Inspired Stamps- DT Thursday

Hello, hello this Thursday.  Inspired Stamps has some incredible new alphabet stamps and the DT will be showcasing different ways to use the alphabets in their projects today.  I had seen a magnet board recently that caught my eye.  I went to the Dollar Tree and found these baking pans.  I bought a few, I even checked that magnets would stick to them before I bought them.  When I got home I made a plan.  I already had the clear, flat gems and sticky pads (both purchased at Dollar Tree and now just in my supplies waiting for the right project).  I covered the baking pan with dp containing scripture from Hobby Lobby.  I stamped the first letter of each day of the week, but used th for Thursday on a 1 1/4 inch circle punched out of white cardstock. I glued on gem with clear adhesive and then added strong magnet to the back.    I only had the lowercase alphabet, but I like the look.  I made a library pocket with template out of coordinated paper and used a Spellbinder die for banners.  You could add words for things you or your family do most often, like Bible study, AWANA, meetings, orthodontist, doctor, etc... but then have a few blanks in the pocket to add new items.  The sticky pad and library pocket were attached with magnets, so they can be moved around or taken down to better write a note and placed back on baking sheet.  This same concept could be made into a menu board, if you are good about planning out the week's menu.  I know that is the first thing my kids every afternoon when they come in from school, "what's for dinner?" The answer could be on the menu board.
I hope you like my project, it was very inexpensive and easy to do and I love the results.
Please let me know if you have any other ideas you could use a magnet board like mine and leave the suggestions in my comments area for others to be inspired.  Check out the Inspired Stamps blog for more great ideas by the DT and check out typewriter text lowercase and all the others available at the Inspired Stamps store.

Inspired Stamps-DT Thursday Mother's Day

 Good Morning.  I hope you are having a great Thursday.  Today at Inspired Stamps, the DT is thinking about Mothers and making Mother's Day cards.  I used Proverbs 31 set and flowers set.  I made three very different cards.
The first card in green and pink, I used Prov 31:28 on outside and inside I stamped "Happy Mother's Day".  The flowers and butterflies were made with punches or flower dies.  I added a bit of bling to the butterflies.

 On this second card I chose a different color combo, thinking personally of my own mom.  She loves red.  I did a bit of piercing stitching lines, added a bit of lace and used white ink on black cardbase (a bit of chalkboard look). Used Spellbinder die to stamp same verse as above.

I punched four squares from four coordinating colors.  I then stamped this large flower from the flowers set and stamped the "Happy Mother's Day" sentiment by inking each word and stamping separately to fit within punched circle.  I used pop dot to attach to flower center added a ribbon and voila a bright, beautiful and simple card.  This could be used for any occasion.
Thanks for stopping by and I would love to know what you think.  Do you have any special gift ideas planned for your mom, mother in law, or other special lady in your life?  Share your ideas with the rest of us.  Please make sure to check out these and other beautiful sets at the Inspired Stamps Online store and the other beautiful work by our DT at the Inspired Stamps blog.

Inspired Stamps April Release-Thursday DT post

Hello Everyone it is time for new releases at Inspired Stamps.  Each of the DT members has made projects using new sets that will be available in the Inspired Stamps Online store tomorrow at noon.  The new release set that I used for both of my projects is called Labelmaker verses. This set has verses as you see on my home decor house.  I cut apart Phil 4:13 to fit on my card.  I used individual word stamps for words on the roof and grass area.  

 I used a chipboard house to make my home decor project.  I inked with distress stains and then stamped words and verse and cut out each piece.  I inked the verse with distress inks.  I punched a grass border, bird and used Sizzix distress floral die to make the flowers.  I really like the way this turned out.  The word is relief and the background is what takes the ink, so when I stamped on white paper, the word stays white.  So you can easily change the look, with your ink and paper choices.  Awesome.

For the card, I was inspired by the Labelmaker verse to make the background out of paint chips.  I cut off the paint number and name and had a 1/4 inch strip to use on the card.  Notice how I reversed the order of the strip for repeated strips ( I started with darkest color to lightest, then lightest to darkest).  I cut apart the label verse to fit on the strips and added a clear acetate flower with a button as a pop of color. I didn't want to take away from the colorful background, so the clear flower (with polka dots) worked the best.  

Please make sure to check out the Inspired Stamps blog for the other ideas and new releases and then make sure to go to the Inspired Stamps Online store tomorrow at noon to buy these new sets.  Inspired Stamps are made in the USA.

Inspired Stamps- Thursday DT Post

Hello it is Thursday.  Where does the week go?  Today the Inspired Stamps DT was asked to create a trio of "thinking of you" cards.  I used the images from Card Ministry Basics and the sentiments from Thinking of You, both of these sets are very versatile and available for purchase in the Inspired Stamps Online Store.

 I used a ticket die from Sizzix, Alterations, movers and shapers line and the banner from Spellbinders.  I used an additional mover and shaper label die in the top card for additional dimension.  I  colored the images with Copic markers and fussy cut and adhered to card.  I added glitter to tulips, and pearls to centers of the other two sets flower centers.  I took a 3/4 inch circle punch and "clipped" corners of card base to mimic the ticket.  Thanks for stopping by, please be sure to check out the Inspired Stamps blog for more terrific card sets and next week we will have a sneak peek of a new Inspired Stamps release.

Inspired Stamps- Thursday DT post

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 Hello everyone, it is Thursday and time for some more beautiful creations using Inspired Stamps.  I love to color and do so with most of my cards.  I know lots of card makers that do not like it, but I find it somewhat relaxing.  I could not initially decide what stamp to color because I love to color them all but decided on using flowers.  This week I used the set Thinking of You for the flower and the sentiment.  I stamped the first flower and masked it off and stamped the second flower and then colored the image with Copic markers.  For this first card I used the Sakura stardust pen to add some glitter and the silver pearl pen for the center of the flower.  For the background I used Sizzix Awesome Blossom embossing folder and did a double letterpress technique.  I inked the embosssing folder on the side with the flowers and leaves as the relieved area and ran through the Big Shot, then I used inks (all inks were distress inks for this technique) to color in the flowers and leaves to match my focal image.

For this second card  I followed the same techniques described above except chose purple for my flowers.  I used Spellbinders dies for the circle and large scallop circle and cut portion of image off to have a asymmetrical focal image.  Not what I would normally do, but sometimes we need to step out of our comfort zone and try something new.  I really like how these cards turned out and enjoyed trying "new" techniques in the process.  I think I will be using them again in the future.  Have a great day and do not forget to visit the Inspired Stamps blog for more inspiration.  Thanks for stopping by and leaving me some kind words about these creations.  I do love hearing from you.

Inspired Stamps - Thursday DT post

 Hello Everyone.  Today I made a square swing card to showcase to Inspired Stamps sets, Hope Transformed and Butterflies and Blooms.  I cut some grass with a Fiskars grass punch and attached to the bottom edge of the card with the caterpillar.  I added the sentiment to front square panel and then when card swings open the verse Romans 12:2 is revealed with the beautiful butterfly from the Butterflies and Blooms collection.

These cards are fun surprises for the recipient because they are interactive.  I love this verse isn't that just a beautiful reminder of what the Lord can do for us if we would read His word?  I hope you have a great day and I hope you are seeing glimpses of Spring (not quite here in my neck of the woods, we are still seeing some flurries).  Spring is how the Lord renews the earth.
Please be sure to check out these sets and the others used by our talented DT in the Inspired Stamps online store and check out all the other Spring projects at the Inspired Stamps blog.

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.