Good Friday morning my fellow stampers. WOW! It’s Friday already. Does anyone have fun plans for the weekend?
For today I have another masculine card for you. I’ve told you before how much I struggle with them. I’ve actually come up with a few in the past couple weeks. I used the Stampin’ Up Life Is Grand Stamp Set. I love how t does the shading for you when you stamp. Here’s my card for you.
I started with an Old Olive card front and ran it through my Big Shot using the Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I stamped the ‘Make A Wish’ from the Life Is Grand stamp set in Old Olive Ink on a small piece of Whisper White cardstock. I stamped the streamers from the Stampin’ Up Around The Corner Stamp Set in Night of Navy Ink around the sentiment.
I adhered the Whisper White panel to a Smoky Slate mat using Snail. I adhered the matted sentiment to the card front, using Multipurpose Liquid Glue, on an angle so that it over hung on both sides of the card front. I cut off the excess from each side using my Paper Snips.
I adhered the card front to a Night of Navy card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
On the inside Whisper White panel I stamped the sentiment from the Life Is Grand stamp set in Old Olive Ink. I stamped the corner streamers from the Around The Corner stamp set in Night of Navy Ink. I adhered the Whisper White panel to the inside of the Night of Navy card base using Snail. I adhered a strip of Smoky Slate cardstock to a Whisper White mat using Snail and adhered it to the bottom of the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
To finish my card I decorated a Medium Whisper White Envelope. I stamped the corner streamers from the Around The Corner stamp set on the front of the envelope and the envelope flap.
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:
- Night of Navy Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 10 1/2″ (card base scored and folded at 5 1/2″)
- Old Olive Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 4 7/8″ (card front)
- Smoky Slate Cardstock 5 1/2″ X 1 3/4″ (sentiment mat), 3/8″ X 4 1/4″ (bottom strip)
- Whisper White Cardstock 1 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ (sentiment strip), 1/2″ X 4 1/4″ (bottom strip mat), 3 3/4″ X 4 1/2″ (inner liner)
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I started with a Whisper White card front and using my Big Shot I ran it through with the Tufted Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder. I adhered the embossed panel to a Gorgeous Grape mat using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Using my Square Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies and Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies I cut out one of each from the How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper. I adhered both the stitched square and stitched rectangle to Gorgeous Grape mats using Snail.
I adhered the rectangle to the left side of the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the square to the right of the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. On a small piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the candy jar image from the Sweetest Thing stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. I stamped the candies from the same stamp set inside the jar in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink also.
I colored the candies in using my Coastal Cabana, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo and Pineapple Punch Stampin’ Write Markers. Using my Big Shot and the Jar Of Sweets Framelits Dies, I cut the candy jar out and adhered it to the center of my stitched square using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment from the Sweetest Thing stamp set in Gorgeous Grape Ink on a strip of Whisper White cardstock. I made a banner, edged it with my Coastal Cabana Stampin’ Write Marker and adhered it across the jar using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I wrapped a piece of the Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green 3/8″ Reversible Ribbon around the card front and tied a knot. I adhered the card front to a Coastal Cabana card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
On the inside I stamped the Happy Birthday from the Sweetest Thing stamp set in Gorgeous Grape Ink. I stamped the frame from the same stamp set in Coastal Cabana Ink around the sentiment. I adhered a piece of the How Sweet It Is DSP to the bottom of the Whisper White panel using Snail. I adhered the Whisper White panel to a Gorgeous Grape mat using Snail then to the Coastal Cabana card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
I am really loving my Stamparatus. I used it for this card and envelope and was able to line everything up perfectly. I started with a Whisper White card front and stamped the floral image from Forever Lovely stamp set. I first stamped the leaf image in Soft Sea Foam Ink. I then stamped the floral image, lining it up using my Stamparatus, in Petal Pink Ink.
I wrapped a piece of the gorgeous new Petal Pink/Whisper White Variegated Ribbon around the card front and tied a bow. This ribbon is so wonderful to work with and makes bows so easy. I added a Glue Dot under the bow to hold it in place. I added a few clear Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the card front by the flowers.
I stamped the sentiment from the Meant To Be stamp set in Petal Pink on a small piece of Whisper White cardstock and punched it out with the Pretty Label Punch. I adhered it to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered the card front to a Whisper White card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
It is extremely hard to see, but I stamped the leaves and floral design, from the Forever Lovely stamp set, the same way I did on the card front, stamping off once, on the inside Whisper White panel. I stamped the sentiment from the Forever Lovely stamp set in Petal Pink Ink over the floral image. I adhered the Whisper White panel to the inside of the Whisper White card base using Snail.
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I started by layering a panel of the Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheet and a panel of Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper on a Lemon Lime Twist card base. I decided where I wanted the peek-a-boo circle and placed my Layering Circles Framelits Dies on top of the card front. Using my Big Shot I ran it through all 3 layers, going through a couple of times to make sure it cut all the way through. I adhered the Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheet on the Lemon Lime Twist card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue and the Animal Expedition DSP on the Foil Sheet using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Using my Big Shot again, I cut the scallop circle from the Layering Circles Framelits Dies that was larger than the card front circle out of Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheet. I adhered the scallop circle over the card front circle using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
On a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the dog with balloon image from the Bella and Friends stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. I colored the image in using my Call Me Clover, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green, Mango Melody, Pool Party and Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Blends Markers. I then fussy cut the image using my Paper Snips.
On the inside I stamped the kitty in the flower-pot image from the Pretty Kitty stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on a Whisper White panel. I lined it up and stamped it so that it would be peeking through the card front circle. I colored the kitty in using my Call Me Clover, Calypso Coral, Mango Melody, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry and Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered the Whisper White panel to a Berry Burst mat using Snail and adhered it to the inside of the Lemon Lime Twist card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I stamped the sentiment from the Pretty Kitty stamp set on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock in Berry Burst Ink. I cut the sentiment out using the oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. I cut a scalloped oval from the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies, that was just larger than the stitched oval, out of the Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheet. I adhered the stitched oval to the scalloped oval using Snail and adhered it to the inner liner using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
I started by embossing a panel of Wood Textures Designer Series Paper with my Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder in my Big Shot. I adhered it to an Old Olive card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
I took a panel of Very Vanilla cardstock and stamped it with one of the tree images from the Lovely As A Tree stamp set in Early Espresso Ink. I quickly sprinkled it with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. I then started sponging colors to give it a bit of a sunset look. I started at the bottom with Old Olive and Mossy Meadow Inks. Going up, I sponged with So Saffron, Daffodil Delight and Mango Melody Inks blending them together. I then used Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Highland Heather and Night of Navy Inks for the top section, again blending them. Once I was happy with the way it looked I adhered the artwork to an Old Olive mat using Snail.
On the inside I stamped the tree image from Lovely As A Tree stamp set in Early Espresso Ink, stamping off 4 times, on a panel of Very Vanilla cardstock. I stamped the sentiment from Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set in Early Espresso Ink over the trees. I adhered the Very Vanilla panel to the inside of the Old Olive card base using Snail.
I added a Melon Mambo Glitter Enamel Dot to the artwork. I adhered the card front to a So Saffron card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
On the inside I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Amazing Life stamp set in Pacific Point Ink on a Whisper White panel. I stamped the scroll from the same stamp set above the sentiment in Mango Melody Ink, stamping off once. I stamped just the top of the same scroll in the corners in Mango Melody Ink. I adhered the Whisper White panel to the So Saffron card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
I started with a Mossy Meadow card front and adhered a piece of Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper to it using Snail. I then took a strip of Petal Pink cardstock and ran it through my Big Shot using the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I adhered the Petal Pink strip on the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
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I started with a piece of Vellum cardstock and stamped the Well from the Bright Wishes stamp set in Versamark Ink. I sprinkled it with my White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. I colored the image in with my Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Smoky Slate and Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Markers. I did the coloring on the back of the Vellum, not on the embossed side. Using my Big Shot, I cut the image out with my Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies. I also cut a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock the same size as the rectangle to adhere under the Vellum image.
I cut a rectangle frame out in Old Olive cardstock using the same size framelit that I cut the Vellum image. I adhered the Vellum image to the Very Vanilla cardstock using small spots of Snail so that you wouldn’t see it. I adhered the Very Vanilla artwork and the Old Olive frame to a Night of Navy card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
I wrapped a piece of Old Olive Linen Thread around the card front. I made a bow separately and adhered it to the card front on the Linen Thread with a Glue Dot. I adhered the card front to a Thick Very Vanilla card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
To finish my card I decorated a Medium Very Vanilla Envelope. I stamped the Well image from the Bright Wishes stamp set on the front of the envelope and colored it in the same as I did for the card front. It came out a little darker since I colored the card front on the backside of the Vellum.
The other challenge I joined in with is Colour and Sketches #305. Stop by to see what everyone has made at 
I’ve made a very clean and simple card today for the 2 challenges. I don’t usually do simple, but every once in a while I like to add one in. Take a look.
I started by cutting 2 mats in Balmy Blue cardstock. On the larger mat I adhered a piece of Subtles 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper in Balmy Blue using Snail. I adhered the matted DSP to a Night of Navy card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
On a panel of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Colorful Seasons stamp set in Balmy Blue Ink. I adhered the stamped panel to the smaller Balmy Blue mat using Snail. I then adhered it to the Night of Navy card base, using Stampin’ Dimensionals, over lapping the matted DSP panel.
On the inside I stamped the larger snowflake from the Colorful Seasons stamp set in Balmy Blue Ink, stamping off once, across a Whisper White panel. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Night of Navy Ink over the snowflakes. I adhered the Whisper White panel to the inside of the Night of Navy card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
The next one I played along with is “Just Us Girls” Color Challenge #471. Be sure to stop by
The last one I played along with is TGIF Inspiration Challenge # 195. You want to be sure to stop by 
Here is what I came up with for all 3 challenges. Take a look.
I started with a Balmy Blue card front and stamped the sand/shells in Sahara Sand Ink and the bubbles In Balmy Blue Ink from the Stampin’ Up Magical Mermaid stamp set on it. I then took a panel of Soft Sea Foam and stamped the seaweed multiple times, using my Stamparatus, across it. I colored some of the seaweed in with my Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Write Marker. I then ran it through my Big Shot using the Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Using Multipurpose Liquid Glue I adhered the Soft Sea Foam panel to the card front.
On a piece of Shimmery White cardstock I stamped the mermaid from the Magical Mermaid stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. I colored the mermaid in using my Light Calypso Coral, Light Highland Heather, Ivory, Light Mint Macaron, Light Pool Party and Light Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends Markers. The Shimmery White paper gave the mermaid a really pretty shimmer after it was colored. I fussy cut the mermaid and adhered her to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
On a strip of Shimmery White cardstock I stamped the sentiment from the Magical Mermaid stamp set in Balmy Blue Ink. Using my Triple Banner Punch I made it into a banner and adhered it to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered the card front to a Balmy Blue card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
