Today is Day #13 of the Royalty Team Challenge. I’ve created a card with the Hydrangea Haven Stamp Set Bundle. This bundle looks like it’s going to be very versatile and fun to play with. The sentiments are really sweet and normally I would use them but I needed a belated birthday card so I computer generated one. The image was stamped with Tuxedo Black Ink, colored in with the Real Red Stampin’… Read More »
Day #12 of the Royalty Team Challenge. For today’s card, I am using the beautiful Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper. I absolutely love the this DSP; so many gorgeous patterns in the paper. Hydrangea flowers were my grandmother’s favorite and if she was alive, I would send her this card. Can’t believe it’s been 20 years she left us. The hearts were die cut using the Stitched Be Mine dies… Read More »
It’s Day#10 of the Royalty Challenge. For today’s card I am using the Always in My Heart Bundle from the Love You Always Suite Collection. This is a gorgeous collection. The elegant images and phrases ensure you have everything you need for love-inspired creativity. The background is from the beautiful Peony Garden Designer Series Paper Since I was out of Basic Gray Cardstock, I used the other side of the… Read More »
The Forever & Always Stamp Set Bundle by Stampin’ Up! combines soft florals with romantic words and phrases. I’m using it for Day #9 of the Royalty Challenge! It’s a beautiful set for Valentine’s Day but it can also be used for other occasion and in this case, I wanted a spring-like card. Samples of Valentine cards using this set: I stamped the 3 images with Crushed Curry Ink and… Read More »
It’s time to bring back some oldies but goodies. The Butterfly Gala Stamp Set was one of my favorite sets when it first came out. So, I’m using it for today’s card and Royalty Challenge Day #8. I think it coordinates beautifully with the Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper. What do you think? The images were stamped with Gorgeous Grape Ink. I then colored the butterflies with the Highland Heather… Read More »
This is Day #7 of the Royalty Challenge for our team. For today’s card I decided to go a little fancy! I’ve been cleaning out my craft room and came across the long ago retired Embellishment Artisan Kit. I was going to donate it since I tried selling it a couple of years ago for $10.00 and it didn’t sell. I see it’s listed on the interest for $20.00 but… Read More »
Day #4 for our team’s challenge. For today’s card, I selected the Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper (again) as the focal point for the card. I selected this sheet from the package of DSP. I didn’t even realize that such a beautiful sheet was in the package until I went through each sheet yesterday when I was working on card #3. I keep this card simple by only using… Read More »
Day #3 of the Royalty Challenge on Brian King’s team. For today’s post, I decided to place the focus on the absolutely gorgeous Like I said, this paper is absolutely gorgeous and I’ve ordered a couple of packs. I love the subtle background on the other side of the sheet. Below is the sheet I selected for my card. I was inspired by a card on page 23 of the… Read More »
Re-create the look of penned drawings with the nature-inspired A Touch of Ink Stamp Set. You can choose from butterflies, hummingbirds, leaves, and more. I’m using this set for the day 2 challenge from our Team Leader, Brian King. I did a lot of masking with this card to create a one layer card front. And I wanted to keep it real soft so I used the subtle colors. Card… Read More »
Inspired by impasto paintings, the floral images in the Fine Art Suite can be used to create a variety of different cards. Add one of the sentiments and you’ve taken your card-making skills to a whole new level. For today’s post, I used the Art Gallery Bundle for my card. I couldn’t decide on a sentiment so I left that part blank. I can add it later. I was inspired… Read More »
