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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.

Case the Catalogue

Posted on January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

Stuck for an idea? There’s lots of different things you can do when you want to craft but don’t know what to make. When I get stuck sometimes I pull out a kit to get the creative juices flowing. Sometimes I look through the MANY pictures I have on my phone of projects I found on Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest. The other thing to do is case the catalogue… meaning I copy a project idea from the catalogue.

This past weekend I did just that! Not because I was stuck for an idea this time, but for a team challenge. Every once in a while challenges, and other things, are posted to spark our creativity. The card I chose to copy is one I’ve been looking at for a while. It shows off one of my favourite stamp sets from the January-April Mini catalogue… Love Cats! These cats are super cute right?!

I used Sweet Sorbet for my card base. And one of the Petal Pink designs from the Country Gingham Designer Series Paper pack for the card mat. The next piece is the Sweet Sorbet tag which is simply a piece of cardstock with the corners trimmed. To make the hole for the Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon I used one of the Something Fancy dies.

I layered the other part of the tag on top with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. This piece needed a bit of fussy cutting and one of the smaller Petal Pink Country Gingham designs. My “Hi there, Valentine” is stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink on a piece of Petal Pink cardstock. Then I used the plain heart from the Heart Punch pack to cut it out. I used some Pearl Basic Jewels to finish it off, but I think the Heart Pearls in the Annual catalogue would look super cute too! The Linen Thread is also a nice touch. Just a little something different to contrast all the shades of pink.

This is such a cute card! I really need to case the catalogue more often!

If you’re still not sure what I mean by “case” the catalogue, check out my blog post where I explain it all. And if you live in Canada and would like your very own copies of the catalogues (aka idea books), send me an email – inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com. Or you can dive right in and start shopping the catalogues in my online shop!

Country Gingham Valentine’s Card

Posted on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s been a long time since I joined a Paper Craft Crew Challenge. And I love the Country Gingham Designer Series Paper that I got recently so I thought I’d join in and make a Country Gingham Valentine’s card. I think this patterned paper works great for this week’s challenge. This week’s challenge is a vertical sketch challenge (PCC502). And here’s the sketch design…

For my design I’m using two of the colours from this pretty pack of paper; Sweet Sorbet and Petal Pink. My card base is Sweet Sorbet and then I mixed some of the different Sweet Sorbet and Petal Pink DSP designs for the card mat and strips. I used a smaller, softer design for the card mat and two bigger patterns for the strips.

On top of my strips of patterned paper I layered a few hearts using the Heart Punch pack from the Annual catalogue. I used the scalloped heart punch for the Sweet Sorbet heart. And the plain heart for the Petal Pink and Very Vanilla hearts. The sentiment comes from the Love Cats stamp set. And I stamped that with Sweet Sorbet ink. Once I layered the three hearts together I popped them up on my card using some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then to finish it off I added a few of the Flat Adhesive-backed Pearls.

I enjoyed joining this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge and making this Country Gingham Valentine’s Card!

Check out all the other card designs for this week’s vertical sketch challenge here. And you can check out my last card for the Paper Craft Crew here, where I did some #SimpleStamping.

Framed Florets

Posted on January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

The Framed Florets bundle was an early release product from the January-April Mini catalogue. Somehow though I haven’t used it much yet. So I thought I’d pull out the dies for this card.

The design for this card stared with a design from the Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper pack in the Sale-a-bration catalogue. This is my favourite pack of patterned paper from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. And I really like the subtle design on this sheet! So I pulled Blushing Bride from the design as one of my colours and Crumb Cake for my other. Other than the patterned paper, I used Blushing Bride for the sentiment and stamped flowers. The Crumb Cake is my card base and frame.

The sentiment comes from the Something Fancy stamp set. And the flowers some from the Beautifully Happy stamp set. Then for the flowers and sentiment I stamped directly onto the cardstock. But for the leaves and buds I stamped off my Old Olive ink on a scrap piece of paper first. I wanted to make sure the green didn’t come out too strong.

I used the Framed Florets dies to cut out both the stamped image and the frame. Then I strategically placed my Stampin’ Dimensionals to hold the two pieces together and popped it all up. I cut out the ‘congratulations’ with the Stitched Rectangles dies. And layered that on top of the frame. To finish is off I added some Wink of Stella to the Blushing Bride flowers and added a few Pearl Basic Jewels.

I can’t wait to use the other dies in this set!

Check out another card I made using the Dainty Flowers DSP here. This pack of patterned paper and the Beautifully Happy stamp set are part of Sale-a-bration which is on until February 28th. Don’t miss out on getting these and other great products for free! Here’s my online shop.

Dainty Flowers

Posted on January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

Since my Paper Pumpkin isn’t sure where in the world it is, I made this card on my Facebook page last night. Check out the replay here. For this card I’m showing off the pretty Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper. This is one of the few different packs of patterned paper that you can earn for free right now during Sale-a-bration.

There are so many great designs in this pack! For this card I’m using one of the multi-coloured floral designs. And on this one the flowers are smaller and the background is Fresh Freesia. I debated between Rich Razzleberry and Starry Sky for my card base pulling from some of the different colours in the design. In the end I liked how Starry Sky looked more than Rich Razzleberry. I also decided to add a bit more Starry Sky cardstock behind the four square panels.

Behind the patterned paper panels I embossed a piece of Basic White cardstock using the 3D Painted Texture embossing folder. Then I wrapped a piece of Black and White Gingham ribbon around it. I stamped a phrase from the Beautifully Happy stamp set with Starry Sky ink. And then I popped up the phrase and the panels using Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish it off I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

The Dainty Flowers DSP pack is probably my favourite from the Sale-a-bration catalogue! To find out how Sale-a-bration works and how you can earn this pack of patterned paper for free, check out this blog post. And if you want copies of the current catalogues send me an email (inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com). I’m happy to send copies anywhere in Canada!

Good Things Come in Small Packages

Posted on January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

Over the years I’ve come to love Stampin’ Up!s Paper Pumpkin kits. I always liked the idea of everything you need being sent right to your door and all I have to do is stamp and stick. And in the last couple of years the kit designs have really leveled up! This includes December’s kit Good Things Come in Small Packages. I was hoping to take this kit with us on our trip to Disney, but unfortunately it didn’t arrive in time. So instead I get to craft with it now that we’re back!

This kit was a bit different because instead of cards you get to make cute little boxes. And these boxes are perfect as gift card holders. So I’ll totally be storing these away for when I need them! There were also coordinating notecards and envelopes as an add on. Such a great idea and I was able to get mine early (and on sale) because I attended OnStage back in November. I love making alternative projects with my Paper Pumpkin kits. This time I cut up some of the belly bands for the boxes to create some patterned paper for my notecards. You can see how I made them over on my Facebook page here.

The other thing I love about Paper Pumpkin is that during Sale-a-bration you can get free Sale-a-bration products when you buy a pre-paid subscription. Plus when you buy a pre-paid subscription you’re saving money. Here’s a simple break down for you. And if you want more info on how Sale-a-bration works, check out my post from earlier this week here.

Good things come in small packages for sure… especially when it says Stampin’ Up! on the box!

How Sale-a-bration Started

Posted on January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

January is here, which means it’s that time of year… it’s time for Sale-a-bration! Have you ever wondered how Sale-a-bration started? I have to admit that I haven’t. I’m usually too excited about all the free products! But recently I found out where the idea came from and that I would share it with you all.

If you didn’t already know, Stampin’ Up! was started by Shelli Gardner and her sister in 1988. And just like with any business there are good times and not so good times. Unfortunately, not too far into business things weren’t going very well and their accountant said that they were on the verge of bankruptcy. So they introduced Sale-a-bration which ended up saving the company and has become a yearly tradition.

So now that you know where it comes from, you need to know how to maximize this next 2 months!

Between now and February 28th you can choose an exclusive, free Sale-a-bration product with every $60 order! So if your order is $60 you can choose one Level 1 product. If your order is $120 you can choose either two Level 1 products or one Level 2 product… and so on. This is a great time to cross things off your wishlist or simply stock up on those things you need all year long like adhesives and cardstock. Plus if you get together with your friends and family to do some crafting and host a party you can potentially get an exclusive stamp set for free just for hosting a qualifying party!

And as always there’s a special offer to join the Stampin’ Up! family too! Right now you can choose from 3 different Starter Kits. The simplest kit is to join for $135 and choose $225 worth of Stampin’ Up! products. The other two kits are similar… for only $40 more ($175) you can choose up to $225 worth of Stampin’ Up! product AND get a Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine ($86 value) too. What’s the difference? With one kit you get the original white machine and in the other you get the Boho Blue machine. Boho Blue will be one of the new In Colours in the upcoming new Annual Catalogue. And there’s no tax or shipping on any of the kits if you live in Ontario and some other provinces!

So now that you know how Sale-a-bration started don’t miss out! This is the only Sale-a-bration event this year and products do sell out so don’t wait! Here’s my online shop and if you have any questions about joining my team and what that means, check out my Join My Team page here.

Happy 2023!

Posted on December 30, 2022December 22, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

Happy New Year everyone! Happy 2023! We finished the Disney part of our vacation and will be off to Wizarding World soon. But in between we have to ring in the New Year. Since we’re away from home and can’t do our usual get together with friends I wanted to do a little something special. We have our usual hats and noise makers and I also have some crackers to pull. But the best part is that I bought us all some sparklers to celebrate.

I used the Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper to make little pockets to hold them. then to make the pockets a little fancier I used the retired Delightful Tag topper punch. And I used the also retired Playful Alphabet dies on some of the Metallic Specialty Paper for the “2023”s.

It’s been a hectic, but super fun vacation! And I’m looking forward to the last couple of days before we head back home.

There’s still time to get some of the retiring July-December mini catalogue products! This has been a very popular catalogue. Many things have already sold out! See what’s left in my online shop.

And check out this other card I made using the Lights Aglow DSP here.

Happy 2023!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Posted on December 23, 2022December 22, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

As you read this we’re in the final bit of driving to get to Orlando. It’s been a long drive and we’re all looking forward to not being in the car for a while. But before we get carried away with all the Disney Christmas fun I wanted to say Merry Christmas everyone!

On top of the cards I make for friends and family I also make cards for my customers. This is card I designed this year. I used Shaded Spruce cardstock for the card base to make this simple fun fold card. It’s just like two cards layered together, with one of them being a little smaller than the other. Plus this is a great way use what’s left of my Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper.

Most of the Painted Christmas DSP went on the outside, but I also added a little bit on the inside. And because of the design of the card base it was easy to use one piece of DSP. The sentiment is from the Joyful Flurry stamp set. I stamped it with Shaded Spruce ink. And I added a few snowflakes in Shaded Spruce ink to frame it.

To check out the cards I made for my friends and family you can find them here.

Things will be a little quiet around here for the next week or so. So you can follow our Disney adventures over on social! You can find me on Facebook and Instagram.

Merry Christmas everyone!

DIY Disney Autograph Books

Posted on December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

Only a couple more days and then we’ll be on our way to Orlando, Florida! I haven’t gotten to packing yet. The past few weeks has been all about getting everything we need for our trip. And no trip to Disney is complete without DIY Disney Autograph books!

To make it I pulled out some of the chipboard I saved from some of my Paper Pumpkin kits. I cut two pieces in half and punched holes in them. Then I covered them with some more Disney patterned paper I picked up at Scrapfest. I cut it strategically so that when the chipboard bent to open the book the patterned paper didn’t get in the way.

On the inside I simply cut down printer paper to fit inside. Then I used my corner rounder on the edges and punched holes in the sheets to line up with the back and front covers. To hold it all together I looped some of the Black and White 1/4″ Gingham ribbon through and tied as tight a bow as I could.

Then to finish them off… and because I didn’t want to have my two munchkins arguing over who gets which one… I added a Mickey and Minnie to the fronts of the books. To make them I just used the Layering Circles dies with Basic Black cardstock. And for Minnie’s bow, I used the Scottie Dog punch with some of the Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper.

Too cute right?!

They love their DIY Disney Autograph books and I hope they’re able to get all the autographs they want!

Check out the countdown calendar I created for our trip here. And you can see some of my other projects and glimpses from our trip over on my social media! Follow me on Facebook and Instagram.

Shaded Gatefold Card

Posted on December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s time for the last Fancy Folds Design team blog hop of 2022! I really enjoy these hops and can’t wait to make even more fun and fancy folds next year! For this month’s hop we’re making a Shaded Gatefold Card. This one works out to be a different size than my usual cards, so I’ll just have to make a special envelope for it with some pretty patterned paper. Jan B, a demonstrator from the UK, has a great video to help you through all the steps. I highly suggest taking it slow once you’ve scored and folded the card base. The folding in of it took me a couple of tries. You can find her video here.

For my card design I stuck with a Basic White card base. Keeps it simple and helps with the snowy winter theme. I wanted to create a cute little scene inside the card using the Penguin Place bundle. The snowflakes and hill are stamped with Pool Party ink. And for the penguins I used Tuxedo Black Memento ink and Pale Papaya. The coordinating punch makes it really easy to create more friends. These penguins are super cute! I’m sad to see these guys retiring.

To go with my penguin friends I used the Snowflake Specialty Vellum. And on the outside I used some of the snowflakes from the Joyful Flurry stamp set. To adhere the vellum I was very strategic with my Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue. I definitely didn’t want any glue peeking out from behind these iridescent dots!

The Shaded Gatefold card was definitely a fun one to make! My littlest munchkin is already asking me if he can have it, lol!

Keep hopping to see the other’s designs! Up next is Mette Nordling Shaw. You can see her design here.

You can also check out last month’s hop where we made a Dual Pop-Up card.

For My Team

Posted on December 14, 2022December 13, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

This past weekend I had my holiday party for my direct team members. I always like to do a little something for my team to celebrate them throughout the year… birthdays… stampaversaries. But for Christmas I like to do a little more. And I try to make sure to do it before the craziness of the holiday season kicks in.

To get ready there were a few things I wanted to put together. Of course they each got a Christmas card! These ones I used either Evening Evergreen or Soft Succulent cardstock along with some coordinating Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper. I cut out a peep hole in the top layer using the Stitched Rectangles dies. And the phrase from the Joyful Flurry stamp set is on the middle layer with a piece of Basic White cardstock on the third inside layer. I also made a simple belly band using the Painted Christmas DSP and the Spruced Up dies around some chocolate.

Then last but not least is the Triple Pocket Fold card I made to fill with some stamping goodies! For this I used some of the DSP and stamps from the upcoming mini and Sale-a-bration catalogues. I made a belly band for these as well using the same design of patterned paper and then die cut the sentiment with the Layering Circles dies.

We had such a great time crafting, listening to Christmas music, playing games and just chatting! I really appreciate my team members and I hope that comes across in what I made for my team.

For more information on my direct team as well as the larger team that I’m a part of, you can find that here. And if you’re all set to get in on all the crafting fun then you can join my team here. I’m happy to answer any questions you have. And I’m happy to support you no matter why you decide to join my team!

Spruced Up Christmas Cards

Posted on December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

Last week I shared the first design from this year’s holiday cards. I always make 2 different designs. One for the side that celebrates Hannuakah and one for the side that celebrates Christmas. For this design I made some Spruced Up Christmas cards. I’ve made a few cards with the Spruced Up bundle, but I still haven’t managed to use all the stamps and dies yet. So I’m excited to use the 2 ornament dies for this card.

For the base I’m using Cherry Cobbler cardstock. Then I added a strip of Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper for part of the card mat/front. There’s two different Cherry Cobbler designs in this pack and they’re both really nice. I just love this pack of DSP and can’t believe that it’s not coming back next year!

The sentiment is actually 2 smooshed together on one block. Then I stamped it with Shaded Spruce ink to go with one of the die cut ornaments. To add a little something more to the card, I stamped a few Cherry Cobbler candy canes in the background. Then to add some depth to the design I popped up the ornaments with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I had to strategically place them though, so that the solid and outline of the ornaments stayed connected. It was a bit of a pain, but I really like how these Spruced Up Christmas cards turned out.

Check out my first card design using the Joyful Flurry bundle that I shared last week here.

Sadly this bundle is retiring and the dies are already sold out! You can still get the stamp set with a lot of other great products that won’t be available after January 4th. Or in some cases while supplies last! Find them all in my online shop, but don’t wait too long… things are already selling out!

Countdown to Disney

Posted on December 7, 2022December 6, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

This time about 4 years ago we booked tickets to take the munchkins to Disney for the very first time. Unfortunately not even 6 months later we had to cancel our trip due to the pandemic. But now we’re finally able to take our trip! We’re super excited! And on top of counting down to Christmas we’re also doing a countdown to Disney.

To do this I used Stampin’ Up!s retired Advent Calendar kit from a few years ago. I cut up some patterned paper that I picked up back in April at Scrapfest to fit the boxes. And used a retired circle punch to line up with the holes on the boxes. In the past I’ve used the smallest of the Layering Circles dies, but I didn’t have enough time to die cut 25 boxes. This does make it a little tricky to open the boxes it they’re pushed in all the way. But I popped up the numbers from the kit using Stampin’ Dimensionals, so as long as we’re gentle we can use the numbers like knobs to open them.

Inside each box I put a little something just like a regular advent calendar. Sometimes it’s the Christmas Hershey Kisses, sometimes it’s Disney pins or Disney Tsum Tsums. And sometimes it’s something Harry Potter related because we’re also going to Wizarding World at Universal Studios.

The munchkins have been really enjoying the countdown to Disney calendar!

For our first COVID Halloween I created a Halloween version using this same kit. Check that out here! I grabbed myself a second of these kits back when they were retiring for this trip and because it was a great deal. Stampin’ Up! just released it’s most recent list of retiring products and some of these are up to 60% off! Check out all the deals in my online shop.

Blue Handmade Christmas Cards

Posted on December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

Although I’m a little behind schedule, I’m still doing better than previous years with my cards for friends and family! At least I have one of my two designs all cut and ready to assemble. The other design is almost there. I always do two different designs for the different sides of the family. This year for my husband’s side of the family they will be getting blue handmade Christmas cards. Actually the sentiment for these cards is a little more generic because while a lot of them celebrate Christmas, they’re Jewish and celebrate Hannukah. I often love using blues in my holiday crafting, but I chose blue for this card because of this.

For the card base and main colour of I’m using Pool Party. It’s such a pretty blue and works great with snowflakes… which I love to use this time of year! These snowflakes come from the Joyful Flurry stamp set. The designs on these snowflakes are so pretty and the variety in sizes is great. I also used one of the special coordinating dies for the central snowflake with Tahitian Tide cardstock. This gives the card an extra bit of pop without overpowering it.

I popped up the special snowflake with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And behind it I have a strip of Snowflake Specialty Vellum along side the stamped snowflakes. The fuzzy designs are so soft and I love the effect you get with the iridescent designs! The sentiment is in Tahitian Tide to go with my special snowflake. And to finish it off I added a Rhinestone Basic Jewel to the centre of the it.

Check out some other blue handmade Christmas cards I made previously here.

And sadly I have to report that the Joyful Flurry bundle is retiring! Along with the Snowflake Specialty Vellum. To get them while you still can head to my online shop before January 4th… retiring products are only available while supplies last!