Jan 26, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
My husband often asks for masculine birthday cards to take to work for his employees, so I like to always have a stash on hand. I was excited to see the True Gentleman Suite in the new Occasions catalog, pp 44-45.
True Gentleman Hexagon Birthday Card
This Suite has a great selection of Designer Series Paper, named True Gentleman, and a stamp set (Truly Tailored) to coordinate. And, the really fun part is the Tailored Tag Punch for cutting the cute sentiments. I chose “Lookin’ Sharp” to go with the paper with glasses. Isn’t that great?
I paired the elongated Hexagons Punch with our Hexagons embossing folder, so this card has hexagons all over the place. The card base is Night of Navy, and the embossed layer is Very Vanilla.
I used the Tailored Tag Punch on three different patterns of the True Gentleman paper, along with two solid Night of Navy, two solid Tranquil Tide, and one solid Very Vanilla that I stamped with the sentiment. The punching made this quick & easy.
You can see how I glued the solid pieces behind the patterned hexagons to add color and a finished look. It also added “body” for popping up on dimensionals.
The original inspiration for this entire card was inspired by the design at CAS(E) this sketch. Cool sketch, don’t you agree?
I can’t forget to show you the sentiment on the inside, which also comes in the Truly Tailored stamp set.
It’s ready for signatures to make a guy feel special on his birthday. Just spreading the love. Thanks for visiting my blog.
Jan 25, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I’m in Valentine card making mode, so this idea was already formulating before I saw today’s Tic Tac Toe challenge.
Valentine Love on a String
You can see I chose the bottom row across, Sparkle, Love, Free.
What is very difficult to see, is the sparkle. Because of this challenge, I used Wink of Stella on all of the little raised “Hearts” from the embossed Falling Petals folder. I managed to capture a bit of it when holding the card at this angle. It adds a lot, especially in person.
I began by stamping the hearts (Sure Do Love You stamp set) with Real Red Ink on Crumb Cake cardstock. I don’t know how it occurred to me to hang them on a string, but I accomplished this by punching tiny holes and using Linen Thread.
I decided the card base would be Crumb Cake, layered with Cherry Cobbler to match the hearts.
Very Vanilla cardstock would make a nice background for the hearts. Before embossing it, I randomly stamped it with “Love” in Sahara Sand Ink from the Weather Together stamp set.
I “sure do love” all of these sparkly hearts. Have a wonderful day!
Jan 23, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I was feeling adventuresome this morning, and wanted to make a messy, Valentine collage.
Valentine Love Notes Collage
The idea began when I saw the theme challenge at Paper Players, “Love Notes.”
With a theme like “Love Notes,” I couldn’t resist using the sentiment “Love Note” that retired last year (Sealed with Love stamp set). I stamped it in Basic Black Ink and cut its frame with that wonderful, sentiment die in the Petals & More set.
I found the lay-out for my collage at Global Design Project.
I decided the card base would be Berry Burst cardstock to match the Berry Burst Ribbon that Lisa Pretto surprised me with in the mail. I was anxious to use the ribbon, and knew it could be part of my collage. I scraped it with a pin for a nice, distressed look. By the way, this was really fun!
Next, I inked up the Sheet Music Background stamp with Berry Burst, stamped it on Thick Whisper White cardstock, and cut it with a heart die in the Lots to Love Box die set. For more music, I die cut a Treble Clef from Silver Foil, and glued it to the heart. (Musical Instruments die set from Holiday).
I chose a Whisper White mat that I embossed with the Simple Stripes Folder to mimic sheet music.
Before gluing everything down, I cut the Basic Black flowers with two dies from the Petals & More set, and punched a black border with the Ticket Tear punch.
The last touch was the Glitter Enamel Dot.
Thank you, Lisa Pretto, for the ribbon. This collage wouldn’t be the same without it! I must say, it’s held “neatly” in place with Tear Tape, and the bow is on a Glue Dot.
Jan 22, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I was ready for some new inspiration, and looking forward to Fab Friday’s challenge. When seeing it was a sketch with a heart, I thought, YAY!, I get to make another Valentine!
Valentine Lovebirds from the Bird Banter Stamp Set
Here’s the sketch:
As I read the rules, I learned the heart shape could be any object, but I happily chose a heart. I used a Layered Hearts die to cut the heart from Thick Whisper White cardstock.
Lovebirds, hearts and Valentines go together, and the two, little parakeets from the Bird Banter stamp set would fit perfectly on my heart. Plus, they could kiss, because there’s a left and right facing parakeet stamp. I stamped the birds in Basic Black on Thick Whisper White, and set them aside to dry.
The Tutti-Frutti Designer Paper has a wonderful array of bright prints, and I selected one with red berries for a 2″ panel. I chose a speckled print for the heart, which I die cut and adhered to the previously cut heart. For the second 2″ panel, I used one of the Petal Pair embossing folders.
My little parakeets were patiently waiting to be fussy cut (hand-cut with scissors) and colored. I used Stampin’ Blends in Light and Dark Daffodil Delight, Old Olive and Light Cherry Cobbler.
I popped the lovebirds up on dimensionals, but they told me they wanted to stand on something. I found “love” in the Sunshine Wishes die set, and they thought this was perfect.
I have to show you the inside of this card. “Happy Valentine’s Day” (last year’s Sealed with Love stamp set) is stamped in Berry Burst Ink. The beautiful branch is die cut with a Petals & More die.
I left enough room for the sender to sign, or maybe it will say, “from your secret admirer.”
Valentine’s Day is so much fun! Thank you for visiting my blog.
Jan 21, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Welcome to the Remarkable InkBig Blog Hop for January 2017. This month our theme is Valentines. The time has come for Sale-A-Bration, when the new Occasions 2018 Catalog is available to everyone. This means free stamps sets with qualifying orders, January-March.
You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog, Su Mohr, or may have come from the person previous to me in the list. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects.
For this Valentine, I’m using a die cut word from my favorite Sale-A-Bration set, Celebrate You. I adore paper words, and we’ve already heard that this set will carry over beyond March. The other words in the set are “celebrate” and “amazing.” And, to make it even better, there is a coordinating stamp set, Amazing You, so you can put phrases together.
Valentine for the Remarkable InkBig Blog Hop
Today, I’m on a roll, literally, because I’m using Sponge Brayers. They are nifty, little tools that roll a sponge across the ink pad that you roll across paper to apply the color. It’s like painting a wall on a miniature scale. Fun!
Here’s a picture from a previous post, my first adventure with a sponge Brayer.
Valentine Love With Sponge Brayer Technique
I’m using the same three colors for this card: Berry Burst, Emerald Envy, and Lemon Lime Twist. This color combo was part of a Fab Fri challenge, and I liked it so much I wanted to use the colors again before cleaning my sponges.
This time, you can really see the three colors. I rolled them over the same Sweetheart Embossing Folder. Then, I glued this to Basic Black cardstock, a scooch bigger (1/16″), for a thin border. I used the Lovely Words Die to cut a heart with the word “lovely.” The little blackbird (Birds & Blooms die) pecked off the “ly,” wanting to simple say “love.”
We found the “YOU” in the new Sale-A-Bration, Celebrate You, die set. The little blackbird appreciated having the “u” for a perch, and said just what we wanted to say.
The front of the Whisper White card base is embossed with the Woodgrain embossing folder, adding texture behind the heart. It’s retired, but you could use the Seaside embossing folder for the same effect.
Thanks for taking part in our blog hop! I hope that you get lots of inspiration to make this Valentine’s Day extra special. Remember, you are currently at my blog, Su Mohr, so check the blog hop line up to see who is next in the list.
Jan 20, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Valentine’s Day will soon be here, and this makes me very happy (Thick Whisper White card base embossed with HAPPY). It’s a beautiful day, blue skies, and fluffy, white clouds, a gentle wind, a perfect day for making Valentines.
Happy Valentine’s Day from the Bluebird.
While I’m looking out my window I see the prettiest, little bluebird (die cut with Bird and Blooms) sitting on a tree branch. The tree branch looks just like the ones I’ve been making with a Seasonal Layers die, layered with cardstock and topped with Wood Textures Designer Series Paper.
The bluebird’s chirping draws my attention to something hanging from the tree branch. It’s a Valentine envelope (Love Notes die set) that I made last year! And, the pink paper (Love Blossoms) is even older! How did it last this long?
I can see the note inside reads “Valentine’s Day” (Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set). I have no idea how it was tied to the tree branch with red string (At Home With You stamp set).
It’s a mystery. Perhaps even a figment of my imagination. But, I’m going to continue on with my happy day, knowing that someone saved one of my Valentines that was blowin’ in the wind.
My imagination was enhanced by the Tic Tac Toe challenge squares: Pink, Red, Light Blue.
And by the CAS(E) this sketch challenge:
Have a happy day!
