inspiration Station Challenge - March 2026

Hello Friends and Happy Monday, the 1st Monday of March and time for a new challenge month at The Inspiration Station Challenge Blog.  Our inspiration prompt for this month is:

Aren't these Pups adorable dressed in their St. Patty's Day best?  Even though the photo is simple in it's composition, there's lots of inspiration here, and I was directly inspired by the dogs and St. Patrick's day, so I've created a card for the holiday.

Using the Pup with Balloons digital image from Bugaboo Stamps (who remembers Bugaboo?), I've used a St. Patrick's Day color palette and colored the image using Copic Alcohol Markers.  As a side note, Jodi Mackrell is alive and well, she made an appearance in the Bugaboo Facebook Fan group and I was so relieved to hear from her.

I've die cut the focal panel and mat using scalloped nesting dies from Hero Arts,  the patterned paper is from my stash, the sentiment has been computer generated and popped on foam pads.  For a bit of interest, I've added a nest of gold thread from Altenew.

The team and I invite you to join us this month, we love seeing all the creative designs and how the photo inspires everyone.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Double Trouble

Make My Monday

A Cut Above

AUD Sentiments

Neglected Stuff Challenge - neglected stuff would be the Bugaboo digital image and patterned paper

CD Sunday +

Little Patch of Crafty Friends

Stamping Sensations

Mirtillamente

Give a Crafter a Cookie

Polkadoodles

Crafty Catz

Inspiration Station Challenge March 2024

Hello and Happy 1st Monday of March!  I hope you are starting to see signs of Spring where you are.  If you're in the Southern Hemisphere, I hope you're winter weather hasn't arrived yet.

Today begins a new challenge month at The Inspiration Station Challenge Blog.  The challenges always have an inspirational prompt for you to interpret into your design.  The inspiration photo this month is:

There are so many ways to interpret this photo, I went with a St. Patrick's Day theme as I get the vibe of a Parade with lots of fun visuals and sounds.  I've used the now defunct Bugaboo Stamps St. Patrick's Day Frog for my card.

I've colored this Cheeky Frog using Prismacolor Pencils.  The patterned papers are from a St. Patrick's Day digital paper pack that I purchased on Etsy approximately 5 years ago, and I've used only scrap on this card.  Because it's a digital paper pack, I'll always have these "papers" to use.

I've die cut the focal image using a nested stitched circle die from Cheery Lynn (purchased from Amazon).  I've popped the circle focal on foam pads, as well as the banner.  Lastly, I've added green faux gems for added interest. 

The team and I hope you'll pop over to the challenge and play along this month.  There is a lovely prize from Pretty Pink Posh (not a sponsored prize) and everyone is eligible for the prize, no matter of your location, as long as rules for the challenge are followed.

That's all for now.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges

Double Trouble

A Place to Start

Aud Sentiments

Outlawz Monday Greetings

CD Sunday +

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

613 Avenue Create

Crafting Happiness
Crafty Animals

Pearly Sparkles

Crafts Galore Encore

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges

Inspiration Station March Challenge

Hi Crafty Friends and Happy 1st Monday of March.  Today sees the start of a new challenge month at The Inspiration Station Challenge Blog.  The inspiration photograph is quite fitting for this month:

I was inspired by all the green in the photo, not to mention St. Patrick's Day is coming up so I went with an Irish theme and colored this sweet little red headed lass from Star Stampz using Prismacolor Pencils. 

The papers are snippets from a digital paper pack, from where escapes me.  The sentiment is from Cardz TV and the gold sequins are from my stash.

I was attempting a new flesh tone combination and to be honest, this poor lass looks a "little green 'round the gills" as my Daddy used to say to us kids when we had stomach viruses.  I was going for that reddish, Irish complexion...next time I'll stick to what I know.

The Inspiration Station Challenge is also teaming with The Double Trouble Challenge from today through the 19th of March.  Please visit their challenge and play along in their "Pinch Proof" Challenge.  You can find their challenge HERE.

That's all for now, I'll be back in an hour to share another design team project!  Until then, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Colorful Options

Let's Craft and Create

Pammie's Inky Pinkies

Double Trouble

A Place to Start

CD Sunday

Inspire.Create

Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes

613 Avenue Create

Corrosive Challenge

Crafting Happiness

Ching Chou Kuik

Park Hopping My Happy Place - Merida at Fairytale Garden Magic Kingdom Disneyland 

Shamrock Happy Mail

Hello and Happy Saturday!  The Kat Scrappiness Team is showcasing projects that feature Kat Scrappiness Embellishments because a SALE on All Embellishments begins today!  ALL embellishments are 20% Off with the coupon code:  EMBELLISHMENTS.  This sale is active today 26 February through 03 March 2022.  You can find the Shop HERE.

My project today features Over the Rainbow Clay Embellishment Sprinkles.  I have created a 5.5" square Shamrock Shaker card using the Stitched Scalloped Nesting Heart Dies to construct the shamrock petals / shaker elements.

I've added texture and color to the background by embossing a panel and blending a light layer of bright green ink just behind where the shamrock is adhered.  The sentiment is a sentiment die from the Kat Scrappiness Happy Mail Mini Slimline Envelope Die Set, which I've cut from Gold Glitter Craft Foam.  I've also added Apple Green Pearls to the center heart.  

Kat Scrappiness has a huge variety of embellishments and if you're like me, you cannot create a project wthout adding gems, sequins, droplets, etc.  I LOVE embellishing! 

Thanks for stopping by; until next time - Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

All Sorts

Can You Handle the Pressure?

Send A Smile 4 Kids

Crafty Catz

Outlawz Tuesday Color

Creative Knockouts

As You Like It - My fav occasion for cardmaking are "Friendship" or "Just Because".  

SSS Wed Challenge

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

Try It On Tuesday

Crafter's Cafe

Theodore Shamrocks and Friend

Happy St. Patrick's Day!   It's Humor Me Wednesday at Catch the Bug Challenge Blog and to celebrate the day, I'm sharing my blog project using the Theodore Shamrocks digital image available at Bugaboo Digital Stamps.

I've colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, the designer papers are from a digital paper pack and the sentiment is from an older Hero Arts Set.  For a finishing touch, I've added Gold Sequins.  Theodore and his Friend are ready for St. Patty's Day, Corned Beef and Cabbage!

Have a Great Day and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp

Penny's Challenges

Crafty Gals Corner

Color Throwdown #colorthrowdown

Crafty Sentiments

Digi Choosday

TTCRD

Lemon Shortbread

A Bit More Time to Craft

A Bit More Time to Craft EXTRA

QKR Stampede

Cardz TV

Shamrock Love

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  On the Eve of St. Patrick's Day, I thought it appropriate to share a themed card; perhaps a mexied media project...I'm really not sure what mixed media is but I used an ink smooshing technique, a die cut, twine, enamel dots, a sentiment stamp and paint splatters.  Does that count?

I'll be back tomorrow with a cute St, Patrick's Day card, until then Happy Crafting!

Donna

P.S.  I want to mention a new challenge blog that is based on Inspiration Cues.  It's the Inspiration Station Challenge Blog and Challenge #2 has started.  The challenges start the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month so please visit and get inspired!

**Challenges Entered:

Crafty Sentiments

Digi Choosday

Lemon Shortbread

Cute Card Thursday

Lady Gnome Leprechauns Rule!

Hello and Happy Saturday Evening!  Wow...I had a great crafting day..all alone for several blissful hours so I took advantage and created several cards I will be featuring this week.

One of the cards today is this Sweet Lady Gnome Leprechaun bearing a Top Hat full of 4 Leaf Clovers.  I love to craft for seasons and Holidays, even though many may not recognize or celebrate, it's a reason for me to get creative.  A majority of my cards go to Sending Smiles to Seniors and Card Swaps so I'm always in need of seasonal cards.

Gnomes are currently my "thing" so when I came across a set of these Gnomes on Creative Fabrica (I have a monthly membership), I couldn't resist.  The designer papers are from my St. Patrick's Day crafting last year, the sentiment is from an older Hero Arts set and the banner and oval were die cut from old Simon Says Stamp dies.

Tomorrow is another creative day!  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Gem of a Challenge

Digi Choosday

Polkadoodles

Crafting Happiness

Fairy and Unicorn

Taylor Made Cards 4 U

Always Fun

Double Trouble

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper

Penny's Challenges

The Luck of the Irish with Colorburst Powders

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  Today is a short post featuring a St. Patrick's Day card created with Ken Oliver Crafts Colorburst Powders, Water and Die Cuts.

I created my background and side panel using the Colorburst Powders sprinkled on watercolor card and spritzed with water.  I added powders and water until I was happy with the result.  For the Panel, I did the same technique but sprinkled the powders and spritzed the water over a stencil to get the abstract Plaid look.  

I layered some leaf die cuts, stamped the sentiment from an older Hero Arts set, added sequins and Fun Stampers Journey Twine as a finishing touch.  A bright and cheery St. Patrick's Day card...it's March after all and we all could use a bit of the Ole Irish Luck!

I would also like to mention a new Craft Challenge that started on the 1st of March.  It's a Bi-Weekly Inspiration Challenge so please stop by, take a look, follow and enter your inspired project at Inspiration Station. 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafty Sentiments

TTCRD

Cuttlebug Mania

Lemon Shortbread

Clever Dexter

Your Scrapbook Place

Always Fun

Crafting Happiness

Double Trouble

Use Your Stuff

Happy Gnome Patrick's Day

 Hello and Happy Monday!  I hope your weekend was relaxing, and if you have been affected by the Winter's Storms, I do hope you are safe, warm and well.  

Today's post features a cute St. Patrick's Day Gnome, die cutting, heat embossing, stenciling, ink blending and hand coloring. 

This A2 sized card was inspired by a Gina K. Designs You Tube video.  The background panel was stamped with the Gina K. Music Medley background stamp and heat embossed with white powder.  Using a stencil, I blended Gina K. inks over the panel to reveal areas of embossing.  The focal image and scalloped border were die cut and mounted on foam pads.  A ribbon, bow and gems added to complete the look.

He's a cutie patootie whose handong out shamrocks.  This was fun to create and I do like how it came together.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge

Creatalicious

Use Your Stuff - I love Heat Embossing and especially the Resist Method

Try It On Tuesday

TTCRD

Creative Moments

All Sorts

Penny's Challenges

QKR Stampede

Creative Crafters

Tiddly Inks Good Luck Chloe

 Hello and Happy Sunday!  I hope you are having a great day so far, staying warm and safe.  I've started creating for St. Patrick's Day so today's make features an adorable themed image, coloring and embossing.

I started with a background panel that was embossed with a Shamrocks Embossing Folder and colored using Distress Inks in greens, yellows and water.  The image is Good Luck Chloe from Tiddly Inks and I've had this image for a few years.  I couldn't find within the Tiddly Inks Etsy Shoppe so I'm not certain but it may be retired.  

I colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Inks, die cut the focal, matted and popped on foam pads.  Stamped the sentiment; which is from an older Hero Arts set, on a tag and accented the piece with sequins and Baker's Twine.  All Done!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Corrosive Challenge

A Bit More Time to Craft

A Bit More Time to Craft EXTRA

A Perfect Time to Craft

Classic Design Challenge

Creatalicious

Try It On Tuesday

TTCRD

Bugaboo's 11th Annual Birthday Bash - Day 3 Anything But A Card

Happy Monday!  I hope your weekend was absolutely wonderful.

Today is Day #3 of the Bugaboo Birthday Bash at Bugaboo's Catch the Bug Challenge Blog and today's challenge theme is Anything But A Card featuring a Woodland Critter.  For my design team project, I created a St. Patrick's Day themed Birthday Treat Box using the Theodore Shamrocks image.

I cut the box template using my Cricut Electronic Cutting Machine and the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Design Space file.  The designer paper is a digital paper file I've had in my stash for a few years now; purchased (if I remember correctly) from an Etsy Seller.  I colored Theodore and his little Ladybug friend with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and mounted the focal image on the box lid using foam pads.  Lastly, I added some card candy for a bit of interest.  

Please join us this week for the Birthday Bash at Catch the Bug Challenge Blog, there is plenty of time to enter your projects into any of the challenges.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Get Creative

Digi Choosday

House that Stamps Built

Penny's Challenges

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

Creative Knockouts

Dare 2 B Artsy

Path of Positivity

Crafter's Castle

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges - Anything Goes

Hello and thanks for stopping by!  There's a new challenge at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog and the sponsor for this challenge is the talented MoonFlower Digi Stamps.  I had the pleasure of creating my design team project using Lilly Mermaid, a very sweet Mermaid that I colored with St. Patrick's Day in mind.

We hope you will join us this round at Penny's for your chance to win some beautiful images from our sponsor MoonFlower Digi Stamps.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Crafty Creations Challenge - Luck of the Irish

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  Today beings a new challenge at Crafty Creations Challenge and the sponsor for this challenge is Cute As A Button digital stamps.  For my design team project, I had the pleasure of using Luck of the Irish digital image.

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day greetings, this image is so sweet and I enjoyed coloring her up with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.  This is a standard A2 sized card using a polka dot paper from my stash.  I typed up an Irish Blessing and used as my sentiment along with adding some sequins for embellishments and inking the edges of the papers with Mowed Grass Distress Ink.

I hope you'll join us at Crafty Creations this challenge for your chance to win some adorable images from Francesca Lopez at Cute As A Button Digital Stamps.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday

The Crafty Addicts

Creative Inspirations

Crafting with an Attitude

Creatalicious Challenges - BowBo's Pot of Gold

Hello and Welcome to my little blog.  Today starts a new challenge at Creatalicious Challenges.  The sponsor this round is Colour of Love, Formerly Lacy Sunshine and for my design team project, I had the pleasure of using Bowbo's A Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow.

This sweet little Hobo was colored up with my Spectrum Noir Markers, card is a standard A2 and I used some designer papers I had in my stash from St. Patrick's Day 2018.  For added detail, I added some Wink of Stella to the coins, Bowbo's nose and all the shamrocks.  The finishing touch was to add some Nuvo Drops in the color Emerald City.

I invite you to join us at Creatalicious Challenges and I want to remind you of the new challenge blog The Paper Funday Challenges.  Please join in the fun and try your hand at winning some lovely digital art in the process.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:
QKR Stampede #335
Cardz TV #83
Colour Crazy #6
Crafting with Friends
Creative Fingers #157