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It’s On!

Posted on November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Instead of an Online Extravagaza, this year Stampin’ Up! is having a Seasonal Sale. And it’s on right now! For only 2 more days you can get some great products from the Annual Catalogue for up to 20% off. I haven’t heard much about any Black Friday deals yet so I wanted to make sure I got this info out there. This is the perfect opportunity to stock up on supplies for you holiday crafting! You can get whatever you need and still have time to get them in the mail before the mailing deadlines.

Until November 18th (that’s tomorrow night) you can get 10% off all cardstock. You’ll get 15% off all individual Stampin’ Up! inkpads. And 20% dies from the Annual Catalogue. If I hadn’t just stocked up recently on a few of these things I would totally be taking advantage of this sale. The full list of what’s included in the Seasonal Sale is at the end of this post, so make sure to keep reading.

If you’ve had some things on your wishlist for a while there won’t be a better time to add them to your craft stash. Plus when you place an order of $49 or more and use this month’s host code, you’ll get a FREE pack of Wonderful Snowflakes from me as a thank you! Here’s this month’s code…

So while it’s on make sure to take advantage of Stampin’ Up!s Seasonal Sale. Here’s the full flyer as promised. And here’s the link to my online shop.

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Make Handmade Holidays Easy

Posted on November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

November is here! And there are only 53 more days until Christmas! Have you started getting ready yet? I’m almost there. I’ve got a couple of birthdays first before I really start thinking about the upcoming holidays. In the meantime I’ve got a couple of ideas floating around in my head. I make a lot of cards for the holidays and so I tend to keep my designs for these cards fairly simple. Making beautiful cards doesn’t have to be hard or involve all kinds of layers. I’d love to help you make handmade holidays easy!

Just a few weeks ago I launched my 12 Weeks of Christmas newsletters for 2021. Not sure what that is… Each week I send out an exclusive holiday themed PDF tutuorial, complete with a list of supplies and step by step instructions. You won’t find these projects anywhere else! Right now I’m sharing card ideas. I always like to start with these so you have lots of time to make your cards and get them in the mail, especially given current shipping/mailing delays. Coming up soon will be tags, gift bags and favours.

This is ONLY for my email newsletter subscribers. But there’s still lots of time to sign up. So if you, or someone you know, would like to make handmade holidays easy make sure to sign up for my mailing list. You can do that here. And then once you’ve got your inkspiration and are ready to go you can head over to my online shop.

Triangle Gatefold Card

Posted on October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

This month the Fancy Folds Design Team is making a triangle gatefold card for our blog hop. I love gatefold cards and so I’m excited to share this one with you. Recently I made a gatefold card with a belly band. You can check that out here. I used the gorgeous Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper for that one and thought that it would be great for this card too. Especially since the card base for this card is the DSP.

When I was choosing a sheet of DSP I had to make sure that I liked both sides. This can be a bit tricky sometimes, but with this pack of DSP it wasn’t. So once I figured that out I could pull out my cardstock and ink colours. For this card I just used Misty Moonlight.

For the images and phrase I used the Time of Giving stamp set. This is a new one for me and I love how this one set covers a few different holidays. In the end I decided to go with a Christmas card. I just love the snowflake and swirl image! It makes a really nice background for the phrase which also comes from this stamp set.

Once I had my DSP all folded I added my framed snowflakes and swirls with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals. You definitely want to make sure you only put them on one side of the cardstock. And since I’d popped that up I just used Stampin’ SEAL (tape runner) to add the phrase. But before I did that I cut out the phrase using one of the smaller Stitched Rectangles dies. Then of course, last but not least, I added some bling. And for this card that ended up being some Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

The triangle gatefold card was super easy to make and it looks great! Make sure to keep going on this month’s blog hop and check out Aude Barbara’s card here.

And if you’d like to try this out for yourself you can check out LeeAnn Greff’s video!

#SimpleStamping for Christmas

Posted on October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Now that Thanksgiving is done I can start planning for the upcoming holidays! Not to mention all the birthdays in between. This time of year is pretty busy for me. So I’m loving this month’s #SimpleStamping for Christmas challenge from Stampin’ Up! because it’s a great way to spark some inkspiration. I’ve got a lot of holiday cards to make and so I like to keep my designs fairly simple. For this month’s challenge we’ve been asked to create a Christmas or New Year’s card using just stamps, ink and paper. Plus this month we can add an embellishment.

I was so excited when I found out that the Poinsettia Petals stamp set and dies were being carried over into the Annual Catalogue. This is one of my go-to stamp sets for the holidays. And so when I saw this challenge I immediately thought of using this stamp set. There’s a lot of images in this set that work so well together. And I love the phrases! Then since I was using the poinsettia as my main image I went with a traditional colour combination; red and green. For the red I used Real Red, not just because it’s a good colour for the poinsettia but because I had a couple of embellishment options that would work really well. As for the green, I went dark and used Evening Evergreen. There’s also a little splash of Crumb Cake.

Most of the images I stamped with full strength ink. But to fill in the leaves I wanted to be able to still see the lines, so I stamped off on a scrap piece of paper first and then on to the cardstock. I love the effect it gives when I do this!

For my embellishment I added some of the Real Red Sheer ribbon that is back in the July-December Mini catalogue. I just wrapped a bit around the cardstock and then added a bow on top with a Mini Glue Dot. Then I popped up the phrase using some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To step this up a level or two, you can use the Stitched Rectangles dies to cut out the phrase. The Stitched So Sweetly dies are a new favourite of mine that would also look really nice. You can also add some Wink of Stella to the images. I love adding bling to my cards and this is a great way to do it.

I hope you like my #SimpleStamping for Christmas card! You can check out one of my past #SimpleStamping challenge cards here. And you can stock up for your holiday card making in my online shop. Now to get to planning out my holiday cards!

Christmas Cards using Evening Evergreen

Posted on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m back to share some more cards from a recent team card swap featuring products from the July-December Mini catalogue. With October here and Thanksgiving this coming weekend it’s hard not to think about the holidays that come after. So this time I’m sharing some Christmas cards using Evening Evergreen. Evening Evergreen is one of Stampin’ Up!s newest In Colours. It’s a very dark green and I have to admit, I’m still not sure about it. I think that’s because I don’t know how much I would use it other than for Christmas cards.

With this first card Evening Evergreen isn’t the main colour, but it does add a nice touch. This one was made by our large team leader Jenn Tinline. She used the Christmas Season bundle (stamp set and coordinating dies). I love how the images circle around the phrase in the centre. And I love how all the colour coordinates with each other. The Evening Evergreen ribbon is a nice touch. And so is the Wink of Stella Glitterbrush, although it’s hard to see in the picture.

Evening Evergreen is definitely a featured colour in this next card which was made by Diane Kent. She used the Happy Holly-Days bundle (stamp set and coordinating punch). Diane also used the Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper from the Annual catalogue. I really like the strip of DSP and the Gold Shimmer Ribbon! And I love that the holly border along the bottom was made using a punch. Punches are a great way to step up your cards without having to invest in a new machine.

I love these Christmas cards using Evening Evergreen! I think I’m going to have to make some of my own!

There are still more swap cards that I’ll share over the next few weeks so stay tuned. And in the meantime you can check out the first swap cards I shared here. You can also check out all the great products from the July-December Mini catalogue in my online shop.

Easel Card for the Holidays

Posted on September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Stampin’ Up!s holiday catalogue is here! Or as they’re calling it now… the July-December Mini catalogue. And as always my team organized a card swap. Over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing some of my favourites from the card swap. So make sure to keep checking back here. In the meantime I’m sharing my card for the swap. For this card swap I wanted to do something other than a standard card. So I made an easel card for the holidays.

Once I figured that out I had to choose a stamp set. I decided to use the new Sweet Treats stamp set. One of the rules of the card swap is that we need to use a stamp set from the new mini catalogue. This is such a fun set! And I love that it’s not just for Christmas, even though that’s what I used it for. Then for my colour combination I went with non-traditional colours. I started with Crumb Cake for the colour of my fruit cake and paired it with Petal Pink. I also threw in some Old Olive for the bits of fruit. And Smoky Slate for the cake platter and dome.

I stamped the holly from the top of the cake in the bottom corners of the “inside” of the card. The trick here was having a tissue handy to wipe off any extra ink. I coloured the holly and the cake using Stampin’ Blends. Even without too much blending I still love the colours.

I cut out the phrase using one of the smallest Stitched Rectangles dies. And to hold up my easel I popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And behind that I added some of the new White Glittered Organdy ribbon. Adding an embellishment of some kind was one of the other rules of the card swap. So it could be Designer Series Paper, ribbon, jewels. Just a little something more to add to your card design. Then to add even a little something more to my card, I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels. I’m also tempted to pull out my retired Frost White Shimmer paint for the frosting. I may just have to go back and do that.

A little more to it than I’ve done for some of my swaps cards, but this was a fun card to make. A cute easel card for the holidays! You can check out the July-December mini catalogue here. And if you’d like to see some of the cards from our teams’ Annual Catalogue card swap you can do that here.

Pattern Party

Posted on August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m always needing thank you cards. Mainly for my customers, but it’s nice to have a stash for those unexpected thank you’s too. Somehow I’ve gone through my stash and needed some more. So I had to figure out what kind of a thank you cards I wanted to make this time around. It’s funny how the design came to be. Usually I’ll start with the Designer Series Paper, but the Pattern Party DSP was almost the last thing I choose. I actually started with the Just Jade Gingham ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season ribbon combo pack. That sparked my colour combination of Just Jade, of course, and Basic Black. Sometimes I forget how using Basic Black can really help the other colours pop!

Once I figured that out I picked my stamp sets. If you haven’t noticed already I’m a big butterfly fan! So I liked the idea of using the Butterfly Brilliance stamps. Then of course I needed my “thank you” which came from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set.

I always use my Stamparatus when I use the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set. And this time I angled the stamp to maximize the number of butterflies at the top of the piece of Basic White cardstock. I stamped the butterflies in Just Jade and the “thank you” in Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

From there I wrapped some of the Just Jade Gingham ribbon around the piece of stamped cardstock and DSP. Then I cut out the “thank you” with one of the smaller Stitched Rectangles dies and popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish off the card I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels. (gotta have some bling!)

I love this card using the Pattern Party DSP! I definitely need to use this pack of paper more often. Unfortunately this pack is only available for those who host a stamping workshop. If you live in Canada and would like to be a host send me an email (inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com) or go to my website for more info. You can also check out all my upcoming classes and events here.

Joy to the World

Posted on December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

Back in October Stampin’ Up!s Paper Pumpkin kit was all about connecting with people around the world. The Joy to the World kit had a holiday theme and came with die cuts in 3 different languages; English, French and German. I loved this idea because I have family in Germany and this would be a good opportunity for me to reconnect with them. I also loved this idea because Stampin’ Up! created a Facebook group to give people a chance to find pen pals from around the world. I connected with 4 other demonstrators; one from Australia, one from New Zealand, one from Germany and one from Japan.

Along with the gold die cuts, the kit also came with enough supplies to make 8 cards including envelopes. I love the Cherry Cobbler and Just Jade colour combination. Cherry Cobbler is such a great colour for the holidays and Just Jade is one of my favourites from the new In Colours. Plus the Crumb Cake card bases with gold design really helped these colours pop. Here’s a picture of the two original designs from the October kit along with two alternative designs that I created…

As much as I enjoy following the instructions, especially when I’m not sure what I want to make, I love coming up with different designs. Usually I make alternative card designs. Lately though I’ve also been making some home decor pieces like this 9 x 9 sampler. With this piece I also used the Poinsettia Petals bundle and a few of the Wonderful Gems. Both from the August-December Mini catalogue.

I also made a hand sanitizer container. You could probably also tuck a gift card in there too. For the ribbon I used the Cherry Cobbler Twine from the kit along with the Just Jade Gingham ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season combo pack.

I really enjoyed crafting with the Joy to the World kit. My cards to my family and pen pals are on their way. I hope they like them and hopefully my German is understandable. It’s been a while!

If you’d like to jump on the Paper Pumpkin band wagon and live in Canada, you can sign up here. Plus each month I offer a Paper Pumpkin online class featuring that month’s kit.

Brightly Gleaming Holiday

Posted on November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

I was so glad when Stampin’ Up! brought back the Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper this year. It has such pretty designs and I love the foil elements in some of them! So of course I had to make a Brightly Gleaming holiday card. This card design came from a team card sketch challenge. I really like doing sketch challenges because it usually gives me a design I haven’t thought of.

For this card I started with the Brightly Gleaming DSP to figure out my colour combination. I kept it simple because I wanted the DSP to really stand out, so I chose Night of Navy and Whisper White. And with the gold foil in one of the DSP designs I used some of the Gold Metallic Trim from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo pack.

The phrase came from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set, which is one of my favourites from this year’s holiday catalogue. I stamped it with Night of Navy ink and cut it out with the largest squares from the Stitched Shapes dies. I also cut out some Night of Navy cardstock with one of the circle dies for that piece of the sketch design. Then I popped up the phrase using some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I like how simple all the layers are in this sketch design, it really helps the DSP stand out. Here’s the full card…

I’ve still got a lot to do for the upcoming holidays. So it was nice to not have to think about a design for this card. I really like how it turned out too.

If you liked this Brightly Gleaming holiday card then you might want to check out this card. This card is a bit fancier because it was made for a Fancy Fold Design Team Blog Hop, but was a lot of fun to make.

Gold Foil Christmas

Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s been a while since I’ve shared some cards from a now not so recent card swap with my team. This card swap was to show off products from the August-December Mini Catalogue. This time around I’m sharing some of the gold foil Christmas cards that were made. I love all the foil and metallic papers! And for the upcoming holidays using foil is a no-brainer.

This first card was made by Moira Sands. She used the Gift Wrapped bundle to create this card that looks just like a present. Along with the foil she used Pretty Peacock. I really like how these colours go together.

One of my other favourite things to do is heat embossing. It’s such an easy way to add something special! Like Moira’s card this card uses foil and heat embossing. Except this time it’s with gold and the Sweetest Time bundle. This card was made by Eileen McAuliffe and I always love her cards. Along with the foil she used some Garden Green cardstock to create some more layers. I really like how she only used a piece of Basic Black for the card. It really make the gold stand out.

Now, last but not least is my favourite of these three cards! It was made by Vicki Howie. Even though you need a die cutting machine to create the layers, this is a pretty simple card. I’m a big fan of simple cards which could be why I like this one so much. I love how she paired the Tis the Season Designer Series Paper (on the left) with the Plaid Tidings DSP (on the right). Plus she included some Gilded Gems “on the side” so we could decide if and where we wanted to use them.

If you liked these gold foil Christmas cards you should check out some of the other cards from this card swap.

I’m also in the final weeks of my 12 Weeks of Christmas! This is where my email newsletter subscribers receive exclusive holiday themed projects to help get ready for the now not so far away holidays. You won’t find these projects anywhere else! If you live in Canada, contact me to find out how you can join my mailing list.

Mystery Stamping

Posted on November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

A couple of weeks ago I joined my team for an online crafting playdate. There were games, prizes and of course lots of stamping. As part of this playdate we also did some mystery stamping. If you’ve never done this before here’s how it works. We got a basic supply list in advance and I mean basic… cardstock, Designer Series Paper, stamps and ink. Then we got measurements and steps to complete our project over the whole day. At first I wasn’t so sure how this would go, but it turned out to be a lot of fun!

For my design I started by picking my Designer Series Paper. I went with the Heartwarming Hugs DSP. Once I figured that out it was pretty easy to choose my cardstock colours and inks. I used being Real Red and Whisper White for the cardstock and Mossy Meadow and Smoky Slate for the ink.

It was hard to pick a stamp set though. So I picked out a couple to give me some options as I crafted. The stamp sets I used were Cherish the Season and Snowman Season. I especially liked the Cherish the Season stamps because they have coordinating dies that I used later.

I got my ideas for the embellishments as I crafted. On the inside I added some small Mossy Meadow pine branches and stamped a small bell.

On the outside I used the Stitched Rectangle dies to cut out a phrase from the Snowman Season stamp set. I wrapped the cardstock flap on the left side of the card with the Faux Linen ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season ribbon combo pack. Then I die cut a few stamped bells and added a few Pearl Basic Jewels.

This kind of card actually has a name. I just realized it now. It’s a Joy Fold card and you can check out one I made earlier this year here. I love how my card turned out! And it was fun seeing all the different cards that were made using the same mystery stamping clues. We’ll be having another playdate in the New Year and I can’t wait to see what we end up doing!

Snowman Season

Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

November is here and there are only 49 days until the holidays! That also means that snow and colder weather are just around the corner. Now I can really dive into my holiday crafting. I’ve been doing a lot of crafting lately with some of the newer stamp sets from the August-December Mini catalogue. So I thought it was time to bring out a favourite of mine that was carried over from last year’s Holiday catalogue; Snowman Season.

There are so many things I love about this stamp set! The snowman images are super cute and I really like the fonts and phrases. Plus if you love to colour like I do you can colour the snowmen, but you don’t have to.

The idea for this card came from a recent team sketch challenge. So with the design of the card taken care of I focused on colours and images. In this case what came first was the image to go in the oval in the centre. The larger snowman from the Snowman Season stamp set I thought would be a great focal point.

From there I decided on a colour combination. I wanted to use the Seaside Spray Metallic ribbon on this card so that became one of my colours. To go with Seaside Spray I picked Pretty Peacock. I love using different blues when I’m making holiday cards and I love how these two go together.

Next I wanted to add some texture to the piece of Pretty Peacock cardstock. So I used the Winter Snow Embossing folder, but not before I stamped the raised snowflakes with my Whisper White inkpad. I really like how it helps the embossed snowflakes stand out, but it’s not overpowering.

Then I coloured the snowman with some Stampin’ Blends. I’ll take any chance I can to colour with those! And I cut out the snowman with one of the ovals from the Stitched Shapes dies and popped it up using some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I shared this version with my team, but then felt like it still needed something more. When that happens my go to is to add bling! So that’s what I did with this card. I pulled out my Rhinestone Basic Jewels (a favourite go to of mine) and added a few in the center of a few of the snowflakes.

I really like how this card turned out, even the inside…

If you like this project check out another post featuring the Snowman Season stamp set (link). Or you can sign up for my weekly email newsletter. We’re in the middle of my 12 Weeks of Christmas featuring exclusive holiday themed projects that you won’t find anywhere else! For more info and to sign up go here.