Aug 31, 2024 | Uncategorized |
Hello!
I’m always looking for inspiration when it comes to cardmaking. My go-to is a good sketch challenge. The group over at the Inspire, Create, Challenge had a sketch I couldn’t pass up! Please click on the picture below and check out the other challenge entries.
I have moved from Summer colors into Fall hues. I think they played together nicely. Here’s how I used the colors and the sketch together.
Now for the nuts and bolts:
Products Used
Cajun Craze Cardstock- 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. scored at 4 1/4 in.
1 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.
Basic Beige Cardstock- 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.
Mossy Meadow Cardstock- 1 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.
Naturally Gilded 12 x 12 Specialty Designer Series Paper- 4 x 5 1/2 in.
Gold Foil- 3 x 3 in.
Cajun Craze Stamp Pad
Linen Thread- 9 in. (2 of them)
Deckled Circle Die- 2 1/2in. Die
Painted Lavender Bundle Dies
Wonderful Thoughts Bundle
Dimensionals
Adhesive-Backed Textured Dots
Process
- 2 1/4 x 4 in. (left side of the piece), 1 1/4 x 2 7/8 in. (Top right piece) and 2 5/8 x 2 7/8 in. (Bottom Piece)
- Adhere the cut pieces to the card front.
- Die cut the Gold Foil with the Deckled Circle Die. Tip: Put a piece of copy paper on top of the foil to keep it from unwanted marks.
- Adhere the Gold Foil circle to the card front.
- Die cut the flower stems in Cajun Craze and grassy stem in Mossy Meadow
- Adhere die cuts to the left side of the circle
- Stamp the sentiment from Wonderful Thoughts in Cajun Craze Ink and then die cut with coordinating die.
- Adhere sentiment to Gold Foil using Dimensionals
- Tie the Linen thread pieces into a double bow. Adhere to circle using a Mini Glue Dots.
I hope you enjoyed my taste of Autumn!
Robin
Jun 17, 2024 | 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, Uncategorized |
Hello!
I have been making birthday cards. Four of my five grandkids have birthdays in May, June and July. I bet between graduation and Memorial Day parties you have been busy too! Well, I finally got a chance to sit and play in my happy place. Today’s card uses three new products: the Summer Splash In-Color, the Petunia Pop In-Color, the Saying Hey Stamp Set and the new, HUGE embossing folder, Dotted Circles. I’d love to show you what I did with them!
I used Summer Splash Cardstock for my base and and Summer Splash Ink for the sentiment. The Basic White Cardstock was embossed with the Dotted Circles Embossing Folder. I placed the piece in the upper right part of the folder. This folder makes nice big impressions!
I then took a Blender Brush inked in Petunia Pop and highlighted the dots, darker at the top to lighter at the bottom. The sentiments were inked and fussy cut. You can’t tell from the photo, but the “hey” has Wink of Stella for some sparkle.
This card took no time at all to create. Great for those parties you forgot you had!
Thanks for stopping by!
Robin
May 17, 2024 | Uncategorized |
Hello!
I love teaching card classes! Why? It’s the chance to share something I’ve learned and love with someone else. T. here’s nothing like seeing someone’s face light up when they look at a finished card they learned to make. What fun!
Today, I’m going to share how to make two cards at once. It’s so easy! I’ll be using two new products from the 24-25 Annual Catalog among other items. Let’s see if you can pick them out!
So here’s what I made:
Did you figure out the new products? It’s the Layers of Beauty Stamp Set and Pretty in Pink Cardstock.
Let me tell you how I made them.
First the products and measurements:
Two pieces of Smoky Slate Cardstock 5 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in. each and scored at 4 1/4 in. and two pieces 3/4 in. x 3 1/4in.
One piece of Berry Burst Cardstock measuring 4 in. x 5 1/4in.
One piece of Pretty in Pink Cardstock measuring 4 in. x 5 1/4 in.
VersaMark stamp pad
White embossing powder
Heat tool
2 1/2 in. Circle die from Stylish Shapes Dies
Layers of Beauty Stamp Set/Bundle
Wonderful Thoughts Bundle
Now the process:
* Using VersaMark, stamp the largest stamp in the stamp set on both the Berry Burst and Pretty in Pink cardstock pieces. Emboss with white embossing powder.
* VersaMark stamp the sentiment on both small pieces of Smoky Slate and emboss with white embossing powder.
* Die cut both of the stamped panels with the Stylish Shapes die.
* Adhere both panels onto the Smoky Slate card bases.
* Adhere the Pretty in Pink circle onto the Berry Burst card. Adhere the Berry Burst circle onto the Pretty in Pink card.
* Adhere the sentiment strip
That’s it! Now I have time to go make another card!
Bye for now,
Robin
Want more info?
rmyren1@gmail.com
Oct 18, 2023 | Autumn Leaves Bundle, Mini Catalog Sept.-Dec. 2023, Uncategorized |
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s October Blog Hop! Don’t you just love this time of year when all the leaves begin to change and fall?! We do, and we are excited to share our creations. 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.
I live in Pennsylvania which has spectacular views of the changing leaves. Many people, including myself, love to go leaf peeping. I hope you like peeping at my leaf card.
Aren’t those leaves gorgeous? I covered my leaves with Gilded Leafing. It’s a bit messy, but so worth it!
Here are the details:
Materials List
Autumn Leaves Bundle 162179
Cajun Craze Cardstock 119684 Card base and 3 3/4 in. x 6 in.
Thick White Cardstock 159229 4 in.x 6 in.
Gorgeous Gingham Designer Series Paper 163170 4 in. x 5 1/4 in.
Adhesive Sheet 152334 3 3/4 in. x 6 in. (2)
Gilded Leafing 154560
VersaMark Pad 102283
Gold Embossing Powder 155555
Putting it all together
* Place the 4 in. x 6 in. piece of Thick White Cardstock between the bottom and top layer of one of the adhesive sheets.
* Die cut the leaves from the Adhesive Sheet.
* Peel off the top layer of the Adhesive Sheet. Put the Gilded Leafing onto the leaves and pat down firmly. Remove the excess with a stipple brush or an old toothbrush. ( If you have a fresh manicure, you might want to wear gloves.)
* Adhere the leaves to the designer series paper by peeling off the bottom of the Adhesive Sheet.
* Peel off the top layer of the other Adhesive Sheet. Place the Cajun Craze Cardstock between the layers of the adhesive and die cut the leaf veins.
* Adhere the leaf veins to the leaves.
* Die cut the sentiment piece out of Thick Whisper White. Stamp the sentiment in VersaMark, sprinkle with the gold powder, and heat with the heat tool until shiny. Adhere to the designer series paper.
* Finally, adhere the finished card front to the card base.
That’s it! I really had fun playing with the Gilded Leafing! I hope you give it a try.
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!
Robin
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
<ol>
<li><a href=”https://wp.me/p4c2zA-Sng” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Brian King at Stamp with Brian</a></li>
<li><a href=”https://blessedbycards.com/?p=11231” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards</a></li>
<li><a href=”https://justpeachystamping.com/?p=9854” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping</a></li>
<li><a href=”https://taptapstamp.blog/royalhopoct23” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp</a></li>
<li><a href=”https://wp.me/p9qoka-BN” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly</a></li>
<li><a href=”https://wp.me/paVN0E-j9” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin</a></li>
<li><a href=”https://averysowlery.com/?p=15224” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery</a></li>
</ol>
Mar 15, 2023 | Uncategorized |
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s March Blog Hop! Despite the occasional cold spell or snowfall in some areas, we are well into Spring – and we are ready for the flowers to bloom. We are excited to share our flower-filled creations with you 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.
The fact that I love flowers is an understatement. I ADORE flowers! Stampin’ Up! has so many beautiful flower offerings in the catalogs. It’s hard to pick just one, but I chose the Two-Tone Flower Bundle in the January-April Mini Catalog. Not only is the bundle beautiful, so is the gorgeous Fancy
Flora Designer Series Paper. I’ve paired these beauties with one of the dies from the Artisan Addition Dies found in the Annual Catalog. Here’s what I created.
This card is so easy to make. Let me show you how.
Supplies
Two-Toned Flora Bundle
Something Fancy Bundle
Artisan Addition Die
Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder
Pool Party Cardstock – 5 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in., score at 4 1/4 in. for the card base. 3 1/4 in. x 4 3/4 in. for the die cut.
Highland Heather Cardstock – 4 in. x 5 1/4 in.
Basic White Cardstock – 3 in. x 4 in. for the flowers and sentiment. 4 in. x 5 1/4 in. for the inside.
Fancy Flora Designer Series Paper – 3 1/8 in. x 4 5/8 in.
Calypso Coral Ink Pad
Gorgeous Grape Ink Pad
Highland Heather Ink Pad
Petal Pink Ink Pad
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Opaque Adhesive Backed Gems
Wink of Stella
Your favorite adhesives
Process
Score the card base at 4 1/4 in.
Emboss the Highland Heather Cardstock with the embossing folder and attach to the card base.Die cut the remaining Pool Party Cardstock using the die from the Artisan Addition Die Set
Adhere the die cut piece to the designer series paper
Stamp the flowers using the two step stamps from the Two-Tone Flora Bundle and die cut
Add Wink of Stella for sparkle if desired
Glue the smaller flowers to the die cut piece. Adhere the large flower with Stampin’ Dimenisonals
Stamp the sentiment from the Something Fancy Bundle in Gorgeous Grape Ink and die cut. Adhere to the piece with Stampin’ Dimensionals
Adhere the finished panel to the card front.
Add the Opaque Adhesive Backed Gems.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Candy Ford at Stamp Candy. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
Hugs!
Robin
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
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly
- Joanne Wittington at The Inky Dragon
- Jessica Atchison at Stampin with the Atchisons
Nov 16, 2022 | Painted Pheasant Stamp Set, Uncategorized |
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s November Blog Hop! November is a time of gratitude and thanksgiving, and we’ve made projects that say “thanks!” to special people in our lives. 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.
I am thankful for where I grew up. I lived on a small farm in Iowa and spent most of my time outside exploring creeks and playing Hide and Seek in the cornfields. A favorite time for my sister and I happened after harvest was over, and the hunters would come to hunt pheasant. At the end of the day, we were gifted some of the beautiful tail feathers of the birds. Those feathers were many things. Most of the time they became magic wands. Something that simple made us so happy.
My card today showcases the beautiful pheasant in the stamp set Painted Pheasant.
I painted my pheasant using daubers with the ink colors Cajun Craze, Coastal Cabana, and Merry Merlot. The fallen leaves use the same three colors. All of the stamped images were fussy cut and adhered to the front panel. The Merry Merlot card base was embossed with the Leaf Fall 3D Embossing Folder. The center section is a piece of Distressed Gold 12 x 12 Specialty Designer Series Paper. The sentiment is stamped in Merry Merlot on Very Vanilla Cardstock and die cut using a die from the Joyful Flurry bundle.
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s November Blog Hop! November is a time of gratitude and thanksgiving, and we’ve made projects that say “thanks!” to special people in our lives. 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, Brian King at Stamp With Brian. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Robin
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
- Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Marilyn Jones at Stamp with MJ
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
