Monday, October 6, 2025

The Inspiration Station Challenge - Photo Prompt #78 - October 2025

Hello Crafty Friends and Happy Monday!  I hope your weekend went well and you enjoyed doing something you love.  Me?  I made cards, finished a few Crochet projects and watched Western Movies (I love John Wayne and Clint Eastwood).

Today begins a new challenge month at The Inspiration Station Challenge Blog, where you take your inspiration from a photo prompt and tell us how the photo inspired your design.  This months' prompt is:


What a wonderful Cornucopia of Autumn fruits and veggies, and I had to dig deep into the stash to find something I was happy to use for my DT project; I was directly inspired by the fresh fruit and veg.  

I came across the Pears and Pomegranates Stamp, Die and Washi Tape Sets from Pink Fresh Studio.  For my card, I've used the Washi Tape and Coordinating Dies to create the pretty fruit die cuts.

I've cut 2 panels, one in gold mirror card and the other in a rust color that matched the pomegranates.  The gold panel was cut using the Hemstitch Rectangle Die from Spellbinders, the rust panel was embossed with the Tile Reflection 3-D Embossing folder from Spellbinders.


The sentiment, from the Pears and Pomegranates Stamp set, was stamped and heat embossed using Copper Fine embossing power, cut with the coordinating die and popped on foam pads.  The washi tape die cuts were arranged and some were lifted on foam pads for extra dimension.  Lastly, iridescent sequins from the stash were added as a finishing touch.

The team and I hope you'll join us this month and share your inspired projects.  We love seeing all the creativity and inspiration.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

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17 comments:

  1. Oh Donna, this is gorgeous - the colours look so rich together, the gold behind the deep red is stunning!
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  2. Gorgeous shine off that gold mirror cardstock. The fruit panels are perfect. Wonderful card. So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas for our October theme of "Anything Goes"

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  3. Donna what a gorgeous card... love the gold and red background framing for your beautiful Pomegranates. Pomegranates are very popular here in Arizona and my daughter has a plant that provides lotsa pomegranates... the seeds in a green salad really perk up a salad. I see a lot of recipes in your card; but can you put next to our link in your post the 3-2-1 recipe you used for your pretty card, maybe layers, colors and images? Thanks for sharing your Inspiration Station card with us at Double Trouble.

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  4. My reaction was WOW! This is gorgeous, so rich in colour and texture. A lovely design. Thanks for joining us at Double Trouble, Johanna DT

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  6. Such a spectacular holiday card, Donna! Your layout and design are perfect, and selecting those particular fruits makes this card even more festive. Thank you for sharing your art with us at Double Trouble.

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  7. Elegant and so striking Donna! The colors are beautiful and the overall design is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your beautiful creation with the October Challenge at A Cut Above, Die Cut Challenge Blog.
    Vicki - ACA Owner

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  8. Wow this is really beautiful! Thanks for linking up to our October challenge gallery at Die Cut Divas.

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  9. a beautiful card and love the embossing folder, thank you for sharing at Crafty Catz challenge, Tilly

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  10. Beautiful card, I like the stamp/die set and the embossing folder.

    Thank you for joining us at Cut it Up for our Use More Than One Die Cut challenge.

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  11. Donna, what a gorgeous card! I love the 3D effect and the fruit combination. That center embossed panel is to die for! Thank you so much for sharing your card and creativity with us at Double Trouble!! -Donna

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  12. Wow! This card is absolutely gorgeous! I love that gold in the background and all that pretty fall foliage in the corners. Thank you for sharing with us at Double Trouble :)

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  13. Donna, this card is exquisite! Oh my goodness, I love it. Your coloring is so perfect that I thought it must be a pre-printed image. Wowza! Th gold is a great touch too! :)

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  14. Beautiful arrangement and colors! Love the layering and embossed design!
    Denise- September Crazy Cousin at Double Trouble Challenge.

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  15. What a beautiful card. I love the gold frame around the embossed red panel. Stunning design. Thank you for playing with us this week at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge.

    Nora
    DT Member
    Cupcake Inspirations Challenge

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