Wow, I cannot believe it is already Friday and the end of May as well. I hope you have some fun Memorial Day plans. A quick shout out to all our veterans. Thank you for keeping us safe. Let us continue to keep the people of Ukraine in our prayers as we hope for peace in our world.
One of my favorite colors in the annual catalog is Blackberry Bliss. I love how it perfectly pairs with Old Olive in today’s card featuring Dahlia Days and Lovely You. I am sure this card layout would look great with a variety of colors. If you want to add the Dahlia Days Bundle to your stamping stash, be sure to do that soon as it will retiring next month.
This card layout was created by cutting off @ 1¼” from the right side of the card front. This allows the Basic White CS panel from the inside to show. Have fun playing around with this layout and let me know what you create.
Project Supplies and Measurements
Blackberry Bliss CS- 5½ x 8½ (card base)
Basic White CS- 4 x 5¼ (inside)
Basic White CS- 1-1/8 x 2 ½ (greeting), 3 x 4
Dahlia Days Bundle
Lovely You Stamp Set
Blackberry Bliss Ink
Old Olive Ink
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive or Liquid Glue
Be sure when you are adding the greeting panel that you only put glue on the left side! I left my greeting panel plain, but you could use a Blending Brush or a Sponge Dauber to add a bit of Blackberry color on the edges.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
You are so going to love this amazing 3-D Embossing Folder. The detail is absolutely gorgeous. This is a super simple card where the embossing folder does all the work.
I began with a Basis Black card base and added a layer of white. I dry embossing a panel of the new In-Color Orchid Oasis cardstock using the new Painted Posies 3-D embossing folder.
When layering the words from Amazing Thanks dies I like to use the liquid glue as it gives you a little more time to position the detailed wording.
Project Supplies and Measurements
Basic Black CS- 5½ x 8½ (card base) Basic White CS- 4-1/8 x 5-3/8 Orchid Oasis CS-4 x 5¼ Painted Posies 3-D Embossing Folder Amazing Silhouettes Thanks Dies Stampin’ Cut n Emboss Machine Stampin’ Seal Adhesive or Liquid Glue
The amazing dies are actually part of the Amazing Silhouettes Bundle I featured in yesterdays Make It Monday video tutorial. CLICK HERE if you missed that video.
I am blown away by the detail in this embossing folder and super thrilled that it is deep and does not tear the cardstock. Add one to your stamping supplies today.
Don’t forget to use the host code so you can earn products for free! There is just a whole lot of amazing going on today! So with that being said, you have an AMAZING DAY!
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s May Blog Hop! Spring is just around the corner, so we are sharing Spring projects with bees and birds. We are excited to share our creations and 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.
First, could not decide if I wanted to do birds or bees and then once I decided I could not choose between the Hello Ladybug and the Honeybee Home bundles, so I decided to post them both.
For my first card, I simply turned this cute little Ladybug into a bumblebee. Unfortunately the Bumblebee cardstock and ink is retired, so I went with So Saffron. I added a panel of black that I embossed with the Hammered Metal embossing folder, yes, I know it too is retired, but you can use the new Hive 3-D embossing folder, I just have not received mine yet!
This card is pretty basic and easy to assemble. After you fold the card base in half cut off 1¼ from the card front to create the folded front image. I added some Daffodil Delight CS strips on the ladybug to create stripes and used vellum cardstock for the bee wings, then embellished it with a Matte Black Dot. I hope you enjoy creating with this adorable bundle.
Projects Supplies and Measurements for Card #1
So Saffron CS- 5½ x 8½, (card base), 3 x 4
Basic White CS- 4 x 5 ¼, 2 ¾ x 3 ¾
Basic Black CS- 2 ¾ x 5 ¼, 3 x 4
Daffodil Delight CS- 2 x 2 (cut 3 thin strips)
Vellum CS- 3 x 3
Honeybee Home Bundle
Memento Black Ink
So Saffron Ink
Matte Black Dots
Hive 3-D Embossing Folder
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue
My second card again began with a Basic White card base, but this time I added a piece of Daffodil Delight to the bottom and a strip of Basic Black across the middle to hide the seam. I was not sure how the black floral would like, but I love this bundle and decided to go for it. And, I kind of like it. Of course the bees are adorable, especially since they are not real. I added color to the bees using Daffodil Delight ink and a Blender Pen.
I do love this sentiment because it will be perfect to send to my mother-in-law. She continues to enjoy my card creations and may be my biggest fan! LOL
Projects Supplies and Measurements for Card #2
Basic White CS- 5½ x 8½, (card base), 3 x 4
Daffodil Delight CS- 5 ¼ x 5½
Basic Black CS- 3 x 4, ½ x 5 ½
Honeybee Home Bundle
Memento Black Ink
Daffodil Delight Ink
Blender Pen
Stampin’ Cut n Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink. 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:
Unless you visit the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis regularly, you probably won’t see many dragonflies and most certainly never pink ones, but I just thought it would be fun to create non-traditional dragonfly card. Mission accomplished!
It may be difficult to see in the photo, but after I folded my card base, I actually cut 1″ off of the right side of the card front. I then stamped the dragonflies on a Basic White panel that measures 2½ x 5½. I added just a hint of Polished Pink ink to the wings using a sponge dauber.
The greeting is stamped in Memento Black and punched with the Double Oval Punch. I used this same punch to crop the scallop oval in Polished Pink. Be sure to only put adhesive on the left side of your ovals and attach to the front panel of your card. The Black dot accents are from Hello Ladybug.
Project Supplies and Measurements
Basic White CS- 5½ x 8½, (card base)
Basic White CS- 2 x 5 ½
Polished Pink CS- 2 ¼ x 5 ½, 2 x 3
Dragonfly Garden stamp set
Hello Ladybug
Memento Black Ink
Polished Pink Ink
Sponge Dauber
Double Oval Punch
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue
I hope this card inspires you to think outside the box and create something beautiful. Have fun!
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Happy Friday everyone! One of my favorite things is stamping with friends and tomorrow I will be with my friends at Mother of Good Council Nursing Home. Early this week I shared one of the cards I will be making and a stepped up version.
My first card today is the one we will be making in the card class tomorrow. I am sure the residents will love these cute little bugs and I hope you do too.
Project Supplies and Measurements
Basic White CS- 5½ x 8½, (card base)
Basic White CS- 1 ¼ x 5 ½
Basic Black CS- 1 ½ x 5 ½Hello Ladybug Bundle
Memento Black Ink
Real Red Ink
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue
The second card is very similar. I used the dots from the bug wings to create the background and added the greeting on a piece of Real Red cardstock.
I hope you enjoy these adorable little bugs and create something fun to share with others.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Hey friends it is that time of the month when I go to the nursing home in my community to create cards with the residents, so I thought I would share with you one of the cards I created for this Friday’s class. The first cards is the one we will be making at the home and the second is a stepped up version.
I began with a Basic White card base because my friends at the home prefer white cards, but I wanted to add a bit of color, so I took a Blending Brush and added a bit of color to each of the strips. For this first sample I used Melon Mambo, Mango Melody and Granny Apple Green. I used the Tailored Tag (sorry I think it is retired) to create the greeting.
Here is my stepped up version. I have tried using bling in these classes, but sometimes it frustrates the residents as they don’t always have the coordination they would like.
This is basically the same card, I just moved the black accent piece on the greeting to the bottom and added a few gems. The Melon Mambo and the Mango Melody panels are the same, but on this one I decided to go with Bermuda Bay instead of Granny Apple Green.
Project Supplies and Measurements
Basic White CS- 5½ x 8½, (card base)
Basic White CS- 1-5/8 (3), 2 x 2½
Basic Black CS- 2 x 2½
Artfully Layered Bundle
Memento Black Ink
Melon Mambo Ink
Mango Melody Ink
Granny Apple Green Ink
Bermuda Bay Ink
Blending Brushes
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue
I hope you enjoyed today’s card!
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Yay, it is here. The annual 2022-2023 catalog goes live today and as promised I am featuring the remaining cards from the Wisteria Wishes Bundle. Yesterday’s in my Make It Monday video, I showed you how to create six different cards using this new bundle and today you can order that bundle.
Here are the last three cards from that video. If you missed this week’s Make It Monday tutorial–CLICK HERE for that post and download the free pdf instruction sheet for the first three cards.
As promised, here are the rest of the cards I received in the mail from our recent team card swap. I hope you enjoy the variety of creations. Remember, you too can be part of future team swaps, just sign up with the link below and become one of my team members today.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
One of my favorite things about being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is being a part of an amazing team of very talented fellow demonstrators. You too could be a part of this team and have fun participating in demonstrator only events. Recently Stampin’ Up! offered an online On Tour event for all demonstrators and my team participated in a card swap.
Here are just a few of the cards I received. Tune in tomorrow for more fun cards from this swap.
Join my team today and be a part of our next team swap. Tune in tomorrow for more amazing team swaps.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Yay, it’s Friday and I decided why not continue the beach theme, especially now that the weather is warming up. The only thing better than relaxing at the beach would be swimming in the ocean, or anywhere really, as long as there aren’t any sharks! LOL
Today’s card features the Seas the Day Bundle and the Ocean Front stamp set. I created the beach scene first, added a sunset and used the largest die from the bundle to add some depth to the front of my card. I used the 1″ circle punch to create a sunset mask and applied Daffodil Delight ink using a sponge dauber.
Project Supplies and Measurements
Basic White CS- 5½ x 8½ (card base), 3 x 3
Pacific Point CS- 4 x 5¼
Old Olive CS-2 x 3
Seas The Day Bundle
Ocean Front Set
Pool Party Ink
Soft Suede Ink
Cinnamon Cider Ink
Pacific Point Ink
Old Olive Ink
Daffodil Delight Ink
Double Oval Punch
1″ circle punch
Sponge Daubers
Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive or Liquid Glue
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
