Geared Up for Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all of the amazing Father's out there!  

As a daughter, my dad was my first love, my greatest inspiration and my true hero growing up...and he still is today!

As a wife, I have been blessed with an amazing husband that my boys are so lucky to call Dad...he goes above and beyond in doing so much for all of us!

I am loving that Geared Up Garage carried over into the annual catalog!  This is such a great stamp set and can be use for so many occasions for any guy in your life.

Did you know the oil stain image works perfectly to create a rusty look on the gears?  I stamped the image in Cajun Craze on the Bermuda Bay gears for he perfect rusty look!  

I wanted to use my embossing paste to create a fun brick background for this card, only to discover that I had run out.  No worries...a little versa mark smeared across the brick stencil and some white embossing power did the trick!  Topped of with a copper embossed sentiment, a bold Crushed Curry Stitched Circle and a few copper gears, this card is complete and ready for a pretty rad Dad!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Cooper Foil

Ink ~ Cajun Craze, VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Geared Up Garage

Other Supplies ~ Garage Gears, Stitched Shapes, White Embossing Powder, Pattern Party Decorative Masks

I hope you all have a great day and get to spend some time with that special guy in your life...whether it be your own dad, your husband or any father figure in your life that you love.

Happy Stamping!

Geared Up for OnStage

Hello from Salt Lake City!  I'm so excited to be here with some of my favorite Stampin' Up! friends!  We are scattered all over the US this time, so I'm missing some of my favorite people, but I'm sending my love across the miles.

We have a day full of creating, inspiring and sharing ahead of us, followed by a fantastic afterparty, hosted by the amazing Brynn Thornburgh.  She hosted an amazing afterparty event in Orlando and this one will NOT disappoint!

I was honored when she asked me to design a make and take for her event.  She asked me to use the Geared Up Garage suite and I couldn't have been happier!  This is such a great stamp set for any guy or gal in your life!  I love the grungy look this suite offers!

I love all of the fun models of cars and motorcycles in the Classic Garage DSP and just had to fussy cut them for samples. The Classic Garage Metal Elements were the perfect touch to finish off the card.  

I can't decide if I like the cars or the motorcycles better...because they are all awesome! 

Do you ever crumple your paper?  It's a technique I don't always think of, but it was a MUST for these samples.  It gives just the right amount of texture and grunge!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Tranquil Tide, Basic Gray, Crushed Curry, Classic Garage DSP

Ink ~ Basic Gray, Memento

Stamp Set ~ Geared Up Garage

Other Supplies ~ Layering Circles Framelits, Garage Gears Thinlits, Classic Garage Metal Elements

It was so funny to see my bag go through the security check...the little keys and wrenches looked so funny on the X-ray!  I'm sure TSA was wondering what in the world they were!

I hope to have lots of fun and exciting things to share with you after I get back home.  I've seen a few sneak peaks of the upcoming annual catalog and it looks AMAZING!  Stay tuned...

Happy Staming!

All Geared Up for #tgifc194 Sketch Challenge

Woohoo...it's Friday!  This has felt like the longest week ever!  Coming back after two weeks off and trying to get back in the swing of things has proven to be tough, but I made it!
We're kicking off the weekend with a great new TGIF Challenges sketch.  I can't wait to see all of the fabulous creations made with this!

My dad celebrated his 65th birthday last week and the all new Classic Garage suite would be perfect for his card.  My dad loves going to our annual car show with my boys and loves the old Chevy Bel Airs.  I was so excited to find this car in the amazing Classic Garage DSP.  Fussy cutting is my jam, so I cut out every single car from one of the sheets of DSP.  Watch for more fun creations to come!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Basic Gray, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Classic Garage DSP

Ink ~ Basic Gray, Real Red

Stamp Set ~ Geared Up Garage

Other Supplies ~ Garage Gears Thinlits, Classic Garage Metal Elements, Layering Circles Framelits, Basic Black Bakers Twine

I love the grungy background stamp in this set.  And the Thinlits in this set are so cool, especially the gears!  I always love a good masculine set and I'm really hoping this one sticks around!

I did give this card to my dad last weekend and he loved it!  He's a pretty classic guy!

Have a fantastic weekend! 

Happy Stamping!