Thursday, April 30, 2015

Inspired Stamps Alphabet Cards

Hello and welcome here.  Today the Inspired Stamps DT are showcasing alphabets!

Card Sizes:  4.25" x 5.5"
I used Solid Alphabet Lowercase for the word 'birthday' and Labelmaker Alphabet for the 'Happy'.  I stamped the birthday 3 times using different ink, leaving a bit of an extra space between the last 2 to make room for the word 'Happy'.  I stamped 'Happy' and then outlined it using a black felt pen.

Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-Solid Alphabet Lowercase & Labelmaker Alphabet, Bazzill CS-Mono Ivy, CTMH CS-White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Gypsy, Dutch Blue, Topiary & Black, Rhinestones, Black Felt Pen.

For this card I used Solid Alphabet Lowercase for 'happy' and for 'birthday' I cheated and used the one from Perfect Sentiments.  I had planned to use this card for another week but thought it showcased 'happy' in a fun way using the alphabet stamps.

Recipe:  Solid Alphabet Lowercase, Perfect Sentiments & Flowers Value Pack, Bazzill CS-Mono Ivy, Mono Arctic & yellow, CTMH White Daisy, Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork Die, CTMH Ink-Gypsy, Dutch Blue, Topiary, Sunkiss Yellow, Autumn Terracotta, Cranberry, Sky & Black, Foam Squares, Copics-B000, B00.

Inspired Stamps Used:

Inspired Stamps Blog
Inspired Stamps Store


Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT creations!
 Chere 
Kary  

Enjoy,
Deneen

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Cuttlebug Mania Stamping Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  It's time for another Cuttlebug Mania Challenge.  This week it's all about having something stamped on your project.

Challenge - Stamping
For a chance at winning an awesome prize, link your creation over at Cuttlebug Mania.

Challenge runs for 2 weeks. 

Don't forget to let us know how you used your Cuttlebug!

Card Size:  4" x 6"
 
I used a lot of different dies:), one of my favourite things to do.  I stamped the sentiment using Flourishes Tag Lines, the flowers are stamped using Heartfelt Creations Majestic Morning Blooms, and the leaves are stamped using Heartfelt Creations Classic Leaf Stamp.




Cuttlebug Items Used:
Spellbinders Floral Affair Die
Memory Box Tiffany Frame Die
Heartfelt Creations Majestic Blooms Die
Heartfelt Creations Classic Leaf Die
Spellbinders Labels 4 Die

Hope you'll join us for the Stamping Challenge.
Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Duo Challenge With Easel Note Holder Tutorial/Template

Hello and welcome here!  It's time for another Top Tip Tuesday Challenge and tutorial.  This time it's all about Duo's, anything that goes together, peanut butter and jelly, black and white, fish and chips, lock and key....you get the point.  I chose Paper and Pen, and made an Easel Note Holder to share with you.

Challenge - Duo
Tutorial - Easel Note Holder

Note Holder Size:  approx. 4.75" (wide) x 4.25" (tall), it sits open about 3.5"
 
You can find the TUTORIAL HERE on the TTT blog, but I will post the template I made below.  I based the holder on Jamie Lane's Easel Sticky Note Holder.  Instead of using Post-It Notes, I used loose notepaper that measures approx. 3.5" square.


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Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks and closes at 1pm.

All Dressed Up - 2 Free Digi's
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Hope you'll join us for the Duo challenge, don't forget to check out the rest of the DT creations using stamps from All Dressed Up.
Deneen

Here's the Template I made for my Easel Note Holder.






Thursday, April 23, 2015

Inspired Stamps Watercolour Card

Hello and welcome here!  This week it's DT choice at Inspired Stamps.  I purchased some Le Plume II watercolour markers and just had to try them out with Inspired Stamps stamps.


Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"
I used Hymn Girls:  May and Psalm 103:1.  I used watercolour paper and stamped my image, I then coloured her using my Le Plume II markers and a waterbrush.  For the sky I wet my paper first and then added colour by using my waterbrush to transfer colour that I drew on an acrylic block to the paper.  I let it dry and then stamped the verse.


Inside:
I used a sentiment from Perfect Sentiments for the inside.

Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-Hymn Girls:  May, Psalm 103:1 & Perfect Sentiments, Watercolour Paper, Heart Arts Wet Cement Ink, CTMH Ink-Black & Amethyst, Bazzill CS-purple, Le Plume II-Skin #30, Dress #8, Shoes #40, Flower #28, #43, Sky #100, Grass #15.

Here's a close-up of Hymn Girls:  May.

Inspired Stamps Used:

Inspired Stamps Blog
Inspired Stamps Store


Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT creations!
 Chere 
Kary  

Enjoy,
Deneen


Thursday, April 16, 2015

Inspired Stamps Mother's Day Card

Hello and welcome here!  Mother's Day is fast approaching and the Inspired Stamps DT are here to help inspired you with Mother's Day or Love cards.

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"
I used Inspired Stamps Solid Alphabet Uppercase and Solid Alphabet Lowercase to make the word 'Mom'.  I added a couple of paper ruffles along the bottom by spraying water onto strips of paper and gathering it along one edge with my fingers and letting it dry.  Once dry it's nice and solid.


Inside:
I used a sentiment from More Perfect Sentiments, and the flower is from the Flowers Value Pack.

Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-Solid Alphabet Uppercase, Solid Alphabet Lowercase, More Perfect Sentiments & Flowers Value Pack, PP-Graphic 45 Time To Flourish March Cut Apart & BoBunny Passion Fruit Dot, CTMH White Daisy CS, Bazzill CS-mauve & purple, Elizabeth Craft Designs Flower Mosaic EF, Spellbinders-Fancy Label Tags Four, CTMH Ink-Black & Gypsy, Foam Squares, White Grosgrain Ribbon.

Inspired Stamps Used:

Inspired Stamps Blog
Inspired Stamps Store


Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT creations!
 Chere 
Kary  

Enjoy,
Deneen

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Cuttlebug Mania Button Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  It's April, can you believe it!?!  The weather has turned nice in our neck of the woods, all the snow has melted and the mud is almost gone too.  This week at Cuttlebug Mania the challenge is Buttons...have a button or buttons on your project, and don't forget to use your Cuttlebug.

Challenge - Buttons
For a chance at winning an awesome prize, link your creation over at Cuttlebug Mania.
Challenge runs for 2 weeks. 
Don't forget to let us know how you used your Cuttlebug!

Card Size:  5" x 5"
 I was at a Crop this weekend and enjoyed making some cards using older Graphic 45 paper...Botanical Tea.  The paper is so beautiful on it's own you don't need much in the way of embellishments, I added a Memory Box die called Elegant Scrollwork, and of course a button.


Inside:
Recipe:  PP-Graphic 45 8x8 Botanical Tea Paper Pad, CTMH CS-Colonial White & White Daisy, Bazzill CS-green, Martha Stewart Scroll Lace Border Die, Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork Die, Foam Squares, Button.

Cuttlebug Items Used:
Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork Die

Hope you'll join us for the Buttons Challenge!
Deneen

Thursday, April 09, 2015

Inspired Stamps Spring Card

Hello and welcome here!  The Inspired Stamps DT are sharing Spring cards with you today!

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"
Spring is the time for new flowers!  I used Flowers Value Pack for my card today.  To colour my flower and the background behind it I inked up my acrylic block with pink ink and then spritz it with water.  I then quickly stamped my white cardstock with the block.   I let it dry and then stamped my flower, and fussy cut it out.  I did the stem the same way, but using green ink.  The background I inked both colours onto the block and let the water mix the blue and green slightly.


Inside:
Inspired Stamps SS-Flower Value Pack, CTMH CS-White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Sweet Leaf, Sky, Topiary, Blush & Black, Spellbinders-Fancy Lattice, Labels 10 & Labels 17, Ice Stickles-Cherry Ice, Foam Squares.

I added Stickles to the flower petal edges and the center.

Inspired Stamps Used:

Inspired Stamps Blog
Inspired Stamps Store


Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT creations!
 Chere 
Kary  

Enjoy,
Deneen



Thursday, April 02, 2015

Inspired Stamps Hymn Girls Card

Hello and welcome here!  Well, it's that time of year around here, warm, sunny, spring days or cold, wet, snowy days. At least the hope of Spring is right around the corner, so "HA", I laugh in your face snow, your days are numbered.  This week the Inspired Stamps DT are inspiring you with the Hymn line of stamps...there are buildings, flowers, vines and of course the Hymn Girls to choose from.

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"
I used Hymn Girls:  October and the 2x2 stamps Philippians 1:3.  I love the side view, it looks like her hair is blowing in the breeze.  I paper pieced her dress in a pretty pink, pink reminds me of Spring.


Inside:
For the inside I used a sentiment from Perfect Sentiments.

Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-Hymn Girls: October, Philippians 1:3 & Perfect Sentiments, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Bazzill CS-Mono Flamingo, PP-Imaginisce For Peep's Sake Spring Fling & Calico Studio Snippets Collection Sweet, CTMH Ink-Black, Tattered Lace Borders & Corners, Martha Stewart Pinking Scallop Border Punch, Foam Squares, Pearls, Copic Markers-E000, E000, E00, BG0000, BG000, W5, YG93, G94, YG63.

Inspired Stamps Used:

Inspired Stamps Blog
Inspired Stamps Store


Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT creations!
 Chere 
Kary  

Enjoy,
Deneen