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Fathers Day

osat blog hop: boys in the hood

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Welcome back friends! Today I am hopping with the One Stamp At Time team! Our theme for this month is “Boys in the Hood”. Focusing on projects for the guys in our lives. With Father’s Day around the corner, I knew what I wanted to focus on. These projects would work great for a birthday, with a few minor adjustments.

I took a more whimsical approach with fun card and gift box duo. I love the patterned paper from the Host exclusive Pattern Party DSP stack. For the little gift box I added Playful Alphabet die cut letters. I added foam adhesive sheet to Misty Moonlight cardstock before cutting out the letters.

I carried the Patterned Paper over to the card and brought in the Handsomely Suited stamp set. I’m a sucker for bow ties.

There is an extra fun element on the card. The bow tie spins! Check it out on my Instagram feed. I can’t get the video to post here.

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hot air balloons

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What is it about hot air balloons? The are so interesting and, well, up-lifting. I know, I know…too obvious. I couldn’t help myself.

I really like the vintage look of the one in the new Soar confidently set.

I had fun designing this card. I started by stamping the balloon on Crumb Cake card stock with white ink. Once it was dry, I added some black speckles with my Stampin’ Write marker. Next I added some Just Jade watercolor splatters. I let it completely dry before cutting the edge and adding strips of adhesive which I covered with Gold Gilding Leaf.

The sentiment is embossed in white and cut out with a stitched circle die, with ribbon added for a medallion look.

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stamp review crew: stacked stone

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Welcome to another Stamp Review Crew blog hop. The Stamp Review Crew is a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world that get together on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month for a blog hop. Each hop we shine a spotlight on one stamp set and show you just how much you can do with it. Today, we are putting a fun new background stamp center stage: Stacked Stone.

I love background stamps. They are like the solid ensemble members of a play – not often in the spotlight, but they add so much needed depth and detail. Stacked Stone is great stamped tone on tone, or colored in. In fact, I made two projects to showcase this versatility.

For my first card, I started with a tone on tone look. I stamped Stacked Stone in Gray Granite ink on a Gray Granite card base.

It looks like a great stone wall in a garden. So I added a beautiful flower from the new So Much Love set colored with my Stamping Blends and Copic markers. I popped the Bumble Bee DSP die cut up on dimensionals. I wanted the flower to be a bit raised as well, but didn’t want another layer of dimensionals. I’ll show you my trick to get a thinner layer of depth:

I die cut two ovals smaller than my image and glued them together then to the back of the stamped image. This can add depth, but help keep bulk from layers of dimensionals down.

Since the first card had a dainty, feminine look, I went for a more industrial, masculine look on my next card.

I started by doing a light watercolor wash of Smokey Slate, Crumb Cake and Cinnamon Cider on Shimmery White card stock. Once it was completely dry, I stamped the Stacked Stone image in gray Granite ink. Then I watercolored some of the specific stones for added depth. I added some die cut gears and a sentiment from Geared Up Garage.

Stacked Stone is a fantastic, versatile background stamp. Don’t believe me yet? Head on over to Heidi or back to Holly and then check out the rest of the design team’s great projects. By the end of the blog hop I’m sure Stacked Stone will be making it’s way to your craft room!

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osat blog hop: manly may

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Hello my crafty friends! Welcome to the monthly One Stamp at a Time Blog Hop! This month our theme is cards/ projects for men. I have to admit, these kind of projects don’t come easy for me. I tend to work in more florals and softer colors with ribbon and bling. But, I also love a challenge. Here is what I came up with.

A fun Father’s Day card and gift box for a car lovin’ guy. My color scheme is Basic Black, Basic Gray, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, and Crushed Curry.

I used the die cut gears to help add some texture and detail. On the box, I did add one of the wrenches from the Classic Garage Metal embellishments on the box. Otherwise, it is just stamps, ink and paper.

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