Inkspiration Cards

A #simplestamping Rainbow

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s been a while since I’ve joined one of Stampin’ Up!s #simplestamping challenges. So when I saw this month’s challenge I decided to get back into it. This month’s challenge is to create a card using only stamps, ink and paper along with a Sale-a-bration item. My card is a #simplestamping rainbow of sorts.

I’ve been enjoying creating with the A Touch of Ink stamp set and when I saw this challenge this idea immediately popped into my head. I love when that happens, don’t you?! This stamp set is my favourite from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. I love all the images and the phrases make this set so versatile. I’m definitely looking forward to crafting more with this one!

The original design was tweaked a little bit. Initially I thought I would do this as a smaller card, but then I changed it to a slimline card to really get the full effect that I wanted. I used Basic Black for the card base and didn’t use a coloured mat to really help my rainbow pop.

It took a little bit of time to come up with all the colours for this card. I didn’t want to use the same colour and stamp off. So I chose a darker and lighter shade for each of the flowers. The range of colours Stampin’ Up! has made this pretty easy.

To space out the flowers as evenly as possible I stamped the two outer ones first. Then I stamped the two in the centre of the card and filled in the spaces with the last two. Doing it this way also helped give the darker outline images a bit more time to dry before I “filled” them in. The phrase I stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Here’s the full card…

This was such a fun challenge! And I really love how my card turned out. It’s going to be hard to give this one away. I hope that you enjoyed my card making a #simplestamping rainbow too.

If you want to learn more about Sale-a-bration then check out my blog post for all the details on how to earn this stamp set and some other exclusive products for free! And if you’re ready to start filling up your cart then head on over to my online store.

Catalogues are Here!

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

The new January-June Mini and Sale-a-bration catalogues are here! Which means that there’s lots of new Stampin’ Up! products to get crafty with. This project shows off 2 of the free and exclusive products from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. If you’re not sure what Sale-a-bration is all about, you need to check this blog post out.

For this card I knew that I wanted to use the A Touch of Ink stamp set. I LOVE butterflies so when I saw this in the Sale-a-bration catalogue it was the first thing on my list! To go with it I decided to use some of the Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper. Then once I picked the design I wanted it was pretty easy to pick the colour combination. Seaside Spray is one of my favourite In Colours from this bunch and will be so sad once it’s gone in a few months. I haven’t used Rococo Rose as much but it looks so pretty on this paper and goes well with Seaside Spray.

So I used Seaside Spray for my card base and the Rococo Rose came from the DSP. I also used it as one of my ink colours; for the phrase on the outside and the image on the inside. For the leaves on the left side of the card I used Pear Pizzazz. I stamped off onto a scrap piece of paper before “filling in” the butterfly and leaf images. That really helps the outline of the image pop. For whatever reason I didn’t do that when I stamped a Rococo Rose flower on the inside of the card and really wished that I had.

The phrase for this card actually comes from the Timeless Tulips stamp set from the Annual Catalogue. I framed this with some Seaside Spray and popped it up with a couple of Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I added a bit of bling with one of my favourite go-tos… the Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I really like how this card turned out and am excited to stamp some more with A Touch of Ink!

The new catalogues are here so if you want your very own copy, and live in Canada, let me know (inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com) and I’ll send one out to you. In the meantime you can check them out in my online shop.

Sale-a-bration 2021

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

The new January-June Mini catalogue is here! But more importantly Sale-a-bration 2021 is here!! This is always a great time to stock up on crafting supplies because when you do you earn free and exclusive products. Stampin’ Up! is doing it a little differently though this time around. So here’s all the details so you can make the best of Sale-a-bration.

The big difference this year is that Sale-a-bration is only 2 months, til the end of February, instead of 3! And instead of only 1 Sale-a-bration, this year there will be 2. The second one will take place over the summer. Otherwise Sale-a-bration is very much the same. Every order of $60 will earn you a free and exclusive Sale-a-bration product of your choice. So when your order is $60 you can choose a Level 1 product, when your order is $120 you can choose either 1 Level 2 product or 2 Level 1 products and so on. The other important thing to highlight is that some of these products may not last until the end of Sale-a-bration. So you won’t want to wait! Here’s some of the great products that you can earn for free during this Sale-a-bration.

As always there are 2 other ways that you can earn extras during Sale-a-bration. The first is by hosting a qualifying party of $375 or more. When you do, you not only get extra Stampin’ Rewards (aka free stuff), but you’ll also earn the Punch Party stamp set from the picture above. You can’t get this set any other way.

The other way is by joining my team. The Starter Kit is always a good deal because you get $165 worth of Stampin’ Up! products of your choice for only $135 (tax and shipping included)! But right now you can also get 5 exclusive 6×6 packs of Designer Series Paper. Each pack features one of Stampin’ Up!s colour families; Brights, Neutrals, Regals and Subtles. Plus the most recent In Colours; Misty Moonlight, Just Jade, Bumblebee, Magenta Madness and Cinnamon Cider. Here’s a peak at the packs…

So if you live in Canada and have been waiting for the opportunity to join the Stampin’ Up! family, now is a great time! Here’s the link to join my team. Or if you have questions or want me to send you the new catalogues then contact me. I’m happy to help in any way I can!

I know I’m excited for Sale-a-bration 2021 and I hope you are too!

Surprise Window Card

Posted on December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s the last Fancy Fold Design Team Blog Hop of 2020! I’ve been having a lot of fun creating different fancy folds since joining the hop earlier this year. This month we’re making a Surprise Window Card. It’s a really simple card to make and looks really neat. Here’s a video showing a few examples. I’ve created a basic project sheet with measurements and instructions if you want to make your own, so make sure to scroll to the end!

I bounced around a few different ideas for my card. Initially I thought of using the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set from the upcoming new catalogue. But instead I went with the Dragonfly Garden stamp set, which is also from the new catalogue. I really like this stamp set, but for whatever reason I haven’t crafted much with it since I got it for OnStage back in November. I’m hoping that will change over the next little bit.

I also wanted to use the Dandy Garden 6×6 Designer Series Paper for this project so that helped me figure out my colour combination. It started with a piece of Blackberry Bliss DSP and so I went with Mossy Meadow for my other colour. From there I added in a few dragonflies that I punched out from another piece of DSP using the Dragonflies punch. I also stamped a few small ones in the background using some Crumb Cake ink. Here’s that flap of my card…

For the other inner most flap I just stamped a phrase from the Dragonfly Garden stamp set using Blackberry Bliss ink. Here it is to give you a sense of the card fully opened…

So for the front of the card I used that piece of Blackberry Bliss DSP. Then to create my window I used one of the Stitched Nested Labels dies. I initially thought of embossing the front of the card as well and kind of wish I had (next time). I popped up my “for you” from the Beauty Abounds stamp set with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And then added a few of the Ladybug Trinkets. To adhere those to the card front I just cut a Mini Dimensional in half and squished it inside.

I really like how my Surprise Window card turned out. Those cute little ladybugs add a nice touch! I’m definitely going to have fun using those guys. To check out the next stop on this month’s blog hop check out Nadine Schweda’s project. And don’t forget to grab the project sheet below!

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Joy to the World

Posted on December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

Back in October Stampin’ Up!s Paper Pumpkin kit was all about connecting with people around the world. The Joy to the World kit had a holiday theme and came with die cuts in 3 different languages; English, French and German. I loved this idea because I have family in Germany and this would be a good opportunity for me to reconnect with them. I also loved this idea because Stampin’ Up! created a Facebook group to give people a chance to find pen pals from around the world. I connected with 4 other demonstrators; one from Australia, one from New Zealand, one from Germany and one from Japan.

Along with the gold die cuts, the kit also came with enough supplies to make 8 cards including envelopes. I love the Cherry Cobbler and Just Jade colour combination. Cherry Cobbler is such a great colour for the holidays and Just Jade is one of my favourites from the new In Colours. Plus the Crumb Cake card bases with gold design really helped these colours pop. Here’s a picture of the two original designs from the October kit along with two alternative designs that I created…

As much as I enjoy following the instructions, especially when I’m not sure what I want to make, I love coming up with different designs. Usually I make alternative card designs. Lately though I’ve also been making some home decor pieces like this 9 x 9 sampler. With this piece I also used the Poinsettia Petals bundle and a few of the Wonderful Gems. Both from the August-December Mini catalogue.

I also made a hand sanitizer container. You could probably also tuck a gift card in there too. For the ribbon I used the Cherry Cobbler Twine from the kit along with the Just Jade Gingham ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season combo pack.

I really enjoyed crafting with the Joy to the World kit. My cards to my family and pen pals are on their way. I hope they like them and hopefully my German is understandable. It’s been a while!

If you’d like to jump on the Paper Pumpkin band wagon and live in Canada, you can sign up here. Plus each month I offer a Paper Pumpkin online class featuring that month’s kit.

Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2020December 25, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

The past couple of weeks have been pretty hectic. There’s always lots to do to get ready for the holidays and finish up so I can take some time off from my “9 to 5”. We’re all set and so I wanted to take the time and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope you all are doing well and are staying safe. And I hope that you’re able to enjoy the holidays in whatever way you can!

This year has definitely been a strange one. And the holidays are no different. This year we’re doing a quarantine so we can spend some time with both our parents. I can honestly say that I’ve never done that before.

So wherever you are and whatever your holiday looks like I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

If you want to check out what I’m up to over the holidays check out my Facebook page. I’ll be starting up my weekly newsletter again in the New Year so make sure to sign up here to get your hands on exclusive PDF tutorials and sneak peeks!

Sweet Treats

Posted on December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m slowly starting to get into my stash of products from the upcoming new catalogues. And I’m really looking forward to some time off from my “9 to 5” so that I can really have some fun! This card uses some of the sweet treats from the new Ice Cream Corner suite of products. When I saw these being demo’d at OnStage@Home this November I was totally wow’d! So of course when I did my pre-order I had to get my hands on some.

For this card design I wanted to pair the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set with the Ombre 6×6 Designer Series Paper. This pack of paper is one of the great products you can get for FREE during Sale-a-bration which kicks off next month. So that’s where I got my colour combination from. I used some of the Blackberry Bliss and Granny Apple Green DSP and so the cardstock and inks followed suit.

When I was going through the paper designs I decided to pick two different ones and have them be off-centre. I also liked the idea of showing a couple of the different designs. So I picked the circles and the plain ombre designs.

I added some Crumb Cake for the popsicle stick and cut it out using the Stitched Rectangle dies. Then I popped it up and the phrase using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Initially I was thinking that I would add some ribbon to this card, but when it came time it just didn’t fit. So I went with one of my other go-tos… bling! I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels to finish it off. I actually have a few more thank you cards to make so I may tweak this design a little bit. But overall I think it turned out nice!

If you like sweet treats and you like this card then you’ll want to sign up for my weekly email newsletter! Each week I share an exclusive PDF tutorial along with stamping tips and sneak peeks. Sign up here!

Quite Curvy Bundle

Posted on December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

I finally got the chance to start playing with the Quite Curvy bundle this week! Lately I’ve been pretty busy with making holiday cards to share and send out to family. Plus all the other things that need to be done to get ready for the holidays. So it was nice to finally be able to start crafting with these.

For the colour combination I decided to go with one of my favourites… purple and green. A bit of a change from all the blues and reds I’ve been using lately. In this case I used Purple Posy and Mint Macaron along with a splash of Mossy Meadow. Next I pulled out the dies to see what I felt like using to help with the design. There are some fun options with these dies and so for this first card I thought I would use two of the curved ones.

Once I cut out the designs I decided to layer the Mint Macaron and Mossy Meadow. I really like how these two greens compliment each other. I’m going to have to remember this combination.

From here I used a Purple Posy Stampin’ Write Marker to ink up a floral image. To add a bit more colour I thought it would be nice to have this “peeking out” from behind the die cut cardstock. I also used Purple Posy for one of the bird images. I stamped the phrase on a separate piece of Whisper White using Mint Macaron. Then I added a few Mossy Meadow leaves as well.

Finally I popped up the phrase using some Stampin’ Dimensionals. I debated about adding some rhinestones or some wood elements, but decided not to on this card.

I definitely looking forward to the holiday break and some time to create some more projects with the Quite Curvy bundle! If you like this card then you’ll want to sign up for my weekly email newsletter. Each week I share a PDF tutorial that you won’t get anywhere else along with stamping tips and sneak peeks. Sign up here!

Giant Year End Closeout!

Posted on December 8, 2020December 7, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s that time of year… Stampin’ Up! has released it’s lists of products from the August-December Mini catalogue that will be retiring! The Giant Year End Closeout sale starts today and these products will only be available while supplies last. There are some great products that are 50% so I’m guessing some things will sell out quickly.

If this is your first Year End Closeout here’s how it works. Each year around this time Stampin’ Up! makes two lists. One is a list of products that will be carrying over and will still be available once this mini catalogue is finished. The other is a list of products that won’t be coming back. This year’s lists are a little bit different because some of the products carrying over will be available right away in January, but others won’t be until the next August-December Mini catalogue. For now though the important thing to know is what’s retiring, so here’s the list…

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Once you’ve made your list head over to my online shop! If you order by December 9th you may get your order in time for the holidays, but after that it’s highly unlikely. And remember to use this month’s host code when you place your order…

This Giant Year End Closeout sale is only on until January 4th, 2021 or while supplies last, so don’t miss out!

Poinsettia Petals and Heartwarming Hugs

Posted on December 5, 2020December 5, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

December is here and we’ve got about 3 weeks til Christmas! I’m almost ready, how about you? I’m hoping to start crafting with some goodies from the new catalogues soon. So this week I thought I’d share one more holiday themed card. For this card I combined Poinsettia Petals and Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper. This design is another from a recent team crafting playdate. You can check out the other design I created for this playdate here.

For the card base I used Mossy Meadow cardstock. I kept this simple, although the Subtle 3D Embossing folder would look nice with this card design too. Then I layered on some different designs from the Heartwarming Hugs DSP pack.

To add a little something more I stamped a phrase from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set and cut it out with the Stitched Shapes dies. I stamped the phrase with Pear Pizzazz ink. For the poinsettia and leaves I used Real Red, Pear Pizzazz and Mossy Meadow. I also stamped a poinsettia on the inside of the card using Real Red ink.

Then I put a small Real Red poinsettia on top and added a small Pearl Basic Jewel in the centre. I love the Poinsettia dies! I’ve been using them for a lot of different projects. Here’s the full card…

Next time around I would probably emboss the front part of the card base. Even with that though I really like this card. It’s nice and simple and looks great! The Poinsettia Petals and Heartwarming Hugs DSP really work nicely together.

Brightly Gleaming Holiday

Posted on November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

I was so glad when Stampin’ Up! brought back the Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper this year. It has such pretty designs and I love the foil elements in some of them! So of course I had to make a Brightly Gleaming holiday card. This card design came from a team card sketch challenge. I really like doing sketch challenges because it usually gives me a design I haven’t thought of.

For this card I started with the Brightly Gleaming DSP to figure out my colour combination. I kept it simple because I wanted the DSP to really stand out, so I chose Night of Navy and Whisper White. And with the gold foil in one of the DSP designs I used some of the Gold Metallic Trim from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo pack.

The phrase came from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set, which is one of my favourites from this year’s holiday catalogue. I stamped it with Night of Navy ink and cut it out with the largest squares from the Stitched Shapes dies. I also cut out some Night of Navy cardstock with one of the circle dies for that piece of the sketch design. Then I popped up the phrase using some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I like how simple all the layers are in this sketch design, it really helps the DSP stand out. Here’s the full card…

I’ve still got a lot to do for the upcoming holidays. So it was nice to not have to think about a design for this card. I really like how it turned out too.

If you liked this Brightly Gleaming holiday card then you might want to check out this card. This card is a bit fancier because it was made for a Fancy Fold Design Team Blog Hop, but was a lot of fun to make.

One Day Flash Sale

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

Stampin’ Up!s Merry & Bright one day flash sale is here! Perfect timing for the upcoming holidays for yourself or any crafters in your life. Until midnight tonight you’ll get 10% off just about everything in the Annual Catalogue. It was actually easier for Stampin’ Up! to make a list of what isn’t on sale today. Grab the exclusion list at the end of this post.

What’s on your wishlist?! Today’s a great day to cross some things off it. Maybe that tool or stamp set you have put off getting.

For all my Canadian stampers here’s the link to my online shop and make sure to use this month’s host code when you do to be entered for a chance to win this month’s host benefits!

Here’s the exclusion list…

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Don’t miss out on this one day flash sale!

Window Accordion Fold

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s time for another Fancy Fold design team blog hop! And this month we’re making cards using the Window Accordion Fold. This fold took me a little bit to wrap my head around. Kylie Bertucci’s video does a great job of walking you through it. For measurements I’ve posted them at the end of this post so make sure to keep reading.

When I was thinking of what to use for my card my first thought was Christmas, of course! Then I remembered my Butterfly Beauty dies and thought that would look great. So I decided to make both! For the first card I used Rich Razzleberry and Purple Posy for my colours. Then I used Beauty Abounds and Butterfly Wishes for the stamped images and phrase.

I decided to keep it simple with this one and used cardstock and stamped images instead of Designer Series Paper. And it was really easy to adhere the butterfly die cuts to each other and the window sheet with the adhesive sheets. I love how it turned out!

For my holiday version I used Mossy Meadow cardstock and the Heartwarming Hugs DSP for the base. The images and phrase came from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set. This is one of my favourite sets right now! And I used Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Pear Pizzazz and Early Espresso for my ink colours. On my window sheet I used the Poinsettia dies and layered the flowers and leaves on both sides using Glue Dots. I also added some Pearl Basic Jewels to the centre of the outer poinsettias.

Once I wrapped my head around this card it was pretty easy to put together. I love how both of my Window Accordion Fold cards turned out! As promised here are the measurements I used for this card…

Window and cardstock for base: 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″

Cardstock/Patterned Paper mats: 4″ x 5 1/4″

Cardstock for stamping: 3 3/4″ x 5″

You can check out my project from last month`s hop here. And to keep going with this month`s blog hop check out Nadine Schweda`s post here!

Gold Foil Christmas

Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s been a while since I’ve shared some cards from a now not so recent card swap with my team. This card swap was to show off products from the August-December Mini Catalogue. This time around I’m sharing some of the gold foil Christmas cards that were made. I love all the foil and metallic papers! And for the upcoming holidays using foil is a no-brainer.

This first card was made by Moira Sands. She used the Gift Wrapped bundle to create this card that looks just like a present. Along with the foil she used Pretty Peacock. I really like how these colours go together.

One of my other favourite things to do is heat embossing. It’s such an easy way to add something special! Like Moira’s card this card uses foil and heat embossing. Except this time it’s with gold and the Sweetest Time bundle. This card was made by Eileen McAuliffe and I always love her cards. Along with the foil she used some Garden Green cardstock to create some more layers. I really like how she only used a piece of Basic Black for the card. It really make the gold stand out.

Now, last but not least is my favourite of these three cards! It was made by Vicki Howie. Even though you need a die cutting machine to create the layers, this is a pretty simple card. I’m a big fan of simple cards which could be why I like this one so much. I love how she paired the Tis the Season Designer Series Paper (on the left) with the Plaid Tidings DSP (on the right). Plus she included some Gilded Gems “on the side” so we could decide if and where we wanted to use them.

If you liked these gold foil Christmas cards you should check out some of the other cards from this card swap.

I’m also in the final weeks of my 12 Weeks of Christmas! This is where my email newsletter subscribers receive exclusive holiday themed projects to help get ready for the now not so far away holidays. You won’t find these projects anywhere else! If you live in Canada, contact me to find out how you can join my mailing list.

Mystery Stamping

Posted on November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

A couple of weeks ago I joined my team for an online crafting playdate. There were games, prizes and of course lots of stamping. As part of this playdate we also did some mystery stamping. If you’ve never done this before here’s how it works. We got a basic supply list in advance and I mean basic… cardstock, Designer Series Paper, stamps and ink. Then we got measurements and steps to complete our project over the whole day. At first I wasn’t so sure how this would go, but it turned out to be a lot of fun!

For my design I started by picking my Designer Series Paper. I went with the Heartwarming Hugs DSP. Once I figured that out it was pretty easy to choose my cardstock colours and inks. I used being Real Red and Whisper White for the cardstock and Mossy Meadow and Smoky Slate for the ink.

It was hard to pick a stamp set though. So I picked out a couple to give me some options as I crafted. The stamp sets I used were Cherish the Season and Snowman Season. I especially liked the Cherish the Season stamps because they have coordinating dies that I used later.

I got my ideas for the embellishments as I crafted. On the inside I added some small Mossy Meadow pine branches and stamped a small bell.

On the outside I used the Stitched Rectangle dies to cut out a phrase from the Snowman Season stamp set. I wrapped the cardstock flap on the left side of the card with the Faux Linen ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season ribbon combo pack. Then I die cut a few stamped bells and added a few Pearl Basic Jewels.

This kind of card actually has a name. I just realized it now. It’s a Joy Fold card and you can check out one I made earlier this year here. I love how my card turned out! And it was fun seeing all the different cards that were made using the same mystery stamping clues. We’ll be having another playdate in the New Year and I can’t wait to see what we end up doing!