Stampin’ Up! Inspirational Sketches: Fun And Creative Way to Use

Today, I’m sharing fun and creative way to use Stampin’ Up! Inspirational Sketches, stamp set. Since, Inspirational Sketches does not have a coordinating set of dies, I decided to pair it with the Perennial Postage Dies for an easy card you can make in minutes. Both, of these products, are in the Stampin’ Up! 2024 January – April Mini Catalog.

Inspirational Sketches & Perennial Postage Dies

In order to pick my colors, I first chose two coordinating pieces of Garden Walk Designer Series Paper. While this Designer Series Paper will soon retire, you can use any Designer Series Paper! Next, I chose Pretty Peacock for the card base and layered it with Wild Wheat. Definitely, not colors I would have chosen, had it not been for the colors in the Designer Series Paper.

The remaining layers were die cut using the Perennial Postage Dies. I first die cut the white layer and then dry embossed it using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder. The patterns of the Garden Walk Designer Series Paper, the postage die cuts and the embossing added a vintage look to the card.

The coordinating pieces of die cut Designer Series Paper were laid perpendicular to one another. The stamped image was , also, die cut using the Perennial Postage Dies and layered on the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I chose to use the bird from Inspirational Sketches stamped in Wild Wheat. The sentiment was stamped using Tuxedo Black Momento ink, trimmed and attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used Blooming Pearls in Pretty Peacock to embellish the front of the card.

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Inspirational Sketches: Card Inside

My inside layer is Basic White with with a matching 3/8″ strip of Garden Walk Designer Series Paper.

I chose to wait on stamping and inside sentiment until I send the card.

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In the video below, you will see how I used the Inspirational Sketches stamp set and Perennial Postage Dies for a fun and creative card that can be made in minutes. Below you will find a second card, as well as, a list of measurements, supplies and instructions in a downloadable PDF for the card made in the video. Leave me a comment as I would love to know what you think of this fun and creative way to use this stamp set!

measurements

• Pretty Peacock
  • 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″ (card base)
• Wild Wheat
  • 4″ x 5 1/4″ (layer 1)
• Basic White
  • 4″ x 5 1/4″ (layer 2 – embossed/die cut)
  • 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inside layer)
  • 2 1/4″ x 3″ (stamp/die cut)
  • scrap (sentiment)
• Garden Walk Designer Series Paper
  • Pattern 1
    • 2 1/2″ x 3 ” (die cut)
  • Pattern 2
    • 1 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ (die cut)
    • 3/8″ x 5 1/4″ (inside strip)

supplies

2024 January – April Mini Catalog Products Available Beginning January 4, 2024: Inspirational Sketches (162684), Perennial Postage Dies (162607)

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