Thank You Cards

Hello friends!
Did you know that one of my FAVORITE gifts to give are sets of homemade cards?  And THANK YOU card sets are PRICELESS ways of encouraging and showing appreciation for those in our lives.  Above, Leesa has made a card I know I am inspired to recreate!!  Here are more from the Tuesday Design Team (with Jenn busy working on her FRIDAY post on a 12 Weeks of Christmas Tutorial!!)
Patty made this beautiful flower embellishment with stamped flowers from Inspired Stamps:

Belinda's cute card is Thanksgiving ready!:

and Gaby made this beauty:

Thanks ladies!
Have you seen all the new releases in the online store?  A great coupon to THANK YOU for all your support too!  Just be sure to enter the coupon code:  25Thanks  at checkout:

We'll be back soon with more inspiration!
Blessings,
Antoinette                       www.inspiredstamps.com

Week #6 of Inspired Stamps 12 Weeks of Christmas Tutorial: Ribbon Calendar with Belinda

HELLO Friends!  Today is our HALF WAY POINT in our 12 Weeks of Christmas Tutorials and Belinda has a GORGEOUS idea to share....take it away Belinda:

It's my turn to share a tutorial as part of the Inspired Stamps Design Team!  I am excited to share a fun Christmas gift you can make fairly quickly and inexpensively.  The ribbon calendar is my daughter-in-love's favorite thing I have made for her and she requests a new one every year.  I have used Inspired Stamps for my scripture panels.

 

These are the basic supplies you will need: 5- 6x6 decorative papers (I like to grab a 6x6 paper pad), 5- 5 1/2 inch heavy cardstock sheets, roll of ribbon, mini monthly calendars, mini clothespins or decorative paper clips or bulldog clips, assorted embellishments, stamped scriptures

 

Choose the pages for your scriptures and glue down your clips.  I really love mini clothespins and you can get a box for less than $3 in the office supply section at Wal-mart.  The clothespins allow you to change out your scriptures or even use photos.

 

 Set them aside to dry well.  Cut apart your mini calendars if needed and adhere to your other 3 panels as desired.  You can try to make up your own calendars with a computer program or do what I did and spend a $1 and download one here: http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/purpleponyart

 Now it's time for the ribbon!  Line up your panels so the backs are facing up.  Space them apart as much or little as you'd like and then take the ribbon and hot glue down both sides, leaving a loop for hanging at the top.  This photo shows the 2 bottom panels.  You only need to glue the ribbon to the top of the bottom panel. I glue all 4 corners of the other panels.

 

To make the back sturdier and look neater, adhere a card stock panel to the back of each panel over the ribbon. 

 Now for the fun part!  Get out your box of embellishments and go to town! That's my "pink" box! 

For your scripture panels, cut a decorative base or use a journaling box and stamp your scriptures and any decoration.  For the top panel, I used Inspired Stamps Strength Stamp Set. For the bottom panel, I used Favorites Collection 1 Stamp Set. On both, I used the doily stamp from Lovely Lace to decorate the edges. 

 I hope you have been able to understand my tutorial and that you will find some time to make a few of your own ribbon calendars!  The clothespins allow you to change out your scriptures or even use photos.
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GREAT JOB Belinda!  I can't even imagine the hours that went into this (especially with the buttons tied at the bottom!! Love that!) 

If you are interested in getting some of the stamp sets Belinda used, don't forget our coupon:

Have a blessed weekend and we'll be back next week with more Inspired Stamps creations!~Antoinette           SHIPPING MOST ORDERS SAME DAY THEY ARE PLACED:

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ORNAMENTS with Inspired Stamps + 2 Year Celebration!

Hello friends!
November 19th is our 2 year anniversary/birthday of being a company and we are SO EXCITED to get to share this wonderful time with YOU!  As with all businesses, without YOU there is no Inspired Stamps!  So we want to THANK YOU for all of your support with this 25% off your ENTIRE PURCHASE all of November!!  You don't have to purchase a certain amount AND you can come back and shop and use this coupon as often as you like through November!!  Just make sure you type in the 25Thanks when asked for the code upon checkout and it will take your 25% off.  We are working to make sure your orders are out SAME DAY whenever possible or the NEXT DAY at the latest so you can get your stamps as soon as possible!  We will be having a celebration the 19th, which is a Monday this year so be sure you come back on that day to have a chance to WIN some of our stamps, too!!

Today, I am thankful more so than usual because my Army husband is back from a few weeks in Afghanistan now!  Usually when he deploys it is for a year, so this was a special treat to not have him gone so long! 

I am also very grateful for this Design Team, that works so hard to bring your creative inspiration each week! We are so blessed, aren't we?
Here are the Ornaments they have created! 
Kary:

Jamie:

 Chere:

Anita:

Thanks so much ladies!

And thank you all for your continued support of Inspired Stamps! Be sure to come back FRIDAY to see our mid-way post in our 12 WEEKS of Christmas Tutorials!! 
Blessings,
Antoinette                           Shipping most orders SAME DAY as they are placed:

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Christmas Ornaments using Inspired Stamps: DT Tuesday!

 Hello Friends!
This week we are focusing on how to make ORNAMENTS using INSPIRED STAMPS!  The Tuesday Design Team has done such a nice job!  Let's get started:
Gaby:

 Jenn:

 Leesa (who used the musical score from the SING FOR JOY set):

Patty:

Thanks so much ladies!
Come back for more ornaments on THURSDAY!
Blessings,
Antoinette                    www.inspiredstamps.com

New Inspired Stamps NOW in the online store!

Hello friends!  All 8 of the new October/November releases are now in the online store for your shopping pleasure!  We try to get most orders out SAME DAY as you place them, but even with a busy new release we get all of them out within a day!  So shop and know you will be holding your purchase very very soon!

Let me reintroduce all the new sets (all have artwork you can see just by finding the name of the stampset in the right hand side of the blog and CLICKING on the name of the set.  We will continue to add artwork for each stamp set we sell as we create more!

First up, is the SNOWMEN set ($13.99 and come on a 4x6 carrier sheet):

Next is the OWLS set ($13.99 and come on a 4x6 carrier sheet):

Next is the LEAVES set ($13.99 and come on a 4x6" carrier sheet:  The words fit in the little tag on the front of the basket and 2 will fit one on top of the other so you can put "Bountiful Blessings" if you like ):

Our Characters start off with Thinking of You Girl (3 stamps in this set; greeting, 3 circles, and girl) ($7.99 and come on a 3x4" carrier sheet):

Next is Elizabeth's Ornament ($7.99 and comes on a 3x4" carrier sheet):

Abigail Dances is next ($7.99 and she comes on a 3x4" carrier sheet):

Abigail with Leaves ($7.99 and comes 3x4" carrier sheet (the scripture is separate from the Abigail so there are 2 stamps in this set):

And last, but certainly not least, is Abigail's Gift ($7.99 and comes on a 3x4" carrier sheet):

Thank you so much for all your support of Inspired Stamps!  We will be celebrating our 2nd year in business this month and have some wonderful giveaways and specials for you throughout to celebrate!!  Next week, the DT have made ORNAMENTS with Inspired Stamps to help you begin your Christmas gift-making!

Now head on over to the store:  WWW.INSPIREDSTAMPS.COM

~Blessings,
Antoinette

Week #5 of our 12 Weeks of Christmas Tutorials: Cute packaging with DeNetra!

 

 

Hello friends, Today is DeNetra's contribution to our 12 Weeks of Christmas Tutorials with some great packaging ideas.  I'll be back tonight with our NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT!  For now, take it away, DeNetra...

 

 

Hey Everyone ! I have a easy yet fun idea to share with you. Christmas is around the corner, and I want to show how to dress up simple and sweet gifts for family and friends. 

Round Box 

 Cut a strip of paper to 4 x 11 1/2 

score it every 1/4 inch

accordion fold it 

 Glue the ends together (it should look like a tube)

Roughly trace the tube on to some paper...cut our your circle....it does not have to be perfect

also cut out a strip of paper that is 1 inch by 11 1/4 

fold it in half

cut slits down one half 

Glue the flaps from you strips under the circle (as shown) 

Some flaps will overlap...that is okay :) 

You should end up with this....

You can glue your above "lid" to the inside or out side of your tube....

this creates and bottom....

Here is the finished project...

...sentiment can be found here....

Candy Pouch

this one is super easy....

Cut out to same sized squares 

place candy in the middle...

 Glue or sew all sides together....

Here is the finished project...so cute...

...sentiment can be found HERE....

 

Tulle Wrapped Box

I made a box...you can make any size you wish..

and just wrap it with tulle....it adds such an elegance...

 

...sentiment can be found HERE...

Here are the measurements for my long box.... 

cut 2 sheets to 4 x 7

take one of those sheets and do the following 

 (with the 7 inch side at the top)

score:  6 on both side and on the other 6 1/8

(with the 4 inch side at the top)

score: 3 on both sides  and on the other 3 1/8

the bigger of the 2 is the lid... 

 

What a GREAT idea, DeNetra!  Thank you so much for your tutorial!

Blessings,

Antoinette

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Last Sneak Peek: Leaves!

Hello friends!
Today is our Last Sneak Peek and showcases a set that is sure to be a favorite:  Leaves!  Lots of great images and words to fit in the basket's front label!!  Jenn showed the card above and Anita has created the one below! 

Tomorrow you will be able to see ALL of the new releases which will go LIVE in the online store at 5pm!!

Our winner from Monday's comments of the $10 store credit is...

Love the image and the card is fabulous.
Blessings
Maxine

 

Congrats Maxine D!!  Be sure to email us to claim your prize and we'll put your $10 credit in the online store!  

Head over to yesterday's post on OWLS to leave us a comment if you havent to be included in our final drawing of this week!  We'll announce the winner on FRIDAY!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Antoinette            www.inspiredstamps.com