Grey Fusion Pt. Deux

I didn't think that I would have time to play with the Fusion card challenge this week, but I squeezed in some time this evening.  YAY!  I really liked the inspiration photo, so I chose to use that as my influence. I tried to keep the card simple, yet still add the prominent elements.  Clean and simple is difficult for me. (blush)  So this card really was a challenge!  It is not one of my favorites, but it was fun.

This is the challenge this week.

 

All of the stamping was done with Hero Arts Soft Granite Ink (I LOVE that color!  It took me years to find a nice, rich grey.)  So I am also linking this to the Simon Says Stamp and Show Favorite Ink Challenge . All of the rubber stamps used here are from The Rubber Café. 

 

Fusion Delivery

I decided to play along with this week's Fusion Card Challenge again this week.  This is one of my LEAST favorite cards.  It was truly a challenge.  This week, I combined Jackie's sketch challenge with Leslie's photo challenge.

 

This is the challenge inspiration:

 





I painted some chipboard shapes (that's Heidi Swapp Gold Lame on the bird), used a few strips of Cosmo Cricket papers, some bits floating around in my scrap box and a few enamel dots.  I am also linking this to the Simon Says Stamp  "Happy Mail" Challenge.

Retro Fusion

There's an interesting experiment going on at the Fusion Card Challenge this week.  I chose Lesley's inspiration photo challenge.  And this is what I came up with:

 

I loved the colors in the floral print, so I devised something similar with an older Recollections stamp set from Michaels.  And I thought the inspiration had a bit of a reto flair, so I added some bits from the Maggie Holmes Ephemera pack.  I am also linking this to the Anything Goes Challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

 

This is the challenge photo: