It’s Masculine Monday and today’s card features the Rooted in Nature Bundle. It’s a birthday card for my brother Bobby. Well, he goes by Bob, but he will always be Bobby to me. The images were stamped with Mossy Meadow Ink for the leaves and Soft Suede Ink for the trunk. They were then die cut using the coordinating dies called Nature’s Roots Framelits Dies. The background cardstock (Basic Gray)… Read More »
NEW ON TODAY’S BLOG I made two cards with the Sailing Home Bundle. Because I forgot I had the dies, I fussy cut 3 items for my card. A couple of days later I decided to make another card using the same stamp set but changing a couple of things. Again I fussy cut 3 items for that card. Next day I’m looking for a set of dies and come… Read More »
Today’s card features a fun-fold card. I saw a card like this on Pinterest but could not find any instructions on how to make it. So it was a lot of hit & miss for me in finally coming up with a template that worked! I’m also bringing back Masculine Mondays. I have a lot of masculine birthdays in the next several months so having Masculine Mondays will help me… Read More »
What do you do when you are in a hurry to make a card (before the mailman comes that day) – you case it! Which is what I did for today’s card. I saw one by Su Mohr and fell in love the the simplicity of it and the fact that it was a masculine card which I desperately needed! The only stamping on this card was the greeting from… Read More »
Today’s card features the Snow Front Stamp Set. You can create tranquil scenes with this set, whether it’s evergreens with dainty deer or playful cardinals in a winter forest. Since Dylan’s birthday falls on the in February, I thought a winter scene was very appropriate. The mountains, deer and sentiment were stamped with So Suede Ink. The trees were stamped with Shaded Spruce Ink. The sentiment is from Rustic Retreat… Read More »
Today’s post features the Sailing Home Stamp Set. It’s for a dear friend’s husband who is having surgery. The images was stamped with Night of Navy Ink onto Thick Basic White Cardstock. I then ran it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine using the new cute whimsical Stitched with Whimsy Dies. The irregular edges look like they were cut freehand and have cute decorative stitching To finish off the… Read More »
Wish a Merry Christmas to love ones, widowers and the single men in your life this holiday season with masculine Plaid Christmas cards such as the one I created for today’s post. I love plaids! I had a plaid jacket in the 80’s, a houndstooth pair of pants in the 90’s and a tartan maxi skirt in the 2000’s. The plaid is from the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper. The… Read More »
I love combing new stamp sets with our retired stamp sets. In this case I used Snow Front with Country Livin’. The Country Livin’ Stamp Set is a favorite that I will not sell or give away! This card was cased from someone I follow but isn’t a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. She does the most amazing full scene cards. Since I only wanted part of the tree images, I colored… Read More »
I used the Curvy Christmas Stamp Set and Curvy Dies for today’s card. I paired it with the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper, Peaceful Boughs Stamp Set and Beautiful Boughs Dies. The Curvy Christmas Stamp Set and Curvy Dies will be available on 3 November 2020. You can purchase these items until 4 January 2021. I pulled the colors from the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper for this card. The… Read More »
The Rooted in Nature Stamp Set celebrates nature and everything in it. It includes nature-inspired images with all occasion greetings. It also have a coordinate set of dies. I used the Rooted in Nature Stamp Set to create today’s card. I was looking for a simple and masculine card and this stamp set can create some amazing manly cards! I don’t have anyone in mind for this card so I… Read More »
