Inkspiration Cards

Farewell to Cinnamon Cider

Posted on April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s time to show off another of the retiring 2020-2022 In Colours! And this week I’m saying farewell to Cinnamon Cider. This colour along with Bumblebee, which I featured here last week, were challenging for me to use. I did end up using a lot of it though leading up to Christmas because I love the Frosted Gingerbread bundle. I’m going to miss that bundle this Christmas! Any way…

To get this design going picked a stamp set that I thought could work with this 2020-2022 In Colour. And in this case it was Timeless Tropical, which is also retiring soon. This helped me choose my other colour for this combination, Coastal Cabana. I really wanted to show off the Cinnamon Cider and thought the best way to do that would be by embossing some of the cardstock. The Bark 3D embossing folder has a nice texture to it that I thinks works well with the tropical theme. Tasteful Textile also would have worked.

Next I stamped the phrase and the palms trees. The palm trees I stamped off on a scrap piece of paper first because I needed a lighter shade so I could colour the leaves. To do this I used some Pear Pizzazz ink and a Blender Pen. It turned out really nicely! Then to bring in more Coastal Cabana I stamped a few of the small flowers. One on the same piece of cardstock as the phrase and palm trees. And the other two on a separate piece of cardstock which I then fussy cut.

To frame the phrase and palm trees I cut them out using one of the Stitched Rectangles dies. Then I popped it up, along with my two small flowers, using some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And for my little bit of bling I added a couple Opal Rounds to the centre of my flowers.

I hope you liked my farewell to Cinnamon Cider!

Some of the 2020-2022 In Colour products are starting to sell out. And so are a lot of the retiring stamp sets. So if some of your favourites are retiring don’t wait! Head over to my online shop and see if they’re still available.

Handmade Wedding Card for a Same Sex Couple

Posted on April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

Even with the card industry being as big as it is, there are still some cards that are difficult to find. That’s why I was asked to make a handmade wedding card for a same sex couple. I was so excited to make this card for them. When I make custom cards I like to dig in my retired craft stash. Some stamp sets I haven’t been able to replace yet. And I’m sure that’ll always be the case for some of my retired stamp sets, lol!

For this card I wanted to make something simple but elegant. So I dug into my metallics. The Brushed Metallics cardstock worked great for this. I used some in the background as a kind of card mat. And I also used it for the words and foliage. The words were easy to make with the Playful Alphabet dies that are sadly retiring. (I’ll be holding on to mine thought!) And the stems came from the Meadows dies.

Behind that I added a piece of Basic White cardstock that I embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder. But not before I stamped some paint splatter from the Quiet Meadow stamp set in Crumb Cake. I also added some retired gold thread behind the foliage and “congratulations”. The “congratulations” came from a long retired stamp set.

I love how this card turned out! And so did the people that requested it!

If you need a handmade wedding card for a same sex couple or any occasion, I’d be happy to make one for you! Check out more on my Cards & Consultation page here. Or email me at inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com.

And if you want to see what else is retiring before it’s all gone, head over to my online shop!

Goodbye to Bumblebee

Posted on April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

The time has come to say goodbye to the 2020-2022 In Colours! Misty Moonlight, Just Jade, Bumblebee, Magenta Madness and Cinnamon Cider. So over the next few weeks I’m going to feature one of the retiring In Colours. Last week I featured Just Jade in my Fancy Folds Design team blog hop. You can check that out here. This week it’s time to say goodbye to Bumblebee.

I have to admit that it took me a while to warm up to this In Colour. Yellows are not a colour I use alot, but this is a nice one! Once I found some good coordinating colours it was a lot easier to use. I made this card for my dad’s recent 82nd birthday. It was so nice to be able to see him in person and not worry about masks. So with my dad in mind I knew I had to use the retiring A Good Man stamp set. This is one that I’m sure I’ll hold onto even after it’s officially retired. The images and phrase are so wonderful!

From here I decided to use some of one of the woodgrain designs from the In Good Taste Specialty Designer Series Paper (also retiring). That helped with the colour combination which is Early Espresso and Bumblebee. To soften the Bumblebee I used the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder. I liked this idea instead of stamping some images on the cardstock for this card. It really makes the image of the man holding the child the feature which is what I wanted.

To add a little something more to this card I cut out the image using the Stitched Rectangles dies. Thankfully these are carrying over! I popped up the image with some Stampin’ Dimensionals and then added a few Brushed Metallic Dots, which are also carrying over. Here’s the card…

While it’s sad to say goodbye to Bumblebee and all the other retiring products, a lot of great products are sticking around! Now remember these products are only available while supplies last… and the 2020-2022 In Colour products will sell out quickly. Head over to my online shop to grab your favourites before they’re gone. And if you’d like to see the full list here it is.

Colourful Handmade Cards

Posted on March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s been a while since I shared my card for a recent team card swap. So I thought it was high time that I shared some of the colourful handmade cards I got. This team card swap is for the January-June Mini catalogue and so we needed to feature one of the stamp sets from it. After that we could use whatever we wanted to coordinate with it. Check out my card here.

This first card is made by Laura Seki. I always love her designs! This cards uses the Rainbow of Happiness bundles with Coastal Cabana and Real Red. She also used the Gingham Embossing folder and added a bit of Basic Black twine. That black twine is such a nice touch. The fun part about this card is that just the bottom half opens up. So the Basic White border around the Real Red cardstock in actually on the inside.

This other card is made by Lisa Gardner and uses one of my favourite colours… Highland Heather. It’s such a pretty shade of purple! The Tulips Fields bundle is a fun one. You can create some fun scenes with it. And if you use a brad the windmill blades will turn! In this card, Lisa used one of the Pastel Pearls and the windmill blades are in Early Espresso. She also sponged the edges of the cardstock with the phrase and popped it up with a couple of Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I always love joining our team card swaps! They’re such a great way to spark some inkspiration and see how others use stamp sets, etc. that I don’t have. And these colourful handmade cards are a great example of that and some of my favourites from this card swap. Remember to check out my card from this swap here. And if you want to get in on the fun then join my team! Here’s the link.

The Impossible Card

Posted on March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s time for another Fancy Fold Design team blog hop! This month we’re taking on the Impossible Card! And don’t worry the name makes it sounds more difficult than it really is. Once you have the measurements this is a fun and simple card to re-create. Dawn Griffith, a US demonstrator, has a good video and she shares the measurements. You can check that out here.

For my design I wanted to show off the Vellum Layering Designs from the January-June Mini catalogue. So for my base colour I went with something darker to really help the design pop. I thought that Just Jade, which is retiring once supplies run out, would work well. It’s a deeper green, but not too dark. For my other colour I chose Petal Pink. A nice soft colour to compliment the Just Jade and it’s a nice Spring colour combination.

To add some layers on top of the vellum I added a strip of Just Jade cardstock to keep the card base still and then some of the Meadows dies pieces. I had to trim a few of the pieces, but that’s easy enough to do. It was a little tricky getting these into place because I adhered the die cut pieces to the vellum before I adhered the vellum to the card base. But I wanted to make sure that I didn’t have glue showing.

The phrase came from the In the Moment stamp set. And the flowers came from the Dahlia Days stamp set. Then I added a few of the smallest Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the centres of my flowers. Gotta add some bling! Here’s my card…

To keep going on this month’s Impossible Card blog hop, check out Mette Nordling Shaw’s card here.

In last month’s blog hop we made a Pop-Up card. You can check mine out here and then keep hopping around the world. I hope you enjoy this month’s blog hop!

Handmade Card for Spring

Posted on March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

I couldn’t resist when I saw this week’s vertical sketch challenge from the Paper Craft Crew (PCC 462). As soon as I saw it I knew I had to use the Dahlia Days stamp set to make a handmade card for Spring. Here’s the sketch…

For my colours I chose Petal Pink and Pear Pizzazz. That’s a lot of Ps, lol! These are such nice, bright Spring colours, so I thought they’d work well. I knew I wanted to use the large dahlia image for the main focus. But for the other pieces in the sketch I went back and forth between using smaller flowers or leaves. In the end I decided to use the leaves and some other foliage as a kind of background. Then I added a few more small bunches of flower to bring in more Petal Pink.

To really make the larger flowers pop I die cut them using the coordinating dies and then used some Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop them up. Then I added some Pearl Basic Jewels to the centres of the smaller die cut flowers. I debated about adding a phrase to the card, but thought I’d keep this a simple handmade card for Spring. Here’s my card…

Check out all the other cards for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge (PCC462) here. And you can check out one of my other cards for a previous Paper Craft Crew Challenge here.

Here Together

Posted on March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

As if the world wasn’t crazy enough with COVID-19, now we have the situation in Ukraine. There’s only so much I can do all the way over here in Canada, but I want to do what I can to show my support. My munchkins coloured a banner of peace in the Ukrainian colours that we’ve hung up. And I decided to use the Here Together stamp set to create a special card.

This card design was inspired by one of the phrases from this new stamp set; “Every Act of Kindness Changes the World”. It’s especially true now and so I chose the images to go with it. I wanted the two hands forming a heart as the focus and then I scattered a few hearts around them. Then I added the rays in the Ukrainian colours above and below the hands; Daffodil Delight for the yellow and Pacific Point for the blue.

I coloured the hands with two of the new sets of Stampin’ Blends; light and medium combo packs. The hearts I coloured with Real Red Blends. Since I wanted to pop up the hands I coloured them on a separate piece of Basic White cardstock and then cut them out. The coordinating dies will also make this even easier if you don’t like to fussy cut. Then I used some Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop up the hands and phrase which I cut out using the Stitched Rectangles dies. Here’s the card…

I’m not sure how much of the All Together suite is going to be carried over into the new Annual catalogue other than the Stampin’ Blends. It’s all available until May 2nd for sure, stay tuned for more information. In the meantime check out another project I made using the Here Together stamp set and Blends here. And if you want to get it all while you still can, head over to my online shop!

Masking Technique

Posted on March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

Spring is less than one week away! Although as I’m typing this it’s snowing outside my window. I’m definitely looking forward to the warmer temperatures and brighter colours. I think that’s where the inkspiration for this card came from. While I love how pretty everything looks covered in snow, it’s time to for a change. And what better way to do that than with the Timeless Tulips stamp set. This is such a great stamp set and such a good one to use with the masking technique.

If you’re not sure what that is, here’s a brief explanation. The masking technique is when you create the illusion of overlapped images without actually stamping on top of the images. And how to do that is by making a mask. This is super easy to do! All you need is a sticky note, or a small piece of printer paper, the image(s) you want, ink and scissors. I don’t recommend using anything thicker than this because it often creates an extra outline around the stamped images that you want to keep as small as possible. Once you’ve stamped and cut out your mask you’re ready to get stamping!

For my card I wanted to use a variety of colours to keep it nice and bright. I also wanted to have a number of tulips on my card so using a mask definitely helped. To start I stamped the medium tulip where I wanted them and then I placed the mask on top when I stamped the large tulips. Then to add some extra layers I punched a few large tulips and popped these up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The phrase comes from the Timeless Tulips stamp set as well. This is one of the reasons why I love this stamp set… the variety of sentiments is great! I punched out the phrase and the border using the Double Oval Punch from the Annual catalogue. In the first card I just used some Pear Pizzazz cardstock for the border, pulling from the ink colour of the stems and leaves. For the second card which I shared last night live on my Facebook page, I used some of the 2021-2023 In Colour Designer Series Paper because I used Soft Succulent as my green for that one.

The masking technique is a great one if you’re just starting out. And I hope you found my simple explanation helpful. If you have any other questions just send me an email at inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com. If you’d like to check out another card I created using the Timeless Tulips bundle you can check that out here!

Fun with #SimpleStamping

Posted on March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

A new month, means a new challenge! I have a lot of fun with #SimpleStamping. Sometimes it’s trickier than others, especially when it’s only stamps, ink and paper. But it does help when we’re able to add a little something more to our designs. This month’s challenge is to use stamps, ink, paper and an embellishment to make any kind of card we want.

When I saw “embellishment”, one of my first ideas was to pair the Faux Sea Glass Shapes with the Friends are like Seashells stamp set. I love this stamp set because of the gorgeous images, but also the phrases. Plus you can easily layer the images which comes in handy when you’re doing #SimpleStamping.

From here I picked my colours. I wanted to use the more blue sea glass pieces, so I picked Coastal Cabana. It’s such a pretty blue and the name goes so well with the theme of my card! The other colour I chose was Crumb Cake. It’s a nice light brown and I think makes a nice beach/sand colour.

For the images I started with the largest ones first and then worked to fill in the spaces with the smaller images. The specs of sand was the last stamp I used. Then to highlight the phrase I framed it with some Coastal Cabana cardstock and popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And then of course I added a few Faux Sea Glass Shapes. There were still a few gaps, so this worked great to fill in the space, but not overwhelm the design.

I’m not exactly sure who I’m going to give this card to, but I love how it turned out! I do always have fun with #SimpleStamping… even when it’s a little trickier. It’s nice to do something different… something outside your comfort zone every once in a while.

Check out my most recent #SimpleStamping challenge cards here. And don’t forget you can grab the supplies to make a card of your own in my online shop.

Tropical Thank You Card

Posted on March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

For this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge (PCC461) I decided I’d make a tropical thank you card. When I first saw this horizontal sketch challenge I was thinking of using ribbon or twine to make the lines for my design. But then I changed my mind. Here’s the sketch…

What I decided to do was show off the Artfully Composed Designer Series Paper from the January-June Mini catalogue. The colours and designs in this pack are so nice. And you don’t need to add a lot of extra layers on top if you don’t want to. To start I chose the simple Evening Evergreen design and then fussy cut some of the leaves from another. If you have the coordinating dies then you can use those instead. Then to create my lines and stick with my tropical theme I embossed some strips of Crumb Cake cardstock using the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder.

The phrase comes from the Timeless Tropical stamp set from the Annual catalogue which I cut out using one of the Layering Circles dies. I decided not to use Stampin’ Dimensionals on this design. But I did want to add a little something more and so I added a few of the Faux Sea Glass Shapes that are so popular right now. Here’s my card…

It’s been so long since I did one of these and I always have so much fun participating in these sketch challenges! They help me try different things and sometimes push me out of my comfort zone.

I really like how my tropical thank you card turned out. Check out one of my previous Paper Craft Crew Challenge designs here. And to check out all of this week’s entries head over to the Paper Craft Crew website.

Dahlia Days

Posted on March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

Now that Sale-a-bration is over I can spend more time with the January-June Mini Catalogue. One of my favourites from the Mini is the Dahlia Days bundle! The stamp set is so pretty and the phrases are too. Plus the coordinating dies are awesome! There are the dies that go with the stamp set and then there’s a large decorative die.

I wanted to make a card to show off this decorative die. And so that was my starting point for this card design. I thought about a few options to do this and ended up using some Basic White cardstock behind the Highland Heather die cut. It really helps the details pop. Then for the card base I wanted to use a green. I love combining greens and purples! I decided to use Just Jade because it’s such a nice shade of green. I’ll miss it when it retires in a few weeks.

To adhere the die cut I used Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue. But Mini Glue Dots would have worked too. On top of that I added some of the Just Jade Gingham ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo pack. And then I stamped a phrase from the stamp set using Just Jade ink and cut it out with one of the Layering Circles dies. To finish is off I popped up the phrase with some Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals and added a Rhinestone Basic Jewel.

I love this decorative die from the Dahlia Days bundle! It’s one I’ll definitely be using again. I’m thinking for a Mother’s Day card. If you love this card then check out my Stamp & Jammies online card class! There’s still time to get the full class kit which includes the stamp set and shipping within Canada. For more information check out my upcoming events and classes page here!

You can also check out the bundle in my online shop. And remember Just Jade, and the other 2020-2022 In Colours, will be retiring very soon. These products will sell out before the end of April so don’t wait to stock up on your favourites!

Simple Handmade Cards

Posted on February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

Today is the last day of Sale-a-bration! I’m going to miss a lot of these producs. There are so many great options in this catalogue. And I’ve had so much fun crafting with them. The Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper is one of my favourites. So I thought I’d share some simple handmade cards featuring this pretty patterned paper!

The inkspiration for these cards came from Shannon West. I love how she layered the different designs! The colours for the card bases came from the DSP designs i used. I used Magenta Madness, Misty Moonlight, Bermuda Bay, Petal Pink and Pool Party. And the DSP designs worked out really well because for all the cards I just flipped the sheet over for the other design.

Since I don’t have the Cloud Punch, I fussy cut the clouds. Thankfully that was pretty easy! And the phrases came from Free as a Bird (thank you) and Timeless Tulips (happy birthday). The ink colours came from the card base colours. Then I punched out the phrase with the plain oval from the Double Oval Punch. And added a few Stampin’ Dimensionals behind them both to pop them up. To finish it off I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels and a simple bow using the white twine from the Baker’s Twine Essentials pack.

I just love these simple handmade cards! And I’m going to miss a lot of the products from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Especially the Sunshine & Rainbows DSP. Check out another project I made with this great patterned paper here.

Stampin’ Up! will have some new Sale-a-bration products in the summer, but these ones will be gone after today. So if there’s something you’ve had your eye on now is the time! Head over to my online shop and get yours before they’re gone!

Time to Say Goodbye

Posted on February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

I can’t believe it’s already the end of Februaury! This winter seems to be going by so fast… or maybe it’s just me. Either way though it’s almost time to say goodbye to the Sale-a-bration catalogue. This Tuesday is the last day you can place an order and get your choice of a free Sale-a-bration product or two. If you want to know more about how Sale-a-bration works then check out my post here. It has everything you need to know!

I’ve had a lot of favourites this Sale-a-bration. But I think the Designer Series Paper packs are my most favourite. I’ve been having so much fun crafting with them! The Friendly Hello stamp set and DSP pack I think might be favourite… aka the one I’ll miss the most. So I wanted to share one more card using it with you. The idea for this card came from a couple of different cards I saw recently using the Stack & Shuffle technique. One from Stampin’ Up! and the other from fellow demonstrator Debbie Beaulieu Henderson. This is such a great way to share a bunch of different patterned paper!

To make it I simply chose the designs I wanted and cut them into different sized rectangles. Then I stuck them on a piece of Basic White cardstock which I popped up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used a Basic White card base because I wanted the colours/designs from the DSP to be the focus.

Then I die cut a couple of butterflies using the Brilliant Wings dies. The colours came from the colours in the DSP. And then I added some foliage in Evening Evergreen. This piece is one from the Meadow dies that I cut into 3 pieces to put behind the butterflies. Then to finish it off I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I really like how this card turned out! I don’t make no stamping cards very often. But when I do I really enjoy it. I’m definitely going to use this technique again. And next time I’ll be using some vellum behind my die cut pieces.

Check out the Friendly Hello bundle in my online shop before Tuesday. Remember it’s time to say goodbye to Sale-a-bration!

#SimpleStamping Sympathy Card

Posted on February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

This month’s challenge from Stampin’ Up! is to create a #SimpleStamping sympathy card, or love themed. The #SimpleStamping challenges are always similar in that you can only use stamps, ink and paper. Sometimes though they offer a little something extra to use. This month we could also use a punch. At first I thought of making a love themed/Valentine’s Day card with the Heart Punch Pack. I just love how these two punches coordinate! But then I thought I’d make a sympathy card instead. It’s the kind of card you need to have, but usually never feel up to making… or at least I don’t.

So for my card I decided to pair up the Quiet Meadow stamp set and the Daisy Punch. I know it’s not the most likely combination, but I love the images and phrases from Quiet Meadow and I love layering the daisies to add more depth and layers to my cards. My colour combination is also not the most obvious either; Pale Papaya and Crumb Cake.

I did a little tone-on-tone stamping with Pale Papaya. And then used Crumb Cake to stamp some ink splatter on both the card front and the cardstock for my daisies. I layered the two daisies on top of each other and then pulled up on the petals gently. Then I popped them up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals along with the phrase.

I really like how this #SimpleStamping sympathy card worked out. Bright but not too bright. Usually I add some bling to the centre of my daisies but couldn’t this time. But then I forgot to stamp one of the small flowers in the centre. I think that would have looked nice!

Check out one of my other recent #SimpleStamping projects here. And you can grab the Quiet Meadow stamp set or Daisy punch from my online store. Don’t forget there’s still a few days left to earn FREE Sale-a-bration products!

Pop-Up Card

Posted on February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

The Fancy Fold Design Team is back for another blog hop! Our last blog hop was back in December, the Bay Window card which you can check out here. So I’m glad to be back at it again. This month we’re making a Pop-Up card. It’s such a cute card and as usual not that difficult to make. Here’s a video by Jolan a Dutch demonstrator. The video is in Dutch but captions are in English.

When I saw this card I had a couple of different ideas pop in my head. Butterflies was of course one of them, lol. In the end I decided to use flowers. And in this case the Dahlia Days stamp set and coordinating dies. I love this set! It’s so pretty and I love the phrases too.

For the colours I let the Designer Series Paper help me with that. I wanted to use the Friendly Hello DSP from the Sale-a-bration catalogue and decided to use a design I haven’t used yet. This one is with Fresh Freesia. I love purples and this one is such a nice shade! So for my cardbase and ink I used Fresh Freesia. I also threw in a bit of Granny Apple Green and a different design from that DSP pack. I’m going to miss this patterned paper and stamp set!

For the inside of my cards I usually I like to leave a fairly big space to write a note or something, but I just love this stamp and how easy it is to cut out with the die that I had to use that instead. I also popped up the large dahlia with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals to help it pop up through the hole. And to finish it off I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels. I do love my bling!

Check out the next Pop-Up card on this month’s blog hop over on Mette Nordling Shaw’s page here. And then make sure you keep hopping!