Little Ladybugs for The InKing Royalty Blog Hop
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s February Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are enjoying a year of celebrations. This month’s projects celebrate birthdays, so prepare yourself for a wonderful mix of celebratory cards. We are excited to share our creations with you! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list to take a look at more blogs.
My project for this blog hop is a birthday card from the Little Ladybug stamp set. The ladybugs are adorable, and I love the font of the sentiment. Honestly, it was the “Happy Birthday” that attracted me to this set. I love the cursive writing – it leaves a pretty stamped image that looks as if it were written by hand. But, let’s remember the stars of the card, the cute ladybugs! There are several ladybugs in this set, and I selected three to stamp, color and crop.
The Stampin’ Up! materials I used include the Little Ladybug stamp set, Thick Whisper White card stock for the card base, Real Red Card stock for layering, Whisper White card stock for the stamped images, From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper, Real Red 3/8″ Satin Ribbon, Memento Black ink, Real Red ink, From My Heart Faceted Gems, Real Red Dark, Smoky Slate Dark and Light, and Pineapple Punch Dark Stampin’ Blends, and a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker. I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue; you could also use Snail adhesive.
I made a 4 1/4′ x 5 1/2″ white card base, added a layer of 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ red card stock, then a layer of 4″ x 5 1/4″ striped designer paper. I stamped the sentiment in red, then cut the card stock into a small banner. I stamped each ladybug in black, colored with red markers and gray blends, then highlighted with the black marker, and colored the flower yellow. I cropped the images into 1 1/2″ squares, adhered them to 1 5/8″ squares of red card stock, then lined them up on the front of the card. Before adhering the bottom lady bug, I glued a piece of ribbon and the banner to the back of the square. I then added three faceted gems for a little bling, and the sweet, simple birthday card is ready to send.
Here are the products used for this project. Click on any image to link to my online store.
The Little Ladybug stamps can help spread love with fun handmade cards for birthdays, thank you, thinking of you, encouragement, and more! This is an exclusive set available only through March 31, 2020 for FREE with qualifying orders. Host an in-person or online party or place a personal order totaling $300 or more and all thirteen of the stamps in this set will be yours! .
If you are interested in this set (and who wouldn’t be?!), there are now dies that coordinate, aptly called Ladybug Dies. The set consists of 15 dies for cutting ladybugs, grass, flowers, leaves, and a flying trail. Pair the dies with the Little Ladybug stamps to quickly cut out clean images for beautiful handmade cards and other paper crafts.
These dies are part of the limited-time collection of the Coordination Products released to customers on February 4, 2020. Watch the video below to learn more.
Thank you for stopping by today. Please head to the next stop on the blog hop, Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
Please contact me to let me know what you think of the ladybugs, or with questions or comments.
Stamping regards,
Linda K, The Stamp Coach
Thanks again 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
- Sheryl Abernathy at Elegant Sentiments
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Linda Krueger at The Stamp Coach
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
- Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
1-2-3, as cute as can be!
What an adorable card, Linda! I’m so glad you hopped with us today. ♥
Thanks Brian!
I just love those LadyBugs
Thanks Lynn. The ladybugs are versatile, and I like the little ones that are in the set, too.
Love this layout. It is one of my go-to and you definitely made it fun with the ladybugs. Go Ladybug!
Thanks Ann. The ladybugs are sweet. I haven’t used this layout a lot but I like it.
This card is so cute! It really says Happy to me – caught myself smiling when I looked at it!
I am glad you like it. I ant to do more with this versatile set.
Linda, this card is adorable! Love those little critters, and the layout is perfect.
Thanks Candy. I want to do more with this cute set – the dies will be great with it, too.
Such a cute card. You’ve just given me an idea for that stamp set. Thanks for sharing.
I love those adorable ladybugs! You showcased them well on the pretty DSP.
Thanks Robin. I look forward to the next royal blog hop.