I am late getting my St. Patrick’s Day card out, but the day is not over yet! This has always been one of my favorite holidays. I am half Irish and love everything about it. So I had to share a card with the Lucky Clover set.
Stamps
The Lucky Clover stamp set is one that is simply fun! I love the shamrocks / clovers, the sentiments, along with the little extras that are included. It is part of a Punch Bundle, but sadly the Clover Punch was seriously popular. And it was not able to be restocked in a timely manner to be back before today. However, these clovers are really quite easy to cut out. I did both he large and the small one with no trouble.
The front sentiment is from the set as is the inside sentiment. I really love the inside one, as it is a perfect friend statement. And I added the little clover to go along with it. Here is the inside view.
Papers
To get all of the green I wanted, I went a bit wacky with my choice of papers. Both of the DSP are from the Flowers & More Designer Series Paper from the Mini Catalog Host rewards. I love this paper and I know you can tell since I have used it quite a lot! But I found two different bright greens that I love, and then pulled the Shaded Spruce from the darker one. I believe Shaded Spruce is a perfect Irish Green. And I love the Parakeet Party also.
Dies and Embellishments
To add some extra to my bold DSP choices, I used the Scalloped Contours Dies to add the scallops to the striped piece. For the sentiment, I used the larger of the Double Oval Punch for some additional scallops. The Balmy Blue Ink may seem a bit out of place. It is pulled from the darker of the DSP and breaks up the greens a bit.
As a way to add some brightness, I added the Parakeet Party Metallic Ribbon to the card. And gave it a double bow. For some more Parakeet Party, I colored a few of the Pearls Basic Jewels with the Dark Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blends and spread them around the card. Actually I added more than I normally do. But hey, this is a holiday!!
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Welcome to InKing Royalty’s March Blog Hop! Despite the occasional cold spell or snowfall in some areas, we are well into Spring – and we are ready for the flowers to bloom. We are excited to share our flower-filled creations with you 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
It is currently below freezing here in Georgia! But as I came through one of the cities near me yesterday I saw all of the Wisteria blooming. There are several large trees covered in it in the downtown area. That was the answer for my “flower” !!
Stamp Bundle
This gorgeous Wisteria is from the Wisteria Wishes Bundle. The matching Dies make it so easy to create a fun layout. I stamped the flowers using Highland Heather. The branch used is not the one that actually has the three hang down attachments for the wisteria. But I liked the leaves detail on this one and simply tucked the flowers underneath for a more realistic look. The branch is cut from Evening Evergreen card stock to pull the darkest section from the DSP.
The sweet and simple sentiment is included in this stamp set. I wanted something fairly simple to not distract from the Wisteria or the DSP. Using the Label Me Fancy Punch and a small leaf stamp was perfect. The sentiment is stamped using Orchid Oasis Ink and the little leaf with Evening Evergreen. To tie these together I added just a strip of the Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon.
Papers
My paper choices all came from wanting a purple for the Wisteria. I found this fun sheet of the Fancy Flora Designer Series Paper that has a variety of purples, as well as a couple of different greens. With the different purples I opted to go with Orchid Oasis for the card base. And with the darker Evening Evergreen branch, I opted for the softer Soft Succulent as the layer between the card base and DSP. All it took to finish this card was a few scattering of the Pearls.
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Spring is definitely here in the South! Colors are popping out everywhere, along with the dreaded pollen. But the colors and new life are beautiful. The Make My Monday Challenge Blog is on the nose with the theme this time. It is Spring Colors. And my card is all about the bright colors.
You too can join in on the Make My Monday Challenge. Click on the link below and you will be taken to the challenge page. There you can see what the other designers have created for Spring Colors, and can also add your own card.
Papers
These bright papers were what I chose as my Spring Colors. They are both from the Butterfly Kisses Designer Series Paper in the Annual Catalog. These definitely gave me a few color choices to make. I decided on Highland Heather as the card base, with the fun mix of DSP for the other layers.
Circles
I have to comment on the two circles of the sentiment layer. These are the two New / Returning Circle Punches in the Online Exclusives available now. They are the 1 3/4″ and 2″ Circle Punches. I really love punches and these are actually two that I never got rid of. These were so popular that they were out of stock for a bit, but are back in inventory now.
Stamps and Dies
The papers did not have quite enough flowers for my theme. LOL!!!! I really just wanted to add something nice to the circle layers. So I chose the Framed Florets Bundle. The flowers are stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored to somewhat match the floral paper. The flowers are Fresh Freesia, with a Calypso Coral center, Mint Macaron leaves, and Parakeet Party for the fun balls. This was die cut using the matching dies from the Framed Florets Dies.
To finish the card, I added the simple sentiment of Celebrate at the top of the White circle. Then gave it some added definition with the 2022-2024 Matte Dots. Adding some Starry Sky and Parakeet Party dots goes along with the prominant colors.
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Bright and happy with a Cherry on top is the theme of today’s card. I have mixed fun designer paper with the Sweetest Cherry Bundle for you. It is definitely a Smile card!
Papers
I have to begin with the papers used on this card. The DSP is so pretty and seems like confetti raining down to me. This sheet is from the Flowers & More Designer Series paper from the Mini Catalog Host Rewards. I love all of the colors. And even though they do not totally match the cherry’s colors, they are all bright. For this card, that is all that matters.
But that is not the star of the show. I have a close up of the cherry for you. It is definitely the star! I am not sure where the idea came from, but I used the In Color Glimmer paper for the cherry and the leaves. That is the best idea I have had in quite a while. Here is the close up…..
The glimmer is just enough to add a perfect shade to the Sweet Sorbet red for the cherry. And the Parakeet Party is equally as bright for the leaves. A perfect pairing in my book. Plus the little strip of the Parakeet Party gives just a bit more glimmer and ties the DSP and White piece together perfectly.
Stamps and Punches
The sentiment is from the Sweetest Cherry stamp set. I stamped it using both of the cherry colors, Sweet Sorbet and Parakeet Party. The brightness almost makes you think they are embossed.
The Cherry punch used is part of the Sweetest Cherry Bundle. Because of using the Glimmer Paper I did not stamp the cherry. I did however add a layer of vellum behind the cherry just as something for it to hang on to. That is punched using the Decorative Circle Punch. For the final touch, I added one single Pearl to the cherry for the extra bit of highlight it deserves.
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Book Fold cards just seem to add a little extra to our creations. I love any Fun Fold, but this is a quick and easy one to do. There is a mixture of products on today’s card. That shows the flexibility of card making I believe.
Papers
I will admit that this paper is from Sale-A-Bration. However, all of Stampin’ Up!’s papers are coordinated to where this card could be easily exchanged for different colors.
My card base is Fresh Freesia. It is odd that now that it is time for it to retire I have discovered how flexible it is and how much I love it! I paired it with Rich Razzleberry to pull the colors from the paper. These shades of purple are very different but work well together. I added to the pairing by using both the polka dot paper and the Rich Razzleberry as tags for the sentiment layer.
Stamps
The sentiment and the stamped florals are from the Honeybee Home stamp set. Using colors from the papers, I colored both of the floral images with Stampin’ Blends. Since this is a fairly generic sentiment, and great for a lot of card giving reasons, I left the inside blank. Except that I added the flower again there. And I colored it the same as the one by the sentiment.
Dies and Punches
The flowers on the front of the card are cut using the matching Dies to the Honeybee Home Bundle. They are called Honeybee Blooms Dies. And the sentiment, which is from the stamp set, is cut using the Double Oval Punch. It seems a rare occasion that I do not use that punch!
The tags anchoring the sentiment are both punched using the Essential Tag Punch. One is from the polka dot DSP and the other is the Rich Razzleberry card stock. They are overlapped and then finished with a bow from the Essential Baker’s Twine Pack in White. The last addition is one of the Brushed Brass Butterflies on the “book” spine.
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The card I have to share with you today is similar to the one from yesterday in that it is very floral. That is not something I do many of. In the case of today’s card, it is really all about the Paper! The Fancy Flora Designer Series paper is amazing in both colors and look of texture.
Paper
The look of textured paint along with the bright colors of this DSP is like looking at a piece of art! All of the sheets in this Fancy Flora Designer Series paper are like this. They are amazing and beautiful. For this card I wanted to show off as much of the paper as I could. So I opted for a couple of flowers and a simple sentiment. The first choice was what colors to pull from the DSP. I chose Orchid Oasis as the card base with a layer of Calypso Coral as a thin layer. And I love how it looks!
Stamps
These two blue flowers may not quite look real. The blue was to pull from the paper and I love blue. So my card, my color of flowers. 🙂 These are from the Two Tone Flora Bundle. This stamp set has a few different sizes of flowers that are a two step stamping. And the Dies cut all of them. I used Orchid Oasis and Balmy Blue to create these gorgeous flowers. And the centers were colored using Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends. For the leaves, I stamped with Evening Evergreen and then colored in the open areas with Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends.
The single flower by the sentiment is one of a cluster that I simply cut one away from. I only wanted one for the sentiment. This sentiment is not in the Two Tone Flora set. It is actually from one of the SAB sets. It is the Beautifully Happy stamp set. If you do not have this set, there are many similar sentiments that would work perfectly here. I fussy cut around the words because I did not want a bulky sentiment layer to cover more of the DSP. The single strip of Calypso Coral, along with the little flower, was all I needed to ground the sentiment.
Finishes
Between the raised flowers and the look of texture on the DSP, this card did not really need a lot of extras. But I could not go without adding a touch of bling. So a few scattering of Basic Pearls was the choice I made. They give a bit more elegance to that gorgeous paper.
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