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That’s why they call it the Blues

Jul 19, 2023 | Annual Catalog 2022-2023, Stampincutandembossfolderanddies, Sympathy, Thinking of You | 5 comments

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s July Blog Hop! We are embracing some (or all) of Stampin’ Up!’s beautiful blues for today’s hop – there are so many great ways to showcase the blues in the current color families! We are excited to share our creations and hope you love them! After you read my post, I hope hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.

I’m so glad to be singing the blues today with you. The two blues I chose to feature are Boho Blue and Night of Navy. Of course, I turned to the Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper for Inspiration.

I just love how these 2 blues work so well with one another! The card base is Night of Navy as well as the sentiment strip. The doily is made using the Delightful Doily Hybrid Embossing Folder. I embossed a 4×4 in. piece of Boho Blue from the 2023-2025 In Color Luster Specialty Paper. This paper just sparkles in a way you just can’t see from my photo. Take my word for it, you NEED this paper! I then used the coordinating die to cut my doily out. After running it through my die cut machine a couple of times, it turned out beautifully. I wanted a Night of Navy background so that the die cut doily would be more distinct. I took a 4×4 piece of Night of Navy and cut it with the outline die, then adhered it to the back of the Boho Blue Doily. I embossed the sentiment from Go To Greetings in white. I finished the card with 2 dots from the 2023-2025 In Color Dots.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Sheryl Abernathy at Elegant Sentiments. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!

Have fun hopping!
Robin

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Remember for InKing Royalty May Blog Hop

May 22, 2019 | 2019-2020 Annual Catalog, Blog Hops, Occasions, Sympathy, Woven Heirlooms Suite | 19 comments

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s May Blog Hop! This year’s Blog Hop themes are inspired by a single word – and this month our projects are centered around REMEMBER. This word can mean different things to different people – fond memories, respectful tributes, special occasions that we’ll never forget. 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.

When I thought of a cardmaking look to go with the word remember, I thought of vintage. The Woven Threads Suite in the new Annual Catalog has a vintage look to it, so I’m going to give you a sneak peek. I love the suite’s distressed-look papers, old-fashioned script, and elegant images. The Woven Threads Suite also features all of the new 2019-2021 In-Colors. My card is a sympathy card. Family deaths are difficult, but are a time of remembering fond occasions spent with our loved ones.

Here’s my card:

The details:

The top and bottom papers are found in the Woven Threads DSP. The DSP with the script is from the 6X6 In-Color Designer Series Paper Pack.
The sentiment is included in the Woven Heirlooms Stamp Set and is stamped in Rococo Rose.
The ribbon is the 5/8″ Woven Threads Trim. (Tip- Pull the bottom string from the thread and the ribbon “tassles”.)
The leaf and key are from the Bird Ballad Trinkets found in the Bird Ballad Suite.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Julie Di Matteo. 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: