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Love Cats

Posted on April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

There’s only a couple of weeks left before the new Annual catalogue launches! But before I start sharing new products I’m spending some time saying goodbye to some of the retiring products. Each week I’ve been featuring one or more retiring products in my projects and this week it’s the Love Cats. I’m pairing it up with this week’s sketch challenge from the Paper Craft Crew (PCC513). It’s a vertical sketch challenge…

I knew I wanted to use the Love Cats in the centre. So I tried to think of what would look cool behind it. I decided to use the Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper. Another one of my favourites that I’m sad is retiring. Using Basic Black for my card base and ink colour, I thought the rainbow colours would really pop.

I used the Layering Circles dies to frame the kitty. Then behind that I put some gold metallic thread. I popped that all up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And to finish it off I added a few of the gold Pastel Adhesive-Backed Gems.

I’m so sad that Love Cats is retiring. But I’m probably more upset about the Layering Circles dies.

Check out last week’s card featuring the By the Bay DSP and Friends are like Seashells stamp set here. Last time I checked these were all still in stock, but it has been a couple of days so who knows now.

And don’t forget to check out all the other Paper Craft Crew challenge cards here.

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.

Masculine Birthday Card

Posted on May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

Here I go again… I decided to dive in and join another Paper Craft Crew challenge! This week it’s a vertical sketch challenge (PCC471). I really like this sketch. It’s simple and still gives some chances to do some layering. Immediately I knew I wanted to create a masculine birthday card. These types of cards are usually a little trickier for me, but this card design came fairly easily. Here’s the sketch…

As soon as I decided on a masculine themed card I knew I wanted to layer some different specialty paper. The Brushed Metallic cardstock and Layering Vellum Designs are great for masculine cards. And they work great here.

To really make these papers stand out I went with a Night of Navy card base. Then to add to the masculine theme I embossed it using the Timbre 3D Embossing folder. It doesn’t come through very well in the picture sadly. To layer the vellum on top of the gold brushed cardstock I used some very light layers of Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue in strategic places. That way you don’t really notice the glue.

The phrase comes from the He’s All That stamp set. My new favourite masculine stamp set! I stamped it with Night of Navy, of course. And then used one of the coordinating dies to cut it out. Next I popped it up with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish it off I added a few of the Brushed Metallic Dots. It helps balance out the card design I think.

This is a great masculine birthday card and I think I might hold on to it for my father-in-laws birthday later this summer. Check out the other entries into this week’s Paper Craft Crew vertical sketch challenge here.

And you can check out the last time I joined in on a Paper Craft Crew challenge here.

Handmade Card for Spring

Posted on March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

I couldn’t resist when I saw this week’s vertical sketch challenge from the Paper Craft Crew (PCC 462). As soon as I saw it I knew I had to use the Dahlia Days stamp set to make a handmade card for Spring. Here’s the sketch…

For my colours I chose Petal Pink and Pear Pizzazz. That’s a lot of Ps, lol! These are such nice, bright Spring colours, so I thought they’d work well. I knew I wanted to use the large dahlia image for the main focus. But for the other pieces in the sketch I went back and forth between using smaller flowers or leaves. In the end I decided to use the leaves and some other foliage as a kind of background. Then I added a few more small bunches of flower to bring in more Petal Pink.

To really make the larger flowers pop I die cut them using the coordinating dies and then used some Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop them up. Then I added some Pearl Basic Jewels to the centres of the smaller die cut flowers. I debated about adding a phrase to the card, but thought I’d keep this a simple handmade card for Spring. Here’s my card…

Check out all the other cards for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge (PCC462) here. And you can check out one of my other cards for a previous Paper Craft Crew Challenge here.

Tropical Thank You Card

Posted on March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

For this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge (PCC461) I decided I’d make a tropical thank you card. When I first saw this horizontal sketch challenge I was thinking of using ribbon or twine to make the lines for my design. But then I changed my mind. Here’s the sketch…

What I decided to do was show off the Artfully Composed Designer Series Paper from the January-June Mini catalogue. The colours and designs in this pack are so nice. And you don’t need to add a lot of extra layers on top if you don’t want to. To start I chose the simple Evening Evergreen design and then fussy cut some of the leaves from another. If you have the coordinating dies then you can use those instead. Then to create my lines and stick with my tropical theme I embossed some strips of Crumb Cake cardstock using the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder.

The phrase comes from the Timeless Tropical stamp set from the Annual catalogue which I cut out using one of the Layering Circles dies. I decided not to use Stampin’ Dimensionals on this design. But I did want to add a little something more and so I added a few of the Faux Sea Glass Shapes that are so popular right now. Here’s my card…

It’s been so long since I did one of these and I always have so much fun participating in these sketch challenges! They help me try different things and sometimes push me out of my comfort zone.

I really like how my tropical thank you card turned out. Check out one of my previous Paper Craft Crew Challenge designs here. And to check out all of this week’s entries head over to the Paper Craft Crew website.

Sweet Talk

Posted on January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

When I saw this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge (PCC456) I wasn’t sure what kind of card I wanted to make. But then I remembered I haven’t dug into my pack of Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper yet. With Valentine’s Day around the corner I’ve been itching to get into it. I love the colours and designs! So this week’s vertical sketch challenge worked out perfectly. Here’s the sketch…

I wasn’t sure which design from the DSP pack I wanted to use for my card. There was one design that I knew I had to use, but there were some others that were really calling to me. In the end I decided to use 2 different designs for this one. To add to the Valentine’s Day theme for my card I pulled out my Heart Punch Pack. This pair of punches work so well together! I used just the scalloped heart for my other DSP design and then I used both to punch and layer some cardstock hearts.

Instead of using the Sweet Conversations stamp set I used the Heartfelt stamp set that coordinates with the punches. This way I could dress up my cardstock heart and not have to worry about the phrase fitting or not. Plus the dotted heart image was a great way to pull in the Basic Black from the card base. I don’t usually use black for my Valentine’s Day card, but I tried it out last year and just love how it makes the reds and pinks pop!

To finish it off I popped up my hearts with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals. And then added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels for some bling. Can’t forget to add that! Here’s my finished card…

I can’t wait to get to some more crafting with the Sweet Talk DSP, so make sure to check back here for more!

Check out the other cards from this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge (PCC456) here. And if you want to check out some of my other Valentine’s Day projects then be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter! It’s full of stamping tips and exclusive project sheets. These past couple of week’s I’ve been featuring the Sweet Conversations stamp set and dies. Don’t miss out… sign up here!

Peaceful Place

Posted on December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I wasn’t sure if I would do another Paper Craft Crew challenge before the end of this year. But when I saw this vertical sketch challenge (PCC450) it sparked some inkspiration. I’m in the middle of crafting my holiday cards for friends, family and my customers. I was thinking of doing something simple with some Designer Series Paper and this sketch is perfect for my customer holiday cards. Here’s the sketch…

For my design I immediately thought of the Peaceful Place Specialty Designer Series Paper. (I’m a little sad that this suite is retiring soon) From there I decided to create a monochromatic card. So I used Smoky Slate for my card base and ink. The phrase and image comes from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set in the Annual catalogue. Then to emphasize the silver in the DSP I heat embossed the phrase in silver. And to add a little bit more sparkle I added a Rhinestone Basic Jewel and used the Frayed ribbon from the upcoming new January-June Mini catalogue. It’s so soft and there’s a little bit of shimmer to it.

Check out the other designs for this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge here.

I also wanted to share a couple more projects featuring the Peaceful Place suite. These are two cards that I got in a team card swap. They both feature the Peaceful Cabin stamp set. The Just Jade and cork card was created by Tracey Holz. And the Basic Gray and pink card was created by Laura Seki. Laura also used the Whimsy & Wonder DSP in her design. These are two of my favourite cards from this card swap!

Keep looking for more projects featuring retiring products. Next week I’ll be sharing some projects using the Sweet Treats bundle. In the meantime you can check out some projects using Frosted Gingerbread bundle here.

Fall Themed Sampler

Posted on October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’ve been thinking about making a Fall themed sampler for a while now. (If you’re not sure what that is, it’s similar in size to a scrapbook page and is meant as a home decor piece) I already had a couple of ideas of what I wanted to do, but just hadn’t had the chance to get to it. So when I saw this week’s Tic Tac Toe challenge from the Paper Craft Crew (PCC448) I was inkspired to get it done. For my row I went diagonal and chose Metallic, Patterned Paper and Die Cuts. Here are all the options…

I started my design with my patterned paper. I used one of the designs from the Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper pack as my base. Then I added a little bit of the wood grain design in the centre. For the die cuts I used the Detailed Pumpkins dies. I knew that one of the stamp sets I was going to use was the Pretty Pumpkins stamp set. So it made total sense to use those. Then for the metallic square I used some of the Brushed Metallic cardstock. I also added a couple of the Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots.

I love all the colours of fall! So it was nice to use a bunch of different colours for this piece. I used a combination of Cajun Craze, Bumblebee and Mossy Meadow from the DSP. And I also used some Crumb Cake and Pale Papaya. In terms of stamp sets I used a few different ones as well. Pretty Pumpkins of course, as well as Time of Giving and Beauty of Friendship.

I really like how this Fall themed sampler turned out! You can check out the other entries for this Tic Tac Toe challenge here. And you can check out one of my previous entries into the Paper Craft Crew Challenges here.

Sparkle & Shimmer

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

If you’ve been following me for a while then you’ve probably noticed that I love to add bling to my projects. So of course when I saw that this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge was a Sparkle & Shimmer theme I was totally in! All I needed to do for this challenge (PCC442) was to use my favourite sparkling product(s).

For some people this might be an easy choice. But for me… not so much. One of my favourite go-tos are the Rhinestone Basic Jewels. But I also love adding some Wink of Stella to my projects. Then of course there’s the Be Dazzling Designer Series Paper from the current Sale-a-bration catalogue. And the Glittery Organdy Ribbon from the July-December Mini catalogue. I had to pick something to get this design going, so I decided to start with the Be Dazzling DSP. And I had my other options close by if needed.

Once I had that I chose Basic Black for my card base to really show of the sparkles from the DSP. And while I wanted the DSP to stand out, I didn’t necessarily want it to be the only focus. So I used one of the black and white designs from the Pattern Party DSP pack that you can earn as a host.

I popped up the Be Dazzling DSP using some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I added a phrase from the Tasteful Touches stamp set, which I cut out using the Stitched Rectangles dies. For a while I thought about adding some of the Glittery Organdy Ribbon to add a little bit more bling. But in the end decided to add a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels in the bottom right hand corner of the Pattern Party DSP.

Check out the other projects for this Sparkle & Shimmer challenge here. And you can check out one of my recent PCC challenge cards here.

Summer Theme Challenge

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I wasn’t sure if I was going to join this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge, but then I saw the theme. This week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge (PCC433) is a summer theme challenge. And as soon as I saw the picture I knew I had to do it, I just couldn’t resist. It also sparked some inkspiration for my card design. Here’s the picture for this week’s challenge…

I love watching sunsets and in summer you can enjoy them even more because they’re earlier and the weather’s warmer. So for my card design I wanted to create my own summer sunset. To do that I pulled out my Blending Brushes. I love using these!! Check out one of my first projects with them here. For the sunset I chose 3 colours to blend; Pale Papaya, Flirty Flamingo and Calypso Coral. I started with Pale Papaya at the top, Flirty Flamingo in the middle and Calypso Coral at the bottom. The Blending Brushes really blend the colours together nicely.

To frame my sunset I used Flirty Flamingo for the card base and some Basic Black to help the sunset pop. But I still needed more. To accent the sunset even more I used some of the Meadow dies. I die cut a few flowers and butterflies out of Basic Black cardstock and adhered them to the sunset with Tomboy Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue.

I still felt like the card needed something else. So I added a simple phrase from the coordinating stamp set, Quiet Meadow with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. But no bling this time around.

This was such a fun card to make! I definitely need to use my Blending Brushes more often. Check out the rest of the cards for this summer theme challenge from the Paper Craft Crew here.

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

This week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge (PCC412) is a different kind of challenge. Usually it’s a sketch challenge, but every once in a while they throw out a theme or in this case a Tic Tac Toe challenge. So how this works is that you choose any 3 squares going down, across or diagonal for your design elements. Here’s what we had to choose from…

For my card I went with the row going down on the right. So a feminine thank you card using Designer Series Paper. From here I dug through my DSP packs to see what would work. I ended up going with the Paper Blooms pack from the current Sale-a-bration catalogue. That made it easy to check off 2 of the 3 boxes.

The “thank you” came from the Timeless Tropical stamp set. I really liked the font and thought that it would work nicely with a feminine theme. I cut it out with the smallest circle from the Stitched Shapes dies and then popped it up with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

To compliment the DSP I used the “A Touch of Ink” stamp set for my stamped images. For my colour combination I went with Rococo Rose and Pear Pizzazz (I can’t believe that Rococo Rose will be retiring in just a few weeks). And to finish it off I used some of the Seaside Spray Metallic ribbon and added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels. I always have to add some bling to my cards!

Here’s my finished card…

I had a lot of fun with this Tic Tac Toe challenge. If you’d like to check out the others you can find them here. And if you’d like to check out my most recent sketch challenge with the Paper Craft Crew you can check that out here.