Hello everyone Happy Tuesday! Von Marie here and I’m so happy to be on the Inspired by…Blog today.  This week our theme is Tea Garden and we also have a fun card sketch. I would love to go have some Tea especially at a Tea Garden. My favorite Tea is Matcha.  What is yours?

Okay Let’s Get started:

 I love the theme so much and the card sketch. How are you inspired?

 I have this older retired Hero Arts Stamp and Die Set called Mouse Tea Party.  I stamped my images with Memento Tuxedo ink on white cardstock and colored them softly to match the inspiration photo.  I then used the coordinating dies to cut them out.  

I then cut squares of pattern paper using my paper trimmer trying to mimic the dark purple flowers in the photo and use the card sketch.  I then used an embossing folder from Simon Says Stamp called Drifting Flowers that I ran through my Spellbinders Platinum six with creme colored cardstock.  I sprayed my paper with water before running it through.  I stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set with black ink and cut it out with my trimmer.  Everything was glued to a A2 card base 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.

You still have time to enter.  Link your card to the original challenge post on this blog.  It’s fun to be a winner as your card is shared so I hope you play along with us.

Crafty Hugs

Von Marie

I love the inspiration for this week’s Inspired By challenge. There’s something so charming about tea time in the garden. It was fun combining this cute Colorado Craft Co Tea Time Fun mice set with the lovely Altenew Delicate Garden set to create this A7 card. Once again, I used watercolor and colored pencil for my coloring media.

I started by stamping the mice and laying them out on the panel according to the sketch, then masking them. Next, I stamped the floral images from the Delicate Garden set and applied a light watercolor wash using Catherine Pooler Be Mine ink for the flowers, and then water colored everything else with Distress inks. Then I went over the mice images with Prismacolor pencils for more definition and to outline. The scalloped mat is Honey Bee stamps Scalloped A7 dies. The sentiment is from a Hero Arts card kit called Bows & Beyond.

What inspires you in this week’s inspiration photo? The tea pots and tea cups, the garden? We would love to see what you come up with. ~MarDi

So many yummy creations last week. Made me hungry for some berries! I am so looking forward to the fresh berries growing in my yard, but of course that will be awhile yet.

Erin T

It was hard choosing a winner this week but this pink mug kept calling my name. I love how there is a pretty flower in it and all of the texture. Congratulations Erin!

Don’t forget to play along this week

Hoping Spring is just around the corner….this week’s challenge reminded me of all the Spring flowers to come and has be dreaming about my garden. I can’t wait for the weather to be warmer and the days to be longer. This card was created with a Lori Whitlock SVG file. It turned out super cute…perfect for this challenge and for the recipient that will be receiving it.

Thank you for joining us to day and make sure to join the challenge.

Hey everyone, today I am sharing my card for this week’s challenge. Being a tea drinker, I had to go with the theme. I dug out my very old Papertrey Ink Stamp as I thought it was perfect for this (do you have this stamp set?) and I paired it with the Mom’s Kitchen collection from Echo Park. I used my scallop punch to make the flowered paper look like a table cloth. I mounted the tea pots on foam squares and topped off with some old Papertrey Ink buttons.

Now we would love to see how you are inspired! Be sure to share it in our Facebook group too!

This week’s Inspired By challenge is steeped in vintage charm and blooming beauty! 🌸☕ Delicate teacups and teapots are overflowing with fresh pansies and playful succulents, creating a whimsical tea garden that feels like something out of a fairytale cottage. Will it be the soft florals, the dainty china, or the clever vertical display that sparks your creativity? ✂️🎨 Let the image and sketch brew up something lovely—whether it’s elegant, eclectic, or delightfully unexpected.

We can’t wait to see your take! Tag your project with #IB376 and #inspiredbychallenge to join the fun.

How are you inspired? Create a project and in your post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, and don’t forget to display our inspiration photo and link back to our challenge 😊

Now for our Design Team’s inspiration:

Von Marie

Cathy Harper

Laurel Seabrook

Kelly Schirmer

Amy Tsuruta

Now it is your turn!

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

I was inspired by the theme and colors. My card features the following products by Concord & 9th:

• Berries and Jam | bundle
• Friendly Florals | bundle
• Dragonfruit | cardstock + ink
• Buttercup | cardstock
• Dove | cardstock

I had forgotten that the Berries and Jam set had raspberries.

The tops of the jars are from the Authentique 6×6 – Saucy.

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Hello everyone Von Marie here and I’m so happy to be on the blog today.  I’m so excited for this New Challenge Berries #IB375 and the card sketch is so much fun.

Let’s Get Started:

I was inspired by the Inspiration photo the colors, Berries, and the Card Sketch.  How are you inspired?

I chose to use a Jaded Blossom die set called Fruit dies. I love all the different fruit dies in this set.  I was aiming for Raspberries.  I cut out some dies from the set like the base the berries and the leaves out of Kraft cardstock using scraps from my stash.  I then ink blended them with Concord & 9th dye inks in Eggplant and Cranberry for the berries and Parsley for the leaves.  I love to ink blend.  You can use colored cardstock of course too.  I glued my berries together with liquid glue

I also used a Fruit Basket die from Lawn Fawn that I cut out with pink faux glitter paper from Kat Scrappiness. I glued the basket to some white colored pattern paper from an older 12 x 12 Michaels paper pad. I also stamped a sentiment from Lawn Fawn’s How You Bean Strawberry add on stamp set with black ink on white cardstock and cut it to fit.  I cut out some more pattern paper to mimic the card sketch from Michaels. It was time to put my card together,  all was glued to a A2 pink card base 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  I had so much fun making this card. I’m actually allergic to raspberries but I still like to craft them on my cards.

I can’t wait to see how you are inspired. Link your card to the original challenge day post and every Sunday the Winner is announced. So much fun.

How to participate: 

 Create a card inspired by the photo OR 

Create a card inspired by the sketch OR 

 Create a card inspired by BOTH. Upload your card and how you were inspired to the Inspired By…blog. 

Crafty Hugs,

Von Marie

My card for this week’s Inspired By challenge was inspired by the sketch, the bright pinks, and of course, berries. I used “You’re the Berry Best” stamp set from Colorado Craft Company, which I’ve had for a while but this is the first time I’ve played with it.

I tried watercolor at first and didn’t like the result so I almost threw this out. Before tossing it, I thought I’d try colored pencil over top, and then became too invested to bail on it. In the end, I’m satisfied with the result.

I really wanted to add some water droplets but ran out of time. I might go back in later and add them.

Do you have berry stamps or dies that are begging to be brought out and played with? Or, does the sketch or bright pinks inspire you? We would love to see what you come up with. ~MarDi