Inspired Stamps New Release Week: HLO!

Good Thursday, bloggers! I finally snapped out of my vintage phase and worked with a new trend today, sequins! They're the latest embellishment craze and look adorable with the new Inspired Stamps His Little Ones characters! Aren't they adorable! Miss Antoinette, the owner and operator of Inspired Stamps, created a whole new set of HLOs and they couldn't be any more adorable!! Be sure to drop by the Inspired Stamps blog to see all the other new HLOs and the creations the rest of the design team made!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! Each and every comment means so much to me! Once I'm done with finals I owe so many of you talented ladies (and maybe a gent or two) some blog love back!

Inky and glittery fingers for all!
-Gaby

Challenges Entered:

• Simon Says Stamp & Show: Inspired By Challenge. I was inspired by Mrs. Mikasa's (I went to high school with her daughter, and it just doesn't seem right calling her anything else!) use of sequins and just had to give them a try! Love them!

Inspired Stamps DT: Flowers & Scripture

Happy May, bloggers! Today I have this card I made to share with you that I used the stamp set Friendship Flowers. I've been on a tag love and vintage kick these past two weeks, and this stamp set is perfect for it. They remind me a lot of the art deco era, especially the solid stamps on the set. I layered it with natural twine and Tim Holtz Tissue Tape. Be sure to drop by the Inspired Stamps blog to see all the other creations the rest of the design team made!


Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today!

Inky and glittery fingers for all!
-Gaby

Challenges Entered:

• Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Happy Mail.

Inspired Stamps: Happy Birthday Card Trio

Happy Thursday, Bloggers! Today the Inspired Stamps design team made trios of cards for birthdays. I made my cards using the following Inspired Stamps stamp sets: Friendship's Flowers, Thinking of You, Perfect Sentiments, and Butterflies and Blooms for the butterfly. Be sure to check the blog to see all the other ways my fellow design team members made trios of birthday cards.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today!

Inky and glittery fingers for all!
-Gaby


 Challenges Entered:

• Ribbon Carousel's Showers and Flowers. 
• Simon Says Stamp & Show's Color Challenge. 
• Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog Anything goes. 

Lawnscaping Inspired By Challenge

I made this card after seeing this card of Lynette's on Pinterest for the latest Lawnscaping Challenge.  I love how Lynette created the main scene in the circle and put it on top of complimentary layers.  My friend asked me to make a card for her friend's new baby girl and this is what I came up with.  I didn't want to make it over the top pink, but chose to instead add it in smaller doses with blue to compliment the sky.  However, the stork's satchel is undeniably girl pink and it is the overall focal point. :)  I added some wood veneer hearts, made clouds out of snow making pen, and propped the stork up with foam.  The Lawn Fawn stamps I used for this card are Plus One and Grand Greetings.

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Inky and glittery fingers for all!
-Gaby

Inspired Stamps Design Team: Alphabet Stamps

Good Thursday, Bloggers! Today the Inspired Stamps design team made cards showcasing alphabet stamps. I made a card for Mother's day using the set Colorable Uppercase Alphabet and the stamp set Butterflies and Blooms for the heart "O" in the center. I colored the M's with purples for an ombre look, fussy cut them, and layered them on two pieces of cardstock to give them some depth. Be sure to check the blog to see all the other ways my fellow design team members will be showcasing alphabet stamp sets today.



Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today!
 Inky and glittery fingers for all!
-Gaby

Inspired Stamps New Release: Time!

Hello bloggers! This week the Inspired Stamps design team is sharing their new releases with you all! They'll be available in the online store tomorrow at noon EST. The stamp set I am using is called Time. I had so much fun with this amazing stamp set, it's so versatile and easy to use on so many cards and scrapbooking pages! It also layers really well! Definitely a new favorite of mine! I think it will work beautifully for Father's Day cards, too! I usually have a hard time making masculine Father's Day cards because I am more of the "whimsical pretty crafter", but this set will make it easier on me this year.  Definitely check out the whole set when it is released tomorrow! 


Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today!

Inky and glittery fingers for all!
-Gaby

Chevron Embossing Folder Winner!!

 

The winner chosen by Random.org is ...

comment number six, Barb!!

Barb, please e-mail me at gabylowe at gmail dot com with the address of where you'd like

 your prize sent. 

Thank you everyone for entering, please be sure to check back every so often as I try to have giveaways every couple of months.

Inky and glittery fingers for all
-Gaby

 *I did not count the comments from those who were not followers of my blog when counting comments.  Comments were counted in the order they were posted.  Please see random.org for more info.  

Inspired Stamps: Thinking Of you Trio of Cards

Happy Thursday, my blog friends! This week the design team was asked to make a trio of cards with a thinking of you theme. I was inspired by bricks when making these cards. I cut out strips of 6x6 paper from the latest Amy Tangerine paper pad at one inch wide and cut them at 1.5 inches. This will give you four "bricks" per one inch strip of paper. A whole piece will give you 24 "bricks", that's a lot of paper brick laying! I only cut about three strips from each of my four different patterned papers to make these three cards. Really simple and fun to make! I used the following Inspired Stamp sets: Thinking of You, Spring Sketches, and Butterflies and Blooms. I colored in the butterflies from Spring Sketches and the heart from Butterflies and Blooms with Copics, and made a butterfly contrail by drawing dots with a Memento ink Tuxedo Black marker and tracing over it in Copics. And as always (haha, srsly love this stuff), I added some burlap twine to the last card and two pearls.

Giveaway!

To be eligible for my giveaway, all you have to do is become a follower and comment here and let me know that you did! However, if you want more entries, complete any of these tasks and leave a comment here on this post letting me know which one you did. The more tasks you complete, the more comments you can post, and the more entries you get!

1) Follow my Blog - then leave a comment here.
2) *Like* my Facebook page (like button is above my profile picture on the right side of this blog or in the Facebook tab on the top) - then leave a comment here.
3) Tweet this giveaway and put an @GabLow at the end of your tweet - then leave a comment here.
4) On my Facebook page share the post I made about this giveaway - then leave a comment here.
5) *Like* Inspired Stamps on Facebook and let them know I sent you - then leave another comment here.
6) Pin it on Pinterest using my Pinit button below my card's photo - then leave a comment.
7) For an extra entry have your friend do at least two of the things above and then come back here and let me know their name and leave another comment!

I'll announce the winner on Saturday, March 30 by 10:00PM EST using random.org. It also happens to be National Take a Walk in the Park Day. So, I felt that would be fitting for this Spring inspired post. :) You have till then to enter. Please come back and check to see if you've won by April 5th. If it's not claimed by then, I will draw another winner.


Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today!
 Inky and glittery fingers for all!
-Gaby

Challenge Entries: 

• Ribbon Carousel Blog's Spring is in the air challenge.
•  Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Anything goes

Inspired Stamps Design Team: Favorite Stamp to Color

Happy second day of Spring, everyone! Today I have a gift tag I made for my niece Savannah using Inspired Stamps' Esther's Bouquet stamp. Esther is my very favorite stamp to color, and I just think she's adorable and perfect for Spring. I made this layered tag with some washi tapes, peppermint twine, the Esther stamp, and Copic markers. Once you finish the coloring, it's really quick. Also, don't forget about my giveaway! You have till Saturday to enter!

To be eligible for my giveaway, all you have to do is become a follower and comment here and let me know that you did! However, if you want more entries, complete any of these tasks and leave a comment here on this post letting me know which one you did. The more tasks you complete, the more comments you can post, and the more entries you get!

1) Follow my Blog - then leave a comment here.
2) *Like* my Facebook page (like button is above my profile picture on the right side of this blog or in the Facebook tab on the top) - then leave a comment here.
3) Tweet this giveaway and put an @GabLow at the end of your tweet - then leave a comment here.
4) On my Facebook page share the post I made about this giveaway - then leave a comment here.
5) *Like* Inspired Stamps on Facebook and let them know I sent you - then leave another comment here.
6) Pin it on Pinterest using my Pinit button below my card's photo - then leave a comment.
7) For an extra entry have your friend do at least two of the things above and then come back here and let me know their name and leave another comment!

I'll announce the winner on Saturday, March 30 by 10:00PM EST using random.org. It also happens to be National Take a Walk in the Park Day. So, I felt that would be fitting for this Spring inspired post. :) You have till then to enter. Please come back and check to see if you've won by April 5th. If it's not claimed by then, I will draw another winner.


Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today!
Inky and glittery fingers for all!
-Gaby

Challenge Entries: 

• Ribbon Carousel Blog's Spring is in the air challenge. 
• Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Spring/Easter.

 

Inspired Stamps: Spring Inspiration & Embossing Folder Giveaway!!

Happy Thursday, bloggers! I have a distressed shabby chic Spring card and a giveaway today for you! My card was made with Inspired Stamps' newest release Spring Sketches, an older favortie from last year's Spring release Butterflies and Blooms, and Lovely Lace. I used the Darice Chevron Embossing folder and distressed it with Tim Holtz distress stain in Picket Fence, an inking tool, and Hero Art's ink pad in wet cement. I stamped the Lovely Lace on a Kraft card stock and distressed it the same way and fussy cut it. I stamped the flower and leaves from the Spring Sketches stamp set, colored with Copics, and paper pieced it onto the doily. Then wrapped heaps of burlap twine from May Arts and tied a bow and added a flag with the pretty and bold Bloom sentiment from the Butterflies and Blooms set. I'm giving away the Chevron Embossing Folder from Darice because I accidentally ordered two. My mistake, your gain! :)

To be eligible for my giveaway, all you have to do is become a follower and comment here and let me know that you did! However, if you want more entries, complete any of these tasks and leave a comment here on this post letting me know which one you did. The more tasks you complete, the more comments you can post, and the more entries you get!

1) Follow my Blog - then leave a comment here.
2) *Like* my Facebook page (like button is above my profile picture on the right side of this blog or in the Facebook tab on the top) - then leave a comment here.
3) Tweet this giveaway and put an @GabLow at the end of your tweet - then leave a comment here.
4) On my Facebook page share the post I made about this giveaway - then leave a comment here.
5) *Like* Inspired Stamps on Facebook and let them know I sent you - then leave another comment here.
6) Pin it on Pinterest using my Pinit button below my card's photo - then leave a comment.
7) For an extra entry have your friend do at least two of the things above and then come back here and let me know their name and leave another comment!

I'll announce the winner in two weeks on Saturday, March 30 by 10:00PM EST using random.org. It also happens to be National Take a Walk in the Park Day. So, I felt that would be fitting for this Spring inspired post. :) You have till then to enter. Please come back and check to see if you've won by April 5th. If it's not claimed by then, I will draw another winner.


Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today!
Inky and glittery fingers for all!
-Gaby

Challenge Entries: 

• Ribbon Carousel Blog's Spring is in the air challenge. 
• Simon Says Stamp and Show's shabby chic challenge.