May 16, 2012 | Cards, family, Masculine, Retired List |
The Mocha Morning Specialty Designer Series paper is a perfect match for masculine cards. This card is super quick and easy to make. I used the 1″ square punch to punch out pieces of the designer paper including some of the flocked paper in this pack. It is on the retirement list so make sure to order it soon before they run out. Each square is backed with a piece of Early Espresso punched with the postage stamp punch. Then arrange them on the card base which is Crumb Cake.
I tied a piece of Hemp twine around the card front and tied in a knot. The Hemp Twine is also on the retirement list. The the greeting is in the lower right hand corner. I used “happy father’s day” from the Delightful Dozen stamp set (it is in the new catalog). But this card could be used for any number of things – very versatile. Switch out the designer paper and change the whole look of the card.
Just a quick little shout out to my boys – I’m so proud of all three of them. We were all so impressed by Ryan’s performance at the Spring Band Concert last night – he played in the percussion ensemble and did so good with several key solo and duet parts. Then Tyler went today for training at his new job – he has been gone most of the day – I can’t wait to hear all about it when he gets home. I talked to Kyle – he started his internship job yesterday. They are spoiling him out there – he said they gave him a laundry bag and they’ll do it for him, and they feed them 3 meals a day including any snacks they want – they just have to request it and they’ll stock. A furnished apartment and a bike to ride the mile to work.
Have a wonderful day!
Mar 21, 2012 | Cards, Demonstrator, Easter, Masculine, Occasions Mini 2012 |
My March Demonstrator Meeting was a ton of fun. I wanted to share with you the swaps from our meeting – our theme was Easter, Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.
Anne's Swap
Christine's Swap
Cindy's Swap
Diane's Swap
Fran's Swap
LaRee's Swap
Leishman's Swap
Lisa's Swap
Monika's Swap - and matching envelope made with the Simply Scored and Diagonal Plate
I hope you enjoyed all these ideas.
Feb 24, 2012 | Cards, Masculine, Occasions Mini 2012 |
I have to tell you that I didn’t think much of this stamp set in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini catalog when I first saw it. It is called You’re My Type and includes the type-writer and 6 different sets of words to go with it. But then I saw what other demonstrators were doing with and thought I probably need to get this set – it is actually very versatile and works great for a masculine or gender neutral card. But you can dress it up and bling it up and change the colors and you can even use the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set with it and other too. Now the possibilities are really growing. And I really wanted it – lucky me that I got it free at Leadership!
So this is a quick and easy card (idea from the Stampin’ Success magazine – Feb 2012 issue). I didn’t want to cut out the typewriter so the card front has a Very Vanilla panel and the typewriter is stamped on it using Early Espresso ink. At the bottom of the panel is an Early Espresso strip and then a piece of First Edition Designer Series paper punch with the Scallop Border.
Tie a piece of Early Espresso Baker’s Twine around it. Stamp “a little note…” on Sahara Sand card stock strip and cut to create a banner. I also stamped the words on the paper part of the typewriter image without reinking – so it is just a faint hint of typing. Attach the banner with a brad and then add the whole panel to the front of an Old Olive card.
Happy Stamping!
Oct 4, 2011 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Masculine, UDI Color Challenge |
I finished this card and have it sitting on my desk so I remember to write my blog post. It makes me smile! I keep looking at it and see all the smiling faces and I smile right back. I think I’ll just keep it there all week. Do you want to see it too and see if it makes you smile?
See all those smiling dogs – aren’t they so happy looking? I hope it brings a smile to your day today. This is my card for the UDI color challenge this week – #56. Here is the inspiration picture that we had for these colors –
These are all in the Neutrals Collection – Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla. After looking at the colors the first thing that came to mind was dogs and the fun little stamp in Not So Seriously stamp set. So that is what I decided to use. Then I decided it would be fun to put a big bone on the card. Well did you know that you can make a bone from two hearts and a rectangle – yep you can. That was what I did – I opened My Digital Studio and added two of the heart punches to my page – then I made them bigger and added the rectangle in between. With My Digital Studio I can line them up nicely too – so I made the bone the size I wanted and printed it out to create a template which I traced onto Very Vanilla card stock. Then I sponged the edges with Crumb Cake ink and stamped it with the Wonderfully Worn stamp. That gave me a big bone for the front of my card.
The base of the card is Chocolate Chip and also stamped with Wonderfully Worn. The dogs were stamped on Very Vanilla and watercolored with the Neutrals WaterColor Crayons and an Aqua-painter. I did use the Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write marker for the collars and the spots. I punched them out with the 2-1/2″ circle punch. Then cut a 3″ Soft Suede circle with the Big Shot. Layered those and trimmed off the bottom and attached to my bone. I tied some Crumb Cake seam binding on the side. They still make me smile.
Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. There you can see the creations from the entire design team and add a link to your creation if you decide to play along.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede
- Ink: Jet Black Staz On, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip ink and marker
- Stamp sets: Wonderfully Worn, Not So Seriously
- Accessories: Big Shot die-cut Machine, 3″ Circle die, 2-1/2″ Circle punch, Crumb Cake seam binding, Aqua-painter, Neutrals Watercolor Crayons, My Digital Studio
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Sep 1, 2011 | Cards, class, Masculine, Mini - Love Notes, Summer Mini 2011 |
I hope you enjoyed the box yesterday. Today I’m going to start sharing some of the Mini cards that we created to go in the box. These are all 3×3 finished cards so you start with a piece of 3″ x 6″ card stock and fold it in half. They fit inside the mini square envelopes.
This first card features the Open Sea stamp set and Nautical Expedition Designer Series paper from the Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini Catalog. The base of the card is Not Quite Navy and a strip of the designer paper. Next a piece of Early Espresso and Crumb Cake. The images are stamped on the Crumb Cake square – the globe in Crumb Cake ink and the Anchor is actually Basic Gray ink. Before I attached this piece to the Early Espresso square I added the little Vintage Trinket safety pin. Here is a close up picture of how I did that.
I used the 1/16″ circle punch and punched a hole inside the top of the anchor and another just outside. Then slide the open end of the safety pin through both holes and close it up again. Tie the Early Espresso Baker’s Twine to the safety pin. This design came right out of the Summer Mini Catalog.
That’s it for that one. Now on to the second card for today –
This one features the Button Buddies stamp set along with the Extreme Elements set and the Happiest Birthday Wishes hostess stamp set. The base of the card is Sahara Sand. Stamp the block of dots from Extreme Elements in More Mustard ink. Here is a close up of where I stamped.
There is a strip of Well Worn Designer Series Paper across the card and the greeting was stamped on the bottom. The snail from Button Buddies is stamped on a piece of Whisper White card stock using Early Espresso ink. Punch out with the wide oval punch (I know that is the old name but I just can’t remember what the new name is). Behind that is a punch out of More Mustard card stock using the 1-3/4″ circle punch. On the snail shell I added a More Mustard button tied with a piece of Linen Thread. Cute!
I hope you like these two little mini cards. I have more to come in the next few days so check back again. Thanks!
Aug 29, 2011 | Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, family, Holiday Mini catalog 2011, Masculine |
Today my Tyler is 18 years old! Happy Birthday Tyler! Everyone was home this weekend and we ate dinner at the Kani house Sunday night and then came home for cake (we didn’t eat much of it though because we were stuffed from dinner). Afterwards Greg took Kyle back to GT and Tyler went back to KSU.
Today I wanted to share the card I made for Tyler for his birthday. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do exactly. I decided to look for some sketch ideas and ended up with the sketch at Create with Connie & Mary. I pulled some scraps that were sitting on my craft table from a card I made last week for my KSU class and created this:
And here is the CCMC164 sketch –
My card is turned. The base is Cajun Craze and then I have a Not Quite Navy panel. A strip of Designer Series Paper from the Well Worn collection (works great for boys), and a piece of River Rock card stock punched with the Scallop Ribbon Border punch. Then I wrapped Linen Thread around.
I used the Bring on the Cake stamp set for the happy birthday.Then did you notice the “eighteen” on the side. That comes from a new stamp set called 
25 and Counting – it is a Christmas set that will be out in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog on Sept. 1st. It is stamped in Cajun Craze ink on River Rock card stock and then cut out by hand.
Finally I added two Cajun Craze brads on the side.
I thought it made a nice teen boy card. I hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by today.
The Mocha Morning Specialty Designer Series paper is a perfect match for masculine cards. This card is super quick and easy to make. I used the 1″ square punch to punch out pieces of the designer paper including some of the flocked paper in this pack. It is on the retirement list so make sure to order it soon before they run out. Each square is backed with a piece of Early Espresso punched with the postage stamp punch. Then arrange them on the card base which is Crumb Cake.
