Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Happy New Year

It's our last post of 2014 and all of us at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year!  Thank you for following us year!

We are looking forward to INKspiring you even more in 2015!   We are sending out 2014 with some fabulous creations for you today...ENJOY!!

Breelin Renwick ~ Craft-somnia Momma


Diana Eichfeld ~ Stampin' Fun with Diana


Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim


Donna Smit ~ Organized Chaos


Wishing you all a safe and Happy New Year!!!


Thanks for stopping by today for your daily SSInkspiration! Don't forget to check out our Facebook and Pinterest pages for even MORE Inkspiration!

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Stampin' With Darcy!

Howdy! Darcy here from Dj's Stampin' Place with a little tutorial for creating calendars in My Digital Studio.

The last calendar I made in MDS was in 2010, back when they released a yearly template. A few months ago one of my customers called me asking how to find the 2015 calendar template. I made sure my software was up to date, checked downloads, and had to tell her I had no clue. After going on a hunt, I finally found this great updated feature (that to be honest I think has been there for a year or two)!

It's a breeze to use! One great thing about it not being just a calendar template, is that you can add a June calendar to your scrapbook page if you wanted to highlight your wedding date with your photos, etc.


Here is a page from my completed 2015 calendar:


Thanks for stopping in today! You'll want to stay tuned for lots of excitement here the rest of this week. Tomorrow we've got some great New Year's cards to share with you. Thursday we've got a big surprise for you. On Friday we'll have even more 2015 calendar inspiration for you!

Thanks for stopping by today for your daily SSInkspiration! Don't forget to check out our Facebook and Pinterest pages for even MORE Inkspiration!

Monday, December 29, 2014

Masculine Monday

It's Masculine Monday! We hope that you get inspired today by some of our designers as they showcase cards perfect for the men in our lives! Be sure to head on over to their blogs by clicking on the link below each picture for a quick hello and remember to pin it if you love it!

Happy Stamping!

Diana Eichfeld ~ Stampin' Fun with Diana
 

Darcy Johnson ~ Dj's Stampin' Place




Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim

Thanks for stopping by today for your daily SSInkspiration! Don't forget to check out our Facebook and Pinterest pages for even MORE Inkspiration!

Friday, December 26, 2014

Friday Favorites

Hello and welcome to our Friday Favorite post. This is a busy time of year for many of us so today we have just a couple of cards for you. Whether it is Kim's favorite Designer Series Paper of Tonya's favorite way to color we hope you enjoy today's cards and are inkspired to take a moment to stamp and create today. No matter how busy your day might be it is always better when stamping is involved. Thanks!


Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim
Favorite: Typeset Specialty DSP







Tonya Ball~ Stampin' With Tonya
Favorite: Blendabilities

Thanks for stopping by today for your daily SSInkspiration! Don't forget to check out our Facebook and Pinterest pages for even MORE Inkspiration!

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Merry Christmas to All

From all of us at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration, we'd love to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
 
We may not have been able to send cards out to all of you, but we hope you feel our Christmas spirit by seeing some of our family Christmas cards!
 
Cynthia Richards ~ Ink a Doodle Creations


 
Diana Eichfeld ~ Stampin' Fun with Diana


Breelin Renwick ~ Craft-somnia Momma





Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim
 
Merry Christmas!

Thanks for stopping by today for your daily SSInkspiration! Don't forget to check out our Facebook and Pinterest pages for even MORE Inkspiration!

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Time to Make Memories and be in them TOO!

Merry Christmas Eve!  It's Kim here!  Today I wanted to show you a layout that I recently created with pictures from Christmas 2 years ago!


We all know that it's pretty important to capture the memories from Christmas Day and other days throughout the year.  You may document them in a different way than I did here, a traditional scrapbook page.  Or you may not document them at all...just save the pictures on your computer.



Whether you create scrapbook pages with My Digital Studio or you use Project Life by Stampin' Up!, there is ONE important thing that I want you all to remember this holiday season...



Give the camera to someone else for a while and BE PRESENT in the memories that are being recorded!



Your kids will want to see these memories with you included in them as they grow up!


So embrace the messy hair, no make up and PJs!  Because you will never want to forget the Christmas when your daughter (age 4) gave you butterfly birthday plates!!  I promise!



Thanks for stopping by today!  Now go embrace the day and take pictures of yourself!

Thanks for stopping by today for your daily SSInkspiration! Don't forget to check out our Facebook and Pinterest pages for even MORE Inkspiration!

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Countdown Ready!!

 
As Christmas draws near, everyone is on the countdown to finish up the last minute shopping, baking of cookies, wrapping those last minute gifts and making sure we are Christmas ready coming the big day, but there is one more exciting thing that us Stampin' Up! fanatics are counting down to as well...
 
The Release of the all new Spring 2015 Occasions Catalog!!
 
It is set to go live January 6, 2015 and to celebrate, the designers at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration have something exciting up our crafting sleeves!  Lets just say there will be 6 days of exciting releases and projects coming your way so be sure to check back in starting January 1st for the first countdown release!
 
 
Now isn't the cover of the new catalog just too exciting!  If you haven't received your copy yet, contact your demonstrator today!
 
 

Thanks for stopping by today for your daily SSInkspiration! Don't forget to check out our Facebook and Pinterest pages for even MORE Inkspiration!

Monday, December 22, 2014

Merry Monday

Hello Friends!
Thanks for stopping by today.  
We hope this post finds you refreshed from the weekend and ready for the week of Christmas!!
Are you all finished shopping?
Do you have your gifts wrapped?
Is the food prepped?  Cookies baked?
Still looking for a few last minute craft ideas?

Come alongside our Designers as they create some Merry Monday projects for you.  Be sure to check out their blogs to see the details and share some love!

Cynthia Richards ~ Ink a Doodle Creations



Donna Smit ~ Organized Chaos


Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim


Heidi Boos ~ Stuck on Stampin'


Have a wonderful day!!  Don't forget to check back tomorrow and see what Erica is working on!

Thanks for stopping by today for your daily SSInkspiration! Don't forget to check out our Facebook and Pinterest pages for even MORE Inkspiration!

Friday, December 19, 2014

Christmas Thank yous!

Christmas is less than a week away and with it comes gift giving. It is always nice to have Thank you cards ready to write before you get the gifts and our Designers today are sharing a few of their favorite cards with you. So take a moment from your busy day and enjoy the cards. 

Jennifer Campbell- Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life


Diana Eichfeld ~ Stampin' Fun with Diana


Cynthia Richards ~ Ink a Doodle Creations


Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim


Donna Smit ~ Organized Chaos

Thanks for stopping by today for your daily SSInkspiration! Don't forget to check out our Facebook and Pinterest pages for even MORE Inkspiration!

Thursday, December 18, 2014

One Layer Cards

There are times when you want to make a card that is quick and doesn't use many supplies.  Today we are showing you a few examples of One Layer Cards!

Please take some time to visit each of the Designer's blogs and leave them some love today!  We love to hear from our readers!


Jennifer Campbell- Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life


Breelin Renwick ~ Craft-somnia Momma


Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim


Thanks for stopping by today!  We will see you back here tomorrow for a few Christmas Thank You Cards!

Thanks for stopping by today for your daily SSInkspiration! Don't forget to check out our Facebook and Pinterest pages for even MORE Inkspiration!

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Deck the House with Shellie

Hello Everyone! This is Shellie from Craft Smashup. I had such wonderful plans to do a show and tell of my creative space today but due to some glitches in life that happen to all of us every now and then, we have been unable to get the studio finished. We are SO close, it's killing me not to have it done.
Anyhow, in lieu of pictures of my studio, I have decided to share a few pictures of some of the humble decorations I made to decorate the house and add a little Christmas cheer. The star framelits are, well.... the star of the show :)

I made about a dozen of these star ornaments to put on my tree.


The space above my large living room windows seemed so sad without adornment that I decided to cut a bunch of stars from Stampin' Up's! fabulous Glimmer Paper. This photo doesn't do the sparkle justice. The lighting in my living room is not great and it was challenging to get a photo that looks this good.


Our general decorating theme this year is  red, white, gold and silver. I decided that instead of our angel, I wanted a star tree topper to coordinate with the rest of the theme. I'd share a picture of the whole tree but after more than a dozen attempts at snapping a photo I couldn't get a single clear one and I gave up. Maybe I can try again during daylight hours and share it on my blog in a  few days or so. 

I hope each and every one of you have a wonderful Christmas and that you get to spend it with family and or friends. Eat, drink and Be Merry! But most of all share the love.


Til next time!
Shellie


Thanks for stopping by today for your daily SSInkspiration! Don't forget to check out our Facebook and Pinterest pages for even MORE Inkspiration!

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Stampin' with Cynthia!

Good morning, Cynthia here with Ink a Doodle Creations.  Today for my individual post project share, I wanted to create and share the items that I made with the November My Paper Pumpkin kit.  I needed some quick and easy Christmas cards to give to each of my neighbors with their cookie treats.  I love how Paper Pumpkin is always there for me when I need these simple and quick projects.  I also love it when all of this....


....can turn into all this and much more!


I needed to create some quick and easy Christmas cards to hand out to my neighbors. I used all the supplies included in the kit to create the projects just like they are shown in the instruction papers included in the kit.  BUT, yes like everyone else, I enjoy editing it a little to make it my own as well as using the left over parts (cause Stampin' Up! does a wonderful job at giving you plenty and lots of extras) to create something new.  (stay tuned for next weeks scrapbook page!!)


So for the most part, my card is created the same as the others.  I just stamped with the snowflakes, added some rhinestones to the tips of the large snowflake and added the die cut lost lagoon and silver foiled snowflakes to the center.


I also created a different stamped tag.  I added a piece of DSP behind the "happy holidays" cause it matches.....


...this cute little box wrap.  This is the project that I will be sharing the instructions for, so that you can recreate it on your own.  I created box #12 (as I have numbered them from the 1st size down to the last size, to know which one I need for future use) for the wrap to go around.  It was the closest box in size that can be made with the Box Punch Board.  The box slides easily in and out without having to untie the bow and messing it all up!!!


To cover up the added score lines, I covered it with a piece of DSP from the All Is Calm pack.  I also used about a 24" piece of lost lagoon satin ribbon to wrap around instead of the twine, as I wanted it to be a little more sturdy.


If you look closely, I used the beginning score lines of the card to start getting the score lines I needed to wrap the box.  I didn't want to make anymore new lines than was needed.  The two together help show where I began.  You will use the two provided score lines on the card to work off of to get your others.


So if you start from the first score line (the one that is already on the card) you measure in towards the center 3/4".  Do this on the other side as well.  Adding these two score lines gives you the bottom section for the box to sit on as in the picture below.  The box fits perfect now in between.


Now start from that newly created scoreline and measure back 1-15/16" towards the snowflake end on each side.  Doing this give you the lines you need to have it wrap over the sides of the box and top as shown in the next picture. 


Remember, you will not use the starting score line that comes on the card already.  It will get covered by the DSP and you won't be able to see them from the outside.

I hope you have enjoyed my snowflake projects.  Leave some "love" and if you have any questions, leave a comment and ask away.  I'll be glad to help you recreate it for yourself!

Supplies Used
November My Paper Pumpkin Kit
lost lagoon satin ribbon, box punch board, all is calm DSP pack

Thanks for stopping by today for your daily SSInkspiration! Don't forget to check out our Facebook and Pinterest pages for even MORE Inkspiration!

Monday, December 15, 2014

December Scrapbook Sketch ~ SSINKLS16

December Card Sketch Winner!
{see this month's sketch here}

Congrats to...

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

We have some awesome inspiration for you today for our 3rd Monday of the month Scrapbook Layout Sketch. We LOVE seeing what our readers create, so be sure to link up below to share with us your creation...whether it be using My Digital Studio or with traditional paper and stamps. Link up your creation to share with all of us here at SSINK! The linky will be open for 1 week (closes at noon on Sunday, December 22nd). When uploading to any gallery, be sure to use #SSINKLS16.




Jennifer Campbell- Happy2Scrap4Life
Diana Eichfeld ~ Stampin' Fun with Diana



Breelin Renwick ~ Craft-somnia Momma


Kim Ryden ~ Stamping with Kim


Darcy Johnson ~ Dj's Stampin' Place


Cynthia Richards ~ Ink a Doodle Creations


Challenge Rules:
  1. Although Stampin' Up! products are what you will see our designers use for inspiration, all stamping products are welcome.
  2. Create something new using the Color Combo, Card Sketch, or Scrapbook Sketch seen at the top of the challenge post.
  3. When uploading your creation, please provide a direct link to the post that features your creation.
  4. When uploading to a public gallery, Facebook, or Instagram please be sure to use the hashtag found at the top of the challenge post.
  5. Please include a link back to Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration on your post, preferably the challenge post you are joining in that week.
  6. Have fun...we can't wait to see what you create! Thanks for joining us!
This challenge closes on Sunday, December 22nd at Noon (PST). Each week's winner will be announced on the following Monday.

Thanks for stopping by today for your daily SSInkspiration! Don't forget to check out our Facebook and Pinterest pages for even MORE Inkspiration!