December 2020

Inking Royal Blog Hop-Happy New Year!

23 Comments / Blog Hop / December 16, 2020

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s December Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are enjoying a year of celebrations. This month’s projects celebrate New Year’s Day, a special day to start anew and prepare for the coming year. 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.

Today’s card features the Life is Beautiful stamp set on page 51 of the Aug-Dec Holiday catalog.

Begin with a Poppy Parade card base, tent fold: 4 ¼ x 11”, score at 5 ½”.
Add a 4 x 5 ¼” layer of Basic Black to the card front.
Cut a 3 ¾ x 5” piece of Seaside Spray and stamp the tree in Early Espresso on the Seaside Spray panel.
Stamp the bird house to one of the tree limbs in Soft Suede. I masked the bird and stamped them in Real Red. You can also color the birds directly to the stamp with a Real Red marker. TIP: Don’t forget to remove your mask before stamping.
To create the falling snow, stamp the snowflakes in VersaMark ink and heat emboss using White Embossing Powder. Repeat the same method for the snow drift around the tree.
Wrap a piece of Poppy Parade ribbon from All the Trimmings Ribbon pack around the Seaside Spray panel.
The Happy New Year greeting is from Itty Bitty Christmas. I masked off Merry Christmas before stamping in Poppy Parade ink. TIP: Again, don’t forget to take off the mask before stamping on Whisper White cardstock.
Cut out the greeting using one of the scalloped ovals from the Layering Oval dies. Cut a smooth oval from the same die set out of Poppy Parade cardstock and layer the greeting on top.
Adhere with several mini Stampin’ Dimensionals to the top of the ribbon.

For the inside of the card, layer a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Whisper White cardstock and stamp the greeting from Life is Beautiful in Memento Black ink.
Stamp a few stars in Poppy Parade ink and Seaside Spray Ink.

I hope you have a Blessed New Year and are able to celebrate in style wherever you may be. Thank you for stopping by today.

I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Ann Murray . There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!

OH WAIT……… before you go……I just want to give a huge shout out to our fearless leader Brian King, for today is his birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN!!

We all hope your day is amazingly awesome! Here is a birthday card that I made just for you with the Quite Curvy Bundle. If you all missed this set don’t worry it will be in the JJ 2021 mini catalog starting January 5th.

Don’t forget to continue the hop, next up Ann Murray!

click here to hop over to ann murray

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

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Say Good-bye to Whisper White!

Sales and Announcements / December 15, 2020

I know it is so sad and somewhat shocking because Whisper White has been around forever! Unfortunately because of the Coronavirus the supplier that produced Whisper White cardstock products has permanently closed.

Stampin’ Up! did not receive much of a notice about the closure, but rest assured they have taken care of us and have been working around the clock to find a replacement. Keep in mind this closure only affects Whisper White and not our other cardstocks.

Here is a list of Whisper White products that will be going out of production and are available now while supplies last. Please note there is an order limit of 2 per item per order.

#100730 – Whisper White 8-1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
#140272 – Whisper White 8-1/2″ x 11″ Thick Cardstock
#124302 – Whisper White 12″ x 12″ Cardstock
#107301 – Whisper White Medium Envelopes
#131527 – Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes
#145829 – Whisper White 3″ x 3″ Envelopes
#149710 – Assorted Memories & More Cards & Envelopes

And now let me introduce our new friend……Basic White!

The quality of the new Basic White has passed the Stampin’ UP! quality test and that is indeed good news. I am confident that it will perform well and soon we will not be able to craft without it! LOL

Here’s a video from Stampin’ Up! to showcase this new product and how it compares with our old friend, Whisper White!

If you have any questions, please reach out to me. I am always happy to help. Tomorrow you are in for a real treat as it is time for another Inking Royal Blog Hop with Brian King! I hope you will join us!

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Gleaming Christmas Stipes for the Holidays!

Christmas 2020 / December 14, 2020

Today’s card features the Gleaming Christmas Variety Bundle and each ornament is adorned with gold trim bows from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo pack.

Begin with a Mossy Meadow card base 5 ½ x 8 ½”
Add a 4 x 5 ¼” layer of Very Vanilla cardstock to the front panel.
To the bottom of that panel, add a strip of the Brightly Gleaming Designer Series paper.
Next add a ½ x 5 ¼” piece of Night of Navy to give the look of a faux ribbon.
From the Brightly Gleaming Designer Series paper of your choice, punch out three ornaments with the Gleaming Ornament punch pack.
If you want the copper look on the top of your ornament punch three ornament tops from the Copper Foil Sheets.
Add bows to the top of each ornament using the gold trim in the Forever Greenery Combo pack.
Stamp Merry Christmas in Night of Navy ink. I used the greeting from the Joy of Sharing Kit.

For the inside of the card, layer a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and in Night of Navy ink, stamp a greeting of your choice and some of the snow from the Christmas Gleaming set. The greeting I chose came from the Joy of Sharing Kit.

So glad you stopped by today and hope you will join me again tomorrow for some more crafting fun! If you do not already have a demonstrator and would like to place an order, I would be happy to supply you with all your crafting desires. If your order is less that $150, please use the Host code: URBMWZNY

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Gaudete Sunday – Rejoice! Sunday Wisdom

Sunday Wisdom / December 13, 2020

Today is the third Sunday of Advent and time to Rejoice! Christmas is almost here. If you are like me, then you love this time of year with all the glorious lights. It is also a time to reflect on God’s unconditional love. Mother Teresa describes it best:

“Whatever brings us true joy, whether the small joys of each day or the greatest joys in life, has its source in God, even if this does not seem immediately obvious. This is because God is a communion of eternal love, he is infinite joy that does not remain closed in on itself, but expands to embrace all whom God loves and who love him. God created us in his image out of love, in order to shower his love upon us and to fill us with his presence and grace.

God wants us to share in his own divine and eternal joy, and he helps us to see that the deepest meaning and value of our lives lie in being accepted, welcomed and loved by him. Whereas we sometimes find it hard to accept others, God offers us an unconditional acceptance which enables us to say: “I am loved; I have a place in the world and in history; I am personally loved by God. If God accepts me and loves me and I am sure of this, then I know clearly and with certainty that it is a good thing that I am alive”. ~Mother Teresa

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Leftovers Made Crafty

Christmas 2020, Paper Crafting Ideas / December 12, 2020

Leftovers are not just for dinner anymore. Today I have two cards for you and both were created using the leftovers from two different Stampin’ UP! kits.

First card features the Joy of Sharing All Inclusive Kit! Here are the actual kit samples:

And here is my card made with leftovers:

All of the supplies needed to create this card came from the leftover pieces in the Joy of Sharing Kit. The Gold Foil is what is left when you punch out the frames. I squared up the Gold Foil sheet and dry embossed it using the Tin Tile embossing folder.

For a very clean and simple look on the inside, I simply stamped the greeting from the kit in Memento Black Ink. Included with this kit are some very cute pine cones which you could certainly stamp on the inside as well.

I used those very pinecones on the inside of the second card so keep scrolling!

More leftovers on the menu! Card# 2 was created from using the odds and ends left from the Tag Buffet Kit.

Here are some samples of the tags, and it even comes with the cute little box, so your gift is ready to go!

And here is my card, starring the leftover tree!

The leftover is the tree from the tag punch outs. I dry embossed the cherry cobbler cardstock using the Winter Snow folder and the plaid is from the Plaid Tidings Designer Series pack.

I added a few Red Rhinestones to light up the tree! I created the tree stump by punching out the small rectangle typically used for the center of a bow. I used Early Expresso, but Soft Suede or Cinnamon Cider would also be great choices.

The Merry Christmas is stamped in Shaded Spruce ink on a piece of white tag leftover from the Tag Buffet kit.

Card Base: Shaded Spruce 5 ½ x 8 ½”
Cherry Cobbler: 1-7/8 x 3 ½” and 1-5/8 x 1-7/8, adhere to card opposite of each other
Plaid Tiding Designer Series Paper: 1 7/8 x 3 ½ and 1-5/8 x 1-7/8, adhere to card opposite each other
Christmas Tree stump: Early Expresso cardstock-Gift Bow Punch Builder
Christmas Tree: Cut out that was leftover from the Joy of Sharing card kit
Red Rhinestones: Randomly add embellishments to tree
Merry Christmas: White piece leftover from the Tag Buffet kit, stamped in Shaded Spruce ink with the Merry Christmas from the Joy of Sharing Kit

The inside is a 4 x 5 ½” layer of Whisper White cardstock. The greeting from the Joy of Sharing Kit is stamped in Shaded Spruce ink. The pinecones are stamped in Soft Suede ink and the evergreen leaves in Shaded Spruce ink.

I hope these cards will inspire you to use your leftover stamped images, as well as, those scrap pieces of Designer Series Paper. Stop back tomorrow for more crafting fun. If you would like to place an order, please use the Host code: URBMWZNY