I had so much fun creating this card for my niece's husband, who had neck surgery. I thought this giraffe was perfect for his get well card. I used the Back On Your Feet and Very Versailles stamp sets from the Stampin' Up! annual catalog. 

I stamped the giraffe with Memento ink and colored using the Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede and Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends. I stamped the leaves from the Very Versailles stamp set with Old Olive ink. The sentiment was stamped with Early Espresso ink. I did use the Hand Lettered Prose dies that are retired for the Ouch!

For the inside of the card I put the turtle in the left lower corner and colored him with the Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Stampin' Blends. I added Smoky Slate Blends around the bottom of the turtle. 

I stamped the giraffe on the envelope and colored him to match the front of the card. 

This was the first time I had used that stamp set. Not sure why I waited to create with it. 

Have a great Monday and week! Sending love and hugs to everyone!

Happy Stampin!

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.  

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Back On Your Feet Cling Stamp Set

[149385]

$21.00

Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set

[149275]

$23.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$7.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

$7.50

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$9.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

$9.00

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

$9.00

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154906]

$9.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$8.75

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$8.75

Adhesive Sheets

[152334]

$10.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

When I make cards for my family, especially the kids, I try to make them to reflect what they like. When I saw the Hey Sports Fan suite in the Stampin' Up! mini catalog I knew I was going to use it for my nephew's daughter, Raigen. 

Raigen is an awesome softball player! We are so proud of her and her hard work she puts into everything she does. This picture is of her playing her favorite position, catcher. So of course, I had to include the sheet in the Hey Sports Fan designer series paper that had the catcher designs on it. 

I actually used 2 different pieces of designer series paper on this card. I used the piece mentioned above for the background and then I cut out two tickets from another sheet of designer series paper using the Sports Event dies. 

I try to decorate the inside of my cards along with the envelope. You should never send out a naked envelope. LOL 

Look how cute she is! Just like her aunt Joyce. LOL Raigen made my day when she sent me a text telling me she put my card up in her bedroom. That is when I know they really liked my card, it goes in their room. 

I finished off her card by adding the red and white Fan Baker's Twine and the Resin Stars. 

Thank you Raigen for letting me use your pictures to show you off on my blog. You're the best! Thank you to everyone for stopping by today. I hope you have a great Monday and week.

Sending lots of love and hugs to all of you!

Happy Stampin!

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.  

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Your Biggest Fan Bundle (English)

[157893]

$40.50

Your Biggest Fan Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[158060]

$18.00

Sports Event Dies

[157892]

$27.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$7.50

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad

[147050]

$7.50

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100867]

$8.75

Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119793]

$8.75

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$9.75

Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes

[107300]

$7.50

Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes

[107300]

$7.50

Hey Sports Fan 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[157882]

$11.50

Fan Bakers Twine

[158143]

$7.50

Resin Stars Embellishments

[158144]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[150673]

$60.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Welcome to our NEW AT SU! Blog hop! I love being a part of this wonderful blog hop with other Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around the world.  Each month we share different crafting ideas with all of you! This month we are highlighting masculine cards.

I needed fast and easy masculine cards for members of our family for their birthday. I needed them in a hurry as I had to get them out in the mail the next day.  I knew I wanted to use designer series paper as it is a great focal point for any card. I used the In Good Taste designer series paper, from the annual catalog, which is perfect for masculine cards. 

For the Happy Birthday sentiment, I wanted one that was on the bigger size. I found the perfect one in the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set. The Happiest of Birthday is one of the stamp sets that is on sale today, Wednesday, October 20th, during the 24 Hour Stamp Sale. 

I couldn't decide if I wanted it to be the landscape or portrait layout. So, I made one of each. Which one do you like best?

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Cinnamon Cider

• cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"

Early Espresso

• cut at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

Basic White

• cut at 4" x 5 1/4"

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper

• cut at 4" x 5 1/4"
• cut at 1/2" x 5 1/4 or 1/2" x 4"

To see another beautiful project, please click the Next button to go to Deb Naylor's blog.

The following talented people are participating in our blog hop.  Check out all their beautiful projects they created to share with all of you.

Tricia’s Stamping Creations: Evergreen Elegance

Stamping the Cape: Senior Years

Stamping Flair: Peaceful Cabin

Joni in the Spotlight Stamping: Tidings & Trimmings

Dekijkkast: Arctic Bears & Mountain Air

Stampin’ Scrapper: Biggest Wish- You Are Here!

The Flying Stamper: Turtle Friends

Playing with Papercrafting: Campology

Stamping With the Copper Cropper: Harvest Meadow

Creative Juice by Loni: Hats Off & Give it a Whirl

Stampin’ Xime: Knit Together

24/7 Inkspiration: Forever Fern

Carterie Plus: Peaceful Cabin

Don’t forget to scroll back up and keep hoppin’ with us! 

Thank you for stopping by today!  If you could leave a comment on this project, I would love to know what you think about it.

Sending lots of love and hugs to each of you!

Happy Stampin

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Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152539]

$19.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$7.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153078]

$8.75

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$8.75

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper

[152494]

$21.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Last weekend I had my first online bingo night and it was so much fun! It was so wonderful being able to craft with old and new friends.  I am very thankful for Zoom.  

Between playing bingo games, we made 4 cards using the Well Suited Suite from the 2021 Stampin' Up! January - June catalog.  This suite is perfect for masculine cards.  I know I always need masculine cards and I am pretty sure so does everyone else.  

On this card I used the Subtle embossing folder and the Tailored Tag punch. I also used the Balloon Bouquet punch, which has sold out,  that was on the Last Chance list.  

When I was on Facebook, I saw this card on the Stampin' Up! page.  It was created by a talented member of the Stampin' Up! Artisan team.  I fell in love with it and knew I wanted to make it.   I used one of the dies in the Suit and Tie dies and the Well Suited designer series paper.  

This was such a fun card to make!  I used the Tailored Tag punch and the Well Suited designer series paper.  

I saw this layout a while ago and have been wanting to make it.  I thought it was such a great masculine card.  You could also make it a feminine card just by changing the designer series paper. 

I also made some alternative cards to show everyone different ways you can use this wonderful suite.  Above are three of the cards that I shared with my class.  Of course, I had to make a Minnie Mouse card.  LOL

When I saw this pattern in the designer series paper pack, I immediately thought it would be great on a baby card.  The card is a little wider than a normal size envelope.  How was I going to make it so you could send it.  Then I remembered that we had made a gift bag with a card on it at my Holiday Extravaganza.  This is perfect when you want to give a gift and card for a new little angel. 

I had so much fun creating the projects and sharing them in my class. Which one is your favorite?

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you have a great Friday!  

Sending love and hugs, 

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign. 

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Handsomely Suited Cling Stamp Set

[154444]

$21.00

Suit & Tie Dies

[154322]

$32.00

Handsomely Suited Bundle (English)

[156240]

$47.50

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$7.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100867]

$8.75

Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[111350]

$8.75

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131202]

$8.75

Well Suited 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[154562]

$11.50

Matte Black Dots

[154284]

$7.00

Well Suited Twine Combo Pack

[154566]

$7.00

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143706]

$10.00

Balloon Bouquet Punch

[140609]

$18.00

Tailored Tag Punch

[145667]

$18.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Saturday was so fun!  I want to thank everyone who joined me and placed orders with me.  It was a great time, even with some technical difficulties, having my catalog kickoff online.  It was definitely different than having it in person, but still a lot of fun. I learned a lot about technology, I think I might actually be getting the hang of it.  LOL 

In my fourth session I spotlighted the World of Good suite from the new Stampin' Up! annual catalog.  The above card is the one I demonstrated on how to make.  You could use this card for anyone with the sentiment I used.  You could also use this as a masculine card by changing the sentiment to Happy Birthday. 

I used the Beautiful World stamp set and World Map dies, which you can get as a bundle and save 10%, along with the gorgeous World of Good designer series paper.  It is hard to photograph the brass foil paper, but on both of the bigger pieces of designer series paper, they have the brass foil on them. 

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Basic Black

• cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"
• cut at 2 3/4" by 4 1/2"

Brass Foil Sheet

• cut at 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

World of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper

• cut green piece at 1/2" x 5 1/4"
• cut map design piece at 1 3/4" x 5 1/4"
• cut checkered paper at 4" x 5 1/4"
• cut Bumblee piece at 2" x 2 3/4" for sentiment

Whisper White

• cut at 4" x 5 1/4" for inside of card

Thank you to everyone who joined me and placed orders with me.  I really appreciate it.  I will be sending out the door prizes soon!  

It is Monday, a new week, a new day and new possibilities.  I can't wait to see what this week will bring.  I hope you have a great day and week!

Happy Stampin and

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Beautiful World Bundle (English)

[154091]

$48.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

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

[121045]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Brass Foil Sheets

[153057]

$5.00

World Of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper

[152491]

$15.00

Tailored Tag Punch

[145667]

$18.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

When Robin and I went to a Stampin' Up! event in November, we got to see the 2020 mini catalog.  As soon as we both saw the Country Club suite we knew we had to get it.  Especially, since both of our husbands love to golf.  At the events, they have demonstrators present their creations using a new product from the new catalog.   I can't remember the name of the person who presented at our event, but she made this card.  We both fell in love with it immediately!

At the same time, we both said, "we need to make this card".  We have been waiting until now to make it for both our of husbands birthdays (they were both in February).   Mr. Wonderful loved it!

We had so much fun creating this card.  I don't usually make pop up cards, but I had to make this one.  

I really like how it turned out.  

PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE!

I will be doing my Facebook live on Tuesday, March 3rd this week.  I am going to be sharing with you how to make 3 different cards using the same paper, just changing how you assemble it.  

I hope you had a great weekend.  I was busy working on things for Emily's bridal shower this weekend.  I will share pictures with all of you after the shower.  

Have a great day and thank you so much for stopping in today.

Happy Stampin and 

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Clubhouse Bundle

[153816]

$41.25

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$7.50

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$7.50

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$16.00

Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2

[149014]

$12.50

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122924]

$8.75

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102584]

$8.75

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100867]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Country Club Designer Series Paper

[151314]

$11.50

Window Sheets

[142314]

$5.00

Snail Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

At my Stamp A Stack class one of the cards the attendees made was this masculine card.  I used the Waterfront and Perennial Birthday stamp sets, both from the Stampin' Up! annual catalog.  

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Night of Navy

• cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"
• cut at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2
• cut at 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"

Soft Suede

• cut at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" cut on a diagonal

Crumb Cake

• cut at 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"

Very Vanilla

• cut at 4" x 5 1/4"

I adhered the diagonal piece of Soft Suede cardstock on top of the Night of Navy piece and then embossed it with the Pinewood Planks embossing folder.  I cut out the Crumb Cake circle using the Layering Circle dies and then stamped it.  It is totally different than what I usually say to do.  The reason is, that it is easier to see where you need to stamp the images.  

It's Friday!  I am so excited to be heading to Texas this morning.  I am, however, not excited that I had to leave for the airport at 3:30am this morning.   I just might have to take a nap sometime today.  

Have a fantastic Friday and weekend.  Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I really appreciate it.

Happy Stampin and 

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign. 

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Perennial Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145760]

$22.00

Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set

[146386]

$17.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$7.50

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$7.50

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$8.75

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100867]

$8.75

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[115318]

$8.75

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$9.75

Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes

[107300]

$7.50

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder

[152320]

$10.00

Snail Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

I can't tell you how excited I was when I saw the Country Club Suite in the 2020 Stampin' Up! mini catalog.  Mr. Wonderful grew up on a golf course and still loves to golf.  Erica loves to play too.  Emily and I not so much.  LOL  We would rather go shopping!

One of the swaps I participated in was a designer series paper swap.  On your card you had to use designer series paper and accessories from the 2020 Stampin' Up! mini catalog.  Mr. Wonderful has a birthday next month, so I designed this card with him in mind.  I used the Clubhouse stamp set with the Country Club designer series paper.  

The Country Club Suite has awesome products to make beautiful, or should I say, handsome, cards.  There is the Clubhouse stamp set and Golf Club dies (you can get both of them as a bundle and save 10%).  Also in the suite are Country Club designer series paper, Absolutely Argyle 3D Embossing Folder, Country Club Twine Combo Pack and Country Club Elements.  There are so many possibilities with this suite.  

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Whisper White Thick

• cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"

Crushed Curry

• cut at 2 5/8" x 4 1/8"

Garden Green

• cut at 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• scrap for 1 3/4" circle

Whisper White

• cut at 2 1/2" x 4"
• scrap for 1 1/2" circle

Country Club Designer Series Paper

• cut 2 at 2 1/8" x 5 1/2"

Do you have a golfer in your family or friends?  This is a perfect suite for them.  

Thank you for stopping by today.  Have a great day and weekend!

Happy Stampin and 

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.

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Clubhouse Cling Stamp Set

[151583]

$19.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$7.50

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

[131199]

$8.75

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102584]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$8.25

Country Club Designer Series Paper

[151314]

$11.50

1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch

[138299]

$16.00

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

$35.00

Snail Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

 

I know I have been showing you a lot of Christmas projects lately, so I thought I would share with you a birthday card using a stamp set, Perennial Birthday, from the Stampin' Up! annual catalog.  I did use the Gathered Leaves dies from the holiday catalog too.

I want to thank Doris Schneider for sharing her card online with all of us.  I liked it so much, I didn't change anything on it.  That is one thing that I absolutely love about Stampin' Up!  Everyone is so willing to share their creations with others.  When someone wants to make one of my cards, I always tell them, that is the best compliment you can give me.   

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Whisper White Thick

• cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"

Mint Macaron

• cut at 2" x 2"

Pretty Peacock

• cut at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
• cut at 1 3/8" x 4"

Whisper White

• cut at 1 1/4" x 4"
• cut at 4" x 5 1/4"

Come To Gather Designer Series Paper

• cut at 3" x 3"

I love the simplicity of this card and how just by changing the designer series paper and colors you can have a total different look.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I really appreciate it!

Happy Stampin and 

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.  

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Perennial Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145760]

$22.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

$7.50

Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138337]

$8.75

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150880]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$8.25

Come To Gather Designer Series Paper

[150454]

$11.50

Gathered Leaves Dies

[150662]

$26.00

Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine

[124262]

$3.50

2019-2021 In Color Faceted Dots

[149607]

$6.50

Snail Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

On Monday night on my Facebook live, I showed how to do the Retiform Technique.  I made one of these cards a couple years ago when I was on the Stampin' Up! Creative Crew Design Team on Splitcoaststampers.  If you haven't seen that post, check it out at SCS Creative Crew September 2017.  

This is the card that I created on my Facebook live.  I used the Gather Together, To Every Season and Colorful Seasons stamp sets.  I wanted to use fall stamps, so I looked through my stamps and found them in three of my sets.  

Would you like to try out this technique?  I have the video I made on Monday night for you to see how it is done.

To make this project, you will need the following products:

Cardstock:

Early Espresso

• cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"

Whisper White 

• cut 2 at 4" x 5 1/4"

I used the following inks for this project:

• Cajun Craze
• Cherry Cobbler
• Crumb Cake
• Crushed Curry
• Early Espresso
• Mossy Meadow
• Pumpkin Pie

The card on the left is the one I made during my Facebook live and the one on the right is the one I made before taping.  

One thing that you want to make sure if you are going to try this technique, you need to have post it notes or post it note tape.  You want something you can take off and move that won't rip your paper. 

Thank you for stopping by today!  Stop back on Friday to see my latest project for my Fall Friday series.  

Happy Stampin and

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign. 

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Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143726]

$27.00

Gather Together Photopolymer Stamp Set

[150589]

$17.00

To Every Season Photopolymer Stamp Set (En)

[150531]

$17.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$7.50

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[147083]

$7.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$7.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

$7.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$7.50

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$7.50

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[147086]

$7.50

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$4.00

Snail Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00