Meet Our New Inspiration Design Team Member: Kim Makortoff!

I'm excited and proud to announce a new STAMPlorations girl joining the Inspiration Design Team: the uber-talented Kim Makortoff of Art Keeps Me Sane! Kim has guest designed here several times and she has won many, many times in our monthly and sketch challenges. She has rocked our stamps and she is one of the most artistic cardmakers today -- I'm a big fan. So over a month ago, when there was a spot that needed to be filled in the Inspiration Design Team, Kim's name immediately came to mind. And, as that cliche goes...the rest is history and she is now officially a STAMPlorations girl!

{Inspiration Project Post #15} Roundup!

Say goodbye to April! We're sending off April with one more round of Inspiration Projects. If you missed any of the Inspiration Project posts this month, here's a handy dandy link list to help you easily see projects you can CASE.

April CASEplorations

April 10 Inspiration Project Post

April 13 Inspiration Project Post

April 17 Inspiration Project Post

April 27 Inspiration Project Post

When you CASE a project (or two, or however many you want -- there's no limit), make sure to link them up by May 5, 11:55 p.m. PDT (GMT-7) to get a shot at winning a $15 gift certificate or your choice 2 ARTplorations stencils.

{Inspiration Project Post #14}

Happy Monday, crafting friends! It's time for the Inspiration Team to share cards to CASE. New to CASEing? Have a look at how the STAMPlorations girls CASEd the talented Kimberly Wiener here. You can CASE Kimberly's card, CASE the cards made by the STAMPlorations girls (CASE the CASE), or CASE one (or all) of the cards below.

    

  

  

{Inspiration Project Post #13)

Happy Friday, fellow stampers! We have another batch of inspiration projects for CASEing. If you're new to CASEing, take a look at how the STAMPlorations girls CASEd the awesome Kimberly Wiener in this post here. You can CASE Kimberly's card, CASE the cards made by the STAMPlorations girls (CASE the CASE), or CASE one (or all) of the cards below.

   

   

      

{Inspiration Project Post #12}

It's a brand new week! The STAMPlorations girls are back with a new batch of inspiration projects to jump start the week. You up for CASEing a card (or two)? If yes, we'd love to see it at the Inspiration CASE Playground below!

If you're new to CASEing, take a look at how the STAMPlorations girls CASEd the awesome Kimberly Wiener in this post here. You can CASE Kimberly's card, CASE the cards made by the STAMPlorations girls (CASE the CASE), or CASE one (or all) of the cards below.

    

   

  

{Inspiration Project Post #11}

Happy Friday, STAMPlorations friends! Ready for this month's first Inspiration Project post? Perhaps you'd like to CASE a card or two and then join us at the Inspiration CASE Playground?

If you're new to CASEing, take a look at how the STAMPlorations girls CASEd the awesome Kimberly Wiener in this post here. You can CASE Kimberly's card, CASE the cards made by the STAMPlorations girls (CASE the CASE), or CASE one (or all) of the cards below.

    

    

{Inspiration Project Post #10} Roundup!

Well, March flew by so fast, didn't it? Time to say goodbye to March, but before we do, here's one more round of Inspiration Projects. If you missed any of the previous Inspiration Project posts, here's a handy dandy link list so you can easily see projects you can CASE.

March CASEplorations

March 9 Inspiration Project Post

March 13 Inspiration Project Post

March 23 Inspiration Project Post

March 27 Inspiration Project Post

When you CASE a project (or two, or however many you want -- there's no limit), make sure to link them up by April 5, 11:55 p.m. PDT (GMT-7) to get a shot at winning a $15 gift certificate or your choice 2 ARTplorations stencils.

Simple rules for CASEing and linking up:

1. Pick the card(s) you want to CASE from the Inspiration Project posts. Any type of project is welcome.

2. Use whatever supplies you have - you don't have to have or use STAMPlorations products to play. We want you to have fun!

3. In your blog post, mention the card you're CASEing and tell us briefly how you were inspired by it. Oh, and please link back to the Inspiration Project post where you found the card you CASEd.

4. Don't forget to link up your CASE project(s) to the Playground (linky is below!)

5. CASE as many cards as you want, so long as they're in separate blog posts. The more cards you CASE and link up, the greater your odds of winning the gift certificate :o)

Now let's get on with the show. Vicki, Monika, Shirley, and Shery round up this month's Inspiration Projects. You can get inspiration from the images in their cards, the layout, color scheme, or even just one tiny element.

{Inspiration Project Post #9)

Hooray for Friday! Are you ready for the weekend? The STAMPlorations girls have a weekend send-off with another batch of inspiration projects that you can CASE. Create a card or any paper craft project that's inspired by any of the cards in this month's Inspiration Project Posts and link it up to the Inspiration CASE Playground.

New to CASEing? Take a look at how the STAMPlorations girls CASEd the talented Loll Thompson in this post here. You can CASE Loll's gorgeous card, CASE the cards made by the STAMPlorations girls (CASE the CASE), or CASE one (or all) of the cards in this post, this post here, this post here, and this post here.

We'll randomly draw a winner of a $15 gift certificate to the shop (or choice of 2 ARTplorations stencils) and also highlight the best CASEs. The Playground is open until April 5.

      

      

{Inspiration Project Post #8}

Happy Monday, STAMPlorations friends! It's time for a fresh new batch of inspiration projects for your CASEing pleasure :o) Create a card or any paper craft project that's inspired by any of the cards in this month's Inspiration Project Posts and link it up to the Inspiration CASE Playground.

New to CASEing? Take a look at how the STAMPlorations girls CASEd the talented Loll Thompson in this post here. You can CASE Loll's gorgeous card, CASE the cards made by the STAMPlorations girls (CASE the CASE), or CASE one (or all) of the cards in this post, this post here, and this post here.

We'll randomly draw a winner of a $15 gift certificate to the shop (or choice of 2 ARTplorations stencils) and also highlight the best CASEs. The Playground is open until April 5.

               

{Inspiration Project Post #7}

Hey there, STAMPlorations friends! It's Friday and we're sharing another batch of inspiration projects you may want to CASE. Remember, if you create a card or any type of project inspired by the cards in this month's Inspiration Project Posts, please make sure you link it up to the Inspiration CASE Playground.

New to CASEing? Take a look at how the STAMPlorations girls CASEd the talented Loll Thompson in this post here. You can CASE Loll's gorgeous card, CASE the cards made by the STAMPlorations girls (CASE the CASE), or CASE one (or all) of the cards in this post and in Monday's Inspiration Project Post found here.

We'll randomly draw a winner of a $15 gift certificate to the shop (or choice of 2 ARTplorations stencils) and also highlight the best CASEs. The Playground is open until April 5.

                 

{Inspiration Project Post #6}

Hello, STAMPlorations friends! It's a brand new month for Inspiration Project posts. Thanks so much to all the talented ladies who CASEd and linked up their cards to the February Inspiration CASE Playground. Stay tuned because we'll soon announce the winner of the the $15 gift certificate (or choice of any 2 ARTplorations stencils), as well as the CASEs that caught our eye.

New to CASEing? Take a look at how the STAMPlorations girls CASEd the talented Loll Thompson in this post here. You can CASE Loll's gorgeous card, CASE the cards made by the STAMPlorations girls (CASE the CASE), or CASE one (or all) of the cards below.

{Inspiration Project Post #5} Roundup!

Say goodbye to February! But before we do, here's one more round of Inspiration Projects. If you missed any of the previous Inspiration Project posts, here's a handy dandy link list so you can easily see projects you can CASE.

February CASEplorations

February 9 Inspiration Project Post
February 13 Inspiration Project Post
February 23 Inspiration Project Post
February 27 Inspiration Project Post

When you CASE a project (or two, or however many you want -- there's no limit), make sure to link them up by March 5, 11:55 p.m. PST (GMT-8) to get a shot at winning a $15 gift certificate or your choice 2 ARTplorations stencils.

{Inspiration Project Post #4}

***Looking for the Spring Coffee Lovers blog hop post? It's HERE***

Happy Friday, everyone! February will be over soon but we've got some more inspiration projects to share and for you to CASE.

          

If any of the projects have inspired you, we encourage you to share your creations by linking to the Inspiration CASE Playground. You'll find the link at the end of this post. The Playground is open until March 5th and you can use whatever supplies you have (not just STAMPlorations products). One lucky CASE player will win a $15 gift certificate to the shop (or her choice of any 2 ARTplorations stencils).

Just a reminder, though: please briefly describe in your blog post how you were inspired by the card you CASEd instead of simply linking back to our Inspiration Project posts. If you can include the card you CASEd on your post, that would be even better! Not sure how to CASE? We explain it here. And if you want more projects to CASE, you can find them here.