Inspired by Stamping

IBSIC #32 Photo Inspiration & Blog Candy :)

Hey stamping friends! How are you on this beautiful Thursday? We have a brand new challenge this week over at the Inspired by Stamping Inspiration Challenge! The design team ladies have created the most beautiful Christmas cards this week! Plus, we have a very talented guest designer!

This week it is all about getting into the Christmas mood and there is some blog candy to win!

Click Here to hop on over to see what the DT created and the blog candy!

Here is the IBSIC inspiration photo…

And here is my card…

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…

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!

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 & 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!

IBSIC #27 ~ A New Photo Inspiration Challenge

Hello blog friends! I hope this week has been a beautiful one for you! Today, was the first time I was able to sit in the craft room this week. It is such a happy place. I could stay there all day.

My three beautiful kiddos have two days left of school before they are on school holidays for 2 weeks. I think I am ready. LOL! It is Spring here in Australia so I am sure we will be jumping in the pool and having a couple of beach days too. And fingers cross there will be a couple of sleep-in mornings.

This week over at the Inspired by Stamping Inspiration Challenge we have a gorgeous inspiration photo for you to try! Please use the colors,  RED, ORANGE and CREAM as your main colors! Also don’t forget to head on over to see some amazing creations from our guest designer and design team. Click Here to View!

 

I grabbed the new Fancy Sentiments and Fancy Labels 3 Stamp Sets for my fall birthday card.

Here is a close up photo. I also layered my ribbon using White Seam Binding Ribbon and some Red Satin Ribbon, which is also a little sneaky peek.

Some new IBS flowers in the corner with a double bow were added to the corner of my card.

At first, I wasn’t sure I liked this card so I made this little tag below also.

I used the NEW Halloween Tags stamp set and a Oval die to cut the image out.

A 2 Tone Red Flower, a double bow, crochet fabric tape and some New Orange Satin ribbon was added for my glam.

I hope you have time this week to make a creation for the Inspired by Stamping Challenge. We love seeing your gorgeous artwork! Thank you for joining us!

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IBSIC #25 & a 1 Minute Video Tip

Hello blog friends! It a new week at the Inspired by Stamping Challenge! Week #25! Whoo Hoo! This week we have a inspiration photo to get your creative juices flowing…

I absolutely love this week’s color challenge! Please use colors Blue, Green, Yellow and Cream as your main colors! Click Here to see all the wonderful design team cards and our guest designer!

Filled with lots of Inspired by Stamping goodness today! I couple of days ago, I got a huge package of pattern paper and have started using it! Can I just say LOVE!!! Love the colors, designs and of course the smell! I love the smell of new pattern paper. LOL!

I just couldn’t resist adding a little sneaky peek to my card! So excited for next week. Plus, I used an old favorite the Fancy Tags Stamp Set. My super talented father-in-law made me my first bow maker and here is my first bow using it! I love it! Wow! A perfect bow every time!

The video below features how to color your Inspired by Stamping White Daisies with markers. Plus, how to distress the edges.

I folded my Cream Fabric Tape along the border of my card stock. I am amazed how quick and easy it is to use the fabric tape.

  

I hope you enjoyed the video today. Stay tune for tomorrow. I have another quick video on how I organize my stamp sets. See you tomorrow! Have a great day stamping friends!

STAMPS: FANCY TAGS, FANCY SENTIMENTS (RELEASING SEPT 14)

PAPER:

A TOUCH OF GLAM: GREEN SEAM BINDING RIBBON, IBS WHITE DAISIES, CREAM FABRIC TAPE, RHINESTONES

IBSIC # 24 ~ Sketch Challenge

It’s a new week over at Inspired by Stamping Inspiration Challenge! And this week we have a sketch for you…

And here is my card…

I absolutely love today’s circle card sketch! Click Here to see all the wonderful design team cards and our guest designer!

For my sentiment, I used the Amazing Inspirations stamp set that is filled with sentiments for those that are going through a hard time.

Two Dark Pink Flowers and an Off White Flower were added to the corner and adhered with little homemade glue dots.

I used a strip of Cream Fabric Tape that adhered perfectly to my paper and added just a touch of shabbiness to my card.

Last night, this beautiful moth was flying around the back deck and this morning I found it. :/ It was laying on the ground. I was amazed at its beautiful colors, shapes and elegance that I had to take a photo.

It measured 5 inches in length! Here is a close up of its beauty. I thought you would enjoy!

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

STAMPS: AMAZING INSPIRATIONS

PAPER: SCRAPS

AWESOME TOOLS: SPELLBINDERS SQUARE AND CIRLCE DIES

A TOUCH OF GLAM: IBS CREAM FABRIC TAPE, DARK PINK IBS FLOWERS, OFF WHITE IBS FLOWERS, RHINESTONES

Hello…

Happy Friday Sweet Friends! I originally made this card for my IBSIC card yesterday but just felt there was something missing?! What do you think? Would you classify this as a CAS card? I will let you decide…

I am off to have lunch with my hubby today! It is so wonderful to have him home and get caught up! We tried to have a date last week but that didn’t happen because we were so sick. So I am super duper excited to spend some time with him.

I used the All Year Wishes I stamp set for my “Hello” sentiment. Victorian Crochet Trim and Rosewood Satin Ribbon were added for some glam. I placed an extra large rhinestone on top of my bow.

Elegant Flowers were stamped in Rose Red ink, heat dried and then colored with Copic Markers. I then lifted them with a few little dimensionals of varying sizes.

Tip: Heat drying the ink helps stop smudging when coloring with your Copic Markers.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I have a Simple Saturday card to share tomorrow!

Hugs to you all!

STAMPS: ELEGANT FLOWERS, ALL YEAR WISHES I

PAPER: IN MY STASH, PAPER DOILY

AWESOME TOOLS:  SCISSORS

A TOUCH OF GLAM: IBS VICTORIAN CROCHET TRIM, ROSEWOOD SATIN RIBBON, RHINESTONES

IBSIC #23 ~ Inspiration Photo and Blog Candy!

Hello sweet friends! How are you on this gorgeous Thursday?! Spring is in the air here today with beautiful temperatures, lovely sea breezes and birds are singing! I love this weather and it is so wonderful to feel warm weather again.

Today, we have a new challenge over at the IBSI challenge. We would love for you to stop by this week. We also have some yummy blog candy up for grabs! CLICK HERE to see all the details of the challenge!

Here is the inspiration photo…

And here is my card…

This week we are to use the colors sage, pink and creams.

• Fancy Labels 18 and Small Fancy Labels 3 were used to create my sentiment and background label.

• I used some Colonial Rose Satin Ribbon and folded it. I then cut little V’s in the edges.

• Some Princess Crochet Trim was used along the border which I stitched onto my floral card stock.

• Three IBS flowers were used for some yummy glam.

STAMPS: FANCY LABELS 18, SMALL FANCY LABELS 3

PAPER: PINK PAISILEE

AWESOME TOOLS: SPELLBINDERS LABELS 18, FLEUR LIS DE RECTANGLES

A TOUCH OF GLAM: IBS FLOWERS, IBS COLONIAL ROSE SATIN RIBBON, IBS PRINCESS CROCHET TRIM