“Orange” You Glad It’s Time for the September InKing Royalty Blog Hop?

Sep 20, 2023 | InKing Royalty Blog Hop | 3 comments

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s September Blog Hop! The leaves are changing, Halloween is around the corner, and we are playing with orange tones that are sure to get you in the mood for Fall. 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.

When we were kids, we loved the knock, knock joke with the punchline “Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?” The title of this post is a throwback to my childhood, corny as it may be. The orange colors I chose for this card are Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze.

I’ve been seeing fractured cards a lot lately, which look much more complicated than they are to create. While it would’ve been possible to figure out the math for all the pieces, I really didn’t want to do that. Then, I came across a faux fractured card and I realized how easy it is to create this card without all kinds of measurements and shaped cuts. By using the black cardstock strips to surround the focal image, the result looks like you cut the DSP (designer series paper) into pieces. I need a card in which a “bunch” of people could write well wishes, and I thought this would bring a bit of sunshine to the recipient’s day.

Here’s my Little Monkey faux fractured card:

Little Monkey Card Measurements:

• The Pumpkin Pie base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
• The flower DSP measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
• I also trimmed a piece of the DSP to 6 inches by 2 and 1/2 inches for the envelope flap. Then, I punched a 1-inch circle of Pumpkin Pie 6 x 6-inch DSP for the envelope seal. After I ran the circle through my XYRON create-a-sticker, I was set for the seal.
• After I ran a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock through the Cut & Emboss machine, I cropped it using the largest square die from the Stylish Shapes set.
• I used the next smaller square die for the white inside the Pumpkin Pie square.
• The black cardstock strips were trimmed to 3/16 x 6 inches.
• As an afterthought, I cropped two Pumpkin Pie bowties using the Playing in the Rain die. I added one to each monkey.
• Finally, I trimmed two pieces of white cardstock to 4 by 5-1/4 inches for the inside of the card..

Stamping, Coloring, and Cutting:

• The flowered DSP actually started out as black-outlined flowers on a white background. I use my Pumpkin Pie Stamping Write Marker to color the petals. Then, I used Old Olive to color the leaves.
• The centers of the flowers are colored with the clear Wink of Stella pen.
• Then, I repeated the whole process for the envelope flap DSP piece.
• Stamp the two monkeys on scraps of white cardstock using Tuxedo Black ink.
• Color the monkeys using Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze blends combos in keeping with the orange theme.
• Punch the inside monkey and fussy cut the monkey for the front. Add dimensionals to the back of the monkey on the front.
• Stamp the branches and leaves on the white cardstock square for the front and the white cardstock pieces on the inside.
• Color the branches using the dark Crumb Cake blend. Add texture to the branches using the Crumb Cake Stamping Write Marker.
• Color the leaves using the Old Olive blends combo.
• Adhere the white cardstock pieces to the inside of the card.
• Adhere the monkeys to the branches using dimensionals for the front monkey and liquid glue for the inside.

Creating the Faux Fractured Card Front:

• Adhere the Pumpkin Pie square to the center of the front of the card so it creates a diamond.
• After coloring the stamps on the white square, use multipurpose liquid glue to adhere it to the Pumpkin Pie square.
• Add the black strips to the front of the card, making sure to align them directly against the Pumpkin Pie square.
• Trim the excess black strips from the ends of the DSP.
• Adhere the DSP to the base of the card using multipurpose liquid glue.
• With that, I’d finished this faux fractured card, coordinated envelope, and envelope seal.

Back to the InKing Royalty Blog Hop:

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!

InKing Royalty Blog Hop:

Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:

1. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
2. Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
3. Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly
4. Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
5. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping <<<—YOU ARE HERE!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

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It’s Here!!

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Again, thank you for stopping by! I’d love to hear your comments or thoughts. Sue