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!
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
- Linda Krueger at The Stamp Coach
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
- Rachel Brumley at Artistic Designs by Rachel
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
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Love your New Year’s card! Such a winter scene, and the color combination is great! Your birthday card for Brian is great as well!
Thanks…..
Sweet creations, both of them! Love your tip “don’t forget to remove your mask”, lol! Only funny because ask me how I know.
Thanks, and I know how and you know why! LOL
Pretty card – love the snowflakes!
Thanks Rachel!
Love your New Years card Renae, It reminds me of what I’m watching outside my window today with all the snow coming down.
Thanks! Enjoy the wonder of the season!
Love the serene feel of the New Year card. 2021 will come in gently and hopefully treat us all with care all year.
Thanks….yes here is to an uneventful year!
I love your New Year card! HBD, Brian!
Thanks!!!
Your New Year’s card is so bright and cheery! And the curvy birthday card is just right!
Thanks so much!
I have a feeling that your masking tip came from a very personal and unfortunate mishap…lol. I love your card. Poppy parade breathes life into me. Great color combo. And Brian is sure to be tickled pink to see his amazing birthday card!
Thanks Pam, oh yes, the best tips are those from personal experience. LOL
I love this card, Renea! The tree is gorgeous with all the snow coming down. Such a sweet card. Thank you, too, for the birthday wishes. ♥
Thanks so much! And there is snow here in St. Louis, not as much as the East Coast, but some! YAY!
Such a gorgeous card, Renae! I love this snowy tree – such a beautiful scene.
Really cute card. I love the embossed snowflakes and snow drift. Funny – we are waiting for a New England storm, so your card is timed perfectly! Happy New Year!
Thanks! We got a little snow last night, hope your storm is calm and won’t call for too much shoveling!
This card is so pretty! I especially like the snow!
Thanks Jackie!