Welcome to InKing Royalty’s February Blog Hop! This year’s Blog Hop themes are inspired by a single word, and this month our projects are centered around BIRTHDAY. I used the upcoming More Than Words stamp set along with the Layering Squares Framelits Dies and Broadway Bound Designer Series Paper. The Stamparatus makes the two tone stamping super easy!

It’s always special to celebrate the birthday of someone you love, so handmade birthday cards are always fun to share. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post, the wonderful Jackie Beers of Blue Line Stamping.

When I use small embellishments like sequins or pearls, I always try to use odd numbers, usually 3. Today I used 7, which I would normally feel is too many. But I think they kind of blend in on this card, so they don’t seem like too much. What do you think?

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Here’s what I made:

I originally cut the sentiment using one of the square dies, so it fit perfectly on the other die cut squares. But that just didn’t seem very fun. So I opted to cut the words apart and glue them onto the squares in a more whimsical fashion. 

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Here’s what I did:

Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:

• Lovely Lipstick card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
• Basic Black CS cut to 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
• Broadway Bound Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
• Whisper White CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside of the card
• trimmed around sentiments after stamping

Stamped with the More Than Words stamp set:

• sentiment in Lovely Lipstick ink onto a scrap of Whisper White CS
• part of sentiment in black Memento ink over the  Lovely Lipstick ink
• To accomplish this two tone effect, I used the Stamparatus: 1) stamped the sentiment first in Lovely Lipstick ink 2) used a Shammy to clean the stamps. 3) cut a sticky note to about 7/8″ wide and placed it over the part of the sentiment I wanted to remain Lovely Lipstick. 4) inked up the stamps in black ink, then removed the sticky note strip before stamping over the original image.
• You can see in the photo that I really do use “scraps” of card stock.
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Die cut using the Layering Squares Framelits:

• a square from a scrap of Lemon Lime Twist CS
• a scalloped square from a scrap of Basic Black CS

Assembled the card:

• burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
• Basic Black CS layer glued onto the front of the card base
• DSP layer glued onto the Basic Black CS layer
• Lemon Lime Twist CS square glued onto the Basic Black CS scalloped square
• Basic Black CS scalloped square adhered onto the DSP layer using Stampin’ Dimensionals
• sentiment pieces glued onto the Lemon Lime Twist CS square
• 2 black sequins glued onto the Lemon Lime Twist square 
• 1 small black sequin glued onto the sentiment, dotting the “i”
• 2 Lemon Lime Twist adhesive backed sequins applied onto the DSP layer
• 2 iridescent sequins glued onto the DSP layer
• Whisper White CS glued onto the inside of the card base

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Here’s the Birthday hop:

Thank you for hopping along with us. After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop on over to the next stop, Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping.  If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:

1. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
2. Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
3. Nina King at InkPaperSequins
4. Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
5. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
6. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy <– YOU ARE HERE
7. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
8. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
9. Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
10. Deb Cozzone at Grand Central Stamping
11. Robbye Hamilton at Miss Hammie’s Crafts
12. Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
13. Katie Ferguson at Cottage Paper
14. Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps

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:

Click on these images for more details and to purchase.

More Than Words Photopolymer Stamp Set – 150069

Price: $17.00

Layering Squares Framelits Dies – 141708

Price: $35.00

Stamparatus – 146276

Price: $49.00

Stamparatus® Bag And Tool Pack – 151961

Price: $78.00

Broadway Bound Speciality Designer Series Paper – 146277

Price: $14.00

Lovely Lipstick 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146970

Price: $8.50

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 121045

Price: $8.50

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 144245

Price: $8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 100730

Price: $9.75

Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins – 148561

Price: $7.50

Metallics Sequin Assortment – 144214

Price: $5.00

Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147140

Price: $7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad – 132708

Price: $6.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue – 110755

Price: $4.00

Bone Folder – 102300

Price: $7.00

Stampin’ Trimmer – 126889

Price: $30.00

Big Shot – 143263

Price: $110.00

Magnetic Platform – 130658

Price: $40.00

Supply List

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Today is the LAST DAY to preorder the Happiness Blooms Online Class!

• make 26 colorful cards at home in your PJs!
• 2 each of 10 designs, plus 6 individual card designs
• full detailed instructions
• Preorder February 14-20
• limited spots available

 Click on the image below for details:

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