http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/ We have travelled the world of beautiful papers to create a mouthwatering series of unique collections. Especially developed with simplicity and creativity in mind for all new or experienced card makers and paper crafters alike. With over 100 years of creative paper expertise, our collections feature more than 900 high quality products, in over 100 colours in the most stunning finishes and embosses. en Copyright 2008 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:07:37 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss A wonderful opportunity to purchase Inspire Me Papers complete sample collection for just £4.95 plus £1.95 p&p and receive £5.00 off your first order over £25.00 - that means this swatch is absolutely FREE ! A helpful and user friendly sample swatch featuring a single piece of *each of the papers and boards available from Inspire Me papers. Containing over 100 sample pieces from Soft Vintage Embossed Vellum to Glitter paper , from Onion skin to corrugated board. An attractive format with a metal screw binding system giving ease to paper selection and helping to very simply view any product next to another for those special projects. Each section features a contents sheet detailing product names which can then be viewed in the website for full details – this allows for each sheet to be left unprinted giving maximum flexibility and dual purpose in case the papers are chosen to be used for projects or die cutting shapes. Full cost of swatch is redeemable on a single transaction over £25.00 within 6 weeks of purchase- which means this Sample Swatch is absolutely FREE! *each product shade features once in the swatch the majority are paper, in instances where paper is not available in a range board is featured. For more information on this product click here ]]> http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2008/06/sample_swatches_now_available.html http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2008/06/sample_swatches_now_available.html New Products Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:07:37 +0000 Simple and pretty designs to make, created by our Inspire Me design team. The designs utilise the delicate embossings and colours from our Essential's paper and card ranges. To download, simply log-in and visit your account information page. We would love to see how you have adapted these designs, send a photo to designs @ inspiremepapers.co.uk, and if we feature your design on our blog, we'll send you an ipack! We hope you have a wonderful holiday, from everyone at Inspire Me Papers ]]> http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2008/03/fresh_spring_colours_and_easte.html http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2008/03/fresh_spring_colours_and_easte.html Design Downloads Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:22:28 +0000 Passionate about paper? We are, and what better time to express your passion than Valentines Day! So, what products will we be using on our cards this year? Soft Touch from the Innovations Collection is a must for Valentines Day. The moment you touch and enter its sensuous world, the soft velvet feel will have you hooked. Its beautiful solid colour flows through its smooth surface, giving an unexpected and tactile dimension to your work! Or perhaps you will want to awake your senses with the delicate embossings of our Pearl Black Pearl Embossed card which could be complimented with the subtle finishes from the White Gold Dust range. Don't forget that card from the Essential Collection can also be purchased in a Silkweave and Hammered emboss finish. Looking for ideas? Our Inspire Me Papers designers Sharon and Kate have designed some beautiful Valentines Day card templates for you. As always, the templates for the these designs can be found by logging into www.inspiremepapers.co.uk and going to the design download section of your account.
View a detailed image of the I love you card
View a detailed image of the butterfly card
View a detailed image of the heart card

View a detailed image of the bow View a detailed image of the heart ]]> http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2008/01/valentines_day_downloads.html http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2008/01/valentines_day_downloads.html Design Downloads Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:03:32 +0000 Poinsettia - features Cotton White with Fine Line Finish card base and Strawberry Red flowers. Peaceful Dove design - features Powder Blue with Fine Line Finish card base Congratulations flower - features the beautiful crisp and translucent Sheer Silver paper, mounted onto Candy Pink card base If you have any interesting effects and designs we'd love to see them - please send to designs 'at' inspiremepapers.co.uk]]> http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/12/beautiful_papers_for_brilliant.html http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/12/beautiful_papers_for_brilliant.html Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:56:00 +0000 Register now and you can download these wonderful Christmas card making design templates. The folded card featured in both designs is White Gold Dust, embroidery embossed. The Christmas tree, and caption were printed onto Shimmer Silver card, and then mounted onto a White Gold Dust, embroidery embossed folded card using small sticky pads. We’ve also used the same design on a ‘Strawberry Red’ silkweave embossed’ card but the design looks equally stunning on our ‘Bright Red’ soft touch folded card from the Innovations Collection. The Christmas star design uses a pink insert to the design, made from Fuchsia Pearl embroidery embossed card, which beautifully compliments the White Gold Dust folded card. A special thank you to Cherie Zamazing for the fabulous Christmas illustrations, and Sharon De Meza for the snowflake card concept.]]> http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/12/beautifully_simple_christmas_c.html http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/12/beautifully_simple_christmas_c.html Design Downloads Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:56:34 +0000 Many thanks to Lauren - who has sent us samples of her stunning 'designer look' wedding invites. Lauren wanted a small but contemporary touch of black added to her dress and stationery, to give her traditional wedding a twist. Lauren chose our 150mm sq Black Pearl Folded Cards and had the caption foil blocked in white with the help of a local printer. She then digitally printed her RSVP invitation on a 'tip in' sheet to fit inside the invite. To complete the invite and hold in the 'tip in' page - Lauren then added a sparkling diamante 'ring' threaded with a fine white ribbon. The luxury look was ]]> http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/11/black_pearl_embroidery_for_a_b.html http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/11/black_pearl_embroidery_for_a_b.html Inspire Me - People Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:57:05 +0000 The Fuchsia Pearl and Black Pearl sheets were inspired by exquisite fabric textures. Both colours feature the same delicate 3 leaf embroidery embossing, which reveals its charming texture when caught in the light. Use them on there own or as part of a design to add a simple touch of beauty to your next project. The same Embroidery embossing can be found on sheets within our metallic and pastel collections, allowing you to co-ordinate your design with softer colours. ]]> http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/11/fuchsia_pearl_black_pearl.html http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/11/fuchsia_pearl_black_pearl.html New Products embroidery emboss Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:10:02 +0000 Bibi just can't wait for Halloween! Not just because it's also her 6th birthday, but because she's having a scary Halloween party! Mummy thought our new paper chain pack would make some scary decorations to hang up in her bedroom for the party. So Bibi and her sister sat down to spend a very quiet couple of hours making up several meters...! Mummy has also downloaded our Halloween Party invites to send out to her fellow party goers. Other than a pumpkin, scary fairy cakes and a few broomsticks - she's now ready to get trick or treating. Now Bibi can't wait for Halloween, and keeps walking around the house in her paper chains - shouting and moaning. 'No change there then', says mummy! Watch out for her post party pic - mummy has promised us a shot of Bibi and several other little screaming banshee's letting rip... Thanks to Inspire Me member Sharon. PS. If you have any seasonally ghostly paper ideas, we'd love to hear from you.]]> http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/10/scary_party.html http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/10/scary_party.html Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:29:29 +0000 We've got some inspired ideas for Halloween in our latest download. From scary Witch party invites to spooky spider pop up cards. All the pages are set up so you can print out at any scale you like. We are sure the kids will have great fun making the Pumpkin Head masks. Who knows, maybe even Dad can be persuaded to wear one too! Check out our Essential papers and cards for lots of perfectly creepy paper colours for your projects. This download is available to registered users, simply log-in to your account to collect it! ]]> http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/10/prepare_for_a_scare.html http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/10/prepare_for_a_scare.html Design Downloads Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:01:36 +0000 Get into paper chains for Halloween! It's fun to do with the kids and creates instant moody decorations to hang across rooms, doorways and chandeliers for your creepy party. Each pack contains 50 paper strips (20mm x 210mm) with a self adhesive tab on one end, allowing quick and easy chain making for just £1.99. Each pack makes approx. 3.25 meters of chains, and contains a mix of five colours - Tangerine Orange, Charcoal Black, Purple, Apple Green Essentials and Silver Metallic. For more information please visit our Inspiration Packs section of the website.]]> http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/10/paper_chains_halloween_party.html http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/10/paper_chains_halloween_party.html New Products Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:59:06 +0000 PaperCraft Inspirations to produce ten inspirational ideas for vellum, all using products from our Paper Innovation section. The feature appears in October's issue and includes 10 gorgeous designs, from luxury envelopes to fabulous pocket cards, some of the designs are shown below. We used Coloured Vellum for many of the designs, but for those extra special occasions like wedding, anniversary and thank you cards we used two exquisite embossings (Floral and Embroidery) from our Vintage Vellum collection. These embossings can also be found on papers and card in our Metallic and Pastels section.]]> http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/10/10_vellum_inspirational_ideas.html http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/10/10_vellum_inspirational_ideas.html News, Shows and Demo’s vellum Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:49:06 +0000 Two exquisite embossed vellum sheets have just been added to our Paper Innovation section. The Vintage Vellum Floral and Embroidery embossings are both beautiful and creatively versatile, adding a touch of beauty to anything that it is placed over. Unique and simply stunning! Two weights of crisp clear vellum have also been added to compliment the embossed versions. The 130gsm vellum is ideal for Pergamano work and other craft projects, while we recommend the 180gsm vellum for rubber stamping, overlays or when you need a slightly crisper finish. ]]> http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/10/vintage_vellum.html http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/10/vintage_vellum.html New Products embroidery emboss floral emboss vellum Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:27:30 +0000 Eight exclusive Tatty Teddy Make Your Own Card Kits are now available. So, if you love Me to You, you’ll love making these beautiful Tatty Teddy cards. Each kit makes three greetings cards, giving you the choice of different captions, icons and Tatty Teddy images. You can customise your designs with vellum inserts, fabulous stickers and labels, all made from the highest quality coloured paper and card. For more information, please visit www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/metoyou ]]> http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/10/me_to_you_make_your_own_card_k.html http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/10/me_to_you_make_your_own_card_k.html New Products Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:55:48 +0000 Innovative card maker and papercrafter Jo Kill has taken our Inspiration Pack range on a road test. This "Birthday Star" design features our 'Bright Fun' Inspiration Pack - making it a very funky, and stand out birthday card. Jo has layered her strong symbols and shapes over the Strawberry Red Star base paper, and decorated with freehand sketching. Adding clips, rivets and staples as intriguing points of interest, and a purple paper interior. The "Thank You" large daisy design features the forthright and go ahead colour palette of our 'Go Girl' Inspiration Pack. Jo has used the Electric Pink Spot paper for her punchy 3D daisy image - then layered the complementing papers behind. Adding her own decorative hand typography to the "Thank You" caption. ]]> http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/07/jos_killer_cards.html http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/07/jos_killer_cards.html Inspire Me - People Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:29:47 +0000 Elizabeth Briggs has sent us some bright and beautiful scrapbook pages that we hope you'll enjoy too. Elizabeth explained they were inspired by the story behind her mums gorgeous garden. "My mum loves her garden and she tries to spend as much time in it as possible. Now that she has grandchildren, she spends a lot of her time making it nice for when we visit. Sometimes both Mum and Dad are working night shifts, and they don't always get to see the garden in daylight. So I created these pages as they really sum up the beauty of it and the pleasure it gives us all". We particularly like Elizabeths imaginative checker board layout, and use of bright contrasting colours, using papers from our Essential Collection and Silkscreen Icons Printed Papers range.]]> http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/07/in_bloom_my_mums_garden.html http://www.inspiremepapers.co.uk/blog/2007/07/in_bloom_my_mums_garden.html Inspire Me - People Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:24:21 +0000