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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I Donut Know What I’d Do Without You-With Von Marie!


Hello everyone.  Von Marie here and I’m so excited to be on the blog today with the New Inspired by…Challenge Sweet caterpillar #IB375. And New Card Sketch too.  

Let’s Get Started:

I was inspired by the photo with the donuts,  caterpillar, colors, and the pink foil. I didn’t attempt the card sketch today but it is really fun.


I looked in my stash and could not find a caterpillar image so I chose to make a donuts caterpillar like the photo.  I used a stamp and die set from Honey Bee stamps called Love You S’more. I stamped a bunch of donut images with Memento tuxedo ink on Neenah Solar White 110 lb. and colored them with my Copic alcohol markers. I tried to do pink, white, and brown donuts like the photo.  A Little Donut Fact-I love donuts Apple Fritters are my favorite and Cinnamon Rolls are my next favorite.  I cut out all my donuts with the coordinating die.

 I cut out some branches for the legs for my donuts caterpillar using a Lawn Fawn Pivot Pop Up Die Set.  I cut them out with a cream colored cardstock and inked them with Vintage Photo Distress ink.  I cut a gold foil strip from a Michaels 12 x 12 Specialty paper pad, I didn’t curl it as I wanted my card flat but I do love it curled on the photo.  I got out my googly eyes and also made a woodgrain layer to lay my donuts caterpillar on just using kraft cardstock and Vintage Photo ink, just swiping the ink pad on to my cardstock. I also stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set with black ink on white cardstock.  I used the die to cut out more die-cuts to layer my sentiment on to.  I then glued everything to a gray mat layer 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and then to a matching A2 card base.  I had fun making this card.  I think it’s cute for kids to make too.  

You still have time to join us!

How to participate: 

How to join this challenge? Create a card inspired by the photo or Card Sketch or both.  Link your card to the Inspired By..Blog. Every Thursday starts a New challenge so you have less than a week to link up your card.  Show us your card in our FB group too.  We would love to see. 

Crafty Hugs

Von Marie

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