Guy Greetings, You're my Anchor

Hello, I'm on this masculine themed card kick lately. I am really liking the neutral colour palette, and the {Going Places Designer Series Paper} is perfect for that. I just can't say enough good things about this paper stack, love the neutrals and the subtle colours mixed into others. I made another card that I shared last week also using the {Guy Greetings} stamp set, you can view it HERE. 

I decided to add some twine, well I used the {Very Vanilla Thick Baker's Twine} to be exact! I absolutely love the thick twines. I tied a knot on each end and frayed the tail, it sort of fits with the anchor (nautical) theme. I hope you like my card and have a great day.

Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!

Beckie

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Stamps: Guy Greetings

Papers: Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack; Very Vanilla & Basic Black card stock

Inks: Black Archival; Smoky Slate Stampin' Write Marker

Accessories: 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 2" Circle Punch, Very Vanilla Thick Baker's Twine, Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips

Going Places with Sky is the Limit

Tomorrow is the last day to earn your FREE sale-a-bration products. I can't believe it's almost over so soon. I still have some stamps un-inked. But, one that is nicely inked up... is {Sky is the Limit}. The card I made today is featuring it and all it's greatness. 

I paired this great stamp set with some great paper from the {Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack}. I love the patterns in this stack, and they are perfect for masculine themed projects. There are so many neutral colours and interesting designs that they would be a great fit for many other projects. 

I went with a panel look for the front with two contrasting patterns. One a simple crumb cake and very vanilla horizontal stripe and a basic black with a compass pattern. A vellum circle, a banner and some frayed burlap ribbon to add a bit more interest, then a fussy cut out plane complete with a vellum propeller. I hope you like it. I'll have some more Sale-a-bration shares later. 

Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!

Beckie

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Stamps: Sky is the Limit

Papers: Going Places Designer Series Paper; Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Whisper White Card stock; Vellum card stock

Inks: Crumb Cake Classic; Archival Basic Black

Accessories: Burlap Ribbon, 1/2" Circle Punch, Hexagon Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Glue Dots, Stampin' Trimmer, 1-3/4" Circle Punch

Going Places Goes Global

I love the selection of colours that are in the {Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack}. Browns, greens, yellows, blues, vanilla and white and the patterns are amazing! I set out to make some masculine cards that would work for a variety of occasions.  

I used the {World Traveler Textured Impressions Embossing Folder} with the {Going Global} stamp set and the {Going Places Designer Series Paper}, love, love, love!!! 

There is a sentiment in the set that has a heart to perfectly punch out with the {Sweetheart Punch}, I did use it to make a couple of these - but the one I'm sharing here the sentiment You mean the world to me also fits perfectly in the heart punch. I hope you like it, have a great day! 

Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!

Beckie

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Stamps: Going Global

Papers: Going Places Designer Series Paper; Mossy Meadow, Tip Top Taupe, Very Vanilla, Delightful Dijon Card stock

Inks: Archival Black, Tip Top Taupe Classic ink

Accessories: 2" Circle Punch, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Lots of Labels Framelits Dies, Paper Snips, Sweetheart Punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Hexagon Punch, Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sponge Dauber, Very Vanilla Thick Baker's Twine, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine

Something for Baby that is Made with Love!

Hello, I've got another baby themed card to share today... I told you I made a bunch of them! This one was the first one I made, a Congrats... I don't know why I don't make more baby cards because they were quite fun to put together!? Well, I guess mainly because I have no one to give them to. But, it's good to be prepared by having some ready to go just in case. You can view the other cards I made by clicking on the links here: Made with Love is Purrrfect for Baby & Happy Happenings... Bonjour Beautiful Baby. Details for today's card below. 

Using the {Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder} to add some interest to my Very Vanilla card layer. I used another non-traditional colour... Delightful Dijon. I myself am a sucker for yellows and oranges, and I know that baby cards typically use pale yellow tones more like So Saffron.. but I'm not traditional. I love Delightful Dijon, it's one of my favourites. I used a piece of {Going Places Designer Series Paper} for the adorable little die cut onesie... and I love the little stars!

I could have just left it plain and simple with just the onesie stamped with {Made with Love} and the Congrats sentiment... but that's not my style. I love to over complicate everything! It's a sickness, really! Well, sometimes it's a good thing! I cut a slit in the safety pin image from {Something for Baby} and slid the sentiment through it... oh, and the little rubber ducky is from that set too! I'm pleased with how it turned out. I hope you like it. 

Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!

Beckie

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Stamps: Made with Love, Happy Happenings, Something for Baby

Papers: Going Places, Very Vanilla Whisper White & Delightful Dijon card stock

Inks: Basic Grey Archival; Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate & Pumpkin Pie Classic inks

Accessories: Baby's First Framelits Dies, Gold Metallic Thread, Large Oval Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Trimmer, Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot Die cutting machine

The Sky is the Limit!

Hello on this very sunny Sunday! Happy Valentine's Day to you all.

I have two cards to share today featuring one of the stamp sets from Sale-a-bration that are Limited Edition. This set was really popular, there's something about that plane that sold me on it.

The plane image is great for making masculine cards, which are more difficult for some reason?! Not sure why they are, they just are. I wanted to make some fun water coloured backgrounds for each of my cards, but with different colours and completely different looks. 

For my first card, I used a piece of the {Going Places Designer Series Paper} - I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this paper! The fun patterns and the colours are so ME. I chose one of the aerial views of an urban street map. I used several shades of blue to create the sky for my plane to fly around on.

It looked good with just the simple water coloured background, but I wanted MORE... so I flicked some water and used my {Heat Tool} to dry the water quicker - and ta-da, a super neat-o background!!  

Next, I went for a yellow-orange sky this time. This card was no different than the first one - I simply added the colour and wasn't quite happy with it so... 

... I ran my {Aquapainter} across the top and let it drip. This removed some of the colour and made it look white - it looks like lightening, love it. 

I used the same paper stack, {Going Places}. I went for a similar paper design, but the opposite colouring with light background and dark for the urban grid lines. 

I added a few clouds with {Vellum Card stock} and the {Tree Builder Punch}. Super simple and a nice added touch. I stamped the plane's propeller onto vellum and cut it out, added it on top of the original stamped plane with a small Crushed Curry Enamel Dot from {It's my party enamel dots}.

This is an awesome stamp set, I highly recommend it... if you have the opportunity to earn a copy for yourself on or before February 15, 2016. Well, I hope you like my cards and the sky really is the limit when you are creating. As long as you are having fun, go for it! 

Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!

Beckie

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used: 

Stamps: The Sky is the Limit

Papers: Very Vanilla, Whisper White and Basic Black Card stock; Water colour paper; Vellum Card stock; Going Places Designer Series Paper

Inks: Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey, Crushed Curry, Pacific Point, Soft Sky, Island Indigo, Lost Lagoon Classic Inks; StazOn 

Accessories: Aquapainter, Heat Tool, Lots of Labels Framelits Dies, Squares Collection Framelits Dies, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Paper Snips, It's my Party Enamel Dots, Tree Builder Punch, Big Shot Die Cutting Tool, Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Dimensionals

Going Global: You mean the World to ME!

One of my favourite new product suites is {Going Places} from the Occasions Catalogue. Awesome designer series paper, stamp set and an embossing folder - perfect for masculine themed cards. I started with a Whisper White card base, a Very Vanilla layer and top layer of Basic Black which is embossed with the {World Traveler Textured Impressions Embossing Folder}.

This card would be a nice Valentine for the guy in your life! Isn't the marbled paper awesome? I just love it. I used the {Lots of Labels Framelits Dies} - I only used half of one. I stamped the globe image with Bermuda Bay and punched it out with the {2" Circle Punch}. I stamped the compass, and cut the center out, and stamped my sentiment - which fits nicely in the center of the {Sweetheart Punch}. Perfect for Valentine's Day too!! I hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!

Beckie

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used: 

Stamps: Going Global

Papers: Going Places Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Very Vanilla and Basic Black Card stock

Inks: Bermuda Bay Classic Ink, Archival Basic Black Ink

Accessories: Sweetheart Punch, 2" Circle Punch, Lots of Labels Framelits Dies, Paper Snips, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin' Dimensionals, Very Vanilla Thick Twine, World Traveler TIEF, Big Shot Die cutting Machine