Inspiration Ink

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

Please contact me at michelerey@aol.com for information about receiving your own personal copy of the 2025-2026 Catalog and about events I offer in my Stampin’ Studio in my home.

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Category: Retiring Products

  • Layered Thoughts Blue Rose Birthday

    I used some of the pretty True Blue Florals 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper that I was able to purchase for just $5 as the December Product of the Month on this birthday card for a childhood friend. I also used the Layered Thoughts Set and some retiring and sneak peek products! Uses Layered…

  • Hope Love & Joy Peppermint Christmas Cards

    I recently received my pre-order of goodies from the upcoming January – April 2026 Mini Catalog. The Hope Love & Joy Bundle is perfect for making Christmas cards! I combined it with some Valentine’s Day designer paper from the Mini Catalog, some retiring ribbon from the current Mini Catalog, and some other accessories to make…

  • Sunshine Vibes Extraordinary Rainbow

    I made this fun, peek-through card using the Sunshine Vibes Bundle to send to our son and son-in-law who are celebrating their anniversary soon. The card front has the rainbow shape cut into it and the rainbow shines through the cut outs, but also appears on the inside of the card. Uses Sunshine Vibes Photopolymer…

  • Last Chance List

    Stampin’ Up!™ has done away with the Clearance Rack.  Instead, we will have a Last Chance products category in the Online Store.  This category will be updated every other month (February, April, June, August, October, and December) with newly retiring products from catalogs (when a catalog is in its last month of the sales period)…

  • Love & Courage World Card Making Day Inspired Cards

    Stampin’ Up!™ provided participants in World Card Making Day (#WorldCardMakingDay25) with some sketch templates before the event. During the event, they showed some wonderful cards using these sketches. I was inspired to use the Love & Courage Set with these sketches to make these cards. Don’t forget that the Love & Courage Set in the…