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Double Z-Fold Card

Posted on February 23, 2024February 23, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

The Z-fold card is one of my favourite cards when I want to craft something a little different without too much fuss. So I’m excited to share this double Z-fold card with you. It’s also fairly simple and straight forward. I also like it because it’s a nice way to show off some patterned paper.

For my card design I’m using the Flight and Airy Designer Series Paper from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. This is such a pretty pack of patterned paper. I just love all the birds… they’re so cute! But this time I’m using one of the floral designs. From there I decided to use Misty Moonlight for my ink and cardstock.

The main card base is 4 1/4″ x 11″ and scored at 2 3/4″ and 5 1/2″. Then the smaller piece that makes it a double Z-fold is 3″ x 9″ and scored at 3″ and 6″. The best tip I can give you when putting yours together is to adhere the smaller piece to the centre of the largest piece of the main card base first. Then close the card base to adhere the other end to the outside of the card base.

I used the Notes of Nature stamp set for the images and sentiment. And I popped up the sentiment after die cutting it with one of the Something Fancy dies. Then to finish it all off, I added a few Brushed Brass Butterflies.

There really isn’t anything tricky about the double Z-fold card. I hope you’ll give it a try and share it here if you do.

And if you’d like to see another somewhat simple fun fold card, you can check out the book fold card I made here.

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Valentine’s Day Card with Hello Ladybug

Posted on February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

I think I might be almost done with my Valentine’s Day crafting for this year. And part of me is kind of sad about it because I’ve been having so much fun! But before I’m done I need to share a cute Valentine’s Day card with Hello Ladybug. And while this isn’t necessarily a Valentine’s Day stamp set per se, it’s easy enough to add a “Happy Valentine’s Day” to these cute ladybugs.

For my colours I’m pulling from one of the designs of the Sale-a-bration Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper… Fresh Freesia and Bubble Bath. Not exactly traditional Valentine’s Day colours, but I love the combination and I think this patterned paper will make pretty wings.

My card base is Bubble Bath. And then I used a little bit of both for my ink colours. The little hearts around the edges are Bubble Bath. Next I layered a piece of Basic Black cardstock and a piece of the DSP. I made my bumblebee with Bubble Bath and Tuxedo Black Memento ink. And for my ladybug, I used some Basic Black cardstock and some of the DSP.

When I first say the bumblebee builder punch, I saw speech bubbles instead of the body. So I used that idea to add a cute sentiment for each bug. And then I popped them all up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I’m so glad I remember to make a Valentine’s Day card with Hello Ladybug. These bugs are just too cute!

Check out another Valentine’s Day card I made using the Bee My Valentine bundle here.

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Handmade Valentine’s Day Card

Posted on January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m having a lot of fun crafting Valentine’s Day cards! And the Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper pack makes it really easy to make a pretty handmade Valentine’s Day card. The colours are perfect for Valentine’s Day. And I just love the gold foil designs. So I had a hard time picking what designs to use for this card.

The inkspiration for this card design came from a picture I saw in a Facebook group I’m a part of. It’s such a great way to show off pretty patterned paper like this! I’m keeping the card base neutral with Crumb Cake to help the colours from the Designer Series Paper stand out. Once I picked my designs I stuck them to a piece of Basic White cardstock.

My “Happy Valentine’s Day” comes from the Bee My Valentine stamp set in the January-April Mini catalogue. I stamped it with Crumb Cake ink. Then I added some cute little hearts from the same stamp set with Flirty Flamingo ink. Finally I popped up that piece of cardstock with a couple Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I love that Stampin’ Up! has a pack of patterned paper with gold foil as one of the free products in the Sale-a-bration catalogue this year! Check out another handmade Valentine’s Day card I shared using some of the other Sale-a-bration products here.

And you can find everything you need to make your own handmade Valentine’s Day cards in my online shop.

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Sale-a-bration 2024

Posted on January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

We’re halfway through January and Sale-a-bration 2024 is just kicking into high gear. Every year at this time Stampin’ Up! comes out with it’s biggest promo of the year. So what’s the deal?

From now until the end of February (Feb. 29th), you can earn free products with your order. Order anything from the Annual or new January-April Mini catalogues and if it’s $60 or more you can choose a Sale-a-bration product for free! You can also get free Sale-a-bration products when you order a pre-paid Paper Pumpkin subscription.

Now there are a couple of ‘levels’ in the Sale-a-bration catalogue. The first level goes with $60 orders and the second level goes with $120 orders. And the nice thing about Sale-a-bration is that you can mix and match! So if your order is $60 you can choose 1 product from the first level. But if your order is $120 you can order 2 from the first level OR 1 from the second. And if your order is $180 you can choose 3 from level 1 or one from each. And so on and so on.

This is a great time to stock up on cardstock and adhesives. All those essentials! I’m definitely going to be doing that before the end of February. Right now is also a great time to host a stamping party or even join the Stampin’ Up! family.

If you host a workshop before the end of February there are special products that are only for hosts. And if your party orders are more than $375 then you won’t get just 10% ($37.45+) worth of free product from the Annual/Mini catalogues but 10% PLUS an extra $37.50! So at least $75 worth of free product.

Or if you want to get even more free top quality crafting supplies and a good discount, then think about joining my team and becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. For only $135 (no tax or shipping) usually you get $165 worth of Stampin’ Up! product of your choosing. But right now for that same great price you can either get $206 worth of product OR the $165 worth of product and the Stampin’ Glass Mat Studio. I have one and am excited to use it!

Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions you might have about Sale-a-bration or joining the Stampin’ Up! family. If you’re excited to join my team and take advantage of these great deals, then here’s where you can do that.

In the meantime, check out a card I made using a couple of the Sale-a-bration products here. Or you can check out my Facebook live from last night using some of Sale-a-bration 2024 products here.

Heartfelt Hellos

Posted on January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

After Christmas this is the most wonderful time of year! At least for crafters anyway… because it’s Sale-a-bration time. This is Stampin’ Up!s biggest promotion of the year. It’s such a great time to stock up on crafting essentials like cardstock and adhesive because it leads to FREE crafting supplies like the Heartfelt Hellos stamp set.

This stamp set is full of great sentiment, so I decided to pair it with the Bee My Valentine stamp set to make a cute Valentine’s day card. But the only traditional Valentine’s day colour I used on this card is pink. Well Bubble Bath actually. For this design I made my own background full of different images. I stamped the larger hearts in Bubble Bath ink. Then I stamped some flowers with Pool Party ink. And to fill in some of the gaps I stamped some little hearts in Highland Heather ink.

I used Pool Party for my card base so that I could also use the Pool Party ribbon that’s also part of Sale-a-bration. The sentiment from the Heartfelt Hellos stamp set is in Bubble Bath. And I added a few more little hearts in Pool Party. Next I die cut it with one of the Something Fancy dies to create a cute tag. Then I popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And to finish it off I added some Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels to the centres of the flowers. What girl doesn’t like a little sparkle for Valentine’s Day?! lol

Other than the die cut tag, this is a nice simple Valentine’s Day card. And as much fun as I’ve been having with the bumblebee from the Bee My Valentine stamp set, it was nice to use a few of the other images.

Check out another card I made with the Bee Mine suite here.

I’ll be sharing all there is to know about Sale-a-bration in my next post so stay tuned! Or if you can’t wait until then, head over to my online shop.

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Diamond Flip Fold Card

Posted on February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

The Fancy Folds Design team is back for another year of fun fancy folds! And this month we’re making a Diamond Flip Fold card. It’s a nice simple fun fold card to ease back into things. For measurements and video instructions, check out this video from Linda Bauwin, a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator from the United States. And the measurements I used for my Basic White squares is 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″.

This week I’m crafting with the Beautifully Happy stamp set from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. So I started my design with that in mind. One of my colours is of course a green (Mint Macaron) and so I pulled out the Country Gingham 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper. The smaller design from this sheet really helps the flowers be the focal point. Then to go with the Mint Macaron I chose Fresh Freesia. It’s such a pretty purple and I love pairing greens and purples together!

For the stamping I stamped the outline with full strength Mint Macaron. But for the “filling in” I stamped off for the leaves and buds. Then it was back to full strength for the flowers. I added a sentiment from the In the Moment stamp set to go on the inside. And went with Crumb Cake for my ink colour. As much as I love Fresh Freesia, I wanted a more subtle colour for the sentiment I chose. Then to finish it off I added a few of the Flat Adhesive Backed Pearls to add a little bit of bling. I also added some Wink of Stella to the flowers once they were fully dry.

To keep going on this month’s Diamond Flip Fold card hop, check out Mette Nordling Shaw’s card here.

You can also check out last month’s hop here, where we made a Shaded Gatefold card. That was definitely a fun one!

And don’t forget… Sale-a-bration is almost over! So if you’d like to earn the Beautifully Happy stamp set that I used in today’s card then head over to my online shop before February 28th!

Sale-a-bration #SimpleStamping

Posted on February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

After a little break last month, Stampin’ Up!s back with another #SimpleStamping challenge. And this time it’s some Sale-a-bration #SimpleStamping! So just stamps, ink, paper and a Sale-a-bration item. Nothing fancy like ribbon or embellishments this time. We can make any kind of card we want, so I’m taking advantage and making a few thank you cards to give to my customers.

For my Sale-a-bration item I’m using the Beautifully Happy stamp set. I thought about using one of the Designer Series Paper packs from the catalogue, but thought I’d stick with very simple stamping. My main colour is Mint Macaron. I used it for the cardstock and one of my ink colours. The other ink colour is Pool Party.

In the background I stamped the single flower image a few times in Mint Macaron. Then I filled in the spaces with some Pool Party paint splatter. In the centre I stamped “thanks” from the Biggest Wish stamp set and framed it with the larger floral image in Mint Macaron. I also added another single flower with the same colour. Then I “filled in” the flowers with Pool Party and popped it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Looking at it now I’m tempted to add some Wink of Stella or a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I hope you enjoyed this Sale-a-bration #SimpleStamping project! Check out another card I made with the Beautifully Happy stamp set here.

Sale-a-bration’s only on for 2 more weeks! Don’t miss out on getting these great products for FREE! Fill up your cart in my online shop before February 28th!

Favored Flowers for Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

For a pack of Designer Series Paper I wasn’t so sure about I’m sure having a lot of fun crafting with it! This time I’m using the Favored Flowers for Valentine’s Day. Can you believe that Valentine’s day is only a week and a half away?! Already it seems like time is flying by. But for today that’s a good thing because it’s super cold here and I can’t wait for Spring!

For this card design I pulled a few similar designs from the Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper pack, but in different colours; Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral and Petal Pink. I love Blackberry Bliss and so I used that for the card base. I also used it to frame the sentiment which comes from the Love Cats stamp set. Which is also stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink.

I punched the hearts using the plain heart punch from the Heart Punch pack. And behind those I embossed a piece of Basic White cardstock using the Cane Weave 3D embossing folder. This way the colours and designs on the hearts stay the focus, but the background isn’t too boring. I popped up all of the hearts and the sentiment with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I finished it off by adding a couple of Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

Favored Flowers for Valentine’s Day may not be the typical Valentine’s Day card, but I really like it! Check out another card I made using this same pack of patterned paper here.

And head over to my online shop if you want to get your hands on this beautiful paper! Remember Sale-a-bration is only on until the end of this month, so don’t wait too long!

Favored Flowers

Posted on January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

At first when I saw the Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper in the Sale-a-bration catalogue I was not a big fan. I love flowers, but I wondered if the patterns were a bit much for me. But I’ve been seeing some card designs lately that are helping change my mind. So I pulled out my pack and I think the designs look much better in real life. This pack of patterned paper uses some of my favourite colours and some of the blooms are easy enough for fussy cutting. I’m not fussy cutting for this card, but I did want to show off some of this pretty paper.

This card is a nice simple one because I really want the DSP to be the focus. I started with deciding which design I wanted to use for this card. This one has Petal Pink and Calypso Coral in it for the flowers. And Mossy Meadow and Evening Evergreen for the leaves. I used Mossy Meadow for my card base because it’s a nice neutral colour and not too dark. Plus it really helps the colours from the blooms to stand out.

Next I stamped a phrase from the Something Fancy stamp set using Mossy Meadow ink. I cut it out using one of the Stitched Rectangles dies. And then I framed it with the flip side of the same sheet of patterned paper. Finally I popped it all up with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals and added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels for a bit of bling.

I’m so glad I opened the Favored Flowers pack of Designer Series Paper! It really is pretty!

There’s lots of great patterned paper that you can earn for free during Sale-a-bration. Check out this card that I made using the Dainty Flowers DSP here. And you can see all the great free Sale-a-bration products over in my online shop! Don’t wait too long though! Sale-a-bration is only here until the end of February and things could sell out before then.

Framed Florets

Posted on January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

The Framed Florets bundle was an early release product from the January-April Mini catalogue. Somehow though I haven’t used it much yet. So I thought I’d pull out the dies for this card.

The design for this card stared with a design from the Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper pack in the Sale-a-bration catalogue. This is my favourite pack of patterned paper from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. And I really like the subtle design on this sheet! So I pulled Blushing Bride from the design as one of my colours and Crumb Cake for my other. Other than the patterned paper, I used Blushing Bride for the sentiment and stamped flowers. The Crumb Cake is my card base and frame.

The sentiment comes from the Something Fancy stamp set. And the flowers some from the Beautifully Happy stamp set. Then for the flowers and sentiment I stamped directly onto the cardstock. But for the leaves and buds I stamped off my Old Olive ink on a scrap piece of paper first. I wanted to make sure the green didn’t come out too strong.

I used the Framed Florets dies to cut out both the stamped image and the frame. Then I strategically placed my Stampin’ Dimensionals to hold the two pieces together and popped it all up. I cut out the ‘congratulations’ with the Stitched Rectangles dies. And layered that on top of the frame. To finish is off I added some Wink of Stella to the Blushing Bride flowers and added a few Pearl Basic Jewels.

I can’t wait to use the other dies in this set!

Check out another card I made using the Dainty Flowers DSP here. This pack of patterned paper and the Beautifully Happy stamp set are part of Sale-a-bration which is on until February 28th. Don’t miss out on getting these and other great products for free! Here’s my online shop.

Dainty Flowers

Posted on January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

Since my Paper Pumpkin isn’t sure where in the world it is, I made this card on my Facebook page last night. Check out the replay here. For this card I’m showing off the pretty Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper. This is one of the few different packs of patterned paper that you can earn for free right now during Sale-a-bration.

There are so many great designs in this pack! For this card I’m using one of the multi-coloured floral designs. And on this one the flowers are smaller and the background is Fresh Freesia. I debated between Rich Razzleberry and Starry Sky for my card base pulling from some of the different colours in the design. In the end I liked how Starry Sky looked more than Rich Razzleberry. I also decided to add a bit more Starry Sky cardstock behind the four square panels.

Behind the patterned paper panels I embossed a piece of Basic White cardstock using the 3D Painted Texture embossing folder. Then I wrapped a piece of Black and White Gingham ribbon around it. I stamped a phrase from the Beautifully Happy stamp set with Starry Sky ink. And then I popped up the phrase and the panels using Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish it off I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

The Dainty Flowers DSP pack is probably my favourite from the Sale-a-bration catalogue! To find out how Sale-a-bration works and how you can earn this pack of patterned paper for free, check out this blog post. And if you want copies of the current catalogues send me an email (inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com). I’m happy to send copies anywhere in Canada!

Good Things Come in Small Packages

Posted on January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

Over the years I’ve come to love Stampin’ Up!s Paper Pumpkin kits. I always liked the idea of everything you need being sent right to your door and all I have to do is stamp and stick. And in the last couple of years the kit designs have really leveled up! This includes December’s kit Good Things Come in Small Packages. I was hoping to take this kit with us on our trip to Disney, but unfortunately it didn’t arrive in time. So instead I get to craft with it now that we’re back!

This kit was a bit different because instead of cards you get to make cute little boxes. And these boxes are perfect as gift card holders. So I’ll totally be storing these away for when I need them! There were also coordinating notecards and envelopes as an add on. Such a great idea and I was able to get mine early (and on sale) because I attended OnStage back in November. I love making alternative projects with my Paper Pumpkin kits. This time I cut up some of the belly bands for the boxes to create some patterned paper for my notecards. You can see how I made them over on my Facebook page here.

The other thing I love about Paper Pumpkin is that during Sale-a-bration you can get free Sale-a-bration products when you buy a pre-paid subscription. Plus when you buy a pre-paid subscription you’re saving money. Here’s a simple break down for you. And if you want more info on how Sale-a-bration works, check out my post from earlier this week here.

Good things come in small packages for sure… especially when it says Stampin’ Up! on the box!

How Sale-a-bration Started

Posted on January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

January is here, which means it’s that time of year… it’s time for Sale-a-bration! Have you ever wondered how Sale-a-bration started? I have to admit that I haven’t. I’m usually too excited about all the free products! But recently I found out where the idea came from and that I would share it with you all.

If you didn’t already know, Stampin’ Up! was started by Shelli Gardner and her sister in 1988. And just like with any business there are good times and not so good times. Unfortunately, not too far into business things weren’t going very well and their accountant said that they were on the verge of bankruptcy. So they introduced Sale-a-bration which ended up saving the company and has become a yearly tradition.

So now that you know where it comes from, you need to know how to maximize this next 2 months!

Between now and February 28th you can choose an exclusive, free Sale-a-bration product with every $60 order! So if your order is $60 you can choose one Level 1 product. If your order is $120 you can choose either two Level 1 products or one Level 2 product… and so on. This is a great time to cross things off your wishlist or simply stock up on those things you need all year long like adhesives and cardstock. Plus if you get together with your friends and family to do some crafting and host a party you can potentially get an exclusive stamp set for free just for hosting a qualifying party!

And as always there’s a special offer to join the Stampin’ Up! family too! Right now you can choose from 3 different Starter Kits. The simplest kit is to join for $135 and choose $225 worth of Stampin’ Up! products. The other two kits are similar… for only $40 more ($175) you can choose up to $225 worth of Stampin’ Up! product AND get a Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine ($86 value) too. What’s the difference? With one kit you get the original white machine and in the other you get the Boho Blue machine. Boho Blue will be one of the new In Colours in the upcoming new Annual Catalogue. And there’s no tax or shipping on any of the kits if you live in Ontario and some other provinces!

So now that you know how Sale-a-bration started don’t miss out! This is the only Sale-a-bration event this year and products do sell out so don’t wait! Here’s my online shop and if you have any questions about joining my team and what that means, check out my Join My Team page here.

Floating Element Technique

Posted on August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

I found a new technique recently and I’m excited to share it with you! It’s the floating element technique. So basically you make certain elements of your card look like they’re floating. This one I’m sharing today is a great one to use when you don’t know what to do with your scraps of Designer Series Paper. So I’m using some of the scraps from my Sale-a-bration Silver & Gold DSP.

To go with the Silver & Gold DSP I’m using a Night of Navy card base. For the image and phrase I’m using the Penguin Place bundle. I love these penguins! They’re super cute! And this time I decided to make a penguin using the Penguin Builder Punch. The cardstock I used for the penguin is, of course, Basic Black and Basic White. For the feet I used Pale Papaya. I just love this colour for my penguins. Then for the face I used Tuxedo Black Memento ink for the eyes and Pale Papaya for the beak.

Behind my penguin are my scraps of Silver & Gold DSP. To create this effect I started by lining up all my scraps, alternating between silver and gold. Then I made the circle using one of the Layering Circles dies. Once I had my circle, I added it to my Basic White card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals making sure to leave a little bit of a gap between each strip.

From here I layered my penguin and phrase on top. I stamped the phrase using Night of Navy ink and used some scrap paper to layer the words on top of each other instead of leaving them in a straight line. Then I used the smallest Stitched Rectangles die to cut it out. To finish it off I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

Super cute right! I love the floating element technique and definitely be making more like this!

Don’t forget that tomorrow is the last day of Sale-a-bration! After August 31st the Silver & Gold DSP won’t be available, along with the other great free and exclusive products. Head over to my online shop before they’re gone! And you can check out one of the other projects I made using the Hippest Hippos which are also from the Sale-a-bration catalogue here.

Wonderful World

Posted on August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

I can’t believe that summer vacation is almost over! And that back to school is in just 10 days! That also means that Sale-a-bration is almost over, boo! So I’m taking advantage of the time I have left to share another project featuring one of these great, free products… the Wonderful World Designer Series Paper. This gorgeous patterned paper is actually only half of what you get when you place an order of $120. The other half is a stamp set that has some beautiful floral images.

Anyway… for this card I wanted to show off the Designer Series Paper, because the designs go so well together and there are so many different things you can do with it. In this case I wanted to have some of the small floral images be the focus. And to make sure they stayed as the focus I used the simple, and pretty, Melon Mambo design. This way I got some nice colour in the background and it isn’t too plain.

Sticking with the floral focus I used Pear Pizzazz as my card base. Then I cut out the flowers using one of the smallest Stitched Rectangles dies and popped them up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. With this card you can add just about any phrase you want, but I needed something small to fit underneath the flowers. I pulled the “thinking of you” from the Quiet Meadow stamp set. And then cut it out using one of the coordinating Meadows dies.

To add a little something more I added some Basic White twine on either side of the phrase which I popped up with some more Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I added a couple Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

And here’s a card with both of the Wonderful World Sale-a-bration products…

This card is one that I shared in my weekly email newsletter. To get in on the project ideas (complete with card making tutorials), stamping tips and sneak peeks contact me to join my mailing list!

The last day of Sale-a-bration is August 31st! So don’t wait to take advantage. This is a great chance to get free products while stocking up on what you need for your holiday crafting! Check out my online shop here.