Inkspiration Cards

Display Frame Card

Posted on June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m sure I’m not the only one who would say this, but my dad is not an easy person to shop for. I don’t think he ever has been. And whenever I ask him what he wants he never really has an answer. So for Father’s Day I decided to make a special card for him; a Display Frame card. Another demonstrator posted their version of this card and I thought it would be really fun! I checked out Jennifer McGuire’s YouTube video for the step by steps and as with most fancy folds it’s easier than it looks.

For this card I used a little bit of current and retired products. My dad has always been a BIG golf fan and so I started off my design with the retired Country Club Designer Series Paper. And I pulled my colour combination from there. I used Night of Navy for the card base and some Crushed Curry for a bit of extra pop.

To create the opening for the frame I used the largest circle from the retired Stitched Shapes dies. The Layering Circles dies would work well too, but mine had gone into hiding. I used the Playful Alphabet dies to create “Dad” out of Crushed Curry cardstock. And I popped it up using a piece of Window Sheet and a couple of small boxes adhered on the inside of the frame at the back.

The phrases on the front and inside of the card came from the “A Good Man” stamp set. This is a great set for masculine themed cards and so I’ve been using it a lot lately. Here’s the inside of the card…

This Display Frame card turned out really nicely and was super easy to make! If you want to start trying some fancy folds yourself, this would be a good one to start out with. You can also check out my card for a recent Fancy Folds Design Team blog hop here.

Make Your Own Designer Series Paper

Posted on June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

There’s only a week and a half left to get your favourite retiring products from the January-June Mini catalogue! This week I’m featuring some of the Ice Cream Corner suite of products. I love just about all of these products! My favourite, which is retiring, is the Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper. But for this card instead of showing off the paper I’m showing you how to make your own Designer Series Paper. (Heads up… the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and coordinating punch isn’t a bundle in the new Annual catalogue so get your 10% while you still can!)

For this card design I started with the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and the Gorgeous Grape Sheer ribbon. To go with the Gorgeous Grape I decided to use Bermuda Bay. This is a great colour to use with this stamp set! Actually they both are… they’re both such nice bright colours. Now to make my own DSP I had to pick a few other colours. So I went with Crumb Cake and Petal Pink. The important thing to remember when you want to make your own DSP is to start with the larger images. It’s easier to fill in any leftover spaces with smaller images. Then just randomly stamp your images over the cardstock.

I also used Petal Pink for my other ice cream scoop and I paired Crumb Cake with Cinnamon Cider to make my cone. The other scoop and phrase were stamped with Bermuda Bay. I popped up this piece over the sheer ribbon using a few Stampin’ Dimensionals. And for my bit of bling I added a few of the Artistry Blooms Adhesive Backed Sequins.

This was a fun card to make! I think I need to do the make your own Designer Series Paper more often. Check out my YouTube channel for a walk through of this card. This was one I made for my Stamp & Jammies online card class. You can find out about my next Stamp & Jammies class here!

Monochromatic Cards

Posted on June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

While I usually enjoy using different colour combinations for my designs, I do love making monochromatic cards too. This week I’m showing off the retiring Dandy Garden 6×6 Designer Series Paper and the Ladybug Trinkets. I have to admit that this DSP was not my favourite. Some of the designs were nice, but I did love that I could use the Dragonfly punch to cut out the dragonflies instead of fussy cutting.

For this card I choose the sheet using Blackberry Bliss. Blackberry Bliss is one of my favourite colours. And I was so happy when Stampin’ Up! decided to bring it back. Other than the DSP and Blackberry Bliss, I used Basic White cardstock. It’s always good to keep it simple, and neutral, when you’re making this kind of a card.

I simply stamped the tall flower image from the Dragonfly Garden stamp set at different heights for the top of the card. Then the DSP went underneath. To overlap the two pieces I stamped a dragonfly and used one of the Layering Circles dies to cut it out. For the wings I stamped off first so that the colour was a little bit lighter than the wings.

The phrase also came from the Dragonfly Garden stamp set. For this card I just cut the cardstock, but you can also use the Stitched Rectangles dies. I popped up the phrase, and the dragonfly, with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then instead of my usual bling, I decided to add a lady bug.

Monochromatic cards can be so nice. Sometimes it’s nice to just keep things simple. This is one that I shared on my YouTube channel, which you can check out here.

Check out last week’s card featuring the True Love Designer Series Paper and Blushing Bride Metallic ribbon here. And you can find everything that’s retiring from the January-June Mini catalogue in my online shop here.

Swap Card with Quiet Meadow

Posted on June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

A new Annual catalogue means it time for card swaps!! For every new catalogue my team usually puts out a call to anyone who wants to participate. It’s a great way to get a lot of different designs without having to buy all the stamp sets yourself. With COVID we’ve shifted our swaps to the mail. So instead of swapping in person we pop our cards in the mail to everyone. I’m still waiting for my last few swap cards to arrive and I’m excited to share them with you, so stay tuned. In the meantime I’m sharing my swap card with Quiet Meadow.

This stamp set caught my eye pretty quickly. And I love the coordinating dies!. So that’s where I started with my design. I also wanted to use at least one of the new 2021-2023 In Colours. So next up was the colour combination. If you’ve been following my blog for a bit then you know that one of my favourite colour combinations is purple and green. I’m loving Soft Succulent so I decided to pair that with Highland Heather. Check out all the new In Colours here.

I used Highland Heather for my card base, the die cut flower (which came from the Meadow dies) and the stamped phrase. Then I used Soft Succulent for a bit of a background image and a strip of the new In Colour 6×6 Designer Series Paper. I also stamped a little something on the inside.

Along with the die cut flower, I also used the largest Stitched Rectangle die to create a frame. Then I cut out the phrase using one of the other Meadow dies. The flower and strip of DSP got popped up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And of course I had to add some bling. So I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels. Here it is…

I love how my swap card with Quiet Meadow turned out. And I can’t wait to open my card swaps. I’m waiting to get all my swaps before I open them. So I’m hoping I’ll have them all by this weekend so I can share my favourites with you. Stay tuned!

In the meantime you can check out the Quiet Meadow bundle or any of the other new products from the new Annual catalogue in my online shop.

Timeless Tulips and True Love

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s June! And this year that means that’s it’s time to goodbye to some of the products from the January-June Mini catalogue. So over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing projects featuring some of these retiring products. This week I’m showing off the stamp set Timeless Tulips and True Love Designer Series Paper. The True Love DSP is what’s retiring in this case. So is the Blushing Bride Metallic ribbon that I used.

This card design came from my Stamp & Jammies online card class from April using the Timeless Tulips stamp set. I love this stamp set! The phrases make it super versatile and since the stamps are DistINKtive, you get a lot more depth with your stamped images. With the black and white designs of the True Love DSP it didn’t matter what colours I picked. Which is nice and it also really helps the colours I do pick stand out. In this case I went with Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz.

Pear Pizzazz is probably my favourite green for stamping things like stems and leaves. It’s not too bright but not too dark. And the Blushing Bride worked well so that I could use the metallic ribbon to add a bit of bling to an otherwise simple card. For the phrase I decided to just cut the cardstock fairly close to it instead of using one of the Stitched Rectangles dies. I didn’t want to cover up too much of the DSP.

I really like the pairing of the Timeless Tulips and True Love Designer Series Paper! It turned out nicely.

You can check out my YouTube video for the step by step of this card design. And if you’d like to sign up for my next Stamp & Jammies online card class using the Quiet Meadow stamp set send me an email (inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com) or get more info here.

One More Time

Posted on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

It seems like it wasn’t that long ago that we did this, but here we go again! One more time it’s time to say goodbye to some retiring products. This time it’s with the January-June Mini catalogue. If you’ve got your hands on the new Annual Catalogue then you’ve already seen what’s carrying over. But if you haven’t then you’ll want to check out the full list that goes live today below.

As always I have mixed feelings regarding what’s retiring. Some of my favourites are retiring and I’m sad to see them go. But it’s not as big a reaction as this past Annual Catalogue’s retiring list was. There were definitely some shockers with that one! And just like with all the lists of retiring products they’re only available while supplies last. Things like the stamp sets are more likely to still be there towards the end of the sale on June 30th. Other things like ribbon and embellishments might not. I’m actually wondering how long the Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper will last. I’ve been having so much fun crafting with this paper and I know some of my customers will be grabbing this while they still can.

The other important thing to point out with the list are the discounts! This time the discounts go up to 50% and there are a number of products that are 50% off. Which means that products might sell out quicker than you think. So don’t wait too long if your favourites are on the list!

Here’s the list for all my fellow Canadians…

January-June-2021-Mini-Catalogue-Last-Chance-Products_CA Download

Remember these products are only available one more time… and only while supplies last. Check it all out here in my online shop. And remember the sale kicks off today!

Friends are like Seashells

Posted on May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Summer is just around the corner and so I’ve been crafting with the Friends are like Seashells stamp set lately. I fell in love with this stamp as soon as I saw it! The images are beautiful and the phrases make is so versatile. The holidays got in the way for a while, but I’m so glad I came back to it.

For this card I wanted to use a different colour combination with this stamp set. So far I’ve used Crumb Cake along with Pool Party or Petal Pink. But this time I decided to go with Smoky Slate and Mint Macaron. I’ve used this colour combination before. And I know it may not be an obvious colour combination for seashells, but I think it really works well.

I also wanted to show off some of the large seashell images. Unfortunately I don’t have the coordinating dies (yet), so I fussy cut them which wasn’t too bad. For my background I decided to use the stamps that would typically be used to “colour in” the seashell stamps. I’ve done a seashell background before so I wanted to switch it up a bit. I’ve also used the seashells as a foreground which you can check out here.

I left the phrase as is. But if you want it would look nice cut out with the Stitched Rectangles dies too. I popped up the seashells and the phrase with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And then I added some bling… For the seashells I used the Wink of Stella Glitterbrush and I added a couple of Opal Rounds on either side of the phrase.

Looking at my background now I’m going to have to try some DIY Designer Series Paper with the Friends are like Seashells stamp set. Check out the stamp set and coordinating dies in my online shop.

A No Stamping Card

Posted on May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

With the launch of the new Annual catalogue back at the beginning of the month, I had an online catalogue launch party. And as part of this I wanted to do something different. This time I wanted to have a Make & Take that others could do with me live! Which is tricky since they wouldn’t have any of the new stamp sets from the catalogue yet. So I decided to try a “no stamping” card. Which as the name implies needs no stamping to complete.

The other piece to my card design was that I wanted to show off the new In Colours. If you haven’t heard about In Colours before, you can check it out here. The easiest way to do this I thought would be with the new In Colour 6×6 Designer Series Paper pack. And I used some Basic White cardstock to really help the colours pop.

I still wanted to add a few more layers to the card. So each card featured all of the new In Colours and at the same time focused on one of them. Behind each piece of Basic White cardstock and DSP strips was a piece of cardstock of one of those colours. Then I die cut a butterfly using the Meadow dies in that same colour. Plus, since I love to add a bit of bling to my cards, I also used the same In Colour gems.

For all my customers that signed up for the Make & Take, I also made a goodie bag. I used the new In Colour Ombre bags and added a die cut butterfly and some stamped images in the same colour as the bag. Inside I put some tea, some chocolate and their Make & Take supplies.

My customers loved the card and goodies! And I definitely enjoyed making a “no stamping” card. I will totally do this again for my Annual catalogue launch party next year. If you want to shop the new In Colours then check out my online shop.

Slide and Lock

Posted on May 21, 2021May 20, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Time for another Fancy Folds Design Team blog hop! This month we’re making the Slide and Lock fancy fold card. I was super excited when I saw that this was the fold we’d be doing this month. Back in April when I “attended” OnTour , some fellow demonstrators shared some cards they had made and this was one of them! I’ll have a simple project sheet for you at the end of this post so make sure to grab it. You can also check out this video by Lisa Curcio showing off the slide and lock card.

For my card I started with the idea of creating a Father’s Day card. With it being just a month away I’m getting into my masculine theme mindset. Plus I love the Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper and one of the designs works perfectly. So I started with the wood grain design from this DSP pack and paired it with Misty Moonlight as my base.

Sticking with the Father’s Day theme I chose the A Good Man stamp set. This set has some really nice images and phrases. It’s definitely going to be used alot over the next couple of weeks. For the inside I simply stamped the heart image using Early Espresso ink.

For the outside of the card I used the image of a child on a man’s shoulders with Early Espresso ink. I also used the phrase “you’re the best” which I stamped in Misty Moonight ink. To cut each of these out I used one of the Stitched Rectangles dies and one from the Beautiful Trees dies. I debated about adding some Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop them up even more, but decided not to. I did want to add a little something more though so I added some Linen Thread.

This is such a fun and easy card to make! Here’s my simple project sheet with measurement and instructions if you’d like to try this yourself.

2021 Slide and Lock Card Project Sheet Download

And make sure to check out the next Slide and Lock card on the hop with Nadine Schweda!

Another Reason Why

Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Every once in a while I share why I joined the Stampin’ Up! family. And why I love it so much. The big reasons for me are the discount, of course, and the community. I have met so many great people in my almost 9 years as a demonstrator. I also love the events that Stampin’ Up! puts on for us demonstrators, be it virtual or in person. They are so much fun! Sneak peeks, crafting demonstrations, Make & Takes, great music and free stuff. My favourite event that I’ve attended so far was OnStage in Orlando celebrating Stampin’ Up!s 30th anniversary. But right now there’s another reason that I want to share why I love this opportunity. And that reason is the starter kit.

Stampin’ Up!s starter kit is full of lots of great stuff! First off you get all the business supplies you need to get things started. Like catalogues, order forms, postcards and even some brochures. You also now get a Paper Pumpkin kit. And of course you get to choose the Stampin’ Up! products you want for your kit. Usually you get $165 worth of Stampin’ Up! products from any of the current catalogues. But until the end of this month you actually get $206 worth of product. So $41 more than usual. And the starter kit is only $135… no tax and no shipping costs!!

If you decide to join my team I’ll be around to answer any questions that you might have and to offer my support. I’m also happy to share ideas and resources that might be helpful. Plus I’m part of some larger teams and we’re a great bunch of fun loving, crafty people! So if I don’t have the answer I know that someone in my larger team will. Even if you want to just hang out, craft and get the discount that’s cool too!

If you have any questions I’d be happy to answer them. Just send them to me at inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com. Or if you’re ready to take the plunge then here’s the link to join my team. I can’t wait to get to know you!

Step it up with Heat Embossing

Posted on May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

For the most part my card designs are fairly simple. While I enjoy looking at other cards with multiple layers, etc. I always come back to simple with just a little bit of something to step it up. This time around I decided to step it up with heat embossing. Heat embossing was one of the very first techniques that I learned and it’s so much fun. I love using it because it’s such an easy way to add something more to your projects. All you need is some Versamark ink, some embossing powder and a heat tool. Although I would also recommend keeping a pair of tweezers with your heat embossing supplies. Your fingers can get pretty toasty while you’re waiting for the embossing powder to set!

Lately I’ve been having a lot of fun creating with the Dragonfly Garden stamp set. Dragonfly wings are always so shiny and shimmery and so the idea for this design popped up pretty easily. I wanted to do a combination of stamped and embossed dragonflies. Silver is my favourite when heat embossing and so I thought Misty Moonlight would be a nice complimentary colour. Plus there’s some silver mixed in with the Misty Moonlight twine from the Forever Greenery Ribbon Combo pack. So this was an easy colour combination choice.

In the Dragonfly Garden stamp set there are 2 different dragonflies. One with the body simply outlined and the other with the body coloured in. For the stamped dragonflies in the background I used the one with the outlined body. This way I could use the other dragonfly for my embossed dragonflies. Then I framed the embossed dragonflies with a bit of Misty Moonlight cardstock and popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The “thank you” down in the corner comes from the Free as a Bird stamp set. And I kept with the Misty Moonlight ink to match the dragonflies on that piece of cardstock.

To step this card up even more, you could cut out the smaller rectangle(s) with the Stitched Rectangles dies. For whatever reason I decided not to. But I like the simple step it up with heat embossing technique. Check out one of my other projects using this simple stamping technique here.

#simplestamping with the New In Colours

Posted on May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

With Stampin’ Up!s new Annual catalogue launching this month the theme for this month’s #simplestamping challenge is “new”. So it could celebrate a new baby or a new home. I don’t have any of that going on right now or know anyone who does. And so I decided to do some #simplestamping with the new In Colours. The new In Colours that arrived with the new catalogue are Pale Papaya, Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink, Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreeen. If you’re not sure what the deal is with Stampin’ Up!s In Colours then you’ll want to check out my post.

The other piece to this month’s #simplestamping challenge is that we can only use stamps, ink and paper. So no Designer Series Paper for this card! With that in mind it took me a little bit to decide what I wanted to do. In the end I decided to use the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set. I thought this would work well because it’s such a large stamp that I’d be able to use all the colours on it. This was a little tricky as it’s all one big stamp, but I didn’t mind a little bit of overlap of the ink colours.

I started with the lightest colours first because I wanted to try and keep as much of the other ink colours off my ink pads as possible. Once I got my ink colours onto the stamp I huffed over the whole stamp to make sure there was still enough moisture. I’m still warming up to Evening Evergreen, but still wanted to make sure all the new In Colours were there. So I added a piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock to frame the butterflies in the rest of the In Colours.

For this card I decided to not add a phrase. I just couldn’t find something that I liked that worked with this theme. But that would be easy enough to do. I would simply stamp the phrase with some Evening Evergreen on a small piece of Basic White cardstock and add it towards the bottom of the card. Stepping this card up would also be pretty easy. Some Wink of Stella on the butterflies would look nice. Or even making the cardstock with the butterflies smaller to make room for a few jewels in the bottom corner.

I hope you like this piece of #simplestamping with the new In Colours. I’m definitely looking forward to using them over the next two years. To check out all the new In Colour options you’ll definitely want to check out my online shop!

Fun with Seashells

Posted on May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Even though I’ve had the Friends are like Seashells stamp set for a while, I haven’t crafted with it very much. And that’s why I thought it would be nice to have some fun with seashells. I also wanted to keep my card fairly simple. So no fancy Designer Series Paper. And no embossing.

For my colour combination I went with Petal Pink and Crumb Cake. I wanted to pull in the beach and pink is often seen in seashells. So I thought it would make a nice combo. And it did.

The fanciest things I did with this card was use the Blending Brushes. I used Basic White for my card base and then used the Blending Brushes to add some Crumb Cake ink on one half. I also stamped the spotted image from the stamp set with more Crumb Cake on top to create a bit of a beach-looking background. Even though using the Blending Brushes sounds fancy, it’s very easy to do. It’s a similar technique to when you’re sponging. Check out my YouTube video on sponging here.

I used a piece of Petal Pink cardstock to frame the stamped piece of Basic White. For the seashells I used a combination of Crumb Cake and Petal Pink ink. Crumb Cake, of course, for the sand dollars and star fish. And Petal Pink for the rest. Then I popped it all up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To keep with the ‘simple’ idea for the card I just stamped the phrase on a simple piece of Basic White cardstock. And then layered it on with a bit of Stampin’ SEAL and a Dimensional. To finish it off, and add a bit of bling to the card, I added a few of the Opal Rounds in the bottom corner. If you want to add even more bling, you can also add some Wink of Stella to the stamped seashells.

I really love how this card turned out! I’m excited to have some more fun with seashells and make some more summer themed projects. Check out one of my other projects using the Blending Brushes here. This one uses the Tasteful Touches stamp set.

The new Annual Catalogue is here!

Posted on May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Today is the day… the new Annual Catalogue is here! There are a lot of great new products in there. And there are a lot of returning favourites. One of the things I always look forward to with the new Annual catalogues are the new In Colours! Every year Stampin’ Up! releases 5 special colours that are only available for 2 years. So with this new catalogue we said goodbye to the 2019-2021 In Colours and welcomed in the 2021-2023 In Colours. And here they are…

Polished Pink… Pale Papaya… Evening Evergreen… Soft Succulent… and Fresh Freesia.

I have a couple of favourites already. Soft Succulent and Fresh Fressia are two colours that I can see myself using a lot.

As always a number of stamp sets and other products carried over from last year’s Annual catalogue. While I’m sad that a couple of my favourites have retired, I still have some great stamp sets that carried over. And there are also a number of new stamp set too. 63 in fact!

There’s also lots of other new products to check out. Almost all of the Designer Series Paper packs are new. Only the In Good Taste DSP carried over. There are also a bunch of great new dies. And some pretty new embellishments and ribbon.

I’ve been enjoying what I’ve been crafting with so far and I can’t wait to get my hands on more. I’ll be sharing some of my projects here. And some of my projects I share only with those on my email newsletter list. If you’d like to sign up for my weekly email newsletter you can do that here.

I’ll also be getting some more catalogues shortly. So if you live in Canada and would like your very own copy just email me (inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com). I’d be happy to pop one in the mail for you!

You can also check out all the new goodies in my online shop. And if you’d like to find out how to have fun crafting with your friends and family online while earning FREE products, send me an email. It’ll be lots of fun and I’ll let you know how you can earn an extra $30 in freebies with a qualifying show from now until June 14th.

Final Goodbyes

Posted on April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

The new Annual catalogue is launching in just 4 days! And while I’m excited for all the goodies in the new catalogue I’m sad about some of the products that are retiring. There are some of my favourite go-tos leaving. So it’s time to say my final goodbyes! Over the past few weeks I’ve been sharing different projects featuring some of the products that are retiring. Here‘s one of my favourites.

For this project I used a few different products that are retiring. To start off my design I chose to feature two stamp sets that are retiring; Many Mates and Itty Bitty Birthdays. I’m definitely going to miss the Many Mates stamp set. I love the variety of the phrases and fonts. This is one that I’ll be holding on to for sure. Once I had an idea of how I wanted to use the stamp sets I picked my colour combination. For this one I wanted to make a more masculine/neutral card. So I went with Coastal Cabana and Night of Navy. I’ve never used this combination before and I really like it.

I wanted the other pieces to really pop and so I went with a larger Night of Navy border than I usually do. But I didn’t want it to be plain so I used the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder (this folder is sticking around, thankfully). I picked a couple of different phrases from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set and alternated the ink colours to create a kind of DIY Designer Series Paper. Then I cut it out with one of the larger Stitched Rectangles dies, wrapped some Linen Thread around it and popped it up with a couple of Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To top it off I stamped the “It’s Your Day!” phrase from the Many Mates stamp set with Night of Navy. And then cut it out with one of my favourite go-tos that I’m very sad to say is retiring, the Stitched Shapes dies. It’s definitely going to take me a while to get over this one! The border behind it is the Natural Touch Specialty Paper which I cut out with the next die up. Here’s the full card…

I can’t believe it’s time to say our final goodbyes to some of these great products! Have you checked out the list of retiring products yet? If not, then you want to make sure to head over to my online shop ASAP!! If they haven’t sold out yet you only have until Monday May 3rd to get any of your favourite retiring products.