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Welcome to the April 2022 IRBH (InKing Royalty Blog Hop!) As the weather gets warmer, it’s time to start planning our trips to the beach, the lake or the in-town aquarium. Today we’re sharing projects inspired by the ocean and sea. We are excited to share our creations and hope you love them! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post: Brian King at Stamp with Brian.

For my card, I used retiring products, carrying-over products, and new products together to create a calm underwater scene. The background is from the new Tea Boutique Designer Series Paper. It’s tiny flowers and greenery, but I thought it had kind of a swirly underwater feel.

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Here’s what I made:

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Here’s what I did:

Cut and scored with my paper trimmer:

• Just Jade card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
• Starry Sky CS layer cut to 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
• Tea Boutique Designer Series Paper (DSP) layer cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
• Shimmer Vellum layer cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
• Basic White CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside of the card base

Stamped with the Seas the Day stamp set:

• sentiment in Starry Sky ink onto the Basic White CS for the inside
• starfish in Calypso Coral ink onto the Basic White CS for the inside

Cut using the Sea Dies:

• underwater “frame” from the Shimmer Vellum layer

Cut using the Sea Life Dies:

• seahorse from a scrap of Merry Merlot CS
• traced around the die cut onto a scrap of Cherry Cobbler CS, then cut using Paper Snips

Used a Sponge Dauber:

• to apply dots of white ink onto the die cut seahorse
• to spread glue around the perimeter of the vellum layer, leaving the kelp, etc. at the bottom loose

Assembled the card:

• burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
• Basic White CS glued onto the inside of the card base
• Starry Sky CS layer glued onto the front of the card base
• DSP layer (with vellum attached) glued onto the Starry Sky CS layer
• die cut seahorse glued onto the fussy cut seahorse
• Wink of Stella applied over seahorse
• Black Matte Dot applied as the eye
• seahorse adhered onto the DSP layer (and under the vellum kelp) using Mini Black Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Here’s the April 2022 IRBH:

Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:

1. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
2. Sheryl Abernathy at Elegant Sentiments
3. Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
4. Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly
5. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
6. Lisa Graham at Lisa’s Little Ink Spot
7. Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
8. Marilyn Jones at Stamp with MJ
9. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
10. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy <—– YOU ARE HERE!!!

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Here’s my inspiration for the sea horse:

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Here are today’s colors:

You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!

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Here’s what I used:

These products will be available 3 May 2022:

• Tea Boutique Designer Series Paper (158659)
• Starry Sky 8-1/2″ x 11″ Card Stock (159263)
• Starry Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad (159212)

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Click on these images for more details and to purchase. If you are reading this post in email, the product images may not show up – please click here to see the post on my blog.

Seas The Day Bundle (English) – 157858

Price: $53.00

Seas The Day Cling Stamp Set (English) – 157849

Price: $23.00

Sea Dies – 157857

Price: $36.00

Sea Life Dies – 155684

Sale: $23.20

Price: $29.00

2021–2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum – 155616

Sale: $9.60

Price: $12.00

Just Jade 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 153079

Price: $8.75

Merry Merlot 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146979

Price: $8.75

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 119685

Price: $8.75

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 159276

Price: $9.75

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147101

Price: $7.50

Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Ink Refill – 101780

Price: $4.50

Sponge Daubers – 133773

Price: $5.00

Wink Of Stella Clear Glitter Brush – 141897

Price: $8.00

Matte Black Dots – 154284

Price: $7.00

Black Stampin’ Dimensionals Combo Pack – 150893

Price: $6.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue – 110755

Price: $4.00

Bone Folder – 102300

Price: $7.00

Paper Snips Scissors – 103579

Price: $10.00

Take Your Pick – 144107

Price: $10.00

Paper Trimmer – 152392

Price: $25.00

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine – 149653

Price: $120.00

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Supply List. <— Click for a clickable and printable list of the products!

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