Inkspirational #373 Visual Prompt - Beach Scenes

 Time for another Inkspirational Challenge!  #373 Visual Prompt - Beach Scene - a great challenge for the middle of August when we'd all probably like to be at the beach! (Unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere!)

I was inspired by the ocean waves!

First time using this wonderful Making Waves Stencil, Hey Honeycomb Fish Die and Hey Honeycomb Summer Sentiments all from The Greetery release in June.  Inside I stamped "You're FIN-tastic" from the same sentiment set.

I die cut the fish out of water color card and sponged with Ranger Distress Inks.  I punched the sentiment with a 1" circle, then punched a 5/8" and 1/2" circle to look like bubbles floating up.  I added an enamel dot for his eye. The fish and bubbles are popped up on foam dots.

We hope you'll join us and show us your inspired card design using our Visual Prompt!  You'll find inspiration from the rest of the team as well as Mr. Linky over at the Inkspirational Blog!

This challenge ends on Aug 14th.

I'm also sending my card to:

NBUS

1st time using the stencil, fish die and sentiment set!

Cardz 4 Guyz

Summer Theme  ends Aug 17

Time Out Challenges

ends Aug 5

Krafty Chicks

ends Aug 4th

Allsorts Challenge

Colors of Summer  ends Aug 14

Four Seasons Challenge

August - Summer  ends Aug 25th

Stamps:  Hey Honeycomb Summer Sentiments - The Greetery.

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Carribean Sky, Persian Blue - Altenew, Peacock Feathers, Twisted Cintron - Ranger Distress.

Paper:  Water Color Card - Spellbinders, White - Papertrey Ink.

Other Supplies:  Making Waves Stencil, Hey Honeycomb Fish Die - The Greetery, 1", 5/8",1/2" circle punches, enamel dot - Altenew, foam dots, blender brushes.

Frankly, You're Great!

 I'm sharing a card today that I made for a few challenges.

I recently purchased these Hot Diggity Dog and Squeeze Bottle die sets from Hero Arts - as well as the coordinating sentiment stamp set - Many Franks!  I was happy to get them out and use them!

I die cut the pieces from colored card stock and sponged around the edges with Old Paper Distress Ink.  I cut two different pieces of DP from Gosh, I Love You from Unity for the background.

Inside I stamped:

It's Your Birthday

Have a Bun-derful Day

Challenges entered:

Featured Stamper Challenge - Splitcoaststampers

inspired by this card by MN_Stamper

Cardz 4 Guyz #388 Summer Theme

ends 8/17

NBUS

1st time using these dies and stamp set.

Stamps: Many Franks - Hero Arts
Paper: White, Summer sunrise, Kraft Card, Americana - PTI, DP Gosh I Love You - Unity
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Old Paper - Ranger Distress
Accessories: Hot Diggity Dog Die, Squeeze Bottle Die - Hero Arts, finger dauber

June Card Chain Challenge 2026 Reveal

 Today's the day all of the cards exchanged for the June Card Chain Challenge are revealed.  

24 people signed up to exchange cards in June. I sent a card to Chris in Illinois and I received a beautiful card from Alice in Austria!

I used one of the suggested Technique Options of Shaped Card for my design this month!

I used at Retro TV die from Amazon, designer papers from Oriental Garden by Stamperia and the bee is made with the Fire Flies Die from the Greetery (colored to look like a bee!)  I die cut the TV out of hammered white card stock and colored the pieces with Copics and a Silver Leaf Krylon Pen.

Inside                                                Back

We hope you will join us for the July Card Chain Challenge! You'll find the link up and all the details on how to join in on the blog here.

The deadline to sign up is July 6th.

5000 cards have been exchanged world wide!

Also sending my card to:

Cardz 4 Guys

Gardens 

TIME OUT Challenge

Viewing a lake/ocean scene on the TV. The color of the aqua float in the pool 

Try it on Tuesday

In the Garden - ends July 6

Stamps:  Inside of card - Garden Sayings - Impression Obsession.

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair

Paper:  White - Papertrey Ink, Hammered White Card - Amazon (comes from England), DP Oriental Garden - Stamperia.

Other Supplies:  Retro TV Die - Amazon, Fire Flies Die - The Greetery, Copics - E04, BG11, N10, Y17, Silver Leaf Pen - Krylon.

May the Road Rise With You

 St. Patrick's Day is coming up on 3/17/26 here in the USA and I wanted to make a few cards to send -  here is one I made today.

I die cut 16 shamrocks out of watercolor paper and cut off their stems. I colored them with 3 different shades of green Copics.

I rolled a shaping tool over the centers of the shamrocks to make the edges curve up and adhered them with glue just on their centers over a panel embossed with a Plaster Embossing Folder that I sponged with Old Paper Distress ink.  The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse (retired)

Die Cut Divas

ends 3/31

Spring is coming with dry embossing and/or die cuts

Cardz 4 Guys

ends 3/16

Monochromatic colors

Just Us Girls

ends 3/11

Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge

Inspired by a shamrock painting

Stamps: Irish Blessings - Waltzingmouse (retired)

Paper: watercolor - Spellbinders; Soft Stone, White - PTI

Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Old Paper Ranger Distress

Accessories: Lucky Leaves Dies - Memory Box, Plaster Embossing Folder - Spellbinders, ball tool for shaping, Copics - G28, G20, G21

Bats, Pumpkins and Boo to You!

 I don't send many Halloween cards but I do like to have some on hand.  I have two boxes of Halloween stamps, dies and ephemera - some of it never used yet -  so there's that reason too!

So for this card I used three new Lavinia Stamps for the first time (pumpkins and bats), a baseboard frame from Tim Holtz that I've had a package of for a year and never used one of them, and Regions Beyond die set (candle and crow) that I've also had for over a year and never used!

  

I seem to buy things after season when they are on sale and then forget I have them?!?

I'm sending my card to:

Just Us Girls

Inspired by the pumpkins, window and candle.

ends 9/26

NBUS

first time using pumpkin and bat stamps, Baseboard window frames, Regions Beyond die cuts (candle and crow)

Inspired by Challenge

ends 9/24

Cardz 4 Guyz

Inspired by Fall  

Stamps: Playful Pumpkin, Ickle Pumpkins, Flittermice - Lavinia, A Great Big Owl (sentiment)- Waltzingmouse (retired).
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair.
Paper: White, True Black - PTI, DP Enchanted - Authentique, Ghosts and Goblins - DCWV.
Other Supplies: Baseboard Window Frames - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, Regions Beyond die set - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Tiny Twinkles - Taylored Expressions, Orange Peel Stickles, Copics Y38, YG03, E37, E00, C1, foam dots.

Camping in Summer

A friend asked me to make an anniversary card for her to give to her husband this year.  They have an RV and always travel in the summer in it so I thought these camping chairs and the road sign were appropriate!

Sending my card to:

Cardz 4 Guyz

Summer Holidays  ends 8/18

Love those Pretty Papers

anything goes  ends 7/31

NBUS

First time using these dies and stamps

I.D.E.A.S

D=dies

Stamps:  Lifes Great Advventures - PaperTrey Ink.

Paper:  White - PTI,  DP Forest - Stamperia.

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Sand Dune, Heart Beat, Rocky Shore, Dark Chocolate - Altenew.

Other Supplies:  Lifes Great Adventures Dies - PTI, foam dots, computer generated sentiment.

June 2025 Card Chain Challenge Reveal

 Today's the day all of the cards sent around the world in June are revealed over at the Card Chain Challenge.  I've missed the past two months because of my shoulder surgery - but I'm back and crafting to participate in the June Challenge.

This month I received a card from Dagmara in Poland and I sent this card to Linda in Michigan!

I used the suggested themes of Gingham and Friendship on my card.

I used recently purchased (during my convalescence I couldn't stamp but I COULD shop on line!) die set called Primitive Sheep as well as the sentiment from Sheepish Moments and the paper Colonial Americana - all from Whimsey Stamps.

So please check out the Card Chain Challenge and join in with us for July -  you have until July 6th to sign up-  all details on how to join in are over at the blog!

I'm also sending my card to:

NBUS

first time using sheep dies and sentiment stamp set

Cards for Guys

Checks or Plaids  ends 7/15

Stamps: Sheepish Moments Stamps - Whimsey Stamps.
Paper: Hammered White - Amazon, White, True Black - Papertrey Ink, DP Prim Colonial Americana - Whimsey Stamps, Mountain paper - Charlie and Paulchen.
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair.
Other Supplies: Primitive Sheep Die Set - Whimsey Stamps, Scalloped Rectangle die - Nestabilities, Nested Rectangle with Square Holes Dies - Rubbernecker, Hello Die - Waltzingmouse (retired), foam dots.

Inkspirational #341 - Hot Day at the Beach

 It's time for Inkspirational Challenge #341 - Designers Choice!  

Marlena is the designer to choose the challenge - and here it is!

I created a scene of a hot summers night at the beach as the sun is finally setting, with a hot fire crackling in the fire pit.

I made the background by first stamping the half sun, then masking it and simply rubbing the ink pads over the panel - Mustard Seed for the yellow sky, Arctic for the ocean and Sand Dune for the beach. I stamped and off-stamped the beach grass in Portabello.

The stamps and dies are all from Better at the Beach from Papertrey Ink. (they have the stamps but not the dies right now)

I added Clear Glitter Wink of Stella along the sky line and on the flames of the fire for a little sparkle - hopefully you can see it on the close up below.

So what does HOT make you think of?  food?  Summer? fire?  We hope you'll join us at Inkspirational and link up your cards!   You'll find lovely inspiration from the rest of the DT over at Inkspirational!

This challenge ends on May 23rd.

Also sending my card to:

Cardz 4 Guyz

Body of Water  ends 5/13

Creative Inspirations

The Great Outdoors - ends May 31

Die Cut Divas

Make it look like water coloring 

(my rubbed inkpad background)

ends 5/31

Stamps:  Better at the Beach - Papertrey Ink.

Ink:  Mustard Seed Ranger Distress, Russet Orange - Elements, Arctic, Portabello, Sand Dune, Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Cocoa Bean - Papertrey Ink.

Paper:  white, Fine Linen, Soft Stone - Papertrey Ink.

Other Supplies:  Better at the Beach Dies - Papertrey Ink, Clear Glitter Wink of Stella, mask tape, foam dots.