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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We are definitely in the flower season and your beautiful creations definitely showed that.
So much to love about this gorgeous card. Those are such pretty flowers and such great layering of colors! Congratulations Caroline!
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Sometimes inspiration comes from the simplest, most everyday things and for this designed, it all started with clothespins.
Something so nostalgic and cozy about clothes hanging out to dry and swaying in the breeze. Tiny clothespins at the top of the card are the heart of the design…just a sweet little dress freshly hung and catching the warm spring breeze.
Details really make this piece come together. The scalloped collar, tiny floral accents, the little butterfly just add softness. Created for a sweet baby girl because sometimes, the most beautiful inspiration come the little things that we see everyday.
Share with us what you create with this challenge. We can’t wait to see.
Happy Friday. Happy May!I love this week’s inspiration. I love this time of year when I can start hanging my clothes out to dry. I don’t have a clothesline but I have clothes racks and I make good use of them from now until the fall! Do you have a clothes line?
I was inspired by the colors, the roses and the sketch for my card. I used a Stampin Up stencil so this went together very quickly. The background die is from MFT I believe. I thought it was perfect considering the sketch.
This week’s Inspired By Challenge is all about sweet florals and charming everyday details! These delicate clothes pins, painted in soft pastel tones and adorned with tiny blossoms, bring a fresh, cottage-inspired feel that’s perfect for spring crafting.
Will you be inspired by the soft mint background, the pretty pink flowers, or the repeating patterns? Maybe it’s the mix of simple shapes and delicate details, or the gentle color palette that sparks your creativity. Whether you lean toward shabby chic, clean and modern, or something entirely your own, let this lovely inspiration guide your design.
We can’t wait to see what you create!
Join us for #IB386 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
Kelly Schirmer
Now it is your turn! We can’t wait to see what you create!
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:
The cardstock I used:
The drink interior has been cut from watercolor paper and blended with these distress oxides:
The olives and umbrella:
The Sip Sip Hooray was inked with Bark on Bisque Cotton Paper.
I can’t wait to see how you’re inspired!
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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!
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!
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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.
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