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Love Cats

Posted on April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 by inkspirationwithteresa

There’s only a couple of weeks left before the new Annual catalogue launches! But before I start sharing new products I’m spending some time saying goodbye to some of the retiring products. Each week I’ve been featuring one or more retiring products in my projects and this week it’s the Love Cats. I’m pairing it up with this week’s sketch challenge from the Paper Craft Crew (PCC513). It’s a vertical sketch challenge…

I knew I wanted to use the Love Cats in the centre. So I tried to think of what would look cool behind it. I decided to use the Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper. Another one of my favourites that I’m sad is retiring. Using Basic Black for my card base and ink colour, I thought the rainbow colours would really pop.

I used the Layering Circles dies to frame the kitty. Then behind that I put some gold metallic thread. I popped that all up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And to finish it off I added a few of the gold Pastel Adhesive-Backed Gems.

I’m so sad that Love Cats is retiring. But I’m probably more upset about the Layering Circles dies.

Check out last week’s card featuring the By the Bay DSP and Friends are like Seashells stamp set here. Last time I checked these were all still in stock, but it has been a couple of days so who knows now.

And don’t forget to check out all the other Paper Craft Crew challenge cards here.

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.

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!

Peaceful Place

Posted on December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I wasn’t sure if I would do another Paper Craft Crew challenge before the end of this year. But when I saw this vertical sketch challenge (PCC450) it sparked some inkspiration. I’m in the middle of crafting my holiday cards for friends, family and my customers. I was thinking of doing something simple with some Designer Series Paper and this sketch is perfect for my customer holiday cards. Here’s the sketch…

For my design I immediately thought of the Peaceful Place Specialty Designer Series Paper. (I’m a little sad that this suite is retiring soon) From there I decided to create a monochromatic card. So I used Smoky Slate for my card base and ink. The phrase and image comes from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set in the Annual catalogue. Then to emphasize the silver in the DSP I heat embossed the phrase in silver. And to add a little bit more sparkle I added a Rhinestone Basic Jewel and used the Frayed ribbon from the upcoming new January-June Mini catalogue. It’s so soft and there’s a little bit of shimmer to it.

Check out the other designs for this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge here.

I also wanted to share a couple more projects featuring the Peaceful Place suite. These are two cards that I got in a team card swap. They both feature the Peaceful Cabin stamp set. The Just Jade and cork card was created by Tracey Holz. And the Basic Gray and pink card was created by Laura Seki. Laura also used the Whimsy & Wonder DSP in her design. These are two of my favourite cards from this card swap!

Keep looking for more projects featuring retiring products. Next week I’ll be sharing some projects using the Sweet Treats bundle. In the meantime you can check out some projects using Frosted Gingerbread bundle here.

Sketch Challenge with Butterfly Bijou

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

This week’s horizontal sketch challenge from the Paper Craft Crew (PCC422) looked really interesting so I decided to join in the fun. And I decided I’d join in the sketch challenge with Butterfly Bijou DSP as one of my elements. I really love this paper and totally see how it sold out before May 3rd. I’m sad that it’s not carrying over into the new Annual catalogue, but am still going to enjoy crafting with it while I can. Here’s the sketch that started it all..

From here I pulled out my Butterfly Bijou DSP and decided to go with a monochromatic look. So the colour of course came from the DSP design I chose… Calypso Coral. For the card base I went with Basic White to help the Calypso Coral pop.

Part of why I love the Butterfly Bijou DSP is because I LOVE butterflies. And so I used one of the butterflies from the coordinating Brilliant Wings dies for my “any shape”. This also sparked the idea to use the other side of the Calypso Coral DSP design for my circle on the sketch. I used the 2 1/4″ Circle Punch to punch out the area of the DSP that I wanted to use. I know it breaks up the monochromatic look I was going for a bit, but the paper is just so pretty.

The stamped images came from one of my favourite go to stamp sets; Beauty Abounds. (I’m so sad that this set is retiring) I debated about what image I wanted for this card. At first I thought of using the paint splatter image. But I ended up going with the flower and leaf image. This was a fun card to make! I really liked this sketch challenge with Butterfly Bijou. Here’s my card…

To check out all the cards for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge, you should head over to their website. And if you want to check out one of my previous sketch challenges for the Paper Craft Crew, you can check that out here.

Sketch with Berry Blessings

Posted on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

So last weekend I took a day and went on a virtual vacation with my team. We took “tours” of different countries around the world and had some creative challenges. I love seeing these women, even if it is only online, we always have so much fun! Plus I ended up adding a couple of countries to my long list of places to travel. One of the creative challenges in between our “tours” was a sketch challenge. This is where you’re given the basics of a design and then you decide what you’re going to use to create it. I recently did one for the Paper Craft Crew that you can check out here. For this one I did my sketch with Berry Blessings from the Sale-a-bration catalogue.

I pulled my colours from the patterned paper design I took from the Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper pack. I love pairing greens and purples and the Rich Razzleberry and Granny Apple Green work really well together! Behind the 3 pieces of DSP is a piece of Granny Apple Green that I embossed using the Subtle 3D embossing folder. The embossing really helps make the cardstock look less plain. I also did some tone on tone stamping with Rich Razzleberry for my 2 banners.

The phrase came from the Berry Blessings stamp set. And I stamped it with Rich Razzleberry ink. I have to admit, Rich Razzleberry is one of my favourite colours! I cut out the phrase using one of the Stitched Shapes circle dies. And then popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish it off I had to add some bling. So I added a few of the small Rhinestone Basic Jewels. Here’s the full card…

I love how my sketch with Berry Blessings turned out! And I’m looking forward to crafting some more with these. If you’d like to get in on the fun with me and my team then join my team! Right now when you sign up before the end of the February you’ll get 5 packs of exclusive 6×6 patterned paper on top of the $135 worth of Stampin’ Up! products of your choosing. Check it all out here!