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#SimpleStamping Thank You Card

Posted on April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 by inkspirationwithteresa

This month’s #SimpleStamping challenge from Stampin’ Up! is to make a #SimpleStamping thank you card. And we can use stamps, ink, paper and our favourite retiring product. This was actually a tough choice for me. There are a few things that I’m sad to see retiring. In the end I decided to use the Circle Sayings stamp set as my favourite retiring product.

For my colour combination I went with one I haven’t used before. I’m using Misty Moonlight and Lemon Lime Twist. The card base is Misty Moonlight and I used Lemon Lime Twist for my card mat. Then I stamped a simple background using the rays image with both Misty Moonlight and Lemon Lime Twist ink.

On top of this I layered a Misty Moonlight square that framed a piece of Basic White cardstock that I stamped my sentiment on. I was so tempted to use the coordinating punch. It’s a great and simple way to step up your projects! I stamped the “thank you” in Misty Moonlight ink. Then I framed it with an extra sentiment and some more rays with Lemon Lime Twist. To finish off the #SimpleStamping thank you card, I popped these squares up with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals.

If you want to step it up a little bit more, add a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

Check out another card I made using the Circle Sayings stamp set here. There’s less than two weeks left to grab this great bundle. Don’t miss out!

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#SimpleStamping for Christmas

Posted on October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Now that Thanksgiving is done I can start planning for the upcoming holidays! Not to mention all the birthdays in between. This time of year is pretty busy for me. So I’m loving this month’s #SimpleStamping for Christmas challenge from Stampin’ Up! because it’s a great way to spark some inkspiration. I’ve got a lot of holiday cards to make and so I like to keep my designs fairly simple. For this month’s challenge we’ve been asked to create a Christmas or New Year’s card using just stamps, ink and paper. Plus this month we can add an embellishment.

I was so excited when I found out that the Poinsettia Petals stamp set and dies were being carried over into the Annual Catalogue. This is one of my go-to stamp sets for the holidays. And so when I saw this challenge I immediately thought of using this stamp set. There’s a lot of images in this set that work so well together. And I love the phrases! Then since I was using the poinsettia as my main image I went with a traditional colour combination; red and green. For the red I used Real Red, not just because it’s a good colour for the poinsettia but because I had a couple of embellishment options that would work really well. As for the green, I went dark and used Evening Evergreen. There’s also a little splash of Crumb Cake.

Most of the images I stamped with full strength ink. But to fill in the leaves I wanted to be able to still see the lines, so I stamped off on a scrap piece of paper first and then on to the cardstock. I love the effect it gives when I do this!

For my embellishment I added some of the Real Red Sheer ribbon that is back in the July-December Mini catalogue. I just wrapped a bit around the cardstock and then added a bow on top with a Mini Glue Dot. Then I popped up the phrase using some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To step this up a level or two, you can use the Stitched Rectangles dies to cut out the phrase. The Stitched So Sweetly dies are a new favourite of mine that would also look really nice. You can also add some Wink of Stella to the images. I love adding bling to my cards and this is a great way to do it.

I hope you like my #SimpleStamping for Christmas card! You can check out one of my past #SimpleStamping challenge cards here. And you can stock up for your holiday card making in my online shop. Now to get to planning out my holiday cards!

#SimpleStamping with Designer Series Paper

Posted on July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

This month’s challenge is to make a “thinking of you” card using stamps, ink, paper and some DSP. I guess it makes sense that we’re being challenged to some #SimpleStamping with Designer Series Paper this month, since this month is Stampin’ Up!s Designer Series Paper sale. I definitely took advantage and recently picked up the Hand Penned and In Good Taste packs of DSP. So I thought I would use one of these packs for my card design.

I’m definitely drawn more to the Hand Penned DSP, so that pack won out for this challenge. Next for my colour combination I pulled some of the colours from the sheet I decided to use. This sheet had a lot of colours to choose from; purples, greens, yellows and blues. I decided to go with Highland Heather and Mint Macaron for my cardstock and inks.

The “thinking of you” sentiment came from the Quiet Meadow stamp set. I’ve been having a lot of fun crafting with this set and one of the floral images was similar to the DSP’s flowers so I thought they would work nicely together. I stamped the flowers and ink splotches with Mint Macaron ink and the phrase with Highland Heather ink. To bring in a little more of the Highland Heather I used it to frame the stamped flowers. Then I popped up the phrase and the flowers with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To level up this #SimpleStamping with Designer Series Paper card you could use some dies to cut out the flowers and phrase. You can also add some rhinestones or gems for a little bit of bling.

To get all the details for this month’s DSP sale, check out my blog post here. And to see all the DSP packs that are on sale until August 2nd check out my online store. Make sure to use this month’s host code because when you do and your order is $49 or more you’ll get a free pack of From My Heart Faceted Gems from me!

Fun with Seashells

Posted on May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Even though I’ve had the Friends are like Seashells stamp set for a while, I haven’t crafted with it very much. And that’s why I thought it would be nice to have some fun with seashells. I also wanted to keep my card fairly simple. So no fancy Designer Series Paper. And no embossing.

For my colour combination I went with Petal Pink and Crumb Cake. I wanted to pull in the beach and pink is often seen in seashells. So I thought it would make a nice combo. And it did.

The fanciest things I did with this card was use the Blending Brushes. I used Basic White for my card base and then used the Blending Brushes to add some Crumb Cake ink on one half. I also stamped the spotted image from the stamp set with more Crumb Cake on top to create a bit of a beach-looking background. Even though using the Blending Brushes sounds fancy, it’s very easy to do. It’s a similar technique to when you’re sponging. Check out my YouTube video on sponging here.

I used a piece of Petal Pink cardstock to frame the stamped piece of Basic White. For the seashells I used a combination of Crumb Cake and Petal Pink ink. Crumb Cake, of course, for the sand dollars and star fish. And Petal Pink for the rest. Then I popped it all up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To keep with the ‘simple’ idea for the card I just stamped the phrase on a simple piece of Basic White cardstock. And then layered it on with a bit of Stampin’ SEAL and a Dimensional. To finish it off, and add a bit of bling to the card, I added a few of the Opal Rounds in the bottom corner. If you want to add even more bling, you can also add some Wink of Stella to the stamped seashells.

I really love how this card turned out! I’m excited to have some more fun with seashells and make some more summer themed projects. Check out one of my other projects using the Blending Brushes here. This one uses the Tasteful Touches stamp set.

A #simplestamping Rainbow

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s been a while since I’ve joined one of Stampin’ Up!s #simplestamping challenges. So when I saw this month’s challenge I decided to get back into it. This month’s challenge is to create a card using only stamps, ink and paper along with a Sale-a-bration item. My card is a #simplestamping rainbow of sorts.

I’ve been enjoying creating with the A Touch of Ink stamp set and when I saw this challenge this idea immediately popped into my head. I love when that happens, don’t you?! This stamp set is my favourite from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. I love all the images and the phrases make this set so versatile. I’m definitely looking forward to crafting more with this one!

The original design was tweaked a little bit. Initially I thought I would do this as a smaller card, but then I changed it to a slimline card to really get the full effect that I wanted. I used Basic Black for the card base and didn’t use a coloured mat to really help my rainbow pop.

It took a little bit of time to come up with all the colours for this card. I didn’t want to use the same colour and stamp off. So I chose a darker and lighter shade for each of the flowers. The range of colours Stampin’ Up! has made this pretty easy.

To space out the flowers as evenly as possible I stamped the two outer ones first. Then I stamped the two in the centre of the card and filled in the spaces with the last two. Doing it this way also helped give the darker outline images a bit more time to dry before I “filled” them in. The phrase I stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Here’s the full card…

This was such a fun challenge! And I really love how my card turned out. It’s going to be hard to give this one away. I hope that you enjoyed my card making a #simplestamping rainbow too.

If you want to learn more about Sale-a-bration then check out my blog post for all the details on how to earn this stamp set and some other exclusive products for free! And if you’re ready to start filling up your cart then head on over to my online store.