May 18, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s May Blog Hop!
As Stampin’ Up! demonstrators, we’ve already been able to order some fun, new products from the upcoming 2016 Annual Catalog. What a thrill! Today’s Blog Hop is filled with inspiring projects that feature sneak peeks of projects from the new catalog. After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
My card today feature all new products. My favorite thing on the card though, is my new frog friend from the Love You Lots Hostess Stamp set! I think he is just the sweetest thing! Here’s my card featuring Mr. Froggie:
My card starts with a Sweet Sugarplum card base. To that, I added two sheets of DSP from the new Playful Palette DSP Stack. This paper stack is so colorful and happy!
Mr. Froggie is stamped in black on Emerald Envy Cardstock and cut out. I popped him up with Dimensionals. The sentiment is from the same stamp set as the frog.
I finished my card with some of the yummy new Ruched Ribbon. I was afraid it would be hard to tie, but it was easy peasy!
Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the Blog Hop, Karen Browning at Stamp With Me KZB.
There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group. You don’t want to miss it!
Happy stampin’,
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
- Shawn de Oliveira at ShawnStamps
- Natalie Bradley at NatalieBradley.com
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
- Karen Browning at StampWithMeKZB
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Becky Volpp at Ink Blossom with Becky
- Lory Robinson at The Robin’s Nest Designs
- Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
May 17, 2016 | Uncategorized |
It’s amazing how new colors can wake up a project that has been done before! Today I brought out my Curvy Keepsake Die, Watercolor Wings Stamp Set and Petite Petals Stamp Set to refresh them with the new In-Colors. Here is the finished product:
Aren’t they beautiful! Filled with candy, these are the perfect end-of-year thank you for teachers. From left to right they are done in Sweet Sugarplum (my new fav), Peekaboo Peach, and Flirty Flamingo.
These lovelies are ready to fly to appreciative recipients at my voice doctor’s office, I’m making more for a craft fair I have next month. I’m sure they will sell!
Make sure you check in tomorrow for the Inking Royalty Blog Hop! We are featuring new catalog projects.
Happy stampin’,
Robin
May 16, 2016 | Uncategorized |
I can’t get enough of the new Confetti Celebration stamp set, so I’m featuring it on my card for this week’s Fab Friday Challenge! Here’s my card:
And here’s the banner that was my inspiration:
As you can see, I followed the sketch closely.
I used a piece of Emerald Envy for my card base. I embossed it using the Big Dots embossing folder. I chose a piece of DSP from the Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack,to compliment the card base.
For the banner, I stamped the party lights from Confetti Celebration in black and then colored them with markers. Using the Hooray from the same stamp set, I stamped the sentiment in the Emerald Envy and punched it out with a 2″ circle punch.
I strayed from the sketch just a bit with the placement of my embellishment. I chose a balloon stamped in Sweet Sugarplum and placed it higher than the sketch indicates.
Did you notice I got dotty with this card? All of the elements have a tendency toward a circle shape. I like the way that it ties the card together. Hope you like it too!
Happy stampin’!
Robin
May 15, 2016 | Uncategorized |
I’m going to start off by saying that I find Clean and Simple card styles very difficult. Either I don’t make them simple enough or I make them so simple they are boring. I keep plugging away at it, though. One of these days I’m going to figure it out!
Today’s CAS is for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge. The designers for this challenge have CAS down to a fine art! I recommend you hopping over there to take a look.
Here is my card for this week’s challenge.
And here’s the banner for the sketch I used for inspiration:
I tried to imitate the color block style I’ve noticed in home decor and clothing. My card base is new Peekaboo Peach. I added strips of Emerald Envy and Flirty Flamingo to match the sketch. I strayed from the sketch just a bit with the black strip. I had my strip go from card edge to card edge to complete my color block theme.
On the black strip, I stamped my sentiment from the Crazy About You stamp set in Whisper White Craft Ink and then embossed it with Whisper White powder.
The flower is from the same set and is stamped in Flirty Flamingo. I punched it out with the Flower Medallion punch. I added a pearl for a touch of bling.
To simple? I’m not sure. Let me know what you think in the comments below!
Happy stampin’
Robin
May 13, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Today’s card features the Butterfly Basics stamp set with a new twist. I used a color combination of Sweet Sugarplum, Rose Red, Wild Wasabi and Tip Top Taupe. Take a look!
Isn’t it pretty? I love how soft these colors look together.
I used markers to color the flower in Sweet Sugarplum and its stem in Wild Wasabi. The fern is also stamped in Wild Wasabi, but I stamped off once before stamping my piece.
The butterfly is a piece of vellum cut with the Bold Butterfly framelet. I sponged the center in Sweet Sugarplum and the outer part of the butterfly in Rose Red. I used Tip Top Taupe cardstock and a Butterflies Thinlets Die to cut the top part. I glued them together with spray adhesive.
The postmark and dashed line are stamped in Tip Top Taupe and the sentiment is done in Sweet Sugarplum.
My stamped piece was layered onto a piece of Tip Top Taupe cardstock and then adhered to my Sweet Sugarplum card base.
I hope you liked this color combo!What color combinations have you tried with Sweet Sugarplum? I can’t wait to find more!
Happy stampin’,
Robin
May 12, 2016 | Uncategorized |
My friend, Rosanne, and I recently met for lunch and crafting. Rosanne mentioned that her Mini Treat Bag framelet had broken because she uses it so much. I told her that she could have mine because I hardly use it. Rosanne refused and challenged me to use it myself. I took her up on her challenge and made this cute little gift to sell at my upcoming craft fair.
I made these bags using different kinds of Designer Series Paper and put a packet of easy-to-grow seeds in each one.
I decorated the front with a stamp from the Gift From the Garden stamp set. I colored it with markers and then cut it out using one of the Lots of Labels Framelets. It’s hard to see here, but I clustered some silver thread around the outside of the die cut. I popped the whole thing up on Dimensionals and called it done! Not very much work for a cute little gift!
Hope the shoppers like them! What do you think? I’d love for you to leave a comment below!
Happy stampin’,
Robin
