Hats Off Bundle

May 24, 2021

Hey everyone! This week for Man Card Monday, I am sharing a fun card I made using the Hats Off Bundle & Spiral Dye Stamp Set From Stampin’ Up!.  I had a lot of fun using the Spiral Dye Stamp Set. The possibilities are endless!

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To get started on this card, I stamped the star image from the Hats Off Stamp Set all over a Balmy Blue cardstock layer and glued it down to an A2 Balmy Blue card base for the card. I stamped the “Here’s To The Next Adventure” sentiment onto a 5 1/4″ x 1″ Pacific Point cardstock strip and glued it down to the Balmy Blue layers.

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Now to create the tie-dye effect on the die-cut baseball hat, you may want to use your Stamparatus to make it easier for you. First, you will need to die-cut a Basic White baseball hat using the Hat Builder Dies and your Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. Once you have your die-cutting done, then you need to grab your Stamparatus and a grid sheet. Place your Spiral Dye Stamp on the plate and stamp the image once onto the grid sheet using the Balmy Blue Ink. This will help you figure out which area of the stamp you want to using for your hat. I used the center where the spiral starts for my hat. Once you pick out your desired part of the image, take a pencil and die-cut hat and lightly trace it all around the hat. Now you will see the hat outline within the Sprial Dye image. Lay the die-cut baseball hat on your outline, load up the Spiral Dye stamp with the Balmy Blue Ink and stamp the image onto the hat pressing your hand on the plate to make sure you are getting good contact with the ink. Now rotate your grid paper 180° and repeat these steps, but use the Pacific Point ink. Now you have a cool tie-dye baseball hat!

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Did you know that it is super easy to make your own glitter paper? That is what I did for this sparkly star on my card. I die-cut a Basic White star using the Hats Builder Die, then I colored it using my Lt. Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blend, and lastly, I added a layer of Wink Of Stella.  Didn’t the start turn out beautiful? I love Wink Of Stella!!!

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed this card. If you did, make sure you join me next Week for Man Card Monday.

Ta-Ta for now.

Happy Stamping!

 

P.S. I will be adding a project sheet for this project later today.

Product List
Hats Off Bundle
[158361]
$35.00
Spiral Dye Cling Stamp Set
[156927]
$17.00
Balmy Blue 8-1/2
[146982]
$8.75
Pacific Point 8-1/2
[111350]
$8.75
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$9.75
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad
[147105]
$7.50
Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad
[147098]
$7.50
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154904]
$9.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush
[141897]
$8.00
Stamparatus
[146276]
$49.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$120.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$4.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.00
Add All to Cart

BAMBOO BEAUTY FOR MAN CARD MONDAY

May 17, 2021

Today I have this graceful card using the Bamboo Beauty Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up! for Man Card Monday. I know you probably wouldn’t use the descriptor of graceful for a card that is designed for a man, but that is the description that best fits this card. The Bamboo Beauty Stamp Set is so much fun to create cards with! Wouldn’t this card make a beautiful gift set? You could make up 4-6 cards and wrap them up beautifully, and the recipient of this gift would be delighted! 

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To design this card, I started by stamping the larger, then the smaller bamboo images using Soft Suede ink from Stampin’ Up! onto Crumb Cake cardstock. I then added the bamboo leaves to the bamboo stocks using the same Soft Suede Ink. 

I used VersaMark ink to create the background and stamped the kanji Symbol from this Bamboo Beauty Stamp Set in a random pattern. Did you know that this kanji symbol means friendship? I thought that was cool!

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Once I finished stamping all my images on the 3 5/8″ x 4 7/8″ Crumb Cake card stock, I layered it to a piece of 3 3/4″ x 5″ Soft Suede cardstock. I added these layers to the center of a standard A2 Poppy Parade Cardbase (8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″) using Stampin Dimensionals.

The “GRATEFUL for all that you do” sentiment is stamped using Poppy Parade ink onto a 2 3/16″ x 3/4″ Crumb Cake cardstock, then glued to a 2 1/4″ x 7/8″ Soft Suede cardstock. I adhered the sentiment layers to the completed card base using Stampin Dimensionals.

I absolutely LOVE this card! I surprised myself when I added this Bamboo Beauty Stamp Set to my wish list. It is so totally not my typical style of stamps I usually purchase. I am so glad I did grab this one. Do yourself a favor and add it to your wish list. You won’t be disappointed.

Thanks for stopping. I hope you enjoyed this card as much as I did. Make sure you join me next week for Man Card Monday.

Have a wonderful week!.

Happy Stamping!

Product List
Bamboo Beauty Cling Stamp Set
[155478]
$21.00
Poppy Parade 8-1/2
[119793]
$8.75
Soft Suede 8-1/2
[115318]
$8.75
Crumb Cake 8-1/2
[120953]
$8.75
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad
[147050]
$7.50
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad
[147115]
$7.50
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$4.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.00
Add All to Cart

IT’S YOUR DAY!

May 10, 2021

Hello my friends, and welcome back! Today I am sharing this It’s Your Day! card I made using the Happiest Of Birthday Stamp Set, and Basic Borders & Tailor Made Dies from Stampin’ Up! for my Man Card Monday.  Doesn’t this card make you think of Charlie Brown’s shirt, just different colors?

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I have had this card in my head ever since I notice the zig-zag die from the Basic Borders Dies. I die-cut several zig-zag cardstock strips in various widths using Night Of Navy, Smoky Slate, and Basic Gray. After I had my die-cut pieces ready, I glued the strips down to a piece of Night Of Navy cardstock that barely wide enough to fit the sic zig-zag strips. I then dry embossed a Night Of Navy cardstock layer using the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder. Then I glued the embossed Night Of Navy to a Basic Gray cardstock layer. (all the dimensions can be located on the project sheet link below).

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After I added the embossed layers to the cardbase using Stampin’ Dimensionals, I glued the zig-zag piece to the embossed Night Of Navy layer. I die-cut the largest scalloped top die using the Well Suited Designers Series Paper to make the tag layers. Then I die-cut the second largest die size in Basic White. I stamped the It’s Your Day! Sentiment in Night Of Navy ink onto the Basic White die-cut tag. Adhere the tags to the card front using dimensional.  I took four 8″ pieces of the Night Of Navy & Basic Gray Twine, two pieces of each color, and tied a bow. Attach the bow using a Mini Glue Dot. and you are done!

This card layout can be used in so many different ways, you could do all pinks for a girl, school colors for graduation, a rainbow effect, or the colors of your favorite sports team. The possibilities are endless!

Use the link below to get the PDF project instructions and all cardstock sizes for this project.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed this card. If you did, make sure you join me next Monday for Man Card Monday.

Happy Stamping!

 

PDF Project Sheet

Product List
Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English)
[152539]
$19.00
Night Of Navy 8-1/2
[100867]
$8.75
Basic Gray 8-1/2
[121044]
$8.75
Smoky Slate 8-1/2
[131202]
$8.75
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$9.75
Well Suited 12
[154562]
$11.50
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad
[147110]
$7.50
Well Suited Twine Combo Pack
[154566]
$7.00
Basic Borders Dies
[155558]
$29.00
Tailor Made Tags Dies
[155563]
$22.00
Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder
[152718]
$9.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[150673]
$60.00
Add All to Cart

ABOUT THE MAY KIT

Name: Batter Up!

Details

  • it contains enough supplies to create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs—and coordinating envelopes. The all-inclusive kit includes printed card bases, die-cut paper pieces, embellishments, adhesives, and more!
    • Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
    • Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ (11.4 x 14.6 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Basic White, Bumblebee, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Soft Suede
  • Comes with the official bubble gum of the MLB—a ballpark favorite! Chew while you craft, slide a piece into a card, or save it for later.

Subscribe Today To Recieve This Batter Up! Paper Pumpkin Kit.

 

HANDSOMELY SUITED SLIMLINE CARD

May 3, 2021

Hello, and welcome back! Today I am sharing this Handsomely Suited slimline card & envelope I made using the Well Suited Suite of products from Stampin’ Up! for Man Card Monday!

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Making slimline cards are so much fun! With the larger 3 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ cardbase, you have a larger canvas to create with! For this card, I used the bow tie image from the Handsomely Suited Stamp Set and Basic Gray ink to create the background by offsetting the stamped image in each row. I found it was best to find the center of the cardstock and stamp that image first and work my way to the top and bottom edges to achieve a balanced pattern.

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Once you have the stamped background completed, you can then glue down the three triangled-shaped DSP pieces to the card front. To cut my triangle pieces, I used a die from the coordinating Suit & Tie Dies. If you don’t have these dies, you can use the Stitched Triangle Dies or cut one using your paper cutter.

After I had the Well Suited Designer Series Paper pieces glued down, I wrapped the Night Of Navy & Basic Gray Bakers Twine around the center of the DSP and tied a bow. The sentiment was stamped in Night Of Navy ink and punched out using the Label Me Fancy Punch!

In the YouTube video link above, I show you how to create this card, but I also explain how to create a matching envelope for this Handsomely Suited Birthday Card.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed this card. If you did, make sure you join me back here next Monday for Man Card Monday.

Happy Stamping!

Product List
Well Suited Suite Collection (English)
[155983]
$66.00
Basic Gray 8-1/2
[121044]
$8.75
Night Of Navy 8-1/2
[100867]
$8.75
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$9.75
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad
[149165]
$7.50
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad
[147110]
$7.50
Label Me Fancy Punch
[151297]
$18.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$120.00
Add All to Cart

ABOUT THE MAY KIT

Name: Batter Up!

Details

  • it contains enough supplies to create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs—and coordinating envelopes. The all-inclusive kit includes printed card bases, die-cut paper pieces, embellishments, adhesives, and more!
    • Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
    • Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ (11.4 x 14.6 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Basic White, Bumblebee, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Soft Suede
  • Comes with the official bubble gum of the MLB—a ballpark favorite! Chew while you craft, slide a piece into a card, or save it for later.

Subscribe Today To Recieve This Batter Up! Paper Pumpkin Kit.

 

SWEET ICE CREAM FOR MAN CARD MONDAY

Apr 26, 2021

Happy Monday!!! That must mean that it is time for another installment of Man Card Monday. This week I am using the Sweet Ice Cream Stamp Set and coordinating Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper for my Man Card Monday Project. I created this card for my hubby. He has a huge sweet tooth.! May 4th is our 25th Anniversary, and I am creating several cards that will include a small gift leading up to the big day. This one will have a gift certificate for an ice cream sundae! Shh, don’t tell him, It’s a surprise wink

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This is another quick card. I started with an Early Espresso card base. I then glued down the Old Olive DSP from the Ice Cream Corner DSP to a piece of Basic White cardstock. Take a 1″ x 4″ strip of Old Olive cardstock and stamp the ice cream cone texture image to the strip using Old Olive ink. I stamped off the Old Olive ink once on a scrap piece of paper before I stamped the image. I also rotated the image 180° each time I stamped it. Once you glue the completed stamped cardstock strip to the DSP, you can add these layers to the Early Espresso cardbase using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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I stamped the Ice Cream onto a scrap piece of Basic White cardstock using Old Olive & Early Espresso inks and added some ice cream drips with Early Espresso ink.  The popsicle stick is stamped in Crumb Cake ink onto Crumb Cake cardstock. You can watch the video below to see more detail on how I stamped the images for this project.

Now that you have watched the video, you can see how easy it was to finish off this card. Keep in mind that you may not want to use the Shimmery Crystal Effects if you struggle with your hand grip. It can be tough to squeeze the bottle for some people. You could substitute Wink Of Stella Instead or use Clear Emboss Powder.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed this card. If you did, make sure you leave me a comment, and join me here next Monday for Man Card Monday.

See you next week.

Happy Stamping!

Product List
Sweet Ice Cream Photopolymer Stamp Set
[154456]
$17.00
Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper
[154567]
$11.50
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[119686]
$8.75
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$9.75
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[120953]
$8.75
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad
[147114]
$7.50
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
[147090]
$7.50
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad
[147116]
$7.50
Linen Thread
[104199]
$5.00
Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch
[152709]
$18.00
Shimmery Crystal Effects
[150892]
$5.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$4.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$10.00
Add All to Cart

ABOUT THE MAY KIT

Name: Batter Up!

Details

  • it contains enough supplies to create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs—and coordinating envelopes. The all-inclusive kit includes printed card bases, die-cut paper pieces, embellishments, adhesives, and more!
    • Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
    • Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ (11.4 x 14.6 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Basic White, Bumblebee, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Soft Suede
  • Comes with the official bubble gum of the MLB—a ballpark favorite! Chew while you craft, slide a piece into a card, or save it for later.

Subscribe Today To Recieve This Batter Up! Paper Pumpkin Kit.