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CAS Birthday Card

Happy Friday Blog Friends! It is sooo quiet here today as my three little ones are at their grandparents for a couple of days. I have enjoyed my time alone reading, meditating and sleeping. Hehe! It has been wonderful. I look forward to having them home tomorrow though. They are my heart and soul and I love them so dearly.

I have been busy behind the scenes getting ready for our October release in 10 days! I’ve been packaging new goodies, taking photos and getting the website ready! It’s all about Christmas this month! And we are ALL excited to share with you what’s going on here at Inspired by Stamping!

I took a little break today and created this CAS card…

I have lots of little scraps laying around and used them here with my card. For a little extra, I stitched along each piece of cardstock. To cover the uneven edges of  my cardstock, I used some Vintage Crochet Trim.

I adhered 3 IBS flowers to the corner and attached a tag from Fancy Tags Stamp Set. I then stamped “Happy Birthday” from the free Vintage Frames stamp set.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Simple Saturday Happy Holiday Card

Today’s 5x5 Christmas card is all about simplicity or CAS (clean and simple). Clean and Simple means to me, a card that requires no stitching, cutting, die cutting, using minimum supplies and takes less than 10 minutes to put together. This card did all of that. Let’s take a peek….

 

Firstly, let’s talk paper. Paper says everything in a card and today’s My Mind’s Eye Christmas paper is the main focal point. To not deter away from the beauty of this, I added a pre-made tag and placed it on in angle to showcase the gorgeous Christmas bird.

I then stamped a Christmas sentiment from the New Elegant Christmas Sentiments stamp set. For some added details, I tied a bow, glued on a poinsettia and added some Crochet Fabric Tape along the bottom.

The Biggest Tip Today: Add Dimensionals or foam tape throughout your simple card. What does this do? This gives the card added dimension and brings the sentiment/tag out to you or the reader. Or you could say the tag  grabs your attention first.

Thank you for joining us today for our Simple Saturday card. I will see you next week with lots more creations plus its my turn for Whoo Hoo Wednesday. See you then!

Have a lovely weekend friends!

A CAS Card for Monday and Photos of Our Weekend

As we jump start our week, I thought I would share with you a CAS card. This card was super simple and fun!

Did you check out the September Super Sale at Inspired by Stamping? Click Here to see all the news! Items are going fast and now is the time to stock up on all your craft goodies!

Today, I spent the day loading up NEW cards over at the Inspired by Stamping Store for sale! Over 3 dozens new cards are available for purchase for only $2.00. Click Here to View.

Are you a follower Inspired by Stamping Facebook page? Get latest information, archived cards and a little what’s happening with me. I had such a blast yesterday with the family! The photo of Brad and I was a hoot! We had to take that one at least 6 times and was just cracking up laughing! I have a few shares at the bottom of my post of our day yesterday. I hope you enjoy!

I used a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 size white card base to begin my card. I then stamped the "postcard” sentiment from Vintage Postcard stamp set.

2 Cherry Blossom flowers, 2 White Rose Buds, a Pink Rose buds and some leaves created this lovely bouquet of flowers. I then took a strip of Crochet Fabric Tape and adhered the flowers to the card. A cute pink button just created that little extra something.

This lovely sentiment comes from the Cherish stamp set. I then rounded the corners and distressed the edges with brown ink.

Yesterday was Father’s Day here in Australia. We headed to the beach and had a picnic lunch with the kids. It was beautiful weather and a fun family day hanging out with the most important people in my life.

Queensland, Australia Father’s Day

I was taking photos and my goof ball family stuck their heads out at me while taking this photo. So funny!

The Great Barrier Reef with lots of coral, fish and oysters! We saw a reef shark and a huge crab that I was too chicken to get a photo of.

While driving home, two kangaroos jumped out in front of us. One had a joey inside her pouch and ran away. The other one stopped and kept grazing and eating grass. I was able to get this photo of it before it hopped away.

The first kangaroo before she hopped away.

A Happy Birthday Clean and Simple Card

It’s a CAS (clean and simple) week here! And today, I have a birthday card for a little boy.

I used some IBS Red Polka Dots Washi Tape and some other Washi from my stash. I then added some hemp twine with a bow. Three little yellow brads were added to the corner.

I stamped my Fancy Labels 3 stamp set in Red and cut it out using a Spellbinders Die. I then cut out my “Happy Birthday” sentiment from Kids Fun using a slightly smaller die. I then lifted it using some dimensionals.

Tomorrow, Irit has a fabulous Whoo Hoo Wednesday Tutorial for us. I will see you tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by friends!

STAMPS: FANCY LABELS 3, KIDS FUN

PAPER: KRAFT

AWESOME TOOLS: SPELLBINDERS LABELS 3

A TOUCH OF GLAM: IBS RED POLKA DOTS WASHI TAPE, WASHI TAPE, YELLOW BRADS, HEMP TWINE

A CAS thank you card

Happy Monday blog friends! I hope you all had a lovely weekend. We were Weekend Warriors this weekend, unpacking the last of the boxes, washing windows and hanging photos and catching up. It is soooo wonderful to be completely moved into the house. Yay :)

This little card was suppose to go live on Saturday but the weekend just got away from me.  I hope you still enjoy it.

This week, I will be featuring CAS cards! I have some great things to share this week!

I grabbed some Kraft Paper for my card base and stitched around the edges with some chocolate colored thread. Delicate Doilies II was stamped with VersaMark and then embossed in white.

In the corner, I stamped a “thank you” sentiment from Floral Love.

I used a Spellbinder Die to cut out my center image using pink patterned scrap paper. I then added some IBS flowers to the center.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a great Monday! I am busy selling my SU! stamp sets at the moment. If you are interested in purchasing some, email me. :)

STAMPS: DELCIATE DOILIES II, FLORAL LOVE

PAPER: KRAFT, SCRAP PATTERN PAPER

AWESOME TOOLS: SPELLBINDER DIE

A TOUCH OF GLAM: IBS WHITE DAISY, BURGUNDY MEDIUM FLOWER

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

A CAS Card

Hello sweet friends! Thank you for all your beautiful comments about my Mom’s paintings. It really touched my heart and hers. :)

I was able to get all the orders shipped today. Yay! Thank you so much for all your support and orders! Please remember that shipping usually takes 7-10 business days.

The last few weeks, my family and I have all gotten the horrible flu. My turn was this weekend. It was so wonderful to be sitting in my craft room today and be up and about again. I seem to tire easy still. So I made a little CAS card.

• I used the Delicate Doilies II and Vintage Sayings stamp sets with this orange and blue card.
• The Delicate Doilies II border works beautifully with the New Washi Tape.
• I stamped three sentiments together and then punched it out using an SU! 2-1/2” circle punch.
• Spellbinders Labels 4 and 11 added additional layering to my CAS card.

STAMPS: DELICATE DOILIES II, VINTAGE SAYINGS

AWESOME TOOLS: SPELLBINDERS LABELS 4 and 11

A TOUCH OF GLAM: BLUE FLORAL WASHI TAPE, BLUE GINGHAM WASHI TAPE, RHINESTONES

Inspired by Stamping Release Projects and Blog Hop!

Please CLICK HERE to view Debbie M’s fabulous Shaker Card tutorial using the New Mason Jar Set!

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!

Not only are we releasing stamps this month but also 5 new Crochet Trims, 3 New Satin Ribbons, 1 New Seam Binding Ribbon, 5 New Washi Tape and 2 New Crochet Fabric Tape! This month has just been amazing!

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! Scroll down also to see who won yesterday’s free washi/fabric tape!

One lucky winner from today will win…..

2 - 4x6 Inspired by Stamping Stamp Sets (doesn’t have to be from this week’s release)

Rose Seam Binding Ribbon

Vintage Crochet Trim

Cream Crochet Lace

Light Pink Cherry Blossoms

Dark Pink Cherry Blossoms

Shabby Pink Flowers

White Daisies

What you have to do….

• Leave me a comment telling me what you would like to see in the future from the Inspired by Stamping Store?
• Leave a comment on today and tomorrow’s post only!
• These comments will be kept private so that you may be honest and open with the things that you would like to see. :)
• Don’t forget you must be an Inspired by Stamping Follower!
• I will announce the winner on Saturday with on our Recap Saturday Post!

Yesterday’s Winner of the Free Crochet/Washi Tape is….

laura j said...

i just love washi! so many different colors and patterns!

Laura J, Please email me with your choice of tape and I will send this to you ASAP! Thank you! Joanna

This month we are featuring all the sets on each day. So my first CAS card uses the Mason Jar Add On II! I love this set with its sweet sentiments and labels.

I used Pink Gingham and Pink Floral Washi Tape. I love this close up of how beautiful the two colors coordinate together. I also used a smaller strip of Crochet Fabric Tape.

I used some Melissa Frances polka dot paper and a Spellbinder Lacey Square Die for my center. I then cut out my label and lifted it using some dimensionals. A pink and 2 light yellow flowers were added to the corner for some extra glam.

My second card features the new Mason Jar stamp set and Mason Jar Add On II.

I gently colored my Mason Jar using Copic Markers. Crochet Fabric Tape takes center stage again with some glam on my Mason jar with some IBS flowers .

“With Love” sentiment is from the NEW Mason Jar Add On II! I then added a strip of Red Polka Dot Washi Tape and a strip of Crochet Fabric Tape. A gorgeous White Seam Binding bow was added with a blue button and a rhinestone.

My last project today was one that I shared yesterday on the video featuring the Spice Jar Stamp Set we are releasing on Friday. It’s one of my favorites and I am redoing my spice jar with these sweet labels.

This set fits perfect in a Spellbinders Labels 18 die. I dressed it up using some of the Red Gingham Washi Tape.

I hope you are ready to be even more inspired by this month’s release! The amazing design team have some amazing and beautiful projects to share with you! I invite you to hop on over to see!

But first, don’t forget to leave me a comment!

Colleen Dietrich

Deb Hickman

Irit Shalom

Kim Score

Stamps: Mason Jar Add On II

Paper: Kraft Paper, Melissa Frances

Awesome Tools: Spellbinders Lacey Square Die

A Touch of Glam: Pink Gingham Washi Tape, Pink Floral Washi Tape, Cream Crochet Fabric Tape, Shabby Pink Flowers, Light Yellow Flowers

Stamps: Mason Jar, Mason Jar Add On II

 

Paper: Scrap Paper, Pink Paislee

A Touch of Glam: Red Polka Dots Washi Tape, Crochet Fabric Tape, White Seam Binding Ribbon, Blue Button, Rhinestones, Pearls, Red Flowers, Light Yellow Flowers

Stamps: Spice Jar

A Touch of Glam: Spice Jar, Red Gingham Washi Tape

Dream Big

Hello crafty friends! It is our last week of school holidays. We had a fantastic weekend visiting with family, going to the pool and having some much needed R&R.

This morning while the kids were having sleep ins, I started making my card. Well 3 hours later, I finished! LOL! It all started because I couldn’t find something and then I started unpacking boxes and more boxes. And then I moved around my things and furniture and finally made it back to my card!

Fancy Labels 3 and Inspiring Sentiments stamp sets are my go to sets today. A quick zip through the Big Shot using Spellbinders Labels 3 and Labels 16 created quick cutting and embossing. I then added my glam which is some new yummy crochet trim, buttons and seam binding ribbon.

Well my friends, I better keep working on this messy craft room. I am looking forward to seeing the top of my desk and organizing my bookcases. Have a great Monday!

IBSIC #15 ~ Red, White & Blue

Hello sweet friends! Wow! It’s Thursday! Yay! Time for a new IBS Inspiration Challenge! This week we have an inspiration photo…

Red, White and Blue are our theme colors this week! Please hop over and join us! We love to see all your gorgeous creations! Plus, I LOVE peeking at your blogs and beautiful inspiring cards too!

My light bulb died today! Can you tell? I will be heading to the hardware store for a new light today. Since life has been chaotic and busy with construction, moving in and working. I went for a CAS card using red, white and blue colors.

I stamped my Delicate Doily using White pigment ink and then embossed over it using White Embossing Powder. Next, I stamped “Let’s Celebrate” from Birthday Wishes in red and added ribbon and bling. :)