Jul 26, 2024 | 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, Christmas, In The Grove Bundle |
Hello!
I’m back! I was in Iowa visiting family. (I live in Pennsylvania.) It was nice to be back where I was raised. However, I’m happy to return to my craft room.
I did a Christmas in July theme for all my classes this month. I’d like to share one of the cards we made. I used the bundle, In The Grove. This stamp set is not a dedicated Christmas bundle, but I believe it makes a beautiful holiday card when used with the cool colors in the Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper. What do you think?
It really isn’t hard to put together and could be mass produced easily. There’s minimal stamping involved.
Here are the details
Materials needed
In the Grove Bundle
Grassy Grove Bundle (For deer die cut only)
Misty Moonlight Cardstock – 5 1/2in x 8 1/2in. scored at 4 1/2in., 1 1/2in. x 5in.
Basic White Cardstock – 4in. x 5 1/4in.
Thoughtful Journey Designers Series Paper 6×6 – Trim to 4in x 5 1/4 in. Keep the larger remainder piece for the die cut.
Gray Granite and Copper Clay Cardstock scraps for the critters.
Misty Moonlight Ink Pad
Blackberry Bliss Ink Pad
Process
* Trim the Designer Series Paper to 4 in. on the short side and 5 1/4in. on the long side. KEEP the remaining piece for the die cut.
* Place the Mountain Die at the top of the remaining DSP piece and die cut.
* Die cut the smaller Misty Moonlight piece with the tree outline die cut. Place the die at the top of the piece and die cut.
* Die cut the Basic White piece with the birch trees die.
* Die cut the adorable critters (Side note-I was going to use the fox stamp and die cut. When I was putting the animals on my card, Mr. Fox was staring hungrily at the poor bunny! That’s why I substituted the equally adorable deer.)
* Stamp the mountain stamp on the purple part of the DSP using the Blackberry Bliss Stamp pad.
* Stamp a sentiment on the bottom of the white die cut piece.
* Adhere the mountain die cut piece and then the tree line die cut piece.
* Place your deer and adhere.
*Adhere the white die cut piece and then adhere the bunny and squirrel.
* Adhere the finished piece horizontally to the front of the card base.
That does it! Thanks for stopping by!
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
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:
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<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>
Sep 21, 2022 | 2022 July-December Mini Catalog, Birthday, Blog Hops, Soft Seedling Stamp Set, Uncategorized |
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s September Blog Hop! This month’s blog hop is dedicated to leaves. As the weather begins to cool, the leaves begin to change colors and fall from the trees. 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.
My card today uses the Spotlight Technique and the Baby Wipe Technique to show off my leaves today.
Here’s my card:
Soft Seedlings is one of my favorite stamp sets from the July-December Mini Catalog. Even though it has no coordinating dies, it’s very versatile. I’ll walk you through my process.
Materials
Soft Seedlings Stamp Set
Peaceful Moments Stamp Set
Cajun Craze Cardstock – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4, 3 1/4 x 3 1/4, 2 1/4 x 2 1/4
Basic White Cardstock – 2 pieces cut at 4 x 4 1/4 (one for the inside), 3 x 3, 2 x 2
Circle Dies
Merry Merlot, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry and Mossy Meadow Reinkers
Brushed Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots
Baby Wipes
Stamping Steps
*Stamp the leaf with Cajun Craze Ink on one of the large Basic White Cardstock Pieces.
*Prepare your baby wipe stamp pad by folding a couple of wipes. Add drops of color from the reinkers onto the baby wipes. Tip: I like to set my wipes on a Silicone Craft Sheet. It’s easy to clean and gives the wipes a bit of a cushion.
*Press the leaf stamp into the baby wipes and then stamp onto the 3×3 Basic White Cardstock. Repeat the process with the sentiment, stamping on the 2 x 2 piece of Basic White.
*Die cut the 2 stamped images using the circle dies. Die cut the Cajun Craze cardstock pieces with the circle dies. Adhere the stamped images to the coordinating Cajun Craze circles.
*Adhere the finished leaf piece on top of the part of the front panel that you are “spotlighting” (covering up). Adhere the sentiment to the upper right side of the front panel. Trim the circles so they fit don’t hang over the panel.
*Adhere the finished panel to the front of the card base.
*Add 3 of the Metallic Dots to the card front.
I thought it turned out beautifully and I hope you do too! 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!
Enjoy the hop!
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
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly
- Marilyn Jones at Stamp with MJ
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Jessica Atchison at Stampin with the Atchisons
- Katie Ferguson at Cottage Paper
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
Aug 17, 2022 | Annual Catalog 2022-2023, Dots and Spots Die, Inspired Thoughts, Love You More Than Dies, Nothing, Nothing's Better Than Stamp Set, Uncategorized |
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s August Blog Hop! Can you believe it’s already time for schools to start back up?! The return to school after summer vacation is a really big deal for students, teachers, school workers and the parents who are left home alone. To honor this big event, we have created projects with a back to school theme. 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 retired from teaching in June after 31 years. While I’m happily settling into the easy life, I have many friends who are rushing to get rooms ready for the first big day. My project today is a card that pays tribute to all those dedicated public servants who feel like summer is just getting started, not over.
Here’s the card front:
And here’s the inside:
Here’s the recipe:
Materials:
Stamp Sets
Nothing’s Better Than Stamp Set
Love You More Than Dies
Inspired Thought Stamp Set
Dies
Love You More Than Dies
Dot and Spot Die
Word Bubble Framelets (Very retired)
Ink
Coastal Cabana Ink Pad
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad
Cardstock
Bermuda Bay- Card base and 3 1/2 x 5 in.
Coastal Cabana – 4 x 5 1/4 in. and 3 3/4 in. x 5 1/4 in.
Basic White – 3 3/4 in. x 5 in. and scraps for speech bubbles.
Embellishments –
Classic Matte Dots
Adhesives –
Tombow Mono Liquid Glue
Dimensionals
Process
Card Front
1. Die cut the largest piece of Coastal Cabana Cardstock with the Dot and Spot Die. (Those dots and spots are so fun!) Adhere to the card base front.
2. Die cut 15 of the coffee cups out of the remaining piece of Coastal Cabana.
3. Adhere the coffee cups onto the remaining Bermuda Bay piece.
4. Stamp the coffee cup that is 4th down in the 3rd column with the coffee cup in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.
5. Stamp the sentiments onto the white shapes. If you don’t have speech bubbles, any shape will do.
6. Adhere the shapes to the card front as shown in the picture.
7. Add the Classic Matte Dots.
8. Pop the finished panel onto the base with Dimensionals.
Card Inside
1. 2-Step stamp the coffee cup using Memento and Coastal Cabana Ink on the remaining Basic White Cardstock.
2. Arrange and stamp the sentiments around the cup.
3. Adhere the panel to the inside of the card base.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, 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!
Enjoy your back-to-school traditions!
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
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Marilyn Jones at Stamp with MJ
- Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly
- Jessica Atchison at Stampin with the Atchisons
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
