Inspiration Ink

Designs and inspiration from Michele Reynolds, Independent Stampin' Up!™ Demonstrator in central Maryland.

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Category: Dies

  • Phrases & Frames Pink Foil Garden

    I made this pretty card using the Phrases & Frames Bundle which is still available as an Online Exclusive and the gorgeous Garden Silhouette Hot Foil Die. I’m sending it to one of my Team Members for her birthday. Uses Phrases & Frames Photopolymer Stamp Set plus Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Hot Foil…

  • Flourish & Frames Golden Thank You Bee

    I used the Reverse Hot Foil Die again with some leftover foil used previously with the Flourish & Frames Hot Foil Dies. I then stamped the bee from the coordinating Flourish & Frames Set and added a sentiment from the Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies. This is another card going out to a customer. Uses…

  • Wrapped Greenery Fall Leaves For You

    I made this pretty card using the Wrapped Greenery Bundle as a belated birthday card for one of my Team Members. I had some Botanical Glow Hot Foil leaves on a piece of Window Sheet leftover from a previous experiment. So, I cut some of those leaves out and colored them on the back using…

  • Echoes Of Detail Flower Wall Note

    I used another piece of leftover foil that I’d used with the Echoes Of Detail Hot Foil Dies and the Reverse Hot Foil Die to make this fun card. I’m sending it to a customer as a thank you. It also uses the Echoes Of Detail Stamp Set and Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies. Uses…

  • Christmas Crew Celebrating Bear

    I love the adorable characters in the new Christmas Crew Bundle and wanted to use the bear for something other than a Christmas card. So, I combined it with a saying from the Exciting Times Set and some summery colors and patterns. I’ll send him out as a birthday card at some point. Uses Christmas…

  • Radiant Sunflowers Golden Thank You

    I am really enjoying using the new Reverse Hot Foil Die with some of the leftover bits of foil I saved from previous projects. I used some with the Classic Greetings Hot Foil Dies and Radiant Sunflowers Bundle to make this pretty thank you card which I’m sending to a customer. Uses Radiant Sunflowers Photopolymer…

  • Framed Violets Quilt Square Care

    One of my Team Members broke her arm not too long ago. I made her this card using the Framed Violets Bundle to wish her a speedy recovery. Uses Framed Violets Photpolymer Stamp Set plus Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine or Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Seal, Mini Glue Dots,…

  • Frosted Pinecones Pine Joy

    I love the new Frosted Pinecones Bundle in the new catalog. It is so pretty and doesn’t have to be for Christmas cards. I used it to make this pretty card which I’m sending out to a customer along with a copy of the new catalog. Uses Frosted Pinecones Photopolymer Stamp Set plus Stampin’ Cut…

  • Radiant Sunflowers Shiny Flower In Vase

    I used an idea shared by Stampin’ Up!™ recently to create a flower using die cuts made with the Scalloped Blooms Dies and paired it with the Radiant Sunflowers Bundle to make this fun card. I’m sending it to a customer along with a copy of the new catalog. Uses Radiant Sunflowers Photopolymer Stamp Set…

  • Wrapped Greenery Fall Foliage For You

    Here’s a pretty card I made using the Wrapped Greenery and Elegantly Wrapped Sets to send to a customer along with a copy of the new catalog. Uses Wrapped Greenery Photopolymer Stamp Set and Elegantly Wrapped Photopolymer Stamp Set plus Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine or Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Scalloped Christmas Cheer…