Let's Go Dukes! - Stampin' Up!® Football Fan

    If you are looking for a football themed stamp set for scrapbooking, cards, invitations or party accessories then the Stampin' Up!® Football Fan stamp set fits the bill!  In addition to some great images you've got some fun sentiments to go along with the sports theme!  I hadn't inked up my set yet so I thought I would get ahead of the fall season and make a card for the college football team we cheer on; the JMU Dukes.  It's my husband's alma mater so we always gear up in our purple and gold and get a good "Goooooo Dukes!" in!  

  A great companion bundle to use with the Football Fan stamp set is the soccer themed Match Day.  The whistle, cone, grass and trophy die cuts along with more sports theme sentiments expands the mix and match opportunities!  

  The Just Us Girls challenge of "play" along with the just closed Freshly Made Sketches layout were inspirations for this design.  I started with a piece of Wonderful Match DSP for the background.  A strip of Gorgeous Grape and narrow strip of Golden Glow draw the eye to the main elements.

  It's been a long time since I've done a "polaroid" style element on a card and the running player seemed like a perfect image to use.  I started with creating the frame by using a rectangle shaped piece of Basic White then using a square die to cut out the inside.  

  The player is stamped on a piece of Basic White that is slightly larger than the opening in the frame.  I stamped the image again on a sticky note and fussy cut it to create a mask so I could lightly blend a bit of Pool Party ink around the player for a nice crisp background.  The image is colored in with Stampin' Blends and then the the frame is added and the whole thing is popped on dimensionals.

  I wanted to use some of the fun "accessory" stamps so I used the pennant, ball and fan hand to add a little cluster at the corner of the "photo".  I added the gold strips to the pennant and highlighted the gold on the player with my Golden Glow Shimmer Brush for some fun sparkle.

  The final touch are some 2026-2028 In Color Dots in the corner and on the fan hand.

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Stamps: Football Fan (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black, Gorgeous Grape, Golden Glow, Pool Party

Blends: Highland Heather dark, SU500, Pecan Pie dark

Paper: Wonderful Match DSP, Basic White, Gorgeous Grape, Golden Glow

Accessories: Square die, dimensionals, 2026-2028 In Color Dots

All Star Father's Day - Stampin' Up!® Balloon Festoon

   There is a lot of great inspiration out there right now for masculine cards.  I'm playing along with several challenges today for another Father's Day card.  The colors are from TGIF Challenges, the layout is from Sketch-n-Scrap and the general theme of masculine is from The Paper Players.  

  You might be looking at the title of this post and wondering where the Balloon Festoon bundle comes in...not a balloon in sight right?!  The only stamping on this card besides the sentiment are the stars stamped on the Smoky Slate card base, those come from the Balloon Festoon bundle.  You don't have to use a traditionally masculine stamp set to make an effective guy card!   And a sentiment can be the focal image!

  On the other side of the stamping I used a panel of Nature Walk DSP in a distressed Night of Navy pattern.  To bring in a pop of the Granny Apple Green from the color palette I added a band of retired Dandy Designs DSP.

  The next elements are the skinny strips going horizontal.  I used a piece of retired Country Lace DSP in a subtle Smoky Slate striped pattern.  I topped it with a length of retired Denim ribbon with the end trimmed to match the DSP.

  The sentiment from a retired Paper Pumpkin set is stamped in Night of Navy and trimmed down.  I adhered the strips with dimensionals to a Stitched Shape die cut square and then backed it with a larger die cut square.

  Next, to jazz it up and add some sparkle I punched out 2 sizes of stars from Granny Apple Green glimmer paper and arranged them around the sentiment.

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Stamps: Balloon Festoon, Many Manly Occasions (retired Paper Pumpkin)

Ink: Night of Navy, Smoky Slate

Paper: Smoky Slate, Basic White, Nature Walk DSP, Dandy Designs DSP (retired), Country Lace DSP (retired), Granny Apple Green Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Stitched Shapes dies, dimensionals, star punches (retired), Denim ribbon (retired)

Biggest Fan Father's Day - Stampin' Up!® Match Day

   The CAS Colours & Sketches team is back with a new challenge for you!  This time we are working with a sketch from Rachel that has so many possibilities with the fun tag element!  

 Since the World Cup is about to start and we are a soccer family and Father's Day is coming I decided to combine the two with this great sketch!

  So I originally had the elements right on a Basic White thick card base but I realized after I had adhered everything that the card opened the wrong way!  Duh!  So I cut the front off and trimmed it down a bit and added it back to a Basic White base that opened the correct way!  What can I say, sometimes my card base creases are just too good lol!

  For my tag elements I layered a Basic Black one behind the A Wonderful Match DSP tag.  Some black baker's twine is used for the string.

  The jersey and sentiment are both stamped in Memento black.  The jersey is colored with Blends then die cut and added to the card with dimensionals.  The sentiment is fussy cut and also popped on dimensionals.

  I couldn't resist using a few retired black Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems to add a little bit of shine.  

  I can't wait to see how you use this great layout for your CAS designs.  Remember to keep it clean and simple, minimal layers and patterns with a clean look and lots of white space.  

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 Stamps: Match Day (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Basic Black, A Wonderful Match DSP

Accessories: Match Day dies, (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, baker's twine, tag punch (retired), Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems (retired)

Father's Day Fern - Stampin' Up!® Fern & Flora

   The Fern & Flora bundle is a great pick for making Father's Day card for those nature loving dads out there.  Grab a masculine color combo like this one and start layering elements!

  Crumb Cake is a great neutral base for these masculine colors; Cloud Cover, Night of Navy and Peaceful Pine.  I pulled out my pack of Florals in Bloom DSP for the subtly striped piece in the background.  I was kind of surprised this one hasn't hit the Last Chance list yet as it has a lot of the recently retired In Colors but it's perfect if you want a mix of florals and simple patterns on the B side.  

  I embossed a piece of Peaceful Pine with the Fern & Flora embossing folder and backed it with a Basic White panel.  It's popped on dimensionals and then the stamped and die cut ferns are layered on top.  The stamped fern uses Peaceful Pine ink and then is colored in with the Soft Sea Foam Blends markers.  The stamped fern is also popped on dimensionals.

  The sentiment is from the Balloon Festoon stamp set and is stamped in Night of Navy and then trimmed down.  It's adhered over a strip of retired ribbon.

  The final touch are some retired Boho Blue dots.

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Stamps: Fern & Flora, Balloon Festoon

Ink: Night of Navy, Peaceful Pine

Blends: Soft Sea Foam light & dark

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic White, Night of Navy, Peaceful Pine, Soft Sky, Florals in Bloom DSP

Accessories: Fern & Flora embossing folder, Fern & Flora dies, dimensionals, Night of Navy Bordered ribbon (retired), Boho Blue dots (retired)

Smiles for Father's Day - Stampin' Up!® Capturing Smiles

   This time of year is full of hand stamped card worthy events so I'm trying to keep up with them all and working ahead a bit for the ones I need.  Usually I'm a last minute stamper but I'm trying to be more organized by looking ahead on the calendar.  Up next for me is Father's Day and I thought the fun camera and film strip in the Capturing Smiles bundle would be a great masculine card.

 I started with some 2026-2028 In Color Painted Patterns DSP in a striped Peaceful Pine pattern.  I wanted to use some of the small nature scenes in the stamp set and the green was a good starting point.

 Next I cut 2 of the film strips and added stamped hearts, the sentiment and a beach scene and camping scene after coloring them with Blends markers.

  The camera is stamped on Balmy Blue cardstock with Memento black ink.  I used the Balmy Blue Blends dark marker to highlight a few areas of the camera image and then die cut it.  The lens and lens heart were stamped and die cut and added to the camera.

  I dug around in my retired sentiments to find one that that fit the vibe of the card and came up with Many Manly Occasions from the May 2016 Paper Pumpkin.  I stamped it in Timid Tiger and and trimmed it down to fit the space.  This could easily become a birthday card with a quick change of the sentiment too if you're stuck on a masculine birthday card idea!

  A few retired Faux Glass Dots are a nice simple embellishment to finish this card.

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Stamps: Capturing Smiles (Online Exclusive), Many Manly Occasions (retired- Paper Pumpkin)

Ink: Memento Black, Timid Tiger, Peaceful Pine, Balmy Blue

Blends: Timid Tiger light & dark, Peaceful Pine light & dark, Balmy Blue light & dark

Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Balmy Blue, 2026-2028 In Color Painted Patterns DSP

Accessories: Capturing Smiles dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, Faux Glass Dots (retired)

Nature Guy - Stampin' Up!® Nature's Symphony

   My stampers and I agree that making guy cards can be tough and we don't always have a lot of ideas.  I designed today's card for my last class to give them some starting points for a guy card.  This one shows off the Nature's Symphony bundle and Nature Walk DSP to make non-boring masculine card.

  Layering and texture are great things to incorporate into a masculine card because they add detail without froofiness (that's a word right?).  This card starts with a Crumb Cake base stamped with the Lasting Linen background stamp using Crumb Cake ink; nice detail, no froof.

  Next is a Pretty Peacock panel with 3 graduating sized strips of the Nature Walk DSP; interest and pattern, no froof.  This whole DSP pack is great and you could mix and match many of the patterns to make a variety of cards in this style.

  For texture the Lost Lagoon leaf die cut and Crumb Cake wood plank are added; wood is definitely not froofy here.

  The sentiment is stamped in Secret Sea on a strip of Very Vanilla with the edges torn; more texture.  A length of Secret Sea faux linen ribbon is tucked between the sentiment and plank die cut.  Now a bow would be froofy but a loop is not.

  Metallic embellishments usually work well for a masculine card so a few Faux Bronze Pentagons finish off the details.

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Stamps: Nature's Symphony 

Ink: Secret Sea, Crumb Cake

Paper: Crumb Cake, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Nature Walk DSP, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Nature's Symphony dies, dimensionals, Faux Linen ribbon, Faux Bronze Pentagons

Thankful Squirrel - Stampin' Up! Fluffy Squirrel

   I'm too late to enter this card but the layout is from the TGIF Challenge.  I loved the diamond/squares in the sketch and thought they would make a good background for my fluffy squirrel!

  I started with a Cajun Craze card base, then a layer of Pretty Peacock die cut with the Perennial Postage dies.  I topped that layer with a piece of Very Vanilla embossed with the Forever Plaid embossing folder.  I had that piece in my stash as an orphaned card part so I was glad to finally get it used!

  The diamonds/squares are just Cajun Craze or Pretty Peacock cardstock topped with a Perennial Postage square in Gathering Together DSP in a nice Early Espresso pattern.  The darker parts make the lighter squirrel pop.

  The squirrel and acorn are stamped in Early Espresso and then colored with blends.  It's then fussy cut and popped up over the sentiment banner.  The banner is cut with the Stylish Shapes dies the sentiment is from the long retired Good Greetings stamp set.  It's embossed in white.

  I added a tiny linen thread bow to the acorn and a few Cajun Craze and Gold dots for the finishing touches.

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Stamps: Fluffy Squirrel, Good Greetings (retired)

Ink: Early Espresso, Versamark

Blends: Pecan Pie, Ivory, Neutrals

Paper: Cajun Craze, Pretty Peacock, Very Vanilla, Gathering Together DSP (Online Exclusive)

Accessories: Perennial Postage dies, Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, white embossing powder, linen thread, Cajun Craze & Gold dots 

Beautiful Father's Day - Stampin' Up!® Beautiful Motifs

   I've been using the Beautiful Gallery Suite a lot lately because it works for so many kinds of cards.  I made this card for one of my father-in-laws for Father's Day.  I was going for a peaceful nature-y/outdoors/plant kind of card since that's his vibe.  I think it turned out just right! What do you think?

I started with a piece of Beautiful Gallery DSP adhered to the card base.  The paper is so beautiful I didn't wanted to cover it all up so I made an open frame with the Textured Notes dies as I could make it thinner than the frames in the coordinating Gallery Blooms die set.  I used Basic Beige for a nice neutral cardstock.

Next I brushed some Mossy Meadow ink onto a piece of Basic White and cut out the fern.  Then the flower stalk is die cut in Crumb Cake cardstock.  I blended a little bit of Peach Pie ink onto the flower.  I adhered these along the side of the frame.

A Spotlight on Nature die circle in Mossy Meadow is stamped with the damask stamp and is then popped on dimensionals over a bit of Basic Beige Classic ribbon.

The retired sentiment is stamped in Mossy Meadow and trimmed to fit on the circle. A few adhesive backed texture dots are the perfect embellishment to finish this design.  Swap out the sentiment for anything you need as this works as an all occasion card too!

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Stamps: Beautiful Motifs, Something to Celebrate (retired)

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Peach Pie

Paper: Beautiful Gallery DSP, Basic Beige, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Basic White

Accessories: Textured Notes Dies (Online Exclusive), Gallery Blooms dies, Spotlight on Nature dies, Basic Beige Classic Ribbon, Adhesive-backed Texture Dots

Poppin' Father's Day - Stampin' Up!® Poppin' By

   After preparing for my my last 2 events I realized that I had A LOT of new floral stamp sets and not a whole lot else.  Stampin' Up! carries quite a variety when it comes to styles and themes but not much of that variety made it's way into my shopping cart recently so I had to do what any good Stampin' Up! demonstrator does for the good of her customers (wink wink) and buy some more stamping supplies!!  I got the new Poppin' By bundle for something very much non-floral!  Father's Day was the perfect time to get it inky especially with the dad joke puns!

 I used a bit of retired Pattern Party DSP for the fun background and then added a band of Real Red embossed with the Glass & Garden embossing folder.

 Next I stamped the popcorn box twice, once in Real Red and a second time in Daffodil Delight and fussy cut the top and bottom and put them together on a Stitched Shape circle adhering them with dimensionals.  Some fun die cut glasses are added.

  I die cut a few pieces of popcorn in Basic White then lightly brushed the edges with Daffodil Delight ink to make them buttery.  They are adhered to the card front with dimensionals.

  The sentiment is stamped in Memento Black and die cut with the smallest Party Banners dies.  A black baker's twine bow is the final touch for the front of this card.  On the inside I stamped a Father's Day greeting.

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Stamps: Poppin' By (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Memento Black

Paper: Real Red, Basic White, Basic Black, Flowers and More DSP (retired)

Accessories: Poppin' By dies (Online Exclusive), Garden & Glass embossing folders, dimensionals, black baker's twine

Striped Scrap Background - Stampin' Up!® Sharing Loving Crafting

   I'm getting in under the wire to enter this card into the challenge gallery.  The Inspired By challenge has this lovely inspiration photo (see the end of my post) with just gorgeous colors and/or a fun layout.  I didn't stray at all from either the colors or layout, just flipped the stripes to the other side of the card.  I thought it makes for a fun scrappy background and the colors seem to lend themselves to a guy card so that's what I'm going for.

  Nothing to this one but scraps torn to different lengths, a white embossed sentiment on a black circle and a few sparkly black gems.

  One thing I would do differently is to check to make sure all my scraps are squared up before adhering them to the card front.  Somewhere along the way one of the layers isn't quite square and then the rest just send up a little slanted.

 But I love cards that use up the skinny scraps that I just can't seem to part with and this one is as easy as can be!  I added a birthday sentiment on the inside as I'm always low on guy birthday cards.

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Stamps: Sharing Loving Crafting

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic Black, Blueberry Bushel, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Peach Pie

Accessories: Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems

Retro Birthday Message - Stampin' Up! Tune In

   The Tune In bundle is for you if you need a stamp set that has fun vibes for birthday cards and that works well for those hard to create for guys in your life! And that wide open TV screen can accommodate so many other sentiments so you can make a variety of cards not just birthdays!

  This one starts with a neutral card base in Basic Beige, then a layer of Pretty Peacock embossed with the Dotted Circles embossing folder.

  2 narrow strips of Crushed Curry cardstock create and anchor for the TV placement as well as bring in another color to add to the retro palette.  The TV is stamped in Copper Clay onto Copper Clay cardstock and is then die cut.  

  The sentiment and antennae are stamped in Pretty Peacock on Basic Beige and the electricity bolts are stamped in Crushed Curry on Basic Beige as well.  All of these are die cut and added to the card front.  The antennae is colored in with a Copper Clay blends marker.  Various elements are popped up on dimensionals so no flat screen TVs here lol!

  The final detail are the 2 adhesive-backed texture dots that are added to the TV knobs.

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Stamps: Tune In

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Copper Clay, Crushed Curry

Blends: Copper Clay light

Paper: Basic Beige, Pretty Peacock, Crushed Curry, Copper Clay

Accessories: Tune In dies, dimensionals, Dotted Circles embossing folders, adhesive-backed texture dots

Retro Vibe Father's Day - Stampin' Up! Tune In

   I needed to get a variety of Father's Day cards made before I left for my trip last week and I hadn't used my Tune In bundle yet and it was high time it saw some ink (this bundle is on sale for an extra 10% off until June 30.  Don't wait to order your set!!).

  I pulled out what I thought worked for a masculine color combination; Azure Afternoon, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray and Smoky Slate.  The card front is covered in a piece of Country Lace DSP in a very non-lacy almost twill like pattern in Smoky Slate.

  I used one of the Tune In dies to cut out the accent shapes along the side.  The die cuts out 5 of the shapes so I just cut several times in each color then mixed and matched as I went down the line.

  The tv is stamped in Azure Afternoon ink onto the same paper.  I used my Blends marker to highlight around the screen and fill in the legs for extra detail.  I stamped the antennae in Basic Gray and cut it and the knobs out and added them to the tv.  The screen is cut out and replaced with another one on which I stamped off some of the retro stars from the set.  I stamped the sentiment in Pumpkin Pie right over the top.  The whole piece is then popped up on the card front with dimensionals.

  I like the way you can add a lot of different sentiments to the screen and not just the ones that came with the stamp set; it's a decent size so you probably have a lot in your stash that would work for many different looks.  I didn't really have any embellishments that looked right so I kept it clean; it was for a guy after all!

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Stamps: Tune In

Ink: Azure Afternoon, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray

Blends: Smoky Slate Dark, Azure Afternoon light

Paper: Country Lace DSP, Azure Afternoon, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Basic White

Accessories: Tune In dies, dimensionals

Father's Day Gatefold - Stampin' Up! Gone Fishing

   I was out of town all last week on a family girls trip so I didn't get any new projects stamped but luckily I have a few that I made before I left.  Today's is a Father's Day card but you could easily change out the sentiment and it can be a card for any occasion.  

  I wanted to do a nature themed card for one of my fathers-in-law since he's a big plant and tree guy.  The Thoughtful Journey DSP seemed like a perfect match and I looked around for a fun fold that I could use to really show off a large chunk of one sheet and came across this really easy gatefold that has a large main panel and a skinnier side panel.

  This one takes just 2 scores on the 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" card base.  Score at 1 1/2" and 5 3/4".  That's it!  I cut the panels to match leaving a small border around the edges.  My card base here is Mossy Meadow.

  I used a larger and smaller circle from the new Spotlight on Nature dies.  The larger circle is adhered to the skinny side panel only and then I used some of the Textured Floral dies to add some sprigs.  I used Mossy Meadow, Wild Wheat and Lost Lagoon cardstock as those are colors that are in the Thoughtful Journey DSP.  After adhering the sprigs I topped them with the sentiment circle which is adhered with dimensionals for a nice raised look.

  The only father's day sentiment I had is in the Gone Fishing stamp set so I used that with Mossy meadow ink.

  I dug deep in my retired embellishment stash and came out with a few candy dots from long ago which I added to the edge of the larger circle.

  This is the card opened up.  I added more of the DSP panels to the inside as well as a little stamped flower from the Wildflower Designs stamp set.

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Stamps: Gone Fishing, Wildflower Designs

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Paper: Mossy Meadow, Basic White, Thoughtful Journeys DSP, Wild Wheat, Lost Lagoon

Accessories: Spotlight on Nature dies, Textured Floral dies, dimensionals, candy dots (retired)

Heartfelt Journey - Stampin' Up! Heartfelt Hexagons

   In this busy season I have completely been slacking on posting projects!  I haven't even finished sharing the projects that we made at a private class a customer hosted a few weeks back!  The class was held just a few days before the new annual catalog went live so it was hard to decide what to use on the class projects!  I went with a mix of carryover items and new products.

  The new Thoughtful Journey designer series paper is gorgeous and I paired it with the carryover set Heartfelt Hexagons for a design that shows off the paper and lets the fun hexagon punch shine.

  The card base is Basic White thick, then a strip of Misty Moonlight cardstock topped with a strip of the Thoughtful Journey DSP. 

  The sentiment is stamped in Boho Blue ink and then the frame is stamped in Misty Moonlight and punched out.  A length of retired Boho Blue textured ribbon is adhered to the back and then adhered to the card front with dimensionals.

  A few 2024-2026 In Color shimmer gems are added to the side of the sentiment for a small bit of sparkle.

  This is a great design to use if you need to make multiples and any designer series paper would work.  It's especially good for 6x6 paper because you get 3 panels for 3 card with just a small 1/2" x 6" strip of scrap.  

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Stamps: Heartfelt Hexagons

Ink: Boho Blue, Misty Moonlight

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Misty Moonlight, Thoughtful Journey DSP

Accessories: Heartfelt Hexagon punch, dimensionals, 2024-2026 In Color shimmer gems, Boho Blue textured ribbon (retired)

Toolbox Birthday - Stampin' Up! Trusty Toolbox Designer Series Paper

   I was in need of a masculine birthday card and it just so happened that the Paper Players challenge is having a birthday theme.  It was meant to be!  My birthday card stash is a bit low but my masculine birthday cards are pretty much non-existent so it was high time to get going!  I ended up making 2 versions of this design and just used different tools on the peg board. One to mail out right away and one to keep in the stash.

  The Trusty Tool bundle is a new mini catalog product and has a coordinating Sale-A-Bration item which is the Trusty Toolbox DSP.  Both are really cute and perfect for all those DIYers in your life.  I only used the DSP to make this card and the only stamping is the sentiment.  

  I started with a Copper Clay base and then layered 2 different designs onto the card front.  The top is a plain Copper Clay piece with a dot grid but once you add some tools cut out from the DSP you get a neat peg board look!  So cute right?  I just picked a few tools that would fit in the the space and fussy cut away!

  A Poppy Parade strip covers the seam between the patterns.  The sentiment is another Sale-a-Bration reward called Heartfelt Hellos and is stamped in Lost Lagoon.  I stamped one of the outlines from Heartfelt Hexagons stamp set (found in the mini catalog) in Basic Gray around the words then punched it out with the Heartfelt Hexagon punch. 

  The sentiment is popped up on dimensionals and accented with 2 Copper Clay 2023-2025 In Color dots.

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Stamps: Heartfelt Hexagons, Heartfelt Hellos (SAB)

Ink: Basic Gray, Lost Lagoon

Paper: Copper Clay, Poppy Parade, Basic White, Trusty Toolbox DSP (SAB)

Accessories: Heartfelt Hexagon punch, dimensionals, 2023-2025 In Color dots

Inspired by Step - Stampin' Up! Sentimental Park

   I was recently in Asheville, NC and visited the Asheville Art Museum and enjoyed a few hours taking in all kinds of art.  I'm always in awe of people who can paint and sculpt and carve and I'm so glad they share those talents with the world!  One of the paintings that caught my eye was Step by Kenneth Noland with its chevrons and rich colors.  I snapped a quick photo as I thought it might provide me with some stamping inspiration in the future.  The current CAS Colours & Sketches challenge popped up and I figured why not?

  The challenge shared 2 of the 3 painting colors so I went with it and did my version in card form.  I started with a Very Vanilla thick card base, then a layer of Very Vanilla.  I die cut 3 squares with the largest of the Stylish Shapes square dies and then cut out the centers with a smaller square die so I got the stitchd details on the inside and the outside of the frame.  I adhered each point getting smaller as I got to the Wild Wheat (if you know, you know!).

  I trimmed off the excess portions of the squares to make them chevrons then ran the whole panel through my die cutter using the retired Subtle embossing folder.  I love this texture and especially for this design it's almost like a canvas.

  The final bit is the sentiment from Sentimental Park stamp set stamped in Pecan Pie.  I wanted something very small and subtle in a clean font as anything else wouldn't have complemented the style.

  Here is my inspiration:

Step, 1965 - Kenneth Noland - Asheville Art Museum

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Stamps: Sentimental Park

Ink: Pecan Pie

Paper: Very Vanilla thick, Very Vanilla, Pecan Pie, Cajun Craze, Wild Wheat

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, Subtle embossing folder (retired)

Fishing Vest - Stampin' Up! Gone Fishing

   I'm always on the lookout for fun folds to teach at my monthly classes and I came across a fishing vest card that I tweaked a bit and made it my own to use in class this month.  The Gone Fishing bundle has been fun to use and making this card is no exception!

  And I was so happy to find a use for Wild Wheat!  It's not my favorite In Color but definitely works for this outdoorsy fishing vest look!  And the plaid pockets!!?  I'm just waiting for LL Bean or Orvis to want to use this card as inspiration for a line of gear!  

  Check out the video tutorial for all the details and watch me make the card, bumbles, goofs and all!  It's real life stamping for sure!

  

  Here are the step by step instructions as well if you prefer.

• Score 8 ½” x 5 ½” card base at 2 ⅛” & 6 ⅜”

• Fold score lines in to make 2 flaps

• With flaps closed - At the bottom corner of the card measure in ¾” from the corner and up from the corner ¾”, mark with a pencil

• Repeat with the other bottom corner

• Line up pencil marks in paper trimmer and trim off bottom corners 

• At the top of the card measure from the opening over 1”  onto the flap and mark with a pencil

• Repeat with on the other side

• At the opening, measure down the flap 1 ½” and mark with a pencil

• Repeat on the other side

• Open flaps and line up the pencil marks in the paper trimmer and trim of corner of the flap. Repeat on other side

• Use Arm Hole template to trace half circles onto your card front

• Use scissors to trim armhole openings

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Stamps: Gone Fishing

Ink: Wild Wheat, Pebbled Path, Boho Blue

Paper: Wild Wheat, Very Vanilla, Let's Go Fishing DSP, Boho Blue, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path

Accessories: Gone Fishing dies, Countryside Corners dies, linen thread

Masculine Leaves - Stampin' Up! Layering Leaves

   I've fallen off track with trying to post a masculine card each Tuesday and calling it Testosterone Tuesday but it's not too late for today.  Hopefully these colors or layout will inspire you when you need to make a guy card and just don't know where to start!

  I used the new Layering Leaves stamp set which is a great mix of sentiment stamps and some leaf/branch images that coordinate with the Bough punch.  I loved the font on the sentiments and you can't go wrong with some elegant and classic leaves.

  I decided to put some of the new/returning colors together for a nice masculine look.  The card base is Early Espresso.  The next layer is a piece of Very Vanilla cut with the Countryside Corners dies and then embossed with the Twisted Rope embossing folder.

  I then used a piece of Very Vanilla to create a base for my the color blocks.  I stamped each one with the same color ink and then adhered the strip to the base and then die cut the panel with the next smallest Countryside corner die.

  Each color was then used with the open leaf branch stamp and stamped in Versamark then embossed in gold.  I punched them out with the Bough punch then tucked them behind the sentiment circle.  Swap out the sentiment for birthday or thank you or whatever you might need. The circle is popped on dimensionals as is the the whole shaped panel. The Father's Day sentiment is in the Gone Fishing stamp set.

  For embellishments I used some linen thread tied with a bit of retired Misty Moonlight twill ribbon and added it with a glue dot.  A few gold sequins tie in with the gold embossing.

  My father in law is a nature lover so I hope he liked this card!

  All the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Layering Leaves, Gone Fishing

Ink: Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso, Versamark

Paper: Very Vanilla, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso

Accessories: Countryside Corners dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Bough punch, gold embossing powder, Twisted Rope embossing folder, gold sequins, linen thread, dimensionals, twill ribbon (retired)

Masculine Celebration - Stampin' Up! Layering Leaves

   I was making my way through creating the Father's Day cards I needed and the layout at Hand Stamped Sentiments was a great one to show off some texture and DSP!

  I knew that I wasn't going to do too much stamping but wanted to highlight some of the Let's Go Fishing DSP.  The card base is Boho Blue, then a layer of Pecan Pie.  Next is a piece of Very Vanilla cut with the Deckled Rectangle dies and then embossed with the Twisted Rope embossing folder.  

  I cut two lengths of card stock (Boho Blue and Misty Moonlight) with the long narrow waters edge die from Gone Fishing dies and layered them across the Very Vanilla panel.

  A bit of Night of Navy baker's twine is tied around this layer before adding the sentiment circles.  The larger circle is piece of Let's Go Fishing DSP cut with the Stylish Shapes dies and topped with the sentiment from Layering Leaves stamped in Misty Moonlight.

  I fussy cut a few of the fish from another piece of the Let's Go Fishing DSP and popped them up on dimensionals next to the sentiment.

  In Color Dots in Boho Blue accent the sentiment.

  All current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Layering Leaves

Ink: Misty Moonlight

Paper: Boho Blue, Pecan Pie, Very Vanilla, Let's Go Fishing DSP, Misty Moonlight

Accessories: Gone Fishing dies, Twisted Rope embossing folder, In Color Dots, dimensionals, Night of Navy Baker's twine (retired)

Bird's Eye Celebration - Stampin' Up! Birds's Eye View

   I'm trying my hand at a set of masculine colors for the Global Design Project sketch challenge this week.  That wide open panel has a lot of possibilities.  I thought another sweet little bird from the Bird's Eye View would look cute.

  I'm trying to give Wild Wheat a chance and have used it a little bit on this card but it's still giving me Delightful Dijon flashbacks!  I might be traumatized!  I'm just going to focus more on the Boho Blue and Pebbled Path that are also both new In Colors.  I like them a lot!

  This card starts with a Very Vanilla thick base then a layer of Let's Go Fishing DSP tilted on an angle like the sketch.

  Then I cut a piece of Very Vanilla with the Deckled Rectangle dies.  I blended a very light amount of Pebbled Path ink onto one corner and placed my stamped, colored and fussy cut images over it.  I think the bird came out cute but I think the books would look better if I had left some parts uncolored.

  To continue to follow the sketch I stamped an old sentiment on a narrow piece of Boho Blue in Misty Moonlight ink and adhered it to strip of Wild Wheat Textured ribbon and then popped it on dimensionals.

  All the current products used to make this card can be found in my ONLINE STORE.  

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Bird's Eye View, Itty Bitty Birthdays (retired)

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Pebbled Path

Blends: Boho Blue light & dark, Wild Wheat light & dark, Pebbled Path light & dark, Color Lifter

Paper: Very Vanilla thick, Very Vanilla, Boho Blue, Let's Go Fishing DSP

Accessories: Deckled Rectangle dies, dimensionals, In Color Textured Ribbon