Happy Birthday Cards

Today's Inspired Stamps post is three Birthday cards using the same stamps.  The stamps I used are the floral silhouette from Be Still Silhouettes and the sentiment from Perfect Sentiments.

I'm really not good at making CAS cards, but I thought I should give it a go for a change.  On the first card, I diecut the window frame and attached the floral silhouette behind it.  The hexagons in the background are from the set Inspired Shapes.

 

On the second card, I tried the chalkboard technique.  I stamped both the images and white embossed them and sponged some white ink around the edges.  This card was fun to create.

 

For the third card, I stamped the image with a purple chalk ink and added some pearls for the flower centres.  The sentiment was stamped on a diecut piece and adhered to the card. 

There are lots of fabulous ideas on the Inspired Stamps Blog today, be sure to click over and check it out.

Thanks for visiting me.

Kary

Easter Card Set

Hello again!  I can't believe, we're almost into March already.  It's time to think about Easter cards, isn't it?  It's so easy create these with Inspired Stamps.

I used a combination of 2 stamp sets to create these 4x4 card set - Perfect Sentiments  and the flower image from Comfort.  The sentiment and image were stamped on a diecut patterned paper.  A quick and easy set to create.

Please visit the Inspired Stamps Blog to check out the other wonderful Easter Card Sets from the Design Team. 

Have a wonderful day!
Kary  

Inspired Stamps - Christmas Card

Welcome to another week of Christmas in July with Inspired Stamps!  This week, we are focusing on Christmas cards.

I went for a non-traditional Christmas card with pinks and cream. ;)  The cardbase is a cream cardstock, measuring 4.5 x 12", folded into a trifold card.  I scored the first and second panel at 3-5/8" and the last panel measures 4-3/4".

Winter Ruth was stamped on a piece of white cardstock, and coloured with Copic Markers, cut out and adhered onto the front panel.  Her coat was paper pieced with patterned paper.  A strip of the same patterned paper was adhered to the last panel of the card, stamped with the "Merry Christmas" greeting from the Perfect Sentiments stamp set.

Don't forget that there is a fantastic sale happening at Inspired Stamps.  Use the code "JULY12" at checkout, and you will get 25% off your entire order.  What a perfect time to shop for all those stamps on your wishlist.

 

Thank you for stopping by.  

Have a lovely day!

Kary

Inspired Stamps - Easel Card

Welcome to Thursday with Inspired Stamps!  This week the DT is focussing on Easel cards with Scripture.  I must admit, I've not tried making fancy Easel cards, so I'm sharing just a basic one today with a slightly fancy front panel.

Here's the front of the card.  The size of the easel card base measures 3-7/8 x 3-7/8 when folded, which is determined by the fancy front panel and mine is a Nesting Doily square die-cut.  To decorate the front panel, I adhered a piece of printed vellum.  The Scripture sentiment is from the "Fall Gratitude" set, adhered just below the flower.  The flower image is from mini stamp set "Flowers" and I did some quick colouring with Copic Markers (Flower centre - Y35, Y38 & Petals - Y11, Y21).  The flower was adhered on top of a Rosette medallion.

On the inside of the card, I cut a rectangular piece using a Nesting Doily rectangle die.  I adhered it to the card using pop dots, and I stamped the Thank You sentiment from Perfect Sentiments set and the Rectangle frame from Label Maker Alphabet set.  The Rectangle frame outline was coloured using Y35 & Y38.

I hope you like the card.  Be sure to check out the Inspired Stamps Blog for the DT's awesome creations.

Thank you for visiting today.

Have a Lovely day!
Kary

Products used : Inspired Stamps Flowers, Fall Gratitude, Perfect Sentiments, Label Maker Alphabet. Memento Rich Cocoa & Espresso Truffle, Copic Markers, QuicKutz Nesting Doily Squares and Rectangles, Memory Box Woodrow Rosette, Vellum from Webster's Pages, Hero Arts Layering Papers - Eggshell.

Inspired Stamps - Heartfelt Sympathy

This week's Inspired Stamps inspiration is DT choice.  I hardly make sympathy cards. According to the local Chinese culture, it is customary to give "White Gold" to the family of the person who passed away.  "White Gold" is a packet which contains a token sum of money and is generally given before the funeral.  However, when one can't be present, sending a card seems appropriate.

On my card, I used the floral image from Be Still Silhouettes and sentiment from Perfect Sentiments.  The card measures 7-1/4" x 3-5/8" - I folded a piece of white cardstock in half and cut it with a semi-circle reflections die.  Before stamping, I masked off the edges of the cardstock with removeable tape.  Then, I placed the silhouette stamp on a clear block and shaped the stamp to match the circular card. The image was stamped with Memento Pistachio ink, starting from the left of the card.  I discovered the large flower would cover up where I wanted to place the sentiment, so I didn't ink it when stamping it for the second and third time.  To finish off the card, I added some pearls along the edges as shown.

I hope you like this idea and the shaped card.  Please visit the Inspired Stamps blog to see the fabulous inspiration the Design Team has in store today.

Thanks for visiting me.
Kary

Products used :  Inspired Stamps sets Be Still Silhouettes & Perfect Sentiments, Neenah Solar White cardstock, Cheery Lynn Designs Reflections Boutique Mega Die - Scalloped Circle, Memento Pistachio & Rich Cocoa, Viva Decor Pearl Pen - Bronze.

A Bunch of Cards

Hello Friends!  Have you seen the above Memorial Day Week-long Sale at Inspired Stamps?  This is such an Awesome Sale, and there's time till the end of May, to grab all the Inspired Stamps sets you love.

I have a bunch of cards to share today, made with the sketches found at Operation Write Home.

Card No.1

This card was made using one of the butterflies from the Butterflies and Blooms stamp set, and the sentiment from Perfect Sentiments set. The sketch was from OWH's Sketch #121.

Card No.2

On this card, I used the Single Scripture Stamps - Lamentations 3:41 and I did a paper collage on the card using random strips of patterned paper.  This is a great card to make with your patterned paper scraps.  This card follows the OWH's Sketch #8:

Card No.3

This card uses the Stamp sets His Little Ones : Girl Praying, and Perfect Sentiments.  The card follows the OHW Sketch # 1:

Although I don't live in the US, I am in favour of the work of Operation Write Home.  It's such a great cause for those in the service for their country and their families.  If you live in the US, I hope you will participate in making cards in support of the work of Operation Write Home.  The guidelines to do so, can be found here.

Thank you for stopping by.

Have an Awesome week!
Kary

Inspired Stamps - Thank You

Hi!  This week's Inspired Stamps project is Design Team's choice.  I really wanted to play with the new stamp set, Inspired Shapes more, with inking technique.

I took this photo at an angle to show the shimmer from the Perfect Pearls

I stamped the circle border on white cardstock with Versamark, and heat embossed with Detailed White Embossing powder.  Then, I added some Distress Inks (Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar, Dried Marigold, Shabby Shutters, Barn Door and Evergreen Bough) and brushed on some Perfect Pearls before the inks dry.  To seal the Perfect Pearls, I spray misted some water on the cardstock and heat set it dry.

On another piece of cardstock, I stamped the butterfly & flowers image using Memento Rich Cocoa.  The image was coloured with Copic Markers - Butterfly (BG01, G00) and Flowers (R81, R83, R85, R00, YG01, YG03, YG17) and cut out using a circle Spellbinders die.  I added some Atyou Spica Clear Glitter pen over the butterfly and flower centres.

Here are the stamp sets I used:

Inspired Shapes

Butterflies and Blooms

Perfect Sentiments

Please head over to the Inspired Stamps blog to see all the fabulous creations from the rest of the Design Team.

Thank you for visiting.

Kary

Products used: Inspired Stamps sets 'Inspired Shapes' & 'Butterflies and Blooms', White & Berry Sorbet cardstock, Spellbinders Classic Circles & Ironwork Motifs, Baker's Twine Cantaloupe, Copic Markers, Atyou Spica Clear Glitter, i-rock clear crystals.

Inspired Stamps - Thinking of You

Welcome to this week's Inspired Stamps post!  This week's theme, is Design team's favourite. I've chosen to use Esther's Bouquet and Perfect Sentiments.  Esther is coloured with Copic Markers, Hair - E35, E37, E29; Skin - E50, E01, E13; Dress - R05, R02, R01, YG05; Socks - R08, R14, R02; Flowers - RV02, RV04, RV09; Eyes - YG05, YG17, Colourless blender.  Can you tell I'm really into Shaped cards and die-cuts lately?

Be sure to check out the Inspired Stamps' blog and the Design Team's blogs for more inspiration.  Next week is Sneak peek week, stay tuned...

Thanks for stopping by!
Kary

Other supplies used : Hero Arts Layering paper Daffodil, Dear Lizzie Neapolitan 6x6 pad, Prima wood button, Spellbinders Fancy Ovals, and Grand Labels 23, MFT Die-namics Let's Chat & Spellbinders M-Bossabilities So Trendy.

Inspired Stamps - Easter Card

This week the Inspired Stamps focus is on Easter/Scripture projects.  I was inspired to make an Easter card!

The Stamp sets I used for the card are Be Still Silhouettes (the corner vine), 1" Flowers (the pink flowers) and Perfect Sentiments (sentiment).  The corner vine was stamped with Memento Bamboo Leaves onto a script cardstock. I selected two tiny flowers from the 1" Flowers set, stamped them onto white cardstock and coloured with Copic Markers RV00 and RV23.  The flowers were cut out and adhered on the vine.  The cross was made from 2 strips of kraft cardstock measuring 2-1/2 x 3/4" and 3-5/8 x 3/4" and embossed with a Woodgrain Impression plate.  A die-cut heart was adhered on the cross with some foam adhesive.  I added some white dash lines on the cross with a white gel pen as well as on the edges of the cardbase with a black pen. To finish off the card, I added three tiny pearls just underneath the sentiment.

Hope you like the card idea, and be sure to visit the Design team blogs for more inspiration.

Have a blessed day!
Kary