Welcome to InKing Royalty’s February Blog Hop! This is a great time of year to build your stash of handmade birthday cards, so we are sharing birthday-themed projects with you today. 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.
My choice for a great birthday card is the pairing of Honeybee Home stamps with the Abstract Beauty Designer Series Paper. And of course, a Fun Fold!
Paper
The gorgeous DSP is from t he Abstract Beauty 4 X 6 Designer Series Paper. These sheets have beautiful colors plus some gold accents. I chose to pair this piece with a bold Magenta Madness as the base card. And surprisingly a soft Balmy Blue for the layer. I love how they look together. There is also the back of the flowered DSP as the layer behind the focal flower.
Stamps
Even though the brightest star of the card is the beautiful paper, I do love the stamped flower. It is from the Honeybee Home Bundle. I stamped , colored, and then Die cut with the matching die. And the Happy Birthday is from the Sentimental Swirls set. (I used that set on Monday’s card). The font and the size of the sentiment fit perfectly in the open space.
Finishes
To finish this fun layout, I added a bow to the flower. It is the Jade & Gold Braided Ribbon in the Annual Catalog. And it is amazing to work with! In a way, it sort of stretches. And I will say that the ends fray when cut. But the way it stretches and flattens out makes for a beautiful bow! For the final touch I added three of the Genial Gems next to the sentiment. And yes there is still plenty of room to sign and write a note beneath the upper and lower flaps plus the flower layer.
Layout
This fun card layout, or Fun Fold, is a Mary Fish sketch. It is #38 if you want to see her versions of the design. I love that it is a Fun Fold but yet very quick and easy to do.
The card base of Magenta Madness s 4 1/4 X 9 1/4 (if you take 4 1/4 X 11 and cut off the 1 3/4 save that for the flower layer)
The Balmy Blue layer is 4 X 1 5/8 (x2)
The DSP layer is 3 3/4 X 1 3/8 (x2)
The focal layer is Magenta Madness (the cut off piece) 4 1/4 X 1 3/4
The focal layer DSP is 4 X 1 1/2
The inside White is 4 X 5 1/4
The focal layer is only adhered to the top flap!
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Lisa Graham at Lisa’s Little Ink Spots. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
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A Fun Fold Blog Hop is my favorite. Because I truly love Fun Folds of any kind. Today’s card is a Double Card with an Extra Fold.
Paper and Folds
This Fun Fold is cased from Lisa Cursio. I love mixing the different patterns of paper from the Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper. I have used two pieces from that paper pack. I love mixing Red and Purple reminiscent of the Red Hat Club colors.
The fold is actually very easy to do. It just takes a bit more cardstock. The card base is 5 1/2 X 10 1/2, so more than half of a piece of 8 1/2 X 11. Other than the larger size, the folds are a base card with a smaller card added to it’s front. The Plus, is the extra side fold. Here are the other views of the card.
Stamps and Dies
The stamps and dies are from the Sweet Conversations Bundle. It is part of the Suite with the Sweet Talk DSP. The front tag is from the Sweet Heart Dies. This is probably my favorite of the set. It is a perfect size! Both the sentiment and the heart are from the set. And the inside Luv U is from the set too. The only different stamp set is the Special Moments set from the SAB catalog. It is the Wonderful statement on the inside.
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I have another fun whimsical, animal card today. You know how much I love the funny stamp sets. And today’s is another good one! The bonus is that it is a Fun Fold / Gift Card holder.
Stamp Set and Dies
Isn’t the face on the cat just perfect? I love it. And of course the sentiment fits right in as well. These are both from the new set in the Mini Catalog named Catch You Later. The set includes various animals with adorable sentiments to match. I love cats, so that was the first one for me to try out. This is a birthday card for someone who also loves cats. Like I needed a reason to use the cat. LOL!!
For a bit of a different look, I did the angled banner for the sentiment. The positioning is a little bit out of the normal, but that is fine to me. To get the great shapes for the stamped images I went to a favorite of mine. They are the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I love that the shapes are quite different from any of the other die sets. And they surprisingly fit most sentiments and any of the smaller images.
Papers and Fund Fold
You may not recognize the two DSP patterns I used on this card. They are both the “back” sides of paper in the Sale-A-Bration paper Daffodil Afternoon Designer Series Paper. I love both of these patterns. I paired them with Pale Papaya as the card base. And the unexpected color for a pairing to Pale Papaya is Flirty Flamingo. I would never have put the two together without the plaid pattern using it. Now I am a fan!
As I mentioned, this card is a Fun Fold. And of course, I failed to take a photo of the inside before mailing. However, the measurements are as follows
Card Base is 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 scored on the 8 1/2 side at 2 1/4 from each end.
The Flirty Flamingo layer is 5 1/4 X 2 (x2)
The DSP layer is 5 1/8 X 1 7/8 (x2)
Inside White sentiment layer is 3 3/4 X 4 1/2
Strips for sentiment are 1 X 3 and 3/4 X 2 3/4
To make the Fun Fold, fold on the scoring lines and burnish the folds. The folds are the same size, so it does not matter which is top or bottom. Whichever one you decide is the bottom, add Tear & Tape against the edge on each side and fold up to make the pocket. There is room for the White inside card as well as a gift card. I left the card attached to the little tag they come on and still had room.
Sale-A-Bration is the Best Time of Year!!
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Before I get to today’s project, I wanted to let you all know that I am doing a Product Share from the upcoming January – June Mini Catalog. Last catalog I only did the paper. This time I am doing Ribbon shares as well. You can email me if you have questions, or would like to order.
Now for today’s project! This is a Corner Fold card that I have cased from The Paper Pixie. Julie did a video on it that is great, as she always is.
Stamps and Dies
The stamping and die cut star are from the Tidings & Trimmings Bundle of products. I am in love with the star! It looks so delicate and elegant. Both of the stars are included in the bundle. For the background of the stars, I repeatedly stamped the image from the Tidings & Trimmings stamp set. This card is actually a quick and easy one to do.
Paper
I used the stamped image to mimic the berries in the DSP. This piece of Designer Series Paper is from the Painted Christmas DSP. The pop of red goes great against the Evening Evergreen, except it is actually Poppy Parade instead of Red. LOL!! The Soft Succulent background star is pulled from the paper as well. The intricate star is cut from the Gold Metallic paper. This is a two pack of Gold and Rose Metallic papers. To make for ease in adhering the intricate cuts, I added the Adhesive Sheet to the Gold prior to die cutting. The adhesive sheet turns the die cut image into a sticker.
Directions
As I mentioned above, I cased this from The Paper Pixie. Here is a link to her video. Click Here
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Simple and easy to make gift card holders are the best. When they show off beautiful DSP, they are perfect. That is what I have to share with you today.
And here is the good part.
Stamps and Punches
The beautiful stars are punched from DSP using the Starlit Punch which is part of the Stars Are Shining Bundle. I love punch bundles! They are so easy to create multiple cards with. And this one gives multiple stars in one punch. I did not use all of them on the front of this card.
The sentiment is from the Stars Are Shining Stamp Set, the other half of the bundle. There are some great sentiments and stamps in the set. This one fit perfectly with my theme. For the inside sentiment I went to the Christmas To Remember stamp set. This set is all sentiments that are sweet and perfect.
I used the Banner Pick A Punch to cut the sentiment. This may be the first time I have used the single point banner instead of the two point one. Also I used the Label Me Lovely punch to make the finger pocket on the gift card pouch. Although it is not really necessary if you want to skip that step.
Papers
This Whimsy & Wonder Designer Series Paper is one of the prettiest papers this year. I chose the snowflakes because the pink looks beautiful against the Misty Moonlight card base. Afterwards I had the idea to punch the stars from the same paper. The bits of foil in the snowflakes are now in the stars as well. And it was a little scrap of DSP that I used, so no waste. There are a few added Rhinestones for a touch more bling!
Directions and Measurements
The card base is Misty Moonlight cut to 4 1/4 X 5 1/2
The DSP layer is 4 X 5 1/4
The accordion folded White piece is cut 4 1/4 X 9 3/4 and scored at 3 1/4 & 6 1/2
The decorated top Misty Moonlight is cut 4 1/8 X 3 1/8
The gift card pocket Misty Moonlight is cut 4 X 2 and then notched using the Label Me Lovely Punch
The DSP strip across the pocket is cut 4 X 1
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Today’s card is another Fun Fold that is a super easy one to make. It is a change to soft Christmas Colors with a touch of Whimsey. This will definitely be one of my Christmas cards this year. I CASED it from The Paper Pixie, Julie DiMatteo.
Paper
This card is all about the paper! The gorgeous Whimsey & Wonder Designer Series Paper is such a WOW! I have now fallen in love with all of the soft colors for Christmas in place of the traditional ones. The Blushing Bride card base is pulled from the beautiful paper. And both pieces of the DSP you see are from the Whimsey & Wonder.
Stamps and Dies
All of the stamps used, with the exception of one, are included in the Whimsical Trees stamp set. I really love the sweet sentiment on the front. It is larger than most front sentiments, but it fit perfectly and is so sweet! The raised swirl is in the stamp set and has a matching die that I used to cut it out with.
This is a view of the card opened. You can still see the beautiful DSP. The same swirl image as on the front, I stamped on the inside as well. Merry Christmas is the only stamp not included in the Whimsical Trees. This one is from the Little Delights stamp set.
Directions:
As I mentioned, this is a CASE from The Paper Pixie. It is truly very easy to do, but here is a link to her video. Click Here
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