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Slimline Christmas Card

Posted on November 15, 2024November 15, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

I haven’t made a slimline card in a long time. Maybe that’s because I don’t have the right size envelopes… I really should do something about that! In the meantime, I was inkspired by a design I saw online and decided to make my own slimline Christmas card.

For this card I’m pulling out the More than Autumn bundle. This is probably my favourite bundle in the Holiday Mini catalogue! And since this is a Christmas card, I’m using the little candy cane and gingerbread cookie as inkspiration for my colours. Crumb Cake is the card base and Real Red is the card mat. The card base is 7″ x 9″, scored at 3 1/2″ on the short side.

On top of that I stamped a few candy canes using Real Red ink and some hearts in Crumb Cake ink. The gingerbread cookies I decided to stamp in Pecan Pie. Then I stamped a bunch of the cups. Double what I actually needed so I could use the top part of half of them to create lids.

Then I coloured the cups with the light and dark Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. And each cup sleeve got either a candy cane or gingerbread cookie. I stamped them with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and then coloured them with the light versions of the Real Red and Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends. Once these were done I stacked them all up on the card with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then on top of that I layered on the sentiment that I stamped with Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake and Real Red ink.

The More than Autumn bundle makes a great slimline Christmas card don’t you think?! I’m definitely not ready to put this bundle away yet! This is definitely what I’ll be using for the cards for our friends and family.

So until I share those designs, check out this other card I created using the More than Autumn bundle here.

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Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes

Posted on November 10, 2024November 10, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m seriously getting into my Christmas crafting this week! And not just because I’ll be at a Christmas market next weekend, lol. With Halloween over I can really start getting into the holiday spririt. So I’m pulling out the Frosted Forest Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes this week.

Since I’m using the evergreen tree masks for this card, my colour combination is pretty obvious; green and brown. And in this case I’m using Shaded Spruce and Crumb Cake. The Shaded Spruce is for my card base and then the Crumb Cake is for the card mat.

On top of that I added a layer of Very Vanilla cardstock. The sentiment is from the Christmas Labels stamp set stamped with Shaded Spruce ink. Then I stamped the ink splatter image from the Layering Leaves stamp set around the edges with Crumb Cake ink. On another piece of Very Vanilla cardstock I used a Blending Brush and the 3 evergreen masks to create the smaller evergreen tree in Shaded Spruce. Once that dried I added a layer of glitter using the Wink of Stella Glitterbrush.

To turn this into a tag I used one of the small dies from the Something Fancy set of dies and cut the top corners on an angle. Next I added some of the online exclusive Natural Polka Dot trim and popped up the whole thing with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I love using the Frosted Forest Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes together! They make it so easy to create some great images! I can’t wait to use them again. Maybe with some white ink or embossing paste. There’s also a larger evergreen tree.

There’s also some non-evergreen tree masks in this set. Check out a card I made using those ones here.

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Shoebox Swap using Winterly Tree Tops

Posted on October 18, 2024October 18, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m finally starting on my Christmas crafting! Maybe I’ll even get my Christmas and Hannukah cards done before December! And it’s all starting with the card design for my team shoebox swap using Winterly Tree Tops. I just love these little birds from the Winterly Tree Tops bundle and it’s starting to get a little frosty around here so I thought why not make it a Christmas card. What’s a shoebox swap you might be asking… It’s similar to a regular card swap in some respects where you make the number of cards to match the number of people in your group. That way everyone gets one of each person’s card designs. But for a shoebox swap you prepare all the bits and pieces needed for people to make your card and you put them in a shoebox, or another container.

Our team swaps also have a couple of extra rules. One is that the products be current and no online exclusives… as much as we all love them the availability is somewhat unpredictable. So I’m featuring the two birds on a branch from the Winterly Tree Tops bundle. And that’s where I started with this design. I wanted to make them blue so I used my Pool Party Stampin’ Blends. Pool Party is also my card base colour and the ink colour for my sentiment from the Christmas Labels stamp set.

Behind my pretty little birds I have a piece of the Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper that coordinates with this bundle. I also dry embossed a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock using the Cane Weave 3D embossing folder. Then to match with the DSP, I added a Crumb Cake card mat behind the embossed cardstock as well as a little bit to frame the sentiment.

I hope my team members like my shoebox swap using Winterly Tree Tops!

Check out one of the other cards I made using the Winterly Tree Tops stamps and dies here.

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Winterly Tree Tops

Posted on October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m slowly working my way towards my Christmas crafting. And the Nest of Winter suite is a great one to ease in with. I can’t resist these cute birds! I especially love the Winterly Tree Tops dies that are part of this suite.

For this card I’m using the largest die in the bunch. So of course one of my colours is green. In this case, I’m using Garden Green. And my other colour is Crumb Cake for my card base. In between these two layers I have a piece of Basic White cardstock. On that piece I stamped some bud branches and some little flowers using Crumb Cake ink. The bud branches come from the Winterly Tree Tops stamp set. And the flowers are from the Layering Leaves stamp set.

On top of all that, I fussy cut a bird from the Nest of Winter Designer Series Paper pack. Then for my sentiment I pulled one from the Layering Leaves stamp set and stamped it in Crumb Cake ink. I die cut that with one ofthe skinnier Something Fancy dies. And both got popped up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish it off I added a few of the smallest Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I can’t wait to use all the Winterly Tree Tops dies! Especially since I thing they will die cut some of the images in the Designer Series Paper Pack.

Check out another card I made using the Nests of Winter suite here.

I’m slowly working my way towards my Christmas crafting. And the Nests of Winter suite is a great one to ease in with. I can’t resist these cute birds! I especially love the Winterly Tree Tops dies that are part of this suite.

For this card I’m using the largest die in the bunch. So of course one of my colours is green. In this case, I’m using Garden Green. And my other colour is Crumb Cake for my card base. In between these two layers I have a piece of Basic White cardstock. On that piece I stamped some bud branches and some little flowers using Crumb Cake ink. The bud branches come from the Winterly Tree Tops stamp set. And the flowers are from the Layering Leaves stamp set.

On top of all that, I fussy cut a bird from the Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper pack. Then for my sentiment I pulled one from the Layering Leaves stamp set and stamped it in Crumb Cake ink. I die cut that with one of the skinnier Something Fancy dies. And both got popped up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish it off I added a few of the smallest Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I can’t wait to use all the Winterly Tree Tops dies! Especially since I think they will die cut some of the images in the Designer Series Paper Pack.

Check out another card I made using the Nests of Winter suite here.

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Colouring with Winterly Tree Tops

Posted on October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

I just love these cute little birds and am so excited to be crafting with them! And of course I couldn’t resist colouring with Winterly Tree Tops either. For this first card I’m colouring with Stampin’ Up!s Watercolour Pencils. It’s definitely on my radar to dig out my Stampin’ Blends at some point.

This week I seem to be into Crumb Cake and Coastal Cabana as my colour combination. I’m definitely a fan of pairing blues and browns, so why not these two?! I’m using Coastal Cabana as my card base and then layering on a piece of patterned paper from the Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper pack for my card mat.

On top of that I layered some Basic White and more Coastal Cabana cardstock. But not before I added a sentiment in Crumb Cake ink on one piece. With the other piece I stamped the image of the two birds on a branch using Crumb Cake ink. Usually I use Tuxedo Black Memento ink when I’m colouring. But since I’m not using my Stampin’ Blends I thought it’d be a nice, subtle alternative. Then I coloured the branch with the Early Espresso Watercolour Pencil. The berries are Cherry Cobbler and the birds are, of course, Coastal Cabana. I coloured the beaks with Brushed Curry. To smooth out any lines from my colouring, I went over it all with a Blender Pen. Then to finish it off, I popped up the sentiment and then added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

This is such a fun suite to craft with! And I can’t wait to pull out the dies as well as do some more colouring with Winterly Tree Tops.

Check out a clean and simple card I made using the Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper here.

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Clean and Simple Handmade Card

Posted on September 27, 2024September 27, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

As much as I love adding bling, different embellishments and layers to my cards, sometimes I like a clean and simple handmade card! Who says that you have to have multiple layers and ribbon and jewels to make a pretty card?! I’ve always felt that simple cards can be just as beautiful. So as I ease myself towards my Christmas crafting I’m digging out my pack of the Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper. The birds are so pretty and so are the rest of the designs in this pack of patterned paper! Sometimes it’s nice to just let the paper do the talking.

For this card I’m using a Crumb Cake card base and a Garden Green card mat. On top of that I have a piece of Basic White that I’ve just stamped 3 times with an image from the Layering Leaves stamp set and some Crumb Cake ink. I made sure to spread them out so I wouldn’t cover them with my next layer. My next layer is a simple circle of the woodgrain design that I popped up with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals. Next I fussy cut one of the birds from one of the other sheets in the Nests of Winter DSP pack. There are so many to choose from. But for this card I wanted just one bird and I just love the blue and pink on this little guy.

I have to admit, I’m still getting used to all the blank space. But I do like how this clean and simple handmade card turned out!

I’m excited to get to some more crafting with the Nests of Winter suite! In the meantime, check out another card I made using the same stamp set, Layering Leaves here.

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Frosted Forest Decorative Masks

Posted on September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

With Fall kicking off this weekend I thought it was time to do some crafting with the Frosted Forest Decorative Masks. These are an online exclusive that Stampin’ Up! released over the summer. And when I saw them I thought they’d be great to make some snow covered trees… but also some beautiful, colourful fall trees. I just love all the colours of Fall! Don’t you?!

For this first card I chose Crumb Cake as one of my colours. It works great as a tree trunk! And then my other colour is Crushed Curry. So I have Crushed Curry as my card base. And then I added some Crushed Curry ink to a piece of Basic White cardstock using a Blending Brush to have a little something going on behind my tree.

To create the tree you usually use 3 masks. The first is the tree trunk. Next up is the majority of the leaves on the trees. I used Crushed Curry for this mask. And then instead of using the third mask, I added a little Cherry Cobbler ink around the edges of the Crushed Curry leaves. I love how it turned out!

I framed the tree with some Crumb Cake ink and popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I wrapped some Linen Thread around this piece and the other piece I used the Blending Brush on. On top of that I added a simple “Hello Fall” using the More than Autumn stamp set. “Hello” in Crumb Cake ink and “Fall” in Crushed Curry. Then to finish it all off I added a few of the yellow Faux Glass Dots. I’ll definitely be using these a lot in my Fall crafting.

I can’t wait to make a winter themed card with the Frosted Forest Decorative Masks!

In the meantime, check out another Fall themed handmade card using the More than Autumn stamp set here.

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More Than Autumn

Posted on September 13, 2024September 13, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

If you’ve been following me for a little while, you’ll know that I love joining in my large team’s card swaps. They’re such a great way to find inkspiration. AND it’s a great way to see projects with products you don’t have! A new catalogue is here so that means we’re having another card swap. The big things to remember are to use a stamp set from the new catalogue (e.g. More than Autumn), no online exclusives and make sure to add an embellishment.

For my design I’m using the More than Autumn stamp set. It’s such a fun stamp set and really versatile. My colour combination is inspired by fall. So I’m using Crumb Cake for my card base and Pumpkin Pie for my card mat. For all my stamping I’m using Very Vanilla. I really like the softer, more subtle colour for Fall themed cards.

I stamped my sentiment at the top and bottom of my card front using both Crumb Cake and Pumpkin Pie ink. Then on top of that I layered a strip of Country Woods Designer Series Paper. Next I stamped my Pumpkin Spice latte with Crumb Cake ink. The pumpkin is stamped with Pumpkin Pie ink of course. And then the whipped cream is stamped with Basic Beige. I coloured the cup and pumpkin with the Watercolour Pencils (assortment 1). If you’re light with your pressure the Early Espresso works well as an almost Crumb Cake. Then I framed it with another piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock and popped it up with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish is off I added Wink of Stella to the whipped cream and a few of the orange Faux Glass Dots.

Once I get all the cards from my team’s card swap, I’ll pick a few of my favourites to share here.

In the meantime, check out another card I made using the More than Autumn stamp set here.

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Sketched Butterflies

Posted on June 28, 2024June 28, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

If you’ve been following me for a while, then you know that I LOVE butterflies! So when I saw the Sketched Butterflies bundle in the new Annual Catalogue. But sadly, I couldn’t get it as part of my preorder. So I totally took advantage of this month’s sale on all the stamp and die bundles.

For this first card I’m keeping my design farily simple. I’m using Crumb Bake for my card base. Then I’m using a few different designs from the Perennial Lavender Designer Series PAper to make a fun background. I also pulld my other ink colour from the DSP; Gorgeous Grape.

On top of my DSP card mat I have a small square of Basic White cardstock that I stamped with some of the medium sized butterflies. I freamed it with some Gorgeous Grape carstock. And then I popped it up with a few Stampin Dimensionals.

The sentiment also comes from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set. I stamped that with Crumb Cake ink and layered that next to the stamped butterflies with a Stampin’ Dimensional and some Stampin’ SEAL. Then to finish is off I added a few Brushed Brass Butterflies.

These butterflies are so pretty! I can’t wait to craft some more with the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and dies! So stay tuned for more projects.

In the meantime you can check out another card I made using the gorgeous Perennial Lavender DSP here.

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Perennial Lavender

Posted on May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

Spring is here and we’ve been working at putting some garden beds together. I love this time of year for all the colours and of course the warmer weather! And one thing I always make sure to plant in my garden is lavender. Maybe that’s why I love the Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper so much.

For this card design I’m using some strips of a couple of different designs, with the centre strip being just a little bit bigger than the rest. I’m using Crumb Cake cardstock for my card base. Even though it’s not officially one of the colours in this patterned paper pack it comes pretty darn close!

Behind the strips of DSP I made a background using a small floral image from the Flowers of Beauty stamp set. I stamped off my Gorgeous Grape ink onto a piece of scrap paper first. And then I stamped around the edges. I also used Gorgeous Grape ink for the sentiment which comes from the Hooray for Surprises stamp set. Then I added a few small Crumb Cake flowers around the sentiment and die cut it with one of the Something Fancy dies.

To finish it off I popped it up with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals and then added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

The Perennial Lavender DSP pack is so pretty! And even though this card doesn’t say “Happy Mother’s Day” it would definitely work.

Happy Mother’s Day everyone!

Check out another card I made for Mother’s Day here.

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Handmade Thinking of You Card

Posted on March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

Over the next few weeks I’m going to be sharing projects using some of the products that are retiring very soon. This week I’m using the Quiet Meadow stamp set and Masterfully Made Designer Series Paper to make a handmade thinking of you card. This is also the theme for this month’s #SimpleStamping challenge from Stampin’ Up! For this challenge we can use some DSP along with the usual stamps, ink and paper.

I used my patterned paper design choice to lead to my ink and cardstock colours. The Fresh Freesia design in the Masterfully Made DSP pack has been my favourite, so I’m using some of my last pieces for this design. I’m also using some Crumb Cake to tone down the brightness of the Fresh Freesia to keep with the more subdued theme of the thinking of you card.

So the card base is Crumb Cake cardstock with some Fresh Freesia layered on top for the card mat. Then I stamped some Crumb Cake ink splatter to create a simple background. On top of that are two pieces of the Masterfully Made DSP Fresh Freesia design. I thought it’d be fun to layer some diamonds on top of the background. The centre diamond is a Fresh Freesia flower from the Enchanted Butterfly stamp set… which sadly is also retiring. I popped up all three diamonds with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then to finish it off I added the “thinking of you” from the Quiet Meadow stamp set in Crumb Cake ink. I added that right on top of the flower. And then I fussy cut a Fresh Freesia butterfly, also from the Enchanted Butterfly stamp set.

To step up this #SimpleStamping handmade thinking of you card, you can simply add a few Brushed Brass Butterflies. Or maybe a couple of die cut butterflies from the coordinating Meadow dies.

Keep checking back for more projects featuring some of the soon to be retired products. And as soon as I can, I’ll share some projects with some things from the upcoming new Annual catalogue.

In the meantime, check out this fun slimline card I made using the Enchanted Butterfly stamp set.

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Handmade Valentine’s Day Card

Posted on January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m having a lot of fun crafting Valentine’s Day cards! And the Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper pack makes it really easy to make a pretty handmade Valentine’s Day card. The colours are perfect for Valentine’s Day. And I just love the gold foil designs. So I had a hard time picking what designs to use for this card.

The inkspiration for this card design came from a picture I saw in a Facebook group I’m a part of. It’s such a great way to show off pretty patterned paper like this! I’m keeping the card base neutral with Crumb Cake to help the colours from the Designer Series Paper stand out. Once I picked my designs I stuck them to a piece of Basic White cardstock.

My “Happy Valentine’s Day” comes from the Bee My Valentine stamp set in the January-April Mini catalogue. I stamped it with Crumb Cake ink. Then I added some cute little hearts from the same stamp set with Flirty Flamingo ink. Finally I popped up that piece of cardstock with a couple Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I love that Stampin’ Up! has a pack of patterned paper with gold foil as one of the free products in the Sale-a-bration catalogue this year! Check out another handmade Valentine’s Day card I shared using some of the other Sale-a-bration products here.

And you can find everything you need to make your own handmade Valentine’s Day cards in my online shop.

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Christmas Card with Winter Meadow

Posted on November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

Patterned paper can make it so easy to create beautiful handmade cards! And the Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper pack is no exception. The colours and designs are so pretty. And one thing I really like about this pack is that it’s not your typical Christmas patterned paper. I really didn’t need to add much to craft this beautiful Christmas card with Winter Meadow DSP.

I started with choosing the design from the pack of patterned paper. And this one is great just on it’s own. So I decided to use it as my card mat. For the card base I went neutral… Crumb Cake. The other colours came from the patterned paper; Misty Moonlight and Garden Green.

I paired it with the Joy of Noel bundle. The pines branches are Misty Moonlight cardstock. And the berries I stamped in Garden Green. Then for NOEL I used Crumb Cake. To make it easy to pop all this up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals I punched out a Basic White circle and layered them on. And to finish it off I added some Wink of Stella to the NOEL, along with a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I really like this Christmas card with Winter Meadow DSP. And I can’t wait to craft some more!

Check out a fun fold card I made using the Joy of Noel bundle here.

And if you want to see all the different designs in the Winter Meadow DSP pack, then head over to my online shop.

World Card Making Day 2023

Posted on October 10, 2023October 9, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

This past Saturday I celebrated World Card Making day 2023. It actually didn’t look much different than other Saturdays. Except for maybe a little extra crafting time when I joined Stampin’ Up!s free online event! It was a lot of fun. And they shared a sneak peek at some upcoming online exclusive products coming out next month.

Before the online event I shared this card over on my YouTube channel. It shows off the Crafting with You bundle which I thought was very fitting for the day. I’m just starting to craft with this bundle and can’t wait to make some more projects with it! For this card I used a Fresh Freesia card base. Then I layered a few strips of the Masterfully Made Designer Series Paper to create a kind of quilted background.

On top of that I have an easel that I stamped with Crumb Cake ink and decorated with a Fresh Freesia sentiment and flowers. Once I die cut that out, I popped it up with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I created a Smoky Slate paper trimmer. I added the ‘moving’ blade with a Mini Glue Dot and then popped that up too. To finish it off I added a few of the blue Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins.

Check out the video I shared for World Card Making day 2023 here!

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Paper Pumpkin With Love & Gratitude

Posted on September 29, 2023September 29, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

I quite like this month’s Paper Pumpkin “With Love & Gratitude”. The colours are so pretty. Totally not your typical Fall colours! And I have fallen in love with Lost Lagoon since Stampin’ Up! brought it back. But I also love that it’s a card AND bag kit… not just one or the other. These will be great to bring to any Thanksgiving celebrations next weekend!

I always make at least one of all of the original designs. And then it’s alternative projects with the rest of my supplies. It’s just a question of how quickly I go through all my supplies. Some months the inkspiration flows a lot faster than others! So far with this month’s kit I’ve made two alternatives.

The first one uses a Mossy Meadow card base. Next I cut up one of the bags to create a Designer Series Paper background. And then I layered on some more Mossy Meadow cardstock and a bit of Basic White that I stamped with Crumb Cake ink (foliage) and Mossy Meadow (pumpkin). To finish it off I added a few of the die cut pieces and some Linen Thread. The best part of this month’s kit is definitely the die cuts!

For the second card I used Pebbled Path for my card base. Then I layered lots of foliage on top. I stamped some with Lost Lagoon ink. I cut up one of the envelopes to create a strip of patterned paper. And then I popped up one of the die cut pieces with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I’ve seen some great alternatives with the Paper Pumpkin “With Love & Gratitude” kit! It’s definitely sparked some more ideas. I hope my designs have sparked some inkspiration for you. Post your alternative projects in the comments. I’d love to see them!

Check out the original designs that I made live over on my Facebook page here. And you can sign up for next month’s Christmas themed Paper Pumpkin kit here. This one comes with glitter glue!!!

If you want to see some of the other designs you can check out my post about the “Welcome Inn” Paper Pumpkin kit here.