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: Vellum & Shimmer Vellum

  • My husband and I returned from an amazing cruise around the tip of South America and down to Antarctica at the end of February. We saw lots of penguins on the trip, so I decided to make a card featuring penguins to send to our son and son-in-law along with some souvenirs we bought for…

  • I made this adorable card for a customer as a belated birthday card. It uses the Bee My Valentine Set and coordinating punch. It also uses The Right Words Set. Unfortunately, The Right Words Set just went on the retired list this morning! However, you could easily substitute another sentiment. Uses Bee My Valentine Photopolymer…

  • 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…

  • Here’s a super fun Christmas card using mostly the dies from the Gingerbread Man Bundle in the Mini Catalog. Uses Gingerbread Man Photopolymer Stamp Set plus Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Paper Trimmer, Stampin’ Pierce Mat, Stylish Shapes Dies, So Swirly Embossing Folder, Clear Block B, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’…

  • It’s time to start ringing in Christmas and getting Christmas cards made and mailed out. Here’s a pretty and fairly easy card using heat embossing and the Party Celebrations Set. Uses Party Celebrations Photopolymer Stamp Set plus Shades of Green Hexagons, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Heat Tool, Take Your Pick, Grid Paper, Paper Trimmer,…

  • One of my customers recently purchased the Sunrise Sailing Bundle. I made her this card to say thank you and to send her some ideas for using the bundle. Uses Sunrise Sailing Photopolymer Stamp Set plus Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Paper Trimmer, Stampin’ Pierce Mat, Clear Block B, Clear Block C,…

  • Here are the cards everyone got to make during my New Catalog Stamp Camp on Saturday. Uses Beautiful Butterflies Photopolymer Stamp Set plus Take Your Pick, Paper Snips Scissors, Paper Trimmer, Stampin' Pierce Mat, Clear Block B, Clear Block H, Stampin' Seal, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Basic White Cardstock, Timid…

  • My Mom recently celebrated her birthday.  I made her this pretty card using the new Year Of Flowers Bundle available as part of the new Online Exclusives tomorrow (Tuesday, March 4). Uses Year Of Flowers Cling Stamp Set plus Paper Snips Scissors, Iridescent Faceted Gems, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine or Mini Stampin' Cut &…

  • I made this pretty card using a stencil created with one of the dies in the Delightful Wishes Bundle.  I also used the die to create a fun border on the left side of the card front.  I'm sending this card out to a customer. Uses Delightful Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set plus Paper Snips Scissors,…

  • I created this breath-of-spring card on a very snowy day!  I'm sending it out to a customer as a belated birthday card.  It uses the new Delightful Wishes Bundle and some poppin' pastels and heat embossing.   Uses Delightful Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set plus Paper Snips Scissors, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine…