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: Stampin’ Blends

  • Here are the other seven cards my customers could make during my Birthday Bonanza Stamp Camp on Saturday if they wanted. Uses Friendly Foliage Photopolymer Stamp Set plus Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine or Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Paper Trimmer, Stampin’ Pierce Mat, Nested Essentials Dies, Clear Block B, Stampin’…

  • Here are the first seven cards everyone could choose to make during my Birthday Bonanza Card Camp on Saturday afternoon. Uses A Little Cheer Photopolymer Stamp Set plus Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine or Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Grid Paper, Paper Trimmer, Stampin’ Pierce Mat, Clear Block B, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Seal,…

  • Several weeks ago Stampin’ Up!™ sent out a weekly inspiration email to Demonstrators with directions on creating a fun flap card. I adapted the idea to make this fun birthday card using the Pop Up Petals Set to send to a long-time friend of ours. Uses Pop Up Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set and Banner Sayings…

  • We made this pretty friendship card using the Sunshine & Tulips Bundle during my Love Is In The Air Stamp Camp back in January. I’m also sending it to a customer along with a copy of the Mini Catalog. Uses Sunshine & Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set plus 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls, Stampin’ Cut &…

  • Unfortunatley, the Post Office damaged the Christmas package I sent to one of my Team Members. This caused the Stampin’ Blends I’d sent her to leak and be ruined. So, I sent her another set of Blends the other day along with this card made with the Gallery Blooms Bundle. Uses Gallery Blooms Photopolymer Stamp…

  • I made this fun fold card to send to a customer for her birthday. It uses the Terrific Toadstools Bundle from the big catalog and the Reason To Celebrate Set from the new Mini Catalog. It’s hard to tell in the picture, but I did do a little tone-on-tone stamping of the ladybug image from…

  • I made this pretty card using the new Sunshine & Tulips Bundle to send to one of my customers as thank you for a small Christmas gift. Uses Sunshine & Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set plus Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine or Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Grid Paper, Paper Trimmer, Stampin’…

  • I made this fun card using the Woolly Friends Bundle from the new Mini Catalog to send to some customers as a thank you for recent orders. It also uses some of the December Product of the Month, the True Blue Florals Designer Series Paper, which is still available for purchase for just $5 with…

  • I made this pretty card using the Sunshine & Tulips Bundle from the new Mini Catalog. I’m sending it to one of my Team Members along with a small product gift to congratulate her on her recent sales. Uses Sunshine & Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set plus Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Paper…

  • I’m loving the new Product of the Month offerings from Stampin’ Up!™. This month’s offering is the amazing Fabulous Sayings Set. I combined it with the new Sunshine & Tulips Set to make this pretty birthday card for a long-time friend. Here’s a fun tip for you. Cut your stamps apart so you can easily…