Inspired Stamps Scripture Card

Hello and welcome here!  I hope you're having a great week, we are here. This week at Inspired Stamps we're sharing Scripture cards with a character.  Along with scripture stamps, Antoinette designs some really cute characters, be sure to pop over and check out what she has...she even has some military characters.

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I love how this card turned out.  I borrowed a border die from my friend Candace (hi Candace!!),distressed it and added it around the edges of my card. To finish it off I added half of the scripture stamp, called Inspired Stampers Favorite Collection #2, to the outside of the card.  I coloured His Little Ones: Girl Praying with Copics, and added a bow to her hair...isn't she cute.

Inside:

I added the other half of the scripture to the inside of my card, and used one of the flowers from the Flowers stamp set to mimic the lacy border on the outside.

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-Inspired Stampers Favorite Collection #2, His Little Ones: Girl Praying & Flowers, PP-My Mind's Eye Fiddlesticks "Home" Dotted, CS-Burgundy & Cream, CTMH Ink-Cocoa & Black, Memento Ink-Black, Distress Ink-Aged Mahogany & Antique Linen, Papertrey Ink-Filigree Border Die, Spellbinders-Labels 22 & Frame One Die D-Lites, EF-Craft Concepts Budding Vine, Copics, Pearls, Foams Squares, White Gel Pen, Offray Pink Satin Ribbon 1/8".

I stamped the image on cream CS since my card had a vintage-y feel to it.  I used a white gel pen to whiten her eyes.

Copics Used:

Skin - E00, E01, YR01

Dress - R56, R59

Eyes - White gel pen

Hair - E33, E39, E19

Inspired Stamps Used:

Inspired Stampers Favorite Collection #2

His Little Ones: Girl Praying 

Flowers

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Inspired Stamps  Store Link

 

For more scripture card inspiration, head on over to the Inspired Stamps blog!
Enjoy,
Deneen

Challenges Entered:
MarkerPOP Blog - #15 Pretty In Pink
In The Pink - #12 Distressed 

The Cuttlebug Spot is Seeing Stars

Hello and welcome here!  Have you been getting in shape with us over at The Cuttlebug Spot?  We seen Triangles, Circles, and Squares.  This week we're looking at Stars. Link your Star creations over at TCS and you might be a winner of an awesome prize...and don't forget to use your Cuttlebug!

Challenge - Stars

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

I totally CASE'd (Copied and Stamped Exactly...or in my case, almost exactly) this card from THIS ONE I found on Pinterest, I tried to find the original card out in blog land but I didn't have any luck.  I loved the embossed star...I inked the folder before adding my light blue cardstock, and then embossed.  For the Mosiac Tile pieces, I inked them after I embossed them.  I stamped and fussy cut the star and arrow...and I outlined the arrow with a black felt pen.

 Inside:

 Recipe:  PP-Crate Paper Random Collection Wallpaper & BoBunny Blast Off! Stripe, CTMH SS- Star Struck, You Rock & Happy Birthday, CTMH Ink-Moonstruck, Heavenly Blue & Black, Memento Ink-Dandelion, CS-Kraft & Light Blue, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Spellbinders-Labels 18, Cuttlebug EF-Stars & Tiny Mosaic, Foam Squares, Rhinestone, Black Felt Pen.

Cuttlebug Items Used:

Spellbinders Labels 18

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Stars

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Tiny Mosaic 

 

 

Ready to join us for the Stars Challenge?  You have until Feb. 4th to complete your project and add it to the Stars Challenge link over at TCS....Good Luck! If you need more inspiration be sure to check out the rest of the DT creations over at The Cuttlebug Spot.
 

And don't forget to use your Cuttlebug!!!
Enjoy,
Deneen

Challenges Entered:

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog - #17 Male Cards

PanPastel UK Challenge Blog - #4 Seeing Stars 

Allsorts Challenge Blog - #191 Maculine 

 

Inspired Stamps Winter Card

Hello and welcome here!  It has been so cold here in Southern Manitoba exposed skin will freeze in 5-10 minutes.  Hopefully it's warmer where you are, just send those warm thoughts my way:)  Speaking of winter weather, this week the DT at Inspired Stamps are sharing their Winter creations. 

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

What's a winter without making snowmen?  There's nothing more fun then rolling up the different body parts to make one.  I decided to use them on my winter card too, and have them peeking from different windows.  I used Inspired Stamps Snowmen set.  The saying comes from the 1" Circle Sentiments set.

 Inside:

I added the scripture to the inside of the card this time using Inspired Stamps Tags set. 

Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-Snowmen, Tags & 1" Circle Sentiments, PP-My Mind's Eye Colorful Christmas "Snowflake Stripes", CS-Kraft & White, CTMH Ink-Black, Heavenly Blue & Crystal Blue, Spellbinders-Scalloped Circles, Martha Stewart Pinking Scallop Border Punch, Foam Squares, Baker's Twine, Copics, Rhinestones.

Inspired Stamps Used:

Snowmen
Tags
1" Circle Sentiments

Inspired Stamps Blog  Link
Inspired Stamps  Store Link

For more winter card inspiration, head on over to the Inspired Stamps blog!
Enjoy,
Deneen

Challenges Entered:
Cards und More - #74 Ice and Snow
Scrap Creations - Snowmen
Ribbon Carousel Blog - Winter Spirit + ribbon/twine

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The Cuttlebug Spot Squares Challenge

This is my second post for today, so if you're looking for the Top Tip Tuesday Challenge, please scroll down.


It's time for another The Cuttlebug Spot Challenge, so far we've seen Triangles and Circles, this week it's Squares!  Link your creation over at TCS and you might be a winner of an awesome prize...and don't forget to use your Cuttlebug!

Challenge - Squares

 Card Size:  4.25" x 4.25"

 I kept this card fairly simple, but used embossing to add texture and interest using Spellbinders Marvelous Squares dies.  I embellished it with pearls.

 Inside:

 I made a frame using Marvelous Squares to decorate the inside as well.

Cuttlebug Items Used:

Spellbinders Marvelous Squares...I used it to cut out my shapes and to emboss.

Ready to join us for the Squares Challenge?  You have until January 28th to complete your project and add it to the Squares Challenge link over at TCS....Good Luck! If you need more inspiration be sure to check out the rest of the DT creations over at The Cuttlebug Spot.
 

And don't forget to use your Cuttlebug!!!
Enjoy,
Deneen

Challenges Entered:

Addicted to CAS - Embossing

Our Creative Corner - White with a Decorative Edge 

Top Tip Tuesday Luscious Layers

Hello and welcome here!  The challenge at Top Tip Tuesday this week is right up my alley, luscious layers.  I love layers, it adds that little 'extra' to a card. The DT are sharing their Tips this week too, so be sure to head on over and check them out.

Challenge - Luscious Layers

DT Tips

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

I love how this card turned out, and I managed to get 8 layers on this card...1. the white base, 2. the green patterned paper, 3. the dark green mat, 4. the ribbon, 5. the white square mat, 6. the light green frame, 7. the flourish, 8. the flower. At first I wasn't sure about the square mat and oval frame, but after I slept on it...not literally, lol...I saw it with fresh eyes and really liked the combination.  If you click on the image, you'll see that I embossed the square mat...for instructions on how I did this just scroll down:)

Sponsor's

 For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Luscious Layers Challenge  at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.
Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks and closes at 1pm.

 Bugaboo Stamps - 7 Digi images of your choice

 

Top Tipper Prize:

Fred She Said - $20 Gift Voucher

 

 Inside:

It's difficult to see, but I added a white border to the top and bottom inside of the card.

To emboss a Spellbinder shape using an embossing folder, this is the 'sandwich' I use. (You cut your shape out using the Spellbinder before this step)

It's important to remember to keep the folder open...you are using the embossing mat to emboss the pattern.

Recipe:  PP-Prima Pastiche Collectrion "Love Letter" & BoBunny Ambrosia Lily (Flourish), CTMH CS-White Daisy, Bazzill Mono CS-Aspen & Leapfrog, SS-Flourishes Tag Lines, CTMH SS-Gracious Greetings, CTMH Ink-Black, Spellbinders-Labels 28, Marvelous Squares, Floral Ovals, Big Scalloped Ovals Lg. & Fancy Framed Tags 1, Cheery Lynn Designs-Mini Fanciful Flourish, Martha Stewart Pinking Scallop Border Punch, Recollections Floral Embellishments, Celebrate It Grosgrain Ribbon, Celebrate It Organza Ribbon, Pearls, Foam Squares, EK Success-Wrought Iron Corner Punch.

For more Layers inspiration be sure to check out the rest of the DT's amazing creations...their links are in my sidebar.

Enjoy,

Deneen

Challenges Entered:

Card Crafter's Circle - #58 Layers

Glitter n Sparkle - #16 Sentimental

Sweet Stampin' - Frillies/Frills

Forever Friends - #53 Favourite Embellishment...flowers are one of my favourite embellishments

Inspired Stamps Love Cards in Sets

Hello and welcome here!  If you're like me, you make more than one card at a time, often using the same image or sentiment but changing up the paper etc.  Antoinette, creator of  Inspired Stamps, came up with the great idea of sharing Card Sets using her stamps.  This time around the DT is sharing Love Cards in sets.

Card Sizes:  4.25" x 5.5"

My light box wasn't quite big enough to hold them all, but here they all are together.  This would be a great card to make to suit the colours of a wedding.  I used Lovely Lace and stamped the doily using Versamark, and then I embossed different colours for each card.  To give it a 3D look I outlined it with a Copic C1.  The sentiment is included with the Lovely Lace set and I inked the heart first with a different colour, and then inked the rest of the sentiment with black, this way the heart matches the colour of the paper!

 

 

Inside:

For the inside, I matched the ink to the cardstock colour, and because I wanted Congratulations to be bigger  I used the Label Maker Alphabet.

Recipe:  Inspired Stamps-Lovely Lace & Label Maker Alphabet, Kraft CS, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Buttercup, Baby Pink & Pansy Purple, CTMH Ink-Black, Buttercup, Baby Pink & Pansy Purple, CTMH Embossing Powder-White Daisy, Baby Pink, Buttercup & Pansy Purple, Spellbinders-Scalloped Circles Lg & Sm., Standard Circles Sm. & Marvelous Squares, Martha Stewart Swirling Lace Corner Punch, Copic C1, Pearls, Foam Squares, Celebrate It 7/8" White Satin Ribbon, Celebrate It 5/8" White Satin Edge Ribbon.

Inspired Stamps Used:

Lovely Lace

Label Maker Alphabet

Inspired Stamps Blog Link
Inspired Stamps Store Link

For more love card sets, head on over to the Inspired Stamps blog!
Enjoy,
Deneen

Challenges Entered:

Cards und More - Use a ...

Sweet Stamps - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - #316 Without Designer Paper
There She Goes Clear Stamps - Love Is In The Air

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The Cuttlebug Spot Circles Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  Since last week, we've had above 0C temperatures, rain and ice, no school, a blizzard, and now really cold weather...a high of -22C, with a -35C windchill.  How's your week going, lol?  I love this month's The Cuttlebug Spot challenges.  Did you have fun with triangles last week?  This week, it's all about Circles, and don't forget to use your Cuttlebug.  Link your creation over at TCS and you might be a winner of an awesome prize.

Challenge - Circles

Card Size: 5.25" round

I haven't made a circular card in quite a while, so it was a great challenge for me.  I used Cheery Lynn Designs Sophia's Heart die for my base.  I traced around the die and cut out both my base, and the Kraft CS.  I then cut out the design using my Cuttlebug and CTMH White Daisy CS.  I then used some different Spellbinder dies to finish off the design on the outside.  It's difficult to see in the photo, but behind the center medallion, I embossed the Kraft CS with Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots EF.

Here's a look at all the layers...I love layers!

Inside:

Recipe:  CS-Kraft & Light Pink, CTMH CS-White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Black & Baby Pink, CTMH SS-Gracious Greetings & Treasure Life, Spellbinders-Standard Circles, Floral Accents & Decorative Labels One, Cheery Lynn Designs-Sophia's Heart, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF, Pearls, Glitter Brad, Foam Squares.

Cuttlebug Items Used:

Spellbinders Standard Circles

Spellbinders Floral Accents

Spellbinders Decorative Labels One

Cheery Lynn Designs Sophia's Heart

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Ready to join us for the Circles Challenge?  You have until January 21st to complete your project and add it to the Circles Challenge link over at TCS....Good Luck! If you need more inspiration be sure to check out the rest of the DT creations over at The Cuttlebug Spot.
 

And don't forget to use your Cuttlebug!!!
Enjoy,
Deneen

Challenges Entered:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
My Heart Pieces - Gettin Girly
2 Sisters Challenge - #126 Celebrations
Crazy 4 Challenges - Shape It Up

Inspired Stamps Scripture

Hello and welcome here!! I'm so excited to share with you that I am part of the Inspired Stamps Design Team again!! Today is my first post for the team and we are sharing creations made with $3.99 Scripture stamps. One of the reasons that Antoinette started the company is due to the lack of Scripture stamps available out there. 

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

 I used the stamp set called Philippians 1:3, and it's only $3.99! There are a number of verses available for that awesome price, so be sure to pop by a check it out.

 Inside:

For the inside of the card I kept it clean and simple, I used the sentiment 'You are Loved' from the More Perfect Sentiments stamp set, and punch a border from white cardstock.

Recipe:  SS-Inspired Stamps Philippians 1:3 & More Perfect Sentiments, PP-My Mind's Eye Howdy Doody "Beautiful" White Wash, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Bazzill Mono Aspen CS, CTMH Ink-Black & Creme Brulee, EF-Craft Concept Budding Vine, Spellbinders-Labels 28, Labels 23 & Fancy Framed Tags 1, Martha Stewart Vintage Doily Border Punch, Foam Squares, Pearls, Celebrate It 7/8" White Satin Ribbon.

Inspired Stamps Used:

Philippians 1:3

More Perfect Sentiments (inside card)

Inspired Stamps Blog Link
Inspired Stamps Store Link

For more scripture inspired projects, head on over to the Inspired Stamps blog!
Enjoy,
Deneen

Challenges Entered:
ABC Challenges - Clean and Simple
Make My Monday - Dry Embossing
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Die Cuts & Punches

The Cuttlebug Spot Triangles Challenge

This is my second post for today, so if you're looking for the Top Tip Tuesday Challenge, please scroll down.

Hello and welcome here, it's time for The Cuttlebug Spot Challenge!! This week it's all about Triangles...on a card, or a triangular banner, or even a triangular shaped card. You don't want to miss out on some awesome prizes.  And don't forget to use your Cuttlebug!

Challenge - Triangles

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I love it when a card comes together better than you image it!  I knew I wanted to use aluminum duct tape, but I wasn't quite sure how to incorporate it.  I decided to use it in the banner, but then there was the question of how to use the Cuttlebug with this card.  I was going through my embossing folders and saw the Cuttlebug's Herringbone folder...I knew it was perfect one when I took the embossed triangle out!

I also felt I needed a strip of something between the image and the banner, so I dug through my folders again and found an unlikely one that would work...there's a strip of dots and lines on the Sizzix's Snowflake Flourish folder, so I tried it and really liked the results!

And did I mention another plus?? It's a great masculine card too, we all know how difficult manly cards are to make.

Here's the metallic look of the aluminum duct tape...which you can find at your local hardware store.  It's basically aluminum foil, but it has adhesive already on the back.  I also like to attach the duct tape to a piece of cardstock before I emboss it...it keeps its shape better, and is easier to handle.

Inside:

Recipe:  PP-Teresa Collins On The Edge Guitar, CS-Black & White, Flourishes SS-Tag Lines, CTMH SS-You Rock, CTMH Ink-Black & Grey Flannel, EF-Cuttlebug Herringbone & Sizzix Snowflake Flourish, Corner Rounder, Aluminum Duct Tape, Foam Squares, Rhinestones.

Cuttlebug Items Used:

Cuttlebug Herringbone embossing folder

Sizzix Snowflake Flourish embossing folder  

Ready to join us for the Triangles Challenge?  You have until January 14th to complete your project and add it to the Triangles Challenge link over at TCS....Good Luck! If you need more inspiration be sure to check out the rest of the DT creations over at The Cuttlebug Spot.
 

And don't forget to use your Cuttlebug!!!
Enjoy,
Deneen

Challenges Entered:

Pile It On - Black, White and Another Colour...I used Gray as my 3rd colour.

ABC Challenge - E  for Embossing 

Desert Islands Crafts - Pick 3...I chose Music, Gems, and B&W + 1 other colour(Gray)

Hiding In My Craft Room - Black & White + 1

Charisma Cardz Challenges - #52 Monchrome 

Top Tip Tuesday Fur or Feathers Challenge

Happy belated New Year's!! Hope you had a great holiday, we did at our house:)  Top Tip Tuesday is back in action once again...not that challenges really stop, but things are back to normal.  This week the Challenge is Fur or Feathers.

Challenge - Fur or Feathers

Card Size: 5" x 5"

Ta-da!  I made a square card, lol. The new year has barely begun and I'm already stepping out of my box. Okay, okay...the mat I used looked better with the square base rather than my normal 4.25" x 5.5"...but it sounded like a good idea, lol.  The image I used is called Spring Is Here by Zlatoena's Design...I just love these bunnies, be sure to pop by Zlatoena's shop and check them out.  I coloured the image with Copics, and added clear tiny rhinestones to the flower center's.

Sponsor's

 For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Fur or Feathers Challenge  at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.
Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks and closes at 1pm.

Zlatoena's Design - 2 Digi's of your choice

Inside:

Recipe:  Digital SS-Zlatoena's Design Spring is Here, PP-My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart Be Happy Be Joyful, Flourishes SS-Tag Lines, CTMH SS-Curly Sentiments, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Burgundy Textured CS, CTMH Ink-Vineyard Berry, Black, Blush & Garden Green, Spellbinders-Petite Ovals Lg. & Labels 22, Pearls, Foam Squares, Rhinestones, 5/8" Celebrate It Cream Ribbon, Copics.

Copics Used:

Bunny-C0, 0, R83, R85

Sky-BG0000

Grass-YG03, YG25, G82

Flowers-YR01, YR02, BV01, BV02, BV04, B02, B04, B05

If you need more inspiration, be sure to check out the rest of the DT's creations, their links are in my sidebar.

Enjoy,

Deneen

 

Challenges Entered:

Di's Digi Designs -  Try Something New (My first time using an image from Zlatoena's Designs)

Fairy Tale Challenge -  Animals & Pets

4 Crafty Chicks - #123 Ribbon & Bows