Something Old, Something New: Stampin' Up! Vintage Flurry

I was really excited when I found this big Felt Flurry (the "old") in my card making embellishment stash!
I combined it with the new and currently available Candy Cane Christmas Specialty Designer Paper from Stampin' Up!, along with the Presto Patterns Specialty Paper and a beautiful Vintage Brad.
The Presto Patterns piece was sponged with Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, and Early Espresso to make the designs pop! I even sponged the flurry a bit. :)
Love the snowflake?...other current options for you... the new Northern Frost Decorative Strip(120901) is gorgeous and the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder creates a beautiful impression on our card stock!
These and other Stampin' Up! products are available in the online store.

Supplies for this project:
Stamps: Many Merry Messages-116586
Paper: Soft Suede-115318 card stock, Candy Cane Christmas Specialty Designer Paper-120809, Presto Patterns Specialty Paper-117175
Ink: Soft Suede-115657, Early Espresso-119670, Baja Breeze-111833 Classic Inks
Accessories: Antique Brads-117273, Stampin' Sponges-101610

Super Saturday: Super Fabric Idea from Shelli Gardner

Shelli Gardner, CEO and co-founder of Stampin' Up!, shared this fabulous fabric project at the Fort Worth Regionals last month. She created this simple but fab card case using the Deck the Halls Designer Fabric collection.

Shown here:
Deck the Halls Fabric-121716
Big Designer Buttons-Deck the Halls-121002
Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding- 120992
3/8" Twill Tape-119970
Tasteful Trim XL Bigz Die-120893
Tiny Tags set-w:118091, c:118592
Jewelry Tag Punch-117190
Fabulous Phrases-w:117002, c:120501
Linen Thread-104199






Notice that the design is much like a book cover with straight seams. The inside holds cards and envelopes that you have created for safe keeping until given with love.

Have you tried creating anything with the new Stampin' Up! Designer Fabric?

Trendy Thursday: Sweet, Sheet Music

Today's featured trend in paper crafting was inspired by a card in the current issue of Paper Crafts magazine using Sheet Music Prints. Stampin' Up!, in keeping up with the latest and greatest, has included such a print in the Newsprint Designer Series Paper collection perfect for card making and scrapbooking.
I recruited my Big Shot to help with this project. The Table Setting Bigz XL Die provided the spiral for the flower and the NEW Tasteful Trim Bigz XL in the Holiday Mini created the scallop borders. Gotta love that! I used the beautiful Top Note Bigz Die to show off this music print. Always Artichoke 1/2" Seam Binding and a Big Designer Button add a wow factor and a simple "merry" from Tiny Tags adds the finishing touch.

Purchase any of these products on my Stampin' Up! website in the online store.

Supplies:
Stamps: Tiny Tags-w:118091, c:118592
Paper: Basic Black-121045 and Crumb Cake-120953 card stock, Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper-120810, Newsprint Designer Series Paper-117166
Ink: Basic Black Classic-101179
Accessories: Always Artichoke 1/2" Seam Binding-121000, Big Designer Buttons:Deck the Halls-121002, Big Shot-113439, Table Setting Bigz XL Die-116819, NEW Tasteful Trim Bigz XL-120893, Top Note Bigz Die-113463, Jewelry Tag Punch-117190, crochet thread

Super Saturday: World Making Day!

Hi everyone!
Hope you are all having a great day! Sorry for the late post. We've been out of town and returned home this morning at 3:00 am! So, needless to say, I am a little slow moving today trying to play catch up! Thanks for your patience :)

Happy World Card Making Day! How awesome to have a day just for this craft :). Create a card today to send to someone who could use a smile---you'll make their day!

I made this card just a while ago using some of that very versatile Nite Owl Designer Series Paper that can be used for so much more than Halloween. Just love that! You'll notice that I have a "blank" punch on the card...I will often do this when creating so that I can add the appropriate sentiment when I need a card in a hurry. Love how my Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon blended with that rockin' In Color, Pear Pizazz.
Supplies listed here, call or email if you need!

Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers-113252
Paper: Basic Black-121045, Basic Gray-121044, Whisper White-100730 card stock, Nite Owl Designer Series Paper, Designer Series Paper Patterns Pack (Level 1 Hostess)
Ink: Pear Pizazz-set of 5 In colors, 119081, Basic Gray-120966 and Old Olive-100079 Stampin' Write Markers
Accessories: Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon-117288, Designer Label Punch-119862

Fabulous Friday: Holiday Neutrals

Have you started thinking about your holiday cards? What color? What set? Traditional colors? Religious theme?
So many options...so little time! Well, not if you start now!
I love to play around with my sets and accessories before I actually decide which I'll duplicate. By that time, I have 20 or so one-of-a- kind cards I can send also. Love that!
This one is with my current color scheme fave...the neutrals. Growing up, I was a turquoise, pink, and purple girl, but now I have developed a very meaningful relationship with the neutrals. Ahhh...so calming. And, mind you, I know these aren't everyone's fancy so I PROMISE to give you a variety as we head into the season.

Lots of fun accessories used here with my Lovely as a Tree-Glimmer Brads, Champagne Glass Glitter, Espresso Taffeta Ribbon...Yum!

Inklings:
Paper lace next to ribbon made with Eyelet Border Punch and fibers broken down with Bone Folder. Scrap piece cut from Eyelet Border piece ( I trimmed excess) and ruffled behind oval sentiment.

Need supplies? Visit the online store or give me a call.

Supplies:
Stamps: Lovely As A Tree-115026, Bells and Boughs-wood: 120831, clear: 121142
Paper: Soft Suede-115318, Crumb Cake-120953, and Early Espresso-119686, Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper-120810
Ink: Early Espresso-119670 and Crumb Cake-121030 Classic
Accessories: Big Shot-113439, Petals a Plenty Textured Impressions Folder-116284, Early Espresso 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon-119964, Glimmer Brads Basics-121003, Champagne Glass Glitter-120997, 2 x 1 3/8" Oval Punch-119859, Eyelet Border Punch-119853

Earthy Trends with a Special Note

Special Note:
I'll be announcing a special gift for members of my mailing list on Monday... stay tuned!

Do earth and natural tones ever go out of style? Not in my book. I love the muted tones of the Woodland Walk Designer Series Paper. Here it is on today's card:
Supplies:
Stamps: Vintage Vogue-wood: 117690, clear:118598
Paper: Chocolate Chip-102128, Crumb Cake-120953, Garden Green-100080 and Whisper White-100730 card stock, Woodland Walk Designer Series Paper-117389
Ink: Crumb Cake-121030, Chocolate Chip-100908, Garden Green-102272 Classic
Accessories: Linen Thread-104199, Big Designer Buttons: Deck the Halls-121002, Mini Glue Dots-103683, 3/16 " Small Corner -119871 Punch
Inklings:
I wanted a little green button for the center of my flowers but since I had none, I decided to make a really cute, dimensional center---really high-tech ;). I cut some very thin strips of Garden Green card stock, wadded these up in a little ball, and stuck on the flowers with a Mini Glue Dot. Gotta love paper crafting! Email if you have questions.

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Artistic and Notable Gratitude

Some new and a tiny bit of old...
I love the NEW in today's post! The Artistic Etchings and Notably Ornate sets are so rich and elegant. On this 4 x4 card, I've combined Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, and Rich Razzleberry and added a sentiment from one of my favorites, Define Your Life. A new Antique Brad and a bit of old Rich Razzleberry Ribbon. Lots of sponging with Soft Suede makes the images pop.
Need these sets? Find these and the other products for this card in the online store.
Supplies:
Stamps: Artistic Etchings-wood:118517, clear: 120573, Notably Ornate-wood: 117098, clear: 120351 Define Your Life-114950
Paper: Soft Suede-115318, Crumb Cake-120953, and Rich Razzleberry-115316 card stock
Ink: Soft Suede Classic-115657, Crumb Cake Classic-121030
Accessories: Punches- 1 3/4" Circle-119850, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle-119854, Antique Brads-117273

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Super Saturday Idea: Using Scraps to Create a Card

Hi all!
Today, I have a video for you demonstrating how I used scraps to create this card. I like to take a scrap of card stock or designer paper on my desk and see where it goes from there!
Do you ever try this? If not, give it a go and let me know if you have any questions!
Have a great weekend!---Lisa

The Perfect Fall Themed Paper

Something special for "something old, something new" today...
The "old":
hardware and ribbon
The NEW:
Autumn Spice Specialty Designer Series Paper-120808
Stamp Set: Day of Gratitude- wood: 120835, clear: 121148

Are you looking for a beautiful fall paper that will be perfect for this season's projects? Look no more...THIS IS IT!
This Autumn Spice pack is gorgeous and good, thick stock. And, even better, there is a beautiful stamp set that coordinates with this paper, Day of Gratitude. Check it out here in the online store.

Inklings:
I stamped the largest medallion image from this set on Vellum Card Stock with More Mustard Craft Ink, then clear embossed. I sponged Early Espresso Classic Ink for the emboss resist technique. With the same medallion image, I inked the very center with a Cajun Craze Stampin' Write Marker, stamped on Very Vanilla card stock, then punched with my 1" Circle Punch.

Supplies:
Stamps: Day of Gratitude-wood: 120835, clear: 121148
Paper: Autumn Spice-120808, Early Espresso-119686, Vellum Card Stock-101856
Ink: More Mustard Craft Spot-Regals: 119717, Early Espresso Classic- 119670, 1" Circle Punch-119868, Scallop Edge Border Punch -119882, Paper Piercing Tool- 116631, Mat Pack-105826, Stampin' Sponge-101610, Stampin' Dimensionals-104430, Clear Embossing Powder-109130, Heat Tool-100005

Fabulous Friday: Halloween Themed Paper

Love the Halloween paper in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini, Nite Owl. I have used some prints from the paper as the main images on this card and gift container- once a drink mix container!
Making this for a special friend for Halloween...candy will be added, of course!

Need some fun paper and accessories for your Halloween crafts? Take a look at the supplies here:
Paper: Basic Black-121045, Tangerine Tango-111349, Nite Owl Designer Series Paper-123012
Ink: Basic Black-101179
Accessories: Waffle Paper-120985, Glimmer Basics-121003, Distressing Essentials Kit-118762, Digital images printed from My Digital Studio-118108, 1/4" Black Grosgrain Ribbon-109027

Something Old, Something New:How About A Pick Up?

The Old: designer paper, ribbon
The "New"(and current): Big Designer Buttons: Deck the Halls-121002, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder-117335, Eyelet Border Punch-119853, Loads of Love (one of my very first sets!)-115022, 1 3/4" Circle Punch-119850

Technique: I colored the image with my Blender Pens-102845 and Classic Stampin' Pads- Real Red-103133, Always Artichoke-105219, River Rock-109010, Early Espresso-119670

How about that button? Currently, in the Holiday Mini Catalog but SO versatile...not just for the holidays! ;)

I love this set...I think it was the very first one in my collection. What was the first Stampin' Up! stamp set that you purchased?

Something Old, Something New: Stampin' Up! Notably Ornate

The old: Night and Day Designer Series Paper (retired but available as a digital download 118115)
The NEW: Notably Ornate (117098-wood, 120561-clear)

Here is the card I made to give Jackie for our anniversary. I combined three sets including the new and fabulous- Notably Ornate, the new to me Extreme Elements(115181), and the go-to sentiment set, Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370). Love the black and white, don't you?

Here is a list of the additional supplies used to make this card: Basic Black(121045) and Whisper White(100730) card stock, Basic Gray Satin Ribbon (117666), VersaMark ink(102283), Silver Embossing Powder(109131), Basic Black Classic Ink(101179)

ink and inspiration Trendy Thursday: Hand Stitching

I have seen quite a bit of stitching on both cards and scrapbook pages lately. Today, I wanted to show you this card where I added a bit of hand-stitching with crochet thread as a border. I punched the holes with my Paper Piercer(116631) with the template from the Mat Pack(105826) as a guide. It added just the right amount of texture, don't you think? To carry the theme a little further, I tied a bit of the thread around the Pumpkin Pie ribbon(109030).

Try some stitching on your projects to add a little texture. Let me know if you have questions!

Supplies:

Stamps: Define Your Life(114950), Defining Alphabet(114952), I {Heart} Hearts (117010-wood, 118571-clear), Paper: Garden Green(102854),Whisper White(100730), Bashful Blue(105120), Travel Journal (117956), Ink: Garden Green(102272), Pumpkin Pie( 105216)

ink and inspirations Something Old, Something New: Stampin' Up! Word Play

The "old": Designer paper

The "new": Word Play(120308-wood, 120651-clear) with the current Upsy Daisy(111710) stamp set. I stamped the "Thanks a Million" then punched with the Wide Oval(119859) followed by stampin with the daisies over top in Baja Breeze(111833). Additional punched and die cut scallops with Basic Gray Satin Ribbon( 117666) back the sentiment.

I love it when I can combine something from my stash with a bit of new!

You can get your new supplies HERE in the Online Store.! :)

ink and inspirations Fabulous Friday: Stampin' Up! Notably Ornate

Why is Friday fabulous? Because we are talking about the new Idea Book and Catalog from Stampin' Up! , a new fab set-Notably Ornate(117098-wood, 120142-clear)-, and p. 123 which is where I got the inspiration for this card!

The tag is a CASE (Copy And Share Everything) from that page in the catalog...just take a look! Oh, you don't have a catalog? Send me an email with your phone number--I'd like to talk to you!

My point is that yes, it is a catalog, but it is also an IDEA book and it is a wonderful source of inspiration!

I used a template from a previous tag that I had made to create this one from Whisper White cardstock(100730) and I used Cherry Cobbler(119669) and Early Espresso (119670) Classic Inks for the images. The designer layer is from Presto Patterns Specialty Paper (117175...gorgeous stuff!) inked with Cherry Cobbler. The Crumb Cake (120953) strip was punched with the Curly Label XL Punch(119851). I am going to try to make a video of how I did that soon! I hand cut the bird and just because images and it came together nicely! I used my Color Spritzer (107066) with my Crumb Cake marker (120967) to add a little more fabulous-ness to the tag. Love this set!

Email me ( lisa@inkandinspirations.com) if you have questions or if you'd like to talk about that new catalog :)!

Other products used:

Early Espresso card stock(119686), Hemp Twine (100982), Paper Piercer(116631), Mat Pack(105826), 1/2" circle punch( 119869), Crop A Dile( 108362), Rhinestone Brad (113144)

ink and inspirations Trendy Thursday: Clouds with Stampin' Up! I {Heart} Hearts

For my Thursday format, I am going to TRY and keep up with some of the latest trends in paper crafting.  Today's card features puffy, white clouds that I have been seeing everywhere!

I drew some freehanded clouds onto some old transparencies and cut them all out. (Thanks to Andrea Walford for that tip and the inspiration for this card!)

I used Dotto Adhesive (103305) to temporarily hold these in place on my Whisper White card stock(100730).  Using a Stampin' Sponge (101610), I applied the beautiful new Marina Mist Classic ink(119668) over the transparent clouds and all over the Whisper White cardstock.  Afterward, I just lifted off the transparencies and there were my puffy white clouds in a pretty blue sky.  I outlined each one with my 2 way Glue Pen (100425) and sprinkled with Dazzling Diamonds(102023).---I saved my transparency clouds to use for another time!  Fun stuff!

Other products used here:

Stamps:I {Heart} Hearts 117010-wood, 118571-clear), Curvy Verses (119669)

Classic Inks: Pacific Point(111837), Daffodil Delight (119667), Cherry Cobbler( 119669), Marina Mist Card stock (119682)

Accrssories:Corner Rounder Punch, (119871), embroidery thread

Try this cloud technique on your next project!

Have a great day!---Lisa :)

ink and inspirations-Something Old, Something New.: Stampin' Up! Word Play

Hope you'll enjoy my new format for Wednesday where I will post something old in paper or accessories, along with something new...and today, that's a stamp set from the new Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog, Word Play(120308-wood, 120651-clear).  This is an awesome sentiment set with super typography!  You're going to love it!

The designer paper and ribbon represent the "old" while the other "new-ness" or current products here include:

Baja Breeze Classic Ink (111833) and card stock(111352); Crumb Cake card stock(120953), Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker(100071), Heart to Heart Extra Large Punch(119881)

Let me know if you need any of the above...just email me at lisa@inkandinspirations.com !

Thanks for checking in!

Lisa

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ink and inspirations: Stampin' Up! Vintage Vogue

Often times, my starting point for cards comes from rummaging through bits of previously stamped pieces or cut and layered cardstock that was set aside for whatever reason.  Such was the case with this card.  I found this layered piece of Soft Suede and Not Quite Navy and went from there.  It finally came together about midnight and so here it is...

Lots of embossing and use of craft ink and rough edges...fun stuff.  Try creating a card starting with a piece that you had set aside.  You might just find inspiration in something that just didn't work before.  Have fun stamping and creating!

Stamps: Vintage Vogue(117690-wood,118598-clear), En Francais(109521)

Paper: SoftSuede(115318), Night of Navy(100867), Not Quite Navy(101722), Very Vanilla(101650)

Ink: Night of Navy Craft Ink(Regals Craft Ink Spots 119717), Soft Suede Classic(115657), VersaMark((102283)

Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch(119853), Very Vanilla 5/8" Satin Ribbon(117291), Clear Embossing Powder(109130), Heat Tool(100005), Stampin' Up! Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Square Lattice(119976)

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ink and inspirations video: How-To Tie Ribbon on a Card

Hi everyone!

Today's card was used in my latest video on ribbon tying.  I was demonstrating this to some of my customers in Stamp Club the other day and my husband suggested, "You ought-a do a video." What a guy;)!

So, without further ado; here is how I tie ribbon on my projects!  Thanks for watching!

Products used posted beneath video and can be purchased in my Online Store. 

 

Products used on this card:

Stamps- With All My Heart(wood-118134, clear-118623), Crumb Cake card stock (120953), Basic Black card stock (121045), Basic Gray Classic Ink (109120), Punches: Word Window(119857), Modern Label Extra Large(119849), Corner Rounder(119871),Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder(119976), Big Shot (113439), 5/8"Basic Gray Satin Ribbon (117666), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

ink and inspirations: Stampin' Up! Textured Impressions Plates and Folders

Just a quick post to share a birthday card for my sister in law using lots of different Textured Impressions Folders and Embossing Plates.

114512 Backgrounds I

119976 Square Lattice

117335 Perfect Polka Dots

116825 Petals-A-Plenty

114517 Manhattan Flower

Used my 1" Circle punch(119868), inked edges with Basic Black, and randomly placed on the card front.

Ribbon flower is made from Real Red Satin(117286) and 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain (111368).  Senitment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes(115370)is silver embossed on Basic Black punched with Oval (1 3/8 x 5/8)Punch and mounted in Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware(111325).

Let me know if you have questions!  Have a great day!---Lisa

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