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Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

This week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge (PCC412) is a different kind of challenge. Usually it’s a sketch challenge, but every once in a while they throw out a theme or in this case a Tic Tac Toe challenge. So how this works is that you choose any 3 squares going down, across or diagonal for your design elements. Here’s what we had to choose from…

For my card I went with the row going down on the right. So a feminine thank you card using Designer Series Paper. From here I dug through my DSP packs to see what would work. I ended up going with the Paper Blooms pack from the current Sale-a-bration catalogue. That made it easy to check off 2 of the 3 boxes.

The “thank you” came from the Timeless Tropical stamp set. I really liked the font and thought that it would work nicely with a feminine theme. I cut it out with the smallest circle from the Stitched Shapes dies and then popped it up with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

To compliment the DSP I used the “A Touch of Ink” stamp set for my stamped images. For my colour combination I went with Rococo Rose and Pear Pizzazz (I can’t believe that Rococo Rose will be retiring in just a few weeks). And to finish it off I used some of the Seaside Spray Metallic ribbon and added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels. I always have to add some bling to my cards!

Here’s my finished card…

I had a lot of fun with this Tic Tac Toe challenge. If you’d like to check out the others you can find them here. And if you’d like to check out my most recent sketch challenge with the Paper Craft Crew you can check that out here.

Embossing Again

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Every once in a while I get into a bit of a zone with my crafting. In some respects this is nice, but sometimes I completely forget about other techniques, etc. that I could be using. Somehow lately I haven’t been using my embossing folders. So this past week I’ve been getting back into embossing again. And I’m so glad that I did. Using different embossing folders is a great, and easy, way to add a little something extra to your projects.

Earlier this week I shared a project using one of the new mini embossing folders; you can check that out here. For this card I wanted to use my favourite stamp set from the Sale-a-bration catalogue, “A Touch of Ink”. And I haven’t used the hummingbird image yet so that’s where I started with my design.

From there I pulled in the Rectangle Stitched dies to frame the hummingbird and the phrase, which came from the Quite Curvy stamp set. And I thought that it’d be nice to use the large leaf image from the “A Touch of Ink” stamp set and do some tone on tone stamping with Just Jade.

Then to add a little something more to the piece of stamped Just Jade cardstock I used the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder. Here’s a close up to give you a good look at the effect it gives…

You might also be able to see that I added some Wink of Stella to my hummingbird. I love how it looks on projects, but it doesn’t really come through in photos. 🙁

For my hummingbird I stamped in Seaside Spray first to give a darker outline. Then once it was dry I stamped using Pool Party to match the card base. I also stamped a bunch of the smaller leaf image from the “A Touch of Ink” stamp set using Just Jade to fill in some open space and bring it all together.

I popped up the hummingbird and the phrase with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And then on top of the Wink of Stella, I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels to finish it off. Here’s the full card…

I’m really glad that I got back into embossing again! And I love how this card turned out. I’m definitely not finished crafting with this stamp set. To check the “A Touch of Ink” stamp set, head over to my online shop. And let me know if you have any questions about how Sale-a-bration works!

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.