This delightful winter village will make a stunning centrepiece to your mantle this Christmas time. Alternatively, the scene could be placed on your table during your Christmas meal for the whole family to enjoy.

Each cottage is surprisingly simple to achieve and our free templates and instructions will guide you through every step to create three beautiful cottages and a tree. Why not try adding a fairy light into the back of each cottage and tree so that the light enchantingly glows through the windows and doors?

Leaf Green Card

Apple Green Card

Strawberry Red Card

Snow White Paper

Strawberry Red Mini Dot

Apple Green Mini Dot

Leaf Green Paper

Apple Green Paper

Strawberry Red Paper

For this design and other templates, visit the Design Downloads section in your account.

Back in January we featured the wonderful designs created by Staffordshire University third year students in response to our ‘Supporting & Inspiring Innovation within Education’ initiative. We were so overwhelmed by the standard of work and level of effort put into the brief by all of the students, however there were two students, who we felt had particularly embraced the brief and produced work of such a high commercial standard that meant the products could go to market immediately.

We commissioned Claire Mayes, who designed the paper Heart Lanterns during the brief (which can be downloaded from our site) to develop the theme further by creating further paper lantern designs and in response Claire has come up with these delightful paper Daisy Chain Lanterns.

Perfect for brightening up any room this summer or for using as decoration at a summer party or BBQ, the Daisy Lantern pack can be downloaded with free templates and instructions to cut around using our papers.

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Create beautiful paper flowers this summertime designed by Inspire Me designer Angela Nickeas.

Our 4 wonderfully colour co-ordinated packs make 12 paper flowers and are filled with luxurious papers to tantalise your crafting taste buds this summer!
 
Each Make your own Paper Flower kit are perfect for card decoration, party bunting, gift box decoration, table garlands, wedding decorations, floral displays or to make simply just because!

I made pretty paper flowers for the top of my favour boxes using this kit which look truly romantic and in keeping with my Vintage Rose Garden theme

Please email your pictures to info@inspiremepapers.co.uk and you could feature on our Blog!

Create three delightful handmade decoupage cards this Springtime designed by Angela Nickeas for Inspire Me. Our beautifully printed bespoke patterns and quirky characters are guaranteed to make you and those who receive your cards smile!

This fabulous Spring themed decoupage kit contains everything you need to create and send three design led  and personal cards including patterned background scenes with decoupage elements, a choice of captions, instructions and co-ordinating blank cards and envelopes.  Have fun and happy springtime! 

So easy and so cute for a a special Easter treat.  Make our easy to
follow Easter bunny, simply fill an egg cup with chocolate eggs and pop
your bunny on top!

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Try making this delightful birdbox this Springtime, covering it with co-
ordinating flowers using our download templates and shopping list to
help.
Pop a little gift in for an extra special tweet!
Don't forget to make the birdie too!

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Create a romantic mood in your home this Valentines, why not make these beautiful paper heart lanterns to hang in your home. Designed by Claire Mayes.

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Inspire Me has launched its ‘Supporting & Inspiring Innovation within Education’ initiative.
 
We began our exciting journey at the start of the new term in Sept 2010 with the support of Sarah Peart, course leader Staffordshire University BA (Hons) Surface Pattern Design Degree and Terry Brooke Head of Visual Arts, Sale Grammar School a specialist school in the visual arts & science.
 
The Inspire Me team visited both Staffordshire University BA (Hons) Surface Pattern final year degree students and Sale Grammar 6th Form A level Art students
 

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The brief:
First select a colour group of between four and six papers from the Inspire Me Papers core range which will form the basis of your core collection. We would then like you to design four patterned papers for the scrapbook market to co-ordinate with your core palette based upon any theme and in any medium!

Working with your core collection and newly designed pattern create a further 4 patterns as an extension of the collection.

Each students work is shown below including their core colour collection selected from the Inspire Me portfolio.

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The brief:
First select a colour group of between four and six papers from the Inspire Me Papers core range which will form the basis of your core collection. We would then like you to design four patterned papers for the scrapbook market to co-ordinate with your core palette based upon any theme and in any medium!

Working with your core collection and newly designed pattern create a range of stationery incorporating your patterns. This could include notebooks, gift tags, diaries for example and we would welcome the opportunity to see three-dimensional mock ups.

Each students work is shown below including their core colour collection selected from the Inspire Me portfolio.

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