Color Blocking With Good Feelings

Hello stampers,

I hope y'all got some stamping done this weekend because I got very little done as I'm re-organizing my craft room from all the other attempts that I've never really finished since I moved in & I won't reveal how long ago that was. LOL! This attempt may get me to see the better part of my floor vs. shifting from side to side & then giving up. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Today I chose to use a color-blocking technique for the main focus of my card. The great thing about this technique is you can cut it into as many pieces as you want as long as you have the same number of colors. So as you can see 3 cuts equals Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight & Lemon Lolly Cardstocks. To make sure that your stamping is consistent on each piece you should use something like our retired Stamparatus. I used one of the sentiments from the Good Feelings Stamp Set with Memento Black Ink. To make sure I had everything lined up both on the Basic Black Cardstock layer & the 3 yellow cardstock I used post-it tape but washi tape or anything that won't stick to the paper to tape them together than went around the edges with Multipurpose Glue, then finished off the inside. Lastly, I added a few Sparkle Gems to finish the card.

Paper Measurements-

• Basic White Cardstock:
  • Base - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2
• Basic Black Cardstock:
  • Layer - 3 7/8 x 5 1/8
• Crushed Curry Cardstock:
  • Layer -3 3/4 x 5
• Daffodil Delight Cardstock:
  • Layer - 3 3/4 x 5
• Lemon Lolly DSP:
  • Layer - 3 3/4 x 5

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All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Product List

Good Feelings Cling Stamp Set (English)

[158737]

$24.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$10.00

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131199]

$10.00

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119683]

$10.00

Lemon Lolly 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161720]

$10.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.50

Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems

[161288]

$8.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$26.00

Father's Day

Hello stampers,

     I finally got to make a card this weekend, one of my kitties has been really sick since Memorial Day weekend but I hope she is on the mend. She'll go in for blood work tomorrow to see how she is doing. I hope everybody is staying cool wherever you live, we have triple digits this week. I know I live in the desert but I'm so not ready for this heat. 😎🔥

     So I chose to use the Soar Confidently Stamp Set for this card, the set will retire at the end of the month. I stamped the balloon from the set using Crumb Cake Ink on Basic White Cardstock, then stamped the sentiment also from the set using Night Of Navy Ink. I used a Blending Brush with Night Of Navy Ink to make it look like it was floating in the sky. I then used the retired True Gentleman DSP & placed it on top of Night Of Navy Cardstock, which was then attached to a Crumb Cake Cardstock base. I found a sketch online, but I lost the link when my computer restarted. 

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A Good Man Father's Day

Hello stampers,
     Today's card is another Father's Day card I made, using the new A Good Man Stamp Set. This set reminds me of 2 sets that Stampin' Up! many years ago & I had to get it because I don't have many masculine sets.
     I started with a Whisper White Cardstock layer that I stamped with one of the stamps from A Good Man Stamp Set using Memento Black Ink. I then used various blends colors to color in that reminded me of what we may have looked like way back when. This was then backed by Basic Black Cardstock before adhering to the base of the card.

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All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Urban Father's Day

Hello stampers,
     We have finally made it to the hot, hot west coast! That was way too long of a drive & I'm so glad it is over. So I am now able to show off the cards I made for Father's Day!
     Today's card uses the retired Urban District Stamp Set. I stamped the letters & the bolts using with Smoky Slate Ink onto Whisper White Cardstock & colored in various things in the letters with Stampin' Blends. This was then layered with Basic Black Cardstock & placed on a Smoky Slate Cardstock base.
   

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High Tide Father's Day

Hello stampers,
     Oh, what a beautiful spring day this will be! So excited to be in the 50's-60's with the windows open to let in the fresh air!
     Today I have a nice masculine type of card that I'm going to use as Father's Day cards as long as I can find them when the time comes. LOL! This card was one of the ones made in Kerri's class this month. Night Of Navy Card Stock was used for the base of the card, along with the layer for the stamped image. Next, we used a layer of retiring Marina Mist Card Stock that was run through the Big Shot with the Seaside TIEF. For the stamped image, we used the High Tide Stamp Set stamping the birds in Night Of Navy Ink, the sun in Daffodil Delight Ink & the water with Marina Mist Ink stamped off once, then we used a Stampin' Dauber to fill the water with more color. I'm not sure what set the sentiment comes from but I believe it is retired. I love the simplicity of this card & that it could be used for a variety of things.

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BSU060717

Hello stampers,
     Long time no see everyone! Life has been a whirlwind around here. Don't you ever wish that you can have a Calgon moment with stamps & let all your worries & problems just wash away? Yeah me too! I've got all these new things from the catalog & I haven't even touched them yet, how sad right?
     Today's card is for this week's BSU challenge which was all about Father's Day or Masculine cards. This card was done in Kerri's class but I thought I would use it here since it fit the bill & since I'm so behind on challenges & have touched anything I figured it would work before I missed another challenge which I really do hope to make some cards up for past challenges.
     Basic Black Card Stock was used as the base of the card. Next, retired Brush Silver Card Stock was run through the Big Shot using the Hexagon TIEF then layered on top of Basic Gray Card Stock. A 1" piece of Basic Gray Card Stock was then punched on one end by the Triple Banner Punch & added to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals. The sentiment stamp is from the now retired Urban District Stamp Set, stamped using Basic Gray Ink & fussy cut into a hexagon, it was then layered on top of Basic Black Card Stock which was also fussy cut around that to have a layer.

     Don't forget to head on over to Carol's blog HERE and then to Stace's blog HERE. To see what both did for this week's challenge. I'm sure both will be fantastic. Hope you try this challenge out too! We have a new Facebook group if you want to join us and show us what you came up with HERE.

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All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

BSU060816

Hello stampers,
     Happy, Happy Friday! So I'm a couple days late posting my BSU challenge, almost becoming a theme for me lately. This week's challenge was a technique theme, Reflection/Mirror Technique to be exact. I've never tried it but had seen other demo's work & thought it was harder than it actually was. I may have to try it again!
     Starting with the base I used Old Olive Card Stock, followed by a layer of Early Espresso Card Stock where I stamped the Hardwood Background Stamp on using Early Espresso Ink.  I then used the oak tree from Lovely As A Tree Stamp Set, colored it with Early Espresso & Old Olive Marvelous Markers then stamped it on Whisper White Card Stock. Then I re-inked & stamped on a piece of acetate, lined it up with the original & pushed the ink from the acetate onto the card stock. Next, I used Sponge Daubers to add color to the scene in Marina Mist & Pear Pizazz Ink. Lastly, I used a sentiment from Guy Greetings Stamp Set & stamped it in Early Espresso Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock. Both the scene & sentiment were then backed by Marina Mist Card Stock.

     Don't forget to head on over to Carol's blog HERE and then to Stace's blog HERE. To see what both did for this week's challenge. I'm sure both will be fantastic. Hope you try this challenge out too! We have a new Facebook group if you want to join us and show us what you came up with HERE.

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All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

BSU051816

Hello stampers,
     Sorry everyone, I've been really bad about updating my blog this month. Between the rescue, VC Rocks! and now my doctor decided to put me on a new med to hopefully keep my migraines away or at least to a minimum, which did not go over well with my body so I'm trying to get back up to a 100%. If it isn't one thing, it is another! The bad thing is, I have cards to share I just haven't gotten around to making posts about them, which is really sad, I mean really the hard part is done all I have to do is type something up.
     So I'm a day behind on posting for the BSU Challenges, but I did post it on the FB group last night, so hopefully that counts. This week we focused on the color combo of Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate & Very Vanilla. I know when we first discussed this color combo I thought nautical. Easier said than done, but I did still keep up with that theme. I started the card with a Night of Navy Card Stock base, followed by a layer of Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. On the main image, I used Very Vanilla Card Stock, then used one of the stamps from the Timeless Textures Stamp Set to stamp a frame/border around the piece using Smoky Slate Ink. I then stamped the ship from the retiring set The Open Sea in Night of Navy Ink, I tried to use another stamp from the texture set for more sea but it wasn't turning out the way I wanted to in my head so I left it as is. Finally, I used the Crazy About You Stamp Set for the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler Ink, used the Triple Banner Punch on each side then around the piece with the same ink. The sentiment was then popped up using Stampin' Dimensionals.

     Don't forget to head on over to Carol's blog HERE and then to Stace's blog HERE. To see what both did for this week's challenge. I'm sure both will be fantastic. Hope you try this challenge out too! We have a new Facebook group if you want to join us and show us what you came up with HERE.

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All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Sets: The Open Sea, Crazy About You, Timeless Textures
Ink/Markers: Smoky Slate, Night Of Navy, Cherry Cobbler
Paper: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Night Of Navy
Other: Triple Banner Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

BSU050416

Hello stampers,
     Happy merry month of May! WOW 4 days into May & I am swamped with rescue stuff, kitten season started off with a bang on Monday, not that it hadn't already started a few weeks before but sheesh. And let me tell you I've been running ever since, I need stamping time to relax these days.
     This week's BSU challenge is all about the Manly or Father's Day cards. I don't get a lot done in this category, sometimes I do really good & get a few done but most of the time it is just 1 or 2 here or there, I so need to start a stockpile of these instead of waiting to the last minute. I made a very simple card, pretty much monochromatic. I started off with a Crumb Cake Card Stock base, where I stamped the sentiment from The Wilderness Awaits Stamp Set in Early Espresso Ink. Next, I used a Very Vanilla Card Stock layer where I stamped the elk from the same set also in Early Espresso Ink, which I followed with a layer of Early Espresso Card Stock. I debated whether I wanted to color it in but in the end, I decided monochromatic worked best.

     Don't forget to head on over to Carol's blog HERE and then to Stace's blog HERE. To see what both did for this week's challenge. I'm sure both will be fantastic. Hope you try this challenge out too! We have a new Facebook group if you want to join us and show us what you came up with HERE.

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All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Sets: The Wilderness Awaits
Ink/Markers: Early Espresso
Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

SFF060515

Hello stampers,
     Happy Frenzy Friday! I've been in an on & off rut lately coming up with card ideas, but I did get to stamp with friends yesterday & I'll get to do it again on Sunday, so I'll have a few cards to show & maybe it will give me the jolt I need. I have swaps I want to join but got to have ideas first!
     For this card I decided to use the Something For Baby Stamp Set. I stamped the tie in both Marina Mist & Soft Suede Ink, then fussy cut them because I didn't want the white space left around the ties that the framelits left. I then stamped the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set onto Marina Mist Card Stock with Early Espresso Ink. To put the card together, I used Whisper White Card Stock for the base, then layered it with Early Espresso DSP. Next, I added Early Espresso Twine, then added the ties. I added the extra piece of Marina Mist Card Stock that I had punched an end with the Banner Punch just above the twine then added the sentiment piece on the right. Instead of adding ribbon to a masculine card I opted to use the Neutrals Candy Dots in Early Espresso.

     This week's sketch was created by Elizabeth Kratzer. Hop on over to the SFF blog & check out what the other team members did. Better yet, make your own card based on the sketch below & add your link to this week's challenge. Happy sketching & enjoy your weekend!

 

~Enjoy
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Sets: Something For Baby, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink/Markers: Marina Mist, Soft Suede
Paper: Whisper White, Marina Mist, Early Espresso DSP
Other: Early Espresso Twine (retired), Neutrals Candy Dots, Banner Punch

Power Up Father's Day

Hello stampers,
     Happy Thursday y'all! Where has this week gone, I almost missed my stamp class yesterday because I didn't think it was Wednesday yet. My brain seems to have gone on a hiatus with this beautiful weather we have been having.
     Today's card uses a set that I don't ever remember seeing in a catalog & now wish I had. But I could always borrow it from Kerri who said she would never get rid of it.
     For the base, Crumb Cake Card Stock was used followed by a layer of Chocolate Chip Card Stock that was run through the Big Shot using the Woodgrain TIEF. Next, we took a scrap piece of Very Vanilla Card Stock, coloring the 3 tools from the retired Power Up Stamp Set with Real Red & Basic Black Marvelous Markers (the pliers were stamped off once before stamping), we then fussy cut all the tools. For the sentiment, we used the retired Something to Celebrate Stamp Set, stamping the sentiment in Chocolate Chip Ink then using the Big Shot to cut it out using the Chalk Talk Framelits. Each of the tools were attached to the sign using retired Black Eyelets.

~Enjoy
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Sets:
Ink/Markers: Power Up (retired), Something to Celebrate (retired)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake
Other: Real Red, Basic Black. Black Eyelets (retired), Woodgrain TIEF, Chalk Talk Framelits

Paper Pumpkin Love You A Lot

Hello stampers,
     Happy Wednesday y'all! I guess everybody was having server problems yesterday. I hope by the time this post goes live, it will all be worked out.
     It has been a long time since I've actually done anything with my Paper Pumpkins, but April's kit came today & I thought I would give it a try. I did 2 cards 1 for each of my parents, their days are coming up soon so this could easily be sent to them  .
     The kit comes with enough to make 8 pocket cards in 2 colors Pacific Point & Crushed Curry. I first assembled the Kraft pocket except for the twine I see. The set that comes with the kit is called Love You A Lot, which has a lot of words & a few picture stamps.

     I'm sure y'all are aware that Stampin' Up! retired list came out today. I've enclosed the links just in case you haven't seen it or if you need updates on what is still available. Remember MDS is 30% off until May 31st. Make sure if you purchase anything for MDS that you download & install before May 31st, so you don't lose it. While you are at it make sure to back up all of your files for MDS on an external hard drive or a CD/DVD.

• Retiring List PDF
• Retiring List Sortable Excel File
• My Digital Studio (PDF)
• My Digital Studio (Excel)

~Enjoy
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Sets: Love You A Lot
Ink/Markers: Pacific Point, Crushed Curry

SFF022715

Hello stampers,
     Happy Frenzy Friday! I hope you've had a better week than I have, we are on record to be the coldest February ever recorded just a few more days until we say good-bye to that & hopefully start warming up a bit. On top of that, I think anything I touched yesterday just went flying- picked up marker case to move it & there goes markers, tried putting stamps cases on a shelf they came tumbling down (so happy they were mostly the photopolymer stamps!) luckily I didn't pick up anything breakable, would've hated trying picking all that up. Hoping today will be a bit better & I get a chance to stamp!
     I've realized I don't have a lot of current masculine type stamps anymore, which isn't good when you need a few to make cards for the men in your life, good thing they don't know that most of what they get is retired. However, I did just buy the Guy Greetings Stamp Set in the Occasions catalog, so we'll see how if I like the set better in person than in the catalog, at least I have a few examples that I've liked out on the web.
     As you may have guessed with my rambling, I made a masculine card for today's sketch using the Guy Greetings Stamp Set. I stamped the car from the set onto Very Vanilla Card Stock using the Memento Black Ink Pad, than coloring the car with Crumb Cake Blendabilities & the Basic Black Marvelous Marker. I then punched that the car out with the 2 1/2" Circle Punch, then backed it with Early Espresso Card Stock which was cut out using the Starburst Framelits. For the 2nd layer, I ran Very Vanilla Card Stock through the Big Shot to dry emboss that piece using the Argyle TIEF, this piece was then adhered to the Early Espresso Card Stock base. For the banners I fussy cut a 1/2" piece of Early Espresso, Soft Suede & Crumb Cake Card Stock, adding some of the words from the above set to the final banner & adhered them to the embossed piece. Once all that was put together, I added the car piece using Stampin' Dimensionals. Voila!

     This week's sketch was created by Kim Innis, Hop on over to the SFF blog & check out what the other team members did. Better yet, make your own card based on the sketch below & add your link to this week's challenge. Happy sketching & enjoy your weekend!

~Enjoy
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Sets: Guy Greetings
Ink/Markers: Memento Black, Basic Black, Crumb Cake Blendabilities
Paper: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso
Other: 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Starburst Framelits, Argyle TIEF, Stampin' Dimensionals
Technique: Dry Embossing

Happy Father's Day Six Sided

Hello stampers,
     Today's card actually should have been Friday's card that I forgot to write up because I'm trying to get ideas for swaps done before sign-ups end on Wednesday. Nothing like the last minute, however, it is very difficult when you have absolutely no stamping mojo in you & nothing on the web is truly inspiring you with the sets you want to use. Now that is bad!
     I wanted to finish up the masculine week, with another manly card so I whipped up a quick Father's Day card using the Six Sided Sampler set & probably close to my favorite color combo. Thank you for giving me a brief interruption from the crazy swap world I'm currently in to show you this card. Hoping I can mix the 2 worlds to give you more cards that I can show you this week.

 ~Enjoy
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Sets: Six Sided Sampler, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink/Markers: Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler
Paper: Whisper White, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler
Other: Itty Bitty Accents punch, Hexagon punch, Honeycomb TIEF

Father's Day Suit & Tie

Hello stampers,
     Today's card is showcasing the die I used yesterday, I just didn't get the card done in time to get it posted. This card is a suit card that can be used 2 ways as there is also a bow tie that comes with this die. I'm not sure if you can see it clearly in the photo, but I decided to use the Argyle TIEF on the tie for dimension, not sure why I thought to do that but I guess it turned out ok. I really have enjoyed the 2 cards I've made with this die & can see lots of possibilities with it.

~Enjoy
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.


Ink/Markers:Soft Suede
Paper: Soft Suede, Soft Sky
Other: MFT Suit & Tie Die-namics
Technique:Die Cutting, Sponging

Father's Day Ties

Hello stampers,
     Today I went off the grid & used a product that isn't Stampin' Up!! Yes, I know I must have lost my mind, but a friend told me about a local (well sort of) stamp store & I had to go check out what they had. I really do try to use 100% Stampin' Up! however when it comes to dies I just can't help myself. So today's card was CASE'd from the video I found, besides the die everything else is Stampin' Up!

~Enjoy
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Sets: Look Up To Father
Ink/Markers: Soft Suede
Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Soft Suede DSP (retired)
Other: MFT Suit & Tie Die-namics
Technique: Die Cutting

Paper Pumpkin Hey, Man

Hello stampers,
     Forgive me while I catch up on my kits, this is the last one at least for another week or so. I'm busy trying to figure out what I'm going to do for some swaps that I want to join, so haven't worked on many projects that I can show quite yet. On top of that my hubby is trying to get me out of working in the dining room (which we don't use) & start getting moved into my stamp room upstairs, so that it frees up the other 2 bedrooms for any guests that may stop by. So unpacking boxes & trying to figure out where things will go in my new room & trying to figure out what new furniture I need isn't a lot of fun, but I guess it is necessary to keep the hubby happy.
     Today's card comes from the Hey, Man kit, is all masculine for either birthday or Father's Day & the stamp set includes for Dad, Son & Brother. Hey & guess what is coming up very quickly, I guess I have my cards to send out so they'll be on time, for a change my dad would say. Again, I must say this was a very easy card to do & put together as everything is pretty much done for you except the stamping & putting together. Easy Peasy!

~Enjoy
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Sets: Hey, Man
Ink/Markers: Marina Mist 

Lovely Father's Day

So here is the post that probably confused you last week when I had a Father's Day title yet I showed a Christmas card instead. I promise I have the right title & card for todays post. I did this card for a masculine swap awhile back. Yes I'm cheating again today because after yesterday's drama of my male cat trying to take a chunk out of my arm for no apparent reason I just haven't stamped.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless specified
Sets: Lovely As A Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Park Avenue Patterns (retired)
Ink/Markers: Garden Green, Night of Navy
Paper: Garden Green, Basic Gray, Night of Navy, Whisper White
Other: Word Window punch, Modern Label Punch, EK Success 1" square punch, silver eyelets


Enjoy~