Apr 23, 2016 | Uncategorized |
This is my second post today. I’ve been a busy girl. I’m in a Facebook Chat with other talented stampers. The Admin of the group has been very sick and I made this card to cheer her up.
Here is the banner from Fab Friday that was my inspiration.
As you can see, I turned the sketch on its side for my card. Instead of a doily, I used a semicircle splattered with Pumpkin Pie ink.
Instead of the banners being straight, I set them askew because sick people are not upright and perky either.
I’ve had the bug stamp forever. I don’t know the name of it any longer, but it’s made by Whipper Snapper Designs. The sentiment is an oldie but a goodie too.
Hope you enjoyed this second post today. I love comments so please leave one below!
Happy stamping!
Robin
Apr 23, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Demonstrators can now look at the new Annual Catalog online. The lucky ones that were at Onstage actually have them in their hands! (So jealous!) Brian King challenged his team, InKing Royalty, to CASE one of the cards out of the Catalog.
I was so happy to see the Endless Wishes stamp set had not come to an end. It’s right there on Page 22! So here’s my CASE of this set as seen in the new catalog:
When you see the catalog, you’ll realize that the layout is exactly the same and I used the same stamps. What’s different? The colors, ribbon and the stamp pads. The card in the catalog uses some of the new In-Colors. I am already in love with these yummy colors! I guarantee you will be too! The other item I’m in love with is the new ruched ribbon that comes in the In-Colors. It looks like it’s going to be very easy to work with. I can’t wait to get my hands on it! The last wonderful thing I want to tell you about today is the new Ombre Stamp Pads. In the picture I’m CASEing, the cakes are stamped with them. So fun!
I hope you like my catalog CASE and I guarantee you will ADORE the real deal on Page 22 when you get the new fabulous catalog in your own hands!
Happy stamping!
Robin
Apr 22, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Yesterday I was a little under the weather and my mojo was not at its best. Instead of getting frustrated I broke open my Tin of Cards Kit. This Kit is AWESOME! You make 20 fabulous cards and also get a tin to hold them in with dividers ready to stamp. Stampin’ Up! does all the thinking for you! And of course, you can always change up a card if it’s not quite what you want. Here’s a picture of the tin with its contents:
I love spending the day with this kit! This isn’t quite all-inclusive. You need to purchase the accompanying Tin Of Cards stamp set. This set is wonderful too. I’ve used to lots of times for other projects. You also need to provide adhesive, Dimensionals and ink.
This kit is now on the Retiring List at 40% off! You can pick this baby up for $16.20! Here’s the link to my online store if you do not have a demonstrator
robinmyren.stampinup.net
Here is a link to today’s Retiring List. A new list will post daily as bargains disappear.
Happy stamping!
Robin
Apr 20, 2016 | Uncategorized |
This is a short post today because it’s newsletter day. There is a tutorial for today’s card in the newsletter. You can subscribe at the bottom of this post to get the tutorial for free.
The Paper Players Challenge is a theme one of Butterflies this week. Here’s my card:
And here’s the banner from the Paper Players:
This card uses the Bleach Stamping Technique. I love the way it turned out! The Lost Lagoon cardstock actually turned into Wisteria Wonder when bleached! I’m going to try this with different colors to see what happens.
Happy stamping!
Robin
Apr 19, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s April Blog Hop! Stampin’ Up! announced it’s retired list yesterday – while we are sad to see some of our favorite products leave the catalog, we are certain that some amazing new products are on their way. As we introduce the 2016-2018 In Colors to you, we know we have to say goodbye to the 2014-2016 In Colors. Today’s Blog Hop is filled with inspiring projects that share some great ideas – featuring Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Tangelo Twist, Blackberry Bliss and Mossy Meadow. 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 uses three of the retiring colors; Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, and Tangelo Twist with some So Saffron thrown in for good measure. Here’s the card I made for you:
This type of card is called a Split Card. The top part of the panel and the bottom panel are held together by the piece in the middle. It sounds difficult but is very easy to do.
I used Lost Lagoon for my card base and adhered a Lost Lagoon Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the English Garden Designer Series Paper Pack.
I cut a Whisper White piece of cardstock with the 3rd largest die from the Lots of Label Framelets Dies. Next I gave it a Lost Lagoon watercolor wash. Then I stamped the sentiment from the Wetlands stamp set in Tangelo Twist.
The wonderful sun is from the Ray of Sunshine stamp set. I think this set is kind of a sleeper. I don’t think it gets the attention it deserves. I just love the face! For some reason, it really speaks to me.
To make the sun, I stamped the circle in So Saffron and used a Circle Framelet to cut it out. I stamped the face in Tangelo Twist and embossed it with clear embossing powder.
I stamped and cut out 6 saffron sun rays and then repeated the process with Hello Honey. I arranged the rays around the sun’s face and glued them from behind. I added it to the center piece with Dimensionals. A few rhinestones finished the piece.
I adhered the center piece to the top and bottom panels using Fast Fuze. Finally, I added a Whisper White piece of cardstock to the inside of my card so it is ready for a sentiment.
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! If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
- Candy Ford at StampCandy
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly’s Creative Corner
- Karen Browning at StampWithMeKZB
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Shawn de Oliveira at ShawnStamps
- Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
- Natalie Bradley at NatalieBradley.com
Apr 19, 2016 | Uncategorized |
This is my second post of the evening. If you missed the first one, you can click here.
I was working on my newsletter and realized that I almost missed the PPA challenge! I stopped what I was doing and hopped to it!
My card is built mostly on Designer Series Paper (DSP) and very little stamping. Why? These pretty papers will be retiring soon and I must use them up. I always save my paper because it’s so pretty. I hate to cut into it. Silly, I know!
Here is my card for the challenge:
And here’s the challenge banner:
All of the DSP for this card came from the Pretty Petals Paper Stack. I like this paper because it is so perky. It’s a really good deal too!
My card base is made from Pacific Point cardstock and the DSPs are layered with Pacific Point as well.
The flower stamp is from a past Paper Pumpkin. I selected it because it had a similar shape as the flowers in the DSP. I colored it with Calypso Coral and cut it out. The two Old Olive leaves are actually the wings from the bird punch. The sentiment is from the Something to Say stamp set. I punched the sentiment out and popped it up with a Dimensional. I adhered the finished flower on the circle to match the sketch.
I like to have a little sparkle on my cards somewhere. For this card, I used the clear Wink of Stella to color the center of the DSP flowers and the sentiment. It’s hard to see in the picture, but it’s there.
And that’s it!
Hope you enjoyed my card. Please leave a comment below. I get lonely when nobody speaks to me!
Happy stamping!
Robin
