Aug 23, 2017 | Blog Hop, Cards, Gallery, Holiday, New Products |
My card today, for the Autumn InKing Royalty Blog Hop, gives you a sneak peek at some of the fabulous Autumnal products you’ll be able to order from the 2017 Holiday Catalog beginning September 1. I used the new Gourd Goodness stamp set, which has beautiful two step images – today I used the leaf. The new Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper inspired the colors for my card. And I used the new Everyday Label Punch in a slightly different way than usual. I’d love to hear what you think of my card, so please leave a comment at the bottom of this post. Thanks!

Gourd Goodness stamp set © Stampin’ Up!

Painted Autumn DSP © Stampin’ Up!

Everyday Label Punch © Stampin’ Up!

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s August Blog Hop! Today’s Blog Hop is filled with projects inspired by some of our favorite Fall-themed products. What fun! Stampin’ Up!’s catalogs (both the Annual Catalog and soon-to-be-released Holiday Catalog) are filled with so many fun products for the Autumn holidays – and we are excited to share our creations with you today. And Kim Jolley of Stampin’ Artfully is our guest stamper this month! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list farther down this page.
Here’s what I made:

Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Peekaboo Peach card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
- Early Espresso CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
- multicolor Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut to 3-1/2 x 4-3/4″
- DSP with spots cut to 4″ x 1-1/2″
- Early Espresso CS cut to 4″ x 1-3/4″
- Very Vanilla CS cut to 3/4″ x 4″
- Very Vanilla CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″, for the inside
Stamped with the Gourd Goodness stamp set:
- two step leaf in Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze inks onto a scrap of Very Vanilla CS
- two step leaf in Lemon Line Twist and Garden Green inks onto a scrap of Very Vanilla CS
- sentiment in Early Espresso ink onto the 3/4″ strip of Very Vanilla CS
Cut using the Everyday Label Punch:
- sentiment – I lined up the stamped strip in the center of the punch to cut the ends
Cut using Paper Snips:
Assembled the card:
- DSP with spots glued onto the Early Espresso CS strip
- sentiment adhered to DSP with spot using Stampin’ Dimensionals
- pulled one strand from a piece of Burlap Ribbon, then wrapped it around the end of the strip, adhering to the back with Fast Fuse (or Tear n Tape)
- Early Espresso CS layer glued to front of card base
- multicolor DSP layer glued to the Early Espresso layer
- strip with sentiment and twine glued onto the card front
- leaves adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals, tucking stems under sentiment
- 4″ x 5-1/4″ Very Vanilla CS glued to the inside of the card base
Here’s the 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
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy <– YOU ARE HERE
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Kim Jolley at Stampin’ Artfully
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
- Robbye Hamilton at Miss Hammie’s Crafts
- Lisa Pretto at Ink Big Academy Stamps
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
- Racheal Shedeed at Bluebonnet Stampin’
- Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
Here’s what I used:
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Aug 2, 2017 | Blog Hop, Cards, Christmas, Gallery, Holiday, New Products |
My card today for the ICS Blog Hop is made with the new Carols of Christmas Bundle (Carols of Christmas stamp set and card Front Builder Thinlits Dies) and Pear Pizzazz 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon. You can preorder this new bundle now – before the 2017 Holiday Catalog goes live September 1!

Carols of Christmas Bundle © Stampin’ Up!
This month’s theme for the ICS Blog Hop is Knotty Ways with Ribbon for Christmas, highlighting the wonderful Christmas products and ribbons by Stampin’ Up! While I didn’t actually tie my ribbon in knots, I hope you’ll like what I came up with.

Here’s what I made:


Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Whisper White Thick card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
- Pear Pizzazz CS cut to a triangle 3″ wide and 4-3/4″ tall (see diagram, cut away yellow areas)

Stamped with the Carols of Christmas stamp set:
- ornaments and flowers in Powder Pink ink onto a scrap of Whisper White CS
- leaves in Pear Pizzazz ink onto a scrap of Whisper White CS
- sentiment in Pear Pizzazz ink onto the inside of the card base
Die cut using the Card Front Builder Thinlits:
- the stamped ornaments, flowers, and leaves
Die cut using the Layering Circles Framelits:
- Pear Pizzazz CS with the smallest circle die
Assembled the card:
- applied Fast Fuse adhesive to one side of the Pear Pizzazz CS triangle
- starting at the bottom of the triangle, stuck ribbon to the triangle, going back and forth across it, working my way up

- adhered the ends of the ribbon to the back of the triangle with Fast Fuse

- applied Fast Fuse to one side of the Pear Pizzazz CS circle
- stuck flowers to the circle to cover it

- adhered the flower tree topper to the top of the ribbon tree with Fast Fuse

- used Fast Fuse to adhere the tree to the front of the card base, and used a Stampin’ Dimensional under the top part of the tree topper

- double leaves glued around the pink flower topper
- single leaves glued amongst the pink flowers
- pearls applied to centers of flowers
- ornaments adhered to the tree with Mini Glue Dots
- exposed area of the front of the card base covered with Clear Wink of Stella

- NOTE: I suggest using Shimmery White CS as the card base – then you don’t have to use the Wink of Stella! I think I applied a bit too much Wink of Stella to this card. It looks a bit uneven, and even muddy, when the light hits it just right (or just wrong?)
Click the arrow to go to the next stop on the blog hop, Deb Naylor of The Flying Stamper!

Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each color to see all the products that come in/with that color!
Here’s what I used:
Click on the images for more details and to purchase.

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Touches of Nature Elements © Stampin’ Up!
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Jul 30, 2017 | Blog Hop, Cards, Christmas, Gallery, Holiday, New Products |
Today’s card, for the Christmas in July Blog Hop, features the Carols of Christmas stamp set, which you can order beginning Tuesday! You can even get it bundled with the Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies to save 10%! Today’s card also features a sneak peek at a couple of brand new items from the 2017 Holiday Catalog: Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper and Green Sprigs.
Here’s what I made:

Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Old Olive card stock (CS) cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, then scored in half at 4-1/4″
- Basic Black CS cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″
- Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut to 5″ x 3-3/4″
- Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut to 3-3/8″ x 2-7/8″
- Whisper White CS cut to 2-7/8″ x 2-3/8″
- Whisper White CS cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″, for the inside
Stamped with the Carols of Christmas stamp set:
- sentiment in Basic Black ink onto the smaller piece of Whisper White CS
- deer in Basic Black ink onto the corner of the larger piece of Whisper White CS
Assembled the card:
- Basic Black CS glued onto the front of the card base
- larger piece of DSP glued onto the Basic Black CS
- smaller piece of DSP glued onto the larger piece of DSP
- sentiment glued onto the smaller piece of DSP
- ribbon tied around a Green Sprig
- sprig adhered to card front with Mini Glue Dots
- second Green Sprig adhered with Mini Glue Dots, stem end tucked under first sprig
- larger piece of Whisper White CS (with deer) glued to inside of the card base

Be sure to check out all the great projects!
Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
Here’s what I used:
These items will be available to purchase September 1, 2017:
- Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper, Item #144621
- Green Sprigs, Item #144627
Click on the images below for more details and to purchase. (Carols of Christmas will be available August 1, 2017!)

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* Food safe
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Jul 26, 2017 | Blog Hop, Cards, Christmas, Gallery, Holiday, New Products |
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s July Blog Hop! It’s Christmas in July, and today’s Blog Hop is filled with projects inspired by … you guessed it … Christmas! What fun! Although Stampin’ Up!’s 2017 Holiday Catalog will be released to demonstrators this week (we can’t wait to share that with you), our Annual Catalog is filled with fun, festive and beautiful products to make Christmas special, such as the new Merry Mistletoe stamp set and the new Be Merry Designer Series Paper. 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.

Here’s what I made:
The Be Merry Designer Series Paper colors are Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, and Garden Green. For today’s card, I decided to replace Garden Green with Pear Pizzazz for a softer feel. What do you think?

Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Pear Pizzazz card stock (CS) cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″
- Whisper White CS cut to 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″
- Be Merry Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″
- Whisper White CS cut to 2-1/2″ x 3-3/4″
- Whisper White CS cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″, for the inside
Stamped with the Merry Mistletoe stamp set:
- deer and mistletoe in Pear Pizzazz ink onto the 2-1/2″ x 3-3/4″ Whisper White CS
- sentiment onto a scrap of Whisper White CS
Die cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits:
- sentiment
- one size larger oval from a scrap of Cherry Cobbler CS
- two sizes larger oval from a scrap of Pear Pizzazz CS
Cut using the 1/16″ Circle Punch:
- three circles from a scrap of Cherry Cobbler CS
Assembled the card:
- 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″ Whisper White CS glued onto the front of the card base
- DSP glued onto the 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″ Whisper White CS
- 2-1/2″ x 3-3/4″ Whisper White CS (stamped with deer and mistletoe) glued onto the DSP
- three ovals glued together, then glued onto the DSP and stamped piece
- applied three small Cherry Cobbler Enamel Dots in the corner above the deer
- glued 1/16″ circles: 2 to the sentiment, and one to the deer
- went over the mistletoe berries with a white chalk marker, to give them that “white with a green tinge” that real mistletoe berries have
- 5-1/4″ x 4″ Whisper White CS glued to the inside of the card base
Here’s the hop:
Thank you for hopping along with us. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery. There’s a lot of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
- Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy <– YOU ARE HERE
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Karen Browning at StampWithMeKZB
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Lisa Pretto at Ink Big Academy Stamps
- Shawn de Oliveira at ShawnStamps
Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in/with that color!
Here’s what I used:
Click on the images for more details and to purchase.

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July’s FREE gift is a pack of 3″ x 6″ Gusseted Cellophane Bags! Use these bags for treat or gift bags. Just pop the treat or gift into one of our shiny cellophane bags and add a stamped header. These bags are also great for storing finished projects, parts for future projects, or any other odds and ends
* 25 gusseted bags
* 3″ x 6″ (7.6 x 15.2 cm)
* Stampable with StazOn ink
* Food safe
* Acid free

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Jul 11, 2017 | Blog Hop, Cards, Gallery |
The theme for this month’s Blog Highlight is Gratitude inspired by Thailand. I will be on the Stampin’ Up! trip to Thailand when this post goes live, as will several folks on the blog highlight, including Kylie Bertucci! When I think of Thailand, or Southeast Asia in general, I think of designs with elegant simplicity. That’s what I went for with today’s card. The simple design, using the Daisy Delight stamp set, actually accentuates the meaning of the card. If you like it, I hope you will take a moment to vote for my card (see below.)


Here’s what I made:

Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Whisper White Thick card stock (CS) cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, then scored in half at 4-1/4″
- Old Olive CS cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″
- Whisper White CS cut to 5-1/8″ x 3-7/8″
Stamped with the Daisy Delight stamp set:
- stem and sentiment in Old Olive ink onto the Whisper White CS layer
- flowers in Tempting Turquoise ink to line up with the stem
Assembled the card:
- stamped CS layer glued onto Old Olive CS layer
- Old Olive CS layer glued onto the front of the card base
Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
Here’s what I used:
Click on the images for more details and to purchase.



For every $50 you spend in July, you get a $5 coupon to spend in August! Click here for details.


If you join my team in July, you will receive $72 EXTRA FREE PRODUCT! There is no obligation to sell. There’s no risk at all! Click here for the details.
Plus if you join now, you’ll be able to preorder items from the upcoming Holiday Catalog in July and August!
July Host Code
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Use the Host Code on online orders less than $150. See how to use a Host Code here.
Online orders of $75-149.99 placed with the Host Code will receive the FREE gift of the month!
Online orders of $150 or more will automatically receive the FREE gift of the month! Do not use the Host Code.
July’s FREE gift is a pack of 3″ x 6″ Gusseted Cellophane Bags! Use these bags for treat or gift bags. Just pop the treat or gift into one of our shiny cellophane bags and add a stamped header. These bags are also great for storing finished projects, parts for future projects, or any other odds and ends
* 25 gusseted bags
* 3″ x 6″ (7.6 x 15.2 cm)
* Stampable with StazOn ink
* Food safe
* Acid free

(I can ship within US only.)
“No Contact” orders are not eligible for the free gift.

Gum Ball Rewards
You always earn a Gum Ball for every $50 you spend on an order with me. Earn 10 Gum Balls and I’ll send you a free stamp set of your choice! See the Gum Ball Rewards page for details.
Click here to shop my online store!
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!

Jul 5, 2017 | Blog Hop, Cards, Gallery |
It’s the first Wednesday of the month, and that means it’s time for the ICS Monthly Blog Hop! This month we are featuring the new 2017-2019 In Colors. I chose to use Powder Pink, the softest and lightest of the five new colors.

The new In the City host stamp set is available to purchase only with Stampin’ Rewards. Two-Step stamping is an understatement with this set of 60 stamps that can help you build a tiny home, all the way up to an entire city if you so desire. This host set’s petite stamps and various sentiments make a big impact!

Here’s what I made:

Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Powder Pink card stock (CS) cut to 5-1/2″x 8-1/2″, then scored in half at 4-1/4″
- Basic Black CS cut to 5-1/8″ x 3-7/8″
- Whisper White CS cut to 5″ x 3-3/4″
- Whisper White CS cur to 5-1/4″ x 4″ for the inside
Stamped with the new In the City stamp set:
- chapel outline and sentiment in Basic Black ink onto the 5″ x 3-3/4″ piece of Whisper White CS
- filled in chapel in Powder Pink ink
Assembled the card:
- 5″ x 3-3/4″ Whisper White CS glued onto the Basic Black CS
- Basic Black CS glued onto the front of the card base
- 5-1/4″ x 4″ Whisper White CS glued to the inside of the card base
Click on the arrow to go to the next stop of the hop!

Here are today’s colors:
Click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
Here’s what I used:
Click on the images for more details and to purchase.


For every $50 you spend in July, you get a $5 coupon to spend in August! Click here for details.


If you join my team in July, you will receive $72 EXTRA FREE PRODUCT! There is no obligation to sell. There’s no risk at all! Click here for the details.
Plus if you join now, you’ll be able to preorder items from the upcoming Holiday Catalog in July and August!
July Host Code
WXKSQ6HT
Use the Host Code on online orders less than $150. See how to use a Host Code here.
Online orders of $75-149.99 placed with the Host Code will receive the FREE gift of the month!
Online orders of $150 or more will automatically receive the FREE gift of the month! Do not use the Host Code.
July’s FREE gift is a pack of 3″ x 6″ Gusseted Cellophane Bags! Use these bags for treat or gift bags. Just pop the treat or gift into one of our shiny cellophane bags and add a stamped header. These bags are also great for storing finished projects, parts for future projects, or any other odds and ends
* 25 gusseted bags
* 3″ x 6″ (7.6 x 15.2 cm)
* Stampable with StazOn ink
* Food safe
* Acid free

(I can ship within US only.)
“No Contact” orders are not eligible for the free gift.

Gum Ball Rewards
You always earn a Gum Ball for every $50 you spend on an order with me. Earn 10 Gum Balls and I’ll send you a free stamp set of your choice! See the Gum Ball Rewards page for details.
Click here to shop my online store!

Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
