Welcome to InKing Royalty’s February Blog Hop! This year’s hops are inspired by our favorite shapes and favorite colors – today’s projects showcase some of Stampin’ Up!’s amazing shades of red. 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 idea for today’s theme was to show how well the Stampin’ Up! color products look together. One of my main love’s of Stampin’ Up! is color coordination and this card shows that with Sweet Sorbet. Of course I had to add in some additional colors as well. And a bit of a Fun Fold to go along.
Stamps
Besides the colors, the stamp set is definitely a star of this card. Both the focal image and the side image are from the Scenic Garden Stamp set. This is a Sale-A-Bration set and a beautiful one. With flowers blooming all around in nature, I decided to have them blooming on my card. The stack of planter pots is one image and is stamped using Tuxedo Memento Black Ink. There are a variety of colors used to bring these flowers to life. They are all Stampin’ Blends and listed at the bottom of the page in the Supply List. I will say the flowers are Sweet Sorbet and Flirty Flamingo for the softer pink ones.
To finish the Book Fold edge of the card, I used a second stamp from Scenic Garden set. It fit perfectly on the “spine” of the book fold. And it is colored the same as the flowers in the pots.
Papers
My first thought on the “Red” Theme is this Sweet Sorbet. It is a softer Red and does not have a lot of orange to it. A perfect tone of color! I paired it with a piece of the Country Gingham Designer Series Paper also in Sweet Sorbet. As you can see, the two piece pair beautifully together.
To make a frame for the focal image, I opted to go with a real Frame. This Granny Apple Green frame is from the Framed Florets Die set. I love the little hash marks around the edge. Plus the green pulls out the green in the image.
Embellishments
To further show off the Book Fold of the card, I added multiple strands of the 2022-2024 In Color Baker’s Twine in Sweet Sorbet and White. This really helps to tie all of the Sweet Sorbet pieces together. And to complete that tying together, I also added a few of the 2022-2024 Matt Dots. There are two Sweet Sorbet and one of Parakeet Party, which matches the Granny Apple Green very well.
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Yesterday Stampin’ Up! did a refresh on the Clearance Rack. There are now quite a few stamp and die sets available as well as paper and embellishments. Hurry Over There and don’t miss these prices!!
Additional FREE Sale-A-Bration Items for February…..
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Not only is SAB all about Free Products, but Stampin’ Up! has really upped the rewards if you choose to join my team.
The regular Starter Kit, I call it the Ultimate Bundle, is 125.00 in product for 99.00. You get to choose all of the products yourself. For these two months of SAB, there are three options for you to choose and the rewards are amazing!
Option 1: The exclusive Boho Blue Mini Machine ($63 ) + your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129 .
Option 2: The original white Mini Machine ($63 ) + your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129 .
Option 3: Your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $99 .
Options 1 and 2 offer you 50.00 more in product and the Mini Machine for only 30.00 above the regular price.
Option 3 offers you $50 more product than the standard Starter Kit offer for the regular price!
These are the best deals I have seen. If you are interested, please reach out to me and let’s chat about it.
HOST CODE
My February Host Code is FCF2FJVJ. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program. You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.
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.
The Beautiful Thistle Bundle is one that I wanted because of some great memories. One of my first trips to Europe was to Scotland and Ireland. I remember seeing all the Thistle items in the gift shops and in the countryside. So when it was in the Mini Catalog, I knew I had to have it.
Beautiful Thistle Bundle
This pretty bundle has a variety of thistle stamps and greenery as well as some wonderful sentiments. The matching dies will cut out the thistle images, as well as pieces to create your own thistle. That is what I have done. I may have taken some color liberties with my thistle, but that is fine. The details on both the Highland Heather flower and the Soft Succulent neck are really pretty and add to the images without a need for stamping. I did keep the stem fairly simple and a darker shade using Evening Evergreen for it.
Papers
With knowing I was making a Purple thistle, I looked for paper that would fit as a background and have appropriate colors. This piece was found in the Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper. It is a Free one with Sale-A-Bration. And if it is sold out, there are a couple of options in the papers in the Annual Catalog.
By pulling from this piece of DSP, I went with Sahara Sand as the card base. Then added a layer of Gorgeous Grape for a deeper purple. These colors all work wonderfully with the shades in the DSP piece.
Sentiment and Embellishments
Having said there are great sentiments in the Thistle set, I chose a fun birthday greeting from the Charming Sentiments Bundle. This is a set of all sentiments with matching Sentiment Silhouette Dies that cut around each of the sentiments. I love that look. To continue with the colors in the paper, I chose So Saffron as the sentiment layer. And stamped the sentiment using Orchid Oasis. It is another Purple option.
To finish the card, you know I needed a bit of bling. This time I chose to use the Elegant Faceted Gems. Because of the watercolor look of the paper I thought they were a perfect choice. The clear drops could be water drops, and are scattered around.
Thank you for stopping by today! I hope yours is a good day.
Additional FREE Sale-A-Bration Items for February…..
Sale-A-Bration and Join Promotion
Not only is SAB all about Free Products, but Stampin’ Up! has really upped the rewards if you choose to join my team.
The regular Starter Kit, I call it the Ultimate Bundle, is 125.00 in product for 99.00. You get to choose all of the products yourself. For these two months of SAB, there are three options for you to choose and the rewards are amazing!
Option 1: The exclusive Boho Blue Mini Machine ($63 ) + your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129 .
Option 2: The original white Mini Machine ($63 ) + your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129 .
Option 3: Your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $99 .
Options 1 and 2 offer you 50.00 more in product and the Mini Machine for only 30.00 above the regular price.
Option 3 offers you $50 more product than the standard Starter Kit offer for the regular price!
These are the best deals I have seen. If you are interested, please reach out to me and let’s chat about it.
HOST CODE
My February Host Code is FCF2FJVJ. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program. You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.
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.
I have been playing in my happy space all weekend preparing for upcoming club and class. My mind has actually been creating some fun cards and one of the best is the one I have to share with you. It uses the Thanks A Bunch stamp set from Sale-A-Bration. There is nothing better than a Free stamp set that is a good one!
Stamps
These carrots as well as the sentiment are from the Thanks A Bunch set. The carrots are stamped using Pumpkin Pie Ink and then the detail is stamped using Soft Suede Ink. I tried Pumpkin Pie and stamping off for one layer but it was too light. The darker for the scratches on the carrot look more realistic I believe. For the leaves I did stamp off. They are stamped using Old Olive Ink with a second stamping for the shadow.
Papers
There are a variety of papers mixed together on this card. Having all of the DSP makes mixing and matching both challenging and fun! I started with Pear Pizzaz as the card base. And no I did not use it on any of the stamping. I simply liked the lighter green. The two layers of DSP are both from the Tea Boutique Designer Series paper from the Annual Catalog. That paper has tea related items and florals on one side and fun designs on the opposite. These are both “opposite” sides of 2 papers.
Dies, Punches, and Embellishments
The scalloped edge on the left was made using the Scalloped and Contours Die set. Sadly I do not think to use these fun edging dies very often. I believe it works great on this card though. Because I wanted all of the scallops to show, I left a wider area and have that DSP only showing on one side. The striped DSP piece is showing all around the carrot layer.
To finish the card took some thinking and looking around. I finally decided to add the Parakeet Party Metallic Ribbon around the carrot layer. This added some dimension and shine as well as grounding the sentiment. The sentiment is stamped on the same DSP as the scallops are from. Yes I love this and again do not think of doing it very often! The little oval is from the Double Oval Punch. And the final step on this one is to add some of the Iridescent Pastel Gems. They are fairly light and do not show well in the photo. There are three total, two green and one orange.
Thank you for visiting with me. I hope you have a great day!
Additional FREE Sale-A-Bration Items for February…..
Sale-A-Bration and Join Promotion
Not only is SAB all about Free Products, but Stampin’ Up! has really upped the rewards if you choose to join my team.
The regular Starter Kit, I call it the Ultimate Bundle, is 125.00 in product for 99.00. You get to choose all of the products yourself. For these two months of SAB, there are three options for you to choose and the rewards are amazing!
Option 1: The exclusive Boho Blue Mini Machine ($63 ) + your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129 .
Option 2: The original white Mini Machine ($63 ) + your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129 .
Option 3: Your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $99 .
Options 1 and 2 offer you 50.00 more in product and the Mini Machine for only 30.00 above the regular price.
Option 3 offers you $50 more product than the standard Starter Kit offer for the regular price!
These are the best deals I have seen. If you are interested, please reach out to me and let’s chat about it.
HOST CODE
My February Host Code is FCF2FJVJ. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program. You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.
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.
The Playing In The Rain stamp set is such a fun set that I cannot stop using it. Today I have the adorable happy bunny to make your day.
Stamps
The animals in the Playing In The Rain Bundle, stamp set and dies, are just as amazing as others from Stampin’ Up!. This little guy looks so thrilled to be playing in the puddle. Or it could be that it has finally stopped raining! I know that feeling. 🙂 The bunny and the clouds are stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then colored with Stampin’ Blends. All of the colors are listed in the Supply List at the bottom of the page. One thing about this image that I love is that I remembered it is ok to stamp off the page. The clouds did not all fit and that is fine!
The only die used was for the umbrella. There are a lot of dies in this bundle, but I only needed the one here. Placing the umbrella over the edge of the focal layer makes it stand out a bit more. Especially since it is colored similar to the rain jacket. Plus it gives a little more texture to the card.
The sentiment is from the Happy Labels Bundle. For the rainy scene, the YAY! expresses the bunny’s happiness perfectly. I also used the Happy Labels Punch to give the ends of the sentiment a little fun. Remember that this is one of the stamp sets that can be purchased in Photopolymer or Cling (red rubber) so pay attention when placing your order for the one you want.
Papers
This fun DSP is once again from the Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper. It is one of the $100.00 options from Sale-A-Bration. And it is definitely a great option with the number of sheets of DSP you receive in this pack. Plus the colors and patterns are bright and perfect for Spring and Summer.
For a change the DSP did not come first in making this card. I knew there would be a Balmy Blue piece in some of the DSP I have. So I did not even look until afterwards. The main choice was the raincoat colors, which determined the card base and layers. Surprisingly the Calypso Coral and Balmy Blue work beautifully together.
Thank you for visiting today! I hope you have a Sun Shiny Day!!
Additional FREE Sale-A-Bration Items for February…..
Sale-A-Bration and Join Promotion
Not only is SAB all about Free Products, but Stampin’ Up! has really upped the rewards if you choose to join my team.
The regular Starter Kit, I call it the Ultimate Bundle, is 125.00 in product for 99.00. You get to choose all of the products yourself. For these two months of SAB, there are three options for you to choose and the rewards are amazing!
Option 1: The exclusive Boho Blue Mini Machine ($63 ) + your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129 .
Option 2: The original white Mini Machine ($63 ) + your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129 .
Option 3: Your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $99 .
Options 1 and 2 offer you 50.00 more in product and the Mini Machine for only 30.00 above the regular price.
Option 3 offers you $50 more product than the standard Starter Kit offer for the regular price!
These are the best deals I have seen. If you are interested, please reach out to me and let’s chat about it.
HOST CODE
My February Host Code is FCF2FJVJ. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program. You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.
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.
Flowers are blooming all around. So I have a very Springy type floral card to share with you today starring Petal Park.
Stamps
These fun flowers and leaves are from the Petal Park Bundle. It is a Punch Bundle, which I really Love! The punch has the three different flowers and one leaf. And these stamps are wonderful. Besides the three flowers, which are on one stamp, and the leaves, there are two large stamps. The larger ones are the greenery you see on my card. There is an outline and then filler. I used Soft Succulent for the filler and Evening Evergreen for the details. And the flowers are Starry Sky on the details and Fresh Freesia as the filler.
There are no sentiments in the Petal Park Bundle. Coming to the rescue here is the Sentiment Only set of Happy Labels Bundle. This is also a Punch Bundle! Woohoo!! And it is a sentiment only set. The amazing punch is a Pick A Punch with two options for a scallop/ticket look. The scallops are two sizes. I used the smaller one for each end of the sentiment. ***Happy Labels is one of the stamp sets in the Mini Catalog that are available as either Photopolymer or Cling (Red Rubber). Please make sure you choose the correct one.
Tip
The greenery stamp, as well as the floral, are two step stamps. If you look closely you may see that the bottom right leaves are not stamped properly to overlap. I highly recommend out Stampin’ Blends. You see me use them constantly. So I used the Light Soft Succulent to color in the area that did not stamp inside the outline. And I love it! Please keep that in mind when you have a bit of a miss on aligning your stamps.
Paper
It is very shocking that I did not use Designer Series Paper on this card. That is definitely a rare occasion. I felt the floral scene was pattern enough for a change. So the card base and layer are the “colors” of paper for today. Of course they are used in the floral images. The card base is Soft Succulent with the layer of the Fresh Freesia.
Finishes
I know it seems every card I make uses the Opaque Gems lately. These colored gems come in three sizes and are two sheets of beautiful! On these flowers I spread it between the Gorgeous Grape and Fresh Freesia colors for the flower centers. You may be able to see in the photo that I used two different sizes for the centers.
The final touch on this card is the bright Starry Sky Metallic Ribbon. I love this thin ribbon. It is like working with Bakers Twine in the width, but not nearly as stiff. Actually the ribbon came to be standing on it’s own because I mis cut the paper and did not realize until I was mounting it on the layer!! Oops, but that offered an embellishment moment. And the ribbon on the layer alone seems to be even better I think.
Thank you for visiting today! I hope you have a great day and spend time in your craft space.
Additional FREE Sale-A-Bration Items for February…..
Sale-A-Bration and Join Promotion
Not only is SAB all about Free Products, but Stampin’ Up! has really upped the rewards if you choose to join my team.
The regular Starter Kit, I call it the Ultimate Bundle, is 125.00 in product for 99.00. You get to choose all of the products yourself. For these two months of SAB, there are three options for you to choose and the rewards are amazing!
Option 1: The exclusive Boho Blue Mini Machine ($63 ) + your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129 .
Option 2: The original white Mini Machine ($63 ) + your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129 .
Option 3: Your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $99 .
Options 1 and 2 offer you 50.00 more in product and the Mini Machine for only 30.00 above the regular price.
Option 3 offers you $50 more product than the standard Starter Kit offer for the regular price!
These are the best deals I have seen. If you are interested, please reach out to me and let’s chat about it.
HOST CODE
My February Host Code is FCF2FJVJ. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program. You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.
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.
Happy Valentines Day to you all! My card is a non traditional Valentine card. But it has a fun and easy technique for a special look.
Paper
The special thing about this card is the Pinwheel. And I believe this particular paper from the Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper in Sale-A-Bration is sold out. Please don’t concern yourself there if you do not have this paper. All you need are two coordinating papers and there are tons of those in either of the Stampin’ Up! Catalogs!
I pulled the two card stock colors from this DSP. They are Fresh Freesia for the card base and background of the pinwheel, and Mossy Meadow for the layer. These are not traditional Valentine colors, but are my preference over red.
Stamps
There really is only one stamp used on the front of the card. That is the sweet “With Love” tag. It is from the Country Bouquet stamp set. Yes, the Country Bouquet Punch is sold out for now, but the stamp set is still available and has many uses without the punch! I love the simple message on the tag.
Extra Touches
Even though the pinwheel is the star of the card, I wanted the rest to be detailed and textured. To accomplish this I used the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder on the Mossy Meadow Layer. Then I wrapped Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon around that layer and tied a bow. The finishing touches are the punched end of the tag. I used the Happy Labels Punch and the smaller of the two scallops and tucked the tag under the pinwheel. Then for the pinwheel’s center, I added one of the Fresh Freesia Opaque Gems . These are great as they come in a variety of sizes.
Making the Pinwheel
The pinwheel has been around for many years and is a simple process. There are a couple of ways to layer the pieces though. What I have done is one of the easiest I think. I started with two squares of Fresh Freesia measuring 2 5/8 X 2 5/8. I used my Stampin’ Up! Grid Paper to help me line everything up. Place the first square down as a square. Next lay the second square over top but in diamond form. You can see where the grid paper helps with getting everything equally aligned! Adhere the centers of these together.
For the DSP part you will need 4 pieces each of 2 different patterned papers. What I used is the front and back of one piece. So I cut 8 and then turned 4 the opposite direction. My main suggestion is to lay them out on the grid paper to decide how you like the papers if one is more a favorite. I liked the floral so wanted it to be top , bottom, and sides.
Having the Fresh Freesia piece makes aligning the DSP squares very simple. You simply allow the same amount of border with each piece you place down. I began at the top floral piece. ***The most important thing is this is the first and last piece! When you adhere this square, only add adhesive on the right of center. Leave the left side free. Now adhere all of the other simply alternating the pattern. When you get to the last one, apply adhesive and slip part of it underneath the first square. That is the reason it was not fully adhered.
Thank you for visiting today and I hope you have a fun day!
Additional FREE Sale-A-Bration Items for February…..
Sale-A-Bration and Join Promotion
Not only is SAB all about Free Products, but Stampin’ Up! has really upped the rewards if you choose to join my team.
The regular Starter Kit, I call it the Ultimate Bundle, is 125.00 in product for 99.00. You get to choose all of the products yourself. For these two months of SAB, there are three options for you to choose and the rewards are amazing!
Option 1: The exclusive Boho Blue Mini Machine ($63 ) + your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129 .
Option 2: The original white Mini Machine ($63 ) + your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129 .
Option 3: Your choice of $175 of Stampin’ Up! products for only $99 .
Options 1 and 2 offer you 50.00 more in product and the Mini Machine for only 30.00 above the regular price.
Option 3 offers you $50 more product than the standard Starter Kit offer for the regular price!
These are the best deals I have seen. If you are interested, please reach out to me and let’s chat about it.
HOST CODE
My February Host Code is FCF2FJVJ. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program. You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.
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.
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