Hey everyone, I am here to share how I was inspired this week. I was inspired by the boho vibe and decided to create 2 cards. with the Our Groovy Summer collection from Echo Park

For my first card, along with the boho vibe I picked out the happy face and incorporated that using an old Technique Tuesday die (remember them?!). To be honest I am not sure I have ever used the die LOL. I also added some of the Washi tape from the collection that had some smiles.

Next up I decided to use the scraps to incorporate the happy face and the sketch (loosely) to create a second card.

Can’t wait to see how you were inspired.

Welcome to Inspired By Challenge #IB400! 🎉 What an exciting milestone, and we’re so grateful to everyone who has created, shared, and inspired alongside us over the years.

This week’s inspiration is a collection of colourful beaded bracelets, filled with fun textures, playful patterns, and soft beachy hues. Will you be inspired by the stacked bracelets, the circular elements, the warm neutrals paired with aqua, the tiny details, or the versatile sketch? Whether your style is clean and simple, bold and bright, or somewhere in between, we can’t wait to see where this inspiration takes you.

Check out how the design team were inspired

MarDi

Kelly Schirmer

Cathy

Von Marie

Amy Tsuruta

Laurel Seabrook

Thank you for being part of our creative community and helping us reach 400 challenges! ❤️

We can’t wait to see what you create! Join us for #IB400 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 enjoy your beautiful interpretation too!

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Hello, it’s Amy @craftee1. My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Summer

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

• 5919-01D Large Beach Bag and Accessories
• 5922D Crashing Waves Cover die
• 38020 – Hug in a Mug stamp
• 38020D – Hug in a Mug die
• 37042 Coffee First stamp
• 2207 Tropical Dreams 6×6

I always love a beachy theme, throw in a coffee and it’s even better!

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 tell you all about the New challenge at Inspired by…Blog. The theme this week is Summer #IB399 and the colors and card sketch is oh so fun! 

Let’s get started:

I was inspired by the theme Summer, Summer Tote, and the Colors!!! I used stencils (2)from Papertrey Ink called Beach Bag.  I used white cardstock with Pinkfresh Studio Ocean Breeze Ink Cube, Gina K Designs Sweet Corn ink cube, and Simon Says Stamp Latte.

I cut my background at 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  I ink blended a triangle die-cut one that I cut with my scissors. I folded the corner of my card and glued everything to a A2 card base tucking the triangle onto my card base before laying my panel down. 

Sentiments were stamped with Lawn Fawn Hippo ink using a Sizzix Stamp Daily Sentiments #2 and Pink & Main Stay Cool Stamp. I used the coording dies to layer 3 times from the Pink & Main stamp. Lastly, I added this cute Turtle Ephemera from Sweet & Playful Turtles by Not 2 Shabby Shop.  

Now it’s your turn.  How are you inspired? Link your card to the Thursday Post on the Inspired By..Blog 

Crafty Hugs

Von Marie

This week’s Inspired By challenge is full of beautiful summer vibes. My card was inspired by the colors, the turquoise wood panel, and the beach tote.

My beach tote is filled with beach towels, which is something I would regularly pack for a family beach day. I couldn’t resist adding the pretty yellow flowers in the background, since they were laying in my extras pile and matched so well.

The tote die and elements are from a previous Hero Arts Club Kit, the flowers are from Altenew, and the Hello sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

How are you inspired by the photo, sketch, theme, colors. . . .? We can’t wait to see. ~MarDi

Hydrangeas are one of my favourite flowers so I loved last week’s gallery!

Arnoldo

Such a soft and pretty card! Love the simplicity and that hydrangea! Congratulations!

Don’t forget to play along this week!

We just returned from the Jersey Shore after visiting family…and the beach! Sadly, I emptied my beach tote (sand in our lawn and all)! So for this week’s challenge, I decided to fill my tote back up with …blossoms!

I used the Honey Bee Stamps adorable “3D Pop Up Bag” stamped with a vintage Cornish Heritage Farms background stamp called “Broad Stripes.”

Next, we have lots of additions from The Greetery. The “Best Bouquet” flowers are shaded to match the summer items in the inspiration photo. The sentiment from “Simple Holiday Mini Sentiments” is stamped on a “Little Linked Labels” die cut, then embossed with the coordinating ”Little Linked Labels Embossing Folder.”

Such a cheery little tote suitable for any occasion! Hope you get a chance to play along with us this week!

I went a little different with this week’s challenge…the challenge still reminded me on the beach and then that inspired a sand bucket card…you can take inspiration from everything.

So I went with bright colors, cheerful florals and a playful sand bucket card into a celebration of summer. The scallop adds a little more interest and fun.

I hope it inspires you to create something happy and full of sweet summer vibes!

Cathy

Happy Friday! I will be happier when the weather cools off LOL We have been in a heat wave here – 35-38 degrees this week which is at least 10 degrees hotter than I like it. Though I guess, there’s no better place to be than at the beach so this week’s inspiration is timely..

I was inspired by the colors, sketch and the bag for my card.

I used some of my well loved Stampin Up stash – these papers are just sooo pretty and of course, the Notes & Totes die was perfect for this week. I fussy cut the flower and mounted it on foam squares.

Can’t wait to see how you are inspired.

This week’s Inspired By Challenge is all about those easy, breezy days of summer! ☀️ A woven beach bag, sunny yellow flip-flops, striped towels, and that gorgeous turquoise blue instantly have me dreaming of warm days spent by the water.

Will you be inspired by the beachy theme, the woven texture of the bag, the cheerful blue and yellow color combination, or the clean and simple sketch? You could create something tropical, nautical, travel-inspired—or simply use these sunny colours to inspire a completely different design. As always, it’s up to you!

Here’s how the design team were inspired:

Kelly Schirmer

Von Marie

Amy Tsuruta

Cathy

MarDi

Laurel Seabrook

Now it is your turn!

We can’t wait to see what you create! Join us for #IB399 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 and enjoy your interpretation too!

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