Welcome to InKing Royalty’s August 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 leaves and trees, so you are likely to find lots of inspiration for Autumn. 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.
I love Fall / Autumn and always hope for the drop in temperature to be a good one. LOL!!! My card showcases a couple of different leaves, but is not the vibrant Fall leaves color you might expect.
Instead of vibrant colors I went with a more monochromatic palette with just a pop of color. But it is all about the leaves.
Background Layer
I used the Forever Fern stamp set to create the background layer. It is Soft Succulent that is stamped off once before going onto the Sahara Sand piece. After stamping the leaves, I used the new Time Worn Type 3D Embossing Folder to give a rough texture to the layer. To finish it off, I sponged Soft Succulent ink over the raised areas very lightly. Just enough to show the texture.
Die Cut Pieces
The die cut leaves are from the Stitched Leaves Dies. I used Soft Succulent, Sahara Sand and Bumblebee for the different leaves. The detail on the leaves is one I never get tired of seeing. As a grounding layer for the leaves, I went back to one of my favorite dies. It is the Painted Labels Die swirly circle. The shimmer you see is from the 2021-2023 Shimmer Vellum. This one is the Evening Evergreen. That shimmer is so pretty!
Finishing Touches
To finish off the theme, I used a sentiment from the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Delicate Dahlias. The full sentiment is Oh So Happy For You. I wanted just the Oh So Happy, like I am Oh So Happy it is cooler weather for the Fall theme!!! All it takes is a small post it note to cover the For You when inking up, and I had what I wanted. The final touch to match the Bumblee leaf is a small Playing With Pattern Adhesive Dot.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
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
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping ← YOU ARE HERE
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
- Sheryl Abernathy at Elegant Sentiments
- Lisa Graham at Lisa’s Little Ink Spots
- Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
- Joanne Brown at The Inky Dragon
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
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Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
SUPPLIES:
Such a beautiful background! Love the colors you chose for these leaves. ♥
You have created such a vintage background here and love the pop of leaves!
You cannot go wrong with forever fern. Such a pretty card and great use of the swirl die
So soft and pretty! I love the background you created.
Ooohhh Jackie. That shimmer is everything. Love this card!
Pretty card Jackie!
Love it…makes me oh so happy
Beautiful color combo!!!
The stitched leaves go perfectly with the Painted Labels die! Colors are calming and soothing, just lovely.
Jackie – I love the colors you’ve chosen and how you incorporated the beautiful Shimmer Vellum!! Great job!!
Love these colors! The DSP you created is fabulous and I adore all the texture you added. The Bumblebee dot really pops off the card and looks completely at home on it.
I love the soft colors. Just so pretty.
Love the background, Jackie! Love your “oh so happy” card