April InKing Royalty Blog Hop

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s April Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are having fun with our stamping favorites – our favorite themes for seasonal cards and projects. This month’s projects feature a mix of butterflies and dragonflies – just in time for Spring. 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… Read More »

Masculine Monday – Itty Bitty Birthdays

It’s Monday and it’s time for a masculine card. I paired the retiring Itty Bitty Birthdays Stamp Set with the retiring True Love Designer Series Paper. Surprise, surprise! Did you know there are bold patterns in this DSP? They are perfect for the quick and easy masculine card. I used the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Stamp Set – so true for the recipient of this card. He was awesome… Read More »

Fun Fold Card – Prized Peony

It’s Friday and time for a Fun Fold Card! For today’s projects, I’m using the gorgeous pattern paper from the retiring Peony Garden Designer Series Paper. Before I go into today’s card, I want to show you a mistake I made when not paying close attention to the details on the diagram. I tested the scoring and cutting of this fun fold with the printer paper and thought I was… Read More »

Batter Up! May 2021 Paper Pumpkin

Whether you’re crafting for a father, grandfather, nephew, or brother, we’ve got all your bases covered with the Batter Up! Paper Pumpkin Kit! This month’s kit is the perfect pick for making masculine masterpieces. Then again, we know that grass-stained pants and sliding into home aren’t just for the boys—this month’s kit is a triple threat! Designed with men, sport-lovin’ ladies, and baseball fanatics in mind, anyone would bounce from… Read More »

Forever Fern

For today’s card, I’m using the Forever Fern Bundle. The set is a Distinktive** stamp set; it has a special texture that gives added depth and dimension in a single step, creating photo-realistic images. The Forever Greenery Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! features watercolor patterns and images in a glorious array of green hues. The Forever Fern Stamp Set, the Forever Flourishing Dies and the Greenery Embossing Folder are carrying… Read More »

Clearance Rack Refresh – starts tomorrow!

ORDER YOUR FAVORITES QUICKLY!  The Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack is scheduled to be refreshed tomorrow, April 13, with oodles of additional products at BIG discounts!  Discounted products sell quickly and are ONLY AVAILABLE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.   Shop the clearance rack by clicking here!  Clearance Rack Refresh starts tomorrow April 13. hanks for stopping by today If you should need any supplies, please visit my online store or contact me at (479) 644-3318 or rachelbrumley@cox.net. If your order is… Read More »

Masculine Monday and Saying Goodbye to Rooted in Nature

The Rooted in Nature Stamp Set and Nature’s Roots dies are just one of Stampin’ Up!’s many amazing sets that can be used for masculine cards and in this case, a masculine sympathy card. Today’s card is for the son of my girlfriend from high school. He lost a close co-worker recently and I wanted to let him know I was thinking of him. The background panel is Basic White Cardstock which was… Read More »

Fun Fold Friday and Saying Goodbye to Country Home

It’s Friday and time for a fun fold project. It’s also time to say goodbye to the Country Home Stamp Set which will retire on 3 May 2021. I do not know what this fold is called but I’ll call it a Diagonal Fold. If anyone know the official name, please let me know. I’d appreciate it. I got the idea for the coloring and layout from Alisa Tilsner. Though… Read More »

Favorites are retiring

Today’s post features some of my favorites on the retirement list from the Stampin’ Up! 2020-2021 Annual Catalog.  Don’t forget that retiring items are available while supplies last or until 3 May 2021!  Snag them now!  Products can and do sell out quickly and I don’t want you to lose out. The following items used in making the above cards are retiring so if you want to buy any of… Read More »

A Yellow Cardinal? Wait, what?

Fun fact: “There’s only about 10 or 12 yellow cardinals in the eastern U.S. and eastern Canada in any given year compared to 50 million or more red cardinals. Though yellow cardinals have been spotted in several states, including Alabama, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, the probability of you spotting one is 1 in a million! I wanted to use the Toile Christmas Stamp Set one more time before it retired but… Read More »