Inspired By

Welcome! At Inspired By, we believe creativity can spark from the simplest things—a cozy photo, a fun sketch, or a seasonal theme. Each week we share a fresh inspiration image and a coordinating sketch to get your ideas flowing. Whether you’re into cardmaking, scrapbooking, mixed media, or any type of project, you’re invited to interpret the challenge your way. There’s no right or wrong—just inspiration and creativity. We can’t wait to see what you create!

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A Cozy Cup of Cocoa…with Kelly!

Hello everyone! My name is Kelly Schirmer, and I am the newest member of the Inspired By Team! I am so excited to be joining this group of talented ladies! I have played along with many Inspired By Challenges, as I have always found card challenges to be the creative spark that gets my ideas flowing. I was so excited to see the gorgeous hot chocolate photo for my first post here. I had just the supplies in mind from The Greetery, and decided to get “matchy matchy”…I couldn’t resist!

I used several products from The Greetery including “Cocoa Cozy.” I masked off the top of the mug die cut with a post-it note so I could ink the bottom pink, then stamped the rim in brown, and splattered with brown acrylic paint. I love how it turned out so much like the inspiration photo! Added treats from “Sweet Tooth” and “Hug in a Mug: Sweet Treats,” then placed all of my goodies on a “Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle” die cut.

We would love for you to play along this week! Thanks so much for the warm (and cozy 😉) welcome!

One response to “A Cozy Cup of Cocoa…with Kelly!”

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    @craftee1 – Amy Tsuruta

    So fabulous Kelly!

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