Happy Birthday Masculine Card – PGCBchallenge149

Having trouble creating a Masculine Birthday card? Well, I have a great card for just such an occasion. The Paper Girls Challenge #149 helped to spur my creativity with their fun card challenge; especially, when using the Fun Stampers Journey stamp set, “Thanks Dad”. I really love this set. It is so trendy and a great set for guys of any age.

Since most guys are not about the bells and whistles of an elaborate handmade card, I wanted to keep this card design simple and clean. I began with a base of Whip Cream card stock; to the base, I added a Black Licorice mat. Once this part of the card was completed, the real fun began. I used Rock Candy fusion ink to stamp the images from the Thanks Dad set stamped onto a River Stone card mat. To add a little interest, I added a couple of accent strips that blend nicely into the card (the clear strip with black diagonal stripes is the Deco Strips-Black and the gray glitzy strip is from the Classic Elegance Journey washi Tape collection). Easy peasy.

Now, I needed a sentiment to wish that special guy, Happy Birthday. I chose a sentiment from the Celebration Script stamp set and stamped it onto Whip Cream card stock using Rock Candy fusion ink. The final touch was a Black Licorice mat. And, that’s all she wrote. So quick, so simple, so cute, and so masculine. Love it!

All supplies used are Fun Stampers Journey products. If you would like to order supplies to create this card, please click here.

201803/27

So Handsome – Masculine Card

Every once in a while, I get behind on a card challenge and miss the posting time. Today was one of those days. I was busy getting work done, time slipped by too quickly and I missed the upload time by one hour.. Regardless, I’m going to share the card I made for the PCC Challenge. Click here to check out their page.

I love entering cards for the Paper Craft Crew Challenge. This week’s challenge was a color challenge featuring turquoise, shades of purple, shades of yellow and mint. I had recently purchased FSJ Thanks Dad Stamp Set (SS-0363) and I thought this would be a perfect card to think outside the box using more of a pastel color palette.

I used my MISTI to stamp deep, rich images (note: I stamped each one approximately 3 times). I began with the glasses and positioned them onto the MISTI and inked with Pretty Pansy Fusion ink (IP-0026). The ties were next and they were stamped with Turbo Teal Fusion ink (IP-0016). Next came the watch and it was inked with Cool Pool Fusion ink (IP-0074). Then, the adorable bow ties. The first color I used was Banana Cream (IP-0046). Since the eyeglasses looked so dark, I decided to add a couple of bow ties using Lavender Fusion ink (IP-0036). The hat was stamped using Rock Candy Fusion ink (IP-0028). Finally, the sentiment, it was stamped using River Stone Fusion ink (IP-0053).

The card base is Whip Cream card stock (CS-0040) as well as the mat with the stamped images. The stamped images were matted onto Pretty Pansy card stock (CS-0029).

I think this card turned out super cute. I love it!

All supplies are Fun Stampers Journey. To order click here.

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201610/12

Hit The Road – PCC214 Sketch Challenge

When I saw Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge, I was super excited because I had the perfect card to enter. I have been so busy I would have missed the deadline but PCC extended their usual one week deadline to two weeks. Woo hoo! This is their card sketch:

When you order a starter kit with Fun Stampers Journey, you choose three stamp sets and one ATS (Artist Trading Stamp). For one of my three regular stamps, I chose Hit The Road. My group of stampers are always in need of masculine cards, and this set fit the bill. I stamped the truck and road sign in Black Licorice ink onto Candy Apple card stock and fussy cut them out. The road signs on the Oatmeal Cookie mat are stamped in Pumpkin Bread ink. The stitched partial circle was cut using the Journey Platinum Machine with the Journey Circle dies from Hazelnut card stock (I cut off part of the bottom circle once it was mounted to the Oatmeal Cookie mat and placed the leftover piece at the top of the mat). Before I added the truck, sign, and ribbon, I sprinkled some Bronze Silk onto my mat. I popped the truck and sign up using small and medium Journey Foam Squares, and I added an accent of gingham cocoa ribbon to the sign with a glue dot. I matted the Oatmeal Cookie mat onto a Black Licorice mat and then adhered these mats to the Candy Apple base. This card is perfect for a masculine birthday, thank you, get well, etc. I think the truck and sign really make the card pop.

Supplies:

Fun Stampers Journey: (You can order any of the listed supplies to create your own Hit The Road card – click here)

Cardstock: CS-0007 Candy Apple, CS-0013 Hazelnut, CS-0023 Oatmeal Cookie, CS-0003 Black Licorice
Inks: IP0044 – Black Licorice, IP-0057 Pumpkin Bread, IP-0091 Bronze Silk
Dies: DI-0039 Journey Circles (these are a group of circles with stitched and plain circle)
Embellishments: AC-080 Gingham Cocoa Ribbon, AD-0084 Small Foam Squares, AD-00875 Medium Foam Squares

FSJ Pro Shears (4.5″) TO-0063 $14.95	Bloom Tool TO-0073 $14.95	Crease Tool TO-0040 $6.95	Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer [TO-0039] $34.95
Journey Heat Gun [TO-0083] $27.95	Journey Platinum Machine w/Plates [TO-0090] $ 249.95	White Liner [AD-0001] 55 yards $ 5.95	Journey Craft Glue [AD-0111] 1.27 oz $ 4.95
Journey Glaze 2 oz [AD-0003] $6.95

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201505/04

Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch #142

I am so excited to enter this week’s challenge Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch #142 . I combined this challenge with another card challenge using the retiring In Colors and applied these colors to the Paper Craft Crew card sketch challenge.

I had sketched my design onto a post it note two nights ago along with another card challenge I wanted to enter. I was ahead of the game! Woo Hoo! I had initially wanted to create a sympathy card. It seems this type of card is in high demand at my make-n-takes (well you know, if you live long enough, this type of card becomes a necessity). But, as the design began to fall into place, I decided to place the sentiment stamp onto the top banner. I wanted to use “With Sympathy” but the words were too large, and it caused the banner to overpower the tree focal point; plus, even with the Stampa-ma-jig, I couldn’t get those words to go on the banner straight to save my life. After six attempts, I GAVE UP!

So, the wheels began to turn, hmmm……. How ’bout I put a sentiment/word where the star is in the sketch but use a smaller circle. I love the Starburst framelit dies, but they really needed to include “in between” sizes. I would have liked the starburst sentiment with “dad” to have been a hair bit larger. As you can see in the picture below, I decided to focus on a Father’s Day card (it is right around the corner). I think it turned out well. The colors really pop! If you can’t tell by now, bright/bold colors are my favorite!!!!!

Without further ado: