A Path of Paper

Inspired Stamps Love Card

2012-01-26T04:50:00.001-06:00

Hello and welcome here! This week the Inspired Stamps DT is sharing the love:) With Valentine's Day sneaking up I thought about doing a tradional type of Valentine's card, but then my eyes fell on the stamp set BEARS all Things and I decided to use it since I hadn't inked it up in a while, and I love the saying too!

Card Size: 4.25" square

I used a pretty pink paper, and paper pieced the bear's shirt with it also. I inked up the sentiment separately so that I could use 'THIS MUCH' on a flag for the bear to hold. I finished the card off with a few pearls. I can't wait to give this to my girls for Valentine's Day with a 'Mommy and Daddy too' inside.

Inside:

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-BEARS all Things & 1" Circle Sentiments, PP-Basic Grey Butterfly Kisses, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Memento Black Ink, CTMH Ink-Black & Blush, Marianne Designs Doily LR0168, Flower Soft Wire, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Foam Squares, Pearls, Nestabilities-Labels 22, Copics-C1, C3, R81, RV11, YR30.

Inspired Stamps Used:
BEARS all Things
1" Circle Sentiments (inside)

Inspired Stamps Blog Link
Inspired Stamps Store Link

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

Enjoy,
Deneen

A White Wedding Card

2012-01-25T13:20:00.001-06:00

Hello and welcome here! I had a friend ask me to make a wedding card for her. She said they enjoyed the outdoors, and to do it in blues. This was the card I came up with for her. I find all, or almost all, white cards difficult, but I think this one turned out well.

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I made a frame for the image with Spellbinders Labels 4, and embossed the background mat. I added touches of blue to tie into the image. Boy, it's difficult to take a picture of white, but you get the idea.

Inside:

Recipe: CTMH CS-White Daisy & Moonstruck, CTMH Ink-Moonstruch, Black & Creme Brulee, CTMH SS-Beautiful Things & Bliss, Nestabilities-Labels 4 & Fancy Tags, Craft Concepts Budding Vine EF, Martha Stewart French Scroll Border Punch, Pearls, Foam Squares, White Satin Ribbon.

Enjoy,
Deneen

Top Tip tuesday Sketch Challenge Week 2

2012-01-24T05:00:00.000-06:00

Head on over to Top Tip Tuesday to see more inspiration based on the Sketches, and to see if your creation Caught our Eye!

Enjoy,
Deneen

Inspired Stamps Nature Card

2012-01-19T05:25:00.000-06:00

Hello and welcome here! This week the Inspired Stamps DT are sharing projects that include nature and a verse. I try to think up something different so that you aren't bored with me showing you the same thing over and over, and hopefully you're inspired to look at your stamps in a new way. Well I think I have a special treat for you today, I must say I even impressed myself, lol.

I started in my mind with sponged clouds for a sky, and patterned paper for grass. I wanted to do something different and as I was looking at the Label Maker Alphabet stamp set I envisioned a brick wall. Yep, I don't have a clue how my brain does it, it even surprises me sometimes too. The brick wall is made up of 4 of the different frames from the stamp set.

Card Size: 5" x 5"

I stamped the 'bricks' with black ink, and coloured them with Copics W1, W3, and E40. They are outlined with W5. I coloured each block making sure NOT to blend it very well. I then went over it lightly with the Colorless Blender, and that makes is look like stone. The grout in between is coloured with E42.

Inside:

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-Label Maker Alphabet, Inspired Stampers Favorite Collection #1, More Perfect Sentiments, Flowers, PP-not sure, got from a bin, CTMH CS-White Daisy & Sweet Leaf, CTMH Ink-Fancy Tags, Recollections Floral Embellishments, Flower Soft-Fuschsia, Bosskut-Floral Flourish, Foam Squares, Pearls, Stickles-Platinum, Copics-E42, W1, W3, W5, E40.

Inspired Stamps Used:
Label Maker Alphabet - Wall
Inspired Stampers Favorite Collection #1 - Sentiment on front
More Perfect Sentiments - Inside
Flowers - Inside

Inspired Stamps Store Link
Inspired Stamps Blog Link

For more inspiration, be sure to pop by the rest of DT's blogs, they're posted in my sidebar!

Enjoy,
Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Sketch Challenge

2012-01-17T02:30:00.001-06:00

Hello and welcome here! This week at Top Tip Tuesday it's a Sketch Challenge. And here is may card based on the Sketch that's a little further down.

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

A big Thank-you to Karen's Doodles for supplying me with this super cute image called Tiger Fun. And as you will see, I rotated Sketch 1: Layers for my card.

Now for the 2 Sketches you can choose from:

Sketch 1: Layers

Sketch 2: Clean and Simple

You may rotate or flip the sketch, add a few extra embellishments or elements but please ensure the original sketch is clearly visible in your finished creation.

This Week's Sponsor's

Stamp & Create - $25 for Top Tipper

Karens Doodles

Sew Sweet - £10.00 voucher

Here is a shot of the different layers on my card. Instead of a banner, I used clouds to frame my sentiment. I also curled up the one edge of the rainbow so that it didn't look so flat.

Recipe: CTMH PP-Stardust & various B&T papers, CTMH CS-Outdoor Denim, Dutch Blue & White Daisy, Digital Stamp-Karen's Doodles Tiger Fun, Sentiment Stamp-Flourishes Tag Lines, CTMH SS-Everyday Celebration (inside card), Craft Concepts Budding Vine EF, Nestabilities-Labels 3 & Ovals, Papertrey Ink Die-Clouds, CTMH Ink-Dutch Blue, Outdoor Denim, Petal, Black & Olive, Distress Ink-Vintage Photo, Rhinestones, Foam Squares, Copics (see below).

Here's a close-up of the tiger. He was difficult to add fur strands because the orange is actually a small area to colour, but I tried my best. The balloons were fun to colour, they're a great image to perfect your blending skills because it's a large colourable area.

Copics Used:
Fur-YR04, YR14, YR30, Y32, N7, R20, R22
Balloons-Y04, Y08, V12, V15, B12, B14
Sky-BG0000

Inside:

Here's the first card I made with my image, but decided that the green wasn't making it sky enough looking, if that makes sense, lol. I also changed up the banner to a cloud, since the blue on the final card looks more sky'ish. So yes, I took my card all apart and reused only the image and rainbow.

For more inspiration from the Sketch be sure to head over to Top Tip Tuesday and see what the rest of the DT did, as well as the Guest Designers Hilda and Audhild.

If you want a chance at being a Guest Designer or winning some great prizes be sure to add your creation to Mr. Linky at Top Tip Tuesday. Don't forget, you now have 2 weeks to finish and join the Sketch Challenge.

Enjoy,
Deneen

Inspired Stamps Sneak Peek - Lovely Lace

2012-01-12T06:23:00.002-06:00

Hello and welcome here! It's Sneak Peek week at Inspired Stamps!! That means lovely creations this week by the DT to excite you. There are several gorgeous stamps sets being released, and they'll be available in the Inspired Stamps Store on Friday!!!

Today I'm showing a Sneak Peak of the stamp set called Lovely Lace.

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I've noticed that the colours pink, white, and black are popular right now so I used that for my colour scheme. I also added a touch of red around the sentiment so that it didn't blend into the background. The doily stamp is a full doily, but I chose to use a portion of it.

I added Pink Stickles to the heart and around the doily for some sparkly fun!

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-Lovely Lace, PP-BoBunny A Gift of Love Collection, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Red & Pink CS, Martha Stewart Vintage Floral Border Punch, Marianne Designs Flourish LR0116, Nestabilities-Classic Scallop Circles & Standard Circles Sm., Craft Concepts Buddin Vine EF, Pink Stickles, Pink Rhinestones, Foam Squares, White Grosgrain Ribbon.

Inspired Stamps Used:
Lovely Lace - will be available Friday!

Inspired Stamps Store Link
Inspired Stamps Blog Link

Thanks for stopping by! Had my brain not let me down, I would have been sharing this on Tuesday with you, but for some reason it tricked me into thinking that I was to share my card on Thursday, bad brain, bad....I think I almost gave Antoinette a heart attack, she thought something serious must be wrong with me since I didn't post on my day...ah, no, nothing serious, just a faulty brain. I think I need a new one, anyone have a real reliable one kicking around that they want to give me...I'm even willing to do an exchange, lol.

Cheers,
Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Anything Goes Update

2012-01-10T02:30:00.000-06:00

This is directly from the Top Tip Tuesday Blog!!

WOW - we are only half way through this weeks challenge and what an amazing turnout we have had so far!! I guess you like our

ANYTHING GOES
challenge!

There is still one week to go to enter the challenge, however, we wanted to showcase the creation that half way through who has

CAUGHT OUR EYE!!

The mid-challenge 'Caught Our Eye' winner, who wins a Guest Designer Spot is:

Audhild
with this absolutely AMAZING creation!!

Thats just the front of it, make sure you go and visit her blog to view inside of the box - AMAZING!!

Congratulations!! Please contact us at toptiptuesday@hotmail.co.uk for the details of the
Guest Designer information and also to get the code for your badge to show on your blog!!

We also have some fabulous 2nd week inspiration

From StampFairy Design Team

Jackie

Dora

How gorgeous are those??!
Remember, there is still a week to go of our ANYHING GOES challenge - please click here
to take you to the current challenge to add your creation, which is open until Monday 16th January.

From the TTT girlies

Inspired Stamps Birthday Card

2012-01-05T03:08:00.001-06:00

Hello and welcome here! I managed to get some of my mojo back just in time for another Inspired Stamps card, this week it was Anything Goes for the DT. I always need Birthday cards so that's what I decided to make. Be sure to check out the great projects by the rest of the DT, their links are in my sidebar.

Card Size:4.25" x 5.5"

Since I seem to be on a sign kick, I used that idea here as well, this time with a circle sentiment. The sentiment fits perfect on the Eyelet Circles by Spellbinders.

I added some Stickles around the eyelets for sparkle, and layered some different Spellbinders dies to frame the sentiment.

Inside:

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-1.5 Inch Circles Greetings, Flowers & More Perfect Sentiments, CTMH CS-Gypsy, White Daisy & Spring Iris, Black Textured CS, CTMH Ink-Black, Gypsy & Petal, Craft Concepts Budding Vine EF, Nestabilities-Eyelet Circles, Fancy Tags, Twisted Metal Tags and Accents & Lables 10, EK Success Interlaced Corner Punch, Foam Squares, Purple Rhinestones, Crystal Ice Stickles, White Organdy Ribbon.

Inspired Stamps Used:
1.5 Inch Circles Greetings
Flowers
More Perfect Sentiments

Inspired Stamps Blog Link
Inspired Stamps Store Link

Enjoy,
Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Tri-Fold Type Card

2012-01-03T02:00:00.001-06:00

Happy New Year!! Welcome here for another year of (hopefully) inspiring creations:)

It's time for a Top Tip Tuesday Challenge! It's another Anything Goes, gotta love those, and it's Tipper Week, so be sure to head over to TTT to see some great Tips by the DT. (Or you can check out their blogs, their links are in my sidebar.)

A new feature at TTT is that the Challenges will run for 2 weeks! That gives you plenty of time to join in.

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

My card is a Tri-Fold type of card. When I was designing it, I thought the doily edge looked like a flap, so I decided to design the card around it being a flap. You can see what I mean in the photos below. I want to thank Stamp Fairy for the image I used, she's super sweet and is called Molly Throughout the Year December.

Sponsor's:

Simon Says Stamp - $20 Gift Voucher for their store

Stamp Fairy - $10 Gift Certificate to use in their store

Crimson Cloud - 3 packs of Die Cuts

Now for more photos of my Trifold card. I cut out 2 doily edges and glued the one inside the card first. Because it is perfectly symmetrical, I was able to line up the edge, and holes, and glue the other doily on the outside.

Here's the card fully open.

Recipe: Stamp Fairy-DigiStamp Molly Throughout The Year December, CTMH SS-Pair-a-Phrase, For Every Occasion & Card Commentary, Flourishes Stamps-Tag Lines, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Light & Dark Pink Textured CS, PP-My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two, CTMH Ink-Black, Distress Inks-Aged Mahogany & Antique Linen, Pearls, Rhinestone, Foam Squares, Michaels Celebrate It Ribbon, Martha Stewart Swirling Lace Corner Punch, Nestabilities-Fancy Labels & Labels 14, Papertrey Ink-Edgers #2 Collection,Wilton 4" Doily, Copics (see below).

Here's a close-up of Molly. Because the card had lots of pink already I pulled the green from the patterned paper to colour her dress.

Copics Used:
Skin-E00, E000, YR00, R02

Hair-E13, E08, E19, 0

Dress-G40, G21, G24
Socks-YR30, Y32
Headband-YR30, YR31, Y32

My Top Tip for you:

Don't forget the little details, they can take your card from nice to stunning. Pearls and rhinestones are great for this, and even adding foam squares behind your image adds a little pizzaz! I should have taken a picture of the card without the pearls to show you a before and after.

If you want a chance to win some great prizes, be sure to link your creation at Top Tip Tuesday!
Enjoy,
Deneen

Challenges Entered:
Simply Create Too - Shape It Up
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
Timeless Tuesday #150 - Trifold Card

Inspired Stamps Happy New Year Card

2011-12-29T07:29:00.000-06:00

Hello and welcome here! This week the Inspired Stamps DT is sharing New Years creations with you, so be sure to check out what they've created, their links are in my sidebar.

I have to tell you this card gave me the run around, lol. I had hit a creative block and couldn't seem to create something new, so I went with some 'old' ideas for my New Years card:) It's not the fanciest of cards I've made, but sweet and simple.

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

My fall back design for cards is to choose 2 different patterened papers, and separate them with a border, or ribbon. Then I couldn't seem to figure out what to do for an image/sentiment. I really liked the idea I used last week inside my card with the tree, so I copied that idea for the front...and used some Spring-like colours. This time I used a piece of thread to loop around the tree branch to hold the sign. I sponged the clouds, and used foam squares to add the tree and sentiment.

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-Ask, Seek, Knock, Grasses, 1" Circle Sentiments, Labelmaker Alphabet & Blessed Little Christmas, CTMH PP-Miracle, CTMH CS-White Daisy & Olive, CTMH Ink-Black, Chocolate, Sweet Leaf, Breme Brulee & Sky, Nestabilities-Labels 14 & Labels 20, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Brown Thread, Rhinestones, Foam Squares, Copics-G24 & E15.

Inspired Stamps Used:
Ask, Seek, Knock (tree)
Grasses (grass)
1" Circle Sentiments (sentiment)
Label Maker Alphabet (frame)
Blessed Little Christmas (stars)

Inspired Stamps Blog Link
Inspired Stamps Store Link

Hope you have a great New Year!!
Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Anything Goes

2011-12-27T02:00:00.000-06:00

Hello and welcome here. Did you survive Christmas? We did at our house, I don't think I ever want to eat again...until tomorrow, lol. The Top Tip Challenge this week is Anything Goes. And so as a last hurrah, I made a Christmas card.

Challenge - Anything Goes

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

This Week's Sponsor's

Pink Gem Designs - 4 digi images of your choice

Fred She Said - $20 voucher

Ooh La La Creations - 1 CD of your choice

and
DewDrop Craft z - £10 gift voucher

Inside:

Close-up of Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia's. I used my fingers to bend the petals a bit.

Recipe: PP-BoBunny Snowfall Collection, CTMH CS-Colonial White & White Daisy, Textured CS-Green & Burgundy, CTMH Ink-Black, Distress Ink-Vintage Photo, CTMH SS-Say It In Style, Nestabilities-Layered Poinsettia's & Fancy Tags, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Marianne Designs-Frame/Flourish LR0116, Yellow & Blue Rhinestones, Burgundy Grosgrain Ribbon, Foam Squares.

For a chance at some great prizes be sure to link your Anything Goes creation at Top Tip Tuesday.

Enjoy,
Deneen

Inspired Stamps Christmas Card

2011-12-22T05:49:00.000-06:00

Hello and welcome here! Only a few more days until Christmas, I can't wait, I so enjoy the Christmas season...the music, celebrating Christ's birth, the fun, the food:) This week the Inspired Stamps DT is sharing Christmas cards with you so be sure to check out their blogs, their links are in my sidebar. I made a clean and simple card to share.

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I brayered the background, stamped the verse, and added the girl with foam squares. I attached a circle before I brayered my ink so that it looked like a nice moonlit night. I've enjoyed making white cards lately and thought this image would 'pop' on white.

I added Silver Ice Stickles along the bottom of the background image so that it looked like sparkly snow.

Inside:

I used a couple of different stamps sets to finish the inside of the card, which I thought turned out just a great as the front!

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-His Little Ones-Winter Girl, Blessed Little Christmas, Ask, Seek, Knock & Labelmaker Alphabet, CTMH CS-White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Black, Dutch Blue, Chocolate, Cocoa & Tulip, Cuttlebug Grace's Frame EF, EK Success Interlaced Corner Punch, Corner Rounder, White Organdy Ribbon, Silver Ice Stickles, Black Felt Pen, Blue Rhinestones, Copics: Skin-E000, E00, YR01, R20, Hair-E13, E15, E08, E09, Earmuffs-R46, Coat-YR30, YR31, Skirt-B26.

Inspired Stamps Used:
His Little Ones-Winter Girl
Blessed Little Christmas
Ask, Seek, Knock
Labelmaker Alphabet

Inspired Stamps Store Link
Inspired Stamps Blog Link

I hope you and your family have a great Christmas!
Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Anything Christmas 2

2011-12-20T02:00:00.000-06:00

Hello and welcome here! Are you ready for Christmas?? If not, you better hurry, it's only a few days away now:) This week the Top Tip Tuesday Challenge is Anything Christmas, and it's Tipper Week where each of the DT shares some great tips. As an added bonus Lisa is sharing her awesome Milk Carton Log Cabin Ornament Tutorial.

Challenge - Anything Christmas
Tipper Week
Tutorial - Milk Carton Log Cabin Ornament

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

Isn't she sweet? I want to give a big thank-you to Karen's Doodles for supplying this digital image called Christmas Wonder. I coloured her using Copics, and kept things white so that it wouldn't detract from the image. I added white organdy ribbon, and some Stickles to finish it off. I didn't have the stamp I wanted so I stamped 'Christmas' and took a black felt pen and added the work 'Wonder'. I thought I did a pretty good job with matching the font.

This Week's Sponsor's

Karen's Doodles - 3 digi's of your choice

and
Stash Books - offering a book for the featured Tipper

Here's a shot of the Stickles I added to give it a bit of a sparkle.

Recipe: Digital Image-Karen's Doodles Christmas Wonder, CTMH CS-White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Black, CTMH SS-A Little Everything, Sizzix Snowflake & Flourish EF, Corner Rounder, Nestabilities-Labels 16, Fancy Tags & Lacy Circles, Crystal Ice Stickles, White Organdy Ribbon, Foam Squares, Copics.

Copics Used:
Skin-E000, E00, R20, B04
Hair-Y15, Y19, YR23
Dress-R20, R21, R22, R24, YR30
Tree-Yg61, YG67, G82
Ornaments-B00, BG01
Background-Y00, YG30, W1, W3

Tip: To find your Ciao Copics easier, use a hole punch and punch circle's from adhesive backed paper (like you use for white labels), write the letter and number on it and attach to the end of your Ciao marker cap. You can still see the colour of the cap, but now you know exactly what letter/number it is at a glance as well.

For a chance at a great prize, all you need to do is link your Anything Christmas creation over at Top Tip Tuesday, and for an extra chance be sure to leave a Tip on your post, and add Tip after your name when linking.

I hope you have a safe and Merry Christmas!
Deneen

Inspired Stamps Snowmen Card

2011-12-15T06:00:00.000-06:00

Hello and welcome here! Christmas is almost here! I'm so excited, especially for our kids, I can't wait until they open their presents, lol. This week the Inspired Stamps DT is sharing Christmas Cards, so be sure to check out what great projects they came up with this week, their links are in my sidebar.

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I used the 1" Snowmen stamp set this week! They are just too cute, and the sentiment is awesome as well. I stamped them with CTMH Chocolate ink, and coloured them in with Copics, I didn't want them to overpower the sentiment, so I stayed with brown tones. I scored lines to make a box for each snowman.

Inside:

I used CTMH Gold Shimmer Brad as an accent with the lace and ribbon.

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-1" Snowmen, 1.5" Circle-Christmas, PP-My Mind's Eye-Lost and Found Christmas & Lost and Found Two, CTMH CS-Colonial White & Black, CTMH Ink-Chocolate & Black, Distress Ink-Vintage Photo, Brown Satin Ribbon, Dollarama Lace Ribbon, CTMH Shimmer Designer Brad, Foam Squares, Martha Stewart Punch All Over-Caning Pattern, Nestabilities-Lacy Squares, Copics-E30, E31, E55, YR00.

Inspired Stamps Used:
1" Snowmen
1.5" Circle-Christmas

Inspired Stamps Blog Link
Inspired Stamps Store Link

Check out the great sale on right now!

Hope you're enjoying this Christmas Season!
Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Gifts

2011-12-13T02:00:00.000-06:00

Hello and welcome here! This week the Top Tip Tuesday Challenge is Gifts...this can be something you've made for a gift, or the image you use has a gift in it, and Moriah has shared a Tutorial on making Paper Cones, they are so easy and such a great idea.

Challenge - Gifts
Tutorial - Paper Cones

Notebook Size: 6" x 9"

I covered a few notebooks that can be used to give as gifts. This is my favourite one...I added a couple more I made at the bottom of this post. I used Our Daily Bread Design stamp Path of Life. I stamped the image with black ink and coloured it with chalks, which gives it a nice, soft look.

This Week's Sponsor's:

Simon Says Stamp - $20 gift voucher

Robyn's Fetish - 4 stamps of your choice

and for the Top Tipper
Di's Digi Downloads - 5 digi stamps of your choice

I cut my patterned paper at least 1/2" bigger than the cover. That's so that I can wrap it around the edges and then I add another piece of matching patterned paper, 1/4" smaller than the cover, to hide those edges on the inside cover. You can see what I mean in the photo below.

Recipe: CTMH PP-Sonoma, CTMH CS-Petal, Pansy Purple & Colonial White, CTMH Ink-Black, Distress Ink-Frayed Burlap, Nestabilities-Labels 17, Martha Stewart All Over the Page Caning Pattern Punch, Martha Stewart Pinking Scallop Border Punch, Organdy Ribbons, Recollections Pearl Brad, Foam Squares, Dew Drops, Chalk.

Here are a couple more I made as well.

Be sure to check out the rest of Top Tip Tuesday's DT Gift creations! And if you want a chance at winning some great prizes be sure to add your creation to Mr. Linky over a Top Tip Tuesday's Gift Challenge Post.

Thanks for stopping by!
Deneen

Challenges Entered:
Stamping In Time Challenge - #49 Gift Ideas

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2011-12-11T11:42:00.004-06:00

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Good luck and happy saving!
Deneen

Inspired Stamps Snowflake Card

2011-12-08T07:42:00.001-06:00

Hello and welcome here! This week the Inspired Stamps DT is sharing their Christmas projects with you for inspiration! It's hard to believe Christmas is ALMOST here:) This card actually came together quite quickly, I had lots of ideas how to decorate it (Flower Soft, Glitter, Rhinestones etc.), but ended up going with a clean and simple look.

Card Size: 5" x 5"

I started with a 5" x 5" piece of white CS and embossed the snowflake in the cente...it's difficult to see it in the photo above, I tried lowering the brightness in the photo below so that you could see it better. I also cut out and embossed the snowflake that goes on top.

Then I used Martha Stewart's corner and border punches to make the frame, and finished off the look by scoring lines near the edge with my Scor-It. When I attached it to the blue CS, I lifted the edges a bit to give it some dimension...you may have to click on the photo for a closer look.

I stamped the Inspired Stamps sentiment, which fit perfectly inside the circle of the snowflake, and attached it to the card with foam squares. And voila, it's done! I added a few blue pearls too.

Photo trying to show the embossed snowflake.

I finished off the inside of my card with a snowman, which I coloured with pencil crayons to give it a softer look, and a sentiment.

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-1.5" Circle-Christmas, Let It Snow & Blessed Little Christmas, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Navy Textured CS, CTMH Ink-Moonstruck & Black, Nestabilities-Snowflake Pendant, Martha Stewart-French Scroll Corner & Border Punch, Scor-It, Pearls, Foam Squares, Pencil Crayons.

Inspired Stamps Used:
1.5" Circle-Christmas
Let It Snow
Blessed Little Christmas

Inspired Stamps Store Link
Inspired Stamps Blog Link

Be sure to stop by the rest of the Inspired Stamps DT to see what beautiful Christmas projects they're sharing this week, their links are in my sidebar. Enjoy,
Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Snowflakes

2011-12-06T02:00:00.000-06:00

Hello and welcome here! This week at Top Tip Tuesday the Challenge is Let It Snow. (Your project is how you interpret 'Let It Snow')! And Bettina shares a tutorial on 3D Snowflakes.

Challenge - Let It Snow
Tutorial - 3D Paper Snowflakes

Here's how I interpret 'Let It Snow'.

I totally lifted my Snowflake Ornament from Becca Feeken and you can find her Tutorial HERE. I didn't use a ribbon spool like she did, I just used 2 circles from CS with the ribbon in between, I have a photo below to show that.

The Sponsor's for this week:

The Crafty Pad Designs - 2 Digi Images

and

Limited Runs - 3 images of your choice

Here are some more photos on the Snowflake Ornament I made. I used a CTMH Glitter Brad for the snowflake center.

Here you can see my ornament is flatter than Becca's ornament made with a ribbon spool.

Recipe: CTMH CS-White Daisy, Nestabilities-Fleur De Lis and Circles, Burgundy Satin Ribbon, Pearls, CTMH Glitter Brad.

Head on over to Top Tip Tuesday and see how the rest of the DT was inspired with 'Let It Snow'. And be sure to add your link there as well for a chance at some great prizes!!

Enjoy,
Deneen

Inspired Stamps Sneak Peek Ask/Seek/Knock

2011-11-29T06:00:00.000-06:00

Welcome back...this is my 2nd post for today, so be sure to scroll down if you're looking for the Top Tip Tuesday challenge.

This week is Sneak Peek Week at Inspired Stamps! We have some beautiful stamps, and projects to share with you this week. Here's the list:

Monday - Antoinette
Tuesday - Belinda & Me
Wednesday - Kary, Jenn & Amber
Thursday - Chere & Jamie
Friday - Stamp sets will be in the STORE!

Today Belinda and I reveal the Ask/See/Knock stamp set.

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-Ask/Seek/Knock, PP-My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Two, CTMH CS-Colonial White & Chocolate, Distress Inks-Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy & Old Paper, Nestabilities-Labels 23, Marianned Designs Flourish LR0116, EK Success Interlaced Corner Punch, Wild Orchid Flowers-Pink Tone 1" Roses Set A, Pink Tone 5/8" Roses Set B & 5/8" Rose Pink Open, Brown Grosgrain Ribbon, Pearls, Foam Squares.

It's a must-have stamp set! There's a pine tree, a tree trunk with branch that can hold a little birdhouse, a bird, verses, and of course the door. It such a beautiful stamp set to work with, my card came together quite quickly.

I also wanted to show a whimsical side to the set and came up with a Christmas card too!

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-Ask/Seek/Knock, Label Maker Alphabet, Winter Ruth, CTMH CS-White Daisy & Bamboo, Textured Cream CS, CTMH Ink-Black, Distress Inks-Aged Mahogany, Peeled Paint, Brushed Corduroy & Old Paper, Flower Soft-Polar White & Emerald, Antique Copper Brad, Velvet Ribbon, Foam Squares.

I stamped the door on cream CS and Bamboo CS. I cut the door frame out of the Bamboo, and the door from cream CS. I scored cream CS for the wall, and attached the door, the frame I attached with foam squares to give it some dimension. The tree I stamped and cut out and attached with foam squares too. For the wreath I cut a rough circle and covered it with Emerald Flower Soft. The ground and tree I covered with Polar White Flower Soft.

Inspired Stamps Used:
Ask/Seek/Knock (released on Friday)
Label Maker Alphabet
Winter Ruth

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Be sure to check the rest of the DT blogs this week for the Sneak Peeks! All the stamps will be in store on Friday!!
Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Tri-Fold Shutter Card

2011-11-22T02:00:00.000-06:00

Hello and welcome here! It's Challenge time at Top Tip Tuesday, this week the Challenge is to have more than 1 fold on your card/project. The Tutorial is a Tri-Fold Shutter Card by Janette.

Challenge - More Than 1 Fold
Tutorial - Tri-Fold Shutter Card

Here is my card to hopefully inspire you.

Card Size: 4" x 5.5"

The Sponsor's for this week:

Simon Says Stamp - $20 gift voucher for their store

Sew Sweet - £10.00 voucher to spend in their shop

Stash Books is offering the top Tipper - Calling Cards-Connect With Style book

I was at a Craft Show this past weekend selling some of my handmade paper creations. It went very well, thank-you to those who stopped by and said 'Hi'!! Now I have to start restocking my card stash for next year. I'm in need of some teen girl cards, and I thought I would start right away with this card.

When open, the card measures 5.5" x 12". I changed up my measurements just slightly from the Top Tip Tutorial. I needed mine to fit in a regular envelope. The card base measures 5.5" x 12", I scored it at 2", 4", 8" & 10", I only measured 1.25" in from the edge to cut my slits (instead of 1.5")

I added Red Stickles on the frame edges, and gave her a red rhinestone ring...a ruby ring:) It's difficult to see, but I added Gold Ice Stickles to the corners of the Caning Pattern (around the sentiment 'Beautiful').

Recipe: CTMH PP-That's Amore, CTMH CS-Colonial White & Black, CTMH Ink-Black & Tulip, CTMH SS-Be Yourself, Distress Inks-Anique Linen, Marianne Designs Frame LR0116, Nestabilities-Labels 18, Martha Stewart Anywhere Punch-Caning Pattern, EK Success-Wrought Iron Corner Punch, Foam Squares, Red Stickles, Gold Ice Stickles, Red Rhinestones, Lace Ribbon.

Be sure to pop over to Top Tip Tuesday to check out the other great More Than 1 Fold DT creations. Don't forget to go back and add your creation to Mr. Linky for a chance at some great prizes!!

Enjoy,
Deneen

Inspired Stamps Christmas Tag Blog Hop

2011-11-17T06:00:00.001-06:00

Hello, if you came from CHERE'S Blog, you're on the right track! This week Inspired Stamps is having a Blog Hop, and the DT is sharing Christmas Tags.

You can start at the Inspired Stamps Blog, or continue from here and go around.

Tag Size: 3" x 6.25"

Antoinette (Inspired Stamps creator/owner) sent each of the DT a package containing the newest stamps, and some paper and embellishments!! THANK-YOU for your generosity Antoinette, I used many of the items on my Tag!

I coloured His Little Ones: Christmas Girl with Copics and added Gold Flower Soft, and Polar White Flower Soft to the greenery and coat...the Gold Flower Soft has sparkles in it. I cut out a scalloped circle and embossed snowflake on it, attached it to the doily and added glitter brad-like thingies.

There were also some teal coloured flowers in the package from Antoinette, and I added a few of my own to fill out the look. The snowflake is silver glitter...the camera doesn't pick it up, and I layered ribbon to finish off the bottom.

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-HLO: Christmas Girl & Vintage Christmas, Manila Tag, Doily, Nestabilities-Big Scalloped Circles, Marianne Designs-Flourish LR0116, Martha Stewart Pinking Scallop Border Punch, Pink Velvet Ribbon, White Satin Ribbon, Iridescent Ribbon, Glitter Drops, Foam Squares, Chipboard Snowflake, Gold Flower Soft, Polar White Flower Soft, Wild Orchid Flowers-1"PinkTone Roses Set A, 5/8" Pink Tone Roses Set B & 1/8" Rosebuds Pastel Tone, Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E01, R20, Hair-Y11, Y15, Y19, YR23, Coat-R29, Greenery-YG23, YG25, G28.

Inspired Stamps Used:
His Little Ones - Christmas Girl
Vintage Christmas

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Now hop on your way to Jamie's Blog and check out her beautiful Tag creation!

Enjoy,
Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Christmas Tag

2011-11-15T02:00:00.001-06:00

Hello and welcome here. Today is another Top Tip Tuesday post, the challenge this week is Tags - Use a tag on your project or make a tag as your project. I went with making a tag as my project.

Challenge - Tags
Tipper Week - each DT member shares a tip

Tag size: 3" x 6.25"

I cut my tag out of Colonial White CS and stamped it randomly with CTMH Universal Backgrounds using Bamboo Ink. I then heat dried it because I wanted to emboss my image. I stamped the angel with Versamark and used Gold embossing powder. I used Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia, and embossed the edges with Gold embossing powder. I distress the edges with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.

The Sponsor's for this week:

Pink Cat Studio - 5 digis of your choice

and
For the Top Tipper:
Glitterbabe Greetings - 2 images of your choice

Here are some close-up photos of elements on my tag.

I used Gold Flower Soft for the center of the Poinsettia.

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-Vintage Christmas, CTMH SS-Universal Backgrounds, Inkadinkado-Christmas Silhouettes, CTMH CS-Colonial White, Vineyard Berry & Garden Green, CTMH Ink-Bamboo, Distress Ink-Brushed Corduroy, Versamark, Gold EP, Nestabilities-Layered Poinsettia, Burgundy Satin, Grosgrain & Velvet Riboon, Cream Lace, Foam Squares, Gold Flower Soft.

Tip: Add labels, and sponge daub the ink on a small square so that you know what the colours of Distress Ink really look like.

Be sure to stop by Top Tip Tuesday to check out what the rest of the DT made, and their TIPS. Don't forget to add your link there as well, and for an extra chance at a prize leave TIP after your name...just make sure your Tip can be found within your post.

Enjoy,
Deneen

Remembrance Day

2011-11-11T09:45:00.002-06:00

Thanks to all the serving members, past and present!

Inspired Stamps Little One and Verse

2011-11-10T05:28:00.000-06:00

Hello and welcome here. This week the Inspired Stamps DT is showcasing a His Little Ones (HLO) and a Verse. I tried to go a little vintage-y, but I don't think I got too far, lol. But I still like how this card turned out.

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I started the card by using CTMH Colonial White CS rather than white, including using it for HLO. I added white gel pen to the whites of his eyes. The patterned paper had the vintage colour on 2 of the side and by using Distress Inks Vintage Photo and Tea Dye, I was able to complete the look around the whole card base.

The patterned paper already has glitter on it, I added Stickles to the ornament and his eyes for extra glitter.

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-HLO Christmas Boy & Vintage Christmas, PP-BoBunny Snowfall Collection, CTMH CS-Colonial White, Burgundy Textured CS, Distress Inks-Vintage Photo & Tea Dye, Nestabilities-Labels 18, Labels 20 & Ovals, CTMH Vineyard Berry Organdy Ribbon, CTMH Twill Ribbon, Sizzix-Snowflake & Flourish EF, Cuttlebug Vintage Die, Platinum Stickles, Arctic Ice Stickles, Rhinestones, Foam Squares, Copics: Hair-Y15, Y18, Skin E000, E21, YR000, YR01, Pants W7, N7, Sweater/Shoes-R59, Ornament-silver gel pen, Arctic Ice Stickles.

Inspired Stamps Used:
His Little Ones: Christmas Boy
Vintage Christmas

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Be sure to check out the rest of the DT's great creations, their links are in my sidebar. And don't forget the sale that's happening until Nov. 18th!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Deneen

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Stamp & Create - $25 for Top Tipper

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Sew Sweet - £10.00 voucher

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This week's Sponsors:

Inky Impressions - Prize is a $10 gift certificate

and

Digital Delights by Louby Lou - 3 digital stamps

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Inspired Stamps Christmas Tag Blog Hop

Top Tip Tuesday Christmas Tag

Remembrance Day

Inspired Stamps Little One and Verse

A Path of Paper

Inspired Stamps Love Card

A White Wedding Card

Top Tip tuesday Sketch Challenge Week 2

Inspired Stamps Nature Card

Top Tip Tuesday Sketch Challenge

Sketch 2: Clean and Simple

You may rotate or flip the sketch, add a few extra embellishments or elements but please ensure the original sketch is clearly visible in your finished creation.

Stamp & Create - $25 for Top Tipper

Karens Doodles

Sew Sweet - £10.00 voucher

Inspired Stamps Sneak Peek - Lovely Lace

Top Tip Tuesday Anything Goes Update

Inspired Stamps Birthday Card

Top Tip Tuesday Tri-Fold Type Card

Inspired Stamps Happy New Year Card

Top Tip Tuesday Anything Goes

Inspired Stamps Christmas Card

Top Tip Tuesday Anything Christmas 2

Inspired Stamps Snowmen Card

Top Tip Tuesday Gifts

Do you like to find GREAT deals...

Inspired Stamps Snowflake Card

Top Tip Tuesday Snowflakes

Inspired Stamps Sneak Peek Ask/Seek/Knock

Top Tip Tuesday Colour Challenge and Tutorial

Silver, White and a hint of Colour!This week's Sponsors:Inky Impressions - Prize is a $10 gift certificateandDigital Delights by Louby Lou - 3 digital stamps

Top Tip Tuesday Tri-Fold Shutter Card

Inspired Stamps Christmas Tag Blog Hop

Top Tip Tuesday Christmas Tag

Remembrance Day

Inspired Stamps Little One and Verse

Silver, White and a hint of Colour!

This week's Sponsors:

Inky Impressions - Prize is a $10 gift certificate

and

Digital Delights by Louby Lou - 3 digital stamps