Moon Lake Meets Wetlands

Wow! It has been a long time since I posted a picture of something I created. It had been a cold winter. I could not stand to be down in my basement for very long at all to create cards or post anything. That was even with a heater running.
I am happy to say that my craft room and computer are now moved upstairs to an unused room, since my children are grown. Now I have no excuse to not be able to post new things on my blog, at least for being cold that is. Now it would be because of being tired from work, watching my grandchildren, or who knows what else. I will try to do better though.
This is a card I had made for my husband in February using the stamp sets "Moon Lake" and "Wetlands." For the background I used the "Hardwood" stamp. Due to the fact that it has been a little while back, I have to guess a little bit with the colors. My husband saves the cards I make for him, so I know for sure I used Chocolate Chip, Tangelo Twist, and Whisper White cardstock. The ink choice was Memento Tuxedo Black. For the coloring I had used the Stampin' Up! Blendabilities, unfortunately, due to quality issues with these Stampin' Up! has discontinued them. I am curious to see if they come out with something else, instead. I hope so at least.

Now, moving on to the tools. Obviously, I used the Big Shot, along with the Oval Framelits. The duck I cut out by hand with Papersnips.

Well, there you have the details. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them. Thank you for taking the time to look. Have a wonderful day.

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Blended Bloom Anniversary Card

Today, I am sharing with you an anniversary card that I had created for my husband. Without the blended bloom flower, it was just too plain for my liking. Once, I added the flower it pleased me. I don't know if you are like that or not. There are times I just do not like a card I created. There are times I have to play with a card with different elements to finally like it. Then there are times I love it.

These are the Stampin' Up! products you would need to create this card.
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, and Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper
Stamp Set: Blended Bloom and The Open Sea
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Tools: Big Shot, Flower Frenzy Bigz L Die, Circles Collection Framelits, Stampin' Sponge, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, and Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities Markers
Accessories: Regals Candy Dots

Thank you for visiting! I do appreciate that you take the time to look and read my blog. While you are here, I would love if you would take the time to leave me a comment.
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Another Great Year Birthday Card

I am sharing with you a card that is pretty easy to make. The most detail is the cutting around the "Happy Birthday to You" saying. The Work of Art stamp set makes such really cool backgrounds. I love how easy it is to use and create with.

Stampin' Up supplies used for this card.
Cardstock: Lost Lagoon and Whisper White
Classic Ink: Lost Lagoon and Pool Party
Stamp Sets: Work of Art and Another Great Year
Tools: Stampin' Trimmer and Paper Snips

This card could be created in a variety of colors! I chose these colors because I sent this one to my son-in-law.
Tell me what you think by leaving a comment. Thanks for visiting!
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The Open Sea Manly Card

This card is pretty easy to make. It is an awesome card to use for any occasion for a man. I did not add a sentiment just for the purpose of being able to use it for whatever reason deems necessary at the time.

Stampin' Up! supplies needed to create this card.
Cardstock: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, and Typeset Specialty DSP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamp Set: The Open Sea
Tools: Big Shot, Circle Card Thinlits, Circle Framelits, and the Stampin' Distress Tool
Accessories: Neutrals Candy Dots and Linen Thread

Have a great day! Thank you for visiting my blog.
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Father's Day Card

Maybe, I need to try to get ahead of the game. I am sorry that I post things after it is already over. The main reason I do is because I do not want the person receiving the card to see it on here before they get it. It kind of takes the surprise out of giving it.
This card was made for my husband. He really likes anchors and the nautical theme. The stamp set, The Open Sea, is one of my favorite stamp sets. It just makes very beautiful cards. There are many stamp sets that I love because of their versatility. These are the type of sets to have and keep for a long time.

Stampin' Up! products used to create this card:
Stamp Sets: The Open Sea, Woodgrain, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Classic Ink: Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Marina Mist, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, and Cherry Cobbler
Tools: Stampin' sponge, Big Shot, Circle Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, 1 3/4" and 1 3/8" Circle Punches
Accessories: Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine and Neutrals Candy Dots

I hope your Father's had a very Happy Father's Day! Thank you for visiting. You are always more than welcome to leave a comment.
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Hexagon Hive Thinlits Birthday Card

Hello blogging friends and Internet surfers. Today, is the first day of spring, but it is gloomy and rainy. We will all be very thankful for sunshine and warmth this year, I am sure. I know I will be.
Well, I have another card to share with you. My husband loves sports. I finally decided that buying a stamp set that was sports related was probably a very good idea. This was the final result. My husband liked it, which I knew he would just because of the sport side of it.

These are the Stampin' Up! supplies you will need to create this card.
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Basic Gray, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, and High Tide DSP
Stamp Sets: Another Great Year and Great Sport
Classic Ink: Basic Gray and Cherry Cobbler
Tools: Big Shot, Hexagon Hive Thinklits Die, Circle Framelits Dies, Stampin' Write Markers Cherry Cobbler and Basic Gray
Embellishment: Candy Dots Regals

This is a pretty fast card to make. You should give it a try. Thanks for looking. Have a great day!

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Serene Silhouettes Thank You Card

Every once in a while someone does something very nice to help you out and doesn't expect anything in return. A friend in our church fixed my computer for me for nothing. The least I could do was make a card. We did do a little something else just because we wanted to.

Stampin' Up! products used to create this card.
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Early Espresso, Summer Starfruit, Very Vanilla, and Soho Subway DSP
Stamp Set: Serene Silhouettes and sentiment from Wetlands
Ink: Early Espresso
Tools: Big Shot, Oval Framelits, Decorative Label Punch, and my trusty Stampin' Sponge

Unfortunately, the picture does not do this card any justice. It was much nicer to see in person than this. Sorry about that.
Have a great week. I will try to post again, within the week. Thanks for stopping by!

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Manly Sketched Birthday Card

Today's card you see was stamped with the stamp set called, "Sketched Birthday." You can use this stamp set for all ages and genders. That makes a stamp set very versatile, which means a lot more use. When picking out stamp sets, I try to think of how I would use it. If I can't think of anything I definitely won't buy it. What makes you decide which stamp sets to purchase? I would love to hear your reasons.

This card was created with the following Stampin' Up products.
Stamp Sets: Sketched Birthday and Label Love
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White, and Soho Subway DSP
Classic Ink:  Early Espresso
Tools: Summer Starfruit Stampin' Write Marker, Artisan Label Punch, Big Shot, and the Alphabet Press Embossing Folder
Accessories:  Early Espresso Baker's Twine

I hope you don't get tired of it, but thank you for taking the time to look at my blog. I pray it inspires you to create also. It is my way of relaxing and an outlet when I need one.
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Zoo Review and Open Sea Father's Day Cards

Hello again. I don't know about you, but this has been a very busy week for me. My daughter and son-in-law just moved back home from living in Wyoming for almost 6 years. It is very nice being able to be a part of their lives and my grandson's life (in the flesh), again.
On to the cards I have posted. These were the other 2 Father's Day cards I had made for this year.The first card was made using the stamp set "Zoo Review." The second card was made with "The Open Sea." The Open Sea is definitely one of my top favorite stamp sets. It is also one I would say if you are an avid stamper, you need to own it. I have seen lots of beautiful cards made using it. So worth the investment.

The Zoo Review Father's Day card was made with the following Stampin' Up! items.
Stamp Sets: Zoo Review and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, and Well Worn DSP (retired)
Classic Ink: Early Espresso and Cajun Craze
Tools: Big Shot, Houndstooth and Square Lattice Embossing Folders, Word Window Punch, Stampin' Sponge, the Paper Piercing Pack Occasions and the Paper Piercing Tool, and Watercolor Pencils (retired)

The Open Sea Card was made using the following Stampin' Up! products.
Stamp Sets: The Open Sea and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Night Of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, and Naturals White
Classic Ink: Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, and Basic Gray
Tools: 1 3/8", 1 3/4", and 2 1/2" circle punches, Distress Tool, Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, and Stampin' Sponge
Accessories: Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, and 1/8" silver mini brads

Have a great day. Thank you for stopping by. Remember, these cards can be used with lots of other sentiments, besides Father's Day. I hope you like them and show you that you can create these yourself.

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Father's Day Card

Yesterday was Father's Day. I have a few special fathers in my life. None of them are my own father though because he passed away 5 years ago. I would have made him a card for sure if he was still with us. I plan on seeing him again though. That is because of the hope I have in Jesus. Back to the other fathers in my life. One is my husband and the other two are my son-in-laws. I love them all.
The first card I am sharing with you was for my oldest daughter's husband, Bryan! Together they have a 3 year old little boy. Bryan is a wonderful father to Blake. I am very grateful for that.

You need the following Stampin' Up! products to make this card. Now go-n-stamp!!
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, Naturals White,Midnight Muse, and Early Espresso
Stamp Sets: Lovely as a Tree and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Tools: Big Shot, Houndstooth Embossing Folder, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Decorative Label Punch, 1 3/8" square punch, and a Stampin' Sponge

I will be posting the other 2 cards soon. Please be watching!
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Print Poetry Birthday Card

Happy 52nd Birthday to my husband! He doesn't usually go to my blog so I am not worried about him seeing his card before I give it to him. Today is his birthday, but I still have not filled out his card to give it to him yet. That is going to be done as soon as I am finished with this post.
This card was created with the stamp sets Patterned Party and Word Play. The designer series paper is called Print Poetry and can be purchased from the Spring Catalog. Tools needed are a Big Shot, the Framelits Cannery Set, a stampin' sponge, and the Festive Paper Piercing Pack and paper piercing tool. For cardstock I used midnight muse, gumball green, and very vanilla. I also used natural linen thread. To color in the balloons I used Stampin' Write Markers in midnight muse, gumball green, basic black, and summer starfruit.

I guess I will find out what he thinks of it in just a few minutes. Thank you for taking the time to visit. Have a wonderful day and come back again. Comments are always welcome too.

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The Open Sea Triple Time Stamping

Welcome bloggers. Today, I am sharing with you a fun technique called triple time stamping. This is a fast, simple technique that turns out very elegant and classy. I got the instructions to make this card from here. The lady that shares this video makes learning this very easy.
I had seen a card on Pinterest made with this technique using the stamp set "The Open Sea." I love this stamp set because of how versatile it is. Of course, I did not want to case the card I had seen because I like the cards I make to be my creations and not someone elses.

I used night of navy and naturals white cardstock. For classic ink I used basic gray, night of navy, cherry cobbler, and early espresso. The only embellishments I used is the cherry cobbler baker's twine and a basic gray neutrals designer button. All products are Stampin' Up! 
I have another card I am going to share with you in another post that I used this same technique, but with a different stamp set and different colors.
If you haven't already tried this technique you should. It is a lot of fun! Leave a comment and tell me what you think.

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Zoo Review Father's Day Card

Well, Father's Day has come and gone. I am going to share with you a very fast card I made for my husband for Father's Day. Fortunately, he is not hard to please.

I used all Stampin' Up! products to design this card. The designer series paper is now retired. It was from the mocha morning specialty designer series paper. The cardstock colors used were crumb cake, basic black, and very vanilla. Zoo review is the stamp set the images are from. The sentiment is from teeny tiny wishes, which is a great stamp set to own. I used the 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punch and the dotted scallop ribbon punch. For embellishments I used two basic black brads from the neutrals set.
I hope you had a great time spending Father's Day with a Father you love greatly.

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Zoo Review Card Class

I am finally getting around to posting the other cards I created for my Zoo Review card class. This is a very nice stamp set to use. I made them mainly to be used for the men, but I believe women would enjoy getting these cards as well.
The first card I used bashful blue, night of navy, and whisper white cardstock. Polar bears live in a colder environment, which made me think of the blues to represent that. The sentiment is from the happiest birthday wishes stamp set. It will be retired as of June 1st. The snowflake punch, ribbon and snow burst textured embossing folder will also be retiring. I decided to use these before it happened.

To make the card with the zebra I used naturals ivory, basic black cardstock, and first edition specialty designer series paper. The sentiment is from the perfectly penned stamp set. For tools I used a stampin' sponge. For accessories I used hemp twine, which is retiring June 1st.

For this last card I used river rock, cajun craze, very vanilla cardstock, and well worn designer series paper. The sentiment is from the stamp set perfectly penned. To color the lion I used watercolor pencils. I used a stampin' sponge around the edge of the image. Lastly, I used early espresso 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, of which, it too is retiring June 1st.

Just to let you know that even though there are a lot of things retiring this time around, there is a lot of new things coming up. Stampin' Up! is keeping up with the times. I don't know about you, but I love new stuff.

Once again, I thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope you like what you see and if you have time please leave a comment.
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Zoo Review Birthday Card

Welcome blogging friends. I pray you are having a very good day. I wanted to share with you a card I made using the stamp set "Zoo Review." This stamp set is great for all genders, but I am using it to have a class for manly cards.

I am not sure if I am completely happy with the way this card turned out. I think if I had used hemp or twine, instead of ribbon it would have been better. I am thinking about making another one and trying it with twine or hemp and see if that is why I am not pleased.

These are the Stampin' Up! products I used to create this card. Stamp set: Zoo Review; Cardstock: naturals ivory, cajun craze, early espresso, and well worn designer series paper; Classic Ink: cajun craze and early espresso; Tools: stampin' sponge, 1 3/4" circle punch; Accessories: 1/4" early espresso grosgrain ribbon.

If you have a minute leave a comment and tell me what you think.
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Zoo Review Birthday Card

I am happy that I had this card made and ready to post. I have not been able to work on any cards lately due to a very good interruption in our lives. My daughter had her baby boy! Guess what? He is super cute. What do you expect a grandma to say, right?
This card was made for my husband's birthday. I used the stamp set "Zoo Review." The lion reminds me of the biblical meaning and made me want to get this stamp set because of it. I also really like the giraffe too. I will have to make a card using it sometime soon.

I have already told you that I used Zoo Review, but I also used many other Stampin' Up! products to create this card. The colors are not quite navy, cajun craze, soft suede, very vanilla, and well worn designer series paper. I used my Big Shot along with the houndstooth textured impressions embossing folder. One of my favorite tools, the stamping sponge, gives the card an aged and rich look. I love the look that it gives. Oh, one more thing. I used crystal effects around the lions head. To be honest, I was not completely happy with the way my lion came out. I need to play around with my other coloring tools some day soon and see if I can get a better look in the end.
That is all for today. Thank you for visiting and leave a comment if you would like.

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Lovely As A Tree Fall Anniversary Card

I love fall because of all the changing colors on the trees. Making fall cards can be so much fun, too! My husband and I celebrated our 27th anniversary yesterday. This is the card that I made for him.
I have used this stamp set quite a bit, especially because it is a great set to make manly cards. He loves this time of year too, just like I do. When I first started to make this card I did not like the colors, but I kept working with it and changed the colors until I was very pleased with the outcome.

These are the Stampin' Up! items I used to create this card. Stamp set: lovely as a tree; Card stock: so saffron, not quite navy, cajun craze, very vanilla, and well worn designer series paper; Tools: big shot, square lattice embossing folder, watercolor pencils, blender pens, modern label punch, word window punch, and the 2 1/2 inch circle punch; Accessories: 1/4 inch early espresso grosgrain ribbon and neutrals early espresso brads.

I hope you enjoy the fall with the changing colors, too. Please leave a comment if you have a moment. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog.

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Well Worn Birthday Card

If you are looking for a really nice birthday stamp set, I have a suggestion. Host a party with me and earn the stamp set "Happiest Birthday Wishes" for free with a $150.00 show. It is a hostess stamp set, but well worth having a party for.
The card I made is for a male or female, but I created it for a male. It is so easy to make cards for the female side, but takes more of an effort for the male side. We need cards for both though.

I used well worn designer series paper, not quite navy, early espresso, cajun craze, and very vanilla card stock to create this card. Stamp sets used were "Happiest Birthday Wishes" and "I Dig You." The tools used to create this card were the large, extra large tag punches, and the scallop trim border punch.I also used the color spritzer.
I hope you enjoy this. Please leave a comment.

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Nautical Father's Day Card

Shh....Please do not tell. This is my husband's Father's Day card. He told me he loves anchors. The Open Sea is the best stamp set because of it. I love how you can make your card look old very easily with this set, as well as, using my favorite tool, the stampin' sponge. Just so much fun!!

This is the third time I have typed everything in here to post this. Every time I try to post, it doesn't do anything. I pray it works this time. I give up for tonight if not.

The main items I used to create this card are "The Open Sea" stamp set, "Nautical Expedition" designer series paper, and a stampin' sponge. The colors are cherry cobbler, not quite navy, basic gray, early espresso, and whisper white.

If this card has inspired you please leave a comment. Remember to tell your dad "Happy Father's Day!"

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The Open Sea Cards For Men 2

Well, I finally have the other 2 cards done for my next class. If you haven't bought this stamp set, you may really want to consider it. You can do a lot of different things with it, as you can see with my examples. I think the last card I made is my favorite. It is the last one in this post. The other one I really like is the one in blues from the post before this one. Tell me which one is your favorite.
These cards are made using the stamp set "The Open Sea" in the summer mini catalog (123030) wood or (123032) clear. I am still a wood person. I have yet to play with the clear stamps. I need to do that so if I have a customer interested I will know what I am talking about.
I also used the designer series paper "Nautical Expedition" also found in the summer mini catalog (122343). The colors are early espresso, cherry cobbler, not quite navy, and basic gray.
This is just a close up so you can see some of the detail in this card. Making the background with the stamps was a lot of fun. I added early espresso with a stampin' sponge to give it an old world feel. If you have the stamp set you need to give it a try.
Thanks for visiting my little space in blog world. Have a great day and leave a comment. Tell me which card out of the 4 is your favorite and why. Thanks again.

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