Welcome to InKing Royalty’s July Blog Hop! This year’s Blog Hop themes are inspired by a single word – and this month our projects are centered around SUNSHINE. The Sun is the single most important source of energy for life on Earth – it guides our clocks, calendars and planting schedules. We may be enduring a heat wave this week, but we still associate the Sun with positivity, joy and renewal. 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.
Looking through my stamps for a “sunshine” idea was a bit difficult. I realized there is only one or two possible “sun” shapes and almost no sentiments. How can that be??? But I finally found the sentiment that spoke to me and made a card to match the sentiment. I understand that is a bit of an odd way of going about things, so I hope you like my final product.
When I made my card, I had not seen the opening paragraph that Brian wrote for this hop. It seems to go right along with the sentiment I chose. WooHoo!!!
I love the Country Road stamp set and was very happy that it was a carryover to the new catalog. The pieces in it are perfect for a collage type card. And the grass/weeds are wonderful in the background. They are even slightly slanted for that “wind at your back” theme in the sentiment.
I sponged the background of the card using the Stampin’ Sponges and soft colors. The sun is pretty bright made using Pineapple Punch. The sky is Seaside Spray and the grass background is Pear Pizzaz. I did not want the grass to be overly dark so the grass/weeds in Crumb Cake would show more.
The sentiment is also from the Country Road stamp set. The layered sentiment section is from the Frosted Bouquet Framelits. Both pieces are included. I added four of the Metallic Pearls for some rustic look to my sign. The Braided Linen Thread seemed the perfect finishing touch.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the bloghop, Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly. 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:
My July Host Code is ZGQ6YRAU. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small perk for those with orders over $50.00.
UPDATES:
For every $50.00 of product you spend during July, you will receive a coupon code worth $5.00 to use in August. There are no limits to the number of coupons you can receive!
Joining Stampin’ Up! and my TEAM is always a good idea. Now there are some good incentives to do it during July and August. For the price of the Starter Kit, which is the ULTIMATE BUNDLE!!!!, you receive an additional $30.00 of products, plus a $10 coupon.
The Starter Kit is $99.00. For that amount, you normally receive $125.00 in product. During July and August, you will receive $155.00 in product. This includes FREE SHIPPING, and an additional $10.00 Coupon to be used the following month. There are NO requirements to ever place another order. However, if you do decide to use your discount and place other orders, you will receive a 20% discount on every order.
If you are thinking about joining, even the first hint of a thought, I would love to talk with you about it. Please reach out to me and I will tell you all the reasons I Love Stampin’ Up!
I was so happy when Fable Friends carried over to the new Annual Catalog. It reminds me of the childrens fairy tales of my youth. Another of our Facebook challenges last week was simple an Animal. I debated for just a minute and then went with the Goose from Fable Friends.
I paired a couple of stamp sets to make this card. I love that the Goose is wearing a raincoat, so that was my starting point. I wanted to give her a bright and cheery coat to wear in the rain.
I paired High Tide to get the puddled water and the grass. The rain came from Birthday Backgrounds, and the sentiment from Love What You Do.
I used the Stitched Rectangle Framelits for the sign. This is the trick again of cutting it out with the die leaving the excess length towards one end. Then re-inserting it to the point you need for the proper length. The stitching makes this so easy to do, as you simply press the stitches back onto the die. That way you know it is lined up properly.
Thank you for stopping in today. Please return on Monday for another new project.
HOST CODE
My July Host Code is ZGQ6YRAU. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small perk for those with orders over $50.00.
UPDATES:
For every $50.00 of product you spend during July, you will receive a coupon code worth $5.00 to use in August. There are no limits to the number of coupons you can receive!
Joining Stampin’ Up! and my TEAM is always a good idea. Now there are some good incentives to do it during July and August. For the price of the Starter Kit, which is the ULTIMATE BUNDLE!!!!, you receive an additional $30.00 of products, plus a $10 coupon.
The Starter Kit is $99.00. For that amount, you normally receive $125.00 in product. During July and August, you will receive $155.00 in product. This includes FREE SHIPPING, and an additional $10.00 Coupon to be used the following month. There are NO requirements to ever place another order. However, if you do decide to use your discount and place other orders, you will receive a 20% discount on every order.
If you are thinking about joining, even the first hint of a thought, I would love to talk with you about it. Please reach out to me and I will tell you all the reasons I Love Stampin’ Up!
I am not sure why masculine cards are , or at least seem to be, hard to make. What if masculine cards are our everyday cards just in a different color? I believe the project I have for you today is one of those cards. It does not scream masculine, but the colors I chose lean that direction.
This is a really quick card to make. The longest time part is the embossed basket weave. And now after my opening paragraph, I can see this done in lighter colors and perfect for anyone.
I am not sure why I got on the masculine talking point. Maybe because this card was intended for a male??? Who knows with me. But I hope I have given you food for thought.
Thank you for stopping by today! I really appreciate it and hope you will return tomorrow for another new project.
Measurements:
8 1/2 X 5 1/2
5 1/4 X 4
5 1/8 X 3 7/8
5 X 3 3/4
HOST CODE
My July Host Code is ZGQ6YRAU. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small perk for those with orders over $50.00.
UPDATES:
For every $50.00 of product you spend during July, you will receive a coupon code worth $5.00 to use in August. There are no limits to the number of coupons you can receive!
Joining Stampin’ Up! and my TEAM is always a good idea. Now there are some good incentives to do it during July and August. For the price of the Starter Kit, which is the ULTIMATE BUNDLE!!!!, you receive an additional $30.00 of products, plus a $10 coupon.
The Starter Kit is $99.00. For that amount, you normally receive $125.00 in product. During July and August, you will receive $155.00 in product. This includes FREE SHIPPING, and an additional $10.00 Coupon to be used the following month. There are NO requirements to ever place another order. However, if you do decide to use your discount and place other orders, you will receive a 20% discount on every order.
If you are thinking about joining, even the first hint of a thought, I would love to talk with you about it. Please reach out to me and I will tell you all the reasons I Love Stampin’ Up!
I will say up front that I made this card a few days ago. I was so surprised when I checked my Stampin’ Up! Up-Line Brian King’s blog yesterday and saw a very similar card. I dd not want you , or him, to think I copied his card. Although it is an acceptable practice and is called CASEing.
Anyway, I made today’s card in response to the Royal Challenge we are doing on our Team Facebook page while Brian is off on the SU Incentive Trip. I also sent it the next day to a couple I met in my travels that own a cattle ranch. I thought of them as soon as I saw this awesome Over The Moon stamp set.
I believe I have said it before, but I think these cows are adorable. I paired the High Tide set with the cow to get the dirt and grass for the field.
The beautiful color I chose is the new In Color Rococo Rose. I think the name is sweet as is the color. The plaid is from the 2019-2021 In Color Paper Stack of 6X6 DSP. I gave it a small border of white to mimic the white showing with the cow.
The cow is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then colored with Stampin’ Blends. It was die cut with the Layering Ovals Dies and backed with a scallop die from the Layering Ovals.
Here is a view of the inside and the envelope. I was going cow crazy on this card!
Thank you for visiting today! I really do appreciate it and hope you will return on Monday for more new projects.
HOST CODE
My July Host Code is ZGQ6YRAU. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small perk for those with orders over $50.00.
UPDATES:
For every $50.00 of product you spend during July, you will receive a coupon code worth $5.00 to use in August. There are no limits to the number of coupons you can receive!
Joining Stampin’ Up! and my TEAM is always a good idea. Now there are some good incentives to do it during July and August. For the price of the Starter Kit, which is the ULTIMATE BUNDLE!!!!, you receive an additional $30.00 of products, plus a $10 coupon.
The Starter Kit is $99.00. For that amount, you normally receive $125.00 in product. During July and August, you will receive $155.00 in product. This includes FREE SHIPPING, and an additional $10.00 Coupon to be used the following month. There are NO requirements to ever place another order. However, if you do decide to use your discount and place other orders, you will receive a 20% discount on every order.
If you are thinking about joining, even the first hint of a thought, I would love to talk with you about it. Please reach out to me and I will tell you all the reasons I Love Stampin’ Up!
I hope you had a relaxing and long Holiday! I did some relaxing and some stamping, so I am happy.
I am playing along with my InKing Royalty Challenge in our Facebook group. I have a different challenge to make a card from each day. Today’s challenge is just titled DSP. Well, if you have been following me for any time, you know I LOVE Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper. Using it is not at all a problem for me. But to make it the focal point is a bit more challenging. I hope I have succeeded.
I was hesitant on this DSP when I first saw it. Then after getting it in my little hands , I was shocked at how beautiful it is. The “mosaic” is raised on one side of the sheet and not on the other. The raised areas are just a tad shiny as well. I know you cannot see any of that in the photo.
I used a section of one sheet for this card. The background is the flip side of the birds. I fussy cut the birds from the paper and taped the lower one down. I placed dimensional beneath the upper one to give it some definition.
The sentiment is from Love What You Do stamp set. It is definitely one of my go to stamp sets. I stamped with Soft Suede Ink on Very Vanilla card stock. I then punched the sentiment out with the Everyday Label Punch. Just for a bit of extra, since I did not have a layer for the sentiment piece, I added ribbon behind the sentiment. The ribbon is the new Petal Pink Organdy Striped Ribbon. And it is gorgeous!!
Thank you for stopping by today! Please return tomorrow for another new project. All of the supplies I used are listed at the bottom of the page.
HOST CODE
My July Host Code is ZGQ6YRAU. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small perk for those with orders over $50.00.
UPDATES:
For every $50.00 of product you spend during July, you will receive a coupon code worth $5.00 to use in August. There are no limits to the number of coupons you can receive!
Joining Stampin’ Up! and my TEAM is always a good idea. Now there are some good incentives to do it during July and August. For the price of the Starter Kit, which is the ULTIMATE BUNDLE!!!!, you receive an additional $30.00 of products, plus a $10 coupon.
The Starter Kit is $99.00. For that amount, you normally receive $125.00 in product. During July and August, you will receive $155.00 in product. This includes FREE SHIPPING, and an additional $10.00 Coupon to be used the following month. There are NO requirements to ever place another order. However, if you do decide to use your discount and place other orders, you will receive a 20% discount on every order.
If you are thinking about joining, even the first hint of a thought, I would love to talk with you about it. Please reach out to me and I will tell you all the reasons I Love Stampin’ Up!
I have a very Happy card to share today. At least I believe it is one that will make you SMILE! I also added a technique that is not as often used as most.
I believe daisies are just Happy Flowers. They seem to jump off of the card here. I used both the old Daisy Punch and NEW Medium daisy punch today. Each is two punched out flowers layered on top of each other. I also added the Perennial Essence Floral Center to each flower.
The background is Direct Ink To Paper. I simply opened the ink pad and drug it across the face of the Whisper White card stock. When I have shared this technique before, it was done on Glossy card stock. This time I used just regular Whisper White, not even the Thick version.
The two colors I used are Pretty Peacock on the bottom and Seaside Spray on the upper section. I went over it a second time in spots where I had lifted a tad early. I like the light and dark that you get in doing this technique. You do not want to press too hard.
The leaves are from the Daisy Lane Stamp set and are stamped in Granny Apple Green. The sentiment is from the same stamp set. I love one stamp set cards!! I stamped the Smile on a scrap of card stock and then only punched one end with the Pretty Label Punch. I accomplished this by placing the piece of card stock inside the cutting area from the back. It was smaller than the punch area, so it was easy to line up top and bottom and then just punch the one end. I love playing with our punches to get different looks!
MEASUREMENTS:
Card base is 11 X 4 1/4
Layer is 5 3/8 X 4 1/8
Center layer is 3 7/8 X 3 3/8
White Center is 3 3/4 X 3 1/4
Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you will return on Monday for more new projects. Please check out the information below on the Bonus Days and the current Join Promotion.
HOST CODE
My July Host Code is ZGQ6YRAU. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small perk for those with orders over $50.00.
UPDATES:
For every $50.00 of product you spend during July, you will receive a coupon code worth $5.00 to use in August. There are no limits to the number of coupons you can receive!
Joining Stampin’ Up! and my TEAM is always a good idea. Now there are some good incentives to do it during July and August. For the price of the Starter Kit, which is the ULTIMATE BUNDLE!!!!, you receive an additional $30.00 of products, plus a $10 coupon.
The Starter Kit is $99.00. For that amount, you normally receive $125.00 in product. During July and August, you will receive $155.00 in product. This includes FREE SHIPPING, and an additional $10.00 Coupon to be used the following month. There are NO requirements to ever place another order. However, if you do decide to use your discount and place other orders, you will receive a 20% discount on every order.
If you are thinking about joining, even the first hint of a thought, I would love to talk with you about it. Please reach out to me and I will tell you all the reasons I Love Stampin’ Up!
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