Inkspiration Cards

Triangle Gatefold Card

Posted on October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

This month the Fancy Folds Design Team is making a triangle gatefold card for our blog hop. I love gatefold cards and so I’m excited to share this one with you. Recently I made a gatefold card with a belly band. You can check that out here. I used the gorgeous Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper for that one and thought that it would be great for this card too. Especially since the card base for this card is the DSP.

When I was choosing a sheet of DSP I had to make sure that I liked both sides. This can be a bit tricky sometimes, but with this pack of DSP it wasn’t. So once I figured that out I could pull out my cardstock and ink colours. For this card I just used Misty Moonlight.

For the images and phrase I used the Time of Giving stamp set. This is a new one for me and I love how this one set covers a few different holidays. In the end I decided to go with a Christmas card. I just love the snowflake and swirl image! It makes a really nice background for the phrase which also comes from this stamp set.

Once I had my DSP all folded I added my framed snowflakes and swirls with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals. You definitely want to make sure you only put them on one side of the cardstock. And since I’d popped that up I just used Stampin’ SEAL (tape runner) to add the phrase. But before I did that I cut out the phrase using one of the smaller Stitched Rectangles dies. Then of course, last but not least, I added some bling. And for this card that ended up being some Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

The triangle gatefold card was super easy to make and it looks great! Make sure to keep going on this month’s blog hop and check out Aude Barbara’s card here.

And if you’d like to try this out for yourself you can check out LeeAnn Greff’s video!

#SimpleStamping for Christmas

Posted on October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Now that Thanksgiving is done I can start planning for the upcoming holidays! Not to mention all the birthdays in between. This time of year is pretty busy for me. So I’m loving this month’s #SimpleStamping for Christmas challenge from Stampin’ Up! because it’s a great way to spark some inkspiration. I’ve got a lot of holiday cards to make and so I like to keep my designs fairly simple. For this month’s challenge we’ve been asked to create a Christmas or New Year’s card using just stamps, ink and paper. Plus this month we can add an embellishment.

I was so excited when I found out that the Poinsettia Petals stamp set and dies were being carried over into the Annual Catalogue. This is one of my go-to stamp sets for the holidays. And so when I saw this challenge I immediately thought of using this stamp set. There’s a lot of images in this set that work so well together. And I love the phrases! Then since I was using the poinsettia as my main image I went with a traditional colour combination; red and green. For the red I used Real Red, not just because it’s a good colour for the poinsettia but because I had a couple of embellishment options that would work really well. As for the green, I went dark and used Evening Evergreen. There’s also a little splash of Crumb Cake.

Most of the images I stamped with full strength ink. But to fill in the leaves I wanted to be able to still see the lines, so I stamped off on a scrap piece of paper first and then on to the cardstock. I love the effect it gives when I do this!

For my embellishment I added some of the Real Red Sheer ribbon that is back in the July-December Mini catalogue. I just wrapped a bit around the cardstock and then added a bow on top with a Mini Glue Dot. Then I popped up the phrase using some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To step this up a level or two, you can use the Stitched Rectangles dies to cut out the phrase. The Stitched So Sweetly dies are a new favourite of mine that would also look really nice. You can also add some Wink of Stella to the images. I love adding bling to my cards and this is a great way to do it.

I hope you like my #SimpleStamping for Christmas card! You can check out one of my past #SimpleStamping challenge cards here. And you can stock up for your holiday card making in my online shop. Now to get to planning out my holiday cards!

Pretty Pumpkins

Posted on October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s the Thanksgiving long weekend for me and my fellow Canadians this weekend! I can’t wait to have some time off and spend some time with my family. I’m also looking forward to some crafting time. In the meantime I thought I’d share a card fitting for the holiday using the Pretty Pumpkins bundle. This is such a great set for this time of year! And I love the images and phrases.

The idea for this card was sparked by another card created by a fellow demonstrator. I loved the idea of creating a frame on a card. When I thought of creating my frame I thought of one of the black and white patterns from the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper. This one is full of leaves and I don’t know about you but I love the fall colours. So on the DSP I used the Blending Brushes to add Cajun Craze and Bumblebee. To create the frame I used one of the larger Stitched So Sweetly dies. (I’ll be using the cut out piece for another project for sure.) Then I popped up the frame using some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The phrase came from the Pretty Pumpkins stamp set. And then I used the coordinating dies, Detailed Pumpkins, to add a few pieces of the Brushed Metallic cardstock. I love the detail on this pumpkin, don’t you?!

I can’t wait for the fall colours! In the meantime I guess I’ll have to make due with my crafting. You can pick up the Pretty Pumpkins bundle in my online store. And if you’d like to check out some other fall/nature themed cards I shared some here earlier this week.

For more ideas using this great stamp set check out my YouTube channel. This month I’m featuring this stamp set in my Stamp & Jammies online card class.

Christmas Cards using Evening Evergreen

Posted on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m back to share some more cards from a recent team card swap featuring products from the July-December Mini catalogue. With October here and Thanksgiving this coming weekend it’s hard not to think about the holidays that come after. So this time I’m sharing some Christmas cards using Evening Evergreen. Evening Evergreen is one of Stampin’ Up!s newest In Colours. It’s a very dark green and I have to admit, I’m still not sure about it. I think that’s because I don’t know how much I would use it other than for Christmas cards.

With this first card Evening Evergreen isn’t the main colour, but it does add a nice touch. This one was made by our large team leader Jenn Tinline. She used the Christmas Season bundle (stamp set and coordinating dies). I love how the images circle around the phrase in the centre. And I love how all the colour coordinates with each other. The Evening Evergreen ribbon is a nice touch. And so is the Wink of Stella Glitterbrush, although it’s hard to see in the picture.

Evening Evergreen is definitely a featured colour in this next card which was made by Diane Kent. She used the Happy Holly-Days bundle (stamp set and coordinating punch). Diane also used the Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper from the Annual catalogue. I really like the strip of DSP and the Gold Shimmer Ribbon! And I love that the holly border along the bottom was made using a punch. Punches are a great way to step up your cards without having to invest in a new machine.

I love these Christmas cards using Evening Evergreen! I think I’m going to have to make some of my own!

There are still more swap cards that I’ll share over the next few weeks so stay tuned. And in the meantime you can check out the first swap cards I shared here. You can also check out all the great products from the July-December Mini catalogue in my online shop.

Beauty of the Earth

Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Fall is here and so is the month of October! The Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper is a great one for this time of year. I saw this card design a couple of weeks ago and just loved it. It wraps a gatefold card with a belly band. I love a good gatefold! Plus it shows off this beautiful DSP. So I knew I wanted to make my own.

I started my card design with choosing a sheet of DSP. The one I chose is one I haven’t used very much. I’ve used the other side of the sheet, but haven’t been as sure with this side. For this card I think it really works nicely though. The belly band doesn’t cut anything off and the images flow from one side of the card to the other. Without that little piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock down the middle I don’t think you’d notice there were two panels.

The belly band is a simple strip of Mossy Meadow. And I wrapped it with a different piece of DSP that used the same colours. I used some Stampin’ SEAL to stick the band together. Then to cover up the end of the strip I added a phrase. This one is from the Pretty Pumpkins stamp set and I cut it out using one of the Stitched So Sweetly dies. I stamped it with Mossy Meadow ink and then popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then to add a little bit something more I added a couple of the Brushed Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots. Gotta love a little bit of bling!

Here’s my card…

I really like the idea of wrapping a belly band around a gatefold card. I’m definitely going to have to remember this! Here’s another version of a gatefold card I crafted not that long ago. For that one I used the Friends are like Seashells stamp set.

To grab a pack of the Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper for yourself head over to my online shop. And when you do make sure to use this month’s host code to get a free gift from me when your order is $49 or more!

One more time

Posted on September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I can’t believe that it’s time to say goodbye already. Where have the past 2 months gone?! I’m just loving the Delicate Dahlias stamp set from this round of Sale-a-bration! I feel like I’m just starting to get into a creative groove with this stamp set and now it’s “retiring”. And so I have to share one more time before Sale-a-bration is over tomorrow.

This time around I switched up the colour combination and layered both the outline and solid stamps. You can check out my card using Delicate Dahlias that I posted last week right here. This isn’t a fall themed card, so I stuck with green as one of my colours. But instead of Granny Apple Green like in my last card, I used Just Jade. For the blooms I used Petal Pink. These pair together really well I think.

For the background I wanted to use an embossing folder. This way the images could really stand out and at the same have there be something behind them. I like the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder because it’s not too busy, but you still notice what it does to the cardstock.

To stamp the images I started with the outline and then “filled it in” with the other stamp. The blooms are Petal Pink and for the leaves I stamped the outline in full strength Just Jade but then stamped off the solid image before stamping on the cardstock. I think this way helps show the detail of the leaves a bit better.

Once I finished with that I wrapped the stamped and embossed cardstock with some ribbon. This is the Just Jade Gingham ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season ribbon combo pack. It adds a nice touch and gives you something else to look at. The phrase I cut out and framed using the Layering Circles dies and then popped up with dimensionals. And of course I had to add some bling. So I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the card.

I’m really thinking I’m going to have to hold on to this stamp set even though Sale-a-bration ends tomorrow. This is a great stamp set for a number of different occassions.

If you want to take advantage of Sale-a-bration before it’s over tomorrow then head over to my online shop and stock up on whatever you need and be ready for your free Sale-a-bration goodies!

Delicate Dahlias

Posted on September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

There’s less than a week left in round two of Sale-a-bration 2021! Have you taken advantage yet?! With a little bit of time left I thought I’d share a couple more projects to show off these great products that you can earn for free until September 30th. I recently got my hands on the Delicate Dahlias stamp set. This stamp set is one that you can get for free with an order of $120. I’ve seen lots of great projects with this stamp set. So I’m excited to share my first card using it with you.

For this card I really wanted to show off the blooms. So I decided to create a background for my design with a few panels on top. With the sketch in my head I needed to pick a colour combination. Of course I needed some green for the leaves. And I love pairing greens and purples together. So I went with Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green. For the background I used the more solid stamps. And I really like how you still get different shades in the blooms and leaves.

For the panels I used the outline stamps. I think leaving them as outlines is a nice contrast to the background. Then I popped them up with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals. On top of the panels I have one of the phrases from the stamp set which I cut out using the smallest Stitched Rectangles die. And to finish it off I added just a couple of Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I’m a little sad that I didn’t get the Delicate Dahlias stamp set sooner. But I’ll enjoy crafting with it while I can… or maybe this’ll be one stamp set that I hold on to. You can check out another project I did using one of the other free Sale-a-braton stamp sets; Textures & Frames. And make sure you don’t miss out on this round of Sale-a-bration! Check out my online shop here. And when you place an order of $49 or more make sure you use this month’s host code. Because when you do you’ll receive a free pack of Genial Gems from me.

Nature Themed Card Swaps

Posted on September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I promised that I would share some of my favourite card swaps over the next few weeks. These are all from a recent team card swap featuring products from the July-December Mini catalogue. While I love the winter holidays, I’m still easing my way into the winter holiday crafting. So I decided to share some nature themed card swaps first. The first two cards show off the Nature’s Harvest suite. And the other uses the Beauty of Tomorrow bundle. I love both of these and these cards do a great job of showing off what you can do with them!

This first card by Diana Langman shows off the Cork Specialty Paper. I love it… it really feels like cork! Plus it looks nice with the Early Espresso card base on this simple fun fold card. This fold is called a Pop Up Step Front Panel card. And you can check out one I created a little while ago here. Diana also used the stamps, coordinating dies and a few of the Brushed Metallic dots.

The other Harvest Meadow card was created by Mai Leffer. She also used the stamps and coordinating dies. But I love the Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder that she used. I think I need to add this to my wishlist! It’s such a simple card and the dies make it super easy.

And the last card shows off the Beauty of Tomorrow bundle. This one was made by Colleen. I think this one’s my favourite from these three! She used the stamp set and coordinating dies. And I really like the touch of Pale Papaya with the Soft Succulent. These two colours are my favourites from the new In Colours!

I just love these nature themed card swaps! You can find both suites and everything else you need to recreate these cards in my online shop. Over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing some more of my favourite cards swaps from the July-December Mini catalogue. So make sure to keep checking in!

Diagonal Faux Pocket Card

Posted on September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

September’s Fancy Folds Design Team blog hop is ready to go! This month we’re making a Diagonal Faux Pocket card. It’s such an easy fold and it looks really neat too. I love this kind of Fancy Fold and I’m excited to share it with you. For a video to walk you through this fold, check out LeeAnn Greff.

This is a great card to show off Stampin’ Up!s Designer Series Paper. So for my card design I started there with the Beauty of the Earth DSP. The designs in this pack are so pretty and they’re great for the Fall season which is right around the corner. Once I picked the designs for the card I decided on Mossy Meadow for the card base. And of course I stuck with the coordinating Beauty of Friendship stamp set.

On the inside I used Early Espresso and Mossy Meadow to stamp a tree. And to made the different shades for the leaves I stamped one image in full strength and the other I stamped off first. I love how it turned out!

For the front of the card I didn’t want to take away from the DSP designs. So I simply stamped the phrase on a piece of Basic White cardstock using Mossy Meadow. Then I added a few Early Espresso splotches. To frame it I used the Stitched Rectangles dies and then popped it up using some carefully placed Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I debated about adding a DSP tree on the outside, but it didn’t quite work. So instead I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels. These are totally my favourite go to. Here’s my card…

I love easy fun folds like the Diagonal Faux Pocket card! You can check out last month’s fancy fold here. And of course don’t forget to go to the next stop on the hop; Nadine Schweda.

End of Summer #SimpleStamping

Posted on September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

September is here and Fall is just around the corner! I’m looking forward to the leaves changing colour, but I do love the warmer Summer weather and will be a little sad when that’s gone. So when I saw this month’s #SimpleStamping challenge I thought I’d do some end of summer #SimpleStamping. This month’s challenge from Stampin’ Up! is to create a birthday card with just stamps, ink and paper. No extras this month.

The first stamp set that I thought of for this card was the Friends are like Seashells stamp set. I love this stamp set! The phrases and fonts are so versatile. And the images are so pretty. Plus you can potentially do some 2-step stamping with this set. With that decided I needed my colour combination. This is one I’ve used before. But I just love these colours with this stamp set; Pool Party and Crumb Cake. I actually like putting blues and browns together. It’s one of my favourite colour combinations.

On the outside I did some tone on tone stamping. I created a background with one of the images on the Pool Party card base with Pool Party ink. And so I made my other pieces of cardstock smaller than I usually do. Then I stamped the specs of sand image on the Crumb Cake card mat with Crumb Cake ink. I made a kind of seashell collage with both ink colours on the card front. And to top it all off I stamped a Crumb Cake starfish on the inside of the card.

To kick this card up a knotch, I would add either some Wink of Stella or a few Opal Rounds. Or maybe a bit of both, lol! I hope you enjoyed my end of summer #SimpleStamping. You can check out one of my more recent #SimpleStamping cards here. And if you want to get yourself some stamps, ink and paper to get your craft on, you can stock up in my online shop.

Sparkle & Shimmer

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

If you’ve been following me for a while then you’ve probably noticed that I love to add bling to my projects. So of course when I saw that this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge was a Sparkle & Shimmer theme I was totally in! All I needed to do for this challenge (PCC442) was to use my favourite sparkling product(s).

For some people this might be an easy choice. But for me… not so much. One of my favourite go-tos are the Rhinestone Basic Jewels. But I also love adding some Wink of Stella to my projects. Then of course there’s the Be Dazzling Designer Series Paper from the current Sale-a-bration catalogue. And the Glittery Organdy Ribbon from the July-December Mini catalogue. I had to pick something to get this design going, so I decided to start with the Be Dazzling DSP. And I had my other options close by if needed.

Once I had that I chose Basic Black for my card base to really show of the sparkles from the DSP. And while I wanted the DSP to stand out, I didn’t necessarily want it to be the only focus. So I used one of the black and white designs from the Pattern Party DSP pack that you can earn as a host.

I popped up the Be Dazzling DSP using some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I added a phrase from the Tasteful Touches stamp set, which I cut out using the Stitched Rectangles dies. For a while I thought about adding some of the Glittery Organdy Ribbon to add a little bit more bling. But in the end decided to add a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels in the bottom right hand corner of the Pattern Party DSP.

Check out the other projects for this Sparkle & Shimmer challenge here. And you can check out one of my recent PCC challenge cards here.

Easel Card for the Holidays

Posted on September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Stampin’ Up!s holiday catalogue is here! Or as they’re calling it now… the July-December Mini catalogue. And as always my team organized a card swap. Over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing some of my favourites from the card swap. So make sure to keep checking back here. In the meantime I’m sharing my card for the swap. For this card swap I wanted to do something other than a standard card. So I made an easel card for the holidays.

Once I figured that out I had to choose a stamp set. I decided to use the new Sweet Treats stamp set. One of the rules of the card swap is that we need to use a stamp set from the new mini catalogue. This is such a fun set! And I love that it’s not just for Christmas, even though that’s what I used it for. Then for my colour combination I went with non-traditional colours. I started with Crumb Cake for the colour of my fruit cake and paired it with Petal Pink. I also threw in some Old Olive for the bits of fruit. And Smoky Slate for the cake platter and dome.

I stamped the holly from the top of the cake in the bottom corners of the “inside” of the card. The trick here was having a tissue handy to wipe off any extra ink. I coloured the holly and the cake using Stampin’ Blends. Even without too much blending I still love the colours.

I cut out the phrase using one of the smallest Stitched Rectangles dies. And to hold up my easel I popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And behind that I added some of the new White Glittered Organdy ribbon. Adding an embellishment of some kind was one of the other rules of the card swap. So it could be Designer Series Paper, ribbon, jewels. Just a little something more to add to your card design. Then to add even a little something more to my card, I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels. I’m also tempted to pull out my retired Frost White Shimmer paint for the frosting. I may just have to go back and do that.

A little more to it than I’ve done for some of my swaps cards, but this was a fun card to make. A cute easel card for the holidays! You can check out the July-December mini catalogue here. And if you’d like to see some of the cards from our teams’ Annual Catalogue card swap you can do that here.

Junkies Sketch Challenge

Posted on August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Lately I’ve been sharing cards from a recent team card swap. Today I wanted to share the card I created for a Junkies sketch challenge that’s happening right now. Jenn’s Junkies is the name of our larger team. We often have different challenges we can participate in throughout the year and I always love a good sketch challenge. They’re a great way to try something new. Plus they help spark some inkspiration when I’m not sure what I want to craft. Here’s the sketch we were given…

For my card design I wanted to use some of the products from both the Sale-a-bration and August-December Mini (holiday) catalouges. I’m loving the Be Dazzling Designer Series Paper from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. And I’ve been having fun lately with the Frosted Gingerbread suite from the mini catalogue. So I started with picking a design from the Gingerbread & Peppermint DSP that would go well with the Be Dazzling DSP.

Once I had my design I used that for my colour combination. The card base is Old Olive and I used Real Red for my ink colour. I used the Be Dazzling DSP for my banner and then I added a couple of gingerbread oven mitts that I cut out for another project. I popped up the oven mitts using some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then to add a little bit more bling I added a couple of Oval Rounds on either side of the phrase.

This Junkies sketch challenge was a lot of fun! I really like how this card turned out and I have an idea to use this sketch with the Penguins Playmates DSP from the Sale-a-bration catalgoue.

The Frosted Gingerbread suite is so much fun! And I’ll be using the stamp set and DSP in my upcoming Christmas Club classes. To find out more and register for these classes, check out my upcoming classes and events page. You can also check out all the Sale-a-bration freebies here in my online shop.

Alcohol Technique

Posted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m back with one more round of card swap sharing… at least from the Annual catalogue that is. The new August-December mini (holiday) catalogue is here and I’ve got a new batch of cards to share with you. So for this last bunch of cards I wanted to share some that featured the alcohol technique. This is a technique that I definitely want to try out. In the meantime I can share these great cards. And the nice thing about these cards is that this technique is achieved in a few different ways.

This first card was created using the Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper. It’s been so popular that this pack of DSP has been unavailable a couple of times already. The colour for this monochromatic card is Polished Pink… one of the newest In Colours from the current Annual catalgoue. I really love the different layers and the foil of this card!

This next card was created by Colleen Weddell and shows off the actual technique. So she put some ink of a piece of vellum and then spritzed it with alcohol to get the colour to bleed and spread. Once it was dry she added some die cut layers using Basic White cardstock and gold foil and the Artistic dies. I also love that she added some gold gems and gold embossing to the card.

And this last card was made by Lorraine Melanson. It’s a slim line card that uses the Artistically Inked stamp set to create a similar effect. She also uses the coordinating Artistic dies to add some layers. The Pale Papaya ribbon is a nice touch and adds a little something more to the card.

I love joining my team for card swaps!! It’s a great way to get lots of card samples without breaking my budget. And these cards using the alcohol technique are some of my favourties.

If you want to check out the Expressions in Ink DSP in my online shop. And stay tuned for card swaps from the August-December mini (holiday) catalogue. And in the meantime you can check out some of the other card swaps here.

The Tower Card

Posted on August 20, 2021August 20, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s time for another Fancy Fold Design Team blog hop!! This month we’re all creating the Tower Card. It’s a really interesting fun fold. It’s a fairly easy card. But I was definitely glad that there were step by step pictures when it came time to figure out which pieces went forward or backward. Here they are. I made mine a little bit different. No layers of cardstock underneath the Designer Series Paper.

For my card design I wasn’t quite sure where to start. At first I debated about diving into the holidays with some of products from the new mini catalogue. In the end I decided to go with something a bit more summery. I pulled out the Hand Penned pack of DSP and pulled my colour combination from there; Misty Moonlight and Daffodil Delight.

This card took a couple of different turns in the creative process. Initially I thought of using the Meadow dies… then I started cutting out some of the flowers from the DSP. Even the images I thought of stamping changed. One thing that didn’t change was the phrase I wanted to use. It comes from the Friends are like Seashells stamp set. I partially stamped the phrase to make it fit on the piece of Basic White cardstock. Then I added a few of the small flowers from the Quiet Meadow stamp set down in the bottom right hand corner.

On the other side I ended up stamping a combination of the larger and smaller flowers. Then to add another layer of depth to it I stamped and fussy cut a few of the larger flowers to pop up on some Stampin’ Dimensionals. To add a little something more I stamped “love” which I cut out using the tag from the Meadow dies. Then I “tied” it on with some Basic White twine.

I do like how my card came out. But I have to admit that I’m not so sure about the Tower card. Make sure to keep hopping and head over to see Fiona’s card here. You can also check out last month’s Fancy Fold blog hop here.