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Lost Lagoon Christmas Card

Posted on November 10, 2023November 10, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

I don’t remember liking Lost Lagoon this much last time Stampin’ Up! had it. But since the colour refresh, it’s become one of my favourite colours! So much so that I decided to make a Lost Lagoon Christmas card. It’s definitely not a traditional Christmas colour, but I do like to try some non-traditional colours every once in a while.

For this card I’m using Lost Lagoon for the card base and ink colour. I stamped some holly and berries from the Joy of Noel stamp set on a piece of Basic White cardstock. Next to that I layered in two of the designs from the Snowflake Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper pack. Then on top of that I added a sentiment that I sponged the edges of the cardstock with using more Lost Lagoon ink. And behind that I put a little bit of silver Simple Elegant trim.

This Lost Lagoon Christmas card is what I made for my large team’s September to December Mini Catalogue card swap. I just love doing card swaps with my team! The cards I get are so pretty and such a great way to see samples with products I don’t have.

Check out another Christmas card I made using the Joy of Noel stamp set here.

And check out my online shop to stock up on all your Christmas card making supplies!

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.

Faux Quilting Technique

Posted on July 21, 2023July 20, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

I love finding different ways to use my patterned paper! So when I saw the Faux Quilting technique I was excited to give it a try. It’s really easy and it’s a great way to use a lot of the different designs. I’m loving the Inked Botanicals Designer Series Paper, so that’s what I’m using for my design. And for the card base I’m using Lost Lagoon.

To create the quilting effect I cut a bunch of 3/4″ strips and adhered them to a piece of Basic White cardstock in batches. I started with the two strips across the middle. Then I laid out the strips across the top. Next I trimmed the edges and then used those strips to cover the bottom. First on the right hand side in one direction and then on the left hand side going another direction.

On top of that I added a sentiment from the Season of Chic stamp set. I die cut it with one of the Something Fancy dies and popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then to finish it off I added a few Brushed Brass Butterflies.

I love how simple the Faux Quilting technique is! And I love how pretty it looks! This design will look great with just about any patterned paper. And it’s a great way to use up those scraps of patterned paper that we all have.

Find the Inked Botanicals pack of Designer Series Paper, along with many more, in my online shop. And check out this birthday card I made using the Inked Botanicals DSP here.

Enchanted Butterfly Slimline Card

Posted on July 7, 2023July 7, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

I haven’t made one of these cards in a while. And something about this stamp set told me I needed to make an Enchanted Butterfly slimline card. I’m just getting started with this new stamp set from the Annual Catalogue and can’t wait to see what I else I end up crafting! This set will definitely be used to make some thank you tags for my customers. In the meantime though this card was a lot of fun to make.

I decided to use Blackberry Bliss and Lost Lagoon for my colour combination. Since the return of Lost Lagoon I’m finding I’m using it ALOT! Plus it’s a nice compliment to the darker Blackberry Bliss. I used Blackberry Bliss for the card base and then added a strip of Lost Lagoon cardstock to frame the large Blackberry Bliss flowers.

Behind the flowers I have some Lost Lagoon leaves. Then on top of that I stamped a sentiment from the Season of Chic stamp set. I used one of the Something Fancy dies to cut out the sentiment and then popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. I had to add a butterfly of course! And this one is stamped with Crushed Curry. I kind of wish that there were coordinating dies for this stamp set, but the images aren’t too bad to fussy cut. The butterfly is popped up too. And to finish it off I added a few Brushed Brass Butterflies.

This stamp set has a few larger images in it. So an Enchanted Butterfly slimline card, works out great!

Check out the card I shared earlier this week using the same stamp set here.

And you can find the Enchanted Butterfly stamp set in my online shop.