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Basket Weave Technique

Posted on December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

I really like the Take a Bow pack of Designer Series Paper. But I didn’t get it at first because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to get the punch that goes with it. I do love the idea of being able to make my own bows! But with a full time job, 2 kids (4 if you count Leo and my partner) and all my cardmaking, I just don’t have the time. In the end I decided to just get the Designer Series Paper pack. And one of the first ideas I had for a card design uses a basket weave technique.

So for this design I chose 2 fairly simple designs. And for colours, I chose to use 2 different coloured designs; Real Red and Garden Green. This card would also look nice with designs with different shades of the same colour.

To create the basket weave technique I simple wove one strip in front of and behind the other. And then with the next strip I wove that design in front of and behind the ones I didn’t with the last strip. Then I just repeated this until I used up all my strips of patterned paper.

To adhere it all to my piece of Very Vanilla cardstock I used Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue. I definitely like that it gives you some time to get things in place! Behind this I have a Real Red card base and a Garden Green card mat. On top of all that, I kept it very simple! I just stamped a sentiment from the Christmas Labels stamp set with Garden Green ink. Then I die cut it with one of the coordinating dies. (I’m so sad this bundle is retiring!) To finish is off I popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And then I added a couple Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

The basket weave technique is a great way to use up all those scraps of patterned paper! And we all know we have plenty of those in our craft stash, lol! Plus you don’t need to add much of anything else on top… just a sentiment.

Check out another card I made using the Christmas Labels bundle here. And don’t forget this bundle, like all the others that are retiring, are only available while supplies last!

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Top 5 Stocking Stuffers for Crafters

Posted on November 27, 2024November 26, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

Black Friday and Christmas are right around the corner! In fact, Black Friday is this Friday! So in the spirit of the holidays I thought I’d share my top 5 stocking stuffers for crafters for 2025.

First up are the new Ephemera packs. These really help make crafting so much easier! All you have to do is pop them out and stick them to your project. And there area bunch of different ones to choose from. So whether you want images, frames or sentiments Stampin’ Up! has got you covered.

Number 2 is the Take Your Pick Tool. This is one of those things I didn’t know I needed until i had it. Now I can’t imagine crafting without it! You can use it for scoring, for picking up those itty bitty embellishment and so much more! There are so many different too attachments for it.

Next up is the Simply Shammy. Part of why I love the Simply Shammy is because all you need to add to it is water. And the other part is because it’s so easy to take anywhere! I keep mine in a stamp cast that I poked a few holes in to help with the moisture. Then I can take it with me wherever I want to craft.

Number 4 is adhesive. If you’re a fellow crafter then you know you can never have enough adhesive. And different kinds of adhesive work best for different projects. The most frequently used adhesives are tape runner, like Stampin’ SEAL, Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue and Stampin’ Dimensionals.

And last but not least are Rhinestone Basic Jewels. These are great because you get so many in a pack for a great price. And because they’ll work on just about any project. Plus they can help cover up any boo boos.

I hope one of my top 5 stocking stuffers for crafters brings a smile to the face of the crafter in your life!

You can find one, or all, of these in my online shop. And if you have any questions you can always contact me.

Simple Flip Card

Posted on July 26, 2024July 26, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m not really sure if you can call this a fun fold card. And I’m not sure if this design has a name. So I’m calling it a Simple Flip card because the card front flips open. this is also a fun card design because it doesn’t have a full card front like the cards I usually make. So pare of what’s on the “card front” is also part of the “inside” of the card.

I’m big into Lost Lagoon monochromatic card this week. So I pulled a Lost Lagoon design from the Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper pack. I added that to the part of the card that flips open. Next to that I stamped a few of the little butterflies from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set.

then on top of the piece of patterned paper, I added a couple more butterflies using the stamp and dies. I popped them both up with some Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals along with the sentiment. The sentiment is from the Layering Leaves stamp set. And I die cut it with the Something Fancy dies. To finish it off I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

If you can think of a better name than Simple Flip card, let me know. Or if you know the actual name of this card design, let me know. I usually try to capture the name in the pictures on my phone, but somehow this one disappeared.

Check out another card I made using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set here.

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