character Inspired Stamps in a scene cards

Hello friends!
Today a few of the DT have some beautiful character stamps in a scene cards to share.  Deneen will be showing you how to make her TENT CARD in Friday afternoon's 12 WEEKS OF CHRISTMAS TUTORIAL post.  Here's a few angles of her card, but you are really going to want to see all that she has put together tomorrow:

Chere also created a lovely card for you:

Shanta is the final DT member who has a card to share today and it's lovely too!!

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Thanks so much for your support of Inspired Stamps!
Blessings,
Antoinette

12 Weeks of Christmas Card Tutorials WEEK 10: GIFT CARD card

Hello friends!

We are busy busy busy this time of year as I'm sure you are too!  Today I have the 10th week post of our Christmas Card Tutorials with a really simple and really practical Card to make:  One that holds the gift cards all the teenagers (and some a little beyond the teenage years!) look for under the tree!  I have tons of nieces and nephews I don't live near that I always send a gift card to and this card style is easy enough for me to make them quickly and in production method!
I took a sheet of off-white cardstock and cut it to 5.5"x 9 inches.  I folded one end up an inch (and forgot to take a photo, but you'll see it clearly when I show the finished card photos) then folded the card base in half.  Here's the card itself using Inspired Stamps (HIS LITTLE ONES: WINTER GIRL, MATTHEW 1:21, and a sentiment from PERFECT CHRISTMAS SENTIMENTS) :

 Front of the card after it's folded in half and I rounded the bottom corners.  I used Bo Bunny paper (LOVE this winter paper) that you can find in the online store POWDER MOUNTAIN COLLECTION:

Below is a shot of the inside of the card.  You'll see the one inch strip at the base that was folded up and glued on the sides of the fold to make the pocket.  I used  a sentiment from Inspired Stamps' PERFECT CHRISTMAS SENTIMENTS on that 1" strip, background stamped a tree from FIR TREES and stamped JOHN 14:6 over that so the verse would pop:

 Here's a close up of the top:

 In the bottom I took 2 glue dots and a piece of ribbon and made a little loop so the gift card can be easily removed.  I always put a glue dot to hold the gift card in place so it doesn't fall all over the place in the mail:

I hope this gave you a quick idea on making some easy gift card holders this year!  The DT is back Thursday and then Friday another of our Christmas Card tutorials will be shared!  Hard to believe only 9 weeks until Christmas then!!

Blessings,
Antoinette

www.inspiredstamps.com

Christmas Cards!!

 Hello friends!
2 month until Christmas!!  Wouldn't it be AMAZING to have all your hand-made Christmas cards completed by the end of November?  Well, the Inspired Stamps Design Team has used a number of our stamps in their designs to inspire you to get crafting!

Up first is Kary, using one of our Summer new releases:  His Little Ones: Girl with Present and the words are from the POINSETTIA set:

 Next up is Deneen!  I can FEEL the crisp air just by looking at her beautiful card!  The background stamp is the NAMES OF JESUS stampset (a 4x6 stamp), the tree is from the ASK, SEEK, KNOCK set:

 Chere (Here) and Belinda (below Chere's card) both used our popular 1.5 inch Christmas Circles stampset:

Belinda:

Patty used the RETIRING HLO: Christmas Boy stamp, which you can find in the clearance pack through November 3 only:

And Jamie's beautiful card also used the 1.5 inch Christmas Circles along with His Little Ones: Winter Girl:

Such a beautiful display, ladies!   I know they have inspired me to get started on my own Christmas cards!

Be sure to stop by the online store and check out the 10 CLEARANCE PACKAGED stamps that are only available for purchase through November 3rd (and are at unbelievably low prices $7-$12!)

www.inspiredstamps.com

Blessings,
Antoinette and the Inspired Stamps DT

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

www.inspiredstamps.com

Merry Christmas from your Inspired Stamps Design Team...

Merry Christmas, friends!  I absolutely LOVE what Deneen did in the photo above with the ASK SEEK KNOCK set and the LABELMAKER ALPHABET sets!!  I will definitely be using this idea in the future, how about you?
It's our last Christmas focused DT project for a little while as Christmas is only a few days away (yay!).  Is anyone else tired? LOL
Ok here is the rest of the fabulous creations from the Design Team:
Deneen's front of her card (her inside is above):

Amber's card (love love love this card!!):

 Belinda's Card (great tree!):

Jenn's card (love the white Christmas!)

 Jamie has a number of great gift ideas to share today:

 Kary 
just dazzles me with this absolutely stunning box!:

Thanks so much for the really outstanding artwork ladies! 

Saturday is Christmas Eve and I will have our 12th week of our 12 Weeks of Inspired Christmas Creations up and it will run through Tuesday of next week to give you all a chance to comment and win the gift certificate!

If you don't make it over again before next week, THANKS for visiting and have a very BLESSED Christmas!!
From all of us at Inspired Stamps,
Antoinette
www.inspiredstamps.com  (Yes, we will be shipping orders every day but Sunday even during the holidays and get most orders out the same day they are placed!!)

Christmas Cards: Design Team Thursday

Hello friends!
Hope this finds you all well!  We are due some snow here tomorrow (I'm so excited!  I love the snow!).  Sorry this is later than usual, I've got bronchitis that has tuckered me out!  But Kary's coloring of His Little Ones:  Winter Girl just brightened my spirits...wanna see the rest?  They are sure to put a smile on your face and in your heart!  The DT did a really great job this week (as always!
The rest of Kary's card:

Deneen's card

Amber's Card:

Belinda:

Chere used one of the newest stamps below for the trees (and birdhouse)(ASK SEEK KNOCK):

Jenn

And I save this DELICIOUS treat from Jamie for you for last:

Weren't these WONDERFUL?
I am so blessed by each of these talented, creative ladies and I know you are too!

Don't forget, there are email gift cards (e-gift cards) available for you to purchase at the online store to send to your stamping friends!! 

We are all the way up to our 10th week of Inspired Christmas Creations Friday evening!!!  Can you believe we are SO CLOSE to Christmas?  I'm super excited!!
Until then,
Be the blessing,
~Antoinette
www.inspiredstamps.com  (Still shipping the same day as most orders are placed!!)