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Inking Royal Blog Hop-Sailing Home!

15 Comments / Blog Hop / May 19, 2021

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s May Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are having fun with our stamping favorites – our favorite themes for seasonal cards and projects. This month’s projects are centered around Travel & Transportation, so prepare yourself for a fun journey. 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 end of this post.

I love participating in blog hops with my fellow team members because they are all so talented and each month I am excited to see something new. This month’s theme is travel and transportation and my card today is a relaxing scene, traveling on a quite lake or if you think bigger an ocean.

I would love to spend the day and even a night or two on a quite boat, swimming by day and enjoying a glass of wine in the evening while watching the sun set. I do love the sound of the ocean, but since my dream includes swimming during the day, I think I will stick to a lake and leave the sharks for those more adventurous.

Supplies

Night of Navy Cardstock- 5½ x 8½ ( card base)
Real Red Cardstock- 4 x 5¼
Basic White Cardstock- 3¾ x 5 (front), 4 x 5¼ (inside),2×3
Crumb Cake Cardstock- 2×2
Sailing Home Stamp Set
Smooth Sailing Dies
Colored Pencils, Real Red-Cajun Craze
Bumblebee, Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight and Memento Black Ink
Blending Brushes/Sponges or Daubers
Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
Stampin’ Dimensionals

Directions

Score Night of Navy cardstock in landscape position at 4 ¼. Fold & burnish to create card base.
On the 3 ¾ x 5 white panel use Stampin’ sponges, daubers or blending brushes to create water scene. I used Balmy Blue and Bumblebee for the sky and Balmy Blue and Misty Moonlight for the water.
Stamp the boat in Memento Black ink on white cardstock and use colored pencils or Stampin’ Blend markers to color the boat. Crop boat using the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine and coordinating dies. Attach the boat to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Stamp the greeting and the birds in Memento Black ink and attach the water scene to the Real Red cardstock panel. Attach panel to the card front.
Create another water scene on the 4 x 5 ¼ white panel for the inside. Crop ship’s wheel with Crumb Cake cardstock and attach to inside panel.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie . There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!

Join me every Monday for a Make it Monday video tutorial. Click here if you missed this weeks DIY Gift Bag tutorial! Happy crafting!

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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
Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
Robbye Hamilton at Miss Hammie’s Crafts
Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery

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Birthday Balloon Fun Fold Card

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s February Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are having fun with our stamping favorites – our favorite themes for seasonal cards and projects. This month’s projects feature balloons, so you are in for a celebratory treat. 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 I created a crazy easy fun fold birthday card with the Kangaroo and Company Bundle. Thought this adorable kanga would enjoy hopping with us! LOL Supplies are listed below and instructions are in the video! Enjoy the hop!

Supplies

Kangaroo and Company Bundle
Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
Pretty Peacock Cardstock 8 ½ x 11” for card base
Happy Thoughts Stamp Set
Pretty Peacock Ink
Cinnamon Cider Ink
Cinnamon Cider Cardstock-4 ¼ x 5 ½” to crop Mama and baby Kangaroo
Smoky Slate Cardstock- Three pieces of 4 x 5 ¼” for front and inside panels
Bumblebee Cardstock- 4 x 5 ¼” (balloons)
Basic White Cardstock scrap for presents
White Twine from Snail Mail Combo Pack-balloon string

Pretty Peacock Cardstock-Four squares-2 ½ x 2 ½”, 4 x 5 ¼” (balloons) and 1 x 11” strip
Bumblebee Cardstock-Four squares 2 ¼ x2 ¼”
Basic White cardstock- 4 x 5 ¼” for greetings, presents, mini envelope
Memento Black Ink
Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blend
Bumblebee Stampin’ Blend
Cinnamon Cider Stampin’ Blend
Black Stampin’ Write Marker, for definition on balloons
Balloon Bouquet Punch
Multi-purpose Liquid Glue

Directions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ceAkQQje_U

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Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!

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Darling Donkeys Birthday Bonanza

36 Comments / Blog Hop, Fun Fold Cards, Happy Birthday / February 10, 2021 / Darling Donkeys, Fun Fold, Stitched So Sweetly Dies

Hello, welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month our Design Team created “Birthday Bonanza” projects to inspire you to make for all of your family and friends. We hope you enjoy and are inspired by them! Don’t forget to leave comments because we all love hearing from you! At the end of my post, you will find the full line-up to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

Today’s card features a Z-Fold card using the Darling Donkey’s Sale-A-Bration set. I created a similar version for my January stamp camp. Z-fold cards are so fun and easy too! I hope you enjoy hopping along with us today.

Begin with a Cherry Cobbler card base that measures 5 ½ x 8 ½”. In landscape position, score at 4 ¼” and 2 1/8”. The first score will fold your card in half, Fold the second score back onto itself to create the Z-Fold. That’s all there is to it!
Cut two strips of your favorite Designer series paper 1 ¾ x 5 ¼”. Layer these on the 2 inch panels.
Next cut two coordinating rectangles from the Stitched so Sweetly Dies, the larger one is cut using Cherry Cobbler cardstock and the smaller one with Basic White.
Stamp one of the Darling Donkeys on the White cardstock and color with watercolor pencils and layer this on the Cherry Cobbler rectangle.
Stamp “Hey There Friend” in Cherry Cobbler ink on Basic White cardstock and cut out using the paper snips and put it up on the corner of the donkey with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Next attach the Donkey rectangle to the front of the Z-fold 2” panel making sure to only apply adhesive to the left side.

Now let’s create the inside-

Cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of White cardstock and layer on the inside.
Stamp Happy Birthday at the bottom of this white layer and add a ¼ x 4” strip of Cherry Cobbler just above the greeting.
Stamp two of the other Donkeys on white cardstock, color with watercolor pencils and fussy cut out. If you prefer, just stamp directly to the inside white cardstock panel and color. Using the brown watercolor pencil create a ground under the donkeys.
Stamp you’re the best in Memento Black ink and Hee Haw in Cherry Cobbler on some Basic White cardstock and cut out with the paper snips. If you don’t want the added dimension or if you don’t enjoy fussy cutting, simply stamp the words directly to the inside cardstock.

Z-Fold cards are so fun and while they look complicated, they really are simple, just one additional score line and you have it. I hope you enjoy all the wonderful cards made by my very creative teammates.

More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Mark your calendars for our next blog hop on March 10th when our theme will be “Cute Critters” where the design team will be sharing projects that will feature critters of all sorts to inspire you. Don’t miss the fun! Until then, please stay safe and have fun in your craft room.

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Hearts, Heart, Heal Your Heart!

32 Comments / Blog Hop, Get Well & Sympathy / January 20, 2021

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s January Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are having fun with our stamping favorites – our favorite themes for seasonal cards and projects. This month’s projects feature hearts, so prepare yourself for lots and lots of love. 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 blog hop inspired me to create two fun fold heart cards and instead of the traditional red and pink hearts, I used the Heartfelt Bundle, Misty Moonlight ink and the New Misty Moonlight Designers Series Paper pack that will be featured in the next annual catalog.

Card #1
Begin with a standard white card base and cut 2¼” from the front of the card. Turning it in landscape position, add three hearts along the cut edge of the cardstock, attaching only the top half of the hearts to the card front. The third heart is attached in the middle with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

The hearts were created using the Misty Moonlight Designer Series paper and the two punches from the Heartfelt Bundle. The stamped heart and the sentiment, although visible when the card is closed, is actually the inside and stamped directly on the card base in Misty Moonlight ink.

The smaller fancy heart is stamped on white scrap, cut out using the paper snips and attached to the larger heart with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

The inside greeting, from Heal Your Heart is stamped in Misty Moonlight ink. This Heal Your Heart stamp set is part of the Sale-A-Brations event and can be yours FREE with a $50 purchase through February of 2021.

Card # 2
This is another fun fold card with a few extra challenges. The outside image of this card is actually a combination of the card base front (Misty Moonlight) and an extension of the inside layer (Basic White) creating a fun fold.

Begin with a Misty Moonlight card base 5 ½ x 8 ½. Score in landscape position at 4 ¼”.
Next cut a 5 ½ x 6 ½ piece of Basic White cardstock and in landscape position, score at 4 ¼”, this will create the inside portion of the card and the flap that folds to the front of the Misty Moonlight card front.
Attach the white that measures 4¼ x 5½” to the inside of the Misty Moonlight card base and stamp the Happy Valentines Day heart greeting in the center. The 2¼ x 5 ½” flap will fold to the outside of the card.
On the 2¼ x 5 ½” flap stamp the small heart in Misty Moonlight ink on both sides. Again, this flap will fold to the front of the card.
Using the hearts from the Heartfelt bundle, stamp and punch 4 large hearts.
Attach two of the hearts to the outside and two hearts to the inside of the white 2¼ x 5 ½” flap, aligning the center of the hearts with the edge of the cardstock and attaching both hearts back to back.
When you open the white card flap it reveals the next layer which is actually the Misty Moonlight card front pictured in the image below.

To create the three heart panel on the Misty Moonlight card front, punch three scalloped hearts from Misty Moonlight cardstock.
Stamp the smallest heart from the Heartfelt Bundle in Misty Moonlight ink on Basic White cardstock and punch out three hearts using the smooth heart punch. Attach these to the scallop hearts.
Layer the three hearts in a triangle pattern on the front of the Misty Moonlight card base. Stamp the arrow at the bottom in Misty Moonlight ink.
Open this flap to reveal the inside of the card pictured below.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!

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Berry Blessings-Pals Blog Hop!

29 Comments / Blog Hop, Paper Crafting Ideas / January 13, 2021

Hello, welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month our Design Team created projects featuring “Sale-A-Bration Products.” We hope you enjoy and will be inspired by them! Don’t forget to leave comments. We love hearing from you! At the end of my post, you will find the full line-up to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

My card today features the Berry Blessings and Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper pack that is FREE with a $100 purchase during Sale-A-Bration. The paper is bright and cheery garden and fruits on one side and colorful patterns on the flip side, making it super easy to coordinate when making your card designs.

Begin with a Blackberry Bliss card base 5½ x 8½. Score in landscape position at 4¼”.
Next cut a 4 x 5 ¼”piece of Garden Green for the card front, but do not attach.
Cut three pieces of Designer Series paper from the Berry Delightful paper pack that measure 1 ½ x 3 ½” and layer them onto a 3 ¾ x 5” piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock, evenly spaces them so a small border of Blackberry Bliss is exposed.
Attach this panel to the previously cut Garden Green layer and wrap some linen thread around both layers. I wrapped three times, but you can wrap more if desired.
Stamp the greeting on a piece of Basic White cardstock and using the Stampin Cut and Emboss machine and the Stitched Nested Labels from the annual catalog (p 183) cut out the greeting with one of the smaller dies.
Next cut the size up from some Blackberry Bliss cardstock and layer the two together.
Use several Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach the greeting over the linen threads.
Finally add a small linen bow to the bottom of the greeting.

For the inside all you need is a 4 x 5¼ piece of Basic White cardstock. I stamped the greeting and the berries from the Berry Blessings set in Blackberry Bliss ink, to match the card base. The leaves are stamped with Garden Green ink to coordinate with the cardstock layer on the front of the card as well.

This really was a simple card, yet it looks so elegant. I love this paper and can’t wait to create more cards for you. But don’t go just yet, because more inspiration awaits!

Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Mark your calendars for our next blog hop on February 10th when our theme will be “Birthday Bonanza” where the design team will be sharing birthday projects that celebrate our family and friends. Don’t miss the fun! Until then, please stay safe and have fun in your craft room.

Your next stop is to the Stampin’ Hoot with Stesha Bloodhart -have fun!

Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty

Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping

Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery

Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts

Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards

Renae Novak at Blessed By Cards w/Renae Novak

Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!

Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…

Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit

Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life

Su Mohr at Aromas And Art