Simply Said, Beautiful Gallery, Masculine Birthday Cards, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine birthday card to share with you. I found this card on Pinterest and I changed it a little bit. You can see the original card by clicking here.  Please read on to see how I made it.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It was cut in half on the short side so once it was cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11".  I scored it at 5-1/2" and gave the card a nice crisp crease.

Next I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I took some white ribbon and taped it over the center to the back. Then I glued it to the card base.

The image is from the "Beautiful Gallery" 6" x 6" stack. I cut it out using the fifth die from the  "Everyday Arches" die set. I used the next larger die to cut the Basic White layer from. I taped the DSP to the Basic White piece.

The arched layers were glued in place, centering it on the front of the card.

I cut the leaves from the "Label Me Grateful" bundle using Pecan Pie card stock. I added a dot of glue on the bottom 5 leaves and set it in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Simply Said" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the die from the "Heart Shaped" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. And the card was done.

This was a such a quick and simple card to make. Not a lot went in to making it yet it is SO beautiful. The image is very rich looking.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Sunset Sailing, The Right Words, Masculine Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I thought I'd make a masculine birthday card today and while looking on Pinterest I ran across this one. I thought it looked fun and simple enough! You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I put the card together.

Using the embossing folder and die from the "Sunset Sailing" bundle I cut and embossed a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock. The embossing folder allows you to just click the die cut in place so you can emboss and cut at the same time. 

Adding color to the sale boat came next. Using the Crumb Cake marker, the mast and the cabin was colored in. The bottom part of the boat was colored in using the light Misty Moonlight Blends pen. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside.

Next came the water. Using my Blending Brush, Balmy Blue was scrubbed on.

The birds in the sky were colored in using the fine tip of the Crumb Cake marker and the larger bird was stamped using Crumb Cake ink.

Next the piece was glued to a piece of Basic Black. I later found that it was supposed to be Seacrest Sea, which is so dark it almost looks black. After gluing the white in place, I taped the layers to the card base.

The boat was added next. It's offset a little to give a shadow.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I moved the die as far to the left as possible and the right end was lined up with the top Basic White layer and the excess was cut off. And the card was done. 

This card was so quick and easy to make. I think it would make a great masculine sympathy card and a great Father's Day card.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Sunrise Sailing, The Right Words, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I found a great masculine card on Pinterest that I thought I'd give a try. There was a link to the site it came from but there were no instructions, so I made it the way I wanted to. You can see that original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how I made today's card. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock, it opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for top layer. Using the "Sunrise Sailing bundle, the first thing I did was I stamped the boat using black Memento ink. The water was stamped next. I used Pool Party ink for that. Then I stamped the sails using Real Red ink. The bottom of the boat part was stamped using Pecan Pie ink. I didn't get the piece lined up so there was white showing on the very bottom so I took my Pecan Pie maker and colored it in. Problem solved and you wouldn't have noticed had I not said anything.  

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. Then the birds were added.

I took the embossing folder that is in the bundle and I lined up the boat with the impressed image in the folder. I ran it through my embossing machine and it textured the boat, water and sky. How fun was that?  Oh and that was it for creating this card. All I had to do was to glue the piece to the card base. And the card was done!

This was such a quick and simple card to make. I do like how it turned out. I love the red stripes on the sail. Your eye is drawn right to the sails, it keeps them focused on the center of the card. Then your eye moves down to the water and then up to the birds.  Am I right?  

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Sunrise Sailing, The Right Words, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see that card here. I changed a couple of things do to supplies issues.  Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4-3/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Balmy Blue card stock for the layer. The original instructions has the piece cut a bit longer. I cut my according to their measurements and had to trim it back so it was 4-3/4" instead of 5". At least the error had you cut it longer instead of shorter! Anyway, on top of that is a layer of Poppy Parade and a Basic White focal piece. The Poppy Parade layer measures 3-7/8" x 2-3/4" and the Basic White layer measures 3-3/4" x 2-5/8". 

The first thing I did was I die cut the boat using Poppy Parade card stock and then the sail using Basic White card stock. I taped the two pieces together. I laid the boat on top of the Basic White piece so I could get an idea where the water marks should go. Those water marks were stamped using Balmy Blue ink and then stamped again without adding more ink. 

And while I still had the stamp and ink out I stamped the water marks on the Balmy Blue piece. Those water marks were stamped off once to they had a lighter look to them.

A 1" circle was punched and a bit of removable tape added to the back. Once laid the boat on the front of the card so I could see where the moon is going to be. I set the circle in place, set the boat aside and using my Blending Brush I scrubbed on some Balmy Blue in the water and sky.

The bird was stamped next using black Memento ink. 

The words are from "The Right Words" set using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Balmy Blue card stock. The scrap was left over from cutting the large Balmy Blue layer. That strip measures 1/2" x 2". Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set aside. I also added Dimensionals to the back of the boat and sails.

It's time to assemble the card. I taped the Basic White piece to the Poppy Parade piece. Then that was taped to the Balmy Blue piece. That was then taped to the card base.

The boat was added next and then the words. 

I didn't have the embellishments that were used on the original card so I used what I had. Mine were some long ago retired enamel dots. I don't know what the package was called. It has stars and hearts on it too. I just thought it was close enough and it worked!

This was a fun card to make. Oh, I forgot to mention, when I put the sail boat in place I moved the sails to the left a bit causing the bottom mast part to bend just a bit but it's not noticeable. 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Sunrise Sailing, The Right Words, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card using the new "Sunrise Sailing" bundle. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the top layer. I textured it using the "So Swirly" embossing folder. You can use a smaller piece if you like but I just glued down the whole piece on the front of my card.

Next I cut a piece of Night of Navy card stock to measure 4" x 2". I textured it using the embossing folder in the "Sunrise Sailing" bundle. I made sure the boat area was moved more to the left. There's the whole sail boat that can be embossed. Since I was only working on the water part I made sure to move the piece over far enough in the folder to have the boat off to the left and not so centered. I glued that to the bottom of the Basic White layer.

Next I worked on the sail boat. I stamped it using black Memento ink. Then I used Real Red ink for the stripes on the sails.  There's a matching die so I cut the boat out. I added Dimensionals to the boats sails and glue to the bottom of the boat. I set the boat in place on the front of the card.

The words are from "The Right Words" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using a die from the "Country Corners" set. The words were set in place using Dimensionals.

The gulls were die cut from a scrap piece of Basic Black and were glued in place. And the card was done.

What a fun set to play with! I love how it turned out and can't wait to play with it some more.

Thank you SO very much for stopping in to see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Unbounded Love, Splendid Autumn, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Cajun Craze card stock for the layer.

The top layer is a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock. Using the "Everyday Arches" die, I centered it on the piece and then cut it out. Then I textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder.

The scenic piece is from the "Splendid Autumn" 6" x 6" stack and was cut to 3-3/4" x 5". I laid the textured piece over it where it needed to go and then stamped the words from the "Unbounded Love" bundle using black Memento ink.

I glued the textured piece to the scenic piece and then taped that to the Cajun Craze piece. Then that was taped to the card base and the card was done.

This was such a quick and easy way to make a wonderful masculine birthday card. I had the word "pretty" in place of "wonderful" but switched it out because pretty and masculine didn't really go so well together! LOL  Anyway, I like the looks of this card. I think it would also make a great sympathy card.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Take to the Sky, Adventurous Sky, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I made a birthday card for hubby. Yup, his birthday is the day after Christmas and I celebrate it as a separate day, not combining Christmas and birthday gifts. Though I do put the birthday gift under the tree, he can hold it and shake it but he's not allowed to open it till his birthday. Anyway, this is the card I came up with, it's short and sweet and to the point. I'm exhausted from all of the holiday stuff and here I am making his card because I didn't remember to do it ahead of time. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Take to the Sky" 12" x 12" package. Before taping it to the card base I cut a circle using the die from the "Everyday Details" set.

I stamped the clouds, plane and words from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle. I cut them out with the matching dies.  I took my light Blends Balmy Blue pen and drew along the cloud lines.

Using the light and dark Smoky Slate Blends pens I colored in the airplane. My light pen is almost dried up. How does that happen.  I often wonder if I could just add some rubbing alcohol and bring it back to life. I guess I could give it a try, I don't have anything to lose, I need to order a new one so if it doesn't work it gets tossed out and if it does work I will hold off on ordering a new one. Anyway, Dimensionals were added to all of the pieces and they were set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a quick card to make and I'm sure hubby will like it.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda

Labeled With Love, Thoughtful Journey, Layers of Beauty, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine/fall birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock for the layer. Before I did anything else I used the die in the "Labeled With Love" bundle to cut the die for the layers.

The Designer Series Paper (DPS) is from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack. It was cut at 3-3/4" x 5".  I taped the DSP to the Mossy Meadow piece and then that was taped to the card base.

The words are from the "Labeled With Love" and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. I stamped them over to the right a bit so I could add the leaves. 

Using Cajun Craze card stock I cut the leaves from the "Layers of Beauty" bundle. 

Now I'm ready to assemble the rest of the card. I cut the Mossy Meadow die cut piece in half and taped each half on the back of the word piece so it looks like it's layered. Mine wasn't cut exactly in the center but it really doesn't matter because the sides don't show much. Once the Mossy Meadow pieces were taped in place Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

The Cajun Craze leaves piece was glued in place and the card was done.

This was a super quick, fun and easy card to make.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's fall/masculine Birthday card,
Wanda

Grassy Grove, Splendid Autumn, Masculine Fall Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fall card to share with you. When I started out making this card all I knew was that I wanted to use the "Grassy Grove" bundle.  Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold was on the top.

A 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock was cut for the layer.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock was cut using the forest die from the "Grassy Grove" bundle. A piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Splendid Autumn" stack was cut just a hair shorter than 4" x 5-1/4" so no edges would show behind the die cut forest. I glued the die cut tree piece to the DSP. Now don't do that yet, unless you are going to keep yours one color. I carefully colored on mine so I didn't get any marker on the DSP.  If I were to make another one I would color the card stock first. I used the dark Pecan Pie Blends pen to color the trunks and branches of the trees. On the grassy part I used my dark Mossy Meadow Blends pen. On the leaves of the trees I thumped on some dark Mossy Meadow, dark Pumpkin Pie and light Cherry Cobbler Blends pens. Now you are safe to glue the die cut tree piece to the DSP. 

Then those two layers were taped to the Pumpkin Pie piece and that was taped to the card base.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was taped to the inside of the card and the card was done.

I didn't use any wording for the front, I wasn't sure what I was going to use it for.

This was a fun card to make and I leaned a lesson while making it. It's all about living and learning, isn't it?

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's card,
Wanda

Autumn Leaves, Unbounded Love, Splendid Autumn, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy card to share with you. It's using the scrap Designer Series Paper (DSP) from yesterday so part of the cutting is already done. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the front and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Timber" embossing folder. Usually I cut the card stock after I texture it so I don't lose any length or height. But I didn't this time and it's a bit shorter on the top and bottom than I like. But I'm sure had I not said anything you wouldn't have noticed it. I glued the textured piece to the front of the card. I find that when I used this texture my piece is a bit warped on the ends and edges. I glued close to the edges but it doesn't always look as nice as I want it to so while I was working on the other parts of the card I put it under a book and weighted it with a couple of punches. 

Next I took the DSP scrap from yesterday. It's from the "Splendid Autumn" 6" x 6" stack. You can pretty much use any DSP with this layout. My piece of DSP measures 4-1/2" x 2" and the Cajun Craze layer behind it measures 4-5/8" x 2-1/8". I taped the two pieces together. 

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the die from the same bundle. I also cut a piece of Cajun Craze using the same die. Then taking the Basic White piece I cut the scalloped edge off. I taped the words to the Cajun Craze piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and set aside.

I cut some leaves from the "Autumn Leaves" bundle. Using the small leaf I cut one of Pumpkin Pie card stock and one of Crushed Curry card stock. I also cut an oak leaf shape using the "Oxidized Copper" DSP. 

Taking my card base out from where it was being pressed I glued the DSP panel to the left. The words were added using Dimensionals. The copper leaf was added behind the word piece using glue and the smaller leaves were added using glue. I did cut the stem off the Cajun Craze one so it would have a cleaner look.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was a fun card to make plus I got to use up a scrap piece of DSP that would normally have gone back into the package and could sit there until I decide to get rid of it years down the road. I love it when I can use up scraps.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Autumn Leaves, Unbounded Love, Masculine Fall Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine/fall birthday card to share with you. I like to lean towards masculine because of the fall colors and there's no flowers but it could be used for a female birthday card as well. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. You can use a half-sheet of Cajun Craze and a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White on the inside. I just found it used less colored card stock to cut a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece and tape it to the front.  But before that piece was taped I used the leaf vein images from the "Autumn Leaves" bundle and stamped them with Cajun Craze ink. 

After taping the Cajun Craze stamped piece to the front of the card base, I cut a piece of Basic Black card stock that measured 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" and a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Splendid Autumn" 6" x 5" stack was cut at 3-3/8" x 4-5/8" and taped to the Basic Black piece. Then that was taped to the Cajun Craze piece.

I cut a Garden Green and two Crushed Curry leaf veins using the die from the "Autumn Leaves" bundle. I also cut an oak leaf from the same bundle using the "Oxidized Copper" DSP. 

The words are from the "Unbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them using the die from the same bundle. I didn't like that it didn't have a border so I used my Basic Black marker and colored around the edges. This is the part that I'm not thrilled with on this card. It's just too bright looking, plus I didn't to a good job coloring around those edges. But it is what it is.  The word piece was set in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.

If I were to make another one (which I probably will because there's 3 more sheets in the stack) I would do something different with the word piece. Perhaps die cut a Basic Black piece and cut it in half and add each piece to the upper and lower part of the word piece so it looks like it has a layer that is a bit larger than the original one. All I really know is it could use a little work on the word piece.  You can probably come up with something better!

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in today and see today's masculine card,
Wanda

Adventurous Sky, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I had made this card the other day and thought I had posted it. No wonder I had to scramble to make one that evening. I think I really need to take a day and clean off my worktable. This was a fun and simple card to make. Please read on to see how it was done.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Night of Navy card stock. It open on the right and the fold is on the left. 

A 4"x 5-1/4" piece of Night of Navy was cut for the layer.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) was cut next. It's from the "Take to the Sky" 12" x 12" package. The piece on the left was cut at 5" x 1-5/8". The top right piece was cut at 2" x 3-1/4" and the bottom piece was cut at 2" x 1-5/8".  I taped them to the layer piece.

I cut the plane from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle. I used Copper Clay for the body and Smoky Slate for the wings. I also cut the propellers using Basic Black card stock. The die cuts two and I used them both. The other areas that look dark were colored in using my Basic Black marker, including the tires. I glued the pieces to the plane together. Dimensionals were added to the back of the plane and it was set in place on the front of the card but I didn't press down on it yet.

The words were from the same "Adventurous Sky" bundle and were stamp using Night of Navy ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the cloud die from the bundle. I also cut a few more clouds at the same time. Dimensionals were added to the back and they were set in place on the front of the card. There was two small clouds that I just taped in place (no Dimensionals).  I pressed down on the pieces so they were affixed to the front of the card.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was added to the inside and the card was done.

This was a fun and quick card to make. I like how it turned out and I especially love the DSP background.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Adventurous Sky, Take to the Sky, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I thought I would make one more masculine card before I put the "Adventurous Sky" bundle aside for a while. I found this card on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I put this card together.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Misty Moonlight card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was taped to the inside of the card.

I cut a 5-1/2" x 1-1/2" piece of Pecan Pie and taped it to the front of the card. It's about 3/8" up from the bottom edge.

A 2" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Take to the Sky" 12" x 12" package was taped to the front of the card about 1/2" from the left side and equal distance on the top and bottom. 

Then another strip of DSP was cut from the same package that measured 5-1/4" x 1-1/4". It was taped across the Pecan Pie strip and over the cloud DSP.

Using the largest circle in the "Everyday Details" die set, I cut a Basic White circle. I had cut a Crumb Cake one but it clashed with the Pecan Pie strip. I took my Blending Brush and scrubbed on some Balmy Blue ink to tone it down a bit. Basic Beige card stock was used on the original card. I didn't have any so I had to improvise. 

The words are from the same "Adventurous Sky" bundle and were stamped on the circle using black Memento ink. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. It was centered as much as possible by eyeing it.

I stamped the plane from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle using black Memento ink. I colored it in using my Blends pens. I used dark Balmy Blue for the wings. Boho Blue was used on the original card.

The body of the plane was colored in using light and dark Pecan Pie and the wheels and the "swirl" marks of the propellers were colored in using my light Smoky Slate Blends pen. And that was it.

This was a fun card to make. I am close to getting my stash of masculine cards done. It's pretty easy with this set!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Adventurous Sky, Take to the Sky, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have another masculine birthday card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest but there was no link for instructions. You can see the original card here.  Please read on to see how today's card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Copper Clay card stock. Once cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11". I scored it at 4-1/2", 5-1/2" and 6-1/2".  I folded it in half and then glued the inside on the 6-1/2" area. Close the card, use your bone folder to press the glue in place.

I cut a 4-1/4" x 4" piece of Basic Black for the top of the card. I also cut a 4-1/4" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

Then I cut a 4" x 3-3/4" piece of  Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Take to the Sky" 12" x 12" package. I taped that to the Basic Black piece and then that was taped to the front of the card.

Next I die cut four squares using the "Perennial Postage" set. I used the smallest square die. I taped the four squares on a piece of Basic Black card stock that measures 3" x 3".  Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I used the die from the bundle to cut the words out. I snipped the ends off. Tape was added to the back and it was set on a piece of Basic Black card stock. I trimmed it to fit the word piece. After cutting the Basic Black piece measured 1/2" x 2-1/8".  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card.

On the strip on the left side I cut a 4" x 7/8" piece of Basic Black card stock for the layer and the DSP was cut at 3-7/8" x 3/4".  I taped the DSP to the Basic Black piece and then taped that piece to the left side of the card on that 1" strip. I thought that space still needed something, I added a 1/4" x 3-5/8" piece of Basic Black card stock. I glued that piece in place.  And that was it.

I thought this card was so warm looking. I think it's the airplane DSP, it's got such nice colors to it that draw your eye to it. 

This was a fun card to make and I am pleased with the way it turned out.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Adventurous Sky, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest but there was no link so I had to figure out the measurements for myself. Please read on to see how the card was made. You can see the original card here.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Night of Navy for the large layer and a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White for the top large layer. That piece was textured using the "Dotted Circles" embossing folder. I glued that to the Night of Navy piece and then that was taped to the front of the card.

Next I took a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Take to the Sky" 12" x 12" package. Mine was a scrap piece so it was 1-5/8" wide and I trimmed it to 3-3/4" long. I set it aside.

The square Night of Navy layer was cut at 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" and the Basic White square was cut at 2-1/2" x 2-1/2".  I stamped the plane from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle to it using Night of Navy ink. I took my Blending Pen and colored over the plane. The pen picked up the blue from the ink and that's how the plane got it color. Careful not to go over an area too much, the outlines will lighten up too much plus your card stock could pill. 

The words are from the same "Adventurous Sky" bundle and were stamped using Nigh of Navy ink.

I taped the DSP to the Night of Navy square and then taped the Basic White square on top of that. 

Dimensionals were added to the back, including on top of the DSP and the piece was set in place on the front of the card, centering it as much as possible.  I had centered the large Basic White piece on the "Dotted Circles" folder so it was pretty easy to get things lined up to be ever so close to center. 

And that was it, a super easy and quick masculine birthday card to make!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Adventurous Sky, Unbounded Love, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine birthday card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Night of Navy card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and it was taped to the inside.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Take to the Sky" 12" x 12" package and it was taped to the front of the card.

I cut a 3" x 4-1/4" piece of Night of Navy card stock and strips of DSP was taped to it. Those strips measured 1/2" x 4", 7/8" x 4" and 1" x 4". Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. I centered it as much as I could by eyeing it.

The plane was cut next. I used the dies from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle. Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate and Basic Black card stock was used for it. I glued the pieces on. I took my Basic Black marker and colored the tires on the plane. The Basic Black bladed were glued in place. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

I stamped the words from the same "Adventurous Sky" bundle and were stamped using Night of Navy ink on a scrap piece of Smoky Slate card stock. Using the dies from the "Unbounded Love" bundle I cut out the words and then the Basic White piece. I took my Smoky Slate marker and ran the belly of the brush side around the raised edges of the piece. I taped the word piece to the Basic White piece. A Dimensional was added to the back on the right and tape on the left and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. and that was it.

This was a very quick and easy card to make. I really like this set. I haven't even used half of the stamped images, I've been mostly playing with the dies. There's SO much you can do with this set. I am pleased with how today's card turned out.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Adventurous Sky, Take To The Sky, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. I changed it a little. I didn't want to make a "Z" fold card. I don't think men get the concept of a fun fold card. There was no link to the creator of this card so I had no measurements. I had to wing it. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Night of Navy card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside of the card.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Smoky Slate card stock and using the image from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle I stamped Night of Navy ink all over the piece. Then I taped this piece to the front of the card.

In my 12" x 12" package of the "Take to the Sky" Designer Series Paper (DSP) I had a strip of the grid looking piece. It measured 4-1/8" x 1-3/8". I taped it to a 4-3/8" x 1-5/8" piece of Night of Navy card stock.  I taped this piece to the front of the card. I just eyed it so it was equal on the three sides. 

The airplanes DSP is from the same package and it was cut at 2" x 3" and the Night of Navy layer behind it was cut at 2-1/4" x 3-1/4".  I taped the DSP to the Night of Navy piece. I taped this piece to the front of the card. I centered it on the front of the card as much as I could by eyeing it. 

The words are from the "Umbounded Love" bundle and were stamped using Copper Clay ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the cloud die from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle. I set the piece in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

I added some retired "Candy Dots" to the front. I didn't have any of the newer embellishments that are on the original card. But using what I have worked and looks nice.

I do like how the card turned out even though it wasn't a "Z fold" card. I think it's the cloud on the card that really caught my eye. It gives it a nice touch. It was a fun card to make and I can see myself making more in the near future, after all I did purchase two packages of that paper. It has a lot of great designs in it.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Lily Pond Lane, Adventurous Sky, Thoughtful Journey, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another "Lily Pond Lane" bundle card to share with you. I found this card on Pinterest. You can see the original one here. I made a few changes due to not having the same materials used on the original card.

The base of the card is a folded half sheet of Daffodil Delight. It was cut in half on the short side so once cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11" before folding.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was taped to the inside.

On the outside a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack that was cut at 4" x 5-1/4". I taped it to the front of the card.

Next I cut a piece of Smoky Slate card stock that measured 2" x 4-1/8".  I cut the "ribbon" ends in at 5/8" at the center. I cut from the outside corner to 1" in and 5/8" up. Hope that makes sense. I mark mine lightly with a pencil to get it close to even. I textured this piece using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I tried to place the piece on the folder to avoid most of the brick and just pick up the dots.  I glued that in place on the front of the card, centering it as much as I could by eyeing it.

I cut a Basic White "Deckled Circle" from the die set. I used the 2-1/2" one. I masked it off and taking my blending brush I scrubbed on some Balmy Blue ink. I also scrubbed a little in the sky area. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card about 1-1/4" from the top edge.

The pieces were then die cut. I cut the cattails using Basic White card stock and colored them in using my Blends pens. I used light Granny Apple Green and light and dark Smoky Slate for the cat tails. Hindsight I should have used something in the brownish family. The ducks were die cut using Basic White too and colored in using the light Smoky Slate Blends pen. My pen was pretty dry so the color is very light. I guess I need to order another set of those. The beaks and wings were die cut using Daffodil Delight card stock, as well as the two flowers. The lily pads were cut from scrap piece of Blueberry Bushel card stock. I took my light Pumpkin Pie Blends pen and colored over the lines on the large ducks wing. I colored around the tiny ducks wing. And I added a dot to the center of the two flowers. Oh when I cut the ducks I saved the eyes and I used my dark Basic Black Blends pen to color them.

Now to add the cut pieces. I started with the lily pads. I used a little bit of glue on the center pad. Then I put some glue on the end of one set of cattails and slipped it under the lily pad. I repeated that for the other set of cattails. I added a little glue to a toothpick and glued down the other two lily pads.

The flowers were glued down next. I had glued the beaks on each duck and the wing of the large duck. For the smaller duck I added a small Dimensional to the back and set the wing in place on top of the exposed part of the Dimensional. Dimensionals were added to the large duck and it was set in place on the circle and the smaller duck was set in place just below and a little behind the larger duck.

The words are from the "Adventurous Sky" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out using the banner die in the bundle. I snipped the left side to match the right side. Dimensionals were added and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

A few pearls were added to the front of the card and the card was done.  This card has a lot of pieces to it but it's SO worth it. Using what I had I think it turned out nice. 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Lily Pond Lane, Thoughtful Journey, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine card to share with you.  Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Lost Lagoon card stock.  It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White card stock. One was taped to the inside. The second one was cut using the die from the "Lily Pond Lane" bundle. A friend of mine came over and brought the "Lily Pond Lane" bundle with her.  YAY!  I've wanted to play with that bundle but I didn't purchase it because I had hit my shopping limit.  Yes, I do have a limit and I sometimes exceed it!  

The words were stamped next. They are from the "Lily Pond Lane" bundle using black Memento ink. I taped this piece to the front of the card.

I used that same die on a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Thoughtful Journey" 6" x 6" stack.  I added tape to the back and set it in place on the front of the card. It's like fitting a puzzle piece in. You need to be careful when placing the piece into those spots where the DSP is thinly cut. Anything sticking up was glued down using a little bit of glue on a toothpick.

The duck was stamped next and then colored in using ink and a Blender pen. I used Smoky Slate, Peach Pie, Granny Apple Green, Boho Blue and Pumpkin Pie.  Dimensionals were added to the back and the duck was set in place on the front of the card.  And the card was done.

It's a quick and simple card to make.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Adventurous Sky, Perennial Postage, Take to the Sky, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I found another masculine card on the internet and thought I'd give it a try with the materials I have. I'm trying to do that more, using what I have instead of buying  products I won't use much.  You can see the original card here and please read on to see how I made it.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I often use Basic White for the base of my card to save on the colored card stock since Basic White costs less per sheet than the colors. Sometimes I will use a half-sheet of card stock but most of the time I will use Basic White. It also has another plus to it, I won't have to add a piece of Basic White to the inside to write on. A win/win there!  My card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Boho Blue card stock. In the center of this piece I cut the third smallest rectangle die from the "Perennial Postage set.  I set it aside for now.

Next I cut a piece of Basic White that measures 5" x 3-3/4" and taped it to the Boho Blue piece.

Then I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Take to the Sky" 12" x 12" package and cut the one with the airplanes on it at 4-7/8" x 3-5/8".  On the backside of the plain paper is the design you see on the bottom part in the photo. I taped the two pieces of DSP to the Basic White piece then I taped that to the Boho Blue piece and then that was taped to the front of the card.

I took the die cut Boho Blue piece and textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I tried to set it on a place where there was less bricks and more dots.

The words were stamped next. They are from the "Adventurous Sky" set and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I trimmed it to measure 1/2" x 2-1/4".  to a The Pebble Path card stock piece measures 5/8" x 2-3/8". I snipped the ends of both pieces at an angle and then I taped them together.  

I fussy cut the plane from a piece of DSP from the same "Take to the Sky" package. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the Boho Blue piece. The words were added next. Dimensionals were added to the back of the Boho Blue piece and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I added a few retired "Metallic Pearls" to the front and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make, including the fussing cutting. It is not one of my favorite things to do but it was pretty easy because there wasn't a lot of details to cut. I like how it turned out too.  It was quick and easy.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda