Inky Bee Stampers

Welcome back to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! Thanks so much for stopping by! I know we will see lots of inspiration today so be sure to use the links below to Hop around!

My card was created using the lovely Lily Pond Lane 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper and the Charming Duck Pond Bundle. We have a sketch challenge for today’s Hop and this is my take of the sketch.

I chose a floral print from the Lily Pond Lane Designer Series Paper in Pretty Peacock, Peach Pie and Pretty in Pink and adhered a panel to a Pretty Peacock mat, then adhered this to the card front. I created a second smaller panel using a Pretty Peacock dotted print and another Pretty Peacock mat and adhered this smaller panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. This smaller panel was placed at the top of the card front and centered from left to right. A third print from the Lily Pond Lane Designer Series Paper was used for the sentiment label. The sentiment was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink and then the label was matted to a piece of Pretty Peacock cardstock then adhered to the card front using a combination of Stampin’ Dimensionals and liquid glue.

Using scraps of Pretty Peacock, Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie and Granny Apple Green cardstock, I used the Charming Duck Pond Dies to cut out cattails, lily pads and lily flowers. The cattail heads were colored in using a Pebbled Path Stampin’ Blend and then the cattails were adhered to the right of the sentiment label using liquid glue. A single lily pad was adhered at the base of the cattails and the two lilly pads and flowers were adhered in front of the cattails using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The Charming Duck Pond Stamp Set was used to stamp the cattails on either side of the inside panel and lily pads were stamped at the base of the cattails. The panel was adhered to a Pretty Peacock mat, then adhered to the inside of the card.

I repeated stamping of the cattails and lily pads on the envelope front. A piece of coordinating designer series paper was adhered to the envelope flap, and I used a pair of paper snips to trim the excess paper away from the flap. A small Flirty Flamingo Baker’s Twine bow was adhered just to the lower right of the sentiment label on the card front. I added three Pretty in Pink Dappled Dots to the card front to finish up the project.

I can’t decide if I’m more in love with the Lily Pond Lane Designer Series Paper or the Charing Duck Pond Stamp Set and Dies! When I initially saw this suite in the catalog, I thought it was cute but was unsure whether or not I wanted to purchase it. Boy, am I glad I ordered it! I already have another card idea using this suite! If you would like to recreate this card you can download, save and print the pdf tutorial by clicking on the image below.

I so appreciate you stopping by my blog today…thank you! Let’s get back to the hop. You can click on the “Next” button to go to Nel’s blog or click on any name below to go directly to that person’s blog. Enjoy the rest of the Hop!

• 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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May is a Great Time to Join the Stampin’ Up! Family!

Stampin’ Up! is offering a super Starter Kit Special during the month of May! Between May 1-31, 2024, join Stampin’ Up! by purchasing a Starter Kit for $99. Add $125 worth of products to your Starter Kit AND receive the following products 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

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June Paper Pumpkin Kit – Life is Sweet

If you would like to receive the Life Is Sweet Kit in June, you will need to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin no later than June 10 receive this kit. This kit looks adorable!

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 Life is Sweet Kit:

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
• Iridescent glimmer sentiments and precut paper pieces
• Vellum accents, iridescent pearls, and linen thread
• Coordinating colors: Poppy Parade, Peach Pie, Lemon Lolly, Shy Shamrock (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Pool Party, Pretty In Pink
• Features the new 2024–2026 In Colors!

You can view the current Paper Pumpkin flyer by clicking here!

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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Two New Kits Added to the Kits Collection!

Stampin’ Up! had 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…

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

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 Host Code

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