WOW! I'm a Guest Designer

I am guest designing for the current challenge at the Shabby Tea Room.

This is a new one for me.

Here is the inspiration photo:

Gorgeous, isn't it.  

I learned a little about my process while working on this card.

 When I first received the inspiration photo a few weeks ago, I pulled out a couple of different size doilies and stamped them with an old SU New Year stamp I have.  I thought I might roll the doily up, cone shaped, to look like the party hat in the inspiration photo.  

I realized pretty quickly that was not going to work.  

I left the doilies on my desk while I worked on other things.  

About a week later, I die cut the Memory Box Twig die and added black Stickles.  I wasn't exactly sure how I would use it but knew it was going onto the card.

I realized that I spend a lot of time thinking about projects.  

I go back to my craft desk many times, looking at the pieces I have made, 

walk away and think some more.  

Look back at the inspiration photo many times, think some more.  

Once the final idea clicks in my head, I sit down and finish the project pretty quickly.

 So I sat down on the 26th:

• decided on the smaller doily
• clear embossed a few polka dots and lightly stamped the musical notes on the background
• stamped the clock face on the doily
• die cut another twig
• adhered the twigs only on the bottom of the stems, this makes them pop out a little on top
• die cut and stamped the 2014 flag.

and there you have it.

Hope you enjoy!

Thanks for visiting,
Ang

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!