Inky Impressions Inspirational Blog

Warm Fuzzies

2012-02-11T02:00:00.000-05:00

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, here is a simple card that will pack a POW! to your valentine. The interest lies in using an svg file to create an interesting card base. Here I chose one from The Cutting Cafe with an edge of hearts.

By using warm colors and the warm fuzzy fibers, this wintery card certainly has a lot of warmth and charm to it! I added Dinky Dots to the hearts to give a little bling...without the typical rhinestone look. Be sure to add a few colors of Dinky Dots to your next order. I hope everyone has a delightful Valentine's Day!!

Box Card

2012-02-10T07:00:00.175-05:00

Hello everyone, today I bring you a special little box card (made this card for my Mum's Birthday). It very simple to make, let me show you how. First take a look at the box I have made.

Above is the front of the box. I have used kraft card to make the box then ink all the edges.

Above is the front & one of the sides of the box. I have placed a pearl (from Inky Impressions store) on each of the butterflies.

When you take the lid off the sides fall down to reveal what is in side the box (above). In my box it just happens to be Ice Skating Rachel on her very own ice skating ring.

I have cut out a circle place it on pop dots then used mod podge for the look of the ring with glitter in it. Then I have used some small roses to edge around it.

To make it extra special I have left the ends of the pattern paper open for pockets and made some tags to put in them. They all have something extra special stamps on them. I have also cut out flower shapes in each tag and place a small pearl ( from Inky Impressions store) in each to make the centre of the flower.

Now its time to show you how to make the box.

Step 1. Mark out nine square 10cm x 10cm as above. Now cut out the four corner squares (see below).

Step 2. Fold up your sides (see below).

Step 3. How to make the lid measure up a square 14cm x 14cm. Now come in 2cm all the the way around from the edge (as below). This should leave you a 10cm x 10cm square in the middle (below).

Step 4. Cut in 2cm were I have mark the crosses (above & below) to make tabs so you can stick it all together .

Step 5. Now fold (as above) and stick together (as below).

Step 6. Now put the lid on the box (as below). Well done you have now made a box card. Now all you have to do is dress it.

I hope you like my special little box card and that I have inspired you to make your own. Why not use a Inky Impressions stamp in yours as well (Inky Impressions store)...

All the best

Kerry

Sweet card

2012-02-09T07:00:00.000-05:00

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, I knew I had to pull out Joseph & Lynette's first date. This image is so versatile that you can use it for just about any holiday :)

So I've been toying with this idea for awhile now and was waiting for the right time to make it and boy am I happy that I did, this easel card is so cute and it's even better in person if I say so myself :)

and here is it opened up:

I hope you enjoy it and don't forget to hop on over to the challenge blog and join in our current challenge!

Angelica's Lantern

2012-02-06T07:00:00.000-05:00

Good morning all it is time to share a bit of Inky Impressions Inspiration! That's right, today I have a creation to share with you using one of the fun stamps from the Inky Impressions Store! I always have a hard time deciding which image to use next, but I thought this image was prefect for those cold and dark nights.
For my inspiration post I made this fun wintery card using the adorable Angelica's Lantern image! She is just so darn sweet! Plus, for some added dimension I paper pieced her jacket and added another layer for her lantern. If she wasn't cute enough I also added this fun flower heart charm which is also available from the Inky Impressions Store! If you haven't checked out all the fabulous embellishments available in the Inky Impressions Store, what are you waiting for?!

Thank you for stopping by today, I do hope that you enjoy my creation and that you have a fabulous day!
~Jackie

Gimme a break

2012-02-04T07:00:00.003-05:00

Hi everyone! I'm Tracy and I've got a little corny birthday humor inspiration for you today. For this card I've used Lili's Cleaning Day. Lots of layering and some twine and buttons make up the base of the card. Lili was colored with Copic markers. I did some machine stitching on the mat panels and did some paper piercing around the image panel.

I couldn't resist the corny sentiment to go with the little smirk on her face.

Make somebody smile today with your own Inky Impressions creations.

Easter Basket

2012-02-03T07:35:00.023-05:00

Hiya All Inky Impressions fans, I hope you are all well, and Thankyou for dropping by the Inspiration blog today

Easter will be here before we know it, so today I have a little Easter Basket to share with you

I have used the beautiful Lilis Stuffed Bunny, which you can get HERE in the Inky Impressions Shop

This basket didnt take very long to make and is really simple, I made a box base and used a deep punch which I stuck to the sides of the box base, added a handle from a strip of card and then to decorate, very easy, I shall be sending this to Nicole as a sample so I have added polystrene eggs, but if I were giving it as a gift I would have added choccy eggs :) or bunnys :)

Very Girlie and very pretty and so nice to use such springlike colours

Do hop on over to the Challenge Blog to see our current Challenge and check back here to see what my teamies have been up too :)

Take Care

Joey x x x

Swing-Out Fold Card

2012-02-02T07:00:00.001-05:00

Hi Inky fans! It's Inkette Sharon here to show you a fun and different card design today.

This one has some dimension to it and stands on its own - called a swing-out fold card.

It's easy peasy to create and looks great too! The design and tutorial can be found HERE.

I've used Lili Chalkboard on this Valentine card and she looks so adorable and sweet enough to kiss too!

One of the great things about this design is that the card lays flat so it fits in an envelope without any problems. You'll have to give it try!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Coloring hair and clothing with copics

2012-01-31T10:00:00.000-05:00

Today I am going to show you how I colored the hair and jacket for this adorable stamp: Angelica's Sled from Inky Impressions

DP is Basic Grey Green at Heart also available from

Inky Impressions

Copics used for dark brown hair:

1. First I use my darkest shade E29 for the center part. Then so I have a guide for the highlights I add my lightest shade E31 to the parts of her hair that might catch the light.

2. I go back and add E29 my darkest color to the tips of hair.

3. I then fill in with my medium shade E25.

4. I use my lightest shade E31 and go from dark to light by doing that I blend the dark to the lightest shade.

5. I go back and add touch ups to the crown and end points with my E29. And again blend it all with my E31 working dark to light.

Colors for jacket:

6. I start with my darkest color RB25 and outline my jacket so that I have a center light source. I find this is the easiest way for me to color.

7. Next i go over the RV25 with RV13 to blend those two colors.

8. With the lightest shade RV10, again I work from dar to light and fill in the jacket.

9. I did the same thing with the headband. Darkest color RV25 at the ends.

10. Then I fill in with the RV10.

Here is the finished card.

Stay tuned for more tutorials.

Next time I will do skin and objects.

Tea Party Decor With DeNetra

2012-01-31T06:00:00.000-05:00

Hello Everyone. You are here with DeNetra and I am super excited to share my first Inspiration post with you all. I have fallen in love with the Inky Impressions Stamps. Lili being my favortie....reminds me so much of my 4 year old. You can find Lili doing almost anything energetic...same for my Morgan.

I decided to make something that my daughter can use when she is playing Tea Party.

I used Lili's Cleaning Day on the place card.

I stamped her in colored ink to give a different look.

The Sentiment on the "Tea Bag" is the Warm Fuzzies Sentiment.

I know you all have a Lili at home...and if you don't Inky up your Inky Impressions Stamps
and bring them to life.
Thank you for stopping by.
I love you all.

Great Accessories...

2012-01-28T03:00:00.002-05:00

If you have a job to do, then having great accessories will make the task a bit easier. Or at least more enjoyable, wouldn't you say?

I'm the Battle of the Books coach for my daughters groups. It's a pretty big deal here. With all the reading that the girls are doing, they will be needing fun accessories....bookmarks!

Here I used Ice Skating Rachel b/c she is long and tall...perfect for a bookmark. The fibers are a perfect match up with the "Warm Fuzzies" sentiment from Inky, as well! So, impress your favorite bookworm with a special bookmark this month!

Embellish it!

2012-01-27T07:00:00.002-05:00

Hey everyone! It's Raven here from Love4stamps and I really want to inspire you to dress up your stamps.

So here we go...

And here is a little video to show you how it all came to be!!!!

Thank you all so much for stopping by! I hope you all are having a great day!!!

Hugs,

Raven

Ready for Valentine's Day?

2012-01-26T06:00:00.004-05:00

Hi there, it's Joanna here to hopefully inspire you with my project. I was so late sending out Christmas cards; I am determined to be ready for Valentine's day. I'm going to show you the cute little boxes that I made for my sons' teachers.

Here are some of the supplies that you will need:
Paper Cutter with scoring tool/Scissors
Paper:
(1) piece 6 5/8" x 11" piece of cardstock
(1) piece 4 1/4" cardstock square
(4) pieces of Designer Paper measuring 2 1/2" x 3 7/8"
Ribbon (about 20 inches)
An Oval Cutting Tool
Self healing mat
Craft knife
Adhesive (I used sticky-strip and a runner)
Scallop Edge Punch

Step One:

Line up your 6 5/8" x 11" piece of cardstock vertical with your paper cutter and score at 2 5/8". Then turn your cardstock and score at 2 5/8", 5 1/4", 7 7/8" and 10 1/2".

Step Two:

Fold on all the scored lines. Cut off the smaller piece. If you remember from the introductory photo, I planned to use my Creative Memories cutters but in the end, I decided to use my nesties. Center whatever oval cutter you plan to use and cut.

Step Three:

I ran a overhead transparency through my printer and placed Cupcakes and Candy Factory in the center. (Just a note, make certain that you're using the right kind of transparencies! I initially used ink jet transparencies in my laser printer. The result was a melted plastic sheet and an odd burning smell!)

Step Four:

Adhere the patterned paper and the acetate to the box. Use your adhesive to put the box together. Your box is done. All that's left is to make the top!

Step Five:

Score the 4 1/4" square piece of cardstock at 3 1/2" on all sides. Cut on the right score line on each side, creating flaps.

Fabric Cards

2012-01-25T07:00:00.007-05:00

Happy Wednesday and welcome to the Inky Impressions Inspirational blog. Inkette Sharon here showing one of my favorite techniques - creating cards with fabric.

These are all fabrics on my card today! There are so many pretty and fun patterns in fabric and the texture they provide really make a card special. Here's how you can create using fabric:

I like to use "Wonder Under", fusible adhesive backing. Just cut the fabric swatch to the size of your card and diecuts and cut the Wonder Under to match. You can find Wonder Under at any fabric store and the directions for use come with it.

Iron the Wonder Under to the back side of the fabric and let it cool down completely before cutting it with dies or your paper cutter.

Once it has cooled from the ironing, you can diecut the fabric just like you would cardstock. Here I'm using scallop circle Nesties. I also used Stampin' Up's Top Note die and for the base panel of the card, I just cut the fabric with my paper cutter.

Once you have the fabric cut, remove the paper backing and then all you have to do is lay it out as desired and iron the pieces together. I even ironed the assembly to the cardstock and here is how it turned out:

Now it's ready for the image and embellishments.

I've used "Lili Bundled Up", brought to life with Copic markers and then cut out and mounted on the card with foam tape. Isn't she just the cutest thing!

I created the flower embellishment out of fabric too - crinoline, tulle, organza and pieces of the fabric scraps I used in the card design. You can even stamp on fabric - the sentiment is stamped with white craft (pigment) ink. Pieces of the flower were colored to match with Copic markers too.

So that's how you create a card using fabric for a unique look. I hope I've inspired you to give it try! Thanks for stopping by today!

Sharon : )

Lili's Secret

2012-01-24T06:53:00.000-05:00

Hello Inky Fans! My name is April and this is my first "inspirational" post here with Inky! I am so proud to be part of this team and to be able to work with these FAB stamps!
Today I worked with Lili's Secret. She's such a cutie and was a ton of fun to color!

I made these flowers myself. They are the rolled flowers/roses and they were super quick and easy to put together. And what would a flower from me be without some glitz!!! I don't think there is a single project that I do that doesn't have glitter or glitz or gems on it!

Here is a close up of Lili and as you can see...there are a few little half pearls on here too that you can buy in the store! I will give links below!

Have a wonderful day and I hope you enjoyed my post! I will be back in a few weeks with another inspirational post!

Products used:
Image~Inky Impressions Lili's Secret
DP
CS~SU!
Copics
Stickles
MS Gem
Martha Stewart Border Punch
SU! lace
Sentiment~SU!
Flat Back Pearls in green

Angelica's Lantern Altered Jar Hot Cocoa Treat

2012-01-23T08:00:00.003-05:00

Happy Monday everyone. Anita here with my blog inspiration post. One of my dear friend's just had her birthday. January can be a yucky and cold month so I thought it would be fun to make her a hot cocoa treat jar. I used My Favorite Things Tag Die and them stamped Angelica's Lantern on the tag. She was fun to color. I love this Fancy Pants paper which I can't get enough of. Here is a top view of the jar.

Here is the recipe if you would like to make you own.

Hot Cocoa Mix Recipe

2 cups nonfat dry milk

1 cup sugar

½ cup cocoa powder

½ cup non-dairy creamer

Dash salt

Chocolate chips

Mini marshmallows

Combine ingredients and mix well. Store in an airtight container. Yield 4 cups mix. Add 3-4 tablespoons of mix to mug and fill with water. Add some marshmallows and chocolate chips and enjoy.

You can find this along with many other wonderfully adorable images at the Inky Impressions store.

Be sure to come back and let me know if you made a jar.

Hugs,

Anita

Having Some Inky Fun with Rachel!

2012-01-21T07:00:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone! I'm Tracy and this is my second guest designer card for the Inky Impressions Inspiration blog.

I've used "Ice Skating Rachel" for my card and colored her with Copic markers in some "cool" colors. I cut around the image and popped it up on pop dots for a little dimension. All the mats are embossed around the edges with white embossing powder for a frosty look. The flower spray is created from punched flowers, pearls, and a die cut flourish.

This is a very versatile stamp that could be used for all kinds of winter season needs. Here, I've just used her as an invitation to have some fun. I hope you'll all take it to heart and enjoy your weekend.

Simply...enjoy it all!

2012-01-20T07:00:00.000-05:00

Good morning Inky Friends, Tracy from Tracy's Stamping Corner, here today to hopefully inspire you with Ice Skating Rachel. Rachel is so adorable and I had so much fun coloring her. I know you will too!

My little tip or "trick" for today - I didn't have any small brown flowers so I used my copics to color a light beige flower I had. I added some E43 (which was one of the copics I used for her jacket) to the flowers.

You can find Ice Skating Rachel in the shop HERE.

Thank you and have a great weekend!

Hugs,

Tracy Valure

Inspired by L-O-V-E

2012-01-19T06:00:00.002-05:00

Love is in the air! It seems the minute we finish the task of putting the Christmas boxes back in the attic, it's time for all things LOVE! Valentine's Day is just around the corner and with it comes hearts, flowers, kisses and my V-Day weakness. . .CANDY! I love it all - chocolate, conversation hearts and my favorite treat - chocolate covered cherries! Just look at the drops of yummy goodness!

Now it may sound silly to be inspired by a box of chocolates, but if it's good enough for Forrest Gump, then it's good enough for me!

I took my inspiration from the colors - cherry red, sugary cream and, of course, CHOCOLATE! I inked up Angelica's Heart Socks and colored her with Copic markers in my chosen yummy palette! Take a look. . .

I started with the January Sketch For You To Try by Jen del Muro. Here's a look at the original sketch:

I modified it slightly by replacing the circle with a layered heart. Don't you just love this sweet image! She was so fun to color! Look at all those darling hearts on her sweater set, socks and headband! I wonder if they make those in my size?

Here's a close up of the crystal lacquer effects on the hearts. . .

I hope you have found yourself inspired by LOVE! If not, inspiration by chocolate is certainly acceptable too! Have a fabulous day with a cherry on top!

LiLis Stuffed Bunny

2012-01-18T07:00:00.004-05:00

Hello everyone. Shannin here to share with you some inspiration for the day.

For todays project I made a wall hanging using the adorable LiLi's Stuffed Bunny stamp.

I found this adorable wooden heart at hobby lobby.com and new it would be perfect for one of Inky Impressions wonderful stamps. I am super happy with how this turned out.

I painted the wooden heart with a bubblegum pink paint then added my paper to the front of the heart.

I then glued some bling mesh and gorgeous lace around the edges and fussy cut out LiLi's Stuffed Bunny. Added some pop up foam dots to the back of her and centered her to the center of the heart. I also added some prima say it with pearls to the top right and lower left side of the heart and used recollection roses.

We have a new challenge today on the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog. Hope to see you all there.

Have a wonderful week.

DT Card - Dream

2012-01-17T09:00:00.000-05:00

Hi,

I´m Domi and one of the new DT Member.

I want show you a card today.
This image is one of the fantastic Angelica Stamps.
Its called:

Angelica`s Daydream

Please visit the fantastic Store from Inky Impressions.

There you could find so many wonderful Stamps and other crafting items!

Have a fab Day.

Domi

Just a smile...

2012-01-16T07:00:00.001-05:00

Hello, it's my turn (Anne) to inspire you today:)

So I've made a card with the gorgeous Lili's Chalkboard. Isn't she a sweetie?

She was stamped twice so I could pop dot the chalkboard for a bit of added depth and then coloured up with copics. I then added a sentiment.
That's what's so fab about this stamp you can have any greeting to match the occasion. Cool eh?

So, there she is all done and dusted, hopefully you like her as much as I do:)

Anne x

Robinhood Love

2012-01-14T07:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Saturday everyone! It's my turn to share with you today and for today's post I thought I'd pull out the oh so adorable "Robinhood Christopher". I wanted to make a Valentine's Day card with an image that I normally wouldn't have used and well those area feathers sure do look like hearts to me :) You can also find the charm and inky dinky drops both in the Inky Impressions Store

Don't forget that there is still plenty of time to hop along and win an AMAZING prize package, you can find all of the details here.

Also we have a new challenge that started on Wednesday, check out what some of the Inkettes have created for inspiration and to join in on the fun, you can find all the details for the challenge here.

2012-01-13T07:00:00.005-05:00

Teary Eyed Lili

Hello, I am using the new stamp Teary Eyed Lili (she's so sweet).

I have covered an old biscuit tin with some recycled cardboard and to colour it, I have used a ink pad.

I have used my three favourite things Ribbon, flowers & butterflies to dress up my tin.

Around the circle that Lili is sitting on are some pearls from Inky Impressions store.

Around the side of the tin I have put more flowers and more butterflies.

I also inked some butterflies straight on to the card. I love inking up my own paper, it's messy but lots of fun.

Hope you like my little tin and that it inspires you to get creative.

Don't forget Inky Impressions is having a Blog Hop, so check out the post below for details.

All the best

Kerry

Calling All Stampers Blog Hop!

2012-01-11T07:00:00.006-05:00

Calling all stampers! Are you ready to get started the Inky way! Today the Inky Impressions Inkettes are sharing lots of fabulous Inky creations to warm you up during this cold winter and the Inky Impressions Inspirational Blog is where it all begins! Today not only are there projects galore to ogle over, but we are also releasing 3 brand new Rubber Stamps and (surprise!) one totally adorable Valentine's Day Digi! Please welcome:

Chatterbox Lili

Teary Eyed Lili

TuTu Cute Lili

Monster Bubbles

Be sure to comment at each and every stop along the way because one lucky winner will win this amazing prize package! It includes:
Winner's choice of 1 of the 3 New Releases (Chatterbox LiLi Rubber Stamp, Tu-Tu Cute LiLi Rubber Stamp, or Teary Eyed LiLi Rubber Stamp)
Angelica's Bunny Rubber Stamp
LiLi's Slumber Party Rubber Stamp
3 Sentiment Rubber Stamps: My place or yours, Bring your jammies & Uh-Oh Spaghetti Oh's
Padded Butterfly Trim in 3 colors: Bright Pink, Turquoise, & Lime Green
4 packs of Inky Pearls in Bright Pink, Lime Green, Turquoise & Tangerine
4 packs of silver charms- Butterflies, Flowers, Dragonflies, Cute Little purses
1 pack of beautiful silver flower centers
1 pack of Inky Dinky Drops in Clear
AND 2 packs of Inky 6mm brads in Bright Pink & Light Green

What more could anyone ask for? You have until Wednesday, January 18th to comment on each and every stop along the hop and add our blog hop information to your personal blog sidebar to be eligible for these fantastic prizes! Here is today's Blog Hop line up in case you get lost along the way:

Inky Impressions Inspirational Blog (you are here!)
Anita
April
Carrie
Anne
JoAnna
Lesa
DeNetra
Joni
Raven
Domi
Jackie
Shannin
Joey
Kerry
Tanya
Tracy (GD)
Tracy
Sharon
Dawn (GD)
Inky Impressions Challenge Blog

The next stop in the hop is Anita! I know that she will have something adorable to share with you! Enjoy your journey, and be sure to stop by and check out the Inky Impressions Store once your through hopping and pick up some of this amazing new rubber!

The forgotten Princess

2012-01-10T03:01:00.001-05:00

Well hello there Inkettes...

Carrie here with some inspiration...

Now when we had the cute boys release last year did any of you notice that there was a Lili sneaked in too???

No... well let me tell you there was, Princess Lili...

So today I have a project using Princess Lili

I thought this would make a cute hanger in any little princesses room!!

The fabby pearls are also from the store here

I got the frame from my local garden centres craft section and painted it with Tim Holtz tattered rose crackle paint.

I hope this has shown you some of the fun you can have with Inky Stamps!!

Carrie xx

Cropping Digis

2012-01-09T03:00:00.000-05:00

At first, I was not a fan of digis. But when things change, we have to adapt. While you obviously know that digis can be resized, you can also crop them and create so many new ideas!

Here I used Inky Impressions' Cupcake and Candy Factory. I opened it into photoshop and cropped the candies out. Be inspired...I can't wait to see how you crop your Inky Digis!

The Downhill Slide

2012-01-07T07:00:00.003-05:00

Hi everyone! My name is Tracy MacDonald and I was invited to be a Guest Designer here at the Inky Impressions Challenge blog for the months of January and February. I been a crafter of one sort or another since I was a teenager, but have found my true passion with paper. I began my online crafting journey as a mini album scrapbooker, sharing my albums and tutorials on my YouTube channel, Tracylovestoscrap. A friend invited me to join a card challenge blog DT and the rest was history. I started my blog, I Wanna Build a Memory, and dove into the world of cardmaking and challenges. I'm a coloring addict--whether Copics, Prismas or Distress inks. I don't have any friends locally who are into scrapbooking or cardmaking, so being able to share my hobby with friends on line has been a wonderful blessing to me.

The card I'm sharing today was made with Inky Impressions "MaMaw Skiing", which is a digital stamp you can find in the Inky Impressions store, but I have several cards coming up to share with you that are all made with Inky rubberstamps. These stamps are great quality. They're deep so you get those nice clean crisp lines and ......they're cute! I was really excited when I opened my GD package to find that they were already mounted too.

Nicole has designed a great collection of characters that will fit just about any theme you can think of. I decided to use MaMaw for a little humor for someone who might be just a wee bit over the hill.

That cute little snowflake charm came from the Inky store too.

I'm really excited about being a guest designer here and I hope that you can find some inspiration from my cards. Have a wonderful week! Tracy

Shaped Easel Card

2012-01-06T07:00:00.016-05:00

Hiya all Inky fans, Hope you all had a wonderful Holiday season and New Year. This is my first Inspiration post of the year, I have to admit to be sucked dry of my mojo through the Christmas season, has that happened to you? I am finding getting back into routine is difficult.

Anyhow, Have you seen out fab new DT members :) I am looking forward to working alongside them all

Today I have a Shaped Easel Card to show you, which I cut using Nesties.

I coloured this gorgeous Fairy Lili up on Kraft using my Polychromos Pencils, I am slowly getting better at this, although a bit heavy handed, I love the overall effect of an image coloured on Kraft. The sentiment is also from Inky Impressions, Hop on over to the Inky Impressions Shop to see many more gorgeous images and fantastic sentiments, plus lots of embellies too.

Thanks for Stopping By here today, Do check back to see what else my Teamies have in store for you :)

Joey x x x

Sweet Inky Inspiration

2012-01-05T07:00:00.001-05:00

Good morning all it is time to share a bit of Inky Impressions Inspiration! That's right, today I have a creation to share with you using one of the fun stamps from the Inky Impressions Store!
For my inspiration post I made a gift card holder in the shape of a tag, it can easily be added to any gift as a bit of an additional goodie. I used one of the newest images from Inky Impressions Lili's Chalkboard, this little lady is so stinkin' cute and I just love this sentiment so pairing the two together worked well! Not only did I enjoy using this image and super cute sentiment but I also used this fun Flower Heart Charm and some of these 4mm Flat Back Pearls - Sapphire! You totally need to go on a shopping spree to get all these goodies too!

Thank you for stopping by today, I do hope that you enjoy my creation for today and have a fabulous day!
~Jackie

New Year, New Design Team!

2012-01-03T07:00:00.001-05:00

Good morning everyone! Today we have all sorts of Design Team news to share, are you ready for it?! I am sure you all saw our Design Team call earlier this term and today is the day that we get to announce the fabulous additions to our Design Team! Please welcome our New Design Team Members:

Anita Mulcahey
Ann Cullen
April Lower
Dawn Barrett
DeNetra Bates
Domi Steigner
JoAnna Moore
Joni Mastronardi
Kerry Stuchbery
Lesa Smaligo
Raven Baca
Shannin McKee
Sharon Basel
Tracy Valure

We would also like to welcome back to the Design Team:
Carrie Robinson
Jackie Rakoski
Joey McKelvey
Tanya Johnson

One more welcome, to our January and February Guest Designer:
Tracy MacDonald

We also have a bit of change in our behind the scenes work, I (Jackie) will be coordinating the Design Team! I am so excited and I can't wait to get started!

We are thrilled to have so many fabulous designers joining us this term and we can't wait to see what they all create using Inky Impressions stamps! Be sure to come back here tomorrow to see our first challenge of the New Year and New Design Team!
~Jackie

Bags and Matching Tags - Lili's Double Pocket gift bag

2011-12-31T07:00:00.007-05:00

Hi everyone! It's Sandie here with my last GDT post for Inky Impressions. I have had a blast this past 2months and have loved working with these wonderful stamps again.

I have used another tutorial on Splitcoaststampers to make my project today - It is a double pocket gift bag, which only uses one 12x12 sheet of heavy paper or cardstock.

I've chosen to use Lili's Secret and I've coloured her up with copic markers, then trimmed her out and adhered her to the bag using 3D pop dots.

My papers are from the Dots and Stripes collection by Echo Park. These are double sided and perfect for this type of project. The border, background sticker and tag are also in the pack.

The handles are made from black grosgrain ribbon secured with gold rimmed pearl brads. I've also added some bling in the form of some Prima pearl swirl.

There is plenty of room in both pockets to add some delicious treats and this bag can be adapted to suit any occasion.

I do hope you like my project and you are inspired to be a little bit creative today.

Have Fun!!

Sandie

Trim Your Envelope.....

2011-12-28T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hello Inky Impressions Fans and Friends! Jenn here doing a little envelope gift card holder.

It is quick and easy project....Just fold your favorite envelope in half, cut flap opening at fold. Measure out designer paper and decorate inside, decorate outside.....and there you have it! Place a gift card or money under envelope flap!

I have used MarLeigha's Ornament Dance.

Hope you like here...I know my sister did!

**JENN**

In a jiffy...

2011-12-24T03:00:00.000-05:00

Have you found your self in need of a last minute gift and decided on a gift card?

Here's a simple holder that will delight your friends! (Note that darling charm!! I love Inky's charms b/c they are so well made and detailed!)

A velcro closure keeps the money card safely inside!

Dimensions: CS: 6 5/8 x 4 1/4

Score: 2 3/8, 4 7/8

Decorate as desired!! Merry Christmas!!

An Elf Gift Card Holder!

2011-12-23T07:00:00.001-05:00

Good morning all, Jackie here and it is time to share a bit of Inky Impressions Inspiration! That's right, today I have a creation to share with you using one of the fun stamps from the Inky Impressions Store!

For my inspiration post I made a gift card holder in the shape of a tag, it can easily be added to any gift as a bit of an additional goodie. I used one of the newest images from Inky Impressions Christopher the Elf, this little guy is just so darn cute! I think he would be the perfect addition to any fun gift, especially a stocking stuffer!

Thank you for stopping by today, I do hope that you enjoy my creation for today and have a fabulous day!

Cookies for Santa - Treat Bag Covers with Tags

2011-12-17T14:00:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone. Sandie here with some inspiration for you in the form of some Treat Bag covers with matching tags.

I used another tutorial from the Splitcoaststampers site. Splitcoast is such a wonderful resource for ideas and templates. You can find the instructions for this treat bag cover HERE. I chose non-traditional christmas colours. You could use these covers for all sorts of occasions and don't forget Valentine's isn't that far away ;)

The sentiment I've used is available in digi format HERE and you can print it to any size so it will fit perfectly onto any of your projects. For the border work I used the Martha Stewart Antique Lace punch. I embossed the white card with the Sizzix Snowflake folder and layered it onto coloured card then adhered it to a contrasting coloured treat back cover.

I punched 2 holes in the top of each treat bag cover with a crop-a-dile and threaded various different ribbons/lace/twine through the holes to close them, then I attached the 'Cookies for Santa' tags with some pink bakers twine.

These are so easy, and are such fun to make. Be sure to link up in the comments if you decide to give them a go. We'd love to see :)

Thanks for dropping by today.

Sandie

xxx

Card Gifts

2011-12-16T06:18:00.000-05:00

Hiya Everyone, Hope you all doing ok, its Joey here with todays Inspiration :) this will be my last Inspiration Post before Christmas, So I would like to Wish you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS :)

Today I have taken the traditional Candle Card which I love and made it exactly the same, but instead of putting candles inside I have put sweeties, I thought these would make cute little cardgifts for my family children.

I have added names to the side of all of these, these two are for my Son and Nephew.

I have used Little St Nicholas and Christopher the Elf, coloured with copics, pros and a little glamour dust. You can find them HERE in the Inky Impressions Shop.

A pack of Haribos and a pack of MilkyButtons sweet treats :)

Thanks for Stopping By the Inky Inspiration Blog today

Joey

x x x

Christmas Birthdays

2011-12-15T09:03:00.002-05:00

Well hello Inkettes... Carrie here today with some Inky inspiration for ya!!

Now I have to tell you just how bad the Christmas season is for me... as not only do we have Christmas it is also the time of Birthdays...

Sam's birthday is 22nd December, My sister Zoe is 24th December, My Step-Mum is 27th December and then my other sister Eve is 31st December... see it's a nightmare lol....

This means wintry Birthday cards that don't look like Christmas... Now Nicole has some absolutely fabby digi images in store and there was one that caught my eye... but I wasn't sure when to use it for..... Then I had a thought. My sister Zoe worked at Thornton's Chocolate factory and LOVES sweets and chocolates... so here is her birthday card:

Now this is my kinda house lol... you can find it here

I was even able to use Christmas papers cause they have candy on them !!

Why don't you pop on over to the store and check out the new digis??

Right I am off... I have a sweet tooth craving now lol...

Carrie xx

Getting Inky with Cheryl/Giftcard holder

2011-12-14T00:30:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone Cheryl here with my Getting Inky post! :) Today I have a Gift Card holder to share with you all :) LOVE making these and they are EASY to make!

So my card measures 4 x 4 and holds a giftcard in the center. I used Darling Rachel Ice Skating and Winter Fun sentiment both from Inky Impressions Stamps!

Also Today is also Inky Impressions New Challenge

"WINTER FUN"

Supplies Used:

Rachel Ice Skating/Inky Impressions

Winter Fun Sentiment/Inky Impressions

Snowflake Charm/Inky Impressions

Ribbon/RRR

DCWV Design Paper

Copics to color

Spellbinders

Su! Punches

Martha Stewart punches

Inside of gift card holder

I LOVE these colors together and have for many years. Rachel Ice Skating is Sooooo PRETTY I just love her along with all the other DARLING Inky Impressions stamps. For my image i colored her with copics along with my sentiment. Both were then cut out and popped off of my oval spellbinder frame.

Hope you will join us at Inky Impressions Challenge Blog for some WINTER FUN! Cant wait to see what you all come up with!

Thank you for looking and have a lovely day!!!

Hugs,

Cheryl

Gift Bag and Tag

2011-12-12T07:00:00.030-05:00

Hello Everyone, Hope you are all well :)

Its Joey here today with hopefully some Inspiration for you! One of our Inspirational Themes this month was to create a Gift Bag and Matching Tag.

I thought about this one long and hard, and already had something else started then this idea popped to mind so I went with it. I created the Gift Bag using my grand nesties, and a strip of card to attach them together, so simples .

I cut a little window using a usual sized nestie and attached some acetate behind it. I stamped Little Saint Nicholas on to shrink plastic and attached him to dangle over the acetate window.

This is the tag, which I have used velcro to attach it to the back of the bag. I used copics and promarkers to colour and some glamour dust. Below is a close up of the shrink plastic.

Here is a close up of Little St Nicholas, you will find him HERE in the Inky Impressions Shop.

And of course Father Christmas's Button, cut using my cricut and glazed with glossy accents.

I hope this has inspired you Today, Thanks for Stopping By the Inky Inspiration Blog
Joey
x x x

A Card for your Gift Card...

2011-12-10T02:00:00.000-05:00

When you put your gift card into a darling card, you are sure to make an impression! This Inky Impressions' Elf is a jocular fellow!

Here I created a triangle flap fold for a gift card.

If you want a quick tutorial, I have one posted HERE.

On the inside, I added a strip to hold the card. Be sure not to adhere it to the right side until after you make your angled cuts.

2011-12-09T07:00:00.000-05:00

Good Friday morning everyone, Angelica here. Today I want to share with you this cute gift bag with coordinating tag I made using this adorable image from Inky Impressions. This image is called "Marleigha's Ornament Dance" and you can find it here at the Inky Impressions store. For this project I started with a paper bag, I just trimmed some of the top off and cut the edge with scalloped scissors. I covered both front and back with cardstock and patterned paper and inked the edges with distress ink.

For my image, I started by stamping her with black ink on white cardstock and colored her with Prismacolor color pencils. After I cut the shape with the Spellbinders' die I used the die and shaded the edges of the embossed area with some distress ink.

Here is a closeup of the coordinating tag, I stamped the sentiment, it's called "Winter Fun Scalloped Circle Sentiment", on white cardstock with black ink, cut with scissors, I shaded the area with the word "FUN" with distress ink and added some stickles for a touch of sparkle.

Thank you for taking the time to visit our blog today, hope you come back soon.

Angelica

Supplies:
Size: 5 1/4" 7 1/4"
Stamps: Inky Impressions (Marleigha's Ornament Dance, Winter Fun Scalloped Circle Sentiment)
Inks: Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black), Distress ink (stormy sky)
Image Colored With: OMS, Prismacolor Color Pencils (1024 Blue Slate, 1102 Blue Lake, 1099 Espresso, 1058 Warm Grey 90%, 935 Black, 1093 Seashell Pink, 997 Beige, 1080 Beige Sienna, 929 Pink, 924 Crimson Red, 916 Canary Yellow, 908 Dark Green)
Paper: Bazzill Cardstock, Wausau 110lb. white cardstock, DCWV (The Christmas Stack)
Accessories: Brown paper bag, Ribbon, Stickles (Waterfall), Spellbinders (Fancy Tags, Labels Twenty-Three), PC scalloped scissors, MM silver brads, Martha Stewart border punch (French Scroll), pop dots

Pop-Up GiftCard Holder

2011-12-08T07:00:00.025-05:00

Hiya Everyone, Joey here with a little Inspiration for you today.

I hope you are all well, have you finshed your cards or shopping yet?! eeek, the mad rush is now on lol.

Today I have a Pop - Up Giftcard Holder to show you, although I didnt have a Giftcard to hand but used a loyalty card lol, I have a few of these to make for some of our Christmas Gifts.

I have used the gorgeous Joey and Lynnies Cookies which you can find HERE in the Inky Impressions Shop, along with the Warm Fuzzies Sentiment. Everything else was from my stash. I love the idea of this image, how late are those kiddies up! I think its every childs dream to see Father Christmas in the sky! we shall be tracking him via Norad, my Son has already reminded me we need to leave stuff out! lol.

I coloured them up with copics and promarkers.

The inside, just holds the cards right, I love how cool this little idea is, I got my tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers, although mine is slightly different.

Thanks for Stopping by the Inky Inspiration Blog Today, Do Pop back to see what my teamies have in store, all gorgeous!!!

Joey

x x x

Mixing rubber and digi..

2011-12-06T12:50:00.001-05:00

Hello .. Carrie calling lol..

Oh my gosh.. I closed my eyes and when I woke Christmas was only a few weeks away... where did the time go??????

But on the plus side it means I am closer to a visit from the man in red lol...

So this week I want to show you a project I have worked on for a while... I went a got a candle and wanted to stamp on it... I have seen this done many ways but I do not have a heat gun... so I stamped MarLeigha's ornament dance (which you can get here) on a piece of greaseproof paper. I then coloured her with copics as usual - but making sure I didn't blend too much!!

Then I had some Kars candle gel which I applied over the image and it dries glossy and melts with the candle (not that I am ever gonna burn it lol)

I also did the same with a little Christmas swirl sentiment to finish it off!!

I love the effect and can't wait to show it off at Christmas!!

Thanks for stopping by

Tote Bag and Matching Tag Inspiration

2011-12-03T07:00:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone. It's Sandie here and I have a sweet Gift Tote bag & Tag to share.

I found a tutorial for this beautiful tote bag HERE on Splitcoaststampers. You will need one sheet of card, some stamps and/or patterned papers and 12 small brads. It's very easy to make and would make a lovely gift.

To make the tag I inked up Little St. Nicholas with Antique Linen distress ink, stamped it onto some white card and then stamped the matching sentiment with Momento Tuxedo Black ink. I matted the tag with the same blue card that I used for the tote bag.

I filled a cello bag with chocolates to put inside the bag and tied it off with the same blue ribbon that I attached the tag to the tote with. To finish I just added a couple pearls to the tag.

I hope you like :)

Sandie

Gift Card Holder

2011-12-01T07:00:00.000-05:00

Today is my turn to share with you here on the inspirational blog. My gift card holder uses Little St. Nicholas and corresponding sentiment. I saw this style of a card on the Inking Idaho blog and I knew I wanted to try it for my gift card holder. I have ton's of nieces and nephews who get gift cards and I know they could care less what it comes in so I wanted to go simple but still have something nice for them.

and here is the inside where you can see the sentiment. I also took a grass punch and made it look like snow/icicles :)

A2 Easel Card Tutorial

2011-11-29T07:00:00.002-05:00

Hi there Inky Fans!

MacKenzie here, poppin in today with my last post for the Inky Inspiration Blog. As I'm sure you've noticed from all of the beautiful samples shared by the other dt members, the theme for November was easel cards. Today I thought I'd share a quick photo tutorial of how to make an A2 size easel card.

For those of you who may not know, an A2 card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

This is the most common size card because you can get two of them from cutting an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of cardstock in half. I always make my cards with the fold on top, because they're able to stand up with all of the embellishments that I normally add.

After you score your cardstock at 4 1/4" , fold it in half and then score again at 2 1/8".

(2 1/8" is half of 4 1/4" for this horizontal card. If you're card is vertical , you would score at 2 3/4" because that would be half of 5 1/2").

Clear as mud?

Fold on both score lines and this is what you'll have.

Next, add adhesive to the bottom half of your card front, under your second score mark.

(Be sure to leave a 1/4" border)

Then, and a 4" x 5 1/4" card front to the adhesive.

The best way to make an easel card really *pop* is to have some kind of embellishment inside to hold up your card front, once it's folded. I usually add a button, brads or popped up embellishment. In this case, I just popped up my Inky sentiment on dimensionals.

When your card is opened up, this is what you'll have.

Then just embellish with your favorite Inky image and make someones day! Thanks so much for popping by today! Be sure to hop on over to the Inky Challenge blog tomorrow for a brand new challenge.

I wish you all a stress-free holiday season!

Cheers,

MacKenzie

Nicholas on Ice!

2011-11-28T07:00:00.000-05:00

Good morning all it is time to share a bit of Inky Impressions Inspiration! That's right, today I have a creation to share with you using one of the fun stamps from the Inky Impressions Store!

For today I created a fun card using one of our newest stamps Nicholas On Ice! I wanted to play along with one of our newest images and use some colors that he may not otherwise be paired with.

Thank you for stopping by today, I do hope that you enjoy my creation for today and have a fabulous day!
~Jackie

Warm Winter Wishes

2011-11-26T01:00:00.000-05:00

There are all sorts of shapes and sizes for easel cards. Here I have used the Wonky Squares nestie for my canvas.

To secure this card in the open position, I have used Inky's rhinestone brads. This way, You have more room to write a note!

Santa's Helper

2011-11-25T07:00:00.010-05:00

Hello Inky Friends! I hope you all had a fabulous holiday! Today I am getting in the Inky Christmas Spirit! I have a gift bag left over from last year. I thought it could use a face lift...Inky Style! I have added ribbon, Inky Christopher the Elf, Inky sentiment Santa's Helper and Inky red pearls.

I have used Christopher the Elf....don't forget if you like him there is a Maddie the Elf too! You can find them both HERE! The sentiment is Santa's Helper found HERE! This sentiment is perfect to double stamp and layer.

Christopher the Elf is a perfect addition to your Christmas stamp collection. The details are not too small and I was able to easily use my Copics to color even the tiny stars on the top package.

HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY! SHOP TILL YOU DROP....AT INKY IMPRESSIONS STAMPS! There are some great stamps on sale right now!!!

**JENN**

Make Your Own Embellishment-BY: Michelle

2011-11-23T07:00:00.004-05:00

Hello - today is Inky Impressions Challenge day! And it is my day to post on the Inky Inspiration Blog as well! Yea! The theme today is to make your own embellishment. I love doing that. And today I got to ink up a brand new Inky Impressions stamp. I TOTALLY LOVE this image, too cute! This is Joey & Lynnie's Cookies for Santa

Too cute I told you! it has so many details to it, but it isn't too much to color in. For my card I used Bo Bunny Blitzen Collection - love the fun colors in this Christmas collection. I sewed down my image and papers. Then I went to work on my embellishment. - First I made my flower, Now you can make these flowers with just a strip of paper. Fold every 1/4 inch then attach the ends and lay flat for the flower. I hope that makes sense. Now mine.. I was lazy and used a Sizzix Tim Holtz Die :0) It cuts too sizes at once -

I cut out of a scrap of off white paper.... Was thinking that I wanted the flower white. But when I put it on the card it was totally blah. So I took out a Marker and colored it! It matches better and has a much richer look now.

And then speaking of coloring it... My ribbon leaves... I LOVE this "technique" LOL I say that loosely, it isn't really a technique just a simple change of color. And I love to color ribbons to match my projects. But recently I found this seam binding tape that really colors up perfectly!

This is 100% Rayon Seam Binding and when you color it was an alcohol marker it really takes the color gorgeously! Here I took the beige ribbon and colored it with a Letraset Promarker Pear Green color.

This is the binding I use... you can find it on the internet - google it. - Ebay has a bunch of it. And with 100 yards on a roll it last a long time ;0)

I hope that this gives you some ideas for making up your own flowers - And ribbon leaves.

Make sure to pop over to the Inky Impressions Challenge today - fabulous challenge, and the other DT projects give some other great inspiration for making your own embellishments!

Mix and match

2011-11-22T12:00:00.000-05:00

Well hello Inkettes.. Carrie here.

I hope you are all well..

So who has been and checked out all the cute new images from over at the store??

Yep me too.. aren't they the cutest!!

Now then while you are looking at all that delish rubber don't forget to take a look at the new digi images...the scenes are just perfect and you will be seeing a few of those from me over the next few weeks!!

But I thought I would show you one now too..

I have used the digi Ice skating background which you can get here

And I have matched it with Angelica's sleigh rubber stamp which you can get here

I do love the digi background as you can make it as big or small as you want.. and you can pair it up or use it on its own..

Isn't she ssoooo cute!!

I made some clouds and inked some falling snowflakes to add to the scene..

So what are you waiting for eh??

Pop on over and take a look

Carrie xx

Sweet Lili

2011-11-21T07:00:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone! Tanya here to share a little inspiration with you. My card today uses Lili's Sweet Treat, coordinating sentiment and some inky loose pearls.

Holiday Milk Carton Box

2011-11-19T07:00:00.003-05:00

Hi everyone! It's Sandie here and I would love to share a project I made using one of the newest release Inky Impressions stamps - MarLeigha & Pebbles Ice Skating

I love paper folding projects and recently found a tutorial for a single Milk Carton Box on Splitcoaststampers. To make this project you will need one sheet of 7" x 11" cardstock, a trimmer, scoring board, adhesive and embellishments of choice.

The patterned papers I've chosen to use are from Bo Bunny's Blitzen Collection. You just need one sheet of 6x6. I used a Martha Stewart Antique Lace punch for the border work and I added some white lace and blue sateen ribbon on top of the punched border.

I coloured my image with copic markers and cut it out using the classic circle nestabilities, then matted it onto a scalloped circle which I've also done with nestabilities. The I adhered it to the box with 3D foam dots for added dimension.

I applied some star dust Stickles to the trim of MarLeigha's coat and her headband and finished by adding a white flower and a couple of white pearls.

This is a very quick project to make and once you get the hang of the paper folding they are quite easy. Perfect for Teacher's gifts this Christmas.

Thanks for dropping in.

Sandie