Textured Floral: Sketched Plaid

I intended on posting this last Friday, following up on last week’s Stamp Review Crew blog hop, but after a busy and fun garage sale, I just couldn’t manage it. So here it is, my second card of the hop.

Textured Floral | Sketched Plaid | Card #2 for the Stamp Review Crew blog hop featuring 2024-2026 In Colors.  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

I chose Pretty in Pink as the 2024-2026 In Color I wanted to showcase on the hop, and even though it’s a “sweet” pink, I tried to temper that by pairing it with a strong neutral — Early Espresso, in this case. I’m glad I still had some retired 2022-2024 In Color Baker’s Twine in my stash for that bow, perfect for this early summer card.

Textured Floral | Sketched Plaid | Card #2 for the Stamp Review Crew blog hop featuring 2024-2026 In Colors.  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

I did two things to give more fullness to this beautiful flower. First, I stamped the smaller flower image on top of the larger one to add more shading. Second, I stamped another of the larger flowers but omitted the smaller image on top and Early Espresso center; after cutting out both flowers, I cut the plain one in half and layered it (with Stampin’ Dimensionals) under the complete flower.

Click the images below to add current products for this card to your cart in my Stampin’ Up! online store. Disclosure: I get a commission for purchases made through these links, at no additional charge to you. Thank you!

Posted in Spring, Summer, Tag | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Textured Floral: Sketched Plaid

Saying Hey: Dotted Circles

When I received my 2024-2025 Annual Catalog pre-order in early April, I was most excited about the Dotted Circles 3D embossing folder. But before I could start playing, I had classes and camps and other things to work on. However, at the last camp of the month, Ginger stayed to chat. I told her about this folder, and we plunged into some fun. I don’t remember seeing this “technique” elsewhere — I think Ginger said “What if … ?” and it was my pleasure to get out the supplies and see what would happen!

Saying Hey | Dotted Circles | A simple (but time-consuming) technique creates a WOW! card.  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

It’s hardly worth calling this a technique, because it’s so simple: after embossing the white panel (Thick Basic White), Ginger just touched the blunt end of a Stampin’ Blends marker to each dot. It was magical! She did several dots, but because I wanted to use this as one of my Stamp Review Crew blog hop cards, I colored every embossed (but not debossed) dot. After I was able to straighten up and get the kinks out of my neck and back, I fell in love with the result. I used the Dark Pretty in Pink marker for this card because that’s what I picked up.

Saying Hey | Dotted Circles | A simple (but time-consuming) technique creates a WOW! card.  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

What actually happens is that the marker’s color bleeds into the embossed dot; you need to lift the marker off of the paper sooner rather than later. For the little dots, just a touch of the marker sufficed. For the larger dots, I actually made five or six small dots slightly away from the center and the color bled to pretty much completely cover the dot. You can see here that it’s not perfect, so don’t worry.

“What if … ?” can be a springboard to something great!

Click the images below to add current products for this card to your cart in my Stampin’ Up! online store. Disclosure: I get a commission for purchases made through these links, at no additional charge to you. Thank you!

Posted in Stampin' Blends, Technique | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Extra 10% off stamp and die bundles starting today!

Everyone loves a good deal, so Stampin’ Up! is offering an additional 10% off all stamp and die bundles — on top of the bundle discount of 10%! — between June 5-30. Plus, save 10% on the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. These machines make the perfect crafting partner for stamp and die bundles. With this offer, you can save time and money!

  • Get an additional 10% discount on stamp and die bundles only (that’s a total of 20% discount on stamp and die bundles!). This excludes suite collections, stamp and punch bundles, bundles not yet released to customers, and any other bundles (Close to My Heart products are not included in this promotion).
  • Save 10% on Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (white and Boho Blue). 
  • The 10% discount applies automatically to stamp and die bundles in all orders including Starter Kit orders.

I use stamp and die bundles and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines pretty much every time I make a card for my own use or for a stamping event with you. How about you?

I’d love to have your business — start shopping with me here!

Posted in Stampin' Up! Promotion | Tagged | Comments Off on Extra 10% off stamp and die bundles starting today!

Garage sale Thursday!

Don’t miss lots of bargains at the Heartfelt Inkspiration Garage Sale on Thursday, June 6! Retired Stampin’ Up! products will be offered at no more than half of the original price, and SU! products that retired before the 2022-2023 catalog year will be offered at even bigger discounts!

Retired stamps and bundles are organized into categories, but just tell us what you are hoping to find (even before you arrive!) and I’m pretty sure we will be able to tell you if we have what you’re looking for. I hope to see you Thursday between 2:00 and 7:00 at 615 Emmert Dr, Sycamore. Cash or cash apps only — no checks will be accepted.

Posted in Garage Sale | Comments Off on Garage sale Thursday!

Stamp Review Crew: 2024-2026 In Colors

Stamp Review Crew

Welcome to the latest Stamp Review Crew blog hop! The Crew has something fun and new for you on today’s hop: instead of a stamp set or bundle, we are featuring the new 2024-2026 In Colors. Some of us have chosen one In Color for our focus, while other bloggers will be showing you several. We are excited to share our ideas and hope you enjoy the hop!

2024-2026 In Colors

Just before me in today’s hop is Cindy Elam’s blog, Heart’s Delight Cards, where she showcased Petunia Pop. (Remember that the complete list of bloggers for this hop is here, or the banner at the top of this post.)

Note that I will be posting my cards individually later this week so I can give you some additional information and share the product lists. I chose to use Pretty in Pink for my 2024-2026 In Color, and you’d be forgiven if you then assumed I’d make nothing but floral cards for this hop. It was hard to resist, but I was determined to use a simple (but time-consuming) background technique for this card:

Saying Hey | Pretty in Pink | Stamp Review Crew blog hop June 3, 2024.  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

And then, I succumbed to my floral obsession. I can’t help it: we’ve had a beautiful spring, and I’ve worked harder in the yard than ever. Oddly, my early spring flowers in the back beds were nearly all shades of purple, so I made this card to satisfy myself until more blossoms open:

Textured Floral | Sketched Plaid | Pretty in Pink | Stamp Review Crew blog hop June 3, 2024.  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

Your next stop is Stacy Marsh’s blog to see what she’s done with Summer Splash! Again, please come back to heartfeltinkspiration.com later this week to read more about my two cards.





Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Country Flowers: So Lucky to Know You

I’ll admit, I was surprised and happy to see the return of Pretty in Pink as a 2024-2026 In Color! Over the years I have liked most of the Stampin’ Up! pink shades, but this feels to me like a good, basic, versatile pink. So I used it for this May camp card. You’ll see me use it for the Stamp Review Crew blog hop on June 3 dedicated to 2024-2026 In Colors — don’t miss that hop!

Country Flowers | Everyday Details | Distressed Tile | Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

As I pointed out during the Stamp Review Crew’s Country Flowers blog hop earlier this week, I colored this bouquet exactly the same as the one on my other hop card (here). When I begin designing cards for camp or another group event, it’s often useful for me to have some identical pieces to work with, instead of starting completely over each time something doesn’t work out as I expected. Now it’s time to move on to other colors!

Country Flowers | Everyday Details | Distressed Tile | Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

This layout is a kind of “reverse window,” with the bucket and bouquet popped up in front of the circle. I used one of my favorite design tricks, playing the stripes against the curved elements. You will want to die-cut the pierced circle first, then emboss the panel.

Click the images below to add current products for this card to your cart in my Stampin’ Up! online store. Disclosure: I get a commission for purchases made through these links, at no additional charge to you. Thank you!

Posted in Stampin' Blends, Tip | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Country Flowers: So Lucky to Know You

Country Flowers: Teapot

I love it when an experiment turns out right on the first try, and that’s what happened with this card (you saw it as part of the Stamp Review Crew’s Country Flowers blog hop earlier this week). Although I have used ink inside an embossing folder, I wanted to see what would happen if I lightly brayered white ink on top of the embossed cardstock panel. This doesn’t work out perfectly, but I try not to be held hostage by perfection; I actually added extra ink around the edges of the panel so stampers would just relax and enjoy the process.

Country Flowers | Eyelet 3D | Country Flowers is a sweet bundle featuring mix-and-match images and lovely sentiments.  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

Be sure to dry the embossed panel after you apply the ink. Especially in our humid weather in north central Illinois right now, this Craft ink takes forever to dry.

Country Flowers | Eyelet 3D | Country Flowers is a sweet bundle featuring mix-and-match images and lovely sentiments.  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

This tag from Merriest Trees is one I probably use most often. It’s the perfect size for an image and sentiment or, in this case, a bigger combination of images.

Not included in the product list below are the Stampin’ Blends I used — lots of them! — and that’s just the fun of this particular image.

Click the images below to add current products for this card to your cart in my Stampin’ Up! online store. Disclosure: I get a commission for purchases made through these links, at no additional charge to you. Thank you!

Posted in Friend, Stampin' Blends, Tag, Thinking of You | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Free shipping today!

Today is the day for free standard shipping on orders of at least $75 (before tax). This incredible deal (you’re saving 11% on your qualifying order!) only lasts through midnight (MT) tonight. Here’s what you need to know:

  • Free shipping is for 24 hours only.
  • Orders must be opened and closed on May 21, 2024.
  • Free shipping automatically applies to your cart after the qualifying amount has been met, which is $75 USD (before tax).
  • The additional cost for expedited shipping is not covered by this promotion.
  • Use my Host Code JSGGCFMY on your order of $75 (before tax) that you place before 10:30 p.m. Central time on May 21 and I’ll send you the 2024-2026 In Color Resin Dots (#163389) on page 115 of the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog as my thank-you gift to you.  I will send you this item as soon as I can.  Shop with me HERE on May 21 (this link automatically adds the Host Code).
Posted in Stampin' Up! Promotion | Tagged | Comments Off on Free shipping today!

Stamp Review Crew: Country Flowers

Welcome to another blog hop with the Stamp Review Crew, the first from the Stampin’ Up! 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. Today we’re taking a look at Country Flowers, a sweet bundle featuring mix-and-match images and lovely sentiments.

Stampin' Up! Country Flowers (#163411)

If you’re hopping in order, you just came from Heart’s Delight Cards, the blog of Cindy Elam. (Remember that the complete list of bloggers for this hop is here, or the banner at the top of this post.)

Note that I will be posting my cards individually on Wednesday and Thursday of this week so I can give you some additional information and share the product lists. I love the big bouquet image in this set, and that’s what I used for both my cards. A few weeks ago I held my Host Appreciation Open House for stampers who had earned Stampin’ Rewards for their order or workshop during the last catalog year. This was one of the cards they made:

Country Flowers | Eyelet 3D | Card 1 of 2 for the Stamp Review Crew blog hop.  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

This next card was on display at the open house as a preview of one of last week’s May camp cards — yes, with the same bouquet:

Country Flowers | Eyelet 3D | Card 2 of 2 for the Stamp Review Crew blog hop.  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

Again, please come back to heartfeltinkspiration.com later this week to read more about these two cards. Next on the hop is Rubber Redneck, the blog of Holly Krautkremer. Enjoy her beautiful work!





Posted in Blog hop, Stamp Review Crew | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Free shipping May 21 only!

Stampin’ Up! announced this yesterday just after lunch: Free standard shipping Tuesday, May 21, on orders of at least $75 (before tax). This incredible deal (you’re saving 11% on your qualifying order!) only lasts for 24 hours, so plan ahead. Here’s what you need to know:

  • Free shipping is for 24 hours only.
  • Orders must be opened and closed on May 21, 2024, so make a plan but don’t start your order till then.
  • Free shipping automatically applies to your cart after the qualifying amount has been met, which is $75 USD (before tax).
  • The additional cost for expedited shipping is not covered by this promotion.
  • Use my Host Code JSGGCFMY on your order of $75 (before tax) that you place before 10:30 p.m. Central time on May 21 and I’ll send you the 2024-2026 In Color Resin Dots (#163389) on page 115 of the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog as my thank-you gift to you.  I will send you this item as soon as I can.  Shop with me HERE on May 21.

This is a great time for me to stock up on basics and double-check my wish list. How about you?

Posted in Stampin' Up! Promotion | Tagged | Comments Off on Free shipping May 21 only!