Hi there! I’m bringing you the first post for today - Waltzingmouse Pajama Party launches also in a couple of hours! I could wait until I have a day free of posting to share this… but then again, I couldn’t. LOL! I’m getting very enthusiastic at times, I’m sure you’ve noticed. D’oh!
It’s been a log time since I shared a Design Infused project. A reminder for those who don’t know what the deal is.

My aim is to take a design piece that inspires me (be it a stationery, clothing, packaging, etc.), and translate it into a graphic and simple design, using mainly stamps. I take great joy in letting what I see around the internet, influence my designs, and I’m on a mission to show you how easy it is once you let your imagination flow. I collect the inspiration in a Pinterest board especially created for this purpose, and I pick a piece from the lot for each installment of this feature.

Today’s project evolves around this amazing poster below. It got a fair number of repins so I assumed that you’d be happy for me to feature it. Why, yes I’d love to! Jaw-dropping, fantastic, solid piece of art. And so easy to be made into a stamped project!

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First up, the mandalas. Easy enough to recreate with one of the doily stamps available on the market. I have a soft spot on doilies so I spent a fair while trying to choose one from the variety I’ve got 🙂 I settled down on the Filigree stamp set from Mama Elephant, for the similar shape. It’s a dainty little thing so I added some more body to it, by filling in some space with a grey Copic marker.
The mustard spots were created by inking the back of a clear circle stamp. Any stamp will do, as soon as the shape of the piece of photopolymer is an ideal circle. The effect achieved by stamping it this way is uneven, and this is exactly what I was aiming for. Lastly, I flicked some spray mist over the entire thing. Notice how I carried the imperfections and speckles through to my cards?

Here’s a close-up of the Copic work. I like how it makes the doilies stand out.

I hope you enjoyed my Design Infused project! See you again soon enough, for a fun, nautical Father’s Day card!