This weekend marked my daughter’s 9th birthday and this year she wanted a mythical creature themed party. So I went back in time to use the Myths & Magic stamp set. With this retired stamp set and some of the current products and tools everything turned out magical!

The first picture has the invitations that were sent out (the one on the left my daughter created special for her little brother) and in front is the birthday card I created for her. The other two pictures are of the cupcake toppers and the loot bags. For the cupcake toppers I used the Stitched Shapes Framelit Dies, Stampin’ Blends and Gold Sequin Mini Trim. With the loot bags I used the Gift Bag Punch Board, Stitched Shape Framelit Dies, Stampin’ Blends and Gold Metallic Thread.

Everyone had a great time at the party. Stay tuned for the card in a box that I’ll be posting in a couple of days! In the meantime make sure to add your name to my email list as the project for my 12 Weeks of Christmas will be coming out later this week and those on my email list receive the list of supplies and step by step instructions sent right to their inbox.

I can’t believe that there is only 8 more weeks until Christmas! Here’s this week’s project for the 4th week of Christmas featuring the Stylish Christmas stamp set.

If you would like to get the project sheet for this and the rest of my 12 weeks of Christmas projects make sure to add your name to my mailing list; simply go to my Contact Me page or send me an email at inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com.

Here’s the link to this week’s project sheet for the 4th week of Christmas featuring the Stylish Christmas stamp set.

Week – 4 Stylish Christmas

I love this simple card from the Holiday Card Swap I participated in! It’s from Laura Seki and features the Poinsettia & Alpine Sports thinlit die sets and the Buffalo Check stamp. It just makes me feel like bundling up after some good tobogganing!

Also make sure to stay tuned for my 4th week of Christmas project later this week and sign up for my email newsletter (go to my Contact Me page or send me an email at inkspirationwithtersa@gmail.com) to have the project’s supply list and instructions sent right to your inbox!

For this week’s project I decided to create a tag. With the holidays coming up we will need countless numbers of these and they add a special touch to everything you give! This project features the Christmas Pines stamp set, Tranquil Tide and uses the Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper.

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Here’s the link for this week’s project sheet!

Week 3 – Christmas Pines Tag

There’s a lot going on over here right now… my dining room table is covered in projects for my daughter’s birthday party that’s happening next weekend (stay tuned for pics) as well as the card swaps I’m working on to bring with my to OnStage in Orlando, Florida shortly thereafter (I’ll share those as well once they’re done). So before I forget here’s the list of all my upcoming events between now and the holidays.

                   Scrapbooking Made Simple       Nov. 3rd 7-9pm & Nov. 4th 2-4pm
                   Stamp & Steep                                Nov. 4th & Dec. 16th 10-12pm
                   Winter Sampler                             Dec. 1st 7-9pm & Dec. 2nd 2-4pm
                   Holiday Party                                 Dec. 7th 5-9pm

For more information or to register for one of my events simply send me an email at inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com or you can also check out my website at http://www.stampinup.net/inkspirationcards/events

We are in week number 2 of the 12 weeks of Christmas! I hope you enjoyed last week’s card. This week’s card features the Christmas Pines stamp set and uses Mossy Meadow and Crumb Cake.

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Click on the link below for the project sheet for this week’s card. Enjoy!

Week 2 – Christmas Pines

I love the Take Your Pick Tool! This multi-purpose tool definitely comes in handy for just about any project you may be working on. Some people are calling it the Swiss Army knife of crafting and considering all that it does without me having to go digging for another tool I think I might have to agree. In total there are 5 different attachments which allow you to do a variety of different things; pick up small accessories, pierce paper, lift/scrape as well as score and add dimension to your projects. Keep reading for a bit more on each of the attachments.

The putty attachment allows you to pick up sequins, jewels, small paper embellishments and other things that are hard to put in place by hand. Simply twist the end of the attachment for more putty and when you run out just reach for the refill that comes included.

The spatula tool is great for lifting those embellishments with adhesive backs off the paper so you can use your putty attachment to grab them. It also works well for helping lift cardstock and other things that have been put into place and need a little adjustment.

The paper piercing attachment works great to make your own designs or to use with your different patterned templates.

Then the stylus attachment has two different sizes; 1mm and 3mm. This attachment is helpful when scoring, folding cardstock or even adding a bit more dimension to your projects.

To add the Take Your Pick Tool to your kit (or pencil case as the case may be) head over to my website.

www.stampinup.ca/products/takeyourpicktool

Happy World Card Making Day everyone! I hope you were able to make some time to get creative (in whatever way that means for you).

Here’s the card I did live on my Facebook page to celebrate. If you missed it you can always play it back. I hope you enjoy!

www.facebook.com/InkspirationStampinwithTeresa

I have featured this card previously but I love it so much that I thought it would be a great way to kick off the 12 weeks of Christmas! Each week from now until Christmas I will feature a card, tag, etc. to help us all get ready for the upcoming holidays. This one features the First Frost stamp set. If you haven’t already signed up, simply go to my “contact me” page and sign up for my newsletter to start receiving the 12 weeks of Christmas in your inbox!

www.inkspirationcards.com/contact-me/

Starting next week I’m going to be weaving in some holidays cards and other projects, so I thought I would showcase one more of my favourite swaps today. This one is from Frances Stevenson and page 145 of the Annual catalogue. Even though it’s now fall, I absolutely love this card… from the colours to the sequins to the sponging of the sand and sky, it’s a great card. I might have to keep this one out over the winter to remind myself of the beach when we’re surrounded by snow!

The stamp set used is called High Tide and the coordinating framelits (small starfish) are Under the Sea. In terms of colours, this card features Bermuda Bay and Crumb Cake for the inks and Whisper White, Sahara Sand and the Brights 6×6 DSP for cardstock/paper. I always like to add a bit of bling to my cards and this card uses the Pearl Basic Jewels, Iridescent Sequin Assortment and the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush.

The first week of Autumn is here! I can’t believe how fast the year is going by… before we know it Winter and Christmas will be here.

In honour of the change of the season I created this card using the Sheltering Tree stamp set with Pineapple Punch, Grapefruit Grove and Crumb Cake.

Happy Autumn!

The Little Twinkle Suite is one that I’ve had my eye on for a while (my list of what I want and what I can actually buy never seem to match up, do you ever notice that?!), so thanks to Laurie Alexander for caseing these two great little cards from our Annual catalogue swap!

To recreate these cards you will need the Little Twinkle bundle, the Twinkle Twinkle DSP and cardstock pack (or Grey Granite, Petal Pink and Pool Party cardstock), Silver Baker’s Twine (the Petal Pink and Pool Party) and the Twinkle adhesive-backed sequins.