Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Shopping our Stash #136 - Cabin Fever!


Cabin fever...aren't all of us in the northern hemisphere starting to suffer from it about now?? I know I am. So, at Shopping our Stash this week, we want you to create something outdoorsy! (wouldn't a tropical beach be really nice right now?)

I struggled with this for a bit, until I got the bright idea to combine it with the current inchie/twinchie challenge at Jingle Belles, and  then BOOM!  I found this previously uninked stamp while I was looking for some ribbon I KNEW I HAD SOMEWHERE, and ta-da:


Supplies: image stamp from Heartfelt Creations; sentiment from Stampendous; Barn Door distress ink; black Sharpie

I failed to measure a precise border when trimming the stamped image, so I have two rows of inchies and one row of "three quarter inchies", lol! I edged each piece with black Sharpie to have them stand out more against the white background. A pretty simple card in the end but I like it!

 Come & play along with this challenge until next Monday, February 3rd hop on by & leave the rest of my teamies some love!


xoxo,
Jessi

17 comments:

Barbara Godden said...

Great card, love the window effect. since you mentioned it, I had to go back and look, I never noticed they were not all the same size. I love the red and white. super job.

Chris Dring said...

I never noticed the bottom row was smaller until you said so! Lol! Love the simplicity of this card, Jessi!

Deena said...

I didn't notice either. But I like it that way. Looks great.

lauren bergold said...

what a *BRILLIANT* take on both the "cabin fever" theme at SOS & the inchies at JINGLE BELLES! love, love, looooooooooove the red-inked image, it's PERFECT for this! <3

jimlynn said...

Great design and wonderful card!!! Love all those inchies - and yes, I'm ready for spring but still love to see all the winter type cards.
Lynn

Donna said...

Love the red and white with a touch of black! I didn't notice the inchies weren't the same size either!!

Leslie Hanna said...

A great way to use this stamp! I hadn't even noticed the bottom row was different! *wipes glasses*

Greta said...

Oh my goodness--perfect way to use that stamp, Jessi--love it!

Lindsey said...

Love the (mostly) inchie effect you used with this stamp! ;)

Dana said...

Oh my!! This is gorgeous!! I love the little squares matted on black!!!

Debbie said...

This is a really neat technique!!
Didn't even notice the size difference until you mentioned it!

~Tammy~ said...

Jessi! I love the design! You are so stinkin' cool!

Glimpses of My Heart said...

Love love love this!! Love the red. Love the hint of black! Super Super!!
Blessings,
Michelle

SmilynStef said...

What a perfect image for your inchie mosaic design ... so glad you joined our fun at Jingle Belles.

Dawn said...

Agreed - a tropical beach sounds fantastic right now lol. Your card is beautiful - such a gorgeous image and I do love it stamped in red.

Angela said...

I love the grid!

Carol L said...

This is such a great use of a stamp, and the inchies (and almost inchies) add such fun interest to your card! Nicely done! As for cabin fever....I'm beginning to feel like a hibernating bear! lol