Inky Bee Stampers

It is Thursday and time once again for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! If you are stopping by from Terry Lynn’s blog or you are starting with my blog…welcome and thanks for being here! I know we’re going to see some great inspiration today in the Hop so be sure to use the links provided below to check out all of the blogs.

We have a Color Challenge for today’s Hop. I have a W Fold Father’s Day card to share with you today! This card was created using the Adventurous Sky Bundle and the Take to the Sky 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. These products are now available in the online store!

Here is the Color Challenge for today’s Hop. I used all five colors from the challenge on my card.

I started off with a card base in Night of Navy measuring 11″ x 4-1/4″ and scored this at 5-1/2″. I also cut the W Strip for the inside of the card in Boho Blue. This strip measures 11″ x 1-1/2″ and was scored at 2-3/4″, 5-1/2″ and 8-1/4″ I selected two different prints for the large panels on the card. The multi-plane print panel was adhered to the card front and the cloud print panel was adhered to the left section on the inside of the card base. I added a white stamped cardstock panel to the right section of the inside of the card. I then attached the W Strip to the inside of the card. The W Fold is perfect for creating a display card!

After attaching the W Strip to the inside of the card, I then focused on creating the four small panels that will sit on the strip. I used the same cloud patterned designer series paper for three of the panels and adhered these small panels to Night of Navy mats, then adhered them to the W Strip. The fourth panel on the inside of the card serves as the inside sentiment. I stamped the sentiment onto the panel in Copper Clay ink, matted the panel to Night of Navy, then adhered this to the W Strip. The three cloud panels were decorated with die cut clouds and a small plane!

Focusing my attention to the card front, I cut a tag from the Take to the Sky Designer Series Paper. I used a small hole punch to punch out the top of the tag then looped a length of Linen Thread through the hole. The tag was then adhered to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Adventurous Sky Dies were used to cut out a plane from Boho Blue and Mossy Meadow cardstock and a propeller in Cooper Clay was added to the front of the plane. The plane was adhered to the card front using a combination of liquid glue and Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sentiment was added to the card front and sits across the tag and slightly overlaps the plane.

The envelope front was stamped with the rivet image from the Adventurous Sky Stamp Set and I adhered a coordinating piece of designer series paper to the envelope flap to finish up the card. I hope you enjoyed my card for today! This was such a fun card to create and the W fold provides a lot of real estate to show off the designer series paper and die cut images!

Thank you so much for stopping by! If you would like to recreate this card you can download, save and print the pdf tutorial by clicking on the image below. Enjoy!

Let’s get back to the Hop! You can click on the “Next” button to visit Nel’s blog, or click on any name below to go directly to that person’s blog.

• Amy Koenders
• Mary Deatherage
• Jaimie Babarczy
• Karen Finkle
• Akiko Sudano
• Karen Ksenzakovic
• Tara Carpenter
• Terry Lynn Bright
• Carol Buckalew (You are here!)
• Nel Thames

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Come Join the Team! Starter Kit Special in May!

Stampin’ Up! will be offering a super Starter Kit Special during the month of May! It is a great time to come join my team and become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator! When you join during the month of May you will purchase your Starter Kit for $99 and you can add $125 worth of products to your Starter Kit PLUS these products will automatically be added to your starter kit for free:

• 2024-2026 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pad Bundle
• 2024-2026 In Color 8-1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
• 2024-2026 In Color 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper
• 2024-2026 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers

This is a wonderful joining promotion (one of the best I have seen), and did I mention that your Starter Kit will ship for free? You can view the promotional flyer by clicking here.

Here are some additional details regarding the joining promotion:

• New team members may not use their team leader’s shipping address to ship their kit.
• New team members may only pay for their kit using a credit card on which they are listed as an authorized user.
• All orders should be closed by 31 May.
• New demonstrators who submit their Independent Demonstrator Agreement (IDA) before 1 May or after 31 May will not be eligible for this Starter Kit offer.

There are many great benefits to becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator including a 20%+ discount on products, early access to products and being a part of the Stampin’ Up! community! I’m available if you have any questions so feel free to reach out to me at inkybeestampers@gmail.com. I would love to chat with you!

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Shop the Clearance Rack!

The Clearance Rack has been refreshed! You can save up to 60% off select products…but don’t delay…items are while supplies last!

Click on the Clearance Rack image above if you are ready to shop in my online store!

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May Paper Pumpkin Kit – The Best There Is

If you would like to receive The Best There Is Kit in May, subscribe to Paper Pumpkin between April 11 through May 10. This kit includes muted tones which are great for expressing your gratitude and admiration! Subscriptions to Paper Pumpkin are offered in month-to-month subscriptions, or 3-, 6- or 12-month subscriptions and you can cancel or pause your subscription at any time!

Here are the details for The Best There Is Kit:

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper accent pieces and labels
• Woodgrain textures and masculine earthy tones
• Coordinating colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot),
  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige
• This kit coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (Item #163393) which will be available on May 1.

You can view the current Paper Pumpkin flyer by clicking here! Hint…viewing the flyer gives you a glimpse of the upcoming kit for June also!

As an Add On, you can purchase the Thanks and Beyond coordinating dies for this kit! These dies will coordinate with the April, May and June Paper Pumpkin Kits #164397)! The dies help to add dimension to your projects. Note that you must be a current Paper Pumpkin subscriber to order this add-on. Add-Ons are while supplies last.

Subscribing to Paper Pumpkin

Not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber yet? Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin today to receive your very own all-inclusive crafting kit each month. Kits include card projects, tags and gift packaging! When I say the kits are all-inclusive, that is exactly what I mean. You will receive everything in your kits that you will need to complete the projects, including ink, paper, adhesives and embellishments! Click on the image below to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin today!

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May Host Code

Use my current Host Code and receive a free gift from me valued at $8 when you place an order of $35 or more (before shipping and tax). If you place an order greater than $150, do not use the Host Code as you will be eligible for Stampin’ Rewards (but you will still receive the free gift from me!). Use my May Host Code – 7294HGKN.

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Products used to create today’s project that are available now for purchase are included below.