Masculine 60th birthday card - Hand Lettered Prose

Can you guess who this card is for?

Masculine birthday card made with the Come Sail Away paper,
Hand Lettered Prose and Well Written dies

With just a little bit of planning, this is a very simple card to make.
I started out with the Sahara Sand base card and layer of Early Espresso.  Then I cut the piece of Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper to size, positioned the letter dies (see tips below) and ran it through my Big Shot.

The letters are layered and sponged 

I used some old, retired cardstock to cut the letters three more times and adhered these behind the letters cut from the patterned paper to provide depth.  I wasn't concerned about the colour I used for these layers because I knew I would be colouring the edges (the only bit that shows) with Early Espresso ink.

Having sponged the edges of the letters, I stuck them into position on the card and then added the final elements.  I'm afraid the numbers are from a long-retired set which I keep to hand because they're the perfect size for most of my age cards.

The scatter of Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins finished the card.

TIPS:
Cutting the letters: To ensure that I positioned the letters exactly as I wanted them before cutting, I created a little template for myself.

Creating a stencil to ensure accurate placement of the letter dies

Using the stencil to accurately position the dies for cutting

Colouring the edges: To get into all the nooks and crannies around the edges of the letters, I used a Stampin' Write Marker.  I chose to do this before I added the final, decorative layer so that I didn't have to be careful.

Using a Stampin' Write Marker to colour the edges of the triple layer letters, before adding the top decorative layer

To delicately sponge the edges of the letters, I used a tiny little make-up sponge.

I used a tiny make-up sponge to apply a little ink to the finished letters.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Available for purchase in my online store

Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper

$20.00

Hand-Lettered Prose Dies

$66.00

Well Written Dies

$70.00

Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins

$12.25

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Birch and leaves - A masculine card

My brief for myself today was to use the Birch stamp and to make a quick, easy and masculine card.  Here's the result.

A masculine card - suitable for most occasions.
It features the Birch stamp and foliage cut with Seasonal Layers and Nature's Roots dies

The base card is Sahara Sand with a layer of Early Espresso.  The card front is Soft Suede, stamped with the Birch image using White Craft ink which I softened a little by applying more white ink with a sponge brayer.

The greeting is from the Colourful Seasons stamp set, stamped with Early Espresso ink onto Old Olive cardstock.  I used the Layering Ovals dies to cut out both the sentiment and the Mossy Meadow layer beneath it.

The foliage is cut from scraps of Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso cardstock using dies from the Seasonal Layers and Nature's Roots sets.

I only coloured the smallest leaf.  It's cut from Crushed Curry cardstock and sponged with Cajun Craze.  I drew on the veins with a Cajun Craze Stampin' Write Marker.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All products used in the project are available for purchase in my online store

Birch Cling Stamp

$28.00

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set

$47.00

Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies

$56.00

Nature's Roots Framelits Dies

$68.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

$8.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Soft Suede A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

$15.25

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Sponge Brayers

$14.00

To A Wild Rose on Lace 3D

This is my first use of To A Wild Rose and I was a bit hesitant before I started - I've never been very good at three step stamping.  BUT .... I needn't have worried - everything lined up really easily - it was, in fact, a breeze to use with a stunning result!

An elegant card made with the Lace 3D embossing folder and To A Wild Rose Bundle

What could make a gorgeous and easy to use stamp set even better? .... coordinating dies!  And the Wild Rose dies are really versatile as they include a lacy die and a gorgeous label as well as the florals.

Could things get any better? ... YES!  Buy the stamp set and dies as a bundle and get a discount of 10% !!

I used Petal Pink and Calypso Coral inks on Petal Pink cardstock for the flower and Mint Macaron and Shaded Spruce inks on Mint Macaron cardstock for the leaves.

The Lace 3D embossing folder is perfect for creating elegant backgrounds.  This time, I swiped one side of the folder with Versamark before I added the cardstock (which I had wiped with an Embossing Buddy) and then heat embossed with black embossing powder.

The sentiment is from the Magnolia Blooms stamp set and I cut it out with one of the Smooth Sailing dies.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase from my online store

To A Wild Rose Bundle

$93.50

Lace Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$17.00

Magnolia Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set

$24.00

Smooth Sailing Dies

$56.00

Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Versamark Pad

$16.50

Black Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.75

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Noble Peacock Rhinestones

$9.50

Free As A Bird with Delicate Lace - A Masculine Card

I set myself the task of making a masculine card using the Free As A Bird stamp set and came up with this card.  It's also inspired by "my little buddy" - see below for the explanation.

A masculine card featuring the Free As a Bird stamp set

Using the Delicate Lace Die, I cut a section from the Basic Black card front.  I then used the same die to cut some Whisper White card and an offcut of Garden Lane Designer Series Paper and glued the pieces into position.

The bird is coloured with Crumb Cake and Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends alcohol markers and then fussy cut before adhering to the card front.

The greeting (from Good Morning Magnolia) is white heat embossed.

The base card is Gray Granite.

Just recently I rescued a Noisy Miner that was being bullied by a group of others and (having crashed into the windows a few times) ended up floating  face down in the pool, wings spread.  I waited for my husband to come home to help me take it to WIRES and tried placing it in a box (as they suggested) but, as it turned out, it would only settle while sitting on my hand.  It had a sleep, preened and chirped occasionally,  It was really very sweet.  My little buddy for the afternoon!

My little buddy for the afternoon

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Label Me Pretty on Garden Lane

I love it when a few simple things come together to form a really pretty card!

An extremely simple yet pretty card featuring the Label me Pretty stamp set and Garden Lane papers

I stamped the image from the Label Me Pretty stamp set with Memento ink and coloured it with Petal Pink and Mint Macaron ink before cutting it out with the coordinating Pretty Label Punch.

I then punched another label from Petal Pink carstock, cut it in half and glued it into position to provide the pink edge to the label.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All products are available for purchase from my online store

Label Me Pretty Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$30.00

Garden Lane Designer Series Paper

$20.00

Pretty Label Punch

$31.00

Petal Pink 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Organdy Striped Ribbon

$14.00

Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Subtles A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Subtles Classic Stampin' Pad Assortment

$117.00