Special Mothers

Mothers hold a special place in our hearts and so a few of our designers wanted to do a special shoutout this month with more Mother's Day cards.

Tobe Buffenbarger - The Craft Sea

Cathy Autrey - Maine Mountain Stamper

Diana Eichfeld ~ Stampin' Fun with Diana

Mother's Day Cards

May is here and it is time to think about the important ladies in your life. Whether it is a mother, grandmother, daughter or special woman who made a difference in your life, don't forget to remember them on Mother's Day. Our design team have some cards to help you get started and help you get ready for  Mother's Day and if you are a mom Happy Mother's day to you too!

Cheryl Hamilton - Create With Cheryl

Pamela Wu - Stinky Tofu

Tobe Buffenbarger - The Craft Sea

Jennifer Gregorsky - Jenny G Paper Crafts

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Friday Stampers!

 

Today we are honoring and celebrating all of the mothers in our lives with some beautiful Mother's Day cards. 

 

We wish all of the mothers a very Happy Mother's Day!

Tobe Buffenbarger - The Craft Sea

Jennifer Campbell- Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life

Diana Eichfeld ~ Stampin' Fun with Diana

 Heidi Boos ~ Stuck on Stampin'

Breelin Renwick ~ Craft-somnia Momma

 

Mother Dearest

Good Morning Happy Stampers!!

We're so glad you have joined us today!!

We are talking about Mothers....

Webster's Dictionary defines a mother as:

1. 1a :  a female parentb (1) :  a woman in authority; specifically :  the superior of a religious community of women(2) :  an old or elderly woman
2. 2:  source, origin <necessity is the mother of invention>
3. 3:  maternal tenderness or affection
4. 
   
5. 5:  something that is an extreme or ultimate example of its kind especially in terms of scale<the mother of all construction projects>

This is more like how I would describe being a Mother..... hehe (and yes I own this shirt!!

  this is so true too 

But at the end of the day:

Mother's Day is right around the corner.  Whether you are a mom, have a mom, miss a mom, know a mom, or are planning to be a mom.... You will want to see what creative ways our Design Team have to celebrate all things Mom.

She was your first fan, your first love, your first everything....send her a card!

She is in heaven, you miss her dearly...make a card in her honor and bless a struggling friend with it

Moms come in all shapes and sizes....thankfully, so do our creative cards.

Have a fabulous day friends!

Don't forget to check out each blog page for tips and ideas on how our cards were made.

Pamela Wu - Stinky Tofu

Jennifer Gregorsky - Jenny G Paper Crafts

Carrie Rhoades - Carrie Stamps

Kathy Alt ~ Kathy's Stamping World

Happy Mother's Day

A mother holds her children's hands for awhile and their hearts forever...

I am pretty sure this is something that any mother can relate to and we hope any child will feel.  A mother loves like no other and it's always nice to show here just how much we love her, especially on Mother's Day.

 

Some of our very talented Design Team members have created some beautiful Mother's Day cards to share with you today.



Jennifer Campbell- Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life

Melissa Stout ~ The Stamp Doc

 

Jennifer Gregorsky - Jenny G Paper Crafts

Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim

 

Shellie Grindy ~ Craft Smashup

 

Breelin Renwick ~ Craft-somnia Momma

 

We hope we have INKspired you to create something special for your mom today!

 

Happy Stamping!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Thursday!  This post is just a warning that you have a little over a month to get ready for Mother's Day!  We all have at least one mother in our lives.  It doesn't have to be your mother!  You can send cards to a friend that is a mother, a woman who is like a mother to you, your daughter that is now a mother and so many other women in your life!

Here are a few Mother's Day ideas from the Design Team...

Jennifer Gregorsky - Jenny G Paper Crafts

Pamela Wu - Stinky Tofu

Breelin Renwick ~ Craft-somnia Momma

Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim

Thanks for stopping by today!  We will see you back here tomorrow for another INKspiring day!

Happy Mother's Day!

It's almost Mother's Day and our Design Team at SSINKspiration hopes that you have a happy one!  But before you celebrate, you probably have a few cards that you need to make.  SO here is a little INKspiration....

Cynthia Richards ~ Ink a Doodle Creations

Breelin Renwick ~ Craft-somnia Momma

Darcy Johnson ~ Dj's Stampin' Place

Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim

Since May 1st starts the Demonstrator Preorder Period for the NEW catalog, you might start to see a few new items!  Notice a new stamp set that was used on 2 of the above cards?!  Check out our blogs for more information!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Lattice Tutorial w/ Jennifer

Hi all!  This is Jennifer Blomquist from Northwest Stamper.  I'm excited to finally be taking a turn to share an idea with everyone here on the Stampin' Stylin' Inkspiration blog!  Today I thought I would share with you a technique that has been around for a while but I only recently gave it a try myself - making lattices with the Chevron punch!  If you haven't tried it yet, this is an easy technique that has lots of possibilities.

To get started, here is the card that was my first attempt with this idea:

 It was my chance to play with a few of the fun new tools from the Occasion catalog including:

• The Petite Petals Bundle
• Fringe Scissors
• and the Chevron Border Punch!

So, when I would see that lattice or similar looks on other cards, I always thought it was really hard and complicated.  I wasn't sure that I could make it myself, but I finally figured that since I had the Chevron Punch I ought to at least give it a try.

Turns out it is easier than I thought!  Wanna see how to do it yourself?

Start out with two 1.25" x 5.5" strips of cardstock.  Punch the chevron pattern on each one.  Here is where I lined up the first edge of my cardstock to get started punching so that I had the right amount of spacing.



 Now, after you punch the first set of chevrons, slide the paper over and continue punching along the paper strip.  Make sure you only see silver through the punched chevrons as you go!  Otherwise your chevrons will be uneven and won't braid together very well.

 Once you are done, you should have two strips of cardstock that look about the same.  Lay them next to each other on the table so the chevrons are pointed in the opposite directions.

Now, start "braiding" the paper.  That is lay the two strips on top of each other in this orientation and start tucking the chevron tips so that the top layer chevron tips are *behind* the chevron tips of the back piece of paper.  I know that is a little confusing to read in text, but if you look up close, this next picture might help!

Wha-bam!  You have a handy dandy snazzy lattice to use in your projects. :)  Now, because you braided them together, your final piece is actually a little bit longer than 5-1/2".  So you can position it how you'd like on the front of your card and trim off the extra - so, no worries if your ends look a little strange.

Tuck in some flowers... add some butterflies... stamp your background with the Hardwood stamp set and you have a really fun card!

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial!  I highly recommend giving it a shot.  There are so many fun things you can do with this technique.  And if you are interested in some other ideas - stop on by my blog today where I share another TOTALLY DIFFERENT idea for a card using this lattice technique.  :)

Thanks for stopping by & happy stamping!

Jennifer