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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Fun fact, though I don’t like wasps, I love bumblebees… that big, round, plump, cute body, maybe I should tell myself I am a bumblebee LOL Danni There were so many fabulous cards it was hard to choose, but this happy bee just kept drawing me in! Congratulations Danni! Don’t forget to play along this…
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As I find with every new challenge photo, I am immediately inspired by one aspect, but end up finding inspiration from the WHOLE photo! This week, the heart-shaped copper spoons caught my eye first… I used The Greetery’s “”Mini Boxwood Wreath” with eucalyptus leaves (like in the photo!) and embossed the detail image in copper.…
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Charming kitchen display are my favorite and this week’s Inspired by Challenge immediately had me reaching for the classic farmhouse elements with playful twists. I created a pair of layered box cards from Lori Whitlock, designed to look like little kitchen canisters and decor pieces to sit on your counter. I love to make box…
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Hi Laurel here again with my take on this week’s challenge. I really love the colors in this week’s inspiration and had planned on doing something with them but then I remembered I had the Mom’s Kitchen collection from Echo Park just waiting to be used so I dug it out and went along with…
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My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Bumblebee I was inspired by the colors +theme. My card features the following Lawn Fawn products: My Concord & 9th color palette is: I can’t wait to see how you’re inspired! Thanks for stopping by! Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to…
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Hello everyone! Von Marie here and I’m so excited to be on the blog this Tuesday. We have a New Challenge Bumblebee or Butterfly #IB389 and with lovely color inspiration and a New Card Sketch. Let’s Get Started: I was inspired and chose to do the Butterfly theme and colors and I had this New…
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There’s something so charming and cozy about a scrap quilt, or in the case of our inspiration photo, a scrap pillow with an adorable . . . Bee? Butterfly? I went with Bee since I wanted to use the cute bees in my Whimsy Stamps BEECAUSE stamp set (retired). I’m also smitten with the dreamy…
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I was so inspired by the sweet bee this week! Could it BEE any cuter?! I also loved the hand sewn theme and the quilted patterns, and had a great set of products to mix and match for my card. I made a background with The Greetery’s “Embroidered Background” stamped over a “Patchwork” die cut.…
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There’s something so cheerful about soft florals, bright butterflies, and sunny yellow details all coming together in one project! Today’s design was created to celebrate those happy little moments that make life feel extra special. I layered playful butterfly embellishments, soft patterned papers, twine and enamel dots onto this mason jar shaped card for the…
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Hey everyone, Laurel here with my interpretation of this week’s challenge. I was inspired by the cute bumblebee and it gave me a good excuse to finally ink up this stamp from Stampin Up! I have paired it with some papers from SU as well. For a bit of whimsy, I added some stitching, including…
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