Inspired By Stamping - February Release is Here!

I hope you have enjoyed all of the beautiful peeks that the Inspired by Stamping design team has shared with you the past two days! Finally, you get to see each of the new releases in their full glory - and the best part, you can buy them today!

Are you ready to see all of the sets? I knew you were! Here goes!

Fancy Labels Three

Fancy Labels Eighteen

Small Fancy Labels Three

Small Fancy Labels Eighteen

Sweet Aviary

Big Wishes

Cupcake Wishes

Friends

Fancy Tags


So now that you've seen all of the sets, here are a few more projects from me - to inspire you.

Stamps: Inspired by Stamping Sweet Aviary
Flowers: Dark Pink Flowers
Patterned Papers: Prima
Cardstock: Core'Dinations
Wow! Embossing Powder - Suzy West Bay Area Blue
Chipboard- Dusty Attic
Sakura: Crystal Lacquer
The Twinery Baker's Twine

Challenges:
Card Patterns: Sketch

Stamps: Inspired by Stamping Fancy Labels 18; The Sky's the Limit
Flower: Large White Curly Flowers
Spellbinders: Labels 18
Bling: Nestabling by Want2Scrap
Patterned Paper: The ScrapCake
Cardstock: WorldWin Papers
Ribbons: May Arts; Webster's Pages




Stamps: Inspired by Stamping Friends; Fancy Labels 18
Spellbinders: Labels 18
Patterned Paper: Simple Stories
Cardstock: Bazzill

Challenges
Mojo Monday: sketch



Stamps Inspired By Stamping Fancy Labels 18, French Boutique
Spellbinders Labels 18
Patterned Papers Kanban Crafts
Wow! Embossing Powder
May Arts Ribbon

Stamps: Inspired By Stamping Cupcake Wishes
Patterned Paper: Melissa Francis
Art Institute Glitter

Here's the rest of the team - go check out what lovelies they have to share with you! And remember to head over to the Inspired by Stamping Store and place your order!


Deb Hickman
Debbie Marcinkiewicz
Gini Cagle (me)
Irit Shalom
Jennie Garcia
Joanna Munster
Kassi Hulet
Kendra Sand
Kim Score
Susie Moore

Cut. Fold. Tuck.

Have you seen the newest in the Spellbinder's famiy...The cut, fold and tuck dies? Oh my gosh, you are going to love these! This very complicated looking flower took just a few minutes to make. Scrap-mart is now taking pre-orders for the newest products from Spellbinders. I used the Angle Approach, which comes with three dies that can be layered or used alone. I used Core'Dinations cardstock and Distress Inks to acheive 3 shades of pink on the rosette. I bet you noticed the gorgeous embossing on this card too.... Yep, those are the brand new M-bossabilities embossing folders, also from Spellbinders. These are so cool, because each folder has two different designs that look great together. This is the Sea Beauty which is one of my favorites. I think Spellbinders introduced 20 different folders - so that's 40 new designs. Ahhh, be still my heart! I love them and I know once you get your hands on them, you are going to feel the same!

Friends With Flair Friday Hop

I love how versatile the SMAK kits are from Unity. These stamps are perfect for layouts and mixed media pieces, but they are also fun for cards. My papers are from Kanban Crafts.

Challenges:
Unity: Friends With Flair

Inspired By Stamping - February Release Day Two Preview

It's the second day of previews for this month's stamp release from Inspired by Stamping! We are releasing 9 sets this month, and I've got plenty of cards to share with you today. Remember, all of these gorgeous stamps will be available for purchase on Saturday - along with the full reveal of the sets!

Stamps: Inspired By Stamping Fancy Labels 18, Small Fancy Labels 18
Flowers: Mixed Colors of Flowers
Spellbinders: Labels 18; M-bossabilities Sea Beauty
Metallic Cardstock: Kanban Crafts
Cardstock: Bazzill

Stamps: Inspired by Stamping Cupcake Wishes
Spellbinders dies: Fleur De Lis Squares
Patterned Paper: Echo Park
Cardstock: Bazzill
Sakura Crystal Lacquer, Terri Sproul Mixers
The Twinery Baker's Twine

Stamps: Inspired By Stamping Sweet Aviary; Friends
Spellbinders: Ribbon Banners
Patterned Paper: Prima
Cardstock: Worldwin Papers

Stamps: Inspired by Stamping Friends, Fancy Labels 18
Spellbinders: Angle Approach
Patterned Paper: Crate
Cardstock: Bazzill
Bling: Kaisercraft

Are you getting curious to see the whole release? Well then come back tomorrow - you won't be disappointed!

Now, here's the rest of the team - go check out what lovelies they have to share with you!


Deb Hickman
Debbie Marcinkiewicz
Gini Cagle (me)
Irit Shalom
Jennie Garcia
Joanna Munster
Kassi Hulet
Kendra Sand
Kim Score
Susie Moore

Inspired By Stamping - February Release Day One Preview

It's the first day of previews for this months stamp release from Inspired by Stamping! We are releasing 9 sets this month, and I'm going to be highlighting four of the sets! Plus, Joanna has added some gorgeous flowers to the store, and we will be giving you a taste of those as well! So get ready to be inspired!

Stamps: Inspired by Stamping Fancy Labels 18; Small Fancy Labels 18
Flower: Shabby Pink Flowers
Spellbinders: Labels 18
Memory Box Die: Meridian Border
Patterned Paper: The ScrapCake
Cardstock: WorldWin

Stamps: Inspired By Stamping Small Fancy Labels 18
Spellbinders: Labels 18, Scalloped Edge Frame
Patterned Papers: Simple Stories
Cardstock: Bazzill

Stamps: Inspired By Stamping Sweet Aviary; Friends; Fancy Labels 18
Spellbinders: Elegant Posts
Patterned Paper: Prima
Cardstock: Bazzill
Pearls: Want2Scrap

Stamps: Inspired By Stamping Cupcake Wishes
Flower: Medium Daisy Flowers
Spellbinders: Damask Motifs, Damask Accents
Patterned Papers: Authentique
Cardstock: Core'dinations
Pearls: Want2Scrap

We'll be showing you the entire sets on Saturday, but be sure to check out what the rest of the team created over the next two days!


Deb Hickman
Debbie Marcinkiewicz
Gini Cagle (me)
Irit Shalom
Jennie Garcia
Joanna Munster
Kassi Hulet
Kendra Sand
Kim Score
Susie Moore

From Paris With Love

I'm sliding in with less than an hour to go for the challenge at sweet Debbie's Shabby Tea Room! The challenge was a picture inspiration with lots of fun red and white - and to also use a postal element. Not only did I use the JustRite Stamps (Greetings From Paris) with my postcard theme, but I used the Postage Stamp Spellbinders, and even used a peel-n-stick gold sticker with a stamp edge around my heart. My fancy heart was cut using the Quickutz Nesting Doily hearts, and the card base was cut with their Nesting Hearts die set. I embossed my stamped images with Wow! Embossing Powder in Cable Car Red, which is a really clear, bright red that I love!

Challenges:
The Shabby Tea Room: Picture Inspiration + mail theme
JustRite: For the Love Of...

Hoot Loves You?

Have you seen the Valentine release from CottageCutz? It's so cute! And I have a sweet pair of love birds to share with you. These owls (Hoot Loves You) are just adorable, and by leaving off the hearts, you could use them for anything!

Challenges:
Simon Says: Animal Antics

Ready, Set, Spring

I have been so spoiled this winter...as I'm writing this post the sun is shining and it's been in the 60's this week. I know there is probably some wintery weather still heading my way, but I'm happy for all of the pretty days! What better time than now to share a Spring layout with you! I used so many fun techniques on this piece to really build some interesting layers.

Do you love this little embellishment? I had a vintage celluloid charm that's been in my jewelry drawer for ever. I used Amazing Mold Putty to make a mold of it - and it was time to cast away! I poured it up using the Amazing Clear Cast and after it set, I painted it with Creative Inspirations Paint (beige). Now I can make these little trinkets over and over again.

This Dusty Attic Chipboard chair was covered heavily with Wow! Embossing Powders Ultra High Copper. The Ultra-high powders create a ton of texture. Next, I used the Wow! Brocade stamp set to stamp over the copper and embossed in the Suzy West Presidio Purple and Tea Garden Green. I love how you can see the hint of pattern, like worn antique upholstery would look.

I used my Cricut to cut the paper doily and random stamped over the cut, again using the Brocade stamp. The Presidio Purple was used over the green designer paper to create a custom patterned paper. I also added some of the Copper powder around the edges of the layout.

Spring makes you take notice of all of the little things around you, and I hope that I have inspired you to add these extra touches to your layouts.

Friends With Flair Friday Hop

I absolutely love the new release of Spellbinders dies - and since I design for Scrap-Mart, I'm one of those very lucky girls who ends up with some of these brand new releases early! So today, I thought I would show off some of the dies from the Damask Accents and my Unity Stamps from the Simple Stories line ( the patterned paper is also Simple Stories - Baby Steps).

I stamped the flower/doily from Unity's Generations set, using Wow! Embossing powders in Honey and Paprika. I fussy cut these out, but wrapped parts of my Damask cuts around the flower. The leaves and border are also dies in this set. I have to tell you, the Damask Motifs and Accents were my very favorite sets this go round (although, I have a list a mile long of all of the sets I have to have!) Scrap-Mart is accepting pre-orders now, and the dies are expected to ship the end of this month. So what are you waiting for? Head over there now!

Challenges:
Unity: Friends With Flair Hop
The Craft's Meow: sketch

Love Cast in Clay Blog Hop with Creative Paperclay and Amazing Mold Putty

Welcome to the Love Cast in Clay blog hop with Creative Paperclay® and Amazing Mold Putty! You should have arrived here from Barbara Moore's blog, if not, you may want to start back at the beginning with the Creative Paperclay® blog so you don't miss anything! We have great inspiration for you as well as awesome prizes! A winner will be choosen from both Amazing Mold Putty blog and Creative Paperclay® Blog to receive a 16oz package of Creative Paperclay® and package of Amazing Mold Putty. In order to win you must leave a comment on all blogs as well as become a follower of each blog.




I love making embellishments for my cards and layouts, and when I noticed a pea-pod ornament on my Christmas tree, I set it aside to make a mold that I could use year round.


Amazing Mold Putty is so easy to use! It is a two-part putty, that you mix equal parts together and press your object to be molded into it. You can then use the mold over and over again.


Since this embellishment was kind of large, I didn't want it to weight my layout down too much, so I used the Delight ™ Air Dry Modeling Compound, which is lighter in weight than the Paperclay. I just pressed the Delight into the mold, and let it dry.

After my pea-pod was dry, I painted it with a base of Creative Inspirations Paint. Next, I used the new Terri Sproul Mixers and Sakura Crystal Lacquer to make my pod look almost like porcelain.

Now that I've shared my project with you, it's time to hop on to Brenda's blog!

Full Hop List

Paperclay

Terri Sproul

Amanda Mark:
Lori Williams

Barbara Moore

Gini Cagle (you are here)

Brenda

Jennifer Ingle

Lyneen Jesse

Aimee Fleck

Robyn

Dee Dee Catron

Debbie Buckland

Carole Lassak

Jan Hennings

Tamara Dozier

Niki Meiners

Edie cournoyer

Leslie Rahye

Sandra strait

Peg Round

Susan Brown

Amazing Mold Putty

Challenges:
Helmar: Sketch