Flowers for the InKing Royalty Blog Hop

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s March Blog Hop! Despite the occasional cold spell or snowfall in some areas, we are well into Spring – and we are ready for the flowers to bloom. We are excited to share our flower-filled creations with you 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.

I’ve been missing from the blog for a while, and I’m glad to be back! Some of you may already know, while others may not – my husband and I are expecting our first child this August, a baby girl!! The first trimester was rough and I didn’t have any energy for crafting – I’m loving this 2nd trimester though!!!

Flowers are another thing I love! I kind of “eased” back into the Crafting Lair and my blog with this project by going pretty simple. Simple is so easy with Stampin’ Up! because our Designer Series Papers are so stunning! I made this care using 2 stamps, a punch, DSP and a few embellishments. I think you’ll enjoy it’s simple elegance!

Here’s how I made it:

Cut & Score with your Paper Trimmer:

• Polished Pink CS – 8.5″ x 5.5″, scored at 4.25″ on the long side
• Basic White – 4″ x 5.25″ for the inside of your card
• Basic White – scrap (approximately 2″ x 3″) for your sentiment
• Awash in Beauty DSP – 4″ x 5.25″ (this will be the focal point of your card, you can cut 6 card fronts from one piece of DSP!)

Stamp Using Lovely & Lasting:

• In Memento Tuxedo Black, the image that outlines the label
• In Polished Pink, “Thank You”

Punch Your Sentiment:

• Using the Lasting Label Punch, punch out your sentiment – the punch fits perfectly around the outline you stamped in the previous step

Assemble Your Card:

• Cut a piece of Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon to approximately 5″
• Adhere this ribbon across the top of your DSP panel, adding some color to the white space (I used some Tear & Tape on the back side of the DSP to secure my ribbon)
• Fold your Polished Pink card base on the score line and burnish with your bone folder
• Adhere the DSP panel to the card front
• Using Dimensionals, adhere the sentiment to the card front, placing where you think it looks best among the garden of flowers
• Add 3 Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins to the sentiment for added bling and interest
• Finally, adhere the 4′ x 5.25″ piece of Basic White to the inside right panel of the card. You may stamp an additional sentiment here, or leave it blank to write your own message

There you have it! A quick and simply, yet beautiful and elegant card!

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Jessica Atchison at Stampin with the Atchisons. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!

Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:

1. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
2. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
3. Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
4. Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
5. Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
6. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
7. Marilyn Jones at Stamp with MJ
8. Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
9. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
10. Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly
11. Joanne Wittington at The Inky Dragon
12. Jessica Atchison at Stampin with the Atchisons

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