Wednesday, May 27, 2009

is it fab...or is it moxie?

it's moxie fab world!!! a rather fab (well, duh!) site belonging to papercrafts magazine that's pretty much crammed full of inspiration. at the moment they're having a citrus-y color challenge which lasts until midnight, june 1st. i haven't done very many color themed projects...though i am completely inspired on a regular basis by the cards made for the kristina werner challenge, amongst others. i don't tend to use very much yellow, either. so it seemed like this would be a CHALLENGE in the true sense of the word. count me in!

first the inspiration:

and here's my card:

(lemon image cut from a magazine; india paper: the paper company; patterned paper: my mind's eye; cardstock: staples; florals: heidi swapp; inks: colorbox; adhesives: uhu gluestick; 3m foam tape; karen foster brad (unseen, but holding all the flowers together); other: vintage buttons, paternayan persian needlepoint yarn)


my finished card didn't turn out *exactly* like i envisaged, but i had a lot of fun drawing and pasting and cutting and sewing! plus, it meets the challenge...and it's kind of growing on me... (hey--it's a sunflower--they grow ANYWHERE, right?) ...so i'm gonna call this operation a (modest) success.

16 comments:

  1. Definitely loving that sunshiney card.

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  2. good grief Lauren...check out your gorgeous button'licious card...wowza girl...you rocked this challenge!!

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  3. Operation MAJOR success! You definitely won this challenge too. First you conquer Hero Arts, now PaperCrafts. Who is next in line for your plan to dominate the on-line paper crafting world???

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  4. Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!!!

    I love your card! All the buttons, the entire sunshiny thing!

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  5. A "modest" success?! What are you talking about??! This is super fabulous Lauren!! Wow, I love the ring of buttons, and is that a photo of an orange slice for the center?!! So cool, so clever!

    (-: Heidi

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  6. It's like a burst of sunshine. Love it.

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  7. I am LOVIN' all those buttons. Sunshine-y is definitely the right description for this one...it's so happy and bright...I loves it ♥

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  8. I think it is Moxie Fab for sure ... where do you find your needle point yard? Do you punch holes first and then stitch? Love the effect.

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  9. shut up!!!!!!

    This is brilliant

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  10. WOW! Very pretty. Love the shape and the bright colors. Nice job on the challenge. TFS!

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  11. So kewl! LOVE it ... so sunny and cheerful ... great job on the challenge!

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  12. this is absolutely gorgeous!! love everything about it!!

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  13. Amazing card. Makes you happy & brings a smile just to look at it!

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  14. I think this card is beautiful! love the button center and just the touch of sewing down the middle, something I would never think to do! Great job!

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  15. This is just stunning! I absolutely am in love with this card!

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