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Window Slider Card

Posted on March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

A new month means a new Fancy Folds Design Team blog hop! And this month we’re making a Window Slider card! Even though I needed to take my time with this one, it’s still an easy card to make. Check out this video from Dawn, a US demonstrator. She gives the measurements and you can go step by step along with her if you need to.

This week I’m crafting with all things green since today is St. Patrick’s Day. So that’s where I started with my design. I’m using Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen because these greens go so well together. But also because I want to show off these great colours before they retire and while they’re still available. I used Evening Evergreen as the card base and a piece of the In Colour Designer Series Paper in Soft Succulent for the card mat.

Most of the images and the sentiment on the front of the card come from the Bottled Happiness stamp set. I also threw in a splash of Fresh Freesia for the flowers because I love how greens and purples go together. But the hidden sentiment comes from the Friends are like Seashells stamp set. I really hope this one carries over… it’s definitely a favourite of mine, no matter what time of year it is!

To make it easier to slide out the inner piece of Basic White cardstock I used my retired 1/2″ circle punch. This is one I’m never getting rid of! And then to finish it off I added a few Pearl Basic Jewels around the “window”.

Check out the next Window Slider card by Mette Nording Shaw from Australia here. And remember to keep hopping around the world to see them all!

To check out last month’s Fancy Folds Design Team blog hop, start here. Last month we made a Diamond Flip Fold card.

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.

Spruced Up

Posted on October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

With every new catalogue our larger team always does a card swap. And the July-December mini catalogue is no different. For my swap I wanted to step it up a little while keeping it simple. I especially like to keep it simple when I have to make a lot of cards at once. So I made a book fold card using the Spruced Up bundle.

I have a few different elements to this card so I wanted to have a neutral card base. Crumb Cake works nicely for this and is probably my favourite brown to craft with. On the “spine” of my card front I have a strip of one of the designs from the Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper. I love the colours and patterns in this DSP pack, don’t you?! For the main part of my card front I embossed a piece of Basic White cardstock using the snowy mountain range from the Charming Landscapes embossing folders. I thought it makes a really nice background for the other elements.

I stamped the large tree with Evening Evergreen and then cut it out with the coordinating die. And the phrase is actually 2 phrases from the Spruced Up stamp set. I really love these two together! To stamp them I place them as close together on the block as I can. I stamped the phrase in Evening Evergreen too. Then I die cut it with one of the All That dies and popped it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish it off I added a few Festive Pearls. These are another favourite of mine from the July-December mini catalogue. And apparently a lot of people agree… I’ve seen it out of stock a couple of times already.

Here’s my card…

Check out some of the cards I got from this recent card swap here. I’ll be sharing more here in the upcoming weeks, so stay tuned! And you can check out the Spruced Up bundle in my online shop.

#SimpleStamping with Artfully Composed

Posted on June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

This month’s #SimpleStamping challenge from Stampin’ Up! is to make a “just because” card using stamps, ink, paper and an extra bonus this month…. Designer Series Paper. So for my card I decided to do some #SimpleStamping with Artfully Composed DSP. This pack of patterned paper is retiring soon. I still have a few sheets left so I thought this would be a great chance to use it.

For my card base I used Evening Evergreen. It’s a colour that’s in a lot of the different designs in this pack. And it’s nice and dark so it’s almost like a neutral colour and it helps the other colours from the patterned paper really pop. I added a piece of Basic White cardstock behind the DSP. This makes it easier to create the jigsaw puzzle type layout. I really like this kind of card design when I’m using DSP. It’s such a great way to show it off. And it’s especially helpful when you can’t decide which design you want to use. So I chose a few different designs and cut them into different shapes and sizes.

On top of the different DSP designs I added a fussy cut leaf that I had left over from another project using the Artfully Composed DSP. And I used a phrase from the Dragonfly Garden stamp set, which I’m glad to say is not retiring. I popped these up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals to add a bit more depth to the card.

While I love how my card using #SimpleStamping with Artfully Composed DSP turned out, I was tempted to add a little something more. If you want to level this card up you can simply add a few of the Faux Sea Glass Shapes. Or even use one of the smaller Stitched Rectangles dies to cut out the phrase.

That said I enjoy doing #SimpleStamping. Check out my last #SimpleStamping card here. And you can check out the Artfully Compsed DSP as well as all the other retiring products in my online shop.