Welcome to InKing Royalty’s February Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are having fun with our stamping favorites – our favorite themes for seasonal cards and projects. This month’s projects feature Flowers & Fauna, a brilliant starting point for so many projects. 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.
One Sheet Wonder Flowers
First, let me share the four cards I created:
Here’s the template and sketches I used for inspiration:
Each of the four card bases measure 8-1/2 inches by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches to create tent cards.
The four white mats on the front measure 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches, as do the inside panels. That’s only two sheets of white cardstock.
The white front mats all went through the Big Shot using the coordinating Painted Texture 3D embossing folder. Stampin’ Up! designers really nailed this DSP, stamp/die set bundle, and the embossing folder combination. Perfection!
I used scraps of white cardstock for the sentiment panels. Next, I layered each sentiment on Merry Merlot and Night of Navy cardstock mats.
Next, I cut the first 6 x 6 inch square of Fine Art Floral DSP according to the template. That’s when I realized I would need to use a different DSP pattern for the coordinating pieces. I decided on the very textured ombre DSP from the same DSP set. While I had the DSP at the trimmer, I cut 4 pieces of the floral DSP to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flaps.
After All the Prep Work…
One of my favorite ribbons ever is the polka dot tulle ribbon. Since I didn’t want something solid, I thought a simple piece wrapped around the white cardstock and tied it in a simple square knot.
Finally, I used several layers of my dark Night of Navy blend to color the Pearl Basic Jewels. Each card has three pearls placed kind of randomly in a triangle shape.
All four of the front sentiments came from the In Bloom photopolymer stamp set. I used Merry Merlot ink on white cardstock scraps for each sentiment. Then, I cropped each of them using a die from the Rectangle Stitched Die set.
I used multipurpose glue for all to adhere down all of the DSP pieces on the white cardstock mat. I used dimensionals under each of the sentiment panels.
After adhering the DSP to the envelope flaps and trimming it all down, I’d finished this set of four coordinating cards and envelopes sets.
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!
Have a Peachy day!
Sue
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Hello, welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month our Design Team created “Birthday Bonanza” projects to inspire you to make for all of your family and friends. We hope you enjoy and are inspired by them! Don’t forget to leave comments because we all love hearing from you! At the end of my post, you will find the full line-up to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
Fine Art Floral Suite
For this hop, I created two cards, mainly because I am in love with the whole Fine Art Floral Suite! One of my favorite colors is Blackberry Bliss, so that played a part in my choice as well.
Here are my cards:
I’ve seen so many gorgeous cards with the Dandy Laser Cut Paper, shown in the first card, that I just had to get it! I know this set of gorgeous pre-cut dies comes from the Dandy Garden Suite, but it works wonderfully with this suite as well. Of course, that’s just my humble opinion.
Just a Bit of Information
Both cards have a Blackberry Bliss base trimmed to 8-1/2 inches by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
Both cards also have a piece of the Bumblebee 6 x 6 inch DSP for the first layer on the card front.
I used the Blackberry Bliss ribbon on both cards, and three of the Bumblebee 2020 – 2022 In Color Enamel Dots on each as well.
The inside of both cards, and the envelopes, are the same. I used the floral DSP for each of the envelope flaps. Then, I used Bumblebee ink and stamped off the floral spray stamp. Because of post office regulations, I only stamped a partial spray down in the front, lower left corner of the envelope.
Here’s a look at the inside:
I used the floral spray from the Art Gallery stamp set and the Bumblebee ink pad. Since I didn’t really want a deep Bumblebee color, I stamped the image off once before stamping on the white cardstock.
The inside sentiment can be found in the Happy Thoughts cling stamp set. Gorgeous fonts and sentiments in that set!
The birthday sentiment on the front of the floral DSP card is also from Happy Thoughts. I used the happy birthday sentiment found in the Art Gallery stamp set for the laser die-cut card.
Bow Challenges
Turns out that my difficulty tying bows has returned, so the laser cut card simply has a square knot. I somehow managed to get a decent bow on the floral DSP card. I’ve decided that I really need to practice and get proficient at tying bows then make a how-to video specifically for lefties. If you are left-handed, you know what I mean. Finding videos of lefties tying bows in a tad difficult. Contrary to what I always heard in grammar school, it’s not the same thing as tying a bow with your right-hand. But, that how-to video really needs to happen, and soon I hope.
Back to the Pals’ Blog Hop!
More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Mark your calendars for our next blog hop on March 10th when our theme will be “Cute Critters” where the design team will be sharing projects that will feature critters of all sorts to inspire you. Don’t miss the fun! Until then, please stay safe and have fun in your craft room.
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Again, thank you for stopping by my blog today! I appreciate your comments and your time.
About Me
Welcome to Just Peachy Stamping by Sue Jackson: an independent Stampin' Up demonstrator.
Through Stampin' Up!, I happily share my love of papercrafting through sales, classes, small stamping group meet-ups and workshops. I think that being a teacher in my "real life", I have a unique approach to sharing my fantastic hobby. I look forward to connecting with you!
