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Introducing December 25th Labels and Holiday Expressions…

***This post is so super photo heavy! But I know you will enjoy it so scroll ALL the way down to leave a comment for blog candy!***

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Welcome to Day 2 of the October Blog Hop! We are so glad that you stopped by! If you missed yesterday’s post and blog candy click here! Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a $30 gift card!

Here is today’s blog candy!

One lucky winner from today will win…..

A $30 Gift Card to the Inspired by Stamping Store! What you have to do….

• Leave me a comment about today’s release!
• Leave a comment on today and yesterday’s post only!
• Don’t forget you must be an Inspired by Stamping Follower to this blog through Google Reader or Email!
• I will announce the winner on Saturday with on our Recap Saturday Post!

Now onto some creations!

For my first project, I created this cute wine bottle tag as a Christmas present. I used the NEW December 25th Labels stamp set.

IBSIC #31 ~ Photo Inspiration Challenge

Hello blog friends! Welcome to a new week at the Inspired by Stamping Inspiration Challenge! This week we have a Halloween photo for your inspiration…

Here is my Halloween card…

Introducing Festive Frames, Vintage Postcard Add On I and Holiday Ornaments!

***This post is so super photo heavy! But I know you will enjoy it! So scroll ALL the way down to leave a comment for blog candy!***

It is that exciting time this month where the design team and I get to feature gorgeous projects with the sets that will be released on Friday, Oct. 19th!

Not only are we releasing 5 new stamps this month but also 3 new Ribbons, 2 New Poinsettia Flowers and 3 New Colors of Glitter Tape!

I know you will LOVE today’s blog hop filled with so many inspirations! The design team really went above and beyond with their creations this month!

But first! We have blog candy to offer!

One lucky winner from today will win…..

A $30 Gift Card to the Inspired by Stamping Store! What you have to do….

• Leave me a comment about today’s release!
• Leave a comment on today and tomorrow’s post only!
• Don’t forget you must be an Inspired by Stamping Follower to this blog through Google Reader or Email!
• I will announce the winner on Saturday with on our Recap Saturday Post!

Now on to the goodies!

Deb H featuring the NEW Vintage Frames!

Have you ever been so inspired by someone and every time you see their designs you literally swoon?? I do this with Deb Hickman’s cards. She created this gorgeous card on her blog today featuring the new Vintage Frames stamp set. And yes I am swooning again with this beauty! Hop on over to see all the gorgeous details on how she made her card.

This stamp set is free this month at the Inspired by Stamping Store with any $50 purchase. Click Here for all the details!

IBSIC #30 ~ Sketch Challenge

Hello sweet crafty friends and welcome to a new week over at IBSI Challenge! We have a new sketch for you to try! Please hop on over to see the amazing design team and our guest designer too!

Our sketches are just to inspire you. Please feel free to switch up the sketch as I have done below.

Here is my card…

I switched up my sketch a little bit and placed my sentiment inside my circle. I used the Birthday Wishes and Graceful Hydrangea stamp set.

I used some IBS Seam Binding Ribbon and Scallop Border Crochet Trim. To create some shabby ribbon, I gently distressed the edges with some distress ink and then set the ink with my heat gun.

Here is a close up of the NEW Graceful Hydrangea stamp set Free with any $50 purchase from the Inspired by Stamping Store!

I added three IBS flowers along the circle die and some IBS leaves.

We hope you join us this week over at IBSIC! We look forward to seeing all your gorgeous creations with this week’s sketch!

WHW Tutorial and Card too! :)

Hello friends! Today, it is my turn for the Whoo Hoo Wednesday and I have a quick tip on how I keep my Dies from moving when running them through the Big Shot! I hope you enjoy!

I had a lot of fun creating this Halloween card with all its details! I let my imagination run wild with this one. My labels and image come from the Halloween Labels and Fancy Labels 18 stamp sets. After cutting them out with the Big Shot, I then lifted each one with dimensionals.

On the top of my card is a spider web from My Mind’s Eye paper, so I thought it would be fun to have spiders running down the side of my card stock. These spiders are from last years Tricks & Treats stamp set.

What better than some dead dried flowers and leaves added to the corner of my card?! I distressed each IBS White Rose with distress ink and then bent the wire to give them that dead and droopy feel.

 

I hope that you enjoyed today’s quick tutorial!

A Personal Note:

Today was a super special day for my oldest daughter Tessa. She competed against regional kids from grades K-7 in a drawing competition and was one of the winners. The competition was about saving the Great Barrier Reef and how picking up our trash helps the ocean. She is the June month and is the center page for the calendar. I am so very proud of her. xoxo

 

Please leave a comment! I love hearing from you!

Have a great day!

Graceful Hydrangea Card by Kendra Sand

Hello sweet friends! Hop over to Kendra’s blog today! She is featuring the NEW Graceful Hydrangea stamp set! You can receive this stamp free with any $50 purchase this month at the Inspired by Stamping Store!

IBSIC #29 - Photo Inspiration

Hello friends! Its time for a new IBSIC challenge this week! And we have a great fall inspiration photo this week! We hope you join us!

Here is the photo inspiration...

And here is my card today!

I used the Big Treasures and Fancy Tags stamp sets for my card. So what do you think about the label die? I have some things that I am working on behind the scenes and would love some imput!

 

 I layered my sentiment with a Spellbinders Die and embossed the label too. I love the effect! 

I stitched around the edges and then added some Vintage Crochet Trim from the IBS store. I made a double bow with two colors of seam binding ribbon today. I just LOVE the bow maker that my FIL made me. The perfect bow everytime! 

Thank you for stopping by today! Please hop over to visit the IBSI challenge to see some more fabulous creations from the DT and our special guest designer!

 

Sneak Peek of the New Vintage Frames Stamp Set

Hello blog friends! Today, I have one more sneak peek of the new Vintage Frames 4x4 Stamp Set that will be available on October 1st at the Inspired by Stamping Store!

Before we get to the peeks, there are only 2 more days left before the Super September Sale at Inspired by Stamping ends! Stock up on all your favorite stamps, ribbons, tapes and embellishments. Sale ends September 30th at midnight!

Here is the new Shabby Vintage Frames Stamp Set! This set will come with two vintage frames. Each frame will fit in a Spellbinders rectangle die perfectly for easy cutting. This set also has three new lovely sentiments that will fit inside each frame.

Here is a close up of the frame! I stamped it in brown Memento ink. I then cut it using a Spellbinder rectangle die. To follow the curve of the top of the frame, I used a corner punch to round the top corners before distressing the edges.

I added the Scallop Border Crochet Trim and Cream Crochet Lace for some shabbiness. I then made a bow using some Pink Satin ribbon and added an Off White Flower from IBS.

I went all out again with shabbiness on my second card too using the NEW Vintage Frames stamp set! I stamped my frame in Light Pink ink and used Distress ink for my sentiment.

I again cut the frame using a Spellbinder Die and distressed the edges the same as the first card.

Lots of Inspired by Stamping flowers were used for my bouquet and some new White Seam Binding ribbon that will be available in a few weeks! I also used some gorgeous Vintage Crochet Trim along the border.

I hope you enjoyed today’s sneak peeks and Thursday’s too. If you missed Thursday’s, Please Click here!

Exciting news! We hit over 500 new followers over at Pinterest this week! Whoo Hoo! I will be back tomorrow with my top 10 pins of the week! I got heaps of feedback that you would like to see this every Sunday!

Sneak Peek & IBSIC #28 Cards

Are you ready for a new IBSIC sketch this week? The ladies and our talented guest designer have created some gorgeous cards. Here is the sketch…

This week we have a masculine sketch for you to try. Please don’t feel that you have to create the dreaded man card this week. This sketch is just to get you creativity a flowin!

Before we get to my cards…over the next few days I will be sharing with you a couple sneak peeks for next month. We will be releasing two new 4x4 stamp sets on October 1st. I just can’t wait to share with you all the details but I have to keep it a secret until the 1st! I will just say, it will be a huge month for IBS as we celebrate our 1 year anniversary!!!

Inspired by this weeks masculine sketch, I created this card featuring browns, greens and creams throughout. I showed my card to my hubby today and all I got was a hmmp. I guess that means in guy terms, good???

Happy Birthday sentiment is a sneaky peek from the NEW Graceful Hydrangea. I also added these two images from the Ahoy, Matey! stamp set.

Here you can see the sentiment was cut out using a Spellbinder Label 22 die.

My second card features the NEW Graceful Hydrangea stamp set again in all its beauty. Both the hydrangea and sentiment will be available on Oct 1st.

Here is a close up of the sentiment stamped in brown ink.

And a close up of the hydrangea colored using Copic Markers.

I hope you join us this week over at IBSIC! We look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations!

Stay tune for tomorrow! I have an exciting announcement to make! Hehe! I am full of announcements over the next few days! So exciting! I am bouncing off the walls!