Finally started making our Christmas Cards for 2015

Hello,

Hope you are all wrapped up warm and avoiding this cold weather.  To me this is perfect crafting weather and I have set aside today to make my Christmas cards to send to friends and family.  I am a little late this year but can honestly say me crafting mojo had vanished and wanted to make other projects - how about you?

This is a really simple card made with the fabulous Clearly Besotted Christmas Stamps and scraps of card but really enjoyed making it.

Best get back to it before the rest of the house wakes up

Claire x

Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year - Here's to a Crafty 2012!!

Well New Years Eve is upon us and very shortly we will be celebrating with a glass or two to see in the New Year.  But first we wanted to take a quick look back over the year as 2011 has been a momentous year for Inspire Creationz. 

Firstly, we were able to launch our craft classes in our new workshop inside the grounds of Belgrave Hall, Leicester.  These classes have proved really popular and quite a few classes for early 2012 are already fully booked.  We really have a good group of supporters that have helped to shape the classes and without this support this new venture may not have worked - THANK YOU everyone!

Secondly, we were also able to open our shop inside Leicester Indoor Market (Floor 3 C10).  Offering cardmaking and scrapbooking supplies.  Again, a big THANK YOU to our loyal customer base that has helped see our product ranges expand no end!!!!

Here is to a really crafty 2012 - we have lots more plans ready to launch and "things can only get better"!!!!

Happy New Year xxxx

My New Stampin Up Favourite Colour - Baja Breeze

I have finally found a few spare minutes to play with my new Stampin Up stash (Baja Breeze Ink & Elegant Soiree Paper Pack) that has been winking at me for weeks as wanted to look at it - not open it, mad I know!!!!

Does anyone else do this - buy new stash and like it so much that you just don't want to use it?

Anyway, the Baja Breeze colour is now my favourite by a long way - I just wish the Elegant Soiree paper came as wall paper - a girl can dream!
Hope you like the card and I promise now that the pack is open there will be no stopping me

Claire xxx

7 Gypsies Back In Stock!!!!

I am really pleased to announce that the new 7Gypsies range is now in stock. I picked them up this morning and could not put them down. Each pad is double sided and the designs are just fabulous - especially the new Lille papers (shown in photo)

We have the following paper pads in stock:

Paddington

Victoria

Conservatory

Gypsy Market

Lille

These are just pure quality!!!!!!! Please check out our website for further details - http://www.inspirecreationz.com/

Claire & Sharon xxx

Sense of Time Birthday Card

After a busy week of classes, events and collecting new stock, I needed to relax and thought I would try out my new stamps.

I just loved this stamp set and could not resist heat embossing in bronze embossing powder as it was just the right colour. I also stamped the small cogs you see down the right hand side. I will certainly be using this set again.

Better go, a day of sorting out from our craft class yesterday and the new stock that has arrived - have a good weekend - lots of coffee may be required!!!

Hope you enjoy

Sharon xxxx

Just back from "Stitches" & got to see Tim Holtz in Action!!!!

Just a quick post to share with you that we are back from "Stitches" at the NEC in Birmingham and have lots of fab new stock arriving within the next few weeks and we got to see the fabulous Tim Holtz in action!! Sharon even got him to sign her Tim Holtz "Compendium of Curiosities" book - how jealous am I !!!!!




The show was bigger and better than last year and certainly gave us lots of inspiration to bring fab new brands to Inspire Creationz - we will post again in the next few weeks once we have had a play with all the new goodies - we just wanted it all....

Claire & Sharon xx

Colour Inspirations - Paris in Mint & Brown

This week has been really manic - hardly any time to craft but I just wanted to show this card I made after visiting a craft sale on Sunday with the lovely Victoria from Blue Jelly Stampin.

Her cards are fab and after seeing her creations, I couldn't wait to have a play with brown & mint green card. These are not my usual colours but work really well together and will certainly be using them more often...

Time for a coffee before I start my planning for my class on Saturday :-)

Claire xx

More Dovecraft Sweet Owl Cards

Hope you are all having a good weekend. I just thought I would share with you the other cards I have made with the Dovecraft Sweet Owl range.

Hope you enjoy

Claire xx

Dovecraft Sweet Owl Birthday Card - I love This New Range!

I just had to share this card with you as I am mad about the new Dovecraft sweet Owl range of papers.

This fab range consists of beautiful brown & pink papers with Owls throughout and are just beautiful...........

I love this range so much I have already made 4 other cards and will upload these shortly

Claire xxx

Dino Birthday Card

Afternoon All,

Hope you are having a fab weekend. I have had a good clear out today of all our craft stash ready for our next craft class next week and found this card that I thought I would share with you.

The papers and chipboards are from the fabulous Smirk Him range and are ideal for cards for boys of all ages....

I hope you enjoy

Sharon xxx

P.S. Details of our craft classes can be found here - www.inspirecreationz.com/shop/department/events

Happy New Year - Butterfly Card Design

Happy New Year to you all....

I have not been feeling crafty recently with all the Christmas rush but saw these butterfly stamps on QVC and could not resist and had to have a play.

Back in the groove so will certainly have lots more card designs for you soon.

Hope you enjoy

Sharon xxx

As the Snow came down - I have been Crafty!!!

The snow has not stopped all day!!!!! I have to say I love the snow though so enjoying it at the minute.

My two children attend different schools which are next door to each other (Infants & Juniors) and guess what........ the infants were open but the juniors were closed - daughter thought it was great that her brother had to go to school whilst she played in the snow.....

But at least it gave me craft time and whilst having a clear up I found these Pepper Christmas papers and love the frog image and red glitter card - very festive - off now to make some more

Claire

Chrismas in Pink Cards - Quick Makes

Christmas is coming and we are attending a few Fairs this year so need a stock of quick make, (but effective), Christmas Cards on standby.

I am not normally a fan of pink but these Cards worked really well with the embellishment.

I am also a converted fan of Stickles Glitter Glue - just prefect for that added sparkle!!!!!

Have a good weekend

Claire xxxx

P.s. for these cards I have used:

Papermania Mistletoe Paper, Papermania Mistletoe Embellishments, Pink Bazill Card, Dovecraft Snowflake Jumbo Punch, Stickles & Brads

Pepper Christmas Snowman Shaker Card

Like all crafters, I do not throw anything way and this came in really handy when making this card.

The snow globe was made from packaging from double-sided tape and works really well on this card. The new Pepper Christmas Decoupage was also used and is my favourite this year.

I hope you enjoy

Sharon xxx

Boys `n Their Toys entry for Cupcake Craft Challenges

I thought I would jo

in in with the craft challenge over at Cupcake Craft Challenge this week which is to make a card of Boys & their toys.

I love the Smirk Him range and thought this card worked well Hope you agree....

I have also entered this card into Lexi's Creations Challenge

Sharon xxxx

Christmas Baubles - New Card for Christmas

Here is our latest Christmas Card - I just love these new bauble stamps from Papermania. You might be able to see that I have stamped the image twice and then decoupaged up the layers for added effect.

I also really like the Stampin Up! vintage Vogue set and thought the flower border worked well on this card.

I have set myself a challenge to make 20 cards this weekend so better make a start!!!!! Pop back on Sunday to see if I have made it....

Enjoy your weekend

Claire xxx

Dovecraft Pepper Christmas Party Xmas Easel Card

I've been having fun with the new Dovecraft Pepper Christmas Party decoupage pad - which is fab!!!!!

Here is an easel card made using the new pepper paper and decoupage sheet and I am really pleased with the results

Sharon xxx

Autumn Leaves - New Stampin Up Card

Here is my latest card which I entered into the World Cardmaking Day Card Hop on Twitter yesterday. All I can say is that there are lots of very talented crafter on Twitter at the mo!

The stamps are from the beautiful Stampin Up! catalogue and I couldn't wait to have a play...

I hope you enjoy

Sharon xxx

Belgrave Hall Craft Village, Leicester - Here we come!!!!!

We are really happy and excited at Inspire Creationz and have some very good news to share with you - we have today opened our new craft studio and workshop inside the grounds at Belgrave Hall Museum in Leicester!!!!!

We have taken 1 of the 6 craft units in the newly opened Belgrave Hall Craft Village, which is set in 2 acres of beautiful grounds. We will be offering cardmaking & scrapbooking classes, make and take sessions and demo days, as well as selling handmade cards & gifts - so if you are passing, come along and say hello. For more information, please visit our website - http://www.inspirecreationz.com/

We thought we would share some of our photos with you:

The Grounds:

Hope you enjoy

Claire & Sharon xxxx

Quick Cards In A Hurry!!!

Today I had a spare 10 minutes and whilst rummaging in a draw I found some chipboard's I had not used so wanted to make a few cards that I could call on in a hurry.

Hope you enjoy...

Claire xxx