New Stamps FRIDAY +Scripture Cards + Masking

Hello friends!
I hope this finds you well!  We have some Design Team gals who have been sick and also taking care of sick kiddos this week so I am going to join the rest of the Design Team gals with SCRIPTURE CARDS today so they can rest and recuperate!  Feel better ladies!!

First up, is our Design Team gals who have made beautiful cards for you today, with their focus being SCRIPTURE:
Kary starts us off with this beautiful card using John 10:17-18 and one of our 2x2" stamps: SHEEP LAYING:

Chere shares a comforting card using Inspired Stamps: COMFORT:

Shanta has this great 2x2 Inspired Stamps: ISAIAH 40:31 focused card:

And Jamie's card is next where she did some background stamping with the FLOWER VALUE SET

stamp set in addition to her verse stamp that is also on that same stamp set!

And Jamie's card inspired me (and many of you!) last week when she posted this card:

Using the HYMN GIRLS: BANNER stamp set:

I created a couple of cards in black and white today (I am a huge colorer, so this showed GREAT RESTRAINT on my part lol), and I used the masking technique on both of them.  Masking just allows you to stamp what comes in FRONT first, then  you protect what you've stamped with a piece of paper or sticky note, while you then stamp what comes BEHIND your first image.  So in Jamie's example above, she stamped the JOY banner, masked it, then stamped the HYMN GIRL.

Here's my black and white sample (I used LOVE since Valentine's Day is coming up soon):

First I stamped the banner 'line' that she will hold.  Then the hearts, then the letters from the stamp set.  You can have them touch the line or use a thin black pen to extend the line if you want them hanging lower than the stamp line allows (like I did).

I held the stamp of the HYMN GIRL over to see what would be impacted by stamping her over this banner.  Just the 'o' and 'v' hearts would be impacted, so I stamped the heart onto sticky notes (make sure you stamp on the paper where you know some of the sticky part is located on the opposite side so they will be sticky and stay in place when you cut them out and place them!)

Then you stamp on top of this:

 This is what it looks like (notice I got a black line on the paper too...I'll deal with that with the sticky sparkles I put on later!)

 When you remove the sticky note hearts, you can now see she looks like she stands BEHIND the banner:

 And here is the finished card:

Scripture inside:

Here's another one I made in black-n-white, where I masked the HYMN GIRLS: SITTING WITH SIGN after I stamped her, then stamped the mushroom from the HYMN: MUSHROOMS AND LEAVES stamp set so she could appear to be sitting on the mushroom. I used a verse for her sign from the THINKING OF YOU stamp set:

I hope you enjoyed today's cards!

FRIDAY is NEW STAMP RELEASE FRIDAY at the esty shop so be sure to come see what's new on Friday:  www.etsy.com/shop/GodblessyourART
free shipping for US orders over $25: 25freeshipping is the code to use when you checkout!  Outside the US? email inspiredstamps@gmail.com
 or message me on etsy with what stamps you wish to purchase and I'll let you know what shipping will cost!)

Blessings,
Antoinette and the Inspired Stamps Design Team

TENT CARD TUTORIAL (week5 of our 12 Weeks of Christmas Card Tutorials!)

 

 Hello friends,  Deneen has a great tutorial for you today, so take it away Deneen!

Hello and welcome!  You may have seen my card for Inspired Stamps yesterday, well today I am sharing a short Tutorial on how I made it.  I found the inspiration of my card HERE by Beate Johns.

The stamp sets I used for this card are:  His Little Ones: Shepherd Boy, His Little Ones:  Angel, Sheep Laying and the sentiment is from Vintage Christmas.

Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-His Little Ones:  Shepherd Boy, His Little Ones:  Angel, Laying Sheep & Vintage Christmas, Bazzill Mono CS-Admiral, Splash & Ivy, CTMH White Daisy CS, Martha Stewart Grass Border Punch, XCut Ornate Frame Die, Viva Decor Glitter Line-Holo Iridescent, Copics.

 

   

These cuties are our HIS LITTLE ONES clear stamps that are only $4.49 over at the online store.  Deneen used our His Little Ones: Shepherd Boy and His Little Ones: Angel.  Also is a stamp from a Scripture Set called VINTAGE CHRISTMAS and the cute little sheep is only $3.99 and is called SHEEP LAYING.  You can find these and many more by clicking on our store link below:

www.etsy.com/shop/GodblessyourART

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Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to let us know if you create a tent card...we'd love to see it!

blessings,

Antoinette

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!!

You can find all these stamps at our new store:  www.etsy.com/shop/GodblessyourART  and get FREE SHIPPING on orders over $25 in the US!!  Use coupon code:  inspiredstampsFS

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

ANYTHING but a card, using Inspired Stamps!

Hello friends!
Today our DT was asked to create ANYTHING but a card and Shanta starts us off with this clever bag using BO BUNNY PRIMROSE paper and $3.99 2x2 Single Scripture Stamp, PHILIPPIANS 1:3, BOTH found in the online store: www.inspiredstamps.com

 

Belinda made this ADORABLE sucker holders using Inspired Stamps FALL GRATITUDE:

 Chere created this beautiful wall hanging using a variety of Inspired Stamps you can find under our CHRISTMAS category:

 Deneen also made a lovely wall-hanging, using Isaiah 41:10:

 Kary created this beautiful tag using SHEEP LAYING and one of my favorite Scripture stamps:

We have some exciting news next week and then a brand new release the first Wednesday in November that you won't want to miss!
Have a blessed day!
Antoinette and the DT

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30 Days of Christmas Cards: Day 6 (shepherd boy and sheep laying)

Hello friends!
Today I want to share a card Deneen had made that really is a fabulous card to make this year and deserves to be part of our 30 Days of September Christmas Card showcase!!  She used HIS LITTLE ONES: SHEPHERD BOY from our $4.49 little character stamps (these are about 2x3" and PERFECT for cards).  Next to him is a $3.99 about 2x2" stamp that is called: SHEEP LAYING.  When you open this up it looks like this:

and reveals the $3.99 Single Scripture stamped verse:  LUKE 2:11! 

I'll be back with a brand new card on Sunday afternoon!
Thanks so much for stopping by!  We'd love to see if you make a card that was inspired by this one, so be sure to leave your blog address or send us an email with a photo of it to: inspiredstamps@gmail.com!!

Blessings,
Antoinette

BEAUTIFUL Chrsitmas cards!

Hello friends!
Today the Design Team has some beautiful cards to share with you using Inspired Stamps!!  Above, Deneen starts us off with her GORGEOUS coloring of His Little Ones: Angel!
Here's her full card:

Kary used the SNOWMEN stamp set(running low of these in the online store so grab one while you can!)  :

Chere:

Jamie:

BEAUTIFUL  job ladies!  One more week then our DT will take a 2 week break to spend with their families over Christmas!
Blessings,
Antoinette
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12 Weeks of Christmas Tutorials with His Little Ones characters: Week 6 + DT Thursday with Chere and Deneen!!

Hello friends!   Today is normally a Design Team Thursday, but there is no way I could leave you with just a photo of what Chere and Deneen created for today, so I am including their posts as part of our 12 Weeks of Christmas Tutorials so you can find these easily by clicking on the link in the side bar!  If you are interested in learning more on how Deneen made her tea light lantern, leave us a comment below!  Be sure to take advantage of our sale to get all these great stamps:

 DENEEN'S TEA LIGHT LANTERN using many of our new release stamps!
Today I'm sharing a tea light lantern with you, I had a lot of fun designing it, okay, I had a few frustrating moments designing it, but, I had a lot of fun decorating it!  (I may do a tutorial on it at some point, just so that you don't make the mistakes I made along the way, lol!!)

Lantern Size:  4" x 6.75"

I used HLO:  Shepherd Boy, Sheep Standing, and HLO: Angel.  The verses are on vellum and I used Luke 2:11, and Luke 2:13-14. 

On the other 2 sides I used Laying Sheep, and Nativity Set, the verse  I used here is included with the Nativity Set! 

Copics Used:

Sheep - W0, W1, W3

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, YR01

Hair - Y02, Y11, Y13, Y21

Robe/Wings - W0, W1, W3

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, YR01

Hair - E13, E15, E17, E18

Headdress - E41, E42, E43

 Robe - G20, G21

Staff - E15, E18

Eyes - E17

The star is a bit of an oopsie, I didn't realize how much the Stickles would wrinkle the vellum, next time I'll either use something else or let it dry before putting it on.  First I traced a star shape with a black felt tip marker, and then I coloured the back of the vellum with Copic Y08.

 Copics Used:

Mary - Skin-E000, E00, YR01; Hair-E13, E15, E17, E18; Clothes-B91, B93, B95; Eyes-B91.

Joseph - Skin-E000, E00, YR01; Hair-E13, E15, E17, E18; Clothes-E41, E42, E43; Eyes-E17.

Manager - Wood-E13, E15, E17, E18; Straw-Y11, Y13, Y21; Swaddling-E41, E42, E43, Skin-E000, E00, YR01.

 

Enjoying the candle in the dark.

Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-HLO: Angel, HLO:  Shepherd Boy, Standing Sheep, Laying Sheep, Luke 2:11, Luke 2:13-14 & Nativity Set, CTMH PP-Mistletoe, CTMH White Daisy CS, Bazzill Prismatics brown CS, Bazzill Mono green CS, Spellbinders-Labels 4 & Labels 18, Cheery Lynn Designs-Victorian Romance Flourish, Black Fine Felt Tip Pen, Lemon I ce Stickles, Copic Markers.

 Blessings,
Deneen

CHERE'S GIFT CARD HOLDER TUTORIAL:

 'Tis the Season to be thinking about Christmas cards and gift card holders.  Gift cards are becoming quite popular due to the fact the recipient can pick out their own gift and you do not have the tremendous shipping costs.  I have to admit I like to receive gift cards but I still love receiving something someone has thought about me and picked out.
I found this particular matchbook gift card fold at songofmyheartstamps.typepad.com.  I liked it because you can make four gift card holders from one 12 X 12 piece of cardstock.
How to:
Cut a 3 X 12 inch strip of cardstock and score at 3.75, 8, 8.75 and 9.5 inches.  Punch a shape out of holder side (I used 1.25 inch circle punch).  This will allow you to easily grab the gift card out of holder.  Then add thin strip of sticky strip (it needs to be thin so you have room for your gift card in the "envelope".  Also add thin piece of sticky strip to bottom of the matchbook fold near the lower edge (needs to be at the lower edge so top flap can easily tuck in to close card).
Card is finished, very easy.  As I said you can get 4 of these from one 12 X 12 piece of cardstock.  I made a minor adjustment to some of the others I made. This version has a flat flap, but if you are adding anything with a bit of bulk (say you want to add the gift card to a tag with a ribbon pull) then I added another score line at 4 inches.  I used all the same score lines as above but added an additional score line at 4 inches and this gives the "traditional" matchbook look.  The flatter version would be much easier to mail, since it is flat.  The second version would be better for hand delivery.
I hope you have a blessed day
Chere

A big thank you to both Deneen and Chere for these amazing projects!  Leave them some love in the comment section below!! 
Blessings,
Antoinette