Fusion Challenge - New Year!

Hi friends! I hope you're having a great day! Our holiday hiatus is over at Fusion Challenge and we're back with our first challenge of 2022. I've been pretty sick with covid.. still not 100% here, but more grateful than ever for all the little things. I missed the Christmas holiday with my family and new years too.. looking forward to better days when we can raise a glass and toast good health together. Soon I hope! For now I'm taking it one day at a time.

I hope you'll join me at Fusion Card Challenge. It's a great place to play and you'll love this challenge because there are three ways to play.. you can play along with the sketch, be inspired by the photo, or FUSE them together and play with BOTH!

I'm always first drawn to the inspiration photo. This time I spy a gorgeous gold bokeh background with a champagne flute taking center stage. I tried lots of different bokeh stamping techniques and just ran out of time before I could find something that looked good to me. Maybe you're an old pro at this technique? Or Maybe the photo isn't inspiring you either? That's ok.. you can still play along with the sketch. If you're really feeling clever you can fuse them both together.

For the bokeh dots I turned to a pack of multi size gold sequins and poured them into an Infinity Shaker Cover. I hope the different sized sequins give the same illusion on the black background.

Yep that's a whole lot of gold shakin goin on! I topped the assembled panel with a Creative Expressions Champagne Edger die. This big die makes cardmaking a snap because it takes up the entire card.

I love that you can see all the gold on the inside all the way to the cards edges and it lays pretty flat compared to a traditional shaker.

Now it's your turn! I can't wait to see how you interpret the inspiration photo OR the sketch. Maybe you need a little more inspiration? Check out designs from the rest of the team. Just click on their names below to jump to their blogs.

Claire Grantham

Jen Mitchell

Karren Johnson

Laurie Unger

Linda Callahan

Michelle Leone

Michelle Lupton

Tristan Da

Wanda Cullen

I hope I see you at Fusion Card Challenge! It's a great place to play and make new friends! I'm always inspired by the team as well as the linked up designs!



Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Dies | Creative Expressions
Shaker Infinity Cover Waffle Flower


SCB = Scrapbook Dot Com
WF = Waffle Flower

Champagne Edger Shop at: SCB

Infinity Shaker Shop at: SCB | WF

Fusion Dragonfly Wishes

Hi friends! Are you looking for a card challenge to play? A new one starts today at Fusion Card Challenge! You'll love this challenge because there are three ways to play.. you can play along with the sketch, be inspired by the photo, or FUSE them together and play with BOTH!

Do you love dragonflies? Then this one is for you! I love when I spot one in my yard.. they're magical with their transparent wings! If you're not loving the dragonflies that's ok. Maybe the colors inspire you? How about the sketch? The choice is yours! 

I love die cuts so my first thought was this pretty from Creative Expressions. I cut the die from white card stock and laid it over a panel covered with ombre purple shades of distress oxide ink.

I added some Amethyst Pretty Pink Posh jewels to the flower centers for some sparkle and shine.  They come in lots of beautiful colors that are sure to match all your makes!

A die cut hello sentiment from Tutti Designs is elegant and simple. I love the script font, and the die comes with the same word die in two sizes.

Now it's your turn! Now it's your turn! Are you ready to play? I wonder how you will interpret the photo! Maybe you need a little more inspiration? Check out designs from the rest of the team. Just click on their names below to jump to their blogs.

Barb Ghigliotty

Jen Mitchell

Karren Johnson

Laurie Unger

Linda Callahan

Michelle Lupton

Tristan Dawes

Wanda Cullen

I hope I see you at Fusion Card Challenge! I cant wait to see what you make!




Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Dies | Creative Expressions Dragonfly Edger, Tutti Design Hello Word Set
Ink | Distress Oxide Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet

SCB = Scrapbook dot com

PPP= Pretty Pink Posh

Dragonfly Edger Shop at: SCB	Wilted Violet Shop at: SCB	Shaded Lilac Shop at: SCB	Amethyst Jewels Shop at: PPP