A Guy Greetings Masculine Card

Today I have a sightly modified card I made that I had found at Stampin' BJ  by BJ Peters.  I liked the look of her card but I didn't have all of the same supplies.  SO I made do with what I had.  I wish I wouldn't have taken the photo on a black background but other than that, I'm happy with how it turned out.  I SO love that antique car!!

The base of my card is Whisper White, with a textured layer of Basic Black.  The decorative paper is from the "Petite Petals" Designer Series stack.  I LOVE those stacks.  There's lots of papers to have fun with in them, oh and they are double sided. That means twice the fun!!!  LOL

The words come with the "Guy Greetings" set.  Such a deal!  That set has a LOT of wording in it, SO worth purchasing!!

This was a fun card to make.  It was quick and easy too!  Oh and I got to use the new ribbon punch.  It punches 3 sizes too!!!  That was the reason I really had to have that punch!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda  

A Happy Birthday, Everyone and Flower Shop Birthday Card

I wanted to play with my new "Happy Birthday, Everyone" stamp set.  I didn't want to make those super large "Happy Birthday" words be the focal point of my card but I just couldn't get around it tonight.  It's not that I don't like how it looks, I just wanted something else to be in the card that the eye would be attracted to or be the larger part.  But this is what I ended up with.  Oh and that doesn't mean I'm not done trying!!! LOL

I used the new Watermelon Wonder ink and decorative paper on this card.  I layered the tow panels using Basic Black card stock and the base of the card is in Basic Black as well.

This was a super easy card to make and with the words being so large, there wasn't a whole lot more you could put on the card without it looking crowded.  But I'm going to give that a try too!!! LOL

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Skipping Stone Designs Blog Hop Winner

The Skipping Stone Designs Blog Hop was such a fun event.  I'm SO glad many of you participated in it.  The winner is Cornelia.  Please contact Heather at madebyme33@hotmail.com to collect your $25 store gift card. Congratulations to you!!

You can still hop on over to Skipping Stone Designs and see the fun new stamps in the store!

Happy Stamping,
Wanda

Skipping Stone Design Christmas Card Sneak Peek

Add a little glitz, add a little glamour!  I stamped the Christmas label using VersaMark and then I embossed it in gold. I added a brushed gold layer of card stock behind it.

I used a muted dark mustard for the base of my card.  On top of that I added a 5-1/4″ x 4″ piece of brushed gold card stock.I dug out my Wilton paper doilies and attached it to the center of the brushed gold piece.  I also punched a 2-1/8″ circle of the brushed gold.  I found a fun piece of decorative paper in the “Christmas & Winter stack by DCWV.  I centered the circles on the doily.  Next I took some gold cord and wound it 3 times around my fingers to form a messy circle. I taped it together at the bottom using regular clear tape.  I did pull the circles out a bit so they looked even messier.  I taped it in place about 1/3rd up from the bottom of the circle.

Next I added my greetings image.  I was kind of stuck on what to do with the card next.  It still needed something.  Well, I get this bright idea to add some brads.  Oh but I got the idea after (yes, after) I had attached the brushed gold layer.  Now had I taped the layer I wouldn’t be whining here!!!  LOL  No, no tape, I used glue!  Yes, my friends, I used glue.  I find that tape does not stick as well to the brushed gold card stock, plus I had this little bulge from the gold cord that I needed to stick the layer to also.  SO glue was the way to go. Now, perhaps if this brad idea had come to me before the glue or even just after gluing, it would have made adding them much easier.  So what did I do, you ask?  LOL  Well, I got out an old pair of scissors and I cut the prongs down and folded them to the inside of the brad using a wooden chop stick.  I set them in place using glue dots.  I did the same thing with the larger brad on the top part of the card.  And as you can see, the brad problem was resolved!!!

This was a very fun card to make and it’s got such a festive look!

You get a sneak peek here but  you can find this image at the Skipping Stones Design site. If you Instagram, use #skippingstonesdesign to share your SSD creations. If you upload to SCS, use the keywords SSD and skippingstonedesign ….we can’t wait to see what you create! We will also be hosting a challenge the last Friday of every month….YAY!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,

Wanda

- See more at: http://skippingstonesdesign.com/christmas-label-holiday-card#sthash.UIsvhIbg.dpuf

The Wilderness Awaits Masculine Card and Camouflage Technique

On the 18th I will be attending a card swap.  The card for the swap is to be done using the technique learned from the prior month.  We learned the Camouflage Technique last time.  You can find the instructions for that technique here.  

Now my camouflage strip looks REALLY crooked in the photo.  It is crooked but not as bad as the photo makes it look!  

This card is from the bottom of my stack, only to be swapped if absolutely needed.  

For my card I used the duck and I colored in some areas using markers, nothing more!  This was a fun and simple card to make too!

The camouflage technique is fun, a little messy but SO cool!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

The Wilderness Awaits Masculine Birthday Card

The "Wilderness Awaits" set is such a great set with many images to make those illusive masculine cards. I tend to hang onto these types of stamp sets because you can't seem to have enough sets to make masculine cards.  

This is a very easy and quick card to make.  The base of the card is folded half sheet of Early Espresso.  On top of that I added a piece of Pear Pizzazz decorative paper.  I cut it to 4" x 5-1/2".  I added a 1-1/4" strip of Pear Pizzazz card stock that has an Early Espresso layer behind it.

I colored the duck in a little.  Just enough to add some highlights without losing all those fun details.  The words are from my computer.  I print out a sheet of them and punch them out as I need them.  It makes for putting together a quick card when you need one!  

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda 

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Head on over to Skipping Stone Designs and do some fun shopping!!!

A Flower Shop and Summer Silhouettes Birthday Card

I think the "Flower Shop" stamp set is one of my favorites.  Well, it is today anyway!!

For today's card I used Basic Black for the base of the card.  I used the Watermelon Wonder decorative paper, card stock and ink.  

The leaves are from the "Summer Silhouettes" set and I stamped them using Pear Pizzazz.  

The center of the flower was stamped using Daffodil Delight. 

The flower was set in place using Dimensionals.

The words were done on my computer and after layering them I set them in place on the card with Dimensionals.

This was a super quick and easy card to make.  Very little stamping.  Punches were used on the flower and the flower center.  No fussy cutting!!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Guy Greetings Masculine Birthday Card

I was going through some card ideas that I had saved to my computer and I found this gem.  I liked it because it's one of those "Clean and Simple" cards.  Plus it's also a quick and easy card too!!!

I found  it on "Stamping With Lynn".  There was something about it that drew my to it.  Perhaps the clean look.  When I first started making cards, it seemed that all of my cards had the clean and simple look.  Then I started doing the Split Coast Stampers Wednesday challenge and I fell in love with layers. LOTS of layers!!!  Sometimes it's nice to just go back to simple.

This is a very easy card to make.  I just stamped the images and punched them out with the 1-3/8" square punch.  The reason the corners were clipped a little was because as I was starting to put the card together I noticed that I had caught the edge of the paper with the punch.  I must have stamped too close.  I didn't catch it right away because it was so small.  But just as I was taping it, I saw it.  I didn't want to stamp everything again so I just clipped the opposite corner.  That was fine until I realized on the car I clipped the next corner, not the opposite one!  UGH!!!  So all four corners had to be clipped.  Problem solved and no paper wasted!!!

The words come with the set.  And below the words I added 3 Candy Dots.  And that's it.  I told you it was easy.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A You've Got This Birthday Card

Today I thought I would make a quick and simple card using the "You've Got This" stamp set and a blender pen!!!  I had just refilled my blender pen and it's nice and juicy, just how I LOVE working with them.  I find it extremely difficult to work with a dryer blender pen.  You can find the recipe for the pen here.   And there are instructions here on how to take your blender pen apart to refill it.  You can find those instructions here.  

For my card I used Calypso Coral.  First I colored in the center of my flower with just the Daffodil Delight marker.  Then I colored in the flower using my blender pen.  I scribbled my pen on one of my clear blocks and picked the ink up with my blender pen.  I did the same for the leaves.  I colored them using Pear Pizzazz.  And I took some Smoky Slate and went around the whole flower to make it look a little more 3-D.  

The words are from the "Wetlands" set and I added them to the card using Dimensionals. And that's all there was to this card.  Oh, except for the fun decorative paper.  I bought a stack.  I did have to cut 2 pieces because I wanted the words to be on the bottom and the opposite side of the words was the dots!  So now I'll have to come up with another card with the words on the top (some other day!).  So if you're looking for a quick and easy card to make, this is it!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

An English Garden Notebook Weekend Project

I was in need of a notebook and with the stuff I have in my workroom, I just hate the thought of purchasing one.  So I got out my "stuff" and began making one.  

First I cut my inside paper.  I have some paper that was used in the old dot matrix printers.  I cut away the edges and used what is left.  I cut my inside pieces 5-1/2" x 4-1/4".  That way I not only have a nice size notebook but I can also use a card front if I have one or I can just make a new one!  Here I used the "English Garden" decorative paper.  I layered it with Soft Suede, Delightful Dijon, and Mossy Meadow.

The words are from a stamp I had made for me MANY years ago.  I have used it SO much and I think it will last a lifetime!!!  I hope it will anyway, I do make a lot of notebooks.  Especially mini ones that I sell at craft fairs.  I'll be making some up in the next few weeks and I'll be sharing them with you on here.

Oh, I almost forgot.  For the holes, I used the Rubi Coil machine.  It's a 4:1 machine.  That means it punches 4 holes per inch.  You need to purchase coils that are 4:1 too or you won't be able to bind your notebooks. I punch the holes in my paper and then I take the front and back of my notebook and punch them together. For the back of my notebook I used a piece of shirt board (cereal box thickness) that is white on one side.  I like the white side on the outside.  It gives the notebook a more clean and professional look.  I just remembered, I need to make a notebook for a friend so I will be making another notebook with in the next few weeks.    

These are fun to make though I do with I could just punch up a bunch of the inside paper and have it ready for me so I can make notebooks quicker!!!  I always tell myself that I should just cut and punch a few pages a day and when I'm ready I can just put notebooks together.  That last for about one time!!! LOL  Well, that's about it for this post!  Happy Stamping to you!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Skipping Stones Design Blog Hop Day Two

This is the second day of the Skipping Stones Design Blog Hop!  It was so fun seeing what my fellow Design Team members made with the stamp sets. This is a very talented group of ladies.  Have fun hopping today, and don't forget there  is a prize up for grabs too!!  It's a $25 credit to shop at Skipping Stones Designs (SSD)!!   To be eligible you must become a follower of the SSD blog and leave a comment at each stop as well as on the blog.  Commenting will be left open until August 8th and the winner will be announced on Monday August 10th!  So this gives everyone time to hop and leave comments at each of the different stops.

Heather is offering free shipping today to celebrate the grand re-opening.  Enter freeship at the checkout!  As simple as that. Signing up for the newsletter gets you some sneak peeaks and exclusive offers!  You don't want to miss out on that! 

You came from Carolyn's wonderful site.  But if you missed it and ended up here, you can hop on over there using the link below.  When you finish reading my post, your next stop is atTeresa's wonderful site.  Have fun hopping!

Coralynn - your 1st stop
Wanda  (you are here!)

Teresa

Anja

Lee Ann

Giovana

Martha

Chelsea

Skipping Stones (be sure to become a follower on the Skipping Stones Design site)

My card today is just a simple 3 snowflake card.  I used a piece of decorative paper from the Recollections"Jolly Holiday" paper stack.  I stamped and punched out 3 snowflakes and set them in place using a double sided foam piece.  I added rhinestones to give the snowflake a little sparkle.  I stamped the words on and added colored rhinestones to make the image pop more.  This is a very fun set to play with.  Below is a picture of all the images in the set.  

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Garden in Bloom Wetlands Birthday Card

I found a fun card made by Andrea at Snippets.  I thought it was such a fun and cheery looking card that I had to make one. I did place my flowers a little differently than Andrea did.  I loved the colors she used too.  

So let's begin.  The base of the card is Soft Suede. The next layer is Pear Pizzazz. Then I added my stamped Whisper White piece.

I changed the colors a bit.  I stamped the outline and the center of the flowers using Soft Suede ink. The petals are stamped using Crushed Curry. The highlights on the flower are stamped using Delightful Dijon.  The stems and the outlines of the leaves are stamped using Mossy Meadow and the inside of the leaves are stamped with Pear Pizzazz.  

The words came from the "Wetlands" set and were stamped using Soft Suede.  And that was it. It's such a quick and simple card to make.  The "Garden in Bloom" is a very fun set to play with!  There's still some stamps in the set I have not played with yet but am eyeing them as I type!!!  (hence any typos!! LOL)

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Skipping Stones Designs Blog Hop

I hope you will enjoy all the amazing design team projects and give my fellow team members a warm welcome as well.  They are an amazing group of ladies.  Oh and there is a prize up for grabs too!!  It's a $25 credit to shop at Skipping Stones Designs (SSD)!!  

To be eligible you must become a follower of the SSD blog and leave a comment at each stop as well as on the blog.  Commenting will be left open until August 8th and the winner will be announced on Monday August 10th!  So this gives everyone time to hop and leave comments at each of the different stops.  

Let the Blog Hop continue!!

You came from Carolyn's wonderful site.  But if you missed it and ended up here, you can hop on over there using the link below.  When you finish reading my post, your next stop is at Teresa's wonderful site.  Have fun hopping!

Coralynn - your 1st stop
Wanda  (you are here!)

Teresa

Anja

Lee Ann

Giovana

Martha

Chelsea

Skipping Stones (be sure to become a follower on the Skipping Stones Design site)

My card is a shaker card.  I cut out the bulb image and layered it with some foam tape to keep the tiny little no-hole beads inside.  I added some colored rhinestones, silver cord, and a red ribbon.  My decorative paper came from the Jolly Holiday  Recollections paper pack. This was a fun card to make and the set has a lot more stamps to play with!!  You'll see posts using those images as I finish them!  Have a look at this wonderful stamp set.

Here is the link to the SSD store! Have fun shopping!!!

Have a great time with the Blog Hop!
Wanda