Inspired Stamps: More Christmas cards...

Hello Friends!
Today I have a couple more cards for you that I am actually teaching tonight!  These are all Gatefold cards and they are super easy to make, but provide a nice 'wow' factor when opening them!  The base of the cards are 51/2 by 8 and are scored at 2" and 6" to make the perfect 'gate' in the middle.

Here is what the card looks like closed and the other card I have to share today (all stamps are from the Inspired Stamps Online Store you can go to HERE), and the paper is from My Mind's Eye; cardstock is CTMH:

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for some more Christmas Card fun.  Then Wednesday I'm Guest Designing for the Operation Write Home's Wednesday Throwdown with a military Christmas Card, and Thursday the Inspired Stamps Design Team is sharing their Merry & Bright Christmas creations with us here!!

Have a blessed day!
~Antoinette
www.inspiredstamps.com  (shipping same day as most orders are placed!)

A simple Gatefold Inspired Stamps Christmas Card...

Hello friends!
This week is a very MERRY week here at Inspired Stamps!!  Today I have a simple Gatefold Card to share using the newly released NATIVITY set from the online Inspired Stamps Store:

I used just the verse and the phrase (plus one of the stars from the Blessed Little Christmas set):

These are easy and fun to make, and the first time I got one in the mail I was pretty surprised at how all the pieces move!

Be sure to get your Operation Write Home 'missing you' and 'love you' card(s) made and linked to the September OWH Challenge link above by Thursday night!!  2 winners will get a stampset of their choice from the Inspired Stamps online store FREE!!

Until next time,
Be the Blessing!
~Antoinette
www.inspiredstamps.com  (shipping the same day as you order on most orders!!)

Fall Cards: Inspired Stamps Design Team Thursday!

Hello friends!
The Design Team has OUTDONE themselves for this weeks' Fall Card assignment!  I love to put 'teasers' at the top of my posts to give you a little taste of the cards that are coming, and I had about 8 photos I wanted to place there this week (lol)!!  Above you'll see Jamie's closeup and Deneen's closeup of the cards they made below!
Leave a comment and share what you love about these cards:
Jamie made these two cards:

Deneen's card had a close up above of the Inspired Stamps FLOWERS:

Amber used some popdots to add dimension to her GORGEOUS card:

 Belinda created this beautiful flower filled card:

Chere made a fabulous fall set of cards using the Whimsical Tree set:

Kim's color choices really say fall is here!

Kary's coloring is so beautiful in her card...I love the winding vines around the Scripture:

Be sure to leave the ladies a kind comment below!

WINNERS of the Sneak Peek Week drawing here and on Facebook have until FRIDAY 11:59pm to email me your mailing addresses:  All prizes will be mailed out first thing Saturday morning!

Thanks for stopping by!
Be the Blessing,
~Antoinette
www.inspiredstamps.com (Order from our online store:  Shipping same day as most orders are placed!)

Inspired Stamps Winners announced...

Hello friends!
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has been stopping by to see us, commenting, following, 'Like'-ing us on Facebook, and ordering products from the online Inspired Stamps store!!  This has been a FABULOUS New Release and we are so thankful for all of your support!!

There are 4 winners we are announcing today from Sneak Peek week (we just hit 200 Likes on our Facebook page and gave away 5 His Little Ones stamp sets there!!)
First of all there are 3 people who have won the set of 2 His Little Ones...

His Little Ones:  Thankful Boy is shown in the upper left;  His Little Ones:  Thankful Girl is shown in the right!
And the winners are, with their winning comments:

1.  Anita Randall said... Day 4 Sneak Peek

Very cute cards using the Nativity Set. Love all the new stamps.

2.  Myamical said...Day 3 Sneak Peek

Wow, she looks so adorable.

September 15, 2011 10:21 AM

3.  AmberSkye said...Day 5 Sneak Peek

Love the font!

And the BIG COPIC GIVEAWAY PLUS Choirboy/Angel Set goes to...

Patti J said... Day 4 Sneak Peek

OMG - this is SO sweet! Love it!!! The set is wonderful, and your project is amazing - thanks for sharing!!!

WINNERS:  You have until Friday, September 23rd NOON to email me your mailing addresses!  If I don't hear from you by then, I'm picking new winners so these new stampsets will have a new home to be loved in!!

Congratulations and don't forget we have a tab at the top where you can enter our Operation Write Home Missing You or Loving You card contest!!  Contest ends the end of September!! Until next time, Be the Blessing! ~Antoinette www.inspiredstamps.com  (We are currently shipping out the same day as most orders are placed!)

New Stamps in the online store: Plus several more shared in this LAST Sneak Peek!!

Hello friends!
All 14 of the new Inspired Stamps are now available for purchase in the online store:  www.inspiredstamps.com

Today I want to share with you the stamps that were not 'sneak peeks' but will count in this final Sneak Peek today.  I found this great new tray from Ranger Ink at my scrapbook store yesterday and KNEW I wanted to use it for my living room wall!  I used 2 of the new His Little Ones (Thankful Boy and Thankful Girl) and colored them with Copic markers to match the background Bo Bunny Paper.  I used the verse from the new Fall Gratitude set for the bottom center framed area.  AND...I used a brand new stamp set that is PERFECT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ART JOURNAL or just love to use framed words in your cards or on your pages.  Here is the new stampset called Labelmaker Alphabet, also now in the store:

I made it so you can fit a variety of lengths in the 'labeled' boxes.  They cut out well too!  Here's what I did for the shadowbox you see above:

 I stamped the words, then stamped the box that fit it best over it.  Then I cut the words out and glued them to the top of the characters:

I honestly have to say this is my favorite alphabet set I've ever used!!  I hope you will let me know how you like it!

We have 6 new $3.99 2x2 Single Scripture Stamps:

 

 

 

And last, but certainly not least is a set that everyone who uses cards to encourage others needs;

Card Ministry Basic Set

I already love this set!  Here are some of the great things you can do with it.  You can use the black solid circle to make the colored backgrounds match your card.  Then the smaller sentiments stamp right into the center.  Also the flower pot/flowers and stems (located at the bottom of the set) create a wide variety of options for you to decorate with.  Here's my playing with this set on some scratch paper to give you ideas:

Ok...that's a lot of info!!  But I was too excited to leave anything out!

Don't forget to enter the Big Giveaway!!  You have through NOON Sunday to comment on each Sneak Peek (including this one!) to increase your chances to win!  Go HERE for all the information!!

Thanks so much for all your support!

Blessings,

~Antoinette

www.inspiredstamps.com 

Sneak Peek #4: Nativity Set (Enter the Giveaway!)

Hello friends!
Today is Day 4 of the SNEAK PEEKs and it is just filled with Nativity artwork!!  This set will be in the Inspired Stamps online store FRIDAY at noon!  The photopolymer stamps come on a 4x6 carrier sheet and each piece is its own stamp (so you can use the Mary stamp by herself, or the stable by itself!) 
I want to take you right to the GORGEOUS ARTWORK that Kary and Deneen have done with this set:
Deneen made this AMAZING foldout card which she has instructions for on her blog!

Fully opened up...

 

Opened up, the back side view...

Kary did a FABULOUS job with her use of the Nativity set, too!  Aren't they precious?...

Tomorrow I will have 2 new sets to share with you (Card Ministry Basic Set--a set for anyone sending cards out to encourage those you love) and (Labelmaker Alphabet--which is PERFECT for those of you who make art journals or love to cut out words for your cards/scrapbooks!)

Don't forget to get entered into the BIG GIVEAWAY!!  You can go back through the Sneak Peeks and post through Sunday to be entered!  Let your friends know...you can BOTH win!!

**BIG GIVEAWAY GOING ON!!  YOU ONLY NEED TO LEAVE A COMMENT TO BE ENTERED...READ ON...

GRAND PRIZE:
*You can win the BIG PRIZE which includes the new Choir/Angel set  plus 3 Copic markers and the Copic Coloring Guide Book!!

  

 PLUS 3 more winners:  3 Sets of the New His Little Ones (Thankful Boy and Thankful Girl) will be given away too!! (You've see them this week in day 2 and 3 of the Sneak Peeks!)
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 How to enter:
1.  Leave a comment under this post (and every post this sneak peek week to increase your chances of your post being drawn!) 1 comment per post please! You have through Sunday, noon, to post!!
2.  Follow our blog if you aren't already (optional, but we'd love it if you did!) 
3.  Tell your friends to come comment here too and let us know you sent them (if they win, you'll win automatically too!!)
4.  LIKE us on Facebook (just click the facebook badge to the right to go there) and comment there to let us know you liked us! (optional, we know some of our friends don't have facebook accounts, so it's not mandatory!)


THATS IT!!  
Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to visit us Friday for another Sneak Peek and the NEW RELEASE announcement!
Be the Blessing,
~Antoinette 
www.inspiredstamps.com  (shop the store!  All new releases will be ready to purchase at NOON Friday...we try to ship same day as you order!)

Sneak Peek #3: Thankful Girl and Fall Gratitude (Giveaway!!)

Hello friends!
Today I get to introduce to His Little Ones:  Thankful Girl!!  She just makes me happy to color her and put her on a card!  She will be in the Inspired Stamps online store with all the other new releases at noon this FRIDAY!  All the His Little One singles are $4.99 and fit on a 2x3 inch acrylic block!

The Design Team members that were asked to use her for today's Sneak Peek were also asked to use the new Fall Gratitude set with her:

So here is what they came up with for today:
Kim gave her this great fall look:

Jenn also gave her blue eyes, in a beautiful pink ensemble...she's ready to go out!

Tomorrow I have a wonderful nativity set that I've been asked to create for MONTHS, and finally found a way that would hold true to Inspired Stamps...you're going to love what Deneen and Kary came up with!!

**BIG GIVEAWAY GOING ON!!  YOU ONLY NEED TO LEAVE A COMMENT TO BE ENTERED...READ ON...

GRAND PRIZE:
*You can win the BIG PRIZE which includes the new Choir/Angel set you see above plus 3 Copic markers and the Copic Coloring Guide Book!!

  

 PLUS 3 more winners:  3 Sets of the New His Little Ones (Thankful Boy and Thankful Girl) will be given away too!! (you'll see them this week!)
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 How to enter:
1.  Leave a comment under this post (and every post this sneak peek week to increase your chances of your post being drawn!) 1 comment per post please! You have through Sunday, noon, to post!!
2.  Follow our blog if you aren't already (optional, but we'd love it if you did!) 
3.  Tell your friends to come comment here too and let us know you sent them (if they win, you'll win automatically too!!)
4.  LIKE us on Facebook (just click the facebook badge to the right to go there) and comment there to let us know you liked us! (optional, we know some of our friends don't have facebook accounts, so it's not mandatory!)


THATS IT!!  
Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to visit us tomorrow!
Be the Blessing,
~Antoinette 
www.inspiredstamps.com  (shop the store!  All new releases will be ready to purchase at NOON Friday...we try to ship same day as you order!)