Spring Is Here

We are back with another challenge over @ Inspired By card challenges this week.  This awesome photo prompt could be interpreted so many ways and there are so many things to be inspired by!

This week, I was inspired by:

*the colors

*the theme

*the basket

*the stripes

I decided I was going to create a spring birthday card since we have several birthdays in April. 

 I decided to use this cute digital stamp from LotvDigiShop

Have a Sweet Birthday card

The sentiment is from the It's A Sign: Birthday Sentiments from Ink to Paper company.  I use this set all the time and love it!  I colored the sweet image with my colored pencils and then die-cut the focal image and raised it up.

To incorporate the fun stripes, I used my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board and some patterned paper to create the envelope.  The card looks really cute coming out of the patterned envelope and I hope my recipient enjoys it.

Also, here is the wonderful sketch this week if you like sketch challenges or want to use it as a starting point for your card this week!

And here is the card that I created inspired by this fun sketch!

I used this cute digital stamp from LOTVDigiShop and created a coffee card because coffee always makes everything better :)

Thank you so much for visiting and make sure to check out our new team member and what the team created on THE BLOG!

mama card

Good morning!  We are back with another challenge this week at Inspired By.  I am so excited to see all the amazing creations that are sure to be created this week, the inspiration could go any direction and the colors are amazing!

I decided to take the inspiration to create my first Mother's Day card for my MIL who we call "Mama".  

Mama Card

 I was inspired by:  

the pennants 

the colors 

the floral patterns

 the lines in the background

 and

 the colors against white

                                       Here is the inspiration photo this week

Isn't it gorgeous?  
Make sure to check out the team's creations this week, amazing and so inspiring!

celebrate your day card

Hello.  Back again with another week of inspiration over on the Inspired By card challenge blog.

This week we have an incredibly fun patchwork photo and I decided to use this cute digital image HERE and it's FREE to download, happy day right?

Celebrate Your Day card

For my card, I printed the digital stamp onto white card stock, used my pencils and colored the hippo and balloon.  Next, I printed the image one more time onto printer paper (so I could see the placement for the post it note), then I placed a post it note over the image and ran it back through the printer.  I cut out the image to create a mask and used Distress Inks, to distress the background, always fun.

And here's the cuuuute inspiration photo this week

I was inspired by:

*the colors, 

*the patchwork 

*and the flooring.

Make sure to pop on over to the blog to see what the team created, so inspiring!

We can't wait to see your creations!

singing hello in the rain

Happy Sunday!

  I saw the newest challenge at AAA cards: CAS Game #134 and was really inspired to create a card.

The challenge:

Create a CAS card using only one corner of your card.  

Additional challenge: music themed

Singing Hello in the Rain card

I decided to use this cute image from Drawn by Krista, I just love this little duck singing his heart out in the rain, so cute.  

CAS card, clean and simple, one layer and was a super fun challenge for sure!

Thanks for stopping by my little spot.  

Purr-fect Day

Happy Saturday!  

I was inspired this week by the sketch challenge over at Case This Sketch.  

Hope Your Day is Purr-fect! card

We have quite a few birthdays in March, April and May so this sketch is wonderful to complete several cards.

The sketch

Isn't it purr-fect? (sorry)

Supplies:  

Ink:  Tim Holtz Distree Inks (fired brick, spiced marmalade, mustard seed, mowed lawn, salty ocean and seedless preserves.

Stamp: Hampton Art Studio G (Michael's)

Die: Papertrey Ink Scallops, Circle
Template created with Silhouette File: Criss Cross Lines template by Sarah Hurley

Cardstock: Michael's 

Colored Pencils

Sequins

Thank you for visiting♥

sending warm wishes

Good morning!  We are back with another challenge over at Inspired By card challenges.  It is such a fun one and so many ways to be inspired by the great photo.

Sending Warm Wishes card

I was inspired by:

*the theme (time to write)

*the envelopes

*the blue frame against the white

It seemed like a perfect fit for the theme this week and I couldn't wait to use my pencils on it.

And here is the awesome photo inspiration this week

Make sure to check out what the team created this week too, so inspiring!

Have a wonderful week, we can't wait to see what you create!

I'm Stuck on You

Happy Valentine's Day! Hopefully your day is one filled with love or thoughts of all your loved ones.  Thank you for sharing a bit of your week with me!

We are back with another challenge this week at Inspired By card challenges.

This week we are focus on all things CACTI and it's super fun.  I took this challenge to create a fun Valentine for a friend of mine, someone I adore, someone I wanted to have a Valentine but not with hearts all over it.

Hello Friend Card

And here is the cute inspiration pic this week

I was inspired by:

*the cactus (succulents)
*the soft colors
*the word love (made me think of Valentine for a friend)

 I die cut two cacti using MME Bliss.  I love this line so much and was so happy creating with it.  I will definitely be making many more cards using it!

I wanted to make an envelope to match her card, so I used my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board.  I love it and use it all the time.

Make sure to hop over to see what all the design team created this week, so inspiring!

love inspiration

Hello.  I am late in posting this week because I was sick.  

We are back with another challenge over at Inspired by card challenge.  This week is all about Valentine's day, hearts, love, everything fun!

PS love you card

On my first card, I was inspired by:

the word love

the colors
the stripes

the white

the ladder

the gold accents

the flowers

fringe pom pom trim

How cuuuute is this inspiration, love it!

And I created a second card this week because I bought these cute pom poms from JoAnn's and couldn't wait to use them on a Valentine's card.  This inspiration was perfect and I couldn't wait to incorporate them.

Love card

I was inspired by:

the hearts

love sentiment

white

banner trim

pom poms

flowers 

and gold accents

Make sure to head over to the blog to see the rest of the amazing inspiration and the creations that are coming in.  If you haven't created for Valentine's Day, you will surely be inspired to whip a card, layout or tag up.

happy creating♥

XOXO card

 We are back with another challenge this week at Inspired by card challenges.  It is such a fun one with endless possibilities.  I decided to create a Valentine's card since it's just around the corner.

XOXO card

Here is the inspiration this week and I could've created so many cards with this one picture.  At first glance it's definitely football and football colors, but I was inspired by:

the brown football (monkey) in front of the white flag (white background)

the angled banners and flags

the bold text

the xs and os

Silhouette Digital cuts:  Monkey Love by Miss Kate Cuttables, Hugs and Kisses Silhouette, Cloud Raining Hearts Lisa Norris

Make sure to check the blog to see the other amazing designs! 

2019 JOY

Happy New Year!  I am very excited to be returning to the Inspired By card challenges, thank you Laurel.

Laurel has a prize pack to start the new year too, so make sure to play along.

I created this JOY card inspired by the cute snowman photo.  I was really inspired by the theme this week and incorporated it into the sentiment. 

The snowman is on a wobbler and moves when flicked or moving the card back and forth.

JOY card

I decided on the glittered paper for this snowman's scarf because it's the start of the year and hoping it's full of sparkly snowflakes and fun.

Check out the prompt, so cute!

And make sure to check out what the team created, always amazing inspiration!

Thanks for visiting today!

Inspired By

Hello!  I am posting quickly today as we have a lot of appointments, so please excuse my brevity.

This is my card this week for the challenge over at Inspired By.  I know at first glance, it doesn't show how I was inspired, but there is a really good reason.  I didn't have blue patterned papers that I could use for the color of the inspiration photo, I had used a lot of blue pp on an order of cards recently and need to shop some blue patterns :)

hello card

Instead of focusing on the color in the inspiration, I chose to focus on the design elements and layout.  I was really inspired by the three decorative patterned pillows in the front, with the bed being multi-layered with sheets and comforters and the circles from the circular tray with the tea/coffee.

I decided to sketch it out to make it a little easier to disregard the blue (a trick for me personally when I am not using color to inspire me) and have added my sketch below if it inspires you please feel free to use it.

Make sure to hop over to the Blog and check out all the amazing creations by the team and the prize!

May the Coffee be With You Coffee House

Good morning!  I am back with another take on the newest challenge over at Inspired By  This week we are sponsored by Technique Tuesday and they are oh so generous!  Make sure to hop over to the blog to check out the details and see the inspiration from the rest of the team using Technique Tuesday stamps.

For my project, I created a Coffee Gift Set using Teri Anderson's Sassy Coffee set.....love!

May The Coffee Be With You

Gift Card Holder and Coffee House (chocolates box)

And, here's the inspiration this week.  Isn't it springy and beautiful?  I was inspired by the colors and pop of white.

I wanted to use the Coffee and Then the World as the sign logo for the coffee shop.

coffee gift card holder

the drawer opens up for a little gift of chocolates or other small trinkets.

My son's 18th birthday was this week so I didn't get pics of the other two cards I created so far with this stamp set, using the inspiration, but hope to have those posted in a day or so also.  (I could create endless cards with this set, love coffee and this set has so many fun sentiments.)