Inspired by - Kate Lorenzini - Spring Wreath

Hey!  Have you seen there's a new challenge in town?  LOL!!!   Inspired by All The Little Things started out as a feature on Lesley Croghan's blog.  She decided to pull it out from between her other posts and give it a blog all of it's own!  You can find it here - Inspired by All The Little Things.  Here's how it works.  Every Saturday one of the DT members chooses an inspiration photo.  Next we ask a guestie that inspires us to create something with said photo and tell us a little bit about what inspires them!   Yep!  A short interview so you can get to know each guestie a little better.   Then we ask YOU to play along!   We're such a small community I figure that eventually we'll all get our 5 minutes in the spotlight and each get to know each other better.   My bloggie friend community is my sanctuary - our inky fingers are a common bond! LOL!  And since I get to pick the photo every second Saturday of the month I'd love to have some suggestions on what sort of inspiration photo you might want to see!

You know I CANT complain about the inspiration photo if I chose it!  So YES! I do love this image.  Of course I picked up on the wood grain, pretty wreath covered in tulips and cornflowers and the sweet little bird sitting inside.

I even added a little banner across the top of the page.  I almost made it striped and put "SPRING" on it.. but thought I might be taking it a bit too far.  You'll have to settle for some stripes on the outside edges of the card.

You know I love my bling so I couldn't resist adding some gold die cut butteflies and a bit of MT Washi (swoon - that is my all time favorite brand and YES it's worth every penny!) 

To fill the wreath with the flower bunches I had to cut a few into pieces.  To cover up the spot where all the little ends meet I added a bow topped with a button. 

My tulips seemed a little invisible with the putty colored ink so I went back in with a grey Copic marker to add some highlights.  Can you see them now?  LOL!!

For my very first guest at Inspired by I asked Kate Lorenzini from Pinned and Penned.  I love her mix of papers / patterns and fun elements!  She's also super sweet and I'm so glad we're friends too!   I hope you'll join us at Inspired by All The Little Things!   We're having a design team call out ... maybe this is something you might enjoy too?!  










Finished Size:  4.25 x  5.5"
Stamps | Papertrey Ink Bitty Bouquets
Pattern Paper |  Simple Stories Summer Vibes 12"
Dies | Serendipity Stamps Wreath | Memory Box  Butterfly Exhibit | Simon Says Stamp Ribbon Banner | Papertrey Ink Bitty Bouquets
Fiber | May Arts Natural Button Twine
MT Washi | Ruby Rock It Wood Veneer Bird | Serendipity Stamps Wood Look Sequins | Button