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Crafting with You

Posted on April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

This year for my ScrapFest Make & Take I’m using a very themed stamp set… Crafting with You. If you’ve seen the stamp set and dies then you’ll know why I couldn’t resist. I mean just the paper trimmer and emboss machine that’s part of this set make it a great addition to any paper crafter’s craft stash!

I’m pairing it with the Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper pack that’ll soon be retired. It’s nice and colourful! And I cut up a couple of different designs to give some options with this fun fold card. I wanted to do something a bit different, but still easy enough to copy from the sample. And because I have a couple of different designs of patterned paper, I’m using a nice neutral card base; Smoky Slate. Plus this is the perfect colour for the paper trimmer and scissors I die cut in advance.

To make the base, you’ll start with a standard 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ card base. I highly recommend that you score it in half (at 4 1/4″) before you diagonally cut half of the front of the card base off. It definitely makes it easier! Then I added another piece of Smoky Slate cardstock which I folded in half and added some Basic White to the inside and outside.

From here I simply stamped a sentiment and an emboss machine of the outside piece of Basic White cardstock using Smoky Slate ink. Then to pull a little colour from the DSP, I stamped a few little hearts with Fresh Freesia ink. Next I added a die cut paper trimmer. And to finish it off a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels for some bling.

I hope that everyone at ScrapFest enjoys crafting with Crafting with You as much as I have been! I’m so glad to see that it’s sticking around for a while longer.

Sadly the Delightfully Eclectic DSP pack is not. Check out a masculine themed card I made with this great pack of patterned paper here.

And don’t forget the last chance sale is only for a little while longer!

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Double Z-Fold Card

Posted on February 23, 2024February 23, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

The Z-fold card is one of my favourite cards when I want to craft something a little different without too much fuss. So I’m excited to share this double Z-fold card with you. It’s also fairly simple and straight forward. I also like it because it’s a nice way to show off some patterned paper.

For my card design I’m using the Flight and Airy Designer Series Paper from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. This is such a pretty pack of patterned paper. I just love all the birds… they’re so cute! But this time I’m using one of the floral designs. From there I decided to use Misty Moonlight for my ink and cardstock.

The main card base is 4 1/4″ x 11″ and scored at 2 3/4″ and 5 1/2″. Then the smaller piece that makes it a double Z-fold is 3″ x 9″ and scored at 3″ and 6″. The best tip I can give you when putting yours together is to adhere the smaller piece to the centre of the largest piece of the main card base first. Then close the card base to adhere the other end to the outside of the card base.

I used the Notes of Nature stamp set for the images and sentiment. And I popped up the sentiment after die cutting it with one of the Something Fancy dies. Then to finish it all off, I added a few Brushed Brass Butterflies.

There really isn’t anything tricky about the double Z-fold card. I hope you’ll give it a try and share it here if you do.

And if you’d like to see another somewhat simple fun fold card, you can check out the book fold card I made here.

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Hooray for Surprises

Posted on February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s time for another team card swap! And even though there’s two catalogues right now, for this swap we’re focusing on the January-April Mini Catalogue. So for my card design I’m suing the Hooray for Surprises bundle. I’m excited to make some fun cards with these dies. But for the swap I’m keeping it simple!

I’m using Basic White cardstock for my card base. But this card base is a little different. I cut the cardstock so that the front panel doesn’t line up with the back panel. Then for my colours, I pulled from the Bee Mine Designer Series Paper pack. I like the design with the small flowers because it matches one of the images in the stamp set. So from this design I decided to use Pool Party as my ink colour.

Next I stamped a sentiment in the bottom right hand corner of the “inside” of the card. This way no matter whether the card is open or closed you can see it. Then I stamped the heart with the flowers in it and die cut it. To attach it to the front/outside panel, I added a couple of Stampin’ Dimensionals to one side of the heart. Just make sure you double check which side you put them on. You don’t want to accidentally get it stuck to the inside of the card. Then to finish it off I added a couple Brushed Brass Butterflies.

I’ll share some of the cards I got from m team here and on my socials (Facebook and Instagram). So stay tuned!

In the meantime, check out a simpke birthday card I made using the Hooray for Surprises stamp set here.

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Suspended Book Fold Card

Posted on December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s been quite a while since I shared a fancy fold card and so when I saw this one I couldn’t resist! It’s a Suspended Book fold card. Now this card is a little bigger than I usually make. It’s 5″ x 7″ instead of 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″. But I love how this card looks!

I’m still deep into my Christmas crafting, so my card design is Christmas themed. Although I did go in a little bit of a different direction with some of my colours. My main colour is Misty Moonlight. I’m using that colour because I wanted to use the Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper pack. I just love the designs in this pack of patterned paper. And I’m so glad that it’s not retiring!

For my sentiment and images I’m using the Joy of Noel bundle. I used Misty Moonlight ink for the berry branches and “Noel”. And for the pine boughs I used Garden Green cardstock. I stuck the pine boughs and berry branches to the back of the sentiment first. That made it so much easier to then stick it all to the strip of window sheet.

Here it is….

The Suspended Book fold card is probably one of my favourites! I might need to make another version of this.

Check out another card I made using the Joy of Noel bundle here.

And just in case you love this bundle as much as I do, you’ll want to grab it before it retires on January 3rd… or sooner if it sells out. You can find it in my online shop.

Wedding Cards with Abundant Beauty

Posted on November 24, 2023November 24, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

This weekend’s going to be a busy one for us! We’ve got two birthdays and a wedding to celebrate. I usually have a decent stash of birthday cards. But when it comes to weddings I try to get some inkspiration from the couple’s invitation. And as soon as I saw this one I’ve had a picture in my head of what I wanted to do! I knew I just had to make wedding cards with Abundant Beauty Decorative masks…. specifically the sunflower masks.

The invitation was full of flowers and deeper colours. So for the card base I’m using Basic Black, which was also one of the colours they used. On top of that I layered some Wild Wheat cardstock and another piece of Basic Black. The next layer is a stamped piece of Very Vanilla. I stamped the large flower from the Quiet Meadow stamp set with Crushed Curry. And a few smaller ones with Cajun Craze.

I also used these colours for my sunflowers. Starting with Crushed Curry and then adding a little Cajun Craze to the centre of my petals. Then I used Wild Wheat and Early Espresso for the centres. For the leaves I used Old Olive ink. I made a whole bunch because my mother-in-law asked if I could also make her a card to give to the couple. Thankfully it wasn’t too time consuming to fussy cut them all out!

I switched it up a little bit for my mother-in-law’s card. The colours are the same, but I embossed a piece of Wild Wheat cardstock with the 3D Painted Texture embossing folder. I also used a sentiment from the Something Fancy stamp set which I die cut with one of the coordinating dies. The sunflowers on both cards are popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. But the sentiment on my card wasn’t.

I just love how both of these wedding cards with Abundant Beauty turned out! These decorative masks will definitely be staying in my craft stash for a while after they retire.

Check out another card I made using the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks here.

If you want to add these masks to your craft stash, don’t wait too long! These are on the list of retiring products and won’t be available after January 3rd… if they last that long. Find them and the other retiring products in my online shop.

Corner Box Card

Posted on October 29, 2023October 29, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

This month the Fancy Folds Design team is making a Corner Box card. It’s such a simple card to make and it’ll fit in a typical envelope… which is always nice! For my card design I’m taking advantage of the upcoming holiday season for my inkspiration. Plus I recently got the Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper pack and am excited to get crafting with it!

I started with choosing my patterned paper. I wanted one design that was fairly simple, so I can write a little note on it. And I wanted the other to have a bit more to it. I chose a Misty Moonlight design from the pack. And what was perfect is that this sheet of DSP worked for both! So for the card base I used Misty Moonlight cardstock.

To make the card base, I used a piece that was 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and scored along the long side at 2 1/8″, 4 1/4″ and 6 3/8″. Then I also needed a strip that was 1″ x 5 1/2″ and 2 1″ circles. And both of these needed to be scored in half. The strip holds the card base together so that it stands up. I used Tear & Tape Adhesive to hold it all together. Then the 2 circles held up my image and sentiment.

I used the Joy to Noel stamps and dies bundle for my image and sentiment. I stamped both with Misty Moonlight ink. And then used the coordinating dies to cut them out. Once I got them all stuck to my card base I added some Wink of Stella to my “NOEL”.

Here’s the front and back of my Corner Box card…

Remember to keep hopping to see all the Corner Box card designs! Up next is Mette Nordling Shaw and you can check out her card here.

And if you want to check out last month’s hop you can do that here. Last month we made a Pop Out Fun Fold card.

Pop Out Fun Fold Card

Posted on September 16, 2023September 15, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

This month the Fancy Folds Design team is making a Pop Out Fun Fold card. I’ve seen this one recently and was excited to hear that I’d get the chance to try it out! To make your own you’ll need a 6″ x 12″ piece of cardstock scored on the long side at 2″, 4″ and 6″. Then on the short side, 1 1/2″ in from either side, you need to cut from the 2″ score line to the 6″ score line. For the back panel you need a 3 3/4″ x 5 3/4″ piece of Basic White or Very Vanilla cardstock. Then for the small centre panel you need a 2 7/8″ x 3 7/8″ of Basic White or Very Vanilla. And for the patterned paper, you’ll need 2 pieces that are 1 7/8″ x 5 7/8″ and 2 pieces that are 1 3/8″ x 3 7/8″.

For my design I’m still into some Fall crafting so I decided to used one of the designs from the Them Bones Designer Series Paper pack. It’s a great one to pair with the Season of Chic stamps and dies! I used Cajun Craze for my card base and then Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie for my ink colours. The “grateful” sentiment is actually from the Cottage Wreaths stamp set. I’ve been using this sentiment a lot lately! And for a little bit of bling I used some gold foil for a few of my die cut leaves. Here’s the outside of the card…

And here it is when it’s open…

Keep hopping and check out Mette Nordling Shaw’s Pop Out fun fold card next! You can find her design here.

And check out last month’s hop where we made an Explosion fun fold card here.

Explosion Fun Fold Card

Posted on August 26, 2023August 25, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m kicking off my fall crafting with an Explosion Fun Fold card with the Fancy Folds Design Team! I’ve never made a card like this before so I’m excited to give it a try. And Tami White, a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator from the US, has a video and cheat sheet that’s super helpful if you want to try and make your own. You can find them both here.

For my design I’m using the Them Bones Designer Series Paper from the upcoming mini catalogue. I got my pre-order earlier this week and couldn’t wait to get crafting with it. Then for my images and sentiments, I’m using the Cottage Wreaths bundle from the Annual Catalogue.

The card base is Crumb Cake cardstock. On the inside I used Very Vanilla cardstock. I like the softer white for my Fall cards! Now before I added my DSP mechanism, I stamped a few leaves on the cardstock using Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze ink. Then I stamped the sentiment with Pumpkin Pie and framed it with a few Cajun Craze acorns and another piece of Crumb Cake cardstock to put in the centre of the mechanism.

On the outside I have the same DSP design as the the mechanism. The belly band, to keep the card closed, is Crumb Cake cardstock. And to cover up the overlapping cardstock, I added a Crumb Cake wreath that I cut out with the coordinating die. I stamped “grateful” in Pumpkin Pie ink and punched it out with a circle punch. I used the 2 3/8″ Circle punch and then trimmed a bit off. The 2″ Circle punch should work without having to do any trimming. Once I added this to my Crumb Cake belly band I added a few Brushed Metallic Dots to the wreath. Gotta add a bit of bling!!

Make sure to keep hopping so you can see all the Explosion Fun Fold card fun! Next up is Mette Nording Shaw and you can see her card design here.

If you want to see our last hop, check out my Double Fan Fold card here!

Double Fan Fold Card

Posted on July 15, 2023July 13, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

This month the Fancy Folds Design Team is making a Double Fan Fold card. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the name. The video from Brenda Quintana, a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator from the US, was helpful. Check that out here. My design started once I figured out what images I wanted to put in the centre. I went with Bottles of Happiness. Great flowers and I can use the coordinating punch to make it a shaker card. I love the Vintage Bottle Shaker Domes and Loose Frosted Dots!

Usually I stamp first and then punch. But this time I switched it around. I wanted to make sure that I got the punch up as far as I could. Once I punched then I stamped the bottle outline. Doing it this way also make it much easier to stamp the flowers and foliage in the right place. I stamped the centres and foliage first in Crumb Cake ink. Then I stamped the flowers on top in Pretty Peacock.

The sentiment is from the Season of Chic stamp set. And I die cut it using one of the Meadows dies. I popped that up with a couple of Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then to decorate the side panels, I used a Pretty Peacock design from the Masterfully Made Designer Series Paper pack.

Check out the next Double Fan Fold card by Mette Nordling Shaw from Australia here. And then keep hopping around the world to see more!

And you can find last month’s hop here. Last month we made a Double Decker Pop Out card.

Different Kind of Gatefold Card

Posted on June 30, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

I totally took advantage of this month’s Designer Series Paper sale from Stampin’ Up! There are so many options. But I was able to keep it to just 2 new packs of DSP. For today’s card I’m sharing one of those packs… Fresh like a Daisy. And I’m making a different kind of gatefold card. Fresh like a Daisy is such a great pack of patterned paper for this time of year! Lots of flowers and colours. It actually uses all of the new 2023-2025 In Colours AND some of the other new colours from the Colour Refresh.

To pick my colours I picked my piece of DSP first. I’m using one of the designs with Moody Mauve and Wild Wheat. I just love the large daisies on this design! And I love how this gatefold doesn’t meet in the middle like usual.

For the belly band I used a piece of Moody Mauve cardstock to match the card base. Then I put a little bit of the other side of the same sheet of patterned paper on top. And in the middle I used the Circle Sayings bundle. I stamped the floral image twice to make a Moody Mauve wreath. And then I stamped the sentiment with Wild Wheat ink. Once it was dry I punched it out with the coordinating punch and popped it up with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals. And to finish it off I added some Wink of Stella to my wreath.

I enjoy a good fun fold card and so making this different kind of gatefold card was fun!

Check out another card I made with one of the other beautiful packs of DSP that are on sale right now here!

And today’s the last day to get 15% off all of Stampin’ Up!s regular packs of DSP, so don’t miss out! You can find them all in my online shop!

Double Decker Pop Out Card

Posted on June 17, 2023June 16, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

This month the Fancy Folds Design Team is making a Double Decker Pop Out card. I know the name sounds kind of intimidating. But it’s not, I promise! It’s kind of like a Z-fold with a little something extra.

For my design I decided to take this opportunity and make a graduation card for my oldest munchkin who’s graduating grade 8 this year. I wanted to make something special and so the timing couldn’t be better!

Black and gold are classic graduation colours, so that’s what I’m using for my colour combination. I used Basic Black cardstock for the card base and panels. The panels are also embossed using the splatter folder from the Stripes & Splatter 3D embossing folders. But I’m not sure you can really tell in the pictures. I also used Basic Black cardstock for the large balloon to help the gold pop. For the gold I used 2 different designs from the Golden Celebration Specialty Designer Series Paper pack.

The sentiment is from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set. And I used the coordinating dies for the balloons and gold foil tassel. The black tassel is stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. And I popped up both of the balloons using some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Now I have to make sure I keep this in a good hiding spot so my oldest doesn’t find it!

Keep going on the hop and check out the next Double Decker Pop Out card! This one is made by Mette and you can find her post here.

Check out last month’s hop too! We made as Easy Wiper Pop Up card. It was a lot of fun! Start that hop here.

Father’s Day Shaker Card

Posted on June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

I got the idea for this card when I first started crafting with the He’s All That stamps and dies. Well maybe not this card exactly, lol! I love using the argyle dies and I got the idea of saving all the little cardstock bits to make a shaker card. So here I am with a Father’s Day shaker card. It’s not filled with jewels or sequins like a typical shaker card, but I love the confetti that was created!

So my confetti was my starting point. There’s a mix of Old Olive, Mossy Meadow and Crushed Curry in there, which is a nice colour combination for a masculine card. I used Mossy Meadow for the card base and frame. Old Olive for the card mat and one of my argyle pieces. And then Crushed Curry for the other argyle piece.

Then of course I wanted to use the He’s All That stamps and dies. I used Mossy Meadow and Crushed Curry to stamp a couple of the smaller images to make a background for my shaker. Next I framed it with the Foam Adhesive strips. Once I poured in all my cardstock bits I covered it with a piece of Window Sheet. Then I added a Mossy Meadow cardstock frame to cover the adhesive strips.

To finish it off I added the argyle pieces and the sentiment I die cut using one of the simpler coordinating dies. And even a masculine card needs some bling, so I added a few of the Brushed Metallic Dots.

I just love this Father’s Day shaker card! Now… do I use this next weekend or add it to my stash for when I’m stuck for a masculine card?

Check out last week’s card using the He’s All That stamps and dies here.

And you can find both in my online shop here. Just type “He’s All That” in the search bar.

Easy Wiper Pop Up Card

Posted on May 20, 2023May 19, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

I wasn’t able to join last month’s blog hop, so I’m excited to get back to it! This month we’re making an Easy Wiper Pop Up card. I think we did something similar quite a while back, but this one was definitely easy! For all the measurements and step by step instructions check out this video from Jacque, a demonstrator from New Zealand (I’m pretty sure).

For my design I wanted to add some pretty Designer Series Paper. I just love the Hello Irresistible DSP! The colours and designs are so pretty. And I wanted to use a design I haven’t used yet. The one I chose has Daffodil Delight and Pretty Peacock as it’s colours. So I decided to use Daffodil Delight for my card base. I also used Daffodil Delight to stamp a few flowers using the Season of Chic stamp set and coordinating dies.

For the sentiment I stamped with Pretty Peacock ink. Then I attached it to a piece of Window Sheet which is attached to the mechanism that makes it pop up. And to finish it off I added a bunch of Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

Check out the next Easy Wiper Pop Up card over on Mette Nordling Shaw’s blog here. And then be sure to keep hopping around the world to see them all!

And you can check out the similar wiper card that I mentioned earlier here.

Window Easel Card

Posted on May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

I thought of a fun fold card to make once I started crafting with the new Beautiful Balloons bundle. I’m not sure exactly what it’s called, but I’m calling it a Window Easel card. It is an easel card. But I wanted to add a piece of window sheet to make it look like the balloons are floating. Hence window easel card. If it goes by another name, I’d love to know.

For my colour combination I’m using Misty Moonlight and Lemon Lime Twist. I’m so glad that Stampin’ Up! brought Misty Moonlight back! This was a favourite colour of mine back when it was an In Colour. I paired it with Lemon Lime Twist. Two nice bright colours that would help each other pop.

The sentiment inside the card comes from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set. But I cut it out with one of the Something Fancy dies. And of course to make sure the card would stand up like an easel I used a couple Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To add a little something else to the outside I added some of the Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper. The window panel hides on the inside of the card for a nice surprise. Plus the DSP hides some of the back of the panel that sticks out a little bit.

To finish off this Window Easel card I added a little bit of bling. Some Wink of Stella Glitterbrush to the balloons and a few of the Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls.

Check out another card I made with the Beautiful Balloons bundle here. And to see ALL the great new products from the new Annual Catalogue, check out my online shop! You can also request your very own copy of the catalogue if you live in Canada and contact me. I’m happy to mail it out to you!

Mystery Fun Fold

Posted on April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

I found a picture of this mystery fun fold on Pinterest. It’s nice and simple! And I haven’t tried it before so I thought I’d give it a go. Plus it’s a fun way to show off some of the By the Bay Specialty Designer Series Paper that’s retiring very soon.

To figure out my colour combination I started with picking my DSP design. I love the main design I used for this card because it has a few different colours and I love all the seashells. When I was younger I loved exploring beaches looking for seashells.

For the card base I used Pool Party. I also used Pool Party ink for some tone on tone stamping. I wanted a little something behind the strip of Sahara Sand DSP. On top of the strip of DSP I stamped a sentiment from Friends are like Seashells in Petal Pink. Then I die cut the sentiment with one of the Something Fancy dies and popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish it off I added a few of the Pastel Adhesive Backed Gems.

If anyone knows the name of this mystery fun fold please let me know. And I’d love to see your versions if you give it a try.

Sadly the By the Bay DSP and Friends are like Seashells stamp set are retiring. To find out more about how the last chance sale works check out my post here. And the best place to see what’s still available is my online shop. Don’t wait! Things have been selling out fast! It’s been hard to keep up this time around.