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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!

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 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.

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.

Simple Handmade Cards

Posted on February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

Today is the last day of Sale-a-bration! I’m going to miss a lot of these producs. There are so many great options in this catalogue. And I’ve had so much fun crafting with them. The Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper is one of my favourites. So I thought I’d share some simple handmade cards featuring this pretty patterned paper!

The inkspiration for these cards came from Shannon West. I love how she layered the different designs! The colours for the card bases came from the DSP designs i used. I used Magenta Madness, Misty Moonlight, Bermuda Bay, Petal Pink and Pool Party. And the DSP designs worked out really well because for all the cards I just flipped the sheet over for the other design.

Since I don’t have the Cloud Punch, I fussy cut the clouds. Thankfully that was pretty easy! And the phrases came from Free as a Bird (thank you) and Timeless Tulips (happy birthday). The ink colours came from the card base colours. Then I punched out the phrase with the plain oval from the Double Oval Punch. And added a few Stampin’ Dimensionals behind them both to pop them up. To finish it off I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels and a simple bow using the white twine from the Baker’s Twine Essentials pack.

I just love these simple handmade cards! And I’m going to miss a lot of the products from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Especially the Sunshine & Rainbows DSP. Check out another project I made with this great patterned paper here.

Stampin’ Up! will have some new Sale-a-bration products in the summer, but these ones will be gone after today. So if there’s something you’ve had your eye on now is the time! Head over to my online shop and get yours before they’re gone!

Time to Say Goodbye

Posted on February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

I can’t believe it’s already the end of Februaury! This winter seems to be going by so fast… or maybe it’s just me. Either way though it’s almost time to say goodbye to the Sale-a-bration catalogue. This Tuesday is the last day you can place an order and get your choice of a free Sale-a-bration product or two. If you want to know more about how Sale-a-bration works then check out my post here. It has everything you need to know!

I’ve had a lot of favourites this Sale-a-bration. But I think the Designer Series Paper packs are my most favourite. I’ve been having so much fun crafting with them! The Friendly Hello stamp set and DSP pack I think might be favourite… aka the one I’ll miss the most. So I wanted to share one more card using it with you. The idea for this card came from a couple of different cards I saw recently using the Stack & Shuffle technique. One from Stampin’ Up! and the other from fellow demonstrator Debbie Beaulieu Henderson. This is such a great way to share a bunch of different patterned paper!

To make it I simply chose the designs I wanted and cut them into different sized rectangles. Then I stuck them on a piece of Basic White cardstock which I popped up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used a Basic White card base because I wanted the colours/designs from the DSP to be the focus.

Then I die cut a couple of butterflies using the Brilliant Wings dies. The colours came from the colours in the DSP. And then I added some foliage in Evening Evergreen. This piece is one from the Meadow dies that I cut into 3 pieces to put behind the butterflies. Then to finish it off I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I really like how this card turned out! I don’t make no stamping cards very often. But when I do I really enjoy it. I’m definitely going to use this technique again. And next time I’ll be using some vellum behind my die cut pieces.

Check out the Friendly Hello bundle in my online shop before Tuesday. Remember it’s time to say goodbye to Sale-a-bration!

Pop-Up Card

Posted on February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

The Fancy Fold Design Team is back for another blog hop! Our last blog hop was back in December, the Bay Window card which you can check out here. So I’m glad to be back at it again. This month we’re making a Pop-Up card. It’s such a cute card and as usual not that difficult to make. Here’s a video by Jolan a Dutch demonstrator. The video is in Dutch but captions are in English.

When I saw this card I had a couple of different ideas pop in my head. Butterflies was of course one of them, lol. In the end I decided to use flowers. And in this case the Dahlia Days stamp set and coordinating dies. I love this set! It’s so pretty and I love the phrases too.

For the colours I let the Designer Series Paper help me with that. I wanted to use the Friendly Hello DSP from the Sale-a-bration catalogue and decided to use a design I haven’t used yet. This one is with Fresh Freesia. I love purples and this one is such a nice shade! So for my cardbase and ink I used Fresh Freesia. I also threw in a bit of Granny Apple Green and a different design from that DSP pack. I’m going to miss this patterned paper and stamp set!

For the inside of my cards I usually I like to leave a fairly big space to write a note or something, but I just love this stamp and how easy it is to cut out with the die that I had to use that instead. I also popped up the large dahlia with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals to help it pop up through the hole. And to finish it off I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels. I do love my bling!

Check out the next Pop-Up card on this month’s blog hop over on Mette Nordling Shaw’s page here. And then make sure you keep hopping!

Plus Two

Posted on February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

I know I say this alot… but I love my team and being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator! When I joined over 9 years ago it was of course to get a discount on their great products. But over the years it’s become so much more. The people that are a part of my team are awesome! We have so much fun together… even now that we have to do things online. I can’t wait til we can all get together in person again!

Want in on the fun?! Now is a great time to join and start making new connections! While the Starter kit is always a good deal, now you get an extra 2 stamp sets on top of everything else. What’s everything else?! You get $165 worth of Stampin’ Up! products of your choice and a Paper Pumpkin kit. Plus you’ll also get catalogues and other things so that you can share Stampin’ Up! with your friends and family. And it’s only $135 no tax or shipping added!

I’m hear to support you in any way that I can! I’m always happy to answer questions and if I don’t know the answer I’ll look into it for you. And this is regardless of whether you join for the discount or if you’d like to work at sharing this with others. I love sharing creativity with others and to help spark inkspiration!

Plus when you join my team you don’t just get me. You’ll also be able to join the larger teams that I’m a part of. And as I mentioned they’re a great group of people. We support each other, challenge each other and have a lot of fun while we’re doing it.

If you have any questions, send me an email (inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com) or you can check out my Join my Team page here. And if you’re ready to dive in then you can head over to my website and sign up here. The Starter Kit plus two stamp sets is only available until February 28th! So don’t wait too long!

Simply Marbleous

Posted on February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m back to share some more pretty paper! The Friendly Hello Designer Series Paper is up at the top of my list, check out my latest project here, but the Simply Marbleous DSP isn’t far behind. I actually remember Stampin’ Up! having something a little similar for Sale-a-bration a few years ago. But that one was a 12×12 pack and this one is 6×6. No matter the size though, I love patterned paper!

This pack of paper I particularly like because you don’t have to do much to it. And it’s not going to overwhelm your project either. Because of that I really wanted to make a card featuring this paper. And I’ve seen some really nice cards lately with lots of layers, so I thought that would be a nice design to go with this DSP.

From there I needed my colours. I love the Coastal Cabana in this pack so I used that for the card base. This design totally makes me think of water so I thought the Friends are like Seashells stamp set would be perfect. And to play into that idea I added a splash of Crumb Cake.

I cut out the smaller layers using the Stitched So Sweetly dies. Then I popped up the second layer of DSP with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. The large shell that I fussy cut too. And to finish it off I added some Wink of Stella to the shell and a few Polished Dots.

I love how this card turned out! And I could totally see this same design with the Awesome Otters stamp set. I might just need to pair those two up next.

Check out all the colours in the Simply Marbleous DSP pack in my online shop. And remember it’s part of the exclusive Sale-a-bration catalogue so you can get it for free with a $60 order!

Pretty Paper

Posted on February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

I just love all the pretty paper from the Sale-a-bration catalogue!! Especially the Friendly Hello Designer Series Paper. The colours… the designs… In the middle of winter these bright colours are so refreshing. And it was hard to pick just one design for my card. So what better way to not have to decide than with a Z-fold card. I love Z-Fold cards! They’re so easy to make and look great. Plus they’re a great way to feature different elements without having to worry about one taking away from the other.

So for this design I picked 2 of my favourite designs. I put the lighter, brighter DSP design on the outer panel. And the Granny Apple Green DSP design on the inner panel. Then I pulled from the DSP designs I choose and used Granny Apple Green for the card base.

On the inside I stamped the small flower and foliage image with Petal Pink, which is another colour from the DSP. With Z-Fold cards I always make sure to add at least a little something on the inner most panel. It looks a lot nicer than just a plain piece of Basic White cardstock.

Then on the outer panel I added a phrase from the Friendly Hello stamp set. I stamped it with Granny Apple Green ink, of course and then I cut it out with the Stitched So Sweetly dies. From there I popped up the phrase with some Stampin’ Dimensionals and added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels. Here it is…

I’m such a sucker for pretty paper! And I’ll definitely miss all the Designer Series Paper from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Check out another card I made using the Friendly Hello stamp set and DSP here. And make sure you don’t miss out on getting these free and exclusive Sale-a-bration products. They’re only available until the end of this month (Feb. 28th)! So head over to my online shop before then!

All Together

Posted on January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

One of the great things about being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator are the sneak peeks at new products. And the chance to purchase them before they’re officially released of course. So this week I’m sharing something new that’s coming this Tuesday. It’s the All Together suite of products. And the special thing about this suite is that Stampin’ Up! is releasing a whole new set of skin tone Stampin’ Blends just for it! Along with all the new Blends there’s a new pack of black and white Designer Series Paper, a new stamp set and coordinating dies.

While I would love to get it all, my budget said otherwise. So for now I have the Here Together stamp set and the Light Stampin’ Blends. I’ll definitely be adding to my blend collection with my next order. In the meantime I wanted to do a little something with what I have.

I really wanted the image to be the main focus so I decided to have some Designer Series Paper for my background. For this card I used one of the designs from the Sale-a-bration Sunshine and Rainbows DSP. Then I pulled the Melon Mambo from the design and used that colour to stamp the phrase. The image was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and then I coloured them with my new Stampin’ Blends.

To make them pop even more I cut out both the image and phrase using the Stitched So Sweetly dies and popped them up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And of course I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels for a little something extra! Here’s the finished card…

I love the new All Together suite and am looking forward to seeing more diversity in everyone’s creations! This suite is available starting on Tuesday until May 2nd. In the meantime check out this post using some of the other Stampin’ Blends. And here’s my online shop for when you’ve got your list all set to go.

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!

Friendly Hello

Posted on January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

This past weekend I had an online catalogue launch party on my Facebook page to celebrate the new catalogues. There was a lot going on! Games, prizes and the chance to check out some of the products from the January-June Mini and Sale-a-bration catalgoues. And of course what stamping party would be complete without some stamping! So I had a live crafting session. And for my customers who registered, they received some supplies to stamp along… and some treats too! I used the Friendly Hello stamp set from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Partly because I love it and partly because I thought most stampers would have some stamp sets with flowers and birds to substitute.

I thought about using the Designer Series Paper that comes with the free stamp set, but decided not to. I did pull my colour combination from the DSP though and used Petal Pink, Granny Apple Green and Crumb Cake. With these colours I made my own stamped DSP. I love doing this and this one turned out nice!

Underneath I added a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock that I embossed using the new Gingham Embossing Folder. It really adds a little something to plain cardstock! And I think this may be my new favourite embossing folder. I also wrapped some Petal Pink cotton ribbon around it and tied a bow. This ribbon comes from the new Cotton Ribbon Combo pack. It comes with Petal Pink and Misty Moonlight.

From there I added the bird on a branch image and a phrase. Both were cut out using the Stitched So Sweetly dies and popped up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then to finish it off I added a bit of bling with a few of the new Brushed Brass Butterflies. I love crafting with these sssooo much! I’ve already used over half a pack! Check out one of my other cards using these butterflies and some of the other great Sale-a-bration products here. Here’s the card from my party…

I’m sad that the Friendly Hello stamp set and DSP are only around until February 28th. But I’m definitely going to make the most of it! I hope you like this card as much as my customers and party attendees do!

For more information on how to earn this stamp set and DSP for free, check out my post all about Sale-a-bration here. And then you can fill up your cart in my online shop here. Remember to use this month’s host code when you do to get a free pack of Polished Dots from me for your order of $49 or more!