly recommended!!

I attached the sentient to the front of the vellum, then flipped it over and smeared the glue stick on the back of where the sentiment was. I then fitted it and trimmed it down to fit across the card front.

I added foam adhesive to the paper dolls and then layered the whole thing up. I positioned the little girl paper doll, so it looked like she was sitting on the mother's knee.

I hope you found some inspiration from my take on this month's inspiration photo! If you did and you try any of the techniques I used, tag me on social media @scrappystampthefunup I'd love to see your work! See you next month!