Sneak Peek Day #2: Leave a Comment to enter our Big GIVEAWAY!!

Hello friends!
Here are the Inspired Stampers' Favorite Collection #2 new stamp set that you can purchase from the online store starting FRIDAY!!  This one contains the verses that we ask YOU to choose as your favorite Bible Verses...The 4 ladies that entered these as their favorites will be recieving this stamp set in their mailboxes next week FREE!!

Here are a couple of the artwork samples Deneen and Belinda from our Design Team created to share with you today!

Deneen actually submitted the verse she used in the above card!!

Belinda made this one with one of the $4.99 characters from the Inspired Stamps online store called His Little Ones (HLO: Praying Girl)

ENTER the GIVEAWAY!!
You can enter the New Release of YOUR CHOICE GIVEAWAY, simply by LEAVING A COMMENT under this post!!  To increase your chances of winning, comment on each sneak peek post this week AND/OR go to our FACEBOOK page and comment each day there too!!  We will be choosing several winners, and you can win more than once!!  You are welcome to go back to days you may have missed and post!

DOUBLE-SPECIAL THANK YOU WINNER---When you post about our Inspired Stamps Sneak Peek on YOUR blog and/or Facebook page, your friends can come enter too!!  How does that help YOU?  When you send them here, be sure to have them say YOU sent them.  If THEY win, YOU will win too!!!  This is our way of thanking you for letting others know about us!!

Don't forget to follow us here on the blog and LIKE our Facebook page!!  We don't want you to miss any of our updates!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 
Be the Blessing!
~Antoinette
See all our stamps and shop the store:  http://www.inspiredstamps.com/

Inspired Stamps August Release: Sneak Peek #1 plus enter the GIVEAWAY!

Hello Friends!
Here is the first of 5 days of New Releases that will be in our Inspired Stamps online store this FRIDAY!!  If you like to use your punches, you are going to LOVE LOVE LOVE this stamp set (and others that are coming out this week)!!  1.5 Inch Circle Greetings come on a 4x6" sheet and all six Circle Greeting measuring 1.5 inches!

Here are Lynn and Sylvia's artwork using this stampset to show off this new stamp set!!
Lynn

Sylvia

ENTER the GIVEAWAY!!
You can enter the New Release of YOUR CHOICE GIVEAWAY, simply by LEAVING A COMMENT under this post!!  To increase your chances of winning, comment on each sneak peek post this week AND/OR go to our FACEBOOK page and comment each day there too!!  We will be choosing several winners, and you can win more than once!!

DOUBLE-SPECIAL THANK YOU WINNER---When you post about our Inspired Stamps Sneak Peek on YOUR blog and/or Facebook page, your friends can come enter too!!  How does that help YOU?  When you send them here, be sure to have them say YOU sent them.  If THEY win, YOU will win too!!!  This is our way of thanking you for letting others know about us!!

Don't forget to follow us here on the blog and LIKE our Facebook page!!  We don't want you to miss any of our updates!!

**Design Team Applications are being gone through now...we have over 40 very talented ladies who applied.  Everyone can expect to hear from us by Wednesday via email.  We will not be announcing the new team until they begin their term in September!! **

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 
Be the Blessing!
~Antoinette
See all our stamps and shop the store:   http://www.inspiredstamps.com/

Sneak Peeks start Monday!!

Be sure to come over every day to the Inspired Stamps blog starting afternoon on Monday and leave a comment on each new stamp sets Sneak Peek post....there's a Fabulous Giveaway you will have a chance to win!!

See you there!
~Antoinette
Www.inspiredstamps.com. Shipping daily! International shipping, too!

SUNDAY 8/14: Submit your Design Team applications by 11:59pm ET!!

Hello friends,
A quick reminder that Sunday, 8/14 is your LAST CHANCE to submit your applications to be a member of our design team.  Here is the information in case YOU are interested OR you know SOMEONE who would make a good fit for us!


Design Team Requirements (committment is from September 1-January 31):
*must have an ACTIVE blog where you currently post artwork regularly
*photographs of artwork must be bright and clear consistently (this is a biggie!) and you must agree to have these photos to me at least 2 days before we post.
*must be able to post artwork once a week on THURSDAYS (this is new) and have your Inspired Stamps post at the top of any other posts you make that day.
*must be committed to beautiful creations that showcase our stamps, and not promote other company products on your Inspired Stamps posts (other company papers, embellishments, etc will of course be used and may be named, but are not the focus of the post). You CAN be part of another DT, be an independent consultant for another company, etc.  We just want the specific POST you do for us to be Inspired Stamps focused!
*must post Design Team members' links in your sidebar


Design Team PERKS!
*you will get FREE stamps from us to use for your posts and keep!
*your blog will be promoted on the Inspired Stamps blog with your artwork, plus the other DT members
*you will have DT experience to put on your creative resume
*you will be part of an Inspired Stamps Yahoo Group with the other DT members for calendar reminders, photo uploads, and fellowship :o)

Ok, if this sounds like something you would love to do (or maybe you know someone who would be a perfect fit on our design team---please send them to our blog!)...

HOW TO APPLY TO BE ON THE DESIGN TEAM: EASY!
In one email to inspiredstamps@gmail.com INCLUDE:
*Attach 3 photos of your best creations (don't need to include inspired stamps, but I encourage you to make sure the lighting enhances your photos because quality of your photos will be a deciding factor)
*Tell me briefly about YOU, YOUR BLOG, and WHY you would be a good fit at Inspired Stamps.
*Get this to me by August 14, 2011 midnight along with your BLOG ADDRESS! 
NOTE:  We would love to have DT members from our international friends, as well!
Those who support us, we would LOVE for you to share this Inspired Stamps Design Team Call on your blogs and Facebook pages, your bulletin boards and forums!!  Thank you so much!! 
Be the blessing!
~Antoinette

Video Tutorial: Making a 4x4 Easel Card from One Sheet of Cardstock!

Hello Friends!
Today I am going to share with you a video tutorial on how to make not only the 4x4 easel card BUT how to make larger ones too.  Please leave me a comment if this has been helpful!



Thanks so much for stopping by!!  SNEAK PEEKS of the new releases start MONDAY!!
Blessings,
~Antoinette
www.InspiredStamps.com

Design Team Call ends SUNDAY NIGHT: We are Fussy and Fancy Challenge blog sponsors

Hello friends!   *3 days until SNEAK PEEKS START FOR OUR AUG 19th new stamp set release day**
Today I am excited to share that Inspired Stamps is hosting the Fussy and Fancy Challenge blog!!   Above is an easel card that I made to share with them some of my favorite Inspired Stamps and 3 or more of my favorite embellishment (If it's not stamped and colored flowers, it would have to be Sparkles of ALL shapes and sizes!).
I used Trees and Leaves, Grasses, Flowers, Philippians 4:13 and the word BELIEVE from the Perfect Sentiments set, all found in the Inspired Stamps ONLINE Store HERE

I brayered the sky with inks from CTMH called Sunset, Autumn Terracotta, and Barn Red (plus stamped with their black).  I also used Copic Markers to color the sunflowers!  Here are more photos of the card so you can see each angle.  Remember, later today I will be posting a TUTORIAL on how to make 3 of these from one sheet of 12x12 cardstock, so be sure to come back!

Thanks so much for stopping by...be sure to head over to the Fussy and Fancy Challenge blog and see some other great creations!!  You can enter their challenge and maybe win your own set of Inspired Stamps!!
See you tonight for the tutorial!
Be the Blessing,
~Antoinette
http://www.inspiredstamps.com/

Scripture Stamps and a Character: DT THURSDAY!!

Hello friends!
It's DT THURSDAY at Inspired Stamps....one of my FAVORITE DAYS of the week!!  Tomorrow I have my first Inspired Stamps video tutorial on making easel cards, so be sure to tune in.  For those that tried to find this here yesterday...I found out that the Flip Camera does NOT do well with my studio lighting and after 6 hours of playing with it, I decided to just get wait until I could get my regular video camera and work on it today!!  

Above you see Jan's card and look next to see this CLEVER fold she did on the card!!  Then look to see all the other DT creations of using a Scripture and a Character from the Inspired Stamps Online Store:

Jan and her FABULOUS card inside!!  So clever!

Lynn made this adorable wall hanging using cardboard...so adorable!

Deneen made a frame and that's an Inspired Stamp flower she stamped and colored!

Shana has a really neat Bible cut here!

Jenn made a card perfect for a soldier (love the aluminum look, don't you?)

Melissa has such a sweet soft card here...

Belinda created a favorite in pink with her HLO: praying girl colored so sweetly...

Amy dressed HLO: Praying girl in a FABULOUS pink and green outfit...

Sylvia used a sentiment with her character...

Thanks so much to this wonderful design team!!  NEXT WEEK IS OUR SNEAK PEEKS for the new mid-August Stampset Release coming to the Inspired Stamps online store next FRIDAY, AUG 19th!!  I'm so excited to share what the DT has been up to for it!!

***Don't forget, you only have until SUNDAY to submit your application to join the Inspired Stamps Design Team!!  See the side bar for more info!!***

Until Tomorrow morning...Be the Blessing!!
~Antoinette