Mar 15, 2023 | Blog Hop, Cards |
Welcome to the March 2023 IRBH (InKing Royalty Blog Hop)! This month we are focusing on Flowers. I used the Sweet Citrus Bundle along with Regency Park Designer Series Paper, Basic Borders Dies, and Beautiful Shapes Dies to create my floral card today. After reading this post, I hope you will hop to the next blog on the hop, Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards. Scroll down below the directions for my card to see the whole blog hop list.
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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:
- Night of Navy card stock (CS) cut to 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, and scored in half at 4-1/4″
- Mango Melody CS layer cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
- Regency Park Designer Series Paper (DSP) layer cut to 2-3/4″ x 5″
- Basic White CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside of the card base
Stamped with the Sweet Citrus stamp set:
- sentiment in Night of Navy ink onto a scrap of Basic White CS
- flowers in Balmy Blue ink onto a scrap of Basic White CS
- flower centers in Daffodil Delight ink
- leaves in Shaded Spruce ink (stamped off) onto a scrap of Basic White CS
Colored the flowers using:
- Light Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Marker for petals
- Daffodil Delight Watercolor Pencil for petals
- Dark Night of Navy Stampin’ Blends Marker (or Night of Navy Stampin’ Write Marker) for center dot
Cut using the Sweet Citrus Dies (part of Sweet Citrus Hybrid Embossing Folder):
- all stamped flowers & leaves
Cut using the Beautiful Shapes Dies:
Cut using the Basic Borders Dies:
- the right edge of the Mango Melody CS layer
- the right edge of the card base front
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- Mango Melody CS layer glued onto the card base front
- DSP layer glued onto the Mango Melody CS layer
- sentiment glued onto the DSP layer
- leaves glued and flowers adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals around sentiment
- Basic White CS glued onto the inside of the card base
- 3 Night of Navy Enamel Dot Essentials applied to the Basic White CS with a Take Your Pick tool
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Here’s the March 2023 IRBH:
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy <—– YOU ARE HERE!
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly
- Joanne Wittington at The Inky Dragon
- Jessica Atchison at Stampin with the Atchisons
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Here are today’s colors:
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Here’s what I used:
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Here’s some news!
Stampin’ Up! has announced that there will be a color refresh with the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. (We already know Pretty Peacock and Lost Lagoon are coming back.) If there are any items from the current Annual Catalog that you want, I recommend ordering them as soon as you can, because some things are already selling off the shelves, especially ink pads and refills. Once they announce exactly which colors will be leaving, those will sell out very quickly, so don’t wait!
This is a teaser photo that Stampin’ Up! shared with demonstrators recently. I can’t wait to see it in color! But even in the black & white version, you can tell there is a nice mix of light, medium, and deep shades coming.
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Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Nov 16, 2022 | Autumn, Blog Hop, Cards, Fun Folds, Gallery, Thanks, Thanksgiving |
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Welcome to the November 2022 Inking Royalty Blog Hop! This month’s blog hop is dedicated to showing Thanks. I used products from the Storybook Gnomes Suite Collection to create Tri-Panel Twisted Easel Card. I CASEd a card made by Marciene Ingram, but I changed the measurements and a few other things about it. We both used products from the Storybook Gnomes Suite Collection, just different ones. And I love that this Designer Series Paper (DSP) is so inclusive with black, brown, and white gnomes.
I am a paper gal. I love stamping, but I’m really all about the paper. The sentiment is the only stamped element of this card. It’s all DSP and cardstock.
We are excited to share our creations and hope you love them! After reading my post, I hope you will hop to the next person on the list below. Be sure to hop around to see ALL the great projects the Royals have created for you!
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut with my Paper Trimmer:
- Storybook Gnomes Designer Series Paper (DSP) (2 pieces snowflake pattern) cut to 4″ x 1-7/8″ then cut in half diagonally from top right corner to bottom left corner (should have 4 triangular pieces)*
- DSP (3 pieces mushroom pattern) cut to 4″ x 1-7/8″ then cut in half diagonally from top right corner to bottom left corner (should have 6 triangular pieces)*
- 4-1/4″ x 6-1/4″ Basic White Memories & More Card cut to 6-3/16″ tall
- front of the card base cut horizontally at 2-1/16″ and 4-1/8″ to create 3 flaps
- each flap scored diagonally from top right corner to bottom left corner
* I needed 3 pieces of each DSP pattern. I cut 4 of the snowflake pattern triangles because I could rotate one and have only one left over. I cut 6 of the mushroom pattern because it is directional, so I used all three bottom triangles and have the three others left over.
Stamped with the Kindest Gnomes stamp set:
- sentiment in Pacific Point ink onto the inside of the card base, at the bottom
Cut using Paper Snips:
- 3 gnomes, a bird, a bunny, and a fox from DSP – roughly cut with extra around the edges
- fussy cut a second bird for the envelope
- the bird, bunny, and fox, after they were glued onto Basic White Thick CS
Glued:
- 3 gnomes, bird, bunny, and fox to scraps of Basic White Thick CS – layered to make them stronger
Cut using the Gnomes Dies:
Cut using the Beautiful Shapes:
- the layered bird with the smallest circle die (the bird was just too small to fussy cut and pop up with Dimensionals)
Assembled the card:
- burnished the folds in the card base with a Bone Folder
- 3 snowflake DSP layers glued onto the top left triangular section of each card flap
- 3 mushroom DSP layers glued onto the bottom right triangular section of each card flap
- bottom parts of gnomes glued onto the mushroom DSP, being careful not to have any exposed glue above the bottom right triangular section of each card flap
- layered bird, bunny, and fox adhered onto the inside of the card base with various foam adhesives, so they would keep the flaps propped open
- fussy cut bird glued onto the flap of the Memories & More envelope
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Here’s the November 2022 Inking Royalty Blog Hop:
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy <—– YOU ARE HERE!
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Marilyn Jones at Stamp with MJ
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
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Here are today’s main 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:
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Price: $29.00
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Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Nov 14, 2022 | Blog Hop, Cards, Gallery, Holiday, Thanks |
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Welcome to the November 2022 Candy Hearts Blog Hop! This month we’re sharing Holiday themed projects. We all know that Stampin’ Up! has lots of great Christmas products to choose from, but I wanted to show how easy it is to use Stampin’ Up! products to make a card, even though there isn’t a specific stamp set for it in the current catalogs. I used the Alphabest Bundle, Sentiment Silhouettes Dies, and Layering Circles Dies to create a Happy Kwanzaa card. Change the colors and add two more candles for a Hannukah card.
After reading my post, I hope you will hop to the next person on the list below. Be sure to hop around to see ALL the great projects the Candy Hearts have created for you!
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut with my Paper Trimmer:
- Basic Black Cardstock (CS) cut to 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, scored in half at 4-1/4″
- Crumb Cake CS cut to 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
- Early Espresso CS cut to 3-1/4″ x 5″ for die cutting
- Very Vanilla Thick CS cut to 1-1/2″ x 6″ for punching
- Real Red CS cut to 1-1/2″ x 3″ for die cutting
- Garden Green CS cut to 1-1/2″ x 3″ for die cutting
- Basic Black CS cut to 1″ x 1-1/2″ for die cutting
- Crushed Curry CS cut to 3-1/2″ x 1/2″ for die cutting
- Very Vanilla CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside
Stamped with the Alphabest stamp set:
- letters in Real Red, Garden Green, and Memento inks onto the 1-1/2″ x 6″ Very Vanilla Thick CS
- border around letters in Early Espresso ink
Cut using the Best Label Punch:
Cut using the Layering Circle Dies:
- 3-1/4″ x 5″ Early Espresso CS using the largest plain circle die and the second smallest plain circle die
Cut using the Sentiment Silhouettes Dies:
- 3 solid candles & 3 striped candles from the 1-1/2″ x 3″ Real Red CS
- 1 solid candle & 1 striped candle from the 1″ x 1-1/2″ Basic Black CS
- 3 solid candles & 3 striped candles from the 1-1/2″ x 3″ Garden Green CS
- 7 flames from the 3-1/2″ x 1/2″ Crushed Curry CS
Embossed with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder:
- both die cut circles, then cut both in half
Assembled the card:
- fold in the card base burnished with a Bone Folder
- Crumb Cake CS layer glued onto the front of the card base
- striped candles glued onto solid candles
- flames glued onto all candles
- one smaller half circle glued onto the back of one larger half circle to make the candle holder (save the other halves for another project)
- candles glued onto the back of the candle holder top
- letters and candle holder with candles adhered onto the Crumb Cake CS layer with Black Dimensionals (minis on the candles; regular size on everything else)
- Very Vanilla CS glued onto the inside of the card base
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Here’s the November 2022 Candy Hearts Blog Hop:
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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:
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Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Oct 19, 2022 | Autumn, Blog Hop, Cards, Gallery, Halloween |
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Welcome to the October 2022 Inking Royalty Blog Hop! This month’s blog hop is dedicated to Halloween. The inspiration for my card is a shirt I saw online and thought was a hoot:
I decided to make my own version with the sweater from the Forever Friendship stamp set. Just FYI, the Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends Marker is great for blood…ya know, just in case you ever need it. I used the black ink pad to grunge up the layers on the front and the inside. The one time I didn’t get an ink smudge on the card, and I wanted to!
We are excited to share our creations and hope you love them! After reading my post, I hope you will hop to the next person on the list below. Be sure to hop around to see ALL the great projects the Royals have created for you!
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut with my Paper Trimmer:
- Basic Black Cardstock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
- Celebrate Everything DSP layer (stars) cut to 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
- Mango Melody CS layer cut to 3-7/8″ x 3-7/8″
- DSP layer (jack-0-lanterns) cut to 3-3/4″ x 3-3/4″
- Basic White CS layer cut to 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″
- Mango Melody CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside
Stamped with the Forever Friendship stamp set:
- sweater in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto a scrap of Basic White Thick CS
Stamped with the Alphabest stamp set:
- “i’m fine” letters and frames in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto a scrap of Basic White Thick CS
- “happy halloween” onto the 4″ x 5-1/4″ Mango Melody CS for the inside
Cut using the Deckled Rectangles Dies:
- both Mango Melody CS layers, the Basic White CS layer, and the smaller DSP layer
- NOTE: for the square layers on the front, I used the largest die and cut two adjacent sides at a time.
Cut using the Best Label Punch:
Cut using Paper Snips:
- fussy cut the sweater, including the bite marks
Colored with Stampin’ Blends Markers:
- sweater in Light & Dark Crumb Cake
- bite edges in Dark Cherry Cobbler
Grunged with my Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad:
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- star DSP layer glued onto the front of the card base
- Mango Melody CS layer glued onto the star DSP layer
- jack-o-lantern DSP layer glued onto the Mango Melody CS layer
- Basic White CS layer glued onto the jack-o-lantern DSP layer
- sweater adhered onto the Basic White CS layer using Black Stampin’ Dimensionals
- “i’m fine” letters adhered onto the star DSP layer using Black Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Mango Melody CS glued onto the inside of the card base
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Here’s the October 2022 Inking Royalty Blog Hop:
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Marilyn Jones at Stamp with MJ
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy <—– YOU ARE HERE!
- Katie Ferguson at Cottage Paper
- Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
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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:
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Here are some helpful links:
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Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Oct 10, 2022 | Autumn, Blog Hop, Cards, Gallery, Thanks, Thanksgiving |
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Welcome to the October 2022 Candy Hearts Blog Hop! With Thanksgiving coming soon, today we’re sharing ideas on how to say Thanks to those you know and love. I used the Bouquet of Thanks stamp set and Design a Daydream Designer Series Paper to create an easy thank you card. You can get the Design a Daydream DSP for free with Stampin’ Rewards! Place an order of $150 or more to earn the rewards.
After reading my post, I hope you will hop to the next person on the list below. Be sure to hop around to see ALL the great projects the Candy Hearts have created for you!
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut with my Paper Trimmer:
- Soft Suede Cardstock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, scored in half at 5-1/2″
- Design a Daydream Designer Series Paper (DSP) layer cut to 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
- Basic White CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside
Cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies:
- large center from the DSP, to create a layer and a frame
Stamped with the Bouquet of Thanks stamp set:
- bouquet image in Soft Suede ink onto the DSP layer
- sentiment portion of image in Soft Suede ink onto a scrap of Daffodil Delight CS
Fussy cut using Paper Snips:
- banner from the image on Daffodil Delight CS
Assembled the card:
- fold in the card base burnished with a Bone Folder
- DSP frame adhered onto the front of the base using Foam Adhesive Strips
- DSP layer glued onto the front of the card base in the center of the frame
- banner glued over the image on the DSP layer
- Tear & Tape (about 3-3/8″ long) folded in half, then applied across the DSP layer
- 3-1/2″ piece of twine laid on the Tear & Tape and the ends tucked under the frame
- twine tied into a bow, then adhered using a couple of Mini Glue Dots
- Basic White CS glued onto the inside of the card base
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Here’s the September 2022 Candy Hearts Blog Hop:
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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:
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Here are some helpful links:
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Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Sep 21, 2022 | Autumn, Blog Hop, Cards, Gallery |
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Welcome to the September 2022 Inking Royalty Blog Hop! This month’s blog hop is dedicated to leaves. As the weather begins to cool, the leaves begin to change colors and fall from the trees.I used the Cottage Wreaths Bundle to create a wreath of Autumnal leaves, and I used cardstock to construct a door on which to hang it. We are excited to share our creations and hope you love them! After reading my post, I hope you will hop to the next person on the list below. Be sure to hop around to see ALL the great projects the Royals have created for you!
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut with my Paper Trimmer:
- Soft Suede Cardstock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
- Very Vanilla CS layer cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ (2 pieces)
- Very Vanilla Thick CS strips cut to 1/2″ x 5-1/4″ (2 pieces)
- Very Vanilla Thick CS strips cut to 1/2″ x 4″ (2 pieces)
- Very Vanilla Thick CS strip cut to 1/2″ x 3″
- Very Vanilla Thick CS panels cut to 2-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ (2 pieces)
Die Cut using the All That Dies:
- banner from a scrap of Very Vanilla Thick CS
Stamped with the Cottage Wreaths stamp set:
- sentiment in Cajun Craze ink onto the die cut banner
Die cut using the Country Wreaths Dies:
- leaves from scrap of Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, and Soft Suede CS
- bow from a scrap of Crushed Curry CS
Die cut using the Layering Circle Dies:
- a wreath from a scrap of Soft Suede CS, using 2 of the dies, as a base for the leaves
Made door knob:
- cut a circle from a wooden Textural Element using Paper Snips
- coated circle with Versamark ink, then Copper Embossing Powder, then heat set it (Tweezers come in very handy for this.)
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- When attaching the following outer strips, I put Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back, but not on the last 1/2″ at each end
- 5-1/4″ strips adhered onto the two long sides of the 4″ x 5-1/4″ Very Vanilla CS layer
- 4″ strips adhered onto the two short sides of the same layer
- slipped Paper Snips under each corner and cut diagonally through both strip ends, to create the mitered corners
- put a Stampin’ Dimensional under each mitered corner
- 3″ strip adhered onto the center of the layer using Stampin’ Dimensionals
- two 2-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ panels adhered in the rectangles using Stampin’ Dimensionals
- door knob adhered onto one of the strips using a Mini Glue Dot
- glue applied onto the die cut Soft Suede wreath, then leaves attached all the way around
- bow glued onto the leaves
- Very Vanilla CS layer glued onto the front of the card base
- wreath glued onto the front of the “door”
- sentiment adhered in the center of the wreath using a Stampin’ Dimensional, tucking the left end under the leaves
- remaining 4″ x 5-1/4″ Very Vanilla CS glued onto the inside of the card base
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Here’s the September 2022 Inking Royalty Blog Hop:
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly
- Marilyn Jones at Stamp with MJ
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Jessica Atchison at Stampin with the Atchisons
- Katie Ferguson at Cottage Paper
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy <— YOU ARE HERE!
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
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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:
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.
Supply List. <— Click for a clickable and printable list of the products!
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Here are some helpful links:
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Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
