You Inspire Me (for CSF 859)

This week we have a sketch challenge at Create With Stamping Friends! I love a good sketch ~ one that you can interpret different ways. I took this sketch and “saw” the embroidery hoop being the center point with “You Inspire Me” as my sentiment.

Here’s the sketch:

And here’s my card:

Remember when embroidery hoops were the crafting rage? Now I’m dating myself, but I used to machine embroider pictures and frame them with embroidery hoops. I sold them at craft fairs with a friend. Chickens were a hit! Wow, that was a “minute” ago! Back to the card…

Materials & Measurements:

Cardstock ~ Pool Party base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″, Pecan Pie, Basic White, Silver Foil
DSP ~Floral Delight, 5-1/4″x 4″, and 4-1/4″x 3″
Stamps & Dies ~ Crafting With You, Memorable Blooms, Delightful Wishes
Inks ~ Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Versamark
Additional ~ white embossing powder, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Did this “inspire you” to pull out Crafting With You and use it again? I hope so! HERE is more inspiration from the Design Team at Create With Stamping Friends.

Product List

Crafting With You Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161219] $21.00	Crafting With You Dies [161225] $39.00	Memorable Blooms Dies [164825] $36.00	Delightful Wishes Dies (English) [164707] $35.00
Floral Delight 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164700] $12.50	Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [122924] $11.50	Pecan Pie 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [161717] $11.50	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $13.00
Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [133676] $11.50	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [119683] $11.50	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $5.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad [147094] $9.00
Regals Stampin’ Write Markers [161699] $35.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [165679] $21.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $32.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $6.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.25

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5 Comments

Rae in Reno
March 12, 2025 at 9:32 am

I love the spring flowers Karen. Such a bright and cheerful card. Thanks for sharing!

Rachel W. Brooks
March 7, 2025 at 10:19 am

Love your take on this, embroidery hoops are in my history also! Love that we have that little thingie that looks like the clamp!

- Karen Hallam
  March 12, 2025 at 3:10 pm
  
  Thank you Rachel! That little clamp is such a cute touch! Otherwise it’s just a circle! 😊
  
Chris from Pella
March 6, 2025 at 8:08 am

You had me at mossy meadow and daffodil delight! Two of my favorites. Then you featured the embroidery hoop. Be still my heart as I have always been an avid needle worker all my life, well since I could actually hold a needle and stitch! I looked at the sketch and thought crewel work with wools immediately. So we were on the same wave length. The resulting card is just delightful which is perfect for the title of the DSP but I love it!

- Karen Hallam
  March 6, 2025 at 2:29 pm
  
  Ahh, great minds…! Glad you like it, Chris! Thank you!