{IBS} Have a SWEET Day

Good morning Calypso here with a pretty rolled cupcake gift box to share with you today. 

This being my last post with Inspired by Stamping, I would like to express and HUGE "Thank You" to Joanna Munster, for being an unbelievable friend and amazing 'boss" to work for.  I've had 2 amazing years with Inspired By Stamping and I will miss everyone very much.

I usually pick up these brown paper bag boxes from Michael's and hang on to them for those moments when you may just need it.  You never know when, but they are great to just have on hand.  I cut 2 inch Styrofoam ball in half and adhered it to the top of the box, which created the dome shape. 

All the rolled flowers are cut out of the Spring Lilac Papers. I had tons of bits of pieces of this collection, that I just couldn't part with.  So I had to put them to great use.

Once I rolled all the flowers I dipped a third of them in glass glitter of two different colors. The flowers that were not embellished with the glitter, I added a flat back pearl to those centers.

 Spring Lilac Papers was used to decorate the lid and the base of the box as well. 

I also used Crochet Trim, from Collection 3

I stamped the the Petite Banner stamp set in a coordinating ink color and pushed a pin through the side to hold it.  I hope that you have enjoyed my project today.

Would like to share this project in the following challenge(s): 

The Shabby Tea Room #233

Paper Sweeties Challenge #22

Hugs, 

Calypso

{IBS} You're The Best!

Good morning-

I'm up today at Inspired By Stamping and I have a bright and beautiful card to share with you today.  July's new release was filled with so many new and amazing stamps, that I am looking forward to wearing them out!!  LOL

My card today use the beautiful Forever Friends collection set.  Love the flowers and the long razor like leaves.  I had fun putting this card together.  

The stamp set comes with a beautiful lattice like banner, that I decided to use as a background for the stamp.  I was planning on stamping in black but, thought it would turn out to look more like a sympathy card.  So instead chose to emboss it in clear embossing powder. 

Here is a closer look at the embossing. 

 The tag is actually a wooden tag but, I have learned from previous experiences that the ink bleeds if stamped directly.  So I stamped the sentiment on vellum and adhered it to the top.

Added some black hemp cord and clear sequins, which really finished the card.

Thank you for stopping by today.

I would like to share this card in the following challenge: 

CAS(E) this Sketch #87

Hugs, 

IBS + 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #205: Crazy Egg-Anything Goes

Hello...Hello!!

I know...Please do not be mad!!!  With all these new releases going on this week, I have mixed up my posting dates!!  Argh!!!  I've gotten it all straightened out now!!

Today, I say farewell to the lovely ladies at 4 Crafty Chicks!

It has been 5 wonderfully amazing weeks!! Leanne, Lori, Tina and Tamie...

Thank you so much for having me!!  This is not good-bye..It's a simple, I'll see you again soon!! 

This weeks challenge is: ANYTHING GOES and I decided to do something a little different.

I've been wanting to play with the wood burning kit, my husband bought me a few months ago.  I saw this being done some time ago and I've had it on my to-do-list for ages. 

 I bought this chest from Michael's awhile back and it looked like the perfect canvas for this project. I had no idea what I was doing and how well it would turn out, so here went nothing! 

  I stamped the flower from Friends Forever by Inspired by Stamping using a light colored ink.  Once you start burning the wood, the ink is no longer apparent or noticeable.

I sanded the top before I got started.  Once I finished tracing the the flowers, I colored it with my Copic markers. 

I went back and sanded the the image again....The color seemed really bright, so I colored washed the entire box with a watered down white paint. I wiped down the box with a dry cloth.

Love the final results.

Love the simplicity. 

Hope you well come us this week...I know everyone LOVES an anything goes challenge.  Have a great week and I will see you soon. 

Hugs, 

{IBS} Sunshine, Beach, Summer, Vacation

Good morning-

How are you?  I have missed you all so much..I mean seriously. I am looking forward to things getting back to "NORMAL" for me.  It really does stick when things don't run as smoothly as we anticipate them too.  I am never prepared for the worse case scenario and I seem to suffer tremendously for it.    Lesson to be learned.

So I am back today, with a bright and fun card to share with you. 

I made this card using Inspired by Stamping July's new release: Summer Fun

I am loving this set....Love the images and bold sentiments. 

So many possibilities to be created and such little time!!  :) 

I created this fun and bold Summer card, using the majority of the set!!  Love it when that happens!!  :)  Love the those sandals!!!  I went through the department store the other day and saw all these beautiful colors of sandals. 

I added glaze to the sandals and the colored words!!!  Adds a little fun interest to the card.  Can't forget the gem!!  I know I love sandals that have bling...bling and lots of bling!!  :) 

So if you get a chance swing by the Inspired by Stamping shop and see all the beautiful stamps and the Inspired by Stamping Blog, to see all the projects the DT has been creating with them.  You will truly be inspired. 

I would like to share this card in the following challenges: 

Cards Und More: Challenge #111

Love To Create #126

TPE216

Hugs, 

{IBS} Always Thinking Of You

SweetStamps #178: Anything Goes post, click HERE

 4 Crafty Chicks #203: Great Outdoors post, HERE
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Good morning,

For me, simple isn't always an easy approach, especially when it comes to making cards.  I love pattern, texture and colors.  When I stamped this image, I had no idea of the direction I was going.  Stamping on colored card stock was not a "normal" practice of mine, but figured I would try it. 

Started the process by stamping Flower of the Month: Lily of the Valley onto the light pink card stock and heat embossed in white powder. Now for the fun part!!!  I selected a pink of pink that was slightly darker than the pink card stock.

I colored the card stock, like I typically would any image. 

I just love how well it came out.  If I didn't tell you that I colored on the colored card stock, would you be able to to tell?  :)  I used the new Fancy Labels 3 Die for the sentiment banner. 

Here is a close up of the coloring and image. 

I hope that you all are having a great Summer. 

Hugs, 

{IBS} Make A Wish Gable Boxes

Good morning. 

Today, I am sharing a fun little project I created for the Inspired by Stamping blog today. 

 So is your summer off to a great start?   We have been having a great Summer thus far.  A few visits to the aquarium, plenty of trips to the beach, picnics at the park and Farmer's Market.  Love Summers!!

My project today was inspired by one of our little trips we took up North, a few ago.   A few months back we asked our middle child, what he wanted to do this Summer and of course, like any excited 4 y/o he ranted off about 20 things; including saying doubles and triples of a few things!!!  LOL   I wrote down these things and I placed one destination into little gable boxes, similar to the ones above.

We ended up with a total of 9 gable boxes, so 9 destination wishes.   Now, this took some planning, but we have managed to schedule all 9 destinations for the Summer!!  Yeah!!  Now here comes the fun part.

We wake up on a random day (random to the kids) and we say lets go on vacation!!!  Oh, how their eyes light up and their smiles run from ear to ear.  But where shall we go?  Let's go select a destination.  So we all go into the living room and he would select a gable box.   Now keep in mind, he is learning to read, so he selects the box, but I pull out the destination.  (I place the real destination in my hand, before I place my hand inside the gable box!! )  We read the destination of choice together...we pack and off we go!!  Fun right!!

I used a cut file from Silhouette to create these gable boxes, but the fun part was really decorating them.    I used a combination of older, old and new stamps from Inspired by Stamping.  The dotted circle is from Cute Circles, which is the very first stamp IBS stamp set. I then stamped the pinwheel in coordinating colors to math the designer paper.  I stamped the "Make A Wish" sentiment, which is from the Happy Occasions stamp, cut it out using the banner die from Fancy Lables 3 Dies.  I applied a little adhesive and wrapped it around a small piece of skewer.  The final touch is a bit of glitter glue to spruce it up a bit!!

Hope you've enjoyed my project today.  Wishing you a bright and sunny week.

Supplies:

Cute Circles, Happy Occasions , Swirling Pinwheels, Fancy Lables 3 Dies

Sharing this in the following challenges:
Crafty Girls #21

Southern Girls Challenge

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{IBS} Always Remember Frame

Morning and happy Monday!!

Did your weekend just fly??  Geez, ours did...so much going here, that I can honestly say, I missed my weekend. Well it will be here again before you know it!!  :) 

Today, I want to share a little something I made using Everyday Greetings, by Inspired by Stamping.

While I was putting away my clutter a few days ago, this sentiment really grabbed my attention.  I the midst of all that is going on here, I felt the need to make something to raise my spirits a bit. 

The frame was a shiny red color and I repainted it to this flat with color.  Of course, it took about 4 coats!!

My background paper is from Kaisercraft and the die is from Spellbinders.  I stamped the sentiment on cream, colored cardstock, then added the square pearls.  The wooden embellishments were an after thought; however, I think it looks rather cute.  The center are enamel gel. 

While the project is rather simple, I think the sentiment is very powerful. 

 I would like to share my project in the following challenges: 

Simply Create Too #64

Charisma Cardz #14

Hugs, 

{IBS} Best Wishes

Morning my sweet friends.  

Thank you for stopping by today!!!  Today I am sharing a card I made using Inspired by Stamping stamp.

This is my ABSOLUTE favorite stamp set.  I love them all, but my mind keeps coming up with so many ideas for this set!  So here is another one of those ideas!!  hehe

Today I am using Spring Lilacs stamp set. 

I love the texture on this card.  I colored the Lilac stamp using my distress markers.  I selected the lightest colors first, them I spritzed the image with a little water.  Once it dried, I used my distress ink pads and stamped the stamp again, using the darker colors this time.  I spritzed again and stamped on top of the first image.  The hardest part about playing with watercolors is the waiting.  LOL!!! 

 The final step to coloring the lilacs is to add a very light color and wet brush to fill in the flowers.  I did this, just so it wouldn't wash out and the lines would still be visible!  

After all that play with water, I embossed the image with a very textured embossing folder, added a little bit of distress ink and TAH-DAH!! :)  Create the frame and added the dimensional pearls for a very glam look. 

I also used the new stamp: Petite Banners and Fancy Labels 3

I would like to share this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar Challenge: June

The Cutting Edge #1

hugs, 

{IBS} Complete Gift Idea

Good morning and happy Friday!

Calypso here with you today, to share a complete gift giving idea.  I created this entire set I am about to share with you, using just one stamp set.  Yes, just ONE!!!  

For my project today I used Spring Lilacs stamp set and Spring Lilacs paper pad.

I love creating unique gifts to give loved ones and friends. I know I am going to have a hard time parting with this one!!  :) 

The gift bag has been stamped with Versamark embossing ink using the pretty scroll in the set.

Take a closer look at the tissue paper.  I used the scripted stamp and Antique Linen to stamp on the tissue paper. Since I love the Spring Lilacs paper so much and have lots of bits and pieces from previous projects.   The banner was created using the new Fancy Labels 3 die set and inked the edges with Walnut Distress ink. 

 

I LOVE this tag!!  :)  I stamped the bird ob transparency paper and embossed in gold embossing powder.  Once it cooled I trimmed it out and laid it between two heavy books, just so it would uncurl.  I then created a nest out of my personal stash.  I have two Lady Gouldians, so the supply was readily available! :) I added to pearls, to make them look like eggs.   

 

The frame is the final idea and my favorite.  Again, using only scraps of the Spring Lilacs paper I had handy, coloring all the edges with distress ink, before adhering to the frame with Mod Podge paste.I then decorated the inner lip of the frame with pearls, which were individually put into place. 

So I hope you have enjoyed my project today.
Sharing this project in the following challenges:
Fussy and Fancy #116

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{IBS} LOTV Thinking of You

Good morning....Calypso here and I am so happy to be posting for IBS this week. 

When I returned from my vacation, I was happy to find May release stamps in my mailbox!! I have been swooning over what the rest of the team has created thus far with them!!   So today it's my turn to sprinkle a bit of inspiration. 

Isn't this lovely?  My card is a standard A2 size, so this should provide you with some indication of how big the stamp is.  I wanted to make the flowers pop. So I colored them with a white color pencil. I was not too pleased with the results, because the black line was now every faint.  I could not locate a sharp pencil to trace over the lines, so I had to come up with plan B.

Since color pencils leave a waxy smooth finish, this prevented me from trying any other type of medium.  Instead of starting all over, I turned to fussy cutting!!  :)  Nothing like a like patience and a good pair of small scissors can't fix!

Here is a closer look at the flowers. Now it POP's like I wanted it to!!  Love coloring on kraft cardstock. 

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you've enjoyed today's project. 

Supplies: 

Flower of the Month: Lily of the Valley

Fancy Labels 3

Sharing this card in the following challenges: 

Cards und More #107

Hugs, 

{IBS} Happy Mother's Day

Hello again!!!  

I'm sorry to be filling your mailboxes with all these posts this morning!! I fell behind due to some personal issues/dilemma occurring.  So everything was done, just couldn't find the time to get it all pictured and posted.  :/  This will also be my last Inspired by Stamping post, until I return in June. 

For this card today, I did a bit of masking with the Inspired by Stamping Fancy Label Dies 1

I used the biggest die in the set and it up of printer paper.  The reason I use printer paper when masking, it's because it is then and does not leave the incomplete impression, that you normally get if you used cardstock.  

I used Mother's Day Bouquet stamps set for the background and embossed with detailed white embossing powder.  I then took my embossing pen and traced around the masking frame with it and embossed it again.  I think that adding that frame just finishes the design and creates separation between the next frame. 

To finish it off, I cut the next small Fancy Label Dies 1 and embossed just the edges.

I stamped the sentiment which is from Mother's Day Bouquet in black versafine ink and added dimensional liquid pearls to the space between the two frames. 

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

PWC #308

2 Cute Ink Challenge #105

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you are having a great afternoon. 

Hugs.

Calypso

{IBS} Just A Note

Calypso here today, to share a very pretty note pad project with you.   Now, while I love making altered items or all sort, I especially love making items that I can give someone and have them use the gift as intended  and for a long time. 

Today, I am sharing a note pad that I made using the Vintage Pieces stamp set. I found a canvas board and trimmed regular printer paper into 3 3/4" x 5", which were then inked with distress ink.  Stamping the "Just a Note" sentiment on all 16 pages, was the fun part!! I had to use my stampamajig for this, or else I would extremely crocked!!  LOL  

Turning to my Lilac Spring paper pad, I trimmed a piece down to 4" x 6" and adhered it to the back of the canvas.  I adhered magnet strips to the back, so that it could be displayed or hung on a refrigerator. I added a pencil loop, so to always having a writing piece handy!!  :) 

After all the pages were stamped, inked and ready aligned, I punched two holes through all the papers and a piece of acetate.  I passed  piece of ribbon from the back and tied a bod in the front!!

So refilling it would be a cinch to do!!

Hope you've enjoyed my project today!!  

I would like to share this project in the following challenge(s):

Lia Stampz #64

Thanks, 

Calypso

{IBS} Sew Lovely

Morning-

I am back to share a gorgeous card I made for a special someone, who has a birthday this month. 

I'm so jealous of all that share and celebrate their birthdays in the Winter, Spring and Summer!! Bright bold and colorful!!  

For my card today, I am using the beautiful Vintage Thread and Vintage Dress Form

I stamped my images using Colorbox Chalk ink, then did some fussy cutting.  Inked the edges with Vintage distress ink.  

I had some beautiful paper from Carta Bella; Sew Lovely, that seemed completely fitting for these stamps sets. Love the beautiful colors and images!!

Here is a close up and beautiful flower cluster.  Love the metal ribbon slider. 

Well I hope you are having a great week.  See you again real soon.

Hugs,

Calypso