Product Focus, Pearls

Good Morning Happy Stampers!

We're so glad you decided to pop in for some Inkspiration today.

Is there a product you just can't live without?

Over here this week we are totally going gaga over pearls!!

These pearl accents by Stampin' Up! are SO SO fun! and super easy to work with.

   

The Metal Rimmed Pearls give you that larger OOMPH! that your project needs.  They add a touch of elegance and help anchor your design with a bold pearl accent.

Our Pearl Basic Jewels are the perfect element for that subtle elegance.  You can add a cluster, use them for floral centers, or make a border/shape with them.  With all the different sizes, your options are limitless!! 

Also:  News flash!!  You can COLOR them!!   Have some Sharpie, (or other alcohol based markers), laying around?  They will work beautifully to shade or color the pearls.  Oh...how I love colored pearls!!

Check out our Design Team Inkspiring cards today!

Heidi Boos ~ Stuck on Stampin'

Leanne Johnson ~ Literally My Joy

Darla Roberts- Stampin with Darla

Focus on Ribbon

Ribbon, ribbon and more ribbon, whether it is cotton, satin or lace Stampin'Up! has so many styles of ribbon and in so many colors. Our design team is featuring ribbon on all their cards today. They have some great ideas to share with you and we hope you are inspired to pull out your ribbon and create something.

Pamela Wu - Stinky Tofu

Darla Roberts- Stampin with Darla

Darcy Johnson ~ Dj's Stampin' Place

Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim

 

 

Tonya Ball~ Stamp with Tonya

Perfect White Accents & Home for Christmas Enamel Dots

It's time for another Product Focus with the SSINKspiration team.  Today we are focusing on...

Perfect White Accents and...

Home for Christmas Enamel Dots

These fun embellishments are great accent pieces for all crafting projects!  Check out the fun ways that our Design Team Members used them today.  

Leanne Johnson - Literally My Joy

Jennifer Gregorsky - Jenny G Paper Crafts

Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim

Product Focus: Buttons

Today we have a fun Product Focus for you.  We are focusing on buttons!!  Stampin' Up! offers so many different types of buttons and they really add a lot to your projects!

Check out what our Design Team Members created for you today and stop by their blogs to learn more about their cards!

Jennifer Gregorsky - Jenny G Paper Crafts

Jennifer Campbell- Happy 2 Scrap

Melissa Stout ~ The Stamp Doc

Product Focus: Embossing Folders

Good Morning Happy Stampers!!

Thanks for stopping by today!

We know that there are so many amazing Stampin' Up! products out there and we're just so glad to show you a few of our favorites!

Today's product focus is on Embossing Folders.

Stampin' Up! has over 20 amazing folders to help you add textural elements to your cards and projects.  Starting this year, Stampin' Up! has increased the size of their folders from 4.5 x 5.75 to 6 x 6!!  This has been AWESOME!!  This means you can add the same great textures across larger pieces of paper (think vertically AND horizontally across your card front!) and still use with a standard Big Shot machine.

Did you know that there are different things you can do with an embossing folder?!

1:  insert paper into folder and run through machine.  Viola! instant texture.  This is your standard method of use.

2:  Insert paper and run through embossing folder....then rotate and send through again!  This will give you a wider range of use on folders with solid striped patterns.  you can create cross hatch patterns!!

3:  insert paper and run through machine.  flip paper, and offset slightly, then run through the machine again.  Using this method you can create embossed and debossed images (think Polka dots that are raised AND inset!!)

4:  Ink up either side of your embossing folder.  CAREFULLY add paper and then run through your machine.  This will give your cardstock a DOUBLE WHAMMY!!  the ink will appear as a background to your raised embossed image.

Oh the possibilities are ENDLESS!!

Want to see some examples?!!

Check out our design team offerings today.  Be sure to click on each link and see which folder and what technique was used to create it!

Dawn Bourgette - Dawn's Creative Chalet

Jennifer Gregorsky - Jenny G Paper Crafts

Jennifer Campbell- Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life

Breelin Renwick ~ Craft-somnia Momma

 Melissa Stout ~ The Stamp Doc

Product Focus: Bow Builder Punch

Today we are focusing on a FUN product...

The Bow Builder Punch!  Skip the store and make your own tiny bows with just one punch. Choose your paper, punch, and adhere. Done! 

And even better...it's a Weekly Deal this week.  So you can get this great punch for only $13.50!!!

Check out what our Design Team created for you today...

Pamela Wu - Stinky Tofu

Jennifer Gregorsky - Jenny G Paper Crafts

Product Focus: Snowflake Elements

It's time for another Product Focus today at SSINKspiration!  Today we are focusing on the Snowflake Elements...

These embellishments are intricate, laser-cut wood snowflakes.  You will receive 24 pieces (8 each of the 3 designs) for only $6!!

Our Design Team had fun using them today and we are so excited to share one of our favorite holiday embellishments with you!

Jennifer Gregorsky - Jenny G Paper Crafts

Leanne Johnson - Literally My Joy

Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim

Product Focus: Washi Tape

Washi Tape is one of our favorite things to do a product focus on here at SSINKspiration!  Whether you want a small accent on a card or you want to cover a bigger portion, Washi Tape is just what you need!

Check out how our Design Team Members used Washi Tape today and head on over to their blogs to get a little more information about their creations!

Breelin Renwick ~ Craft-somnia Momma

Jennifer Gregorsky - Jenny G Paper Crafts

Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim

 Heidi Boos ~ Stuck on Stampin'

Product Focus: Sequins

We all love a little bit of bling and the fancy new sequins in the 2015 Annual Catalog are the perfect way to bling up your stampin' creations!

Take a look at what our fancy design team members did with their sequins today!

Darcy Johnson ~ Dj's Stampin' Place

Jennifer Campbell- Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life

Carrie Rhoades - Carrie Stamps

Jennifer Gregorsky ~ Jenny G Paper Crafts

Leanne Johnson - Literally My Joy

Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim

So much bling-y goodness...love it!

We hope we have INKspired YOU to create something fancy with some bling today!

Happy Stamping!

Product Focus: Cotton Paper Assortment

Are you ready for another Product Focus?!  Today we are focusing on the NEW Cotton Paper Assortment!  

This paper is SO MUCH fun to work with!  It really is the best when used to create flowers!  Here is some more information about this NEW product...

Cherry On Top Cotton Paper Assortment	138308
Price: $7.00
Lightweight but sturdy paper. Cut with Big Shot to make die-cut accents, pompoms, flowers, treat bags. Or cut with scissors to create free-form accents. * 16 sheets: 4 ea. of 4 colors * 12" x 12" * Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Cucumber Crush, Watermelon Wonder * Acid free * Lignin free And here is what our Design Team Members created for you today...

Jennifer Gregorsky ~ Jenny G Paper Crafts

Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim

Product Focus: Decorative Masks

Our Product Focus today is...Decorative Masks!

What's a decorative mask? Think stencils, but updated for today's crafting. It's so easy— just place the mask over cardstock, fabric, or other material and add a little color! 

You can...
* Spritz using ink, chalk, or glimmer sprays. 
* Sponge using ink or paint. 
* Trace using markers. 
* Emboss using VersaMark ink. 

Create backgrounds for scrapbook pages, cards, gift bags, and more. 

Here are the 3 sets of Decorative Masks that Stampin' Up! offers in the NEW catalog!

Dots & Stripes Decorative Masks  #133775  $3.00

Hearts & Stars Decorative Masks  #133777  $3.00

Happy Patterns Decorative Masks  #138313  $6.00

And here is what our Design Team Members created for you today!  Make sure you stop by their blogs to learn more about them and their projects today!

Carrie Rhoades - Carrie Stamps

Pamela Wu - Stinky Tofu

Tobe Buffenbarger - The Craft Sea

Melissa Stout ~ The Stamp Doc

Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim