I hope you had a nice Valentine’s Day! Did you use the cards you made for the challenge last week? I loved how many hearts and envelopes were used.

Wanda Cullen

Such a pretty card. I love the flowers coming out of the envelope, the striking black strip and the little embellishments. Congratulations Wanda!

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I love this challenge and I adore how this little card turned out. It is on it’s way to my grand daughter and hopefully it made it in time for Valentine’s Day along with a bunch of little things that I hope she will adore as well. This an Lori Whitlock SVG file that you can find here. I used some swiss dot cardstock and Doodlebug papers and embellishments to complete it. Love it!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Hey everyone, Happy Valentine’s Day!

This week I was inspired by the berries. I used this Clip Art Image – Chocolate Valentine’s Day as I needed something quick and these were just so yummy looking. Wouldn’t you agree?

I just felt like making a tall skinny card as it had been awhile and I dug into some hoarded old CTMH paper – love this set and now I don’t have much left. The sentiment is from The Stamps of Life. Of course I mounted the strawberries and sentiment on foam squares.

Would love to see how you are inspired! Be sure to join us.

This week’s Inspired By Challenge is bursting with berry-sweet charm! 🍓💗 A pink ribbed measuring cup brimming with juicy red raspberries sets the tone for a fresh and fruity creative journey. Whether it’s the vibrant pop of color, the rustic background, or the soft simplicity of the scene, there’s so much here to spark your imagination. Will you play with the textures, stick to the berry theme, or draw from the soft pastels and summertime vibes? We can’t wait to see what you create with #IB375!

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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: Inspired By… Berries

Amy Tsuruta

Laurel Seabrook

MarDi

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Kelly Schirmer

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Love Letter

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

• 5740D Vintage Post Box Die
• 5834D Circle Cover Die
• 5806D Postage Stamp Nested Die
• 5811-02D Whisper Blossom Die
• 5808-02D Build a Bloom Clematis Die
• 37009 Spring Greetings

The husband’s niece bought a new home. There are four blooms that represent the niece and her three kids.

I kept some of the circles intact in the Circle Cover die. The flower leaves have been cut in green but distressed with Fuchsia Color Fuse ink.

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Hello everyone Von Marie here and I’m so happy to be on the blog today.  Can you believe we are in February? This weeks challenge is Love Letter #IB374 and we have a fun card sketch too. So much fun.  I’m so excited.

Let’s Get Started:

Well I was inspired by the Inspiration photo the colors, envelopes, and hearts.  I was also inspired by the card sketch.

I chose to use My Monthly Hero Kit January 2026 Happy Mail.  It had this cute envelope die and small card die to tuck in the finished envelope.  It also has 2 heart dies and a this cute bow so I used those also.  My pattern paper is from Lawn Fawn Spiffy Speckles Strawberry Frosting, I have some 12×12’s of it.  It’s also double sided which is perfect. I also used red cardstock and Doodlebug hearts pattern paper.

After I die-cutting and glueing I found a tassel die in my stash from retired Right At Home called Folded Sweetheart Die Set.  I had never used it before.  I die-cut those dies and tied some hemp pink twine through the loops.  I then glued everything to some more Strawberry Frosting pattern paper 4 x 5 1/4 and then to a A2 card base 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  I tucked my red card into the envelope and placed a removable glue dot on the envelope flap to seal my envelope.  I hope I did justice with matching my project to the photo and sketch. I love that the recipient will see a mini card in that envelope I will probably write a note inside the card. Lastly I added a word from Simon says Stamp Trio Of Love cut out 3 times with white cardstock.  I glued them together and added it to my card.  That’s it for me I had fun making this card.

I can’t wait to see how you are inspired.  Every Thursday is a New Challenge! Link your card to the original challenge day post and every Sunday the Winner is announced. I can’t wait to see if you are the Winner.

Crafty Hugs,

Von Marie

For this week’s Inspired By challenge, I wanted to capture the joy of happy mail and handmade love. I was inspired by the soft Valentine colors and love letter theme in the inspiration photo, and the clean lines of the sketch.

I created these Valentine cards for my sisters with a cheerful mailbox filled with love notes and surrounded by spring florals. I added subtle texture to the background using a heart stencil, while keeping the design simple and cohesive. I made these in assembly line fashion but each card has subtle differences based on the assorted die cuts I had available and mistakes that needed to be covered up. I know we’ve all been there. As you can see, I chose not to add a sentiment to the front of the card and I’m happy with that decision.

The majority of the dies used are from Spellbinders SNAIL MAIL POST. The postage stamp die is from Penny Black Stamps, the lace edge is Lawn Fawn, the twine is IOS, and the stencil is MFT.

Do you send Valentines to family and friends or do you keep it intimate and only give one to your special someone? We would love to see how this week’s photo or sketch has inspired you. ~MarDi

Oh my gosh, I love hot chocolate and sweets so the gallery last week was soooo good!

Jenny Engelke

So many good things about this! Love the colors, all the detail, the layers and that texture background! Well done and congratulations Jenny!

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