Inspired By...Balloons And A New Card Sketch

 Hello everyone.  I'm so excited for this weeks challenge at Inspired by...as usual they are all so fun. I love this week Balloons they are just so Happy and this weeks card sketch...I love it.

Okay let's get started:

Well I was inspired by the Balloons, Colors, and Card Sketch.  I made this really easy card It felt like it  took me 10 mins lol.  It's so cute too.  I used Not 2 Shabby Shop for the Make A Wish Paper Pack and Make A Wish Ephemera.  I Tried to mimic the sketch so I cut out a piece of pattern paper and I had a stitched piece already ready for me from a previous project. The inspiration photo has purple in it so, I cut some purple cardstock.

I love that there was a sentiment in the ephemera pack too.  So easy love it.  I glued everything to a A2 card base 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  I love how this card came it.  I love Bunnies.

You still have time to join us!

Did you know I'm on the Inspired By...Blog on Tuesdays? I would love for you to say hi or leave a comment.

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 

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{BYSHC} Spring Into Christmas Linky Party Day 5

 Hello everyone it's Day 5 for the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas Linky Party.  I love all the Holiday projects I've been seeing linked. All cards {or tags} must be Christmas, Hanukkah, Yuletide, wintry, etc. Use the graphic and hashtag #byshcsic2026lp in your social media posts.

Let's Get Started:

On this card I used Sponsor Creative Worship Stamps for this cute Snowman digi that's sadly has been retired. I printed it and colored it with my copic markers. It had been cut with my Brother Scan N Cut. I also used Winter Gnomes for the snowflake images to stamp on this big mug of hot cocoa.  I used a New Versafine Clair ink in Adriatic Sea that is this really pretty blue love it. I also used this stamp set Winter Gnomes for the sentiment "Let It Snow".  The other sentiment is from Sponsor Gina K designs Playful Penguins.  All sentiments stamped in black ink and cut using my paper trimmer.

Pattern Paper is from Sponsor Crafty Stamp Co. Merry Latte 6x6 and Not 2 Shabby Shop It's Gingie Time 6x6 Paper Pad. I glued everything to a A2 card base and popped up my sentiments with foam tape.  I had so much fun with this card.

Here are our

Fabulous Sponsors:

Tawny Owl Paperie 

Unity Stamp Co. 

Angie Blom Digital Designs 

QT Cards with Mom 

Jaded Blossom 

RAM Stamps 

A Colorful Life Designs 

Not 2 Shabby 

Digi Doodle Studios 

Gina K. Designs 

Club Scrap 

Twiddler's Nook 

Pajama Crafter Stamps 

The Greeting Farm 

Lawn Fawn 

Creative Worship Stamps 

Pink & Main 

Taylored Expressions 

Crafty Stamp Co. 

Newton's Nook Designs

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party Day 1

 Hello everyone.  I'm so excited for the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas Linky Party for 2026.  We have some Fabulous sponsors as usual.  So I hope you join us this week, you can also use our monthly sketch and have another chance of winning. Use Graphic and Hashtag #byshcsic2026lp  All cards {or tags} must be Christmas, Hanukkah, Yuletide, wintry, etc.

Let's Get Started:

On my card today, I used Sponsor Not 2 Shabby Shop.  I love this stamp set called Woodland Critters that was part of the JR Box Of The Month Subscription Club.  I love this cute Moose and sentiment.  I stamped with my favorite Memento Tuxedo Black dew Drop ink and colored with my copic markers.  I then used the Ultimate Snow Globe shaker die set by LV Handcrafted also available at the Not 2 Shabby Shop.

I used pattern paper from 6x6 Paper Packs by Not 2 Shabby shop A Woodland Christmas, and Winter Love. I stamped my sentiment from the same stamp set and cut it to fit using my paper trimmer. Lastly added some stickles in Diamond on the trees.  I love how this card came out.  All was glued to a A2 card base 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  

I hope you join us for a fun week!

Here is our Fabulous Sponsors:

Tawny Owl Paperie 

Unity Stamp Co. 

Angie Blom Digital Designs 

QT Cards with Mom 

Jaded Blossom 

RAM Stamps 

A Colorful Life Designs 

Not 2 Shabby 

Digi Doodle Studios 

Gina K. Designs 

Club Scrap 

Twiddler's Nook 

Pajama Crafter Stamps 

The Greeting Farm 

Lawn Fawn 

Creative Worship Stamps 

Pink & Main 

Taylored Expressions 

Crafty Stamp Co. 

Newton's Nook Designs

Inspired By Gum Boots And A New Card Sketch!

 Hello everyone. I'm so excited for our New Challenge #IB382 at Inspired by...Gum Boots.  we have a New card sketch too.  I hope you'll join us! 

Here is how I was inspired? I want rain boots in every color shown so those boots, colors, and card sketch inspired me.

I grabbed some pattern papers from an older Doodlebug Design inc. Springtime 6x6 Paper pad. I then cut my 3 strips of pattern paper a little over 1 inch. Using my paper trimmer and glued them to a Navy blue textured cardstock panel 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  

Next I stamped this cute duck in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock.  I love it from the Not 2 Shabby Shop called Rainy Day Cheer that was from a Subscription Box Of The Month or Jr Box Of The Month. I colored it in trying to match the inspiration photo using Copic Markers.  I paper pieced the umbrella from one of the same pattern papers and used a black marker to clean up my edges. I kept my duck light colored for a neutral look.  I fussy cut the duck and water droplets leaving a white border.  Isn’t this duck having so much fun? Makes me smile.  I stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set and cut it to fit. All was glued to a top folding A2 card base. I love this card and challenge.

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 did you know I'm on the Inspired by...Blog on Tuesdays?? Come and say hi. I would love it!

 

Hedgehog Hugs Digital Kit By LV Hancrafted

 Hello everyone.  I'm so excited to share this cute card that I made. I used Linh's @LV Handcrafted New EZ Cardmaking Kit called Hedgehog Hugs.  It's so adorable and I couldn't resist this kit! Use my code VonMarie10 to save over at LV Handcrafted

Without further ado here is my card.

Can't get any cuter than a Hedgehog and coffee??  This kit is digital and really easy to use.  I downloaded the kit and printed the pages I wanted to use.  This kit works well with the Not 2 Shabby and LV Handcrafted EZ Wonder Die #1 and the Ultimate Sentiments Universal Die.  I used the EZ Wonder Die #1 and lined it up with the printable.  So easy to line up.  I also used a low sticky tape to hold my die and printable together before running it through my die cutting machine.

The sweater print is so much fun and I couldn't resist adding as much as I could on this card.  The EZ Wonder Die cuts out the square and circle and I inlaid the circle in with foam tape.  I ink blended my pink cardstock with some Pinkfresh Studio passion Fruit dye ink. The EZ Wonder Die also cuts out strips, it's so wonderful to make a quick card. I love this die.  Of course you can cut everything out with shape and nesting dies and also your paper trimmer.  Scissors work too. If you are thinking about getting the EZ Wonder Dies I would grab them here

I cut out brown cardstock 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 for my mat layer. I also cut out so many sentiments from the kit and I loved using these 2 sentiments on my card today with the Ultimate Sentiments Universal Die. I added foam strips to the back before adhering everything to a pink top folding heavy weight A2 card base 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  Lastly, I added some heart enamel stickers from Doodlebug Design.  I had so much fun making this card and I plan to be sharing some more cards soon.  I hope you grab this kit or other printables from LV Handcrafted. Oh and don't forget to use my code VonMarie10.

Supplies:

EZ Cardmaking Kit Hedgehog Hugs

EZ Wonder Die #1

 Ultimate Sentiments Universal Die

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Inspired By...Christmas Trees and A New Card Sketch

 Hello everyone.  I'm so excited for the New Inspired by...Christmas Trees Challenge and Card Sketch. Inspired by...Challenges run for about a week and every week we have a New Theme and New Card Sketch. So much fun! Don't forget to tag inspired_by_challenge on the socials. #inspiredbychallenges

Without further ado here is my card.

This weeks card I used the card Sketch and Theme.  I'm really loving the blue Christmas Tree and pattern papers from Not 2 Shabby Shop.  I used the Frosted and Fabulous Ephemera and Paper pack.

I also used a sentiment from Mama Elephant.  I thought it was a great sentiment for this theme.  I cut 3 different strips of pattern paper and glued to another pattern paper 4 x 5 1/4.  All was glued to a A2 card base 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  I had so much fun making this card I will be back with Next weeks Theme Challenge.

I hope you join this weeks challenge.  It's really fun if you win your card gets posted and you can receive a badge for your blog.

Supplies:

N2S Frosted & Fabulous Paper Pad 6x6

N2S Frosted & Fabulous Ephemera

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