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Crafting with the New Catalogue

Posted on May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

This past weekend I celebrated the new Annual Catalogue that launched last Tuesday. I had an online and in-person party and we had a lot of fun crafting with the new catalogue! It’s so much fun getting together with people and crafting. I’ve really missed it.

For my online party I did some live crafting on my Facebook page. Check that out here. At my in-person party we made two cards. The first card uses the Bottled Happiness stamp set. I paired Parakeet Party, one of the new In Colours, with Pool Party for my colour combination. Then to add a little something more to the card I used some of the Supple Shimmer and Iridescent Specialty Papers. I also added some of the Denim Ribbon and a few Polished Dots. (You can find the Supple Shimmer Specialty Paper and the Denim Ribbon in the January-June Mini catalogue.)

The second card uses the He’s All That bundle. I love this set! The stamp set is a nice versatile masculine set and the dies can be used with a variety of images and phrases, not just the ones from the stamp set. For this card I paired Starry Sky, another new In Colour, and Crumb Cake. And instead of Basic White cardstock I used Very Vanilla. It’s a little more subtle.

To add a distressed look to the card I tore the edges of the cardstock and the vellum. Just start with a little snip from your Paper Snips, or scissors, and tear away. The vellum came from the Vellum Layering Designs and I thought the map design works great for this card. Then to finish it off I added a few of the Brushed Metallic Dots.

I’m having so much fun crafting with the new catalogue! And I can’t wait to share even more projects with you. In the meantime you can check it all out in my online shop. And if you live in Canada and want a copy of your very own just send me an email; inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com. I’d be happy to send you one!

Scrappy Strip Technique with the new In Colours

Posted on May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m really liking how the 2022-2024 In Colours all work together. And so the idea popped in my head to use the Scrappy Strip Technique with the new In Colours. I haven’t done this technique in a long time. This is such an easy technique and it’s a great way to show off your Designer Series Paper. You can check out one of my last cards using this technique here.

The biggest part is cutting the Designer Series Paper into strips and then gluing them onto a piece of cardstock. You can make the strips as thick or thin as you want. And you can angle them any way you want onto the cardstock. You can even have the strips be uneven. Once the glue has dried, trim off the edges that are sticking out over the cardstock. For this design I alternated the colours and the designs. Then I popped up the whole piece of stripped cardstock onto a Basic White card base using some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

On top of my strips I wanted things to be nice and simple. To start I used the Layering Circles dies to create a vellum circle. On top of that I used some of the Meadow dies to create a Basic White bouquet for my ‘vase’. And the vase I made using the Bottled Happiness stamp set, Vintage Bottle punch and Tahitian Tide ink.

Since I already popped up the whole card mat I didn’t use any more Stampin’ Dimensionals. Although you could if you wanted to add even more depth to the card. Then to finish it off I added a few Pearl Basic Jewels.

I love how colourful and bright this card is! Using the Scrappy Strip Technique with the new In Colours is definitely a win.

Check out the new Annual Catalogue in my online shop. Or if you live in Canada and want a copy of your very own, send me an email; inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com. I’d be happy to send you one!

More Free Stuff

Posted on May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s an exciting day today! The new Annual Catalogue is out and I can’t wait for you all to see it. And what might be even more exciting is the chance at even more free stuff!

I’ve talked about Stampin’ Up!s Starter kit before. The Starter kit as it usually is gets you $165 worth of Stampin’ Up! product for only $135 (no tax or shipping on top). So $35 worth of product for free. But now and for the rest of this month you’ll get a bunch of extra new In Colour products too! What kind of new In Colour products you ask?! You’ll get a pack of In Colour grid paper, all 5 In Colour ink pads (Tahitian Tide, Sweet Sorbet, Parakeet Party, Orchid Oasis and Starry Sky), a pack of cardstock with all 5 In Colours AND a pack of In Colour 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper.

I love the new 2022-2024 In Colours. They’re so vibrant and colourful. I’m looking forward to crafting with them over the next two years.

If the more free stuff isn’t enough for you to take the plunge and join my team, maybe the discount of top quality products is. Or maybe it’s the stamping community. Since I joined Stampin’ Up! almost 10 years ago I’ve made so many great friends and met demonstrators from around the world. I call my larger Stampin’ Up! team my stamping family. I love, and miss, these people! They are so creative and fun and supportive no matter what you want to do when you sign up. And I know that when I finally do get to see them in person again it’ll feel like no time has passed… because that’s how it’s always felt.

I’m here to support you and answer any questions that you might have. And the bonus of joining my team is that you also get to be a part of my larger team. So anything I don’t know I know we’ll be able to figure out! Email me with any questions you have or if you’re ready to sign up you can do that here. I can’t wait to join you on your creative journey!

New In Colour #SimpleStamping

Posted on April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s taken me a while, but I’m finally getting around to this month’s #SimpleStamping challenge from Stampin’ Up! With the new Annual Catalogue set to launch on Tuesday the theme for this month is “new”. And we’re only allowed to use stamps, ink and paper, no extras this month! So for my design I thought I’d do some new In Colour #SimpleStamping.

I am loving these colours and how they go together! And so I wanted to create something with all 5 of the new colours; Sweet Sorbet, Parakeet Party, Starry Sky, Orchid Oasis and Tahitian Tide. To pull in all the colours I decided to use the Dahlia Days stamp set from the January-June Mini Catalogue. The variety of images in this set makes it super easy to swap in different colours.

Since I’m using all 5 colours I used a Basic White card base. It’s like a nice clean canvas! From here I added a Parakeet Party card mat that I stamped leaves on, with the same ink. Then my Basic White card front is a little smaller than I usually use so that you can see the images and colour of the mat better. To fill in the card front I started with the larger dahlia image and then went with a smaller flower and then the 3 small flowers stamp. Each time switching to a different In Colour.

The last In Colour, Starry Sky, stamped the phrase. And then I adhered the card mat, card front and phrase together with Stampin’ SEAL. To adhere these layers to the card base I used some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To step this design up you can add some Rhinestone Basic Jewels or some simple ribbon. Or even die cut the phrase and/or card front using the Stitched Rectangles dies. It was tempting, but I was able to stick with my new In Colour #SimpleStamping theme. Check out my last #SimpleStamping project here.

The new Annual Catalogue launches on Tuesday. So you can wait til then to head over to my online shop or you can check out retiring product that hasn’t sold out yet.

Layered Handmade Cards

Posted on April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

There’s lots of excitement now with the current Annual Catalogue retiring and the new Annual Catalogue launching in just one more week. I’m counting down the days til the new catalogue official launched! But in the meantime I thought I’d share a couple more card swaps from team’s January-June Mini Catalogue swap. (can’t forget about these guys!) While I tend to keep my cards fairly simple I love layered handmade cards.

This first card is by Moira Sands. She uses Petal Pink and Crumb Cake as her main colours, but there’s also some Early Espresso and Basic Black in there too. There are so many things I love about this card it’s hard to know where to start. I love the collage stamping she did to create the background. Check out my post about collage stamping here. And the tearing and sponging of different elements to give it a vintage look is great. Plus the Petal Pink Cotton Ribbon, Very Vanilla Scalloped Lace and Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels give it a nice extra touch.

The other card is made by Diana Langman. I really like how she embossed not just the cardstock, but the strips of Designer Series Paper as well. She used the Gingham Embossing Folder for the Basic White cardstock and the Tastetful Textile 3D Embossing Folder on the Abstract Beauty DSP. And again adding the extra Pool Party Sheer Ribbon and Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels really steps it up. It doesn’t have to take a lot to bring your projects to the next level!

I think I’ll be holding on to these layered handmade cards for inkspiration. I’m always on the look out for new card designs. And these card swaps are a great place for that! One of the many reasons why I love card swaps… and my team.

If you want to get in on the fun and join my team, you can do that here. Or if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask. Email me at inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com.

Double Triangle Fold Card

Posted on April 22, 2022April 21, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s time for another Fancy Folds Design Team blog hop. And this month we’re making a Double Fold Triangle card. This is such a cute and simple card to make. Dawn, a demonstrator from the US, has a great video to help you be able to make your own.

For my card I knew I wanted to show off the Hand Penned Designer Series Paper. This patterned paper is so pretty! I just love all the colours and flowers and I’ll be sad once it’s gone in a couple of weeks. For the card base I chose one of the colours from the DSP; Pale Papaya. This has become one of my favourite colours recently.

From here I needed to add something to the front of the card. To keep with the spring, floral theme I decided to use the Timeless Tulips stamp set and punch. This is another favourite of mine for crafting this time of year. I kept it simple and just added a tulip to the card front. To stick the tulip together I used the Double Oval Punch. I punched some of another design from the same DSP pack with the scalloped oval. And then some Basic White cardstock with the plain oval.

On the plain oval I stamped a stem and leaf for my tulip. Then stuck it all together and to the card front with some Stampin’ SEAL. On another piece of Basic White cardstock I stamped another leaf and the large tulip. And then punched those out and added them to the card front the same way. I thought about popping it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals, but decided not to. To finish it off I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I hope you like it…

To keep hopping and check out more ideas for the Double Triangle Fold card, check out Mette Nordling Shaw’s here!

And if you’d like to check out last month’s hop, the Impossible card, you can start here.

Handmade Placecards

Posted on April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

I hope everyone enjoyed this past long weekend! And I hope you were able to spend at least some of it with loved ones. For us it was a busy weekend seeing both mine and my husband’s family. And even busier because we hosted dinner one of the nights. Since it’s been over 2 years since the last family dinner I wanted to make it even more special. So I decided to make handmade placecards.

For the design I wanted nice bright colours for Spring. I thought that the soon to be retired Hand Penned Designer Series Paper would be perfect. Lots of colours and flowers! I used Pear Pizzazz cardstock to create an easel style base. A nice green for the DSP to pop off from. And for the names I simply printed them on Basic White cardstock and cut them out using one of the Meadows dies.

Along the bottom of the place card I stamped some leaves and a stem from the Timeless Tulips stamp set (also retiring soon) using Pear Pizzazz ink. Stampin’ Up! makes tone on tone stamping so easy! Then to hold the easel in place so we could see the names I used a tulip bloom. I stamped the smallest tulip image in a few different colours; Pale Papaya, Fresh Freesia, Daffodil Delight and Calypso Coral. Then I fussy cut them and popped them up with a Stampin’ Dimensional. (I also popped up the names using Stampin Dimensionals)

These handmade placecards turned out really nicely!…

I’m really going to miss this stamp set. It’s so versatile and I often used it with the masking technique. I actually shared a project recently here doing just that.

There’s only 2 weeks left til the new Annual Catalogue launches and the retiring products will be gone forever… if they aren’t sold out already. Don’t miss out! Head over to my online shop and grab your favourites before they’re gone.

Goodbye Magenta Madness

Posted on April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s that time of year… when Stampin’ Up! needs to make room for the great new products coming with the new Annual Catalogue. Over that last few weeks I’ve been showing off the retiring 2020-2022 In Colours. Even though I’m excited for the new Annual Catalogue, I’m sad to see the retiring products go. This week it’s time to say goodbye Magenta Madness! The last of the In Colours. Last week I featured Cinnamon Cider. You can check that out here.

While I love using pink, this shade has been a bit tricky for me. I’ve mostly used it for Valentine’s cards, but for this card I wanted to do something different. Thankfully I remembered the Little Ladybug stamp set from the January-June Mini Catalogue. This is such a cute set and Magenta Madness is a great colour for a ladybug! I also used it for the flowers and did some tone on tone stamping for the ladybug’s spots. The other main colour for this card is Basic Black of course. Then I added some Just Jade for the leaves.

Basic Black was an obvious choice because of the ladybug’s body. But I love how it coordinates with strong colours like Magenta Madness. It really helps it pop without making the card feel like too much. I used some Basic Black cardstock to create a thin border and then used Tuxedo Black Memento ink for the phrase.

Once I punched the ladybug using the coordinating Ladybug Builder Punch, I popped it up with a couple of Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then to finish it off I added a few Polished Dots to the centre of the flowers.

This is such a cute set and I can’t wait to get crafting with it some more! Don’t wait to grab Magenta Madness, or some of the other retiring products, before it’s goodbye Magenta Madness forever. Lots has already sold out and once it’s gone, its gone. Head over to my online shop before it’s too late!

ScrapFest 2022

Posted on April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

As things have been slowly getting back to what they were like before COVID-19, I’ve been looking for local craft fairs to join. I was starting to get into a groove and was sad when things shut down. So I’m excited that I have the opportunity to join ScrapFest 2022!

So you may be wondering… what is ScrapFest? It’s a 2 day event for those who love to scrapbook and paper craft. I participated in something like this many years ago… before the 2 munchkins. And I loved the chance to just crop and scrapbook for 2 whole days at my very own table. There’s also going to be classes, demonstrations and a marketplace. That’s where I’ll be!

There’s going to be a lot to check out. I’ll have 2 tables in my booth that are going to be filled with cards, treat boxes and lots of other stamped projects. Plus I’ll be bringing my stash of retired products. So if there’s something you’ve been looking for I might have it. Who knows?!

ScrapFest is on Friday April 22nd and Saturday April 23rd at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. There are still some tickets which you can get in advance or at the door. For more about ScrapFest 2022 check out their website!

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Farewell to Cinnamon Cider

Posted on April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s time to show off another of the retiring 2020-2022 In Colours! And this week I’m saying farewell to Cinnamon Cider. This colour along with Bumblebee, which I featured here last week, were challenging for me to use. I did end up using a lot of it though leading up to Christmas because I love the Frosted Gingerbread bundle. I’m going to miss that bundle this Christmas! Any way…

To get this design going picked a stamp set that I thought could work with this 2020-2022 In Colour. And in this case it was Timeless Tropical, which is also retiring soon. This helped me choose my other colour for this combination, Coastal Cabana. I really wanted to show off the Cinnamon Cider and thought the best way to do that would be by embossing some of the cardstock. The Bark 3D embossing folder has a nice texture to it that I thinks works well with the tropical theme. Tasteful Textile also would have worked.

Next I stamped the phrase and the palms trees. The palm trees I stamped off on a scrap piece of paper first because I needed a lighter shade so I could colour the leaves. To do this I used some Pear Pizzazz ink and a Blender Pen. It turned out really nicely! Then to bring in more Coastal Cabana I stamped a few of the small flowers. One on the same piece of cardstock as the phrase and palm trees. And the other two on a separate piece of cardstock which I then fussy cut.

To frame the phrase and palm trees I cut them out using one of the Stitched Rectangles dies. Then I popped it up, along with my two small flowers, using some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And for my little bit of bling I added a couple Opal Rounds to the centre of my flowers.

I hope you liked my farewell to Cinnamon Cider!

Some of the 2020-2022 In Colour products are starting to sell out. And so are a lot of the retiring stamp sets. So if some of your favourites are retiring don’t wait! Head over to my online shop and see if they’re still available.

Handmade Wedding Card for a Same Sex Couple

Posted on April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

Even with the card industry being as big as it is, there are still some cards that are difficult to find. That’s why I was asked to make a handmade wedding card for a same sex couple. I was so excited to make this card for them. When I make custom cards I like to dig in my retired craft stash. Some stamp sets I haven’t been able to replace yet. And I’m sure that’ll always be the case for some of my retired stamp sets, lol!

For this card I wanted to make something simple but elegant. So I dug into my metallics. The Brushed Metallics cardstock worked great for this. I used some in the background as a kind of card mat. And I also used it for the words and foliage. The words were easy to make with the Playful Alphabet dies that are sadly retiring. (I’ll be holding on to mine thought!) And the stems came from the Meadows dies.

Behind that I added a piece of Basic White cardstock that I embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder. But not before I stamped some paint splatter from the Quiet Meadow stamp set in Crumb Cake. I also added some retired gold thread behind the foliage and “congratulations”. The “congratulations” came from a long retired stamp set.

I love how this card turned out! And so did the people that requested it!

If you need a handmade wedding card for a same sex couple or any occasion, I’d be happy to make one for you! Check out more on my Cards & Consultation page here. Or email me at inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com.

And if you want to see what else is retiring before it’s all gone, head over to my online shop!

Goodbye to Bumblebee

Posted on April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

The time has come to say goodbye to the 2020-2022 In Colours! Misty Moonlight, Just Jade, Bumblebee, Magenta Madness and Cinnamon Cider. So over the next few weeks I’m going to feature one of the retiring In Colours. Last week I featured Just Jade in my Fancy Folds Design team blog hop. You can check that out here. This week it’s time to say goodbye to Bumblebee.

I have to admit that it took me a while to warm up to this In Colour. Yellows are not a colour I use alot, but this is a nice one! Once I found some good coordinating colours it was a lot easier to use. I made this card for my dad’s recent 82nd birthday. It was so nice to be able to see him in person and not worry about masks. So with my dad in mind I knew I had to use the retiring A Good Man stamp set. This is one that I’m sure I’ll hold onto even after it’s officially retired. The images and phrase are so wonderful!

From here I decided to use some of one of the woodgrain designs from the In Good Taste Specialty Designer Series Paper (also retiring). That helped with the colour combination which is Early Espresso and Bumblebee. To soften the Bumblebee I used the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder. I liked this idea instead of stamping some images on the cardstock for this card. It really makes the image of the man holding the child the feature which is what I wanted.

To add a little something more to this card I cut out the image using the Stitched Rectangles dies. Thankfully these are carrying over! I popped up the image with some Stampin’ Dimensionals and then added a few Brushed Metallic Dots, which are also carrying over. Here’s the card…

While it’s sad to say goodbye to Bumblebee and all the other retiring products, a lot of great products are sticking around! Now remember these products are only available while supplies last… and the 2020-2022 In Colour products will sell out quickly. Head over to my online shop to grab your favourites before they’re gone. And if you’d like to see the full list here it is.

Colourful Handmade Cards

Posted on March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s been a while since I shared my card for a recent team card swap. So I thought it was high time that I shared some of the colourful handmade cards I got. This team card swap is for the January-June Mini catalogue and so we needed to feature one of the stamp sets from it. After that we could use whatever we wanted to coordinate with it. Check out my card here.

This first card is made by Laura Seki. I always love her designs! This cards uses the Rainbow of Happiness bundles with Coastal Cabana and Real Red. She also used the Gingham Embossing folder and added a bit of Basic Black twine. That black twine is such a nice touch. The fun part about this card is that just the bottom half opens up. So the Basic White border around the Real Red cardstock in actually on the inside.

This other card is made by Lisa Gardner and uses one of my favourite colours… Highland Heather. It’s such a pretty shade of purple! The Tulips Fields bundle is a fun one. You can create some fun scenes with it. And if you use a brad the windmill blades will turn! In this card, Lisa used one of the Pastel Pearls and the windmill blades are in Early Espresso. She also sponged the edges of the cardstock with the phrase and popped it up with a couple of Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I always love joining our team card swaps! They’re such a great way to spark some inkspiration and see how others use stamp sets, etc. that I don’t have. And these colourful handmade cards are a great example of that and some of my favourites from this card swap. Remember to check out my card from this swap here. And if you want to get in on the fun then join my team! Here’s the link.

The Impossible Card

Posted on March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s time for another Fancy Fold Design team blog hop! This month we’re taking on the Impossible Card! And don’t worry the name makes it sounds more difficult than it really is. Once you have the measurements this is a fun and simple card to re-create. Dawn Griffith, a US demonstrator, has a good video and she shares the measurements. You can check that out here.

For my design I wanted to show off the Vellum Layering Designs from the January-June Mini catalogue. So for my base colour I went with something darker to really help the design pop. I thought that Just Jade, which is retiring once supplies run out, would work well. It’s a deeper green, but not too dark. For my other colour I chose Petal Pink. A nice soft colour to compliment the Just Jade and it’s a nice Spring colour combination.

To add some layers on top of the vellum I added a strip of Just Jade cardstock to keep the card base still and then some of the Meadows dies pieces. I had to trim a few of the pieces, but that’s easy enough to do. It was a little tricky getting these into place because I adhered the die cut pieces to the vellum before I adhered the vellum to the card base. But I wanted to make sure that I didn’t have glue showing.

The phrase came from the In the Moment stamp set. And the flowers came from the Dahlia Days stamp set. Then I added a few of the smallest Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the centres of my flowers. Gotta add some bling! Here’s my card…

To keep going on this month’s Impossible Card blog hop, check out Mette Nordling Shaw’s card here.

In last month’s blog hop we made a Pop-Up card. You can check mine out here and then keep hopping around the world. I hope you enjoy this month’s blog hop!

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.