Happy Fourth of July!

Here is my post for the Pink Paper Bakery.

 

 I felt this was a perfect place to display my patriotic card. This is a photo of my husband's grandfather when he first joined the Navy in the late 1930's.  My husband has also been in the Navy for 16 years. I am so thankful for these men and women that serve our country.

 

 

 

     I ran the embossing folder through the big shot then inked the brayer in real red. Lightly roll over the stripes. The emboss resist technique is perfect for the stars. I inked them with versamark and covered in clear powder. After heating them, sponge Night of Navy over the top. Everything takes the stain except the stars. 

 

 

Ingredients:

 

• Stamps: Pennant Parade
• Paper: Real Red - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• Night of Navy - 5 1/4" x 4"
• Whisper White - 5"x 3 3/4" and 2"x 2"
• Ink: Real Red, Night of Navy
• Tools and Accessories: Brayer, Stripes embossing folder, Versamark, Clear embossing powder

 

A tribute to Baja Breeze

I really love the Stampin' Up! color refresh. However, I am really going to miss Baja Breeze. So I took a piece of Baja Breeze card stock to Home Depot and had them color match it. In honor of the retiring color, I decided to paint my dining room with it. I love my family scrabble wall too! Hubby worked really hard on that.

Stamp a Stack - Occasions

Join us in making these 4 cards (2 of each). I will bring a selection greetings incase you would like a different one. Beginners Welcome! Click here for details and RSVP.

 

 

Happy Father's Day!

I have been trying to step up my game when it comes to masculine cards. With the help of

Connie and Mary, I have created a manly card... if I do say so myself! By the Tide has been the perfect masculine set for me.

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

Materials: 

• Stamps: By The Tide (wood - 131910, clear - 129120), Delightful Dozen (wood- 128547, clear - 122652)
• Paper: Crumb Cake(120953) - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• Night of Navy (100867) - 4 1/4" x 2 1/4"
• Very Vanilla(101650) - 4" x 2
• Modern Medley DSP (126926) - 4 1/2" x 3 1/4"
• Ink: Night of Navy(126970), Marina Mist(126962), Crumb Cake(126975) (writing under the lobster, stamped off once)
• Tools and Accessories: Oval Circle (119859) - 2" x 1 3/8", Dimensionals

 

Stampin' Up! Happy Day

The new Stampin' Up! Catalog is out! I am excited to share one of their new sets "Happy Day".  With the help of two challenge blogs, Create with Connie and Mary and Mojo Monday(MOJO296), I came up with the perfect card for my friend's daughter.

 

 

Materials: 

• Stamps: Happy Day (wood - 130294, clear - 130297)
• Paper: Pool Party (122924) - 8 1/2" x 4 1/4", 4" x 1/2"
• Island Indigo (122923) - 4 1/2" x 3/4"
• So Saffron (105118) - 4" x 1 1/2"
• Ink: Pool Party (126982), Island Indigo (126986), So Saffron (126957)
• Tools & Accessories: Island Indigo Circle 1 3/4" outside (119850), 1 1/2" inside
• Pool Party Circle 1 3/8" outside (119860), 1 1/4" inside (119861)
• So Saffron Circle 1" (119868)
• Dimensionals (104430)
• Basic Pearls (119247)

Happy Father's Day

Once again "Lovely as a Tree" has made the cut! It's going on 12 years and I am happy to see it again in the new catalog. I participated in this week's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. I was so in the mood for a quick and simple layout, perfect for a Father's Day Card.

 

Ingredients:

 

• Stamps: Lovely as a Tree (wood - 128655, clear - 127793)
• Teeny Tiny Wishes (wood -128748, clear - 127802)
• Paper: Soft Suede - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (115318)
• Comfort Café DSP - 5 1/2" x 1 1/2" (126898)
• Very Vanilla - 2 7/8" x 2 1/2" (101650)
• Lucky Limeade - 3" x 2 5/8" (122924)
• Ink: Soft Suede and Lucky Limeade Stampin' Write Markers
• Tools & Accessories: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch (119275), Dimensionals (104430)

 

 

 

Masculine Card Class

Need some masculine cards? Join us in making 2 of each, 8 cards for $16. Beginners Welcome!

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