Come Sail Away

Today I am showcasing one of my favourite suites, Come Sail Away, found on page 145 of the annual catalogue. The first card is the one I used on my video and features the stamp set, matching thinlets, designer series paper, trinkets and baker's twine.

 You can see just how this card was created by watching the video on Youtube.
I have also shared 3 other cards I created using the same suite.

 I used white embossing powder on Seaside Spray card stock on the card panel.

 This card shows some of the beautiful designer series paper in this suite.

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A Little Colour Inspiration

I love looking for colour combos on Pinterest, and I came upon this one today.

The samples on their blog were amazing! Definitely worth checking out!
So here is what I did:

I stamped the word Dad in Night of navy, Calypso Coral and Soft Sky to make my background. Then I added the sentiment, with a strip of Calypso Coral in back to add colour. Very simple to create.

Creating with the Waterfront set

When I first saw the Waterfront stamp set in the Occasions catalogue, I thought this one will have LOTS of possibilities! From what I have seen on Pinterest, I was right!
I love the versatility of this set and I have had lots of fun creating with it, but my absolute favourite card so far is this one.

I followed a colour combination I saw on Pinterest...

In Stampin' Up colours, I used Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Tranquil Tide and Pool Party and Whisper White.
Here is a close up of the stamped image:

Waterfront (item # 146386) is available to order now until May 31, 2018. You can email me your order, or shop directly from my online store.

Painter's Tape Technique

The second Tuesday of every month is Technique Tuesday at my stamping studio! If you are in the area, come on by...7:00pm-8:30pm and learn a new technique every month! (cost is only $5.00, and the Keurig is on)!
This past Tuesday we learned the Painter's Tape Technique. Here is the card we made:

Moose from Walk in the Wild.

We used Smokey Slate, Sahara Sand and Mint Macaron ink with the painter's tape, and Early Espresso for the moose and sentiment..
Then one of my stamping guests suggested we should try other colour combinations, and I was holding the Vintage Leaves stamp sets at the time and immediately thought fall colours! Tangerine Tango, Delightful Dejan, Soft Suede and Old Olive were my choices, with the leaves done in Early espresso. Here is the card:

Vintage Leaves stamp set.

For a video showcasing this technique, visit Scot Strehlow at StampinSiblings.
Yes, I know I should make my own videos. maybe someday...let's just be glad I am blogging again. One step at a time. :)
Thanks for looking!

Holiday catalogue creation

Sweater Weather

I am loving my new product from the Holiday catalogue! I thought I'd share this card I created for one of the swaps I joined at Convention (I leave next week! so excited)!
The designer series paper is called Sweater Weather and is a mixture of plaids and houndstooth and small patterns...really masculine. I also really like the Magnificent Maple stamp...it was part of a bundle from SU that included the Sweater Weather paper, burlap ribbon, a Thanksgiving Tablescape kit and a marker that looks like chalk!
I am thankful SU rewards us with these free bundles, because I would not have looked twice at the maple leaf stamp, and I really like it...especially paired with this paper!
Thanks for looking!

By The Tide birthday card

Here is one of the cards we made at my Many Masculine card class. I used the By The Tide stamp set from the Stampin' Up! Spring catalogue. This will be perfect for my dad's birthday...he is from New Brunswick...plus he loves lobster!

By The Tide

By The Tide stamp set (#129120)
Netting background stamp (#122655)
Crumb Cake card stock (#120953)
Crumb Cake ink (#126975)
Basic Black card stock (#121045)
Real Red card stock (#102482)
Real Red ink (#126949)
Midnight Muse card stock (#126843)
Black Staz On ink (#101406)
Woodgrain embossing folder (#127821)

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Many Masculine Card Class

I am always getting asked to create masculine cards, and I seem to hear others say how hard they find it to create these cards for the men in our lives...so, I  decided to have a Many Masculine card class! Here are the 6 cards we will be creating at this afternoon's class.

Many Masculine card class

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Feeling Sentimental cards

One of the FREE Sale-a-Bration items you can choose is this really retro stamp set called Feeling Sentimental, which includes 4 images. Today I made 2 cards, using 2 of the images from this set. I kept my pallette black, grey, red and white for both cards.

I added the Argyle embossing folder here (page 189), on Real Red Core'dinations cardstock, then lightly sanded. I added the ribbon with a safety pin from the Vintage Trinkets accesories on page 175.

For this card, I added the Take a Ticket stamp set, stamped in black ink on Real Red and Basic Gray cardstock, and used the Ticket Duo punch to punch them out.
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Fun and Fabulous Friday

Welcome to Fun and Fabulous Friday! I will upload a fun and fabulous, and easy to copy, card every Friday!
This colour combination uses Soft Suede and Midnight Muse, one of our new In Colours. Hey! It's June 1st! which means you can view ALL the new In Colours, and hundreds of other new product, in the NEW Stampin'Up! Idea Book and Catalogue. Check it out online.

It's a beautiful Mocha Morning...

I was at a crop on the weekend and my friend sam had her idea books out and we came upon this sketch that we both loved. I decided to open up my Mocha Morning DSP (p.183 of the Stampin'Up! idea book and catalogue) and made these cards following the sketch.
I just LOVE them...in fact I made several to have on hand. They are so elegant and rich, and remind me of expensive chocolate! i made the butterflies using the Sizzix big Shot die beautiful Butterflies (p.222).

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Rock On!

In keeping with the sponged edges around the embossed background...
I used Extreme Elements and Grunge Rock for this card (page 89 and 87 respectively). The colours are Basic Black, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive. I slashed up a piece of Old Olive striped grosgrain ribbon and stapled it on. Oh, and I took my scissors and distressed the edges...ripped them up a bit. I had fun with this card and made a couple to have on hand.
Here's another version:

Sk8er Boi

This is completely different than my usual style. But, hey, boys need cards too.
I built this card with:
Stamps: Extreme Elements, Extreme Skateboard, Just Jawing
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Dusty Durango, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Ink: Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip, Dusty Durango, Pacific Point

I also used my cool new Spritzer tool.
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Took the card and made it better!

So after uploading the card yesterday, I looked at it closer today and decided it wasn't quite right. I decided it needed something hanging, so I made the leaf circle tag. Once that was done, I decided the image needed to stand out better, so I stamped it on white card stock. I think this tweaked version is much better than yesterday's version...what do you think?

New stamps

I got my new stuff from my pre-order (well, most of it). The pheasant set just came Tuesday. I LOVE it. I really wanted this card to have the new Happy Thanksgiving from Teeny Tiny Wishes (also new) but that set didn't come in yet, so I made it into a father's day card.
I used new In Colours: Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry and Soft Suede.

Good-Bye Train...

The Last Chance List is out which means good-bye, farewell, to retiring stamp sets and accessories. Among those retired stamp sets is this one, Happiness Is a Journey. Usually I use this set with the Soot Stamping technique, but we are doing that technique at my next stamper's club and want it to be a surprise. So I embossed it with black embossing powder instead. I just love this set...very masculine. If you love it also, you have until June 30 to order it before it's gone forever!
You can also check here for the Decor Elements Last Chance List. Again, you have until June 30 to order these.
In honour of the Last Chance List, Stampin' Addicts is hosting a blog hop beginning June 13 to June 16 and I will be one of many stops on this tour. We will be featuring projects made with stamp sets that are retiring. Lots of creativity, fun and maybe some blog candy?

On The Line

This card was made using a retired SU set called On The Line.
Colours are Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Not Quite Navy and Kraft.

For the Boys...

Now that Christmas is over, I am back to designing everyday, all occaission cards. today, I focussed on cards for the boys. My favourite is the basketball one, as it is a gift card holder...pull the tab and that panel pulls out where you can place a gift card. I also love the colour combo of the football card.
I hope you all had a blessed Christmas and I wish all the best for the New Year!

Father's Day Shirt

LOVE these origami shirts! I'm also happy to be using old paper that I hoarded! LOL!

Dino Days!

Tina got this new line of paper in, and I just LOVE it! I made cards for Father's Day, AND a cool LO, which I will post later on this week.
On this card I used chipboard letters from Queen and Co.

For the second card, I used my circle punches to cut out dino images from the paper and mounted them on black and used pop dots to add dimension.

Gone Fishing

Another Father's Day card. So far, I have created about 30 cards, all different designs, for Father's Day, and I have sold about half of them. I hope to sell the rest this week at work. Gotta pay for my flight to SLC somehow!