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Basketball Themed Birthday

Posted on May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s been a busy week getting ready for my youngest’s birthday party tomorrow. Even though we’re not hosting it at home (cause there are WAY too many boxes in my living room) there’s still lots to do. This year my little guy wants a basketball themed birthday party.

We definitely needed to be creative for this theme because I don’t have anything current or retired with basketballs. Fortunately I found some great patterned paper at Michael’s. And fortunately I have a pretty imaginative munchkin! He wanted to help design and create the boxes we’re using for our loot bags.

For the boxes themselves we used Calypso Coral cardstock and Tear & Tape Adhesive. And then he wanted 3 black strips across the front. So I used 1/2′ strips of Basic Black cardstock. Next we added some basketballs from one of the patterned paper designs. We had to do a little cutting to get at the full sized basketballs, but the 2 3/8″ Circle punch was the perfect size.

To finish them off we added a “thanks” “friend” from the recently retired Biggest Wish stamp set. This is one stamp set that’s definitely staying in my craft stash! I stamped them in Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Next I gave my youngest a couple of options. He chose to use the also recently retired Double Oval punch to cut out the “thanks”. And “friend” I trimmed down with my paper trimmer.

Of course I let him add the sentiments and fill the boxes. I think they turned out very nicely!

I still have some of that patterned paper left. So I’m going to use that to make a simple happy birthday sign for him. I have to have at least one surprise for his party!

I really hope his friends enjoy their basketball themed birthday treat boxes!

Check out a card I made for my oldest’s birthday last year here.

And grab anything you need for your handmade birthday cards in my online shop.

Faux Wood Paneling Card

Posted on August 11, 2023August 11, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

The idea for this card came from a picture I saw of a home decor project. I really liked how they had an image on what looked like wood panels and thought it would make for a pretty cool card design. I’m calling it the Faux Wood Paneling card for obvious reasons. If you can think of another name, or if there is already a name, let me know. I’d love to hear it!

I wish I still had some of the recently retired Sahara Sand cardstock. It would have looked really nice! Crumb Cake is too dark and so I’m using Basic White. The softer colour of Very Vanilla would maybe work even better for this card design. I did use Crumb Cake for my card base though.

The biggest tip for this design is to do ALL your stamping, colouring, etc. first. Embossing first would make it alot harder to get nice even colour. I stamped one of the images from the In the Moment stamp set using Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Then I stamped the birds from that same image a couple more times. To avoid getting any unwanted leftover ink on your cardstock, make sure to use a scrap piece of paper or cardstock to cover the rest of the image.

To create the sunset I used my Blending Brushes along with 3 different colours. I started at the bottom of the cardstock with Crushed Curry. Then I used Flirty Flamingo and finally Calypso Coral. These 3 colours go really well together and blend well too!

Next I coloured the image with Stampin’ Blends. I used Dark Crumb Cake for the railing, the band on the hat and the hair. Then Light Crumb Cake on the hat and belt. For the dress I used both the Light and Dark Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends. And for the wine I used Light Daffodil Delight. If you’re more of a red wine person Merry Merlot would work well.

Once that was done I embossed it with the Timber 3D embossing folder and cut it into 1″ strips. To finish it off I stamped a phrase from the same stamp set with Memento ink and then added some Crumb Cake ink around the edges. Then I popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

This Faux Wood Paneling card was fun to make! I don’t think I’ve used so many different techniques on one card before.

Check out another card I made using the In the Moment stamp set here. And you can find this stamp set along with everything else you need in my online shop!

Welcome Inn

Posted on July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

I realized the other day that I haven’t shared any of my Paper Pumpkin cards in a long time. So here I am with a couple alternative cards with June’s kit Welcome Inn. I love the blues and grays in this kit!

For the first alternative I used a Night of Navy card base and cut one of the patterned card bases to make the card mat. On top of that I layered a strip of Night of Navy cardstock that I stamped with Night of Navy ink which I popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. And on top of that I have a small piece of Basic White cardstock that I stamped a sentiment on and a die cut vase that I stamped on as well. To finish it off I added a few of the Navy Dots. These are so cute!

The second card has a Calypso Coral base and a strip of the same patterned card base from the first card. Then I layered one of the larger die cuts on top. On that I used one of the die cut vases and stamped some flowers on top. I also stamped a few extra flowers on a separate piece of Basic White cardstock that I die cut along with a few leaves using the add-on dies. I popped these flowers and the die cut vase up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals along with one of the die cut sentiments from the kit. Then to finish it off I of course needed to add a few of the Navy Dots.

I had a lot of fun with the Welcome Inn Paper Pumpkin kit! And I’m looking forward to this month’s kit. I don’t think I’ve ever made an accordion-fold card before!

In the meantime I’ll be crafting with some old Paper Pumpkin kits on our camping trip this weekend. I always take Paper Pumpkin with me when we go. It’s easy to bring along and my munchkins love them too!

See what I bring with me when I travel here. And if you missed out on this month’s Paper Pumpkin kit, don’t worry! You have until August 10th to sign up for next month’s kit. It looks really pretty! Sign up here.

Favored Flowers for Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

For a pack of Designer Series Paper I wasn’t so sure about I’m sure having a lot of fun crafting with it! This time I’m using the Favored Flowers for Valentine’s Day. Can you believe that Valentine’s day is only a week and a half away?! Already it seems like time is flying by. But for today that’s a good thing because it’s super cold here and I can’t wait for Spring!

For this card design I pulled a few similar designs from the Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper pack, but in different colours; Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral and Petal Pink. I love Blackberry Bliss and so I used that for the card base. I also used it to frame the sentiment which comes from the Love Cats stamp set. Which is also stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink.

I punched the hearts using the plain heart punch from the Heart Punch pack. And behind those I embossed a piece of Basic White cardstock using the Cane Weave 3D embossing folder. This way the colours and designs on the hearts stay the focus, but the background isn’t too boring. I popped up all of the hearts and the sentiment with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I finished it off by adding a couple of Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

Favored Flowers for Valentine’s Day may not be the typical Valentine’s Day card, but I really like it! Check out another card I made using this same pack of patterned paper here.

And head over to my online shop if you want to get your hands on this beautiful paper! Remember Sale-a-bration is only on until the end of this month, so don’t wait too long!

Favored Flowers

Posted on January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

At first when I saw the Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper in the Sale-a-bration catalogue I was not a big fan. I love flowers, but I wondered if the patterns were a bit much for me. But I’ve been seeing some card designs lately that are helping change my mind. So I pulled out my pack and I think the designs look much better in real life. This pack of patterned paper uses some of my favourite colours and some of the blooms are easy enough for fussy cutting. I’m not fussy cutting for this card, but I did want to show off some of this pretty paper.

This card is a nice simple one because I really want the DSP to be the focus. I started with deciding which design I wanted to use for this card. This one has Petal Pink and Calypso Coral in it for the flowers. And Mossy Meadow and Evening Evergreen for the leaves. I used Mossy Meadow for my card base because it’s a nice neutral colour and not too dark. Plus it really helps the colours from the blooms to stand out.

Next I stamped a phrase from the Something Fancy stamp set using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut it out using one of the Stitched Rectangles dies. And then I framed it with the flip side of the same sheet of patterned paper. Finally I popped it all up with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals and added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels for a bit of bling.

I’m so glad I opened the Favored Flowers pack of Designer Series Paper! It really is pretty!

There’s lots of great patterned paper that you can earn for free during Sale-a-bration. Check out this card that I made using the Dainty Flowers DSP here. And you can see all the great free Sale-a-bration products over in my online shop! Don’t wait too long though! Sale-a-bration is only here until the end of February and things could sell out before then.

Fall Watercolour Background

Posted on October 7, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s the Thanksgiving long weekend here! Which means Halloween and Christmas are right around the corner. But before I dive deep into my holiday crafting I wanted to share this idea I had for a Fall watercolour background card. I’m not sure where this idea came from, but I just love it! Maybe it’s because I wanted an excuse to do some watercolouring, who knows?!

The card itself is very simple. I used my Water Painters to add Crushed Curry and Calypso Coral to some Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper. And with the one sheet I was able create the background and some leaves. To make the watercolours pop I wanted a fairly dark card base. Mossy Meadow worked perfectly… not too dark like Basic Black.

Over top of the larger piece I used the Aspen dies on a piece of Basic White cardstock to create my forest. This is such a great set of dies, with or without the coordinating stamp set Perched in a Tree. I also used the leaves from this set of dies to create my watercoloured leaves. But not before I embossed the paper using the Timber 3D embossing folder to add a little more texture.

I laid the die cut trees right on top of the watercoloured paper so that I could pop up the leaves and the phrase using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Surprisingly enough the phrase comes from the Friends are like Seashells stamp set! I just love the phrases and fonts of this stamp set! So even though it might be more of a summer stamp set, it really is versatile. Then to finish it off I added a few Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots.

The Fall watercolour background turned out really nicely I think. And I just love the look of it so much I want to make another one using more “wintery” colours.

Check out another card I created using watercolouring here. And you can find the Aspen dies in my online shop.