Father's Day Card

Here is a Masculine Card for Father's Day. I really used the heck out of my Big Shot! It's got a lot going on but it's very subtle.

First I ran the Soft Suede through the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. Then I ran the Confetti Cream through the Top Note, then ran THAT through the Herringbone Textured Plate. Then I sponged the edges of the confetti cream (base of the card, die cut, greeting). I ran the sponge across the die cut gently just to get the top of the herringbone.

Clear as mud? I hope you like it!





Stamp Set: Well Scripted (#118601 C)
Cardstock: Confetti Cream (#102835), Soft Suede (#115318)
Ink: Soft Suede (#115657)
Accessories: Square Lattice Embossing Folder (#119976) Summer Mini, Top Note Die Cut (#113463), Herringbone Textured Plate Backgrounds 1 (#114512), Soft Suede Ribbon (#115612), Vintage Brads (#109109), Wide Oval Punch (#112082)

I LOVE TO CASE!!

I was browsing through Stampin' Up!'s website stampinconnection and found this beautiful card that I had to CASE (copy and share everything) which sometimes stands for copy and STEAL everything.

Sometimes when MO & JO have left for a mini vacation and you have to make some cards, the next best thing is to CASE!! I tell you what, looking through all those cards can really inspire you. And you know what else? You can CASE something and it never turns out EXACTLY like the other card. But they have chosen the template, the colors and even the stamp set to use...what else do you need? So this is my version of Lisa Young's card. See her blog here.

I didn't have the same stamp set so I used Elements of Style instead. I wanted water color but with the image only being one stamp, I had to color with markers then spritz with water onto the inked up stamp. Then I stamped onto the Kraft carstock. I rewet it and stamped again and used that image to punch out.

Then I created my own spritzer by using 1/3 of the bottle with water, adding 6 drops of chocolate chip reinker and 1 drop of frost white shimmer paint. Loverly! Someone told me that instead of water, try using rubbing alcohol.

So I hope you like it as much as I do! Give it a try and see what you come up with!



This is an upclose shot of the butterfly. Purty huh?


Recipe:

Stamp Set: Elements of Style (#120045 C) in new Summer Mini
Cardstock: Taken with Teal (#101584), Kraft (#107070)
Markers: Orchid Opulence (#100055), Mellow Moss (#100038), Taken with Teal (#100068)
Accessories: Hemp Twine (#100982), 1 1/4" square punch (#104400), Beautiful Wings Embosslits (#118138) Occasions Mini

GRADUATION DAY

This was fun!!! Making a diploma!! What do you think?




I used:

Stamp Set: Happy Grad (#117006) New Summer Mini available May 1st
Cardstock: Crushed Curry (#115319), Night of Navy (#110867), Shimmer White (#101910)
Ink: Crushed Curry (#115659), Stazon Black
Accessories: Black Ribbon (#109027), Vintage Brads (#109109), Ticket Corner Punch (#107214)

MORE ITTY BITTY BITS

Here is another sample of Itty Bitty Bits from the new Summer Mini available May 1st.

I'm having a creative block with the Itty Bitty Bits and I need to make some cards with them, so I totally CASED this from Ilina Crouse. She is so amazing and talented!

I hope you like it!




Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Itty Bitty Bits (#120060 C), Well Scripted
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay (#115317), Melon Mombo (#115320), Rich Razzleblerry (#115316)
Ink: Bermuda Bay (#115656), Melon Mombo (#115655), Rich Razzleberry (#115658)
Accessories: Melon Mombo polka dot ribbon (#115611), Bitty Buttons (#118761), Punch Pack (#118309)

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ITTY BITTY BITS

Saw a cute card on www.stampinconnection.com by Stasia Sloma and had to CASE it! I needed a card using the Itty Bitty Bits, and her template is exactly what I needed. I changed the colors completely and it looks totally different than hers. It did take more time than I thought though. And at the end I kinda got a little crooked :(

Also I did not have any DP to match so I made my own! Whaddya think??
So here it is!!



Side view!


Here is the recipe for the card:

Stamp Sets: Itty Bitty Bits (#120060 C), Message from Mom (#118580 C)
Cardstock: Melon Mombo (#115320), Bermuda Bay (#115317)
Ink: Crushed Curry (#115659), Melon Mombo (#115656), Bermuda Bay (#115655)
Accessories: Crushed Curry Ribbon (#115614), mat pack (#105826), Punch Pack (#118309), Dimensionals (#104430)

SAMPLES FROM SUMMER MINI CATALOG

I tried my hand at making some cards using the stamps from the Summer Mini Catalog.

This set is called Elements of Style. GOREGOUS HUH?? Take a look at page 12 at what Stampin' Up! did. I started with basically the same colors but took off in a completely different direction than they did. I used the ink pads and the aqua painter to get the water color look. I really LOVE IT!


Stamp Set: Elements of Style (#120045 clear)
Cardstock: Whisper White (#100730), More Mustard (#100946), Mellow Moss (#102898)
Ink: Creamy Caramel (#103220), Mellow Moss (#102774)
Accessories: Aqua Painter (#103954), Sponges (#101610)


Next is another sample from the Summer Mini on Page 12. I couldn't figure out how to get the top note layered then I decided to cut where the perforation is and voila! It worked! Then I sponged the edges then curled them with my nail.



Picture at an angle so you can see the ribbon.


Up close shot of the metal tag and bird.

Stamp Set: Elements of Style (#120045 clear)
Cardstock: Dusty Durango (#11532), Soft Suede (#115318), Kraft (#102125)
Ink: Dusty Durango (#115654), Versamark (#102283)
Accessories: Metal Vellum Tag (retired), Bigz die Top Note (#113463), Dimensionals (#104430), Mini Glue Dots (#103683), Sponges (#101610)