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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Cards of Elegance

Do you ever look at a card and just think to yourself, "Now, that is elegant?" I don't mean pretty or beautiful, either, I mean "elegant." For my upcoming card class, that is what I was wanting to try and accomplish. Cards with elegance!
The layered example below was really the second card I had made. I was not sure at first if it was going to have the elegant look about it, but in the end, I believe, that it does fit into that category. I believe it took adding some rhinestones and dimension to give it the look of elegance I was looking for. I would love to hear if you think it is elegant or not. I will not be offended if you don't agree.
This is a close up of the dimension that is on the card pictured below. This was also the first card I had made for my class. I thought right away that this was definitely an elegant card. The stamp set "vintage vogue" is such a great set to get the look of elegance.

Of course, I had to show you the total picture of what the card looked like. I did end up changing two things on the card though. At first, the saying "thank you" was in an oval shape. I didn't think it looked right. The other thing I changed was adding the design to the saying. The original I only had the saying, which left it white and boring, in my opinion.

I have two more cards to come up with yet to be finished with my elegance class. Pray I can figure them out. I do have a couple of ideas in my head, but I need to make them into reality.

Thanks for looking. If you have any questions about these cards feel free to ask by leaving it in a comment. Also, tell me what you think of these.

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Gift Tags for Christmas

Christmas will be here very soon! Have you been working on cards, tags, and little gifts? I hope you have found time to do it. Homemade items are so fun to make and give away. I am really going to try to get some other projects done and posted in the next few days/week.

Here are some gift tags I made using the Big Shot (113439) and the two tags bigz die (115954). They are quick and fun to make. I used quite a few punches to decorate them. You can tell me what you think by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post. I love comments!

I wanted to show you a close-up of one of the tags. This shows you the dimension and detail better.


These are some of the Stampin' Up! items I used to create these tags.

Cardstock: garden green, real red, night of navy, baja breeze, blushing bride, shimmery white, and Candy Land DSP
Classic Ink: real red and night of navy
Tools: big shot, two tags bigz die, elegant lines, petals-a-plenty, and northern flurry embossing folders, white gel pen, platinum shimmer paint, 5 petal flower XL, snowflake XL, ornament XL, eyelet border punch, dotted scallop ribbon border, and the two step bird XL punches, stampin' sponge, and corner rounder
Accessories: clear and silver tinsel trim, silver elastic cord (retired), and silver brads

Have fun creating home made papercrafts!

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Lovely Deer Birthday

Guess what? Someone is having another birthday. I bet you can't tell what their interest is. Just in case you can't figure it out, I will tell you. He loves to hunt with his dad.

This card was fun to make. I put a lot of detail into it. I cut out the pine tree (lovely as a tree) and the deer (nature silhouettes). I wanted them to stand out and look like they were in the front and the line of trees are in the background. I think it worked. I was not going to put the strip of dsp (autumn spice) vertically going through the background at first. I had cut it off of the mat to make it fit on the base of the card better. When I was almost finished I put it on the background scene and loved the look.

I wanted to add a little bit of "wow" to the card by adding crystal effects to the trees. I used the same effect on another card I did a few weeks ago for my husband. It just adds a lot to the card.

Here are 2 different views of the card which show the dimension. Like I said before. I had fun making this card. I always love to see the end results. I never know when I start what it will look like in the end. I think that is part of the fun of making a card.

As always, I used all Stampin' Up! products. I mentioned some of the items above that were used. Here is a list of some of the other things.

Cardstock: cajun craze, whisper white, autumn spice dsp

Stamp sets: nature silhouettes, lovely as a tree, and teeny tiny wishes

Ink: crumb cake, old olive, early espresso, more mustard, and cajun craze

Tools: stampin' sponge, modern label punch, word window punch, and crystal effects

Now it is your turn to tell me what you think. Please leave a comment!! I also pray this inspires you to pull out your stamps and cardstock and create a card or 3-d project for someone you love or has made a difference in your life.

Thanks for visiting my little part of the world.

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Island Oasis Butterfly

Happy Labor Day! I hope you get to spend this day with family and friends. Some of us have to work on this day. I happen to be one of them. A special "thank you" to our health care workers though. I know they have to work a lot of the holidays. It is a very important line of work.

Well, on to my card. This is the 4th butterfly card I created. When I first began working on it I was not sure if I was even going to like it. To tell you the truth, it became my favorite of the 4 cards. I love the colors in this one. The butterfly is very pretty. No, I am not bragging about it either. I never know what a card is going to look like until it is finished. Even I am surprised with the finished look a lot of the times.

These are the Stampin' Up! supplies I used to make this card.

Cardstock: pumpkin pie, rose red, whisper white, so saffron, and island oasis DSP; Stamp set: teeny tiny wishes; Ink: pumpkin pie, rose red, so saffron; Tools: big shot, beautiful butterflies bigz die, backgrounds 1 texturz plate, and the scallop circle #2 bigz die, stamping sponge, word window punch, and the butterfly extra large punch; Accessories: pretty in pink 3/8" taffeta ribbon.

Now you know what you need to recreate this card, if you would like. I would love it if you would take the time to leave me a comment and tell me what you think.

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How are things going for all of you? For the most part, everything is going well in my world. God is good!

I am finally posting a card that I had made last week for my butterfly class. I have 2 others to post also. I will try to get them on here in the next few days. Back to the card. When I was finished with this card, it came in second place out of the four cards I made. Second place according to my own judgement. I am probably more critical of my own work than most other people would be. What makes you like or dislike a card? I think it is a lot of things. Color, stamps used, design, and there may be even more than what I am thinking right now that will determine whether or not you will like a certain card. What I think made this card "pop" was the use of the real red butterflies. The card stock I used is the shimmer white. I put them through my big shot using the elegant bouquet embossing folder. I then used a stamping sponge to apply classic real red ink. I like to rub and swirl my sponge on the paper. You can tap up and down with your sponge, if you like. You get a more even and thicker color when you rub, though.

These are the Stampin' Up! products I used to make this card.
Card stock: baja breeze, pear pizzazz, shimmer white, and greenhouse gala DSP
Stamp set: teeny tiny wishes
Tools: stamping sponge, big shot, elegant bouquet embossing folder, beautiful butterflies bigz die, eyelet border punch, boho blossoms punch, 1/16" hole punch, and word window punch
Accessories: clear rhinestone brads and 5/8" whisper white organza ribbon

Please take the time to tell me what you think by leaving a comment.

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Easter Cards

Wow! Time sure does fly by. It has been a while since I have posted something on here. I have been busy at work this week. Today I had a day off and decided I wanted to make a few cards. My mom needs some Easter cards. I designed these for her. I hope she likes them. I do not have a stamp set that has a cross, so I used what I could think of.

This card is easy to make. I used the perfect details texturz plate for the background. I made it stand out by adding so saffron ink with a stamping sponge. I love the richness it gives. I used my build a brads to make the center of the flower. For cardstock I used so saffron, almost amethyst, whisper white, pretty in pink, certainly celery, and tea party DSP. For tools I used the wide oval punch, the scallop oval punch, the 5-petal flower punch, the extra large flower punch, the 1/2 inch punch, and the scallop border trim punch.

This is my favorite of the 2 cards. I have a hard time just using anything for an Easter card. This one reminds me more of the true meaning. The first one is just more springy. I used the same colors for this card as I did for the one above it. I used the stamp set fifth avenue floral and well scripted. For tools I used the eyelet border punch, the beautiful wings embosslit, and the big shot. I also used 1/4" pretty in pink grosgrain ribbon.

This was a third card I came up with also. As you can see I used the same colors and paper. I just changed it up a bit. You can do it too.

Thanks for taking the time to look at my blog. I hope I have inspired you to want to stamp also.

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Thoughts and Prayers Sympathy Card

Life has been busy in my house for the past few weeks. Below is a picture of my grandson. My daughter, son-in-law, and of course, grandson came to visit with us. During this time period, needless to say, I did not get much stamping done. In fact, I think I did get in 1 card during that time. It is the card that is in the post just below this one. I really enjoyed my daughter and her little family being here. It just stinks that they live so far away and we don't get to see them very much. So everyone, enjoy your family, especially if they live close.

I needed to make a card for somebody at church who just lost her dad, suddenly. I just pray that she will be encouraged to know that there are people praying for her and her family during this time. I decided not to use the close as a memory stamp set. I really thought the thoughts and prayers set would be nice to use, instead. I like the sprig with the flowers on it. I also really like all of the sayings in this set. I really wanted to use the praying for you saying on this card.

Here are the Stampin' Up! supplies I used to make this card.
Stamp set: Thoughts and Prayers
Cardstock: mellow moss, apricot appeal, bravo burgundy, and handsome hunter
Ink: bravo burgundy and Stampin Markers: handsome hunter, apricot appeal, and bravo burgundy
Tools: Ticket corner punch, scallop trim punch, extra large fancy flower punch, boho blossoms punch, and stamping sponge
Accessories: 5/8" bravo burgundy grosgrain ribbon and adhesive backed rhinestones

I hope you like my card and want to give it a try yourself. Stamping is easy and fun. I say, "If you can color, you can stamp!" Please leave me a comment of what you think. Thanks so much for looking at my blog and little part of this world.

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Anniversary Card Class

Hello fellow bloggers. I finally have some new cards to share with you. I had two of them done the other day, but I waited to post all 4 of the cards together. These are what I came up with for my upcoming anniversary card class. One dilemma I had was, I only have one saying that says happy anniversary. I like having more choices, but sometimes you just don't. My other thing I seem to be getting stuck into is that I love the horizontal cards much better than the vertical. Because of this I tend to make them all the same direction. I don't think that is a good thing. I am going to have to make myself broaden my horizons and make them vertically also.

This is the first card I came up with. I used orchid opulence, cottage wall, old olive, and rich razzleberry cardstock for this one. The stamp set used was priceless. I usd the new scallop corner punch, scallop circle, 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" circle, heart to heart, and corner rounder punches, a stamping sponge, and a white gel pen. I used the organza ribbon also.

Since I didn't want to use the same happy anniversary stamp, I decided to use my defining alphabet stamp set to make the l, v, and e. The heart is from the love you much set. The cardstock is kraft, not quite navy, and bella bleu designer series paper. The tools used are the 1 1/4", 1 3/8" circle, and the scallop border punches. The ink used is not quite navy.

Once again I used something new out of the new occasions mini catalog. The vintage vogue stamp set along with the saying from the teeny tiny wishes set. It is a wonderful set to own. I have seen tons of beautiful cards made using this set. For the cardstock I used always artichoke, mellow moss, orchid opulence, and elegant eggplant. I hand cut out both of the flowers. I used a stamping sponge to add richness to the mellow moss cardstock and for the background color on the square. Ink used for this project was versamark, mellow moss, always artichoke, orchid opulence, and elegant eggplant. The 1/4" grosgrain ribbon is elegant eggplant and I added a brad from the vintage set.

For this last card I wanted to use the new XL two step bird punch. I thought it would make a cute anniversary card. When my husband seen this one he said, "This one looks springy." I have to agree with him on that. I used so saffron, almost amethyst, whisper white, and basic gray cardstock, and tea party designer series paper. For ink I used so saffron, basic gray, certainly celery, and pretty in pink. The tools I used was the XL 2 step bird punch, which is in the new occasions mini catalog, modern label, word window, and eyelet border punches. I used my Big Shot and the ovals die to make the two different sized ovals. Of course, I used the stamping sponge once again to add richness to the so saffron cardstock. I love how it looks on cards. For accessories I used 1/4" pretty in pink ribbon and a brad from the soft subtles pack.

Just in case you don't realize it all of the products used are Stampin' Up!

If you have a minute, please take the time to leave a comment. Thanks so much for taking the time to view my blog. As always I hope it helps you want to create something too.

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100th Birthday Card

Hello!! I was recently asked by my mom to make a special birthday card for a man that is going to be 100 years old. Wow, that is amazing isn't it. I gladly accepted the chance to do this. Of course, I hope he really likes it.

For some reason I wanted to make this card look like a bakery. I started off with figuring out my window, except I did not put it onto my card front yet. I then created my brick wall. I added chocolate chip classic ink with a stamping sponge to the bricks and also on the really rust base card. Someone recently shared a new technique on how to make bricks. It is easy to do, but it does take a little bit of time. At the bottom of the card I used sahara sand and sponged on chocolate chip to it to make it look somewhat like a sidewalk. I wanted a place to set my pot with the balloons in it. I thought the two tags and the window punch would make a very nice window sill.

Everything I used was Stampin' Up! products, except for the numbers on the balloons. To make those I used a stencil that I have had for a really long time.

If you have any questions about this card, please feel free to ask me. I am pleased with the end result. I hope the person I made this for will be just as happy as I am.

If you have a minute while you are looking, I would love it if you would leave a comment.

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Fall Card Class

I have the fall cards done for the class I am having next week. I needed to make sure I kept the promise I made in my post that is just below this one. I used the Autumn Meadows DSP from the mini catalog to create these cards. The nice thing about choosing a DSP it makes it much easier to choose your cardstock. They always have the colors listed with the DSP preview pictures in the catalogs. They didn't used to do this, but it is great that SU! does this now. It makes life easier.
I need to give some credit where it is due right now. I did not come up with the acorn made from punches, on the card above, on my own. There is another very talented lady that came up with this idea. You can get the directions on how to make one of these from her blog. She has a tutorial showing how she made it. Look at the other things she has made using SU! punches.

I try to keep my cards for the classes more simple. My customers are happier when I keep them that way and even tell me to. It makes it so the class runs smoother and faster.

I decided not to put a specific saying on any of these cards. This way they can be used for more than one occasion.

If you have an extra minute or so, I would love to hear what you think about the cards. Please leave a comment where it says "comment" at the bottom of this post. As always, thanks so much for taking the time to look. I also hope you have been inspired to create a card too! It isn't hard. I always say, "If you can color, you can stamp!"

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Lovely as a Tree Manly Card

Do you ever have those days when you try to make a card and your aren't really in the mood for it? That is how I was yesterday. I made my image using stamps and was not happy with it. Guess what I did? Yep, I threw it away.

After I gave up trying to make a card, yesterday, I put some thought into what I wanted to do. I had made a manly card once before using these colors. I decided I wanted to use those same colors again, just with a different stamp set and design.

This card will be going to my son-in-law for his 21st birthday. I will have to get it into the mail very quickly because it has to travel to Wyoming by Tuesday.

You can't really tell in this picture, but I cut the middle tree out and added dimensionals behind it to make it stand out. I am pleased with how this card turned out. What do you think? You can leave me a comment at the bottom of this post.

Recipe for this card: Stampin' Up! supplies
Stamp sets: lovely as a tree and teeny tiny wishes
Ink: bravo burgundy, really rust, and chocolate chip
Cardstock: bordering blue, bravo burgundy, mellow moss, really rust, and very vanilla
Tools: word window and modern label punches, stamping sponge, and crop-o-dile
Accessories: 5/8" bravo burgundy grosgrain ribbon and jumbo eyelets antique brass

I hope you are inspired by seeing this card to get your stamps out and create something also.

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Birthday Card Class #2

Next week will be my 2nd Birthday card class. I had one of my customers tell me they had run out of birthday cards. Well, we can't have that. They will be making 2 each of the 4 designs you see here.
I am sure I could have done more to the manly card above, but I try to keep them simpler for the sake of time and my customers. They are pretty easy to please. :-)

This was really a fairly easy class for me to come up with. I am starting to get faster when I do make cards. Yeah!! If it were for a design challenge though, I would spend more time and add more embellishments and techniques to it.

If you have a minute please take the time to post a comment of what you think. Once again, I have a definite favorite. I wonder if you can guess which one it is. If you think you know put it in the comment you leave. I will tell you which one it is after a few days of this being posted.

As usual, all of the products are Stampin' Up! What is your favorite thing about Stampin' Up! products? I love that everything matches.

Have a great day.

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I am a Grandma!!

Yep, you read it right! It is official. I am a GRANDMA. A lot can change in a short amount of time, can't it? It will be really strange when I start being referred to as "grandma." It is wonderful though and hopefully I will get to spoil him some.

Blake Scott was born, Sunday, August 16th, his actual due date. Weighing in at 8 pounds 1 ounce and 19 1/2 inches long. Yes, he is a cutey, of course!! Mom (Nicole) and Dad (Bryan) are very happy with this little addition to their family. Now they will realize how boring their life has been. Right? We often said, "What did we do before we had kids?"

Congratulations, Nicole and Bryan!!

I wanted to make a special card for Blake. It ended up that a regular card was not going to be big enough. I have been wanting to make a Tri-shutter card (tutorial is found here) because I have seen a lot of them being made lately. I decided this was as good a time as any to try one. It took me quite a bit of time to make it, but in the end I am very happy with the finished results.

Recipe for this card. (Stampin' Up! supplies)
Stamp sets: defining alphabet, cute and cuddly
Cardstock: certainly celery (textured) and regular, so saffron, bashful blue, naturals white, and delicate dots DSP (retired)
Ink: certainly celery, so saffron, bashful blue
Tools: 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches, large star and small star punches, wide oval punch, circle scallops #2 bigz die, big shot, (sneak peak) bear, small dots texturz plate, and stamping sponge
Accessories: soft subtle brads, jumbo eyelet pewter, and certainly celery ribbon (retired)

Please take the time to leave a comment and tell me what you think.

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