Hey, it’s Amy @craftee1. My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: April Showers May Flowers

I was inspired by the theme and colors. My card features the following Spellbinders products:

• Olive Martinis | dies
• Cheers Sentiments | press plates + die
• Tropical Flair | dies
• Layered Best Wishes | dies
• Linear Touch Rectangles and Tag | dies

The cardstock I used:

• Blush
• Beeswax
• Acorn
• Silver

The drink interior has been cut from watercolor paper and blended with these distress oxides:

• Spun Sugar
• Aged Mahogany

The olives and umbrella:

• Spun Sugar
• Peeled Paint

The Sip Sip Hooray was inked with Bark on Bisque Cotton Paper.

I can’t wait to see how you’re inspired!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Hello everyone.  Von Marie here and I’m so excited to be on the blog today.  I love this weeks challenge April Showers May Flowers #IB385 and Card Sketch.

Here’s how I was inspired: I love the colors, Umbrella theme, and Card Sketch.

Let’s Get Started:

I chose to use a C.C. Designs stamp called Umbrella Swissie it’s a retired stamp, but is one of my favorites. I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock 110 pounds. I colored her in with Copic markers and OLO markers. I then fussy cut her out with my scissors leaving a white border. I also cut out some pattern paper from Lawn Fawn that looked like rain to me. I cut it like the card sketch.

I stamped a sentiment from Technique Junkies Rain sentiments stamp set that have been in my stash and are a nice quality as they are rubber stamps. I stamped onto my pattern paper with Versafine Onyx ink.  I glued my sentiment and girl to a A2 card panel 4 x 4/4 x 5 1/2 an then to a white top folding matching card base.  I used a gray Copic marker to draw ground for my girl and used a white gel pen for some white pen accents.  I like how my card came out as I probably would have never used these colors.

You still have time to join us!

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.  We would love to see. Also don’t forget hashtag #inspiredbychallenge 

Crafty Hugs

Von Marie

“April showers bring May flowers” is this week’s INSPIRED BY theme. I confess I had a difficult time deciding on a design this week, so I decided to take inspiration from the sketch and flowers theme.

The inspiration photo is beautiful with the flowers cascading from the creamy umbrella, and my tendency is to try to get as close to all the prompts in the challenge as possible. Not a requirement, just my little quirk.

After I finally gave myself permission to use the colors of my choosing, I decided to experiment with watercolor on book pages. It was a blast and I was surprised at how well it worked.

You may recognize the Doodle Buds stamps and dies from WPlus9 – a very popular set back in the day. After stamping onto book pages, I used Ken Oliver watercolor powders to loosely watercolor. After drying, I applied a wash of white acrylic paint in places. I backed the flowers and leaves with dark green cardstock to add thickness.

A stencil called Quilt Block by Brutus Monroe was used to create the subtle background that follows the sketch, and the flowers were added in a sort of cascade. A few splatters, black enamel dots, and a die cut sentiment using an older Hero Arts club kit completed my card.

What inspires you about this week’s challenge? The photo, the theme, the sketch, the colors? We would love to find out. I hope you’ll join the fun this week. ~MarDi

We must all be busy right now, not as many cards in the gallery as usual. I suspect with the nice weather we are playing outside more!

Vicki Burdick

This is such a great take on the inspiration. Capturing the theme and the colors very well. love the touch of silver too. Congratulations Vicki!

Don’t forget to play along this week

This week’s inspiration photo is the perfect decor piece for any bridal or baby shower…yet it had me thinking about dessert! When I saw the beautiful florals and crystals cascading from the umbrella, I saw a cupcake!

Especially a lovely one from Papertrey Ink’s “Floral Confections” with the array of flowers and leaves in the set. To add some crystals to the mix, I embossed white cardstock with Sizzix’s “Sparkle” embossing folder by Tim Holtz, adding Stickles to some of the “dots” and a spritz of Perfect Pearls over the entire background.

The small sentiment is from “Floral Confections “ and the large sentiment from The Greetery’s “Scripted Sentiments.”

Hoping your day is full of sweet things! Thank you for stopping by!

There is just something about Spring that makes everything feel a little softer, a little sweeter and this card is exactly that.

For this week’s Inspired by….April showers My Flowers challenge, I created with delicate, cheerful details that make this season so special. New flowers, fresh green colors everywhere, soft pinks that just feel like sunshine after rain.

This card just makes me smile. It’s simple, a little whimsical and full of all things I love about Spring.

Thanks for joining us today and we would love to see what inspires you.

~Cathy

Hey everyone, Laurel here with my take on this week’s challenge. I really like the feminine feel to this week’s challenge and I was inspired by the colors, sketch, flowers and umbrella.

I thought the Silly Goose collection by Carta Bella worked well. Such soft pretty colors and how can you not love all the cute geese! For the scallop I used an old border punch from Stampin’ Up! Of course some stitching, I love to stitch on my cards. What is something that you incorporate most of the time?

Don’t forget to share your project in our Facebook group!

This week’s Inspired By Challenge is a beautiful reminder that April showers bring May flowers!  This dreamy umbrella overflowing with cascading blooms creates a soft, romantic scene full of delicate movement and elegant detail. The hanging florals, gentle color palette, and sparkling raindrop accents bring together the perfect blend of springtime freshness and whimsical charm.

Will you be inspired by the flowing floral elements, the soft pink and berry tones, or the graceful umbrella shape? Maybe it’s the layered textures, the sense of movement, or the light and airy feel that sparks your creativity. However you interpret it, let this lovely springtime image guide your design.

We can’t wait to see what you create!
Join us for #IB385 and don’t forget to tag your project with #inspiredbychallenge. After linking up, be sure to also share your creation in our Facebook group so everyone can see it and celebrate your inspiration! 

MarDi

Von Marie

Cathy Harper

Kelly Schirmer

Amy Tsuruta

Laurel Seabrook

Now we can’t wait to see what you create!

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I am REALLY late with this post but life has been soooo crazy busy with us being gone a lot I never knew if I was coming or going LOL. Dare I say I think we have a bit of a reprieve this weekend….

Anyways, lovely takes on the inspiration

Jolanda Johnstone

I just love the retro feel of this card and that you created a Christmas Card from the inspiration. Congratulations Jolanda!

Come back tomorrow for a new challenge.

My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Balloons

I was inspired by the theme and colors. My card features the following Brass & Bliss Craft Co products:

• 38019 Lucky Duck 4×6 | stamp*
• 3019D Lucky Duck Coordinating | dies*
• 5917-01D Rounded Marquee Nested | dies*
• 5812-02 Swanky Scallop Ovals | die
• 5812D Swanky Nested Ovals | die
• Color Fuse 6 – Lavender 

*These products are on sale right now! The new Petals & Promises along with the last release – Botanical Daydreams are both 20% off.

I think those ducks are so cute! They each had balloons which fit perfectly with this week’s theme!

I can’t wait to see how you’re inspired!

Thanks for stopping by!

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