Good Thursday morning my fellow stampers. Is anyone making any fun plans for the weekend? One more work day left in the week and then 2 off, for most. I usually work on weekends, so I get 1 day off and I’m usually off Friday’s too.
For today’s card I made a masculine card using the Stampin’ Up Rooted In Nature bundle.
I’m one who always struggles with masculine cards, they are a challenge for me. Since I did come up with one, I played along with Watercolor Wednesday Challenge #204. Be sure to stop by and see what everyone had created. Here is their challenge.
I started with a Sahara Sand card front and adhered a panel of Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper using Snail. I then adhered it to a Soft Suede card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Using my Triple Banner Punch, I made a banner from a smaller piece of Sahara Sand cardstock. I also cut a banner from another piece of the Nature’s Poem DSP and adhered it to the Sahara Sand banner using Snail. I wrapped a piece of the Crumb Cake Nature’s Twine around the top and tied a bow.
I adhered the banner to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals lining it up with the DSP on the card front. I cut a couple small and large leaves out using my Big Shot and the Nature’s Roots Framelits Dies in Tranquil Tide cardstock. I adhered them to the top of the banner by the bow using Snail and Stampin’ Dimensionals. On a small piece of Sahara Sand cardstock I stamped the sentiment from the Rooted In Nature stamp set in Tranquil Tide Ink. I cut the sentiment out using my Big Shot and the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies Circle. I adhered the sentiment to the banner using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
On the inside on a Very Vanilla panel I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Enjoy Life Photopolymer stamp set in Tranquil Tide Ink. I stamped the Happy Birthday from the Stampin’ Up Hand Delivered Host stamp set below in Tranquil Tide Ink. I stamped the larger leaf from Rooted In Nature stamp set, stamping off 3 times, over the sentiment. I then adhered the Very Vanilla panel to the inside of the Soft Suede card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
To finish my card, I decorated a Medium Very Vanilla Envelope. I stamped the leaf from Rooted In Nature stamp set in Tranquil Tide Ink, stamping off once, on the envelope front. I adhered a piece of the Nature’s Poem DSP to the envelope flap.
By purchasing the Rooted In Nature Bundle did you know you can save 10%. The bundle includes the Stampin’ Up Rooted In Nature Stamp Set and the Natures Roots Framelits Dies. I don’t know about you, but I’m all about saving money.
Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you liked my card and will give it a try. Happy Stamping.
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Card stock cuts for this project:
- Sahara Sand Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (card front), 2″ X 4 1/4″(banner)
- Soft Suede Cardstock 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ (card base scored and folded at 4 1/4″)
- Tranquil Tide Cardstock scraps for leaves
- Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper 4″ X 5 1/4″ (card front), 1 7/8″ X 4 1/8″ (banner)
- Very Vanilla Cardstock 5 1/4″ x 4″ (inner liner)
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For this card, the measurements are a little different then my normal cards. The measurements are below. Using my Big Shot, I started by cutting out the beautiful corner floral piece from the Springtime Impressions Thinlits Dies in So Saffron cardstock. I adhered the die cut to a So Saffron card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
On a Whisper White panel, using my Stamparatus, I stamped the Thank You sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Abstract Impressions stamp set in Shaded Spruce, Melon Mambo and Mango Melody Inks. I then stamped the watermark behind each sentiment in Soft Sea Foam, Powder Pink and So Saffron Inks. I was able to get everything lined up perfectly by using the Stamparatus and hinging down to repeat each sentiment, (hope that made sense). I adhered the Whisper White panel to a Night Of Navy mat using Snail.
I adhered a double bow using Night Of Navy Medium Bakers Twine below the sentiments. I adhered the artwork to the So Saffron card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
On the inside I adhered a piece of Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper to the right side of the card base. I stamped the flowers from the Abstract Impressions stamp set in Shaded Spruce Ink, stamped off once, Soft Sea Foam Ink, Petal Pink Ink and Calypso Coral Ink along the bottom of a Whisper White panel. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Night of Navy Ink in the center. I adhered the Whisper White panel to the So Saffron card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
I adhered a panel of the Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper to the inside left of the card base using Snail.
I started with a Lemon Lime Twist card front and adhered a strip of the Gingham Gala 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper on the bottom portion. I wrapped a piece of Lemon Lime Twist 1/4″ Organdy Ribbon (free Sale-A-Bration item with $50 purchase) around the bottom and tied a knot. I adhered the card front to a Basic Black mat using Snail.
I adhered the leaves to the back of the lemon using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Using Stampin’ Dimensionals I adhered the lemon to the center of the sliced images. I adhered the artwork to the top portion of the Lemon Lime Twist card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue then adhered the card front to a Grapefruit Grove card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The inside of the card is where I used the masking technique. I stamped the 1st fruit slice from the Lemon Zest stamp set in Pineapple Punch Ink in the top left corner. I covered the image with a cut out Post-It note and stamped the Grapefruit Grove and Lemon Lime Twist images. I then covered the Lemon Lime Twist image and stamped the Mango Melody image. I stamped the sentiments from the same stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink in the center of the Whisper White panel. I adhered the Whisper White panel to a Basic Black mat using Snail then to the Grapefruit Grove card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
I started with a Wood Textures Designer Series Paper card front and adhered it to a Mint Macaron card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
On a Whisper White panel, using my Stamparatus, I stamped the stems from the Stampin’ Up Lasting Lily stamp set in Mint Macaron Ink. I stamped the leaf in Mint Macaron Ink on the stem on the right. I then stamped the Lily’s from the same set in Powder Pink Ink onto the stems. All the stamping of these flowers I used my Stamparatus, it made it much easier to line everything up. I adhered the Whisper White panel to a Powder Pink mat using Snail. I wrapped a Mint Macaron piece of Nature’s Twine around the bottom of the artwork.
I adhered the matted artwork to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. On a small piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the sentiment from the Lasting Lily stamp set in Mint Macaron Ink. I cut the oval out using my Big Shot and my Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. Using the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies and my Big Shot again, I cut the Powder Pink scalloped oval mat. I adhered the Stitched oval to the Powder Pink mat using Multipurpose Liquid Glue then adhered it to the artwork and card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a Pearl Basic Jewel to the sentiment oval.
On the inside Whisper White panel I stamped the Lily image again from the Lasting Lily stamp set the same as I did for the card front, but stamping off once. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set over the lilies in Mint Macaron Ink. I adhered the Whisper White panel to a Powder Pink mat using Snail and then to the Mint Macaron card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
As you can see all the cards are kind of the same. The frog card is made with Melon Mambo and the 1 1/2″ Circle Punch. The puppy is made with Poppy Parade and the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies and the kitty is made with Blushing Bride and the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies. All these cards are Peek-A-Boo cards.
I stamped the Happy Valentine’s Day sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Forever Lovely stamp set in either Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (on the Melon Mambo or Poppy Parade cards) or Early Espresso Ink (for the Blushing Bride card) above the circle or ovals. I wrapped a piece of Whisper White 5/8″ Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon around the top of each card base and tied a knot. I added 3 Rhinestone Basic Jewels to each of the card fronts.
I stamped the You Are Loved sentiment from the Forever Lovely stamp set on a Whisper White panel using Melon Mambo, Poppy Parade or Early Espresso Inks. I adhered the Whisper White panel to the inside of each of the card bases.
I started with Thick Very Vanilla card base and adhered a panel of Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper to the front using Snail. I took a small piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and stamped the triple dandelion image and the flying dandelion pieces image from the Stampin’ Up Dandelion Wishes stamp set in Pacific Point Ink. I immediately sprinkled it with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool.
I adhered the artwork to a Pacific Point panel using Snail. I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Humming Along stamp set in Versamark Ink below the artwork. I sprinkled it with my White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. I wrapped a piece of Very Vanilla 5/8″ Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon around the artwork and tied a bow.
I adhered the artwork to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I then added a couple Clear Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the card front.
On the inside I stamped the dandelion image from the Dandelion Wishes stamp set in Soft Sea Foam Ink in the center of a Very Vanilla panel. I stamped the sentiment with the Stampin’ Up Seasoned With Kindness stamp set over the dandelion image in Pacific Point Ink. I adhered the Very Vanilla panel to a Pacific Point mat using Snail then to the Thick Very Vanilla card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Here is the CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge # 303.
Here is what I came up with for the 2 challenges. Take a look.
On a piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped 2 of the plant images from the Stampin’ Up Seasoned With Kindness Host Exclusive stamp set. I first stamped the outlines in Tranquil Tide Ink. I then stamped the inside of the leaves in Lemon Lime Twist Ink and the inside of the flower in Highland Heather Ink. I stamped the inside of the flower-pot in Pear Pizzazz Ink. I did all the stamping using my Stamparatus. It made lining everything up very easy. Using my Big Shot I cut the artwork out using the circle from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies.
I adhered the circle to a small piece of Mint Macaron cardstock using Snail. I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Easter Beauty stamp set in Tranquil Tide Ink around the bottom of the circle. I stamped another plant image from the Seasoned With Kindness stamp set in Pear Pizzazz Ink along the bottom of the Mint Macaron panel. I adhered the artwork to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I then took a piece of Whisper White Bakers Twine and colored it using my Pear Pizzazz Ink. I tied a small bow and attached it to the flower pot using a Glue Dot.
On the inside I stamped the plant images from the Seasoned With Kindness stamp set along the bottom of a Whisper White panel the same way I stamped them on the card front. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Tranquil Tide Ink in the center of the panel and adhered it to a Highland Heather mat using Snail. I then adhered it to the Tranquil Tide card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Here is what I came up with for the combined challenge. Sometimes we get so hung up with the new catalogs that come out that we forget about the Annual Catalog that still has some beautiful stamp sets. I thought this would make a perfect Father’s Day card. Take a look.
I started with a panel of Very Vanilla cardstock. I stamped the barn image from the Stampin’ Up Heartland stamp set in Early Espresso Ink. Using my Aqua Painter I water colored the sky in Balmy Blue Ink. I lightly colored the trees and bushes in with Calypso Coral and So Saffron Inks and the windmill in with Smoky Slate Ink, all using my Aqua Painter. I adhered the artwork panel to an Early Espresso mat using Snail.
On a small panel of Very Vanilla cardstock I stamped the little boy and the ducks from the Heartland stamp set in Early Espresso Ink. Again using my Aqua Painter, I colored the ducks in So Saffron and Calypso Coral Inks. I colored the little boy in with my Balmy Blue and Ivory Stampin’ Blends Markers and I colored the stick in with my Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker. Using my Big Shot I cut the image out using my Layering Circles Framelits Dies. I edged the circle using my Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker.
On the inside I stamped the barn image from the Heartland stamp set in Early Espresso Ink, stamping off twice, in the center of a Very Vanilla panel. I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Colorful Seasons stamp set in Early Espresso Ink. I adhered the Very Vanilla panel to an Early Espresso mat using Snail. I then adhered it to the Smoky Slate card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Here is what I came up with for this Sketch and Thank you Challenge. Take a look.
I started with a Calypso Coral card front and using my Big Shot I embossed it with the Swirls & Curls Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I adhered the card front to a Calypso Coral card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
On a piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the image from the Stampin’ Up Bee Thankful stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. I colored the image in using my Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Markers. To get the shading on the thanks, I first colored with my Light Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Marker. I then colored the bottom with the Dark Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Marker and then blended it with my Light Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Marker. I adhered the artwork to a Granny Apple Green mat using Snail. I adhered a piece of the Daffodil Delight 1/4″ Organdy Ribbon across the bottom of the artwork. I adhered the artwork to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
On a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the so much sentiment from the Stampin’ Up A Big Thank You stamp set in Calypso Coral Ink. I cut the ends on an angle using my Paper Snips and adhered it below the artwork using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a Granny Apple Green Glitter Enamel Dot to the small strip.
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