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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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geometric bday

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Hi there! I wanted to pop in today and share this fun geometric card. I love the new Watercolor Shapes stamp set from Stampin’ Up!. These shapes will be great for subtle backgrounds. For this card I wanted to put the shapes in the spotlight.

I stamped the shapes in Mint Macron, Soft Seafoam, and Pear Pizzazz. The sentiment from Biggest Wish are stamped in black and Shaded Spruce. Adding some thin paper strips to the card base helped anchor the stitched panel and give some added detail. I threw in some rhinestones for a bit of sparkle. I think I might add some black enamel dots instead of rhinestones if I was going to send this to a guy.

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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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soar confidently

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I thought I’d pop on to quickly share a card I made for a recent card swap. It uses a new set in the new Stampin’ Up! mini catalog – Soar Confidently. It features a hot air balloon, zeppelin, and a bi-wing airplane. One of my son-in-laws is a pilot, so I had to add this set to my collection.

My color pallet is Crumb Cake, Misty Moonlight, and Seaside Spray. On the Seaside Spray panel, I repeatedly stamped the zeppelin in Seaside Spray ink. Then I used the dot stencil and texture paste. The globe die cut is from the World Map die set. The Misty Moonlight panel is embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder. I roughed up the edges of the panels for extra texture and sponged around the Crumb Cake card base and globe die cut for an antiqued effect.

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pcc #396

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Hello, my crafty friends! We kicked off October in a BIG way – my daughter got married on Oct 2!!! To add to the celebration, my new son-in-law’s birthday was Oct 1! (He better never forget their anniversary!) I used this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge for his birthday card.

He really likes sail boats, so I pulled out my Sailing Home set and my Stampin’ Blends.

I used my Night of Navy, Midnight Muse, Balmy Blue and Seaside Spray Stampin’ Blends to color the ombre panel. I stamped the white panel with the retired World Map background stamp.

You can check out more inspiration on the Paper Craft Crew blog and join in the fun! Put your creativity to work and share your project with us.

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sailing home

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Stampin’ Up! has really outdone themselves with the gorgeous product suites in this new catalog. They are simply ah-mazing! Today, let’s put the Sailing Home set and Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper from the Come Sail Away Suite in the spotlight.

Sailing Home: Congrats - Center Stage Stamping

There are so many great images in the Sailing Home stamp set and a wonderful set of coordinating dies. I am loving the Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper. Great for masculine cards! This card would be great for a graduate. Colors used are Crumb Cake, Night of Navy and Balmy Blue.

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stamp review crew: lilypad lake

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The Stamp Review Crew is back! Today we are featuring the wonderful Lilypad Lake. I hope you will hop through and check out the wonderful creations the design teams have to share with you!

For my first card, I went for an ombre background using Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay. I stamped the Crane in Gray granite and added a few Pool Party shadows with my aqua painter. Embossing folders help add texture and interest to an otherwise simple card. Pinewood Planks on the card base and Subtle on the Stitched Circle die cut.

My second card went a bit more rustic with the help of the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper. Reminds me of a framed painting. The sun and sentiment banner are colored with Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends.

What is the Stamp Review Crew? We are an international group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators that get together to create projects using a specific stamp set. We blog hop on the first and third Monday of each month. I’m excited for you to see what my talented friends have created.

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Inky Friends: dc 14

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My Inky Friends are back with a new design challenge! This one is a layout based on a card on page 3 of the new Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalog. Be sure to check out all of the great inspiration over at My Inky Friends and then play along and share your creation based on this fun sketch!

I simply love the card this sketch is based on, so my first instinct was to reach for florals. But then I stopped and thought, “I need to push myself to something different”, so I reached for the new Geared up Garage. I always struggle with making cards for men. But, this set and sketch came together for a fun card that is perfect for the gear head in your life.

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A Dapper Day

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The title of today’s post definitely refers to the card I made, not the weather.  Freezing rain, high winds, snow coming – Yuck!  But that means more time in my studio. I have another card featuring the Truly Tailored suite.  What can I say, I was on a roll.

Dapper Day - Center Stage Stamping

I started with a Night of Navy card base and added a Navy panel I embossed with the Simple Stripes embossing folder.  I used Stampin’ Write Markers in Night of Navy, Tranquil Tide, Chocolate Chip and Crushed Curry on the sentiment stamp and cut it out with the Stitched Shapes framelits.  Finished off with a True Gentleman button and some Linen Thread.  Fun greeting for the dapper gent in your life.

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-Mary

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Lookin’ Sharp

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I was on a roll with the Truly Tailored Suite.  I finally have several masculine cards in my stash!  I saw a card similar to this one on Pinterest and knew this product suite would be great for my version.

How cool is that!?  The True Gentleman Designer Series Paper is perfect for the fabric of this shirt card.  I used the Tailored Tag punch to do the bottom of the pocket. I added one detail that you really don’t notice, but I think it makes a difference when you see the card in person.  I went over the edges of all the dsp with a Night of Navy marker to cover the white core of the paper.  I think it made it seem more like fabric.    There is a thin strip added under the buttons and at the top of the pocket to help the seams stand out.  The collar is adhered with a dimensional strip at the top (I also colored the Night of Navy to hide the white).

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-Mary

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