Inspired Stamps DT Thursday

Hello everyone!  It is HOT, HOT, HOT here.  Boy, does it zap everything out of you.
 Today the DT could create anything.  We usually use the wonderful scripture stamps but today I wanted to showcase the other versatile stamps available in the Inspired Stamps Online store.  I made this gift set using a couple of stamp sets:  Tags and Thank you..  I closed the bag with a clothes pin (that I dyed myself).  I stamped the "Homemade with Love" sentiment from the Tags set.  I added a handmade rose and leaf.  I used the "Thank you" set for the sentiment and flowers on the tag.

I made the gift bag with the gift bag punch board and cut a window with a dye and added Bazzill paper to the front.
What do you think?  Some homemade cookies inside.  Would you like to receive this?

Have a great day and try to stay cool.  Please be sure to click on the other DT members in the sidebar to see what they came up with this week and head over to the Inspired Stamps Online Store for these stamps and so many more.

Inspired Stamps DT Thursday

Hello everyone, happy Thursday.  There is "love in the air" at Inspired Stamps this week.  The DT was asked to make "love" projects.  I chose to make a 5 X 5 card, not my normal size, but with my new envelope punch board I can make any size envelope I want.  I will share more about this in a different post.
Today I used three Inspired Stamps stamp sets, Heart holding Girl HLO, Typewriter text lowercase alphabet and heart from Tags set.
Inspired Stamps Online Store is having a sale on some of the large stamp sets for a few more days, so go quick and check out the savings.
For this card I used different dp from MME, they were all in the same pack so they coordinated well. I cut the banner using Spellbinder dies, pennants and scallop pennants.  I used a Spellbinder die for heart circle around my HLO.  I used the classic circles to cut out piece to stamp and color my focal image.  I colored the image with Copic markers.
Please be sure to check out the Inspired Stamps blog and the other DT blogs for more ideas.
Have a blessed day and stay warm.

Inspired Stamps- DT Thursday

 Hello Everyone, it is Inspired Stamps, Thursday DT post.  This week we were challenged to use the scripture of our choice to make a project.  I have been trying to come up with ways to give a small gesture to those around us to let them know that they are on our minds and in our prayers.  My family loves cinnamon rolls and we had tried the generic to see if they were the same as the name brand:  our conclusion was that they were not exactly the same quality, but they did have a different delivery method for the icing which we liked much better.  The icing is in a bag, that you cut off a tip to apply.  Within the outer tube the icing bag is placed in a smaller cardboard tube with one end capped with a metal lid (I used two metal lids to make this project.)  My husband placed the cardboard tube and lids (once cleaned ) on my craft desk and said "you can probably figure out a project for these".  They sat there for weeks, but then it came to me and here it is.

 I made a treat box.  I used a 2 inch piece of paper and stamped Phil 4:13 from Tags set repeatedly.  I inked the strip with distress inks (a purple and broken china).  I made a tag using punches and sentiments from Tag set.  I cut flowers in two purple hues of paper, inked and formed the flower for the lid and the tag.

 For the inside:  Who wouldn't like some chocolate treats?  I stamped sentiments from the Card Ministry Basics set and punched with a 1 inch circle punch and adhered to bottom of chocolate pieces.

Here is a view of the treats in the box, with some of the sentiments showing.  Don't you think this would encourage the recipient?  My pastor recently said that when we give someone a gift, it really isn't about the gift, but it is about the love that we are expressing by giving the gift.  That is so true, isn't it.  Isn't great to know that someone was thinking of you?  So it doesn't matter how much the gift costs (here just the cost of the chocolate, everything else was recycled or scraps of paper in my scrap pile :) ).  Hope you enjoyed my project and that it inspires you to do a RAK for someone this week.  You will make their day, if not their whole week.  Ask God to place that special someone on your heart today.  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by. Please don't forget to check out what the other DT members made this week by stopping by the Inspired Stamps Blog and check out the stamp sets and many others at the Inspired Stamps Store.   Go and check out some sneak peeks at the March release stamp sets.

Inspired Stamps September Release

 It is September Release at Inspired Stamps and boy oh boy are you going to want to check out the projects each day by the DT.  You can check out the Inspired Stamps blog each day to see the new projects and then pop over to the DT blogs to leave them each some love.  This month I was asked to create with the new Tags set, this set comes with several outline tags (you can see one outline tag on my card and the other on my memory tag set), it also comes with a solid tag which I used on my memory tag set, it has Phil 4:13 (as seen on my card).  This is one of my favorite verses and I love the graphic style.  For my card I used some dp from The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby) and matted it on black cardstock.  I stamped an outline tag on white cardstock, stamped verse and then inked with distress ink. I used the larger cross from set and then masked off the cross in Phil 4:13 verse to create the three crosses at top of card.  I used black enamel paint from Ranger for interest and a piece of Martha Stewart ribbon to cover the seam.  I think it makes a nice masculine card.

The two golden colored tags are new verses this month.

I also made some memory verse tags.  You could use as a key ring or attach to your backpack or purse and have verses you wanted to "hide in your heart" at your finger tips. I decorated the outside tag a bit to make it fun. I used the large solid tag in the set to stamp all the backgrounds and then chose some verses.  You can keep adding to your collection of tags as you memorize verses.  All the 2X2 verses I tried fit on this tag and bonus starting Friday Inspired Stamps will give you a free 2X2 stamp of your choice with any purchase of 25.00.  Also remember today 9/10 is the last day to receive 40% off the highest priced item in your cart.  The sets featured this week will not be available at the Inspired Stamps online store until noon on Friday.  I hope you enjoyed my projects and have a great day!