Welcome to InKing Royalty’s July Blog Hop! We’ve made projects that celebrate the fun of summer and are excited to share them with you today. We are a diverse group, so I know you’ll see a great variety of summer projects. After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
Here is another example of me not having quite the right stamp set, but will make due! I used the Alphabet set to stamp the letters for “Summer Fun” to fit the theme of the Royal Blog Hop. I used a 3-1/2 x 5 inch note card. I just drew two “lines” and then stamped the frame and the letters using our Bright’s 6 x 6 DSP. Added the flower gems and we were done. I have a few hints and tips, though, so see the pics below.
There are a couple of ways to work with the Alphabet stamp set. You can eyeball it. But if you know me, I use templates a lot. So punch out the best label punch on Thick basic white. Make sure you have a little bit of room around the punch for the magnets. Punch out DSP in various colors from the Brights collection. Save the template with the punch. You can use it over and over.
Next stamp the specific border or pattern you want. I just wanted a border since I was using patterned DSP.
Stamp the border and then place your template over the stamped image to make it lines up. It doesn’t matter where it is placed or if it’s wonky. By placing the template where the stamp is, you can make sure it stamps straight every time. Punch out your backgrounds from the DSP. Put them in the template, right where you placed it. I should have taken a picture with the magnet in place so it doesn’t move.
Then do the same thing for the letters. Stamp the letter, place the template right where it will look best with the letter centered or where every you want it. Put the punched out label template and “load” it with DSP that has the border on it and stamp the letter. Comes out right every time!
As I mentioned, I just drew a “line in a curve” sort of like a banner holder and placed the letters evenly across. I used dimensionals so they would have, well, dimension! Put the First and Last letter where you want them and then space them out evenly.
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Emma Goddard at Coastal Crafter
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Jessica Atchison at Stampin with the Atchisons
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
- Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly YOU ARE HERE
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Sheryl Abernathy at Elegant Sentiments
If you don’t have a demonstrator and would like a free catalog, just email me at jandufour@yahoo.com. If you would like to purchase any of the items listed, just click on the item and it will take you to my store, or you can go there by clicking HERE.
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So sweet & perfect bright summer colours
Thanks so much Emma. I’m definitely color driven in most of my stamping, lol. Glad you enjoyed it. Summer is almost gone and I just can’t believe it!
What a great clean and simple summer fun card! Your choice of colors really makes the whole card feel light and airy. Perfection!
I do love color. And our DSP is just so fun to use, even if it was only a tiny little piece! Thanks
Very creative. I love it when we can work with what we have-good job! I love this little bundle!
Thanks Renae. Sometimes you just have to make do!
What a cute and clever card! Thanks for the details on how you did this too. I’ll be putting these tips to use soon.
Thanks for letting me know about the tips and tricks. It’s hard to know sometimes if these help!
I love how you used this alphabet set on patterned paper. What a fun idea!
Thanks, when you don’t have what you think you need, you invent, lol.
Oh, how fun, Jan! I love the banners and the sweet colors/patterns you chose to go with the letters. Such fun!
Thanks Brian. Glad I could make you smile while I’m being awesome, lol
This is just perfect and the colors and banner make a wonderful summer card! Very clever!
Thanks Pam, glad you liked it
Such a great reminder that it’s perfectly ok to stamp on DSP – I often forget and only stamp on plain cardstock! Such a beautiful card!
Thanks Jessica. I got the idea from a card I made maybe 20 years ago, when we had more alpha stamps, lol.
This is such a fun card! And a great way to showcase this stamp set! I love the fun, and bright colors!
Good way to use up the DSP I had hanging around too, lol Thanks
Jan, your card is clever and definitely fits the theme. Enjoy your day!
Thanks for leaving a comment. I’m hoping it cheers everyone up. Maybe a dip in the pool or sprinkler is in order with all the heat!