
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s February Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are enjoying a year of celebrations. This month’s projects celebrate birthdays, so prepare yourself for a wonderful mix of celebratory cards. 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.
Happy Birthday!
Over the past few months of blog hops, I’ve been creating a card for a beginner stamper and a card for a more advanced stamper for each hop. I’ve done the same thing for this month as well. Looking at the front of the two cards, you wouldn’t know there is anything different between the two of them. However, when you open the more advanced card, the difference is clear.
Here’s the beginner card:

The inside of this card does have a stamped sentiment, but that’s basically it.
While the fronts look the same, there are some minor details making them different. Here’s the outside of the more advanced card:

Here’s the inside of the advanced card:

I’ve made W fold cards before but I was inspired to stagger the inside panels by a Pinterest post by Sharon Armstrong. Her step-by-step instruction video can be found here. Sharon does point out to be very careful with the placement of sentiments because of the staggered panels. However, I wasn’t careful enough. The bottom of the farthest right panel is actually covering another birthday sentiment. Oops.
Poppies
While I’ve always purchased poppies on Memorial Day, they weren’t my favorite flower. That’s all changed now. Two weeks ago, another teacher and I took twelve juniors and seniors to Washington, D.C. from Central Florida. Naturally, one of the must-see places was Arlington Cemetery. One of our trolley tour guides had a family member buried there within the past few months, which just added to his passion for his job.
One of the things he shared with the group was why poppies are so important when remembering veterans on Memorial Day. At the end of the tour, he gave each person on the trolley a Memorial Day poppy. His dedication to his job was evident while on the tour. He explained the poppies and the poem “In Flanders Fields” to the kids, and the reason he purchases the poppies for everyone. His stories touched the kids and I don’t think they will ever forget the tour or the lessons learned.
Anyway, I share this story because of my new found love of this paper. While I have thought from the beginning that this DSP is beautiful, I hadn’t originally planned to purchase it . Now, I am beyond ecstatic that I did! The colors are stunning, and I am looking forward to using each piece of DSP, and will be ordering another pack before the end of the mini-catalog. If you haven’t purchased this DSP, you need to do so ASAP. You won’t regret the purchase!
Finishing Touches
First, I wound the baker’s twine around the DSP panel three times. Then, I used dimensionals to pop up the DSP panel on the front of both cards. Attaching the front of each card was one of the last things I did. Finally, I stamped on the front of the envelope and attached a piece of DSP to the flap. With that, these two cards and coordinating envelopes were done.
Back to the Blog Hop
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Linda Krueger at The Stamp Coach. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Sheryl Abernathy at Elegant Sentiments
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Linda Krueger at The Stamp Coach
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
- Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
As always,
Thank you so very much for stopping by my blog today. I appreciate your the time you take to read, and comment, on my blog.
Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
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Lovely layout, and the inside is amazing. I like your use of black layers and twine to make the other colors “pop”.
Thank you, Linda! The paper does all the work!
The front is pretty and the inside is an unexpected Wow!
Thanks, Jackie. The colors in this DSP are so gorgeous and they do all the work. It was fun to create this card.
I love that you’ve shared a simple and a not-so-simple project. You’ve showcased this paper beautifully (and I love your story about your trip to DC). That fancy fold is pretty cool! So glad you hopped with us today, Sue! ♥
Thanks, Brian. As always, I am grateful for the time you take to put this together every month. D.C. was pretty cool! By using connections through school, we had experiences above and beyond what the “normal” visitor would have.
Oh my word, Sue! What an incredible way to showcase this beautiful Designer Series Paper! I love all the white space and I especially love how clean and simple the front of the card is with such a WOW inside! Amazing!
Thanks, Julie. I started out following a challenge sketch and wound up with this for the blog hop. This paper is so gorgeous! The SU designers knocked it out of the park again!
Great layout Sue. Thanks for sharing. I’ll have to put this on my ‘to try’ list
Thanks, Lynn. It truly isn’t as involved as it looks. Have fun!
You used my favorite layout. And I really love the advanced inside. I must try this. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Ann. I really like this clean outside as well and need to use it more, especially when I have to mass produce cards.
This is really gorgeous! I love the intricacy of the W fold and this design really shows off the lovely paper. Beautiful!
Thank you, Sheryl! This DSP does all the work. It’s now one of my favorites!
Wow, great card, Sue! Love how you staggered the inner panels.
Thanks, Candy. I don’t know why I hadn’t thought to do that eariler when I’ve used this fun fold before. It creates so much movement.
Love what you did here, Sue. Besides the beautiful mix of color, the inside of that card is just Wow!
Thank you, Shawn. This DSP is gorgeous and I am going to have to get another pack soon!
I love how you showcased the beautiful DSP! So pretty!
Thank you, Robin. I am so very glad I bought this paper on a whim. Originally, I wasn’t going to purchase it.
Love this card would like to make it can I get the measurements from you thank you
Thanks very much! Here’s a link to Sharon Armstrong’s video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfOKVC_hTiI
The measurements are as follows: outside is a regular A2 card. The W inside is 1-3/4 x 11 inches. The black mat is 2-3/8 x 2-7/8 inches. The DSP panels are 2-1/4 x 2-3/4 inches.
Went to the post of Sharon Armstrong where you said go “here” to see step-by-step but the site was taken down. So how can I get the measurements and instructions?
Thanks for letting me know, Sharyn and I will update the post. . Here’s a link to her video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfOKVC_hTiI
The outside is a regular A2 card. The W inside is 1-3/4 x 11 inches. The black mat is 2-3/8 x 2-7/8 inches. The DSP panels are 2-1/4 x 2-3/4 inches.