Welcome to the Families First Pals Blog Hop for April 2017. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our 2017 Blog Hop monthly themes. This month we are featuring projects that are all about our families. This is a great time of year to think about what to make for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or upcoming graduations. And, family vacations are just around the corner… how would you want to remember those special family moments? We hope to provide you with lots of ideas and that you enjoy our creations.
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Thank You for stopping by my blog today. This is an AWESOME blog hop and I am thrilled to be a part of it.
My card is Happy Mother’s Day with the Beautiful You stamp set. I fell in love with this set the first time I opened the Occasions Catalog. The free spirit this lady shows reminds me so much of my Mother, and the saying is perfect for her! So of course, I had to make a card representing that. Mine is not your typical Mother’s Day card. By changing or just removing the “Mother’s Day” at the bottom, it would work for many occasions. And here it is:
Beautiful You, 143657, $28.00
I just adore the Floral Boutique DSP and will truly miss it when this current annual catalog ends. I began this card with the Thick Whisper White card stock. I layered the DSP and then decided it needed a base so I added a narrow layer of Night of Navy card stock. The lady is stamped on Whisper White card stock and I used a sponge dauber to shade around her with Night of Navy ink. This layer also received a narrow border of Night of Navy. When I first started layering the card I had the lady layer on straight. But then I thought “This is a free spirit lady, she wouldn’t be a normal layer”, HaHa!!! So I layered her at an angle. The sentiment is stamped on Thick Whisper White card stock and punched with the 1 3/4 circle punch. The Happy Mother’s Day banner at the bottom of the card is from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. I hope that set never goes away!! It has everything in it. I punched it out with the Classic Label punch and just cut the left side straight to match up the edge.
I hope you enjoyed my card and will continue on in the Blog Hop! Thank you for stopping by. If you like my card, I would love to hear from you.
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We learned this wonderful watercolor pencil technique at our last InKing Royalty Team meeting from Jennifer Spiller. She is such a talented artist! She showed us how to use our framelits in a totally unexpected way. We traced around, or inside, the framelit of your choice with a watercolor pencil. Next you color inside, and this can be light, dark , or in between. Then take an aqua painter and spread the color around. It is so much fun to play with this technique. I hope you will give it a try once you see my card.
The card is so fun to make and is actually pretty quick to make as well. Here it is:
Watercolor Touches of Texture
I chose the layering squares framelits and used the Rich Razzleberry watercolor pencil. You can use either Watercolor paper or Shimmery White card stock for this technique. On this card I did use watercolor paper. I traced around the framelit and then went around it again a littler darker. Next I just took the aqua painter and went to town. To me at least, you should “go outside the lines” ! It gives it a definite watercolor look. I have found that I need to occasionally wipe off the aqua painter because I tend to get too much water. This is just something you have to play with to find your own method!!
Once the square was dry, I stamped the flower from Touches of Texture in Memento Black ink and then the solid of the flower and the splatter are also Rich Razzleberry ink. I did go back with my Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Write Marker and color in the center of the flower. I stamped the sentiment from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set.
I did not feel that this card needed any additional layers. So I just mounted it onto a Rich Razzleberry base card.
I hope this card has given you a SMILE today! Thank you for visiting my blog and I do love to hear from you in the comments.
I think many customers, and myself included, tend to forget about the Host Exclusive stamp sets. Because you can use your reward dollars on anything in the catalog, these sets get lost. I try to remember to remind my customers that these sets are a great Bang for Your Buck! They are discount priced and can only be purchased by the Host. So please give these stamp sets another look before the current Annual Catalog ends. With the new Annual Catalog there will be New Host Rewards sets available.
Today’s card was made with the Host exclusive set Pun Intended. This set is so cute and works especially well with our Note Cards and Envelopes (p.176) for just a quick card.
Today I used this cutie pie set and paired it with the Moroccan DSP.
Pun Intended, 141804, $9.50
It may look wacky, but I intentionally did not center the camera circle in the other one. In my mind at least, it looks like a lens. HaHa, or I’m looking at it oddly!
Anyway, I used Moroccan DSP with Mint Macaron and Very Vanilla card stock. The Mint Macaron circle is embossed with Petal Burst Embossing Folder to add some depth.
OOPS !!! I did not realize until last night that my Friday post did not post! And guess what? It was operator error!! I know, shock, shock . HaHa! I will get the hang of this before long.
Today’s card is made with Endless Birthday Wishes. This set originally came out when Stampin’ Up! was debuting a new set outside of the catalogs.. It was a few years ago. Anyway, I was so happy when this one made the Annual Catalog. It is just such a versatile set.
I have to preface this card with: the Cupcakes and Carousels DSP was the inspiration. I saw this sheet of paper as Rays of Sunshine. Then when I wanted to use the cake from Endless Birthday Wishes it became the bright light from the candles on the cake. For some of you that may be a huge stretch of imagination but it was the little lightbulb in my head. So here it is:
Endless Birthday Wishes, 140273, $16.00
Isn’t that card just a hoot! It says “It’s All About You” and the spotlight rays of light coming from the candles on the cake make me smile. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it and sharing with you.
I have been stamping for several days and am trying to find a different look. That is so hard !! I have needed a few birthday and sympathy cards to mail, but have also been working on my Card Club cards for this coming weekend. Those seem to be the hardest ! Yikes !!! So I decided to back off and just do something really simple. This is what I came up with. Hopefully you will like it as much as I do.
Definitely Dahlia, 139911, $15.00
I stamped the Definitely Dahlia stamp in full strength Peekaboo Peach onto Shimmery White Card Stock. I thought about stamping off first but decided the black ink of Happy Birthday would be able to show through just fine. The picture does not do the Shimmery justice. The flower and even the Birthday have a shimmer to them. I really have grown to love this paper!! You cannot see very well from the photo, but there are Pearl Basic Jewels just above Happy. This card was a super quick one and took longer to cut the papers than to put the entire card together. Yay for quick cards!!
The Definitely Dahlia stamp is another sleeper stamp I believe. It is with the background stamps in the Annual Catalog. But I really do not think of it as a background stamp. Of course it is wonderful for a bold background statement like I used here, or it could be used to make your own designer paper. The Happy Birthday is from the Birthday Blast set from the 2017 Occasional Catalog.
I used the Shimmery White card stock to stamp on and the Whisper White Thick card stock as the card base. The striped paper is from the 2016-2018 In Color DSP. To help the top layer pop a little and to tie in the Happy Birthday done in black, I added a narrow border of black card stock behind the shimmer white. And this is raised up with dimensionals, one of my favorite things.
Today’s card is one that is very versatile, and looks great in any color combination. This combination is a little different, but still pops. I just adore Smoky Slate and Rich Razzleberry is my favorite “Rich” color. The stamp set, “You’ve Got This” is my idea of a full card in one set. You have everything you need without having to utilize other sets as well. That being said, the background design is probably my favorite of any and I use it with quite a few different stamps. What do you think?
You’ve Got This, 139575
The colors are not the greatest in this photograph, but the card is Smoky Slate with Rich Razzleberry as the highlight. I stamped the background with Smoky Slate onto Smoky Slate. It looks a lot darker doesn’t it? The flower is stamped in Memento Black ink as is the greeting.
The trick to this card, or at least my idea of Easy Coloring, is to stamp it on scrap and then just swipe the marker back and forth. It does not matter that you are coloring outside the lines since you are going to be cutting the flower out. And I love the variegated look you get from the uneven coloring. You can make it more or less variegated, whichever is your preference.
I used Rich Razzleberry on the flower petals and Pear Pizzazz on the stem and leaves. The Touch of yellow ribbon is from some scraps I had in my ribbon bag. I added it to help the flower center show a little better. I cut out the flower and adhered it with dimensionals. And there you have it, a pretty simple card to pull together. I have used the exact same layout without the cut out flower and it looks great as well. I usually do that with white card stock to stamp on though.
I apologize for being absent again. I was off for the weekend with some great Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators. We laughed and stamped, and laughed and stamped!! You get the idea. It was a wonderful time that I hope to do again soon.
But now, back to blogging about stamping……This is a wonderful stamp set that I had sort of forgotten about until I found a couple of gift cards I had made. Oh Happy Dance! As soon as I saw it I thought it definitely needed to be inked up again.
What a perfect Spring Time card:
Garden In Bloom
I did a side fold for this flowery garden card, but added a twist. I love to use different folds and especially when you get the opportunity for more stamping! I folded underneath 1 1/2″ from the front. This left the room on the side for more flower garden. It is a different look that I love. I hope you do as well.
I used Pool Party card stock as well as Pool Party for the flower. I did the outlines of flowers and bee with Memento Black. I also did a narrow border with the Basic Black card stock to help make the panels pop. The sentiment is from the set and can be used with many other Birthday sayings, etc. It is very versatile. The saying is cut with the layering ovals and backed with the scallop from layering ovals as well.
The layering measurements are:
Basic Black = 3 5/8 x 3 7/8, and the small is 1 3/8 x 3 7/8
Whisper White = 3 1/2 x 3 3/4 , and the small is 1 1/4 x 3 3/4
Please remember that Sale-A-Bration is ending in a few days. These are the items available while they last. The additional Designer Series Paper, Washi Tape, and Embossing Folders were just added this week. If you have any questions please let me know. You can contact me to place an order or press the “Shop” button at the top of the page.
Today’s card is a cute card that emphasizes Stampin’ Up!s amazing Designer Series Paper. One of the great thing about the paper is that it all coordinates without you having to worry about it. And here it is:
I made this card for a sweet friend, and fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, Julie DiMatteo. She has helped me with so many things! Plus she has a great blog with many 3-D items. Her blog is http://thepaperpixie.com/ .
This bright and cheerful Thank You is also a super simple card to make. The Fruit Stand DSP has so many colors to pull from. I chose the Watermelon Wonder for the base and then both sides of the same sheet of DSP. I felt like it needed a border to break all the color though, so I added very thin layers of black to frame each of the DSP layers.
The 2015-2017 In Colors will be retiring with the new catalog. Watermelon Wonder is one of those. So basically you have until the end of May to order the five colors. I am so going to especially miss Mint Macaron! If you have been a SU customer, you know that the retiring In Colors tend to sell out before the new catalog arrives. So if you do have a favorite and need the re-inker or some extra card stock, you really should order now to insure that you are not left out.
Please do not forget that Sale-A-Bration will end in a couple of weeks (March 31) and you never want to pass up FREE stuff! So if you order the retiring colors now it might help you reach the magic $50.00 for FREE SAB items. A win/win……
Thank you for visiting my blog today. I very much appreciate your comments. And if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
For me at least, Birthday cards are my most made and mailed cards. And that is wonderful!! Birthday cards are Happy and Smile cards. This Cool Treats is a super stamp set for all ages. It is definitely a keeper!
Cool Treats, 142982, $27.00
I am going to be so sad to see Mint Macaron go away. It has become a favorite of mine. I used the Softly Falling Embossing Folder to continue with the “sprinkles” aspect of the card. Even with the different products used, this card came together quickly. The Layering Ovals Framelits and the Stitched Shapes Framelits are perfect to frame the ice cream. The smaller of the Pearl Basic Jewelry is great for the sprinkles on the ice cream.
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s March Blog Hop! Today’s Blog Hop is filled with projects inspired by a Spring Celebrations theme. What fun! Stampin’ Up! catalogs are filled with so many great ideas for Spring-themed projects – Easter, birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Spring weddings… 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.
This is my first InKing Royalty Blog Hop ! I am so excited to join this extremely talented group of stampers.
My card today is Hello Spring and is a collage background with the addition of the lovely Dragonfly from the Occasions Catalog.
I love doing collage backgrounds. There is no right or wrong and mistakes do not matter. On this one, I stamped the large leaf in Wild Wasabi ink and then stamped again without reinking. The honeycomb ,which really does not show up in the photo, is in So Saffron Ink. The lacy butterfly, another no show in the photograph, is stamped in Soft Sky ink. The small flower is done is Calypso Coral ink but stamped off prior to the first stamp. The butterfly saying is full strength Sahara Sand ink. I also sponged around the edges of the white with Sahara Sand ink to give it a not quite so bright look.
The “Hello Spring” is stamped in Calypso Coral and the two circles are cut out using the Layering Circles Framelits. I placed some loops of Linen Thread under the circles for a little extra texture.
And the icing on the cake is the beautiful dragonfly. He is cut out of Soft Sky card stock with the smaller of the detailed dragonflies in the Dragonfly Framelits. I also went over his entire body with the Clear Wink of Stella. This gives him some sparkle!
The basic colors of this card are Sahara Sand, Calypso Coral and Soft Sky. There are quite a few colors used on this card, but you could easily swap to your own color preferences. Or you could click on the product links and add these to your collection.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop,
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