Favorite Stamp to COLOR? Our DT shows you theirs!

 

Hello friends!

Today we are sharing the different Inspired Stamps that are our FAVORITES to color!  My favorites are the HIS LITTLE ONES...I love them all (above is HLO: THANKFUL GIRL)!  I love using Copics and Tombow markers on them, but watercoloring with distress ink refills also looks so cool!  

LEAVE US A COMMENT AND LET US KNOW WHICH INSPIRED STAMP YOU LOVE TO COLOR!

Kary starts us off with the Poinsettia from the CHRISTMAS POINSETTIA set and the  and the SING FOR JOY Inspired Stamps :

 Gaby has  our 3x4 character ESTHER'S BOUQUET for her tag:

Chere colored the flowers from the THINKING OF YOU set:

Leesa says she is not a fan of coloring in general, and I know a lot of people would agree with here, but she colored the circle around the Be Still Silhouettes set for her lovely card (thanks, Leesa!):

Jenn likes the His Little Ones, too, and she used colored pencil:

Deneen loves to color the FLOWERS set we have with Copic markers; she also used Inspired Stampers Favorite Verses #1:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
I have some easy to make wooden hanging plaques to show you Friday afternoon so be sure to hop back over and visit us!

Blessings,
Antoinette

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NEW Design Team Tuesday: Character + Bible Verse

Hello friends!
Wednesday our new sets will be in the online store!!  Be sure to go through last week's posts if you missed any of our new sets in the Sneak Peeks!

Today is our very first TUESDAY Design Team artwork!!  This group of ladies will be blessing us each week with artwork on Tuesdays and the rest of the team will be sharing on Thursdays!!  So excited!!
Gaby's gorgeous card is above followed by the rest of the Tuesday Design team's beautiful creations:
 Leesa:

Jamie:

 Belinda:

Patty:

Thanks so much ladies for such lovely creations!

Have a blessed day and don't forget to stop by the online store Wednesday!!
~Antoinette
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What's YOUR Card-making style? Giveaway +Intro new DT!!

Hello friends!
I am thrilled to introduce the 2012 Fall/Winter Design Team to you!  We have 4 new DT members we have added to the 7 DT members from Spring/Summer DT.  They were all asked to describe their cardmaking style, and we want to hear from YOU!  So be sure to share YOUR cardmaking style as you welcome our new FALL/WINTER Design Team in a comment...we'll choose someone to win a $10 store credit!  You have until Sunday midnight to leave your comment! (The DT links to their blogs can be found on the left side of the Inspired Stamps blog, or by clicking on the link I place with each DTs name)

Above is FABI's fabulous card!  She is one of our brand new members of our team!  She describes her style this way:  "This is completely my style, I love layers and layers of paper, flowers, anything I can put on my card I do it =0)"  How beautiful her style is!! WELCOME FABI!!

Next, I want to introduce you to:
DeNetra who describes her style this way:  My style is a "all or nothing, Shabby chic" kind of style. I love adding flowers and pearls. I love it, super dimensional and adding little surprise details...

 Gorgeous work, DeNetra!! WELCOME TO THE TEAM!!:

Our next introduction is for:
 Leesa who describes her style this way: My style would very much have to be shabby chic / vintage beautiful. I always like to try and include hand stitching, flowers, pearls, beads, posh pins, ribbon and lace and I just adore using sentiments.

 SOOO beautiful!! WELCOME Leesa!

Our last new introduction is...
Patty!!  Patty describes her style as: Me Cardmaking style is very clean and simple, I love clear white base and bright colors on stamps use... not so much elements on cards!! I love simplicity but elegant!!

Absolutely GORGEOUS!  WELCOME PATTY!!!

Our next introductions are really reintroductions of 7 wonderful designers who have blessed us for months!!
Anita describes her style as: This fits my style of keeping it clean while adding some embellishments. HLO praying girl is one of my favorites because it reminds me of my daughter. It has two of my favorite things to add to cards which are glitter and ribbon...

So cute, Anita!  WELCOME BACK!

Belinda describes her style as: I would have to label my style "eclectic". I love it all:whimsy, shabby chic, elegant. I really try to tailor the card to the recipient, this one is for a teenage girl.

So sweet, Belinda!  WELCOME BACK! (Belinda has been with us since we started an Inspired Stamps Design Team! She is our longest serving Design Team member and we just want to give her a special THANK YOU today!!)

Chere describes her style as: My style is clean and simple. I love making feminine cards with ribbons and flowers. I love to color and I don't mind a bit of fussy cutting if that is what the card needs.

So LOVELY, Chere!!  WELCOME BACK!

Gaby describes her style as:  My style is natural. You'll be hard-pressed to find a card by me without Kraft paper or natural twine. I do dabble in the CAS style, but also enjoy layers with die cuts, too. And I love my Copics!

Stunning, Gaby! WELCOME BACK!

Jamie describes her style as:  This fits my style because I love bright colors, sparkle and candy.

 So FUN, Jamie!  WELCOME BACK!

Jenn describes her style as:  My style is eclectic, leaning toward clean & simple. my mood lately has been, quick & easy. These two cards display my simple cards. though the more I think about it I probably should also do a card with paper piecing & handmade flowers.

 Striking cards, Jenn!  WELCOME BACK!

And last, but CERTAINLY NOT LEAST...
Kary describes her style like this:  I love colouring images and flowers, and I love to use die-cuts on my cards and patterned papers...

Spectacular card, Kary!!  WELCOME BACK!!

I am humbled by the talent and the sweet hearts of the women on this Design Team!!  NEXT WEEK IS SNEAK PEEK WEEK, and you will not BELIEVE the GORGEOUS creations these talented ladies have prepared for you!!  Be sure to come back Monday to see our first Sneak Peek artwork!! There will be DAILY giveaways!

speaking of GIVEAWAYS...
Leave a comment welcoming the Design Team and share how you would describe YOUR card-making style...If you share about our new DT and Giveway, be sure anyone who comes from your blog or facebook page mentions YOU sent them here.  If THEIR post is chosen to win the prize, YOU will win it too!!  You have through midnight SUNDAY!!
Have a blessed weekend!
~Antoinette and the DT
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Bible Verse Stamp + Character: Inspired Stamps Design Team Thursday!

Hello friends!
Welcome to the LAST DAY OF THE SPRING/SUMMER Design Team!!  There is only happy news here, because ALL of the current Design Team is staying on for the Winter Term PLUS 4 new Designers will be joining us starting next week!  Be sure to come back next week to meet all of the DT and see their CARDMAKING STYLE!!  The week after that is our AUGUST SNEAK PEEK WEEK with what are honestly some of my favorite stamps we've created for you thus far!!

Today the DT was asked to create a card using a bible verse stamp with a character stamp, and they did a FABULOUS job!!  Above is Jenn's Card and I immediately fell in love with his outfit---what a handsome HLO: Thankful Boy!!  The rest are simply amazing as well...let's take a look!

Gaby used ESTHER'S BOUQUET and FALL GRATITUDE :

 Belinda used CARD MINISTRY BASIC SET for the inside sentiment and GOD'S CREATURES: Pets along with HIS LITTLE ONES: PRAYING BOY:

Chere used Flowers, Label Maker Words, HLO, girl studying, and His Word:

 Kary used HLO:  THANKFUL BOY and GUARD YOUR HEART:

Anita used John 1:1 and HLO: Studying Girl:

Thanks so much Design Team!  I just love to see the beautiful creations you use Inspired Stamps to create with!!

I have been working on a mini-altered album I'm teaching and I will be sharing with you early next week!  Until then, be sure to head over to the store at www.inspiredstamps.com

Blessings,
Antoinette
www.inspiredstamps.com

AMAZING Design Team 'Anything But A Card' artwork + Huge Memorial Day celebration coming next week!

Hello friends!
Inspired Stamps is having a HUGE Memorial Day week celebration starting with next Thursday and lasting through the following Thursday so be sure to tune in!  Operation Write Home, an organization dedicated to getting cards to deployed service members to receive and send to their own families, is sponsoring a Memorial Day Blog Hop that Inspired Stamps is participating in!  We'll be giving away a number of stamps to comments left on Memorial Day and the Tuesday following it!

Today Kary starts us off with her GORGEOUS Card tote!!  You can see a close up above, where she used the Lovely Lace set as a background, along with Esther's Bouquet, one of our beloved characters!  Here's her tote followed by the rest of the Design Team.  Many of the DT have step by step instructions or templates on their blogs, so be sure to click the names of the gals to see their blog post!

Kary:

Jenn:

Jamie:

Gaby:

Anita:

Belinda

Chere's Scripture Cards with holder:

Aren't these creations GORGEOUS and oh, so CLEVER?  I want to make them ALL!!

Leave us a comment and let us know if you'll be making some of these projects the DT has inspired!

Blessings,
Antoinette
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inspired stamps Sneak Peek #1...

                               IT'S Sneak Peek time...and who is sneaking a peek in the photo above?
Well, it's none other than the very first stamp set in our sneak peek!!  Meet Esther....and here she is with her first stamp debut:  Esther's Bouquet:

                                              I just love coloring her!! She makes a great brunette, too!!
She'll be entering the inspired stamp store along with quite a number of other stamp sets on March 1st, with our March release (only a week away!!). 
            Be sure to come back over tomorrow for another sneak peek that I am BLOOMing happy to share with you (hint, hint)!!!
                                                             Be the blessing,
                                                            ~Antoinette
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