Hello, crafty friends. I’m so excited to tell you that I’m hosting Altenew’s Inspiration Challenge this month. I chose a photo of my craft supplies I took in my craft room as an inspiration photo. Don’t you just love all the colors and elements you see in the photo?
Besides my recent go-to technique, watercoloring, my favorite cardmaking technique is creating a stamped background by mixing small images from different stamp sets. And here is what I came up with:
I took three main colors – yellow, blue and red – and circle elements from the inspiration photo to create my card for today. I used Spicy Yogurt cardstock as a stamping panel to give an earthy texture to my background.
Here are the stamp sets from Altenew I used for my card : Floral Sprig, Vintage Flowers, Floral Shadow, Precious Moments, Sentiments & Quotes, and Thinking of You.
I made another card with the same design but using different color scheme on a white cardstock. With various colors and images, the possibilities are endless.
I made a video tutorial to show you how to create a stamped background. I’m also sharing something special/different at the end of the video you won’t want to miss out. 
You can watch it here or on YouTube channel.
I hope you can play along with the Altenew September Inspiration Challenge. Thre are FOUR $30 gift certificates up for grabs. I can not wait to see where the inspiration photo takes you! That’s all I have for today! Thanks so much for stopping by. Happy crafting!
Giveaway
I am giving away a $15 Altenew gift certificate to one winner. Leave a comment below and I will announce the lucky winner on this post on Tuesday, September 6th.
Giveaway Winner (Edited to add)
Congratulations, Sharon! Please email Altenew at winner@altenew.com to claim your prize with subject line : Giveaway Winner from May’s Blog.
Supplies
I have listed the supplies I used below. I participate in several affiliate programs including Simon Says Stamp(SSS), Ellen Hutson(EH) and Altenew(AN). It means I get a small commission at no additional cost to you when products are purchased through links I share here. Thank you for your support.
 Altenew Floral Sprig Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Floral Shadow Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Precious Moments Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Sentiment & Quotes Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Thinking of You Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Vintage Flowers Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Forest Glades Ink Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Crimson Ink Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Warm Sunshine Ink Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Ocean Waves Ink Shop at:SSS | AN |
 Altenew Jet Black Ink Shop at:SSS | AN |
 Altenew Acrylic Block Set Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Ranger Embossing Powder Super Fine White Shop at: SSS |
 Cuttlebug Die-Cut Machine Shop at: AN |
 Dahle Self-Healing Cutting Mat 18×12 Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Spicy Yogurt Cardstock Shop at:AN |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 Hero Arts Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Versamark Watermark Ink Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Circle Infinity Dies Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
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Jun . 20 . 2020Dolores Ingraham
Beautiful cards.
Dec . 28 . 2016terriavidreader
Really lovely.
Sep . 11 . 2016Kristina Song
Wonderful cards, May! You never cease to amaze and inspire. I’ve even used mini stamps from a variety of dog themed stamp sets to create my take on your technique of creating background cards with tiny stamps. TFS Hugs Kristina
Sep . 05 . 2016Christine Canfield
so simple and so perfect!
Sep . 04 . 2016Sandra L.
Fantastic cards, as always and I love your technique for creating the background. Added that to my must try list.
Sep . 04 . 2016Sharon Tate
I really do love all of your cards. Thank you for sharing the tip on using a container to place your stamps in so the don’t become misplaced. I do this every time I am crafting. Congratulations on you new book May.
Sep . 04 . 2016Judy Bennett
I absolutely love these backgrounds on your cards. Such lovely patterns you’ve created. Thanks for sharing!
Sep . 04 . 2016mandalj
Love all the examples where you have made your own background! Congratulations on having a book published! It looks great!
Sep . 04 . 2016Kristina
Awesome cards! Like the way you combined these colors
Sep . 04 . 2016Lindarub
Love how you did the background will have to look at my small stamps to try this.
Sep . 03 . 2016Ananya U
Great card!
Sep . 03 . 2016Linda Carson
Lovely cards! Thanks for the video and valuable tips that I will use!! Your published looks amazing! Congrats!!
Sep . 03 . 2016Rebecca Pasag
Thank you for the great ideas. Your cards are always an inspiration.
Sep . 03 . 2016Karen W.
Great cards! Thanks for sharing.
Sep . 03 . 2016Ambar Perello
May, your cards are gorgeous !!pretty backgrounds.
Sep . 03 . 2016melissadawnlane
I always enjoy seeing your work, May. Lovely!
Sep . 03 . 2016Helen Gullett
May, your cards are gorgeous. Your skill of stamping background is super awesome! Thank you for the inspirations 🙂
Sep . 02 . 2016Kathy Mc
May, I love your cards and appreciate the tips on how to create such beautiful backgrounds. Congratulations on your book…it looks lovely!
Sep . 02 . 2016Mary-Anne V.
Congrats on your book…wish I could read Korean (is it published in English?). Gorgeous card and such a great video explaining the process. I like the Spicy yogurt card the best because of the little flicks in the cardstock. Thank you for a great post!
Sep . 02 . 2016Leanne S
Love how you made these pretty backgrounds.
Sep . 02 . 2016eliza d
I love all your cards, May! Thanks for making such beautiful things!
Sep . 02 . 2016