Category: Inspired By

  • Cozy Fall

    Cozy Fall

    Hey everyone, I am here to share my take on this week’s Inspired By Challenge.. So many ideas I had with this one because there are so many fun elements in the photo! I decided to go with the fall theme, the coffee and an animal.

    If this image looks familiar, yes I did use this stamp last week too. It is just so darn cute! It is from the Mice & Cozy stamp set from Unity, which is on sale right now!

    For the coffee cup die cut I used an old CTMH die – it is actually to make a shaped card, but it was the perfect size to allow the stamp to fit on the coffee sleeve. I used the Feels Like Fall collection from Echo Park once again too.

    That’s all from me today. I hope. you have a great day. Be sure to grab this cute stamp set while it is on sale!

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  • A Little Fall Hello

    A Little Fall Hello

    I LOVE fall and making fall cards so this week, I was all over the Inspired By Challenge. I was inspired by the leaves, theme and sketch and had fun on this one

    I used the Feels Like Fall collection by Echo Park. After adhering the die cut background (die from CTMH) I dug out an old punch and punched the leaves. Once they were down I stitched on them

    I then used the Mice & Cozy stamp set from Unity, coloured it, fussy cut it out and mounted on foam squares. The Fall die is from Honey Bee Stamps.

    I then just added a few buttons.

    That’s all from me today. Have a great weekend!

  • Hello Autumn

    Hello Autumn

    Hey everyone, I am heading out today for our last camping trip of the season. Then I will be fully into fall mode! For this week’s Inspired By Challenge I was inspired by the theme and the sketch.

    I used the Here Comes Autumn collection from Echo Park. I kept it simple as we just had company leave and I was getting ready for camping and didn’t have a lot of crafty time! The embossed vellum was done using a Stampin’ Up embossing folder. 

    The little acorn is a sticker that I adhered to some scrap paper and fussy cut so that I could mount on foam squares. 

    Cute story. My father in law picks up all the acorns that drop on his boulevard each year as he doesn’t want any oak trees growing. When I was teaching grade one, I told him they would be fun to have in class for the kids to count, sort etc. Each year he would give me a bucket full and always be sure to tell me how many was in it. LOL

    Can’t wait to see how you are inspired this week.

  • No Work. All Play

    No Work. All Play

    I love this week’s Inspired By theme. I love to travel, and having a daughter who lives in Germany means we travel at least once a year to Europe. I was inspired by the theme and the sketch.

    For my card I used the It’s Time to Travel collection from Echo Park and paired it with the Happy Retirement stamp set from Unity. I retired from teaching full time, and just substitute teach at my old school so we are able to travel anytime of the year. But, hubby is retiring anytime now, so I made this card for him! 

    Once I had the pattern paper adhered and stitched I then went through the It’s Time to Travel sticker book, adhered some stickers to scrap paper, cut out stapled the stamped sentiments and mounted on foam squares. I then just added a couple more stickers to finish it all off. 

    Do you like to travel? Where is your next trip going to be?

    Can’t wait to see how you are inspired this week.

  • Happiness is Homemade

    Happiness is Homemade

    Hey everyone, happy Friday and the first Friday of September. In my mind it’s fall LOL

    For this week’s Inspired By challenge I was inspired by the rolling pins and used some goodies from Crafty Stamp Co (they have FREE shipping this weekend!)

    I paired the Patissir Meadow with the Sugar & Spice paper pack. (I love their packs as they are nice and thick and come with a plastic sleeve to hold them in once opened) I used some scraps and stitched them on then stamped and coloured some of the items on the stamp set. All of which are mounted on foam squares. 

    I have had the homemade die for several years and don’t remember where I got it. (Also think this is the first time using it LOLOL)

    I used one of my sketches – which you can find HERE (I plan on adding more periodically so be sure to check back). If you use any of my sketches I would love if you tagged me and linked to my sketch page so others can find it!

    I can’t wait to see how you are inspired this week.

    If you want to check out the Crafty Stamp Co products – be sure to do so this weekend since the shipping is free! Just click on the images below and be sure to use the code LAUREL for 10% off!

  • You’re the Berry Best

    You’re the Berry Best

    Hey everyone, happy Friday. The new Inspired By Challenge is up and this week’s inspiration just gives me all the feels. Who else just loves vintage and the stories that are behind the items? 

    I was inspired by the theme, the colors, the gingham and sketch (I guess pretty much everything) for my card. I pulled out the Strawberry Fields collection from Echo Park. 

    To tell the truth, I attempted some die cut strawberries using my Silhouette but lately I fight more with it than use it and for this card I fought more with it and thus decided to do my tried and true… fussy cutting LOL.

    I actually was able to use some of my scraps on this card which always makes me happy. I added stitching and scallops to carry out the homespun feel. I left the bottom with no sentiment as I thought it could be added later – either teacher, mom, friend… when I decide to use the card.

    I fussy cut the strawberries from pattern paper and then mounted on foam squares. 

    That’s all for me today. Hope you have a great weekend and can’t wait to see how you are inspired. 

  • One Challenge – Two Ways

    One Challenge – Two Ways

    I was inspired to create two totally different cards for this week’s challenge and couldn’t decide which one to use so I used both. 

    For this first one, I was inspired by the colors and created a Halloween card.

    I dug into my old CTMH stash and used up some of the scraps that I have been hoarding. I adhered the cat sticker to some scrap paper and cut out so that I could mount on foam squares. The Trick or Treat die is from Simon says.

    Next up, I was inspired by the ‘animal in the grass’ and the sketch for this card.

    The paper is from Stampin’ Up! I thought the mushroom meadow was perfect for this cute snail. I have a thing for snails, I think they are so cute and honestly don’t care if they nibble my plants. This guy is the new Eventually Yours stamp set from Unity and it is actually on sale right now too! 

    I mounted him on foam squares for some dimension

    Grab this cute set while it is on sale!

    Can’t wait to see how you are inspired this week. Have a great weekend!

  • Hooray!

    Hooray!

    The new Inspired By Challenge is up and it is just beachy LOL.. I was inspired by the colors, sketch, woodgrain and the frog for my card.

    I just love these cute Happy Frogs, the clip art set comes with precolored and outlines which is fun. I chose the precolored… I used scraps of paper to creeate the background then just stitched for some interest. the sentiment is from Honey Bee Stamps and the talking bubble is of course the Thinking Out Loud set from Unity. I mounted the frogs, and the sentiment (excluding the so excited) on foam squares for some dimension.

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    Now here’s the inspiration for this week. Can’t wait to see how it inspires you.

  • Groovy…

    Groovy…

    Hey everyone, the new Inspired by Challenge is up. 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.

  • Just a Note

    Just a Note

    The new Inspired By Challenge is up and with this heat wave here this week, it is fitting because I should be somewhere around water! (though truth be told, the water I am praying for right now is rain)

    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.

    Now I can’t wait to see how you are inspired!