His Little Ones Character stamp cards + 25 Days of Christmas Bible Art Journaling

Hello friends!
A few really beautiful cards from some of our Design Team today!  Starting off with Inspired Stamps HIS LITTLE ONES: ANGEL stamp colored so beautifully by Deneen!  Here is her full card:

How GORGEOUS is this?  So beautiful with the Inspired Stamps: VINTAGE CHRISTMAS stamp of Luke 2:11 on there!

Next up is another BEAUTIFUL card (this is one of my favorites from Jamie!!):

Isn't Inspired Stamps HIS LITTLE ONES: DRUMMER BOY just so perfect there by Single Scripture ROMANS 5:1??  I love this card so much!

And last, but certainly not least, is Belinda who made such a sweet card using Inspired Stamps HIS LITTLE ONES: HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS GIRL and a stamp set from CHRISTMAS POINSETTIA:

Such wonderful cards!

Be sure to click below to pop over to my mixed media/art journaling blog with today's 25 Days of Christmas Bible Art Journaling post you can find here:

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Tomorrow is another TUTORIAL!!

Blessings,

Antoinette and the DT

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Day 28: Christmas Cards (2 days left in the Stamp Sale!)

Hello friends,
Who doesn't love a shaker card?  What a lovely way to have HLO: HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS GIRL greet you in this card created by BELINDA!!

We have only 2 days left in our 30 Days of Christmas Cards SHOWCASE
Only 2 days left in the CHRISTMAS STAMP SALE:  www.inspiredstamps.com
WEDNESDAY:  Is our BRAND NEW STAMPS release day!!
FRIDAY: Starts our 12 Weeks of Christmas Card TUTORIALS here at the blog!!

SO MUCH FUN THIS SEASON!!
See you tomorrow!
Blessings,
Antoinette

12 Weeks of Christmas Tutorials with His Little Ones characters: Week 3

Hello friends!
We get a number of emails from crafters who do not enjoy coloring, but love our His Little Ones characters!  Today's post is dedicated to them as well as all who enjoy a nice, quick, craft---VINTAGE CIRCLE TAGS!

The key is to use a distressed color of ink.  I chose the Ranger Distress Ink: Walnut color.  I used it for sponging around the circle as well as stamping the letters, verses, and character stamps.  First, I got out my bag of circle tags with a kraft cardstock base:

Next, I used the Walnut ink to stamp my Inspired Stmaps: His Little Ones character stamps and the words with Labelmaker Alphabet.  Then I sponged random dark areas of walnut ink to give the tags their vintage look (note:  if you don't get a solid stamped image, it adds to the vintage look):

I attached these to a paper treat bag, but you could make a set of these as gifts for a friend, put them on Christmas or classroom presents, or even hang them on your Christmas tree (Many of our 2x2 Single Scripture Stamps would fit on a number of circle tag sizes!):

We are giving away prizes each week of our 12 Weeks of Christmas Tutorials!  Just leave a comment on this project below or on our Facebook page and we will choose/announce our winner of a $10 store credit in next weekend's post!

This week's winner is...
Linda E!!  And Linda asked where we got the clear plates...at our local WalMart, but any store that sells plates probably has them!
Linda, email us your mailing address and we will get your HLO: Winter Boy right out to you!!
You have until this upcoming Sunday to claim your prize!
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Blessings,
Antoinette
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Last Weekend to get 25% off your TOTAL Inspired Stamps purchase!!

Hello friends,
I wanted to post Jamie's adorable bag again (If you missed all the great Christmas in July artwork be sure to see the last two weeks of posts here on the blog!).

25% off your total Inspired Stamps order:  Last weekend to shop at this great value!!
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Have a blessed weekend and we'll be back soon with more artwork to INSPIRE you!!
~Antoinette

GORGEOUS Christmas Cards: Stamped with Inspired Stamps

Hello friends!
This is one of my favorite posts this summer:  The DT has just put such a great effort in these beautiful creations to inspire you in your Christmas Card making!!  Above is Gaby's STUNNING card using WINTER RUTH and colored so beautifully!!  She wasn't the only one to choose WINTER RUTH to make her card as you'll soon see below:
Chere:

Belinda:

Kary:

 Anita:

Jamie:

Jenn:

WONDERFUL JOB this week, Design Team!!  I cannot tell you what a joy it is to have this group as a Design Team!

Be sure to take advantage of our 25% off your order while you can...less than 1 week left!

We'll be back soon with more artwork for you!
Blessings,
Antoinette
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Inspired Stamps CHRISTMAS TAG BLOGHOP + 3 GIVEAWAYS!!

Hello FRIENDS and WELCOME TO THE CHRISTMAS IN JULY:  Christmas Tag Bloghop!!  We go LIVE at 8am Thursday morning!!

This is the STARTING and ENDING point for the blog,
 so if you have not seen any other tags in the bloghop...
YOU ARE STARTING...you want to go through all 7 blogs BEFORE you come back here to see my tag.   WHY?  Because you will want to remember which tag  you would most like to make one like...return here at the end of the bloghop, and comment about the hop, making sure you mention the tag you liked BEST (or you can name a couple if you HAVE to!)  

I will choose 3 comments that will each win a $10 store credit to the Inspired Stamps store!!  This post will remain at the top of the blog until after midnight Sunday, when the winners will be named.

 So, let's start the bloghop with your first HOP on over to the uber-talented, kary's blog here

IF YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALL THE BLOGS...
You have arrived at my post, which is your last journey in our hop.
Here is the tag I made for you:

Here's how I go about determining WHAT paper to use.  I gather papers OR I color my character first.  In this case, I colored my HLO: Winter Girl  character first and then organized papers that matched her:

(for some reason the photoediting program I used made her a greenish hue, but you can get the picture.  There are dark blue, light blue, and a lime green in her coloring, so I have those papers.  I also wanted a 'red' and this pinky red patterned paper went well with the others, so I chose it.

In order to put Scripture in front of an image, you want to stamp the image in a lighter color, or as I've done below with a deep purple, stamp it the first time then don't reink and stamp again to get a 'lighter version':

 You'll see the dark purple with the dark black is just a mess in the first one, but the 2nd generation stamped purple works well with this FRIENDSHIPS FLOWERS set.   I did this with the tree in my tag here;

I used the following INSPIRED STAMPS: HLO:Winter Girl, HLO: Christmas Girl (Merry Christmas sentiment), Fir Trees, and John 14:6.  You can find all these at www.inspiredstamps.com and you'll find a 25% off coupon code on the first page of the store to use on your total purchase!!

So now is GIVEAWAY time:  Did you go through the hop?  

Leave a comment here letting us know WHICH tag or tags you liked BEST and WHY?   

You have through Sunday midnight ET to enter ONE comment only.  Be sure to let your friends know to come through the bloghop and  leave a comment...if THEY win and mentioned you sent them from your blog, YOU will win too!!

Kary

Gabrielle
Jamie
Chere
Jenn
Belinda
Inspired Stamps Blog

Thanks for hopping with us!!  We had so much fun making these for you!

Blessings,

Antoinette and the DT

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Week #11 of our 12 Weeks of Inspired Christmas Creations: Tea Light Card w/tutorial + Big Giveaway!

It's Big Giveaway weekend!  All you have to do to be entered is leave us a comment to this post and/or our facebook post about this that will be going up Friday morning!  THEN come back on Tuesday to see if you won!!  There is a LOT that I couldn't fit into this photo that will be coming your way...can't wait to see who wins!!

Today Inspired Stamps is a guest designer for  Lisa over at Honeybearz Designs and her 12 Days of Christmas!  If you came from Lisa's blog be sure to leave a comment and say hello!!  We love to hear from new friends and, you'll be entered in our Big Giveaway at the same time! 

Today I have this card that will truly shine some joy into someone's day....it's a tea light card!  Remember, it's a paper card so you CAN NOT USE A REAL TEA LIGHT WITH FIRE lol...you have to get one of these battery operated ones (I am sure; my brother is a fire fighter :o):

 Here is the finished card with the tea light sitting OUTSIDE, but when you put it INSIDE, it looks like this:

These cards are great to make for ANY occasion, so let me share how to make them:
You'll need:
1 8"x11" piece of card stock (mine is cranberry from CTMH)
a punch or scissors or a cutting system to cut the windows out of the cardstock
4 pieces of 2x4 vellum
assorted stamps (Inspired Stamps used here are His Little Ones: Christmas Girl and Blessed Little Christmas)
assorted papers/ribbons/flowers to decorate ( I also used a piece of sticky back cork board for the 'merry christmas' stamp)
adhesive (use my Scotch tape runner)
a battery operated tea light
a way to score and cut (I used Martha's Scorboard and Fisker's rotary cutter, as always)

Ok, ready?
Let's get started:
First you need tohave your paper 8" across the top and then score your paper at 2", 4", and 6":

Next you need to turn the paper and cut down the center of your paper from TOP score line to Bottom Score line only...I drew in chalk so you could see it better:

Now you should have this:

Now cut the 4 windows, making sure you leave a little room between each score line so you have a bit of a frame for your windows or you'll have nothing to glue your vellum 'windows' to:

Ok, I photographed the top two windows wrong on this...they need to be facing a different direction...you'll see as we keep moving.  But you will now glue your stamped vellum 'windows' in place THEN fold this in half so the cut slit is facing UP:

See how the images are glued in...this photo is correct.  You will use your adhesive runner to tape both 2x 5.5 ends down (so the only pieces not glued back to back are your windows and that's where your tea light will set) Now decorate as desired:

 

And you are finished!  Ta da!

Ok, so leave us a comment and let us know what you think of the tea light card!  You must come back Tuesday to see if you win.  The winner has until Friday next week to email me or...we'll choose another winner!  

Don't forget our 50% sale is good only thru Sunday!  We are shipping the same day as most orders are placed and YES we ship Saturdays before 2pm! 

Until Tuesday,

Be the Blessing and have a WONDERFUL weekend!

~Antoinette

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Design Team Thursday: His Little Ones with Bible Verse Stamps

Hello friends,
How much I look forward to Design Team Thursdays, don't you?!?  Today's assignment was to create using a His Little Ones stamp along with a Bible Verse Stamps.  Above is a peek at Kary's beautiful card shown in full here:

    

Amber's card:

Belinda's scrapbook page:

 Chere's Card:

Deneen's Card:

 Jamie's Card:

Jenn's Card:

What a FABULOUS job all the DT did for today's DT THURSDAY!!  Next week we will be having an Inspired Stamps Christmas Tag Bloghop!!  I can't wait!!

Tomorrow is 11-11-11 and Veteran's Day here in the USA!!  The 12 Weeks of Inspired Christmas Creations continue tomorrow and you are going to love what we have planned for you!!

Be the blessing,
~Antoinette
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