Masculine {Anniversary} Monday

Happy {Masculine} Monday!  I am being shoved face first back into reality after an amazing week away...be kind to me Monday!

 

I don't know about you, but masculine cards are sometimes the hardest for me to come up with!  The crew over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration has a great selection of masculine cards for you today...be sure to check them all out!

 

I made this card for my hubby for our 10 year anniversary...awwww :-)  Not super masculine, but it works.  And he liked it, so that's what really counts, right?

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Etcetera, Night of Navy Core'dinations, Silver Foil Paper

Ink ~ Crumb Cake, Night of Navy

Stamp Sets ~ Off the Grid, Perfect Pennants, Peachy Keen, Express Yourself, Wedding Words (MDS)

Other Supplies ~ Small Heart Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Candy Dots (embossed with Pewter Embossing Powder), Essentials Wooden Elements, Ampersand Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

 

Thanks for stopping by today..I hope I've INKspired you to CREATE today!

 

Happy Stamping!

 

 

 



Emboss It!

Hi friends and welcome to a fun technique day over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration...EMBOSSING!  There are so many different ways to emboss...heat embossing, dry embossing, embossing folders...so MANY ways!

 

I chose to use one of my favorite embossing folders and some heat embossing on this card. I used the Core'dinations cardstock in the embossing folder and sanded it down in places...I {HEART} this paper, in every single color!  It's a bit hard to see in the picture, but the star and the "a" with the little banners are all heat embossed to give the images a little more of a shiny effect than ink. 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Coastal Cabana, Coastal Cabana Core'dinations, Whisper White, Basic Black, Fresh Prints DSP

Ink ~ Coastal Cabana, VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Perfect Pennants

Other Supplies ~ Coastal Cabana Ruffle Stretch Trim, Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon, Alphabet Press Embossing Folder, Black Embossing Powder, Banner Framelits, Rhinestone Basics, Black Sharpie

Be sure to check out all of the other embossing techniques used by the other awesome SSInk Design Team too!

 

Happy Stamping!



Heavy Metal Birthday

The girls over at SSInkspiration are a creating with metallics today!  Between the fun foil papers, embossing powders and metallic ink pads, you can create some pretty awesome projects!

I decided to use all of the silver metallic products I had to create today's card...

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Regals Collection DSP

Ink ~ Night of Navy, Silver Metallic Encore, Versa Mark

Stamp Set ~ Perfect Pennants

Other Supplies ~ Alphabet Press Embossing Folder, Arrows Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Chevron Embossing Folder, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Banners Framelits, Silver Embossing Powder

 

To create the metallic design on my banners, I inked up my Chevron Embossing folder with the Silver Metallic ink and placed the Night of Navy banners inside. I pressed down the outside of the embossing folder to stamp the image on the banners.  I used the same technique for the Smoky Slate Arrow banners as well, but instead of just stamping the image on the banners, I actually ran them through the Big Shot to add a little more texture to the card.

 

I hope I've INKspired you to CREATE something today!

 

Now head on over to SSInk  to see all of the other great metallic creations from our design team!  

 

Happy Stamping!



Make a {Birthday} Wish Upon a Star

It's Tuesday and time for a new HSS Color Challenge!

 

I have to admit, Rose Red is a color I don't use very often and I don't know why...it's so pretty!  And paired up with these other two colors it's awesome!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Regals Collection DSP Stack (Rose Red)

Ink ~ Rose Red, Smoky Slate, Midnight Muse

Stamp Sets ~ Off the Grid, Gorgeous Grunge, Perfect Pennants, Simply Stars

Other Supplies ~ Smoky Slate Chevron Ribbon, Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon, Whisper White Bakers Twine

 

As you might notice, my photo background is a bit different than normal.  We got hit with a ton of snow over the weekend and my favorite outdoor picture taking spot is covered in snow.  I had to get a bit creative as we have awful lighting in house, but I managed to make this work.

 

Lots of people all over all still getting hit with lots of winter weather...stay warm and think sunny thoughts!

 

Happy Stamping!

 



On Film {Framelits} Fun

Hi friends!  Happy Saturday!  I finally got around to taking some pictures and editing of some of my cards so I actually have something to share with you today...HOORAY!

But first off, a little announcement :-)  I have been asked to be a Guest Designer for Craft Project Central this month!  I am so excited to share my tutorial with all of those who subscribe.  Click HERE to see the first project of the month and how YOU can subscribe.

Due to my laziness and putting off my photo editing, I did miss the January Sketch Challenge with CPC, but I'm not too late to submit for the Fab Friday Color Challenge! 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Ink ~ Crumb Cake, Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Basic Black

Stamp Sets ~ Peach Keen, Gorgeous Grunge, Perfect Pennants, Express Yourself

Other Supplies ~ Retro Fresh Washi Tape, On Film Framelits, Linen Thread, Essentials Wooden Elements

 

I LOVE the Essentials Wooden Elements and all that you can do with them!  I inked these ones up with my Stampin' Write Markers.  So much fun!

 

I had so much fun with this sketch that I created a second card using a few different elements...take a look!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Gold Foil Paper

Ink ~ Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Black

Stamp Sets ~ Peachy Keen, Gorgeous Grunge

Other Supplies ~ On Film Framelits, Gold Bakers Twine, Gold Sequin Trim, Retro Fresh Washi Tape

 

Be sure to check back bit later for a bit more Craft Project Central news!

 

Happy Stamping!