Inspiration Station Challenge #64 - August 2024

Hello Friends and Happy Monday!  Today begins a new challenge month at The Inspiration Station Challenge Blog.  Our inspiration photo is a colorful one and I immediately knew the set I would use for my project.

I've used the Organic Fruits Stamp Set by Simon Says Stamp.  I love the retro vibe, the images can be hand colored or stamp layered, which I chose to do here. The stamp set is designed so when layering the color onto the images, the colors either do not stay within the lines or do not completely fill the image, which gives it that cool organic look.

For my colors, I've used Versafine Black ink to stamp the images and various Gina K. Designs inks for the fruit colors.  I've created my own designer series papers, if you will, with the images.  After the inks were dry, I splattered the panel with white acrylic ink.

I've layered the focal panel with a black mat, die cut a circle, heat embossed the sentiment, popped on craft foam for dimension and added a twine bow. To add a bit more interest, I dipped a new pencil with unused eraser into the inks and dotted around the design. Lastly, I've added gold gems from Kat Scrappiness.

I invite you to please join us at The Inspiration Station Challenge this month.  We hope to inspire you with our designs and we always enjoy seeing how the photo inspires everyone.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Double Trouble - Bright colors and a Retro vibe make me happy

Make My Monday - coloring medium is ink

FarmQuest Homestyle Kitchen Challenge

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

613 Avenue Create

Stamping Sensations

All Sorts

Crafty Catz

Krafty Chicks

Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

I Spy with My Little Eye

Re-Discover Your Supplies Instagram Hop - Theme: Teacher Appreciation

Hi Crafty Friends and Happy Sunday!  I am participating in the Re-Discover Your Supplies Instagram Hop along with several of my crafty friends.  The theme is Teacher Appreciation and it's a Just For Fun and Inspiration Hop.

The premise of the Hop is to inspire you to shop your stash and "re-discover" products you haven't used in a while (or forgot about) to create something for yourself or someone else.  You can hop along starting HERE.

I don't have school aged children anymore so I haven't thought of Teacher Appreciation gifts in a very long time.  I went shopping my stash and re-discovered the Organic Fruits Stamp Set from Simon Says Stamp.  I decided to create a Thank You card with some red apples as the focal images.

With this set, you can stamp layer or stencil the color on.  I decided to stamp layer using red and green shades of Catherine Pooler inks.  Just as the name implies, the stamping of color is not supposed to line up perfectly.  Going outside the lines gives the stamping an organic, retro and whimsical look which I like very much.

Also from my stash (my embarrasingly large stash) of patterned paper, I chose 2 snippets from the Bo Bunny "Kiss the Cook" 6x6 paper pad.  I've fussy cut the apples and leaves, stamped the sentiment from the stamp set directly to the card panel and popped the images on craft foam for dimension.  Lastly, I've added silver gems from Kat Scrappiness.  

Stop by the Hop on Instagram and see what my friends have created by shopping their stashes.  I'm excited to see what their Teacher Appreciation inspiration projects are.  

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Corrosive Challenge

We Love Stamping

613 Avenue Create

All Sorts

Di's Digi Design

Crafty Calendar

Taylormade Cards 4 U

Creative Fingers

Outlawz Festive Friday

We Make a Great Pear

Hi Crafty Friends and Welcome to Wednesday!  I have a quick post today that features Fruit, Stenciling, Ink Blending and Layered Stamping.

For my card today, I stamped 2 Pears from the Simon Says Stamp Organic Fruits stamp set with inks from Catherine Pooler.  The Sentiment is part of a mini stamp and die set from the Spellbinders Market Fresh by Debi Adams "The Pearfect Avocado" Stamp and Die Set.  

I like the stamp set because the fruits are supposed to appear whimsical; the ink layering is not meant to match up perfectly, giving it an organic and whinsical feel.

I stenciled the background with an Alina Crafts stencil, fussy cut the images, popped the front Pear and panel on foam pads for dimension, splatteredwith White Acrylic Gloss Spray by Dina Wakley and added clear sequins for sparkle. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Penny's Challenges

Word Art Wednesday

Crafty Creations

Crafty Sentiments

Digi Choosday

TTCRD

Ike's World

Outlawz Monday Greeting

A Place to Start - Card, Thinking of You or Encouragement, Stenciling

Crafty Catz