Inky Bee Stampers

It is time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! If you are stopping over from Terry Lynn’s blog or you are starting off with my blog…welcome! We have a sketch challenge for today’s Hop and here is the card I created for the challenge using products from the Lily Pond Lane Suite Collection.

Here is the sketch challenge…

To get started, I selected a Pretty Peacock dotted print from the Lily Pond Designer Series Paper pack and adhered a panel of this to the front of a Peach Pie card base. I cut a second print from the same designer series paper pack – this one in Gray Granite – to 5″ x 2″. A banner was cut on each side of this panel and I then adhered the panel to the card front. Using the Deckled Circles Dies, I die cut a circle from Basic White cardstock (using the 5th from the smallest die) and I masked off half the circle and used a Blending Brush to blend Pretty Peacock ink over the circle.

I used the Charming Duck Pond Dies to cut out the images of the ducks, cattails, lily pads and lily flowers. These pieces were then arranged and adhered to the die cut circle. The mama and baby duck were adhered using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The circle was then adhered to the upper center of the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of white cardstock and adhered the sentiment label to a Peach Pie mat. This was then adhered just below the circle unit to the right of the card front.

On the inside panel, I stamped an additional sentiment, then used the two-step stamps from the Charming Duck Pond Stamp Set to stamp the cattails onto the lower corner in Granny Apple Green and Pebbled Path inks. I also stamped the frog and lily pad image to the right of the cattails and used Stampin’ Blends to color in the image. I lightly blended Pretty Peacock ink at the base of the stamped images to give the appearance of water. The panel was then adhered to the inside of the card base.

I repeated stamping of the cattails onto the envelope front and lightly blended Pretty Peacock ink over the base of the stamped image. A coordinating piece of designer series paper was adhered to the envelope flap and I used my paper snips to trim the excess paper away from the flap. I used a Peach Pie Stampin’ Blend to color in a short length of white Baker’s Twine and tied this into a small bow. The bow was attached just above the sentiment label on the card front using a Mini Glue Dot. Several Gray Granite Dappled Dots were adhered to the card front to finish up the project!

I had an absolute blast playing with the Charming Duck Pond Bundle and I’m looking forward to creating more cards with this set! If you would like to recreate this card you can download, save and print the pdf tutorial by clicking on the image below.

I hope you enjoyed my card for the Hop today…I sure did have a good time creating it! I want to thank you for stopping by! Let’s get back to the Hop! You can click on the “Next” button below to go to Amy’s blog and the top of the blog hop list, or you can click on any name on the list to go directly to that person’s blog. Enjoy!

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

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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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Two New Kits Added to the Kits Collection!

Stampin’ Up! has added two new kits to their Kits Collection – the Hello Hollyhocks Kit and the City Sights Kits. Both are beautiful!

You can check out the unboxing video for the Hello Hollyhocks Kit below…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=aXZ5zvWd5Hw%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26fs%3D1%26hl%3Den%26autohide%3D2%26wmode%3Dtransparent

And here is the unboxing video for the City Sights Kit…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=hWGxANIxm-s%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26fs%3D1%26hl%3Den%26autohide%3D2%26wmode%3Dtransparent

If you would like to check out these two new kits, or any of the other kits in the Kits Collection, head on over to my online store by clicking here.

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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.