Home Inspired

Greetings friends!  We’ve just returned from a few weeks away, and I wanted to pop in before week’s end with a creation for this month’s Power & Spark Challenge, Inspired by Home.  I think it’s a fun idea to look around you at what you already have, what speaks of home to you, and create from that inspiration.  

We’ve spent a lot of time doing different projects around our home this spring and summer that have freshened it up and made it more inspiring and comfortable for us all.  So for this creation I chose to be inspired by our newly painted living room, and a new coffee table my husband made for us.  He did such a beautiful job with it.  

So this is the lovely rustic table made by my husband.  I love the deep stain, the criss cross pattern on the side (you can see a cozy blanket tucked in there).  We have our old and comfy leather couch, some new pillows I sewed, and then the triptych canvases from Ikea of some pretty cherry blossoms.  

In my card I utilized the beautiful Planning for Magnolias stamp set because it has a similar feel to the branches on the canvases.  I also used those same sepia tones with some W00, 02, 03, 05, 07 Copics.  

To mimic the criss-cross on the table and wood planking I used some strips of deep brown designer paper that has a brick or chevron pattern in it.  

Taking my cues from the texture of my pillows, I added the burlap and inked it a little with some Early Espresso ink (SU) and some white craft ink.  Fresh and simple, and a wee bit rustic/beachy which is what our room looks like.  

So, we hope you join us in the Inspired By Home challenge too!  Pick anything from your home to be inspired by, and then be sure to show us a picture of what you’re taking your cues from, and your creation!  You could win a $50 Shopping Spree to the Power Poppy Store!  

Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker
and Marcy at the Power Poppy Blog