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Welcome to InKing Royalty’s March 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 Flowers & Fauna, a brilliant starting point for so many projects. 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.

I love flowers, but I do not have a green thumb, so I can create flowery cards instead. This card will be going to my mother-in-law who is currently living with her daughter in Virginia Beach. Before COVID, mom was living half of the year with us and the other half in Virginia Beach and now that she can no longer travel, I try to send her a card a week.

Today’s card was created especially with her in mind. I used the Art Gallery Bundle and the Vine Design Dies and am hoping that it brightens her day!

• Begin with a 5 ½ x 8 ½” piece of Basic Black cardstock.  In landscape position (AKA-long side), score at 4 ¼”, burnish and fold.
• Cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Calypso Coral cardstock and use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to dry emboss it with the new Painted Texture embossing folder.  Attach to the card front using liquid glue.
• Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine with the rectangular die from Vine Designs and crop it out using Basic Black cardstock.  Layer it on top of the Calypso Coral panel using liquid glue.
• Stamp two large flowers from the Art Gallery Bundle onto Basic White cardstock scraps and cut them out with the coordinating dies form the bundle. I stamped the more solid stamp in Calypso Coral ink and stamped off on some scrap paper before stamping on my white cardstock.  Stamp the accent for the large flower in Calypso Coral ink without stamping off so it has a darker contrast.
• Again use some Basic White cardstock scrap to stamp the leaves in Mossy Meadow ink.  I stamped several with full ink and several by stamping off to create a lighter looking leaf.
• Layer the first flower and the leaf to the left side of the card and attach directly to the Vine Design layer. Attach the second flower and the leaves using some Stampin’ Dimensionals.  The little black accent in the center of the flower is from Pretty Perennial set.
• Stamp the greeting in Memento Black ink and punch it out with the Classic Label punch.  Optional: Add one small Matte Black dot to the left of the greeting!

• Cut a 4 x 5 ¼”piece of Basic White cardstock and stamp the leaf image in Mossy Meadow and the small flower in Calypso Coral directly to the cardstock. 
• Stamp the greeting in Memento Black ink. I used the Lovely You set. I also used the splatter image from Forever Fern to add some dimension.   
• Stamp an additional small flower in Calypso Coral on some Basic White cardstock and crop it out using the coordinating die in the Art Gallery Bundle.  Layer on the first flower using a Stampin’ Dimensional.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Joanne Brown at The Inky DragonJoanne Brown at The Inky DragonJoanne Brown-The Inky Dragon. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!

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

1. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
2. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
3. Rachel Brumley at Artistic Designs by Rachel
4. Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
5. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
6. Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
7. Joanne Brown at The Inky Dragon
8. Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
9. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
10. Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
11. Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp





















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My card today features the Dragonfly Garden Bundle. I love the greeting in this set and thought it was a good card for March as we try to think spring! The Dragonfly punch does not have a matching stamp for the small dragonfly so I just stamped the big guy and punched it out with the baby dragonfly.

• Begin with a Basic White card base that measures 5 ½ x 8 ½ . In landscape position, (aka the long side) score at 4 ¼”.  Fold and burnish.
• Cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of the Designer Series paper from the 2020-2022 In-Color 6×6 paper pack.  I chose the Misty Moonlight paper but you can choose whatever color you like and change the stamps accordingly.  Attach the designer series paper to the card in landscape position.
• Stamp the large spray of flowers in Misty Moonlight on a piece of Basic White cardstock that measures 1 ¾ x 4 ¾” and color some of the flower with a So Saffron Stampin’ Blend marker.
• Add a ½ x 4” strip of So Saffron cardstock along the edge of the flower and attach to the left side of the card front.
• Stamp the butterflies and the greeting in Misty Moonlight ink on a 1 ¾ x 1 7/8” piece of Basick White cardstock and attach to the card front.
• Use Misty Moonlight ink to stamp two large dragonflies on a piece of Basic White cardstock.  Color the wings of one dragonfly with the So Saffron Stampin’ Blend marker and punch out the large dragonfly. 
• To the other stamped image, punch out the small dragonfly and then color with the So Saffron Stampin’ Blend marker. 
• Use a sponge dauber and some Misty Moonlight ink to add highlights to the small dragonfly and attach both to the card front.

There are so many wonderful possibilities for this bundle and there is a pack of designer series paper that coordinates with this set. I hope you will enjoy creating some springtime cards this week.