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InKing Royalty-Blog Hop Blues!

12 Comments / Blog Hop, Congratulations-Graduation-Retirement, Masculine Cards / July 19, 2023

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s July Blog Hop! We are embracing some (or all) of Stampin’ Up!’s beautiful blues for today’s hop – there are so many great ways to showcase the blues in the current color families! We are excited to share our creations and hope you love them!

Again, today we are all about the blues…..not the down in the dump kind, but Stampin’ Up! blues of course! I wonder what your favorite Stampin’ Up! blue is. It know it is super hard to choose, but I think my all time favorite has to be Blueberry Bushel, I am so glad it has returned to our main color line! I think Night of Navy is my next favorite blue. Let me know in the comments your favorite Stampin’ Up! blues. After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.

I started with a Balmy Blue card base and added a layer of Blueberry Bushel cardstock. The fish are stamped with Memento Black and Blueberry Bushel ink. I used the coordinating dies to crop my fish and arranged them on the card front. *Be sure your watercolor panel is completely dry before adding the greeting.

I created the water using a 3 3/4 x 5 piece of Watercolor paper and using the water painters added some Balmy Blue and Blueberry Bushel ink. I used a generous amount of water with the painters and used the heating tool to dry the watercolor paper before assembling my card.

Here is a look at the inside of my card……

I stamped in Balmy Blue for solid and Memento Black for the outline of my fish hook. Of course after stamping and getting it to line up perfectly on the first try, I realized my hook is upside down! LOL Oh well, after all it is a homemade card and it has been a minute since I have gone fishing!!!!

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you will hop along to the next stop on our blog hop with Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping! There is a lot of inspiration to be found in this group-and you don’t want to miss it! Happy Stamping!

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

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

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InKing Royalty June Blog Hop-Circles!

18 Comments / Blog Hop, Masculine Cards, Thinking of You / June 21, 2023

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s June Blog Hop! We are inspired by circles for this month’s hop and are excited to share our creations with you. We hope you love them! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post. Hopefully by the end of the day you will all be seeing spots. LOL

I am loving the new Stargazing Designer Series Paper pack. Not only is this paper pack on sale for 15% off, but many others as well, just CLICK HERE to see all your options. Plus, this is a great paper pack to feature circles. Use the paper as is or pull out your handy dandy Paper Snips and create a fun circle card like the one I created for today’s blog hop.

I just started snipping and layering for a upbeat thinking of you card. My greeting is from the new Layering Leaves stamp set featured in the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. A few of the planets are ones printed on the edges of the paper. I layered them behind my largest planet and on the edges of my Lemon Lime Twist panel. CLICK HERE to for my Make it Monday tutorial where I created 2 cards using this Stargazing Designer Series paper in just 5 minutes!

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I hope you have fun hopping along with us today. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in our group – and you don’t want to miss that! Your next hop stop is with Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly.

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Make It Monday #110-Paper Pumpkin

Make it Monday Videos, Masculine Cards / May 29, 2023

Today I am excited to share with you the cards from this month’s Paper Pumpkin kit. If you are not a subscriber and what these amazing all inclusive kits delivered directly to your home, just click on the button below and subscribe today.

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I hope you enjoyed the cards from this month’s Paper Pumpkin. I am always having a hard time creating masculine cards, so this card kit is perfect. Happy Stamping!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Faux Frame Technique-Make It Monday #97

Make it Monday Videos, Masculine Cards / February 20, 2023

Hello my stamping friends, so glad you joined me today. I am happy to share with you the Faux Frame Technique. It is a super simple way to create a card that looks framed. It is great for any occasion, but most especially for those masculine looking cards. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel so you don’t miss any future videos.

I hope you enjoy this fun technique! It really is a simple way to step up your paper craft creations. Be sure to leave me a comment and let me know what you think. Happy Stamping!

Make It monday #97 Faux Technique

A Closer Look

Join me next week for another Make it Monday tutorial and tomorrow for some more card inspiration! Also mark your calendar for Wednesday of this week for the February InKing Royalty Blog Hop.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Whiskey Business Happy Birthday Dad!

1 Comment / Happy Birthday, Masculine Cards / January 11, 2023

Today is my Dad’s 85th birthday and I am sure with losing my mom in June, this will be a difficult day for him, not that all days are not difficult. We are planning to go to 7 a.m. Mass this morning and then take him out for breakfast. Some of my siblings will be joining us, so it should be a fun celebration.

Project Measurements

Crumb Cake CS- 5½ x 8½ (card base), 2 x 2
Cajun Craze CS- 3¼ x 4½
Basic White CS: 4 x 5¼
Early Espresso Ink
Cajun Craze Ink
Stampin’ Blend Combos: Smoky Slate, Cajun Craze, So Saffron
Whiskey Business Stamp Set
Happiness Abound Stamp Set
Timber 3-D Embossing Folder
Stylish Shapes Dies
Stampin Cut n Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive or Liquid Glue

I used a the light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blend Marker to color some definition on the canister and glasses. For the whiskey I used the light So Saffron and Cajun Craze. The greeting is stamped in Early Espresso and cropped with one of the circles from the Stylish Shapes Dies. The Cajun Craze panel is embossing with the Timber 3-D folder.

A View from Inside

I decided to use the Happy Birthday from Happiness Abounds. I really love the combo of print and cursive on a greeting.

I really hope my Dad enjoys this card and his Birthday breakfast! Happy Birthday Dad I love you. I know Mom is looking down on you from heaven, so it is bound to be a perfect day!