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ginko leaves

Lately I am finding I have no inspiration to craft, so just getting a card done feels like success, even if it isn’t a truly inspired design. I suspect that I’m a little over tired from all the dragon boat paddling, which I do enjoy, but find quite challenging on my body.

I’ve been wanting to use these Kokorosa Ginko leaf dies since I got them and decided that the colour didn’t have to be green and instead die cut them on some marbled paper from StampinUp. I used both sides to get a variation in the light and dark shades. For the background I used a GKD stamp that I curved as I stamped the Twisted Citron ink on a circle. The stamp gave me the streaks and lines I wanted but the circle was too big so I die cut it smaller before adding the leaves. I covered up the stems with another small circle before adding the sentiment, also Kokorosa. Before gluing down the leaves I sprayed them and the circle with a shimmer spray so they have a lovely sparkle that the photo doesn’t really show.

In going through my stash of scrap papers I found the background piece. It looks more bluish on the photo but is actually lighter and more Lilac in reality. The paper is almost like fabric and I have no idea where I got it from, but it does look nice here. Once it was the correct size I carefully added it to the shimmer card stock and then added the circle of leaves on top. A few tiny gems from my stash and I called it finished.

I am entering the card into the following two challenges:

https://colorhuesthecolorchallenge.blogspot.com & https://just-add-ink.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by, it is appreciated and I hope that your Sunday is going great wherever you may be.

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  1. I too am not that interested in stamping. I stitched on Friday and enjoyed it, but didn’t finish anything. I have pieces of items sitting waiting to be used, so hopefully I will finish something tomorrow. Celebrate your card that you finished! You did a good job searching for the colors and putting them together.

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  4. We all go through patches of creativity funk! I hope you find your mojo again soon. As for your card for Color Hues, I love the large leaves and that you took a chance and made them in hues of purple. That is what is so great about creativity there is no limit to your color choices. Thanks for joining us at Color Hues.

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  7. I’m sure we can all relate to just not feeling creative but hope you’ll find your passion again soon. Thanks for sharing your card with us at Just Add Ink this week.

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    1. Thanks Gayle. Currently doing a bit more outside now the weather is improving. Hopefully will feel more creative after a small break.

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  9. Dragon boat paddling? Ohmystars! That’s quite the endeavour; good for you! As for your creativity gone astray…I’m right there with you. Sometimes, having a card kit to dive in to helps rejuvenate my missing mojo. Just following someone else’s design makes me feel ‘productive’ and gets my synapses firing. That said: your gingko card is ever so pretty, especially in lilac and lime.

    Thank you for joining us at Colour Hues.
    ~carol

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    1. You are so kind, thank you. To get mine back I will on occasion follow a tutorial and things begin to improve from there.

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  10. Crafty mojo comes and goes however I’d never know you were suffering by this card. It’s just beautiful. I really love that background paper behind the fabulous florals. Thanks so much for playing with us at Color Hues.

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