Special Christmas Offers from Inspire Creationz - www.inspirecreationz.com

Pop over to our website - www.inspirecreationz.com - lots of Christmas gift ideas from top brands such as:

Teresa Collins

Andy Skinner

Prima Marketing

Tim Holts

Kaisercraft

Grapgic45 & so much more.....

Still not sure what to get????  Why not treat yourself to a gift voucher - Gift Vouchers

Wishing you all a very crafty Christmas & a Happy New Year

Claire & Sharon xx

A few more Christmas Cards - Inspire Creationz

Been making the last few Christmas I needed before the big mail out for family & friends.  Still feeling Christmassy so may make a few more ;-)

Happy Crafting

Inspire Creationz

Vintage Style Christmas Card - Inspire Creationz

Here at Inspire Creationz we are loving vintage inspired cards at the moment with brands such as Graphic45 and Kaisercraft releasing products perfect for this theme.

This card has been made with Kaisercraft Topper Sheet and the free paper pack received inside Simply Cards & Papercraft Magazine in November.

We also like how the black card really makes the red of the paper pop - we will certainly be making more of these cards

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon xxx

Dreamees Wreath Stamped Christmas Card - Inspire Creationz

Morning All,

Quick card for you today made with the beautiful Dreamees Wreath Chrismas Stamp.  I find these stamps to be well made andalways get a perfectly clear stamped image.

My other favourite product used on this card is Liquid Pearls which I have used for the silver dots - adding a little luxury to every project.

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon xxx 

Scrap Challenge Update - Inspire Creationz

Morning All, whilst we have a quick coffee and plan our work for the day we thought we would give you a quick update on our Scraps Challenge.

Here is a quick Christmas Card for you continuing our theme of using up all our scraps. My little bits of ribbons and scraps of card & paper are idea for this card as it uses very little materials.  Still tempted to buy more Christmas bits & pieces but determined to use as much as possible from my scraps before I do

How are you getting on with the Challenge?

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon xxx

Graphic45 Couture & Sweet Sentiments Now In Stock...

We are delighted with our latest delivery!!!!!  The new Graphic45 goodies have arrived and we want them all! We have the fabulous new releases Couture & Sweet Sentiments in stock and are available in sizes 6x6, 8x8 & 12x12.

We have also taken delivery of more Steampunk Spells, Typography & Secret Garden Paper Pads too...

Check out the website for the full range - take a look -http://www.inspirecreationz.com/inspirecreationzshop/cat_752650-Graphic45.html

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon xx

Dreamees Handmade Christmas Card - Inspire Creationz

Morning All, we have been having a play with the Dreamees Christmas Tree Stamp - looking forward to Carol & Hayley joining us for our March Class as their stamps are amazing....

Check out our website for the full class details - http://www.inspirecreationz.com/inspirecreationzshop/cat_623236-Workshops.html

Hope you enjoy

Claire & Sharon xx

Inspire Creationz Cardmaking Classes 2014 - Leicester

Our 2014 Cardmaking Class dates are now on our website for January, February & March. All our classes are held at Greenacres, (nr Red Hill Island), Leicester.

We are delighted to announce that we will be joined on our March class by the very talented Carol & Hayley from Dreamees Stamps - definitely not one to miss!!!!!  (Only 2 places left for this class so don't delay!!!)

All details of the Classes can be found on our website - http://www.inspirecreationz.com/inspirecreationzshop/cat_623236-Workshops.html

All classes are limited to 10 places and must be booked via the website - http://www.inspirecreationz.com/inspirecreationzshop/cat_623236-Workshops.html 

Let's have a crafty 2014

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon xxx

Inspire Creationz Scraps Challenge......

Quick card for you today as we have set ourselves a little challenge at Inspire Creationz to use up all our scraps and keep the cards as simple as possible.  I found a lovely mitten pattern online and just had to use the Dovecraft Nordic Christmas Papers.

I am going to make this cards in lots of colours as the Nordic pattern works fantastically with the simple white of the card...

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon xxx

And the Winner is.......... October Craft Challenge

Thank you so much for all of your beautiful entries for our October Craft Challenge.

We had lots of very talented crafters enter but we had to choose a winner - and you didn't make it easy for us.  So we decided to put all the names into a hat and the winner was...

Jean Kersey

Jean will be joining us as our Guest Designer in November and is also the lucky recipient of the £5 voucher to spend in our store.

Congratulations Jean from all at Inspire Creationz

Rememberance Day Handmade Poppy Card - Inspire Creationz

Been having a play with the Hero Arts Stamps and Versafine Inks.  Finished off with Red Promarkers and a little Glossy Accents.....

Here is a close up on the petals which have been stamped twice and then decoupaged using foam pads. The Glossy Accents really make the flowers pop...

Hope you enjoy

Claire & Sharon xxx

Lindsay Mason Stamps Now In Stock....

Have you seen the new Lindsay Mason Doo Lally Pip Clear Stamps yet....  These stamps are a must have for every craft box.  We are delighted with the quality of these stamps and at only £5.99 per set they are affordable.  Samples being made as we type this so will share with you shortly.

You can see the full rage of stamps here: http://www.inspirecreationz.com/inspirecreationzshop/cat_786279-Lindsay-Mason-Stamps-Inspire-Creationz.html

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon xxx

Dovecraft Nordic Christmas Card - Inspire Creationz

A quick Christmas card made using the First Edition Nordic Paper Pad & Dovecraft Christmas Pudding Stamp - loving the Nordic feel this Christmas....

Happy Crafting

Sharon & Claire xx

Teresa Collins - Everyday Moments Card - Inspire Creationz

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Teresa Collins range of papers - just had to have a play...  This card has been made with the Teresa Collins Everyday Moments Paper, Stickers and Embellishments which are available from our website: http://www.inspirecreationz.com/inspirecreationzshop/cat_759762-Teresa-Collins.html 

P.S sale now on so grab a bargain or two.....

Happy Crafting

Sharon & Claire 

xxxx

October Craft Challenge - Autumn Calling

 

Welcome to our October Monthly Challenge from Inspire Creationz - we really hope you can join us and we cannot wait to see your work.  We will be offering one lucky entrant a chance to be our featured Guest Designer in November and a £5 Gift Voucher to spend in our shop by entering this challenge so come on and join in.....

The theme this month is: Autumn

 

Here are a few ideas to get you started...

 

   

 

 

The Rules:

 

The Challenge will run for a month and will follow a theme - all entries must follow to theme to be included.

 

Work can be a card, scrapbook page, altered art, felt / fabric creation or any project you want to make as long as it has a masculine theme

Please could all entries:

 

* Add their project following the link below and leave a comment

* Add project to your own blog with a link to our page - if you don't have a blog then email your card to inspirecreationz@yahoo.co.uk

* Visit our Facebook page - www.facebook.com/inspirecreationz and "like" if you want to
*visit our website - www.inspirecreationz.com 

You can enter a maximum of 3 times per Challenge

 

This challenge will close on the 31st October 2013

 

Good Luck and we cannot wait to see your creations

Claire & Sharon xxx

 

   

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Autumn Stamping Card from Inspire Creationz

Just loving the Autumn colours that are around at the minute.  The leaves are starting to fall off the trees opposite the house so gave me a little inspiration to get the stamps out!

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon

x

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More IndigoBlu Loveliness - Made with Flitterflakes - Inspire Creationz

Sharon had soooo much fun making this card using the IndigoBlu Baubles Flourish Stamp and IndigoBlu Flitter Flakes.  So easy to create and no where near as messy as she thought it was going to be.

This range of stamps and accessories just get better and better.  You can see for yourself the full range on our website - www.inspirecreationz.com 

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon x

IndigoBlu Snowman Dinkie Card from Inspire Creationz

We are loving the IndigoBlu range of stamps at the minute and couldn't wait to use them in our Craft Class last weekend.  Lots of inking fun was had by all

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon

Inspire creationz - 10% Discount on all Orders Until Sunday...

Certainly feels a lot like Autumn today!  Don't miss out - 10% Discount on all orders from our website www.inspirecreationz.com until midnight on Sunday.  

Simply use the code Autumn at checkout to save

Lots of crafting goodies to tempt you from Brands such as:

- IndigoBlu    - Prima     -Teresa Collins

- Dovecraft     - First Edition    - Tim Holtz

Grab a bargain or two today...

Bank Holiday Offer from Inspire Creationz

Bank Holiday Offer

FREE gift with any order placed on our website - www.inspirecreationz.com until Friday 30th August.  Grab a bargain or two and enjoy the Bank Holiday.

Please share with Friends and Family and help us to spread the word....

Happy Crafting

Sharon & Claire

Kaisercraft Miss Empire Card by Guest Designer Gemma....

Our 3rd Project from Guest Designer, Gemma, is just beautiful!  By combining the Kaisercraft Miss Empire Papers and Stickers with the beautiful script embossing folder and sewn edges, it brings the vintage vibe together beautifully.

Here at Inspire Creationz we are huge fans of Kaisercraft anyway but this range has completely blown us away with it's stunning designs and elegant embellishments.  Thank you Gemma for this stunning creation....

The complete Kaisercraft ranges can be found on our website - www.inspirecreationz.com 

Happy Crafting & enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend.

Sharon & Claire x

Hunkydory Magazine No. 12 Now In Stock...

The new Hunkydory Craft Magazine is now in stock and for a limited time is only £4.75 + postage - grab a copy today - www.inspirecreationz.com 

over 70 new projects featured

+ Free Gift worth £4.99 .

Happy Crafting

Sharon & Claire xxx

IndigoBlu Now Available From Inspire Creationz....

We are delighted to announce that we are now stockists of IndigoBlu Stamps, Kits, FlitterGlu & Flakes and Accessories.  

We have had our eye on these stamps for a while now and after using them we were sold!!!!!  Beautiful designs which ink up really easily and create stunning stamped images - ideal for embossing, colouring, layering & so much more

We hope you can pop over to our IndigoBlu page on our website to see the products available - Inspire Creationz Website

Special Offer

To celebrate us stocking this amazing range - everyone who purchases any IndigoBlu products from us until the end of September will be entered into a prize draw to win the IndigoBlu Anenome Corner Stamp Set to add to your collection...

Please help us to spread the word - www.inspirecreationz.com

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon xxx

Kaisercraft Miss Empire Card Made by Guest Designer Gemma

Hello.....  just thought I would share the second project made by our fabulous August Guest Designer, Gemma.  

This beautiful card has been made using the Kaisercraft Miss Empire Papers & 12x12 Sticker Sheet - we are loving the vintage vibe from this card.  The Miss Empire range really co-ordinates beautifully and love the browns and orange hues.

The complete Kaisercraft ranges of papers, stamps & embellishments can be found on our website - www.inspirecreationz.com - we hope you can pop over...

Happy Crafting

Sharon & Claire xxx

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Tim Holtz Distress Inks & JOFY Stamps Card....

My Inks and stamps have been out again and having fun with Distress Inks to create backgrounds. I normally only use two colours of Distress Ink but thought I would use three for this card and I am pleased how this has turned out.

To create the background I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Seedless Preserve, Peeled Paint and Chipped Sapphire and will certainly be making more :-) 

Distress inks can be found on our website - www.inspirecreationz.com

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon xxx

Now Stocking Teresa Collins...

We are now stocking the fabulous Teresa Collins range of Cardmaking & Scrapbooking supplies and delighted with the designs and the quality.

We are stocking the 6x6 Paper Pads, Metal Decorated Brads, Clear Stamps & File Folders which are ideal for scrapbooking.  You can find all of this loveliness on our website

We would love to know which is your favourite design????

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon xxx 

Kaisercraft Miss Empire Tag - Created by Guest Designer Gemma

Hello - hope you are enjoying a crafty weekend.

We wanted to welcome our Guest Designer for August, Gemma, and showcase her first project.  We both loved this tag as soon as we saw it!!!!

 Gemma, created this beautiful tag made using the Kaisercraft Miss Empire range which includes Papers, Rub-Ons's, Stickers & more....  This range is beautiful for creating vintage pieces for that special cardmaking or scrapbooking project. 

Gemma has also stamped and distressed the tag and added gems,ribbon & lace for a truly vintage look.

Thank you Gemma for a fabulous project.  You can see more of Gemma's work on her blog - Gem's Little Creations

Here are some of the beautiful Kaisercraft Miss Empire products used on this tag:

You can see the complete Kaisercraft Miss Empire range here

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon xxx

Graphic45 Steampunk Spells Now In Stock...

We are delighted to let you know that we are now stocking the Graphic45 range of stamps and papers.  We have the gorgeous 12"x12" paper pad which are  a delight.

If you like Steampunk then you are going to love this range...

All Graphic45 products can be found on our website - http://www.inspirecreationz.com/inspirecreationzshop/cat_752650-Graphic45.html

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon xxxx

Barkley Xmas Stamp Card - The Promarkers Have Been Out

Hello...... When we posted a few days ago that the Barkley Stamps have arrived we just had to have a play so out came the inks and pro-markers.

The images have been stamped with Versafine Black ink and then coloured using Promarkers.  For these cards I tried the new Crafters Companion A4 Neenah Ultra Smooth Stamping Card and was really impressed.  It allowed the pens to blend really well without saturating the card - highly recommended!!!!

Both the stamps and the cards are available from our website - www.inspirecreationz.com

Happy Crafting

Claire & Sharon

xxxx

1920's Glamour Cards from Inspire Creationz

Hope you enjoyed a crafting weekend?  

We are at the Greenacres Summer Fair on Saturday so needed a number of cards to showcase our Classes. We are both busy making lots of samples this week made with different techniques.  The cards above have been made with two different stamps and different colour combinations - both are quick and simple makes.

If you are passing Greenacres in Leicester on Saturday why not pop in and say hello....

Happy Crafting

Sharon & Claire xxxx

Barkley Stamps from Crafters Companion Now In Stock.....

    

How cute are these little fellows??????

The new Barkley Stamps are now in stock from Crafters Companion.  Perfect for those extra special Christmas Cards.

Stamps are available from our website - www.inspirecreationz.com

You can see the full range here - Barkley

Happy Crafting

Sharon & Claire xxx

August Guest Designer Announced - Welcome Gemma!!!!

Our Guest Designer for August has been selected and we would like to welcome Gemma to the Inspire Creationz Team:

Each month we run a Craft Challenge on our Blog with one lucky crafter selected to be our Guest Designer for the month.  Last month our Challenge was "Masculine Cards" and Gemma entered with this fabulous card:

Gemma's Bio:

"I have the best partner in the world who is very patient & understanding when it comes to my crafting, I am also a Mum to 4 fantastic boys & a few pets.

I have been crafting all my life but my passion for cardmaking started a few years back & still to this day I love every minute of it!

I love my Promarkers & my Spectrum Noir's which is what brings my images to life and I use on about every card I make, I also love rubber & digital stamping but out of the two I love rubber stamping the most which I have growing stash of these :)

I have recently starting dabbling in others crafts like Art Journalling and Art Canvas's which is an whole new world to me but i am enjoying it as i am learning lots of new techniques etc."

We hope you will join us in congratulating Gemma and we look forward to showcasing her work from the start of August.  If you cannot wait until then her blog is - Gems Little Creations

If you would like to be our Guest Designer, enter our latest Challenge here

Happy Crafting

Sharon & Claire

Summer Offer - 10% Off All Cardmaking & Scrapbooking Orders this weekend Only...

Hope you are enjoying this glorious weather!!!

As a Summer treat we are offering all customers a 10% discount on any website orders paced this weekend.  Visit www.inspirecreationz.com to grab a bargain or two.......

Simply use code Summer at Checkout to save.

Remember, offer closes at Midnight on Sunday 21st July 2013

Happy Crafting

Sharon & Claire xxxxx

Kaisercraft Scrapbooking Page Created by Guest Designer Sue Chester

We just had to share this fabulous Scrapbook Page created by our talented Guest Designer Sue Chester.  

The Kaisercraft Speciality papers are beautiful and help to show off the photo of her parents perfectly.  Sue complimented the layout with Doilies which had been inked to match the colour scheme.

Simply finished with die cuts, flowers & gems, this is a truly beautiful layout - thank you Sue!

This has given me lots of inspiration so might even make me start scrapbooking again :-)

Happy Crafting

Sharon & Claire 

xxxx