January 7, 2011

Challenge yourself this year!

Among the gajillions of things I want to accomplish this year is to challenge myself constantly.  I can either stay safe in my own little corner of etsy or I can venture out and try new things.  I read this article today that challenges all of us to be fearless in our creativity.  I saw this on Tuesday morning and put it in the back of my head as a "maybe I'll do it" but today I decided I WILL do it.  The fact that it decided to snow again was definitely a contributing factor.  An all white challenge on a day full of white seemed very fitting.  I have seen this style before but I thought I'd never be able to do it because it seemed SO amazingly detailed...it was.

Why did I choose a heart?  I happen to love hearts.  When I was about 13 I went to a street fair in Little Italy and got a fake tattoo of a heart.  When I was in grade school I decided that my signature should be a heart.  And when I got married my hubby stole my heart.  (BLAH, that made me nauseous - LOL)  But I DO love him!  I just thought a heart seemed fitting since I've always had a secret love affair with them.

I quilled, fringed and cut some pieces with my Silhouette (after having designed the files to cut).  I also punched a few flowers out to fill in smaller spaces because my wrist could not bear to twist anymore.  I have to say I do love the way it came out and I'm happy to have something to submit.  I feel accomplished because I challenged myself and rose up to that challenge.

I'd love to hear your comments and I encourage all of you paper lovers to rise up to this challenge as well.  It is open for submissions until Sunday the 9th.  GO FOR IT!!!

Here's my finished product:


This is my hidden "S" for Sandy.






This is what today looked like


And here is the trigger that Moxie Fab World gave everyone, it's absolutely gorgeous:



25 comments:

  1. Your quilled heart is absolutely STUNNING!!! I love how you did it all in white!! So gorgeous!!
    Have a marvellous weekend!
    Regina

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  2. wow! your quilled heart is so beautiful! and you know what, i've just designed a quilled heart also but can't published the entry yet since it should be a surprise brthday card. will share with you after the birthday. but i think, yours is much more stunning then mine :D

    btw, i love white!! :D :D

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  3. The white heart is so beautiful and elegant, sandy! I love it! The details are simply exquisite =)

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  4. Wow, this is stunning. I hope you have a special place to hang it.

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  5. Simply beautiful- the bling is good too

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  6. This is so pretty! I just love all the amazing layers on it! Great job with the Winter White Tuesday Trigger! ♥♥♥

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  7. Thank you all for your comments! Hope you all have a great week!

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  8. Hey Sandy! What a beautiful approach to this week's Tuesday Trigger in the Moxie Fab World. I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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  9. This is so beautiful. congrats on your win!

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  10. Stunning! Congrats on your win!

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  11. Congrats on your win, Sandy! This is such a beautiful piece of art. The detail is amazing. Give yourself a big pat on the back for taking on a new challenge and totally kicking it's butt! Can't wait to see what's next. :)

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  12. PS I really love the photo of the tree at the end of your post. Sometimes I'm jealous of people who get to enjoy the fluffy stuff! :)

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  13. Congratulation on your win. The detail of this project is amazing!

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  14. wow.. stunning. what alot of beautiful work you put into this creation. It is outstanding. COngrats.

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  15. Thank you all! And to think I was totally bummed out today. Glad I challenged myself. @Jen, you know how they say the grass is always greener. I guess If this city let you take a rest and sit back and enjoy it would be different.

    Now I'm totally stoked to challenge myself even more! WOO HOO!

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  16. Holy smokes! That's AMAZING!!! Congratulations on being picked as a Trigger Target. Well-deserved.

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  17. WOW! This project about made me fall out of my chair! Congrats on your Moxie Fab shout-out!

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  18. Gorgeous! That makes me want to drag out my quilling supplies! Only I need my friend to do punched flowers!

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  19. Ohh Sandy I am speechless!!! your art piece is stunning, so so intricate and delicate and Beautiful!
    Congratulations on your Win!
    Hugs,
    Linda

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  20. What an amazing project! Positively stunning! Congrats!

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  21. Love love love the details in this beautiful piece! Well done! :)

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  22. Simply stunning!! What a beautiful decoration to have or give as a gift!! Just lovely!

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  23. I have just stumbled over your blog through some other ressources, blogs and recommendations and can only say: what stunning work! Have you had any classes or books you can recommend for learning how to make such stunning beauties?? I am in awe! Thank you for the inspiration and I like your motto of constantly challenging yourself!

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XOXO
-Sandy