Stampin' Up The Open Sea Masculine Birthday Card

 

Hi blogging friends,

EDITED TO ADD:  I just found out my card was chosen as a Top 7 at the Allsorts Challenge Blog.  Thank you so much!

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I have a confession to make:  I really enjoy making Masculine Cards.  Alot of cardmakers say that is the hardest type of card to make, but due to the amount of men in my family/extended family, I have had to learn how to make them.  When you buy a card for a guy, it is really expensive, yet the cards are often just so simple - and I think that is the key - keeping it simple and not overthinking it or you might feel defeated before you even start.  

Start with a limited colour palette and choose a simple image.  You can even base your card around a sentiment - either stamped or diecut.  14 years ago, I made this card based around the sentiment for a cousin of my mother-in-law who lived in Wales and was turning 90:

I had no clue what this man's hobbies were or if he had any hobbies at all.  I had only met him once briefly when he came to Australia some years before so didn't really know him.  I opted for something simple and he loved the card so much, that he rang up to thank me personally - I mean, ringing from Wales to Australia wouldn't exactly be cheap - so I was especially chuffed.  I still think the card design works well for a masculine card and it is all based around the sentiment -  but the rest of the card elements work in harmony with each other which I think is important.  The only thing I would change now is the font on the sentiment because it is a little dated.

Some more ideas:  add some texture by using an embossing folder - or add some distressing.  Use a basic layout that you can replicate for multiple cards.  If you want to add ribbon, do a simple knot rather than a bow - or add string or twine.  I love to use grosgrain ribbon for it's texture.  If you like the layout, you don't need to reinvent the wheel - just use the same layout and your cards will all look different if you use different colours, stamps, designer papers, embossing folders etc.

I have four masculine birthdays coming up in August and here is one of the cards that I made:

Challenges

This is also my card for the following Challenges:

• Allsorts - Challenge #854 - At the Seaside

• Splitcoaststampers - Free for All Friday F4A857 - What makes you happy?  Mine is spending time in my Craft Room away from the world

• Tic Tac Toe - Challenge TTTC297 - I chose the line across the bottom: Any Shape Die, Layers, Embossing

I pulled out my all-time favourite masculine stamp set by Stampin' Up called The Open Sea which was first released in 2011.  It stayed in the catalogue for quite a few years because it was so popular and was eventually retired in 2016.  I would never be able to part with this set as it is just perfect for masculine cards.  You can do so much with the images in this stamp set.  Do a search on Pinterest and there are hundreds and hundreds of cards and you will get lost down a rabbit-hole as I often do on Pinterest............

First of all, I stamped the Ledger (the text image behind the ship) onto Cream Cardstock (from my stash) using Crumb Cake Ink but stamped off twice before stamping so it gave a faint impression.  Next, I stamped the ship using Night of Navy Ink.  The splotchy circles are from another retired set called Gorgeous Grunge which was first released in 2013.  I also stamped them in Crumb Cake Ink but stamped off twice.

I diecut the main image using a My Favorite Things Die-namics Pierced Circle STAX die and my Big Shot, then ink-blended around the edges using Crumb Cake Ink.

I diecut a circle from Crumb Cake Cardstock using a Lifestyle Nesting Circle Die, then ink-blended around the edges with Crumb Cake Ink.  I diecut another circle using a Pierced Circle STAX die from Kaisercraft Ink Cardstock and glued this underneath.

The designer papers are by Kaisercraft - High Tide - which was released in 2016.  You can still buy the 12 x 12 inch High Tide Paper Pads from Kaisercraft but not the smaller pad which is what I used for my card.  Kaisercraft has had some fantastic sea-beach-nautical themed releases over the years.  

The dry embossing was done using Crumb Cake Cardstock and a Kaisercraft Anchors Embossing Folder.  I ink-blended over the embossing using Crumb Cake Ink to make the anchors stand out more and to also tie in with the rest of the card.

The sentiment is from the back of the same Kaisercraft Paper Pad.  I added some Inque Boutique Brads which I thought matched the card really well.  Inque Boutique are no longer in business:  I think they closed around 2010.

The card base is Kaisercraft Ink Cardstock and the next layer up, Crumb Cake Cardstock - again ink blended with the same ink.

Once I had finished my card front, I glued it to a Kaisercraft White Card Base.

So, what do you think?  I was really pleased with how it turned out - and I am working hard on a few more designs using ship or beachy images.  Often, I like to stick to one theme for a few masculine cards until I am tired of it.  

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Stampin' Up The Open Sea #123032 (retired) + Gorgeous Grunge #130517 (retired)

Ink:  Stampin' Up Night of Navy + Crumb Cake

Designer Paper:  Kaisercraft High Tide 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" Pad (retired)

Accessories:  Inque Boutique Brads (retired), Big Shot, Kaisercraft Anchors Embossing Folder (retired), Ink Blending Tool with Domed Pad, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Kaisercraft White Card Base, Cardstock - Stampin' Up Crumb Cake + Kaisercraft Ink

Dies:  My Favorite Things Die-namics Pierced Circle STAX (retired), Lifestyle Nesting Circles L-CC-001 (retired)

Kaisercraft Joyful Gift Box - Stocking Stuffers/Fillers

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing another of my Splitcoaststampers Fan Club Design Team Projects which was for the December 2025 theme of Stockings by the Fireplace - and one of the suggestions was to make Stocking Stuffers/Stocking Fillers.

Of course, you could also use these as a Mini Gift Box:

Now that it is 6+ months since the challenge went live, I can share my projects online.

I bought a bunch of 3" x 3" White Gift Boxes from Amazon and got to work to decorate them.  I bought 40 for $20 - which is 50 cents each - so very economical.

I used Kaisercraft's Joyful Designer Papers and Collectables which is a 2025 release plus matching Kaisercraft Cardstock.

For the Green Box, I diecut a circle from Jungle Cardstock using a My Favorite Things Pierced Circle STAX die and my Big Shot then glued on the wreath which is from the Collectables.  The sentiment is from the back of the paper pad.  Kaisercraft's paper pads have always have a bunch of sentiments at the back which I really love.  I added some height by gluing on some scraps of white cardstock underneath the green circle.

Lastly, I added some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush to the box and berries on the wreath.

For the Rose Box top, I glued on a wreath from the Collectables but popped it up on scraps of white cardstock, then added Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush to the berries and on the sentiment

On the inside of the boxes, I glued on a Collectable and added more Wink of Stella:

As you can see from the photo, the box is the perfect size for a set of earrings.

Finished size is 3" x 3" with a depth of 1-3/16" - or 76mm x 76mm with a depth of 30mm.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Green Stocking Stuffer/Filler - Gift Box Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Kaisercraft Joyful 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" Paper Pad + Joyful Collectables

Accessories:  3" x 3" Blank White Box, Big Shot, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush, Scraps of White Cardstock, Kaisercraft Jungle Cardstock

Dies:  My Favorite Things Die-namics Pierced Circle STAX

Rose Stocking Stuffer/Filler - Gift Box Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Kaisercraft Joyful 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" Paper Pad + Joyful Collectables

Accessories:  3" x 3" Blank White Box, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush, Scraps of White Cardstock, Kaisercraft Rose Cardstock

Stampin' Up Silly Goose Birthday Card

 

Hi everyone 😀

I have taken a break from making Thank You Cards to make a Birthday Card for my daughter's birthday:

Challenges:

This is also my card for the following Challenges - click on the underlined links to take you to their blog:

• Crafty Catz Challenge #697 - Anything Goes

• Alphabet Challenge Blog - F is for Feathers (my feathers are on the goose)

My daughter really loves playing "The Untitled Goose Game" which is a really fun video game that was developed in Australia.  So it really was a no-brainer to use the adorable Stampin'Up Silly Goose Set to make a card for her birthday.

I stamped the image onto Ranger Watercolour Cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black Ink.  I coloured the image with a mix of Lyra + Derwent Watercolour Pencils + Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.   I used my Zigs to add some blades of grass underneath the goose.  Of course, after I had done that, I noticed that there is a stamp in the set that you can use to stamp grass.  I hadn't really noticed it before for some reason!  Isn't that goose just so adorable?!

I re-stamped the image and cut out just the balloon and went around the edges with an Anko Black Pigment Brush Pen to hide the white edge - then popped up the balloon on a 0.5mm foam pad.  I went over all the black lines of the goose etc. with an Anko 0.05 Black Pigment Pen to darken then up after my colouring.

I diecut the image using a My Favorite Things Inside and Out Stitched Rectangle Stax Die - then glued it to some designer paper.  I rounded the corners using a We R Memory Keepers 1/2" Corner Chomper.

The sentiment was diecut using an old retired Spellbinders Labels Trio Die.  This is another die that I have used countless times over the years.

All the designer papers are by Echo Park - Happy Birthday - which were released in 2017.  I didn't use any cardstock for my layers - they are all designer papers.

The bottom panel was punched using a Fiskars Scallop Border Punch.  The ribbon is from my stash and was originally purchased from KMart some years ago now.

Once I had finished my card front, I glued it to a Uniquely Creative White Card Base.  Final touches were Stampin' Up Dazzling Details Glitter Glue to the balloon and the party hat and three x Aqua Couture Creations Gemstones.

Finished size is:  4-1/8" x 5-3/16" or 105mm x 148mm.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Stampin' Up Silly Goose #160734 (retired)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Echo Park Happy Birthday 6" x 6" (from 2017) (retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Lyra + Derwent Watercolour Pencils, Kuretake Clean Color Real Brush Markers, #4 Round Paintbrush, Ribbon (KMart), WRMK 1/2" Corner Chomper, 0.5mm Self-Adhesive Doublesided Foam Squares, Ranger Watercolour Cardstock, Stampin' Up Dazzling Details Glitter Glue, Couture Creations 3mm + 4mm Aqua Gemstones, Anko Black Pigment Brush + 0.05 Liner, Uniquely Creative White Card Base, Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Punches:  Fiskars Scallop Border (retired)

Dies:  My Favorite Things Inside and Out Stitched Rounded Rectangle STAX MFT-0848 (retired), Spellbinder Shapeabilities Labels Trio S3-147 (retired)

Penny Back So Loved Wedding Anniversary Card

 

Hi everyone 😃

My husband and I just celebrated our 36th Wedding Anniversary.  It hardly seems that we have been married that long - yet we have - and I am so lucky to be married to such a great guy.  We went out for our evening meal to our local RSL and had a lovely, quiet day at home otherwise.  I received 2 gorgeous bunches of pink roses and a beautiful card.  Our daughter made us the most-amazing mini scrapbook album with photos of us from the last 10 years.   We aren't ones for big celebrations and prefer to keep things low-key.  I am definitely not one for dressing up and going to a fancy restaurant because (a) I like simple foods like Roast of the Day, and (b) it's too expensive, and (c) they have white tablecloths and I am so incredibly clumsy.  I am also clumsy when I cook and are known as Messy Chef - a play on Masterchef - hee hee 😆

And now for story time:  around 24 years ago, my boss gave me an $80 voucher for Christmas to a local and very fancy restaurant.  We booked for 6.00 pm and we were the only ones there till about 7.30 pm.  And then people started arriving really, REALLY dressed up - so much so that I felt more than a little underdressed - but I wasn't wearing jeans and was actually dressed up so I thought!  I guess we were naive and honestly didn't realise that it was a fancy restaurant till we got there (pre-internet days for us) and saw the decor and then the menu and went, uh oh.  The glasses of House Wine turned out to be $25 each as we mistook the menu for meaning $25 for a bottle of House Wine because it said:  "House Wine $25" - and then realised our mistake - so that was $50 of the voucher used already!  We got the cheapest food on the menu and were still over $100 out-of-pocket.  It was just as well that we were both working at the time and it was pre-kids!  And to be honest, I really had no idea what I was eating as the description was completely lost on me - food I was completely unfamiliar with.  I am not taking anything away from the Chef of course - it's just not my scene - and having pub fare like a Garlic Bread Entree and a banging Roast of the Day makes me very happy and you are in and out within an hour.  Suits me just fine 😃

Anyway, onto the card I made for my husband:

This is also my card for the following Challenges (click on the underlined links to take you to the Challenges):

• Crafty Catz Challenge - #691 - Anything Goes with No Optional Twist

• Penny Black Saturday Challenge - PBSC April - Anything Goes with Optional Easter

• Crazy Critter Challenges - Challenge #97 - Anything Goes with a Featured Critter

The main image is by Penny Black from their So Loved Set.  I stamped the cat with Versafine Onyx Black Ink onto Bellbird Paperarts 210gsm Hot Pressed Watercolour Paper and coloured it using various brands of Watercolour Pencils and a #4 Round Paintbrush.  I went over the black lines using an Anko Black 0.3 Pen to darken up the lines on the image.

I re-stamped the image onto a piece of the designer paper lining up the 'One True Love' from the paper to be the centre of the heart cushion then fussy-cut it out.  I re-stamped the image again onto Watercolour Paper and fussy-cut the paws that are holding the cushion.  I went around the edges with an Anko Black Brush Pen to hide any imperfections with my cutting.  I glued the cushion and paws on using Tombow Mono Multi Glue and it looks really cool in real life because you can see a bit of dimension.  I side-loaded a flat paintbrush with Folk Art Burgundy Acrylic Paint and went around the edge of the cushion to make it look a bit more rounded.  

Here is a close-up:

The sentiment is by Impression Obsession - Sentiments 1 - which I have had forever and is retired.  I used my Stamping Platform to ensure perfect placement and to stamp it a couple of times to darken it up.  

I used my EK Success Arrows Border Punch to punch out some Burgundy Cardstock Hearts (the leftover punchies look like tiny hearts) and glued them on using Tombow Mono Aqua Glue then added some Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush to them for a bit sparkle.

The main image was diecut using a Lifestyle Nesting Circle Die.  I diecut some Dark Teal Cardstock using a My Favorite Things Pierced Stax Circle Die then diecut Burgundy Cardstock using a Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circle Die.

All the designer papers are by Bo Bunny - Love Letters - which are really old and are from around 2012.  I wish that I had bought more of this collection as I just adore the colour palette and have used it alot over the years.  

The bottom panel was punched using a Fiskars Scallop Border Punch.  The Dark Teal and Burgundy Cardstock layers were trimmed to 1/16" using my We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides.  I attached the Cream Ribbon in two separate elements then popped the panel up a little on scraps of white cardstock.

The Black Cardstock on the card base was trimmed to 1/8" and the Dark Teal + Burgundy Cardstock to 1/16" using my WRMK Perfect Layers Guides.

Once I had finished my card front, I glued it to a White Card Base.

And now here is a pic of the card inside:

The sentiment is by Avery Elle - Lots of Love - which was released in 2012 so long-retired.  I stamped it using Versafine Onyx Black Ink and then promptly smeared it......grrrrr!  So I re-stamped it onto a separate piece of white cardstock and heat-set it using my heat-gun before I had a chance to smear it - then diecut it using a Lifestyle Nesting Oval.  I layered that onto a Dark Teal Cardstock diecut oval.  

I punched two hearts from Burgundy Cardstock using an Anko Heart Punch.  I bought this punch in a set of 4 different punches from KMart.  These punches punch beautifully and I am really impressed with them.  I added some sparkle with my Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush.

I added the strips of designer paper just to tie everything together.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe - Front:

Stamps:  Penny Black So Loved 30-457 clear set, Impression Obsession Sentiments 1 WP16 clear set (retired)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Back

Designer Paper:  Bo Bunny Love Letters #13517517 6" x 6" Pad (retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Perfect Layers Tools, Kaisercraft Trimmer, Stamping Platform, Bellbird Paperarts 210gsm Cotton Blend Watercolour Paper, Watercolour Pencils, #4 Round + Flat Paintbrush, Folk Art Burgundy Acrylic Paint, Anko Black Pen 0.3 + Brush, Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush, WRMK Perfect Layers Guides, Cream Ribbon 1/2" or 12.5mm wide, Cardstock - Burgundy + Dark Teal + Black + Scraps of White, Square White Card Base

Dies:  My Favorite Things Pierced Stax Die-namics, Lifestyle Nesting Circles, Spellbinder Classic Scalloped Circles Small S4-125

Punches:  EK Success Arrows Border, Fiskars Scallop Border

Card Recipe - Inside:

Stamps:  Avery Elle Lots of Love clear set (retired)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Bo Bunny Love Letters #13517517 6" x 6" Pad (retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot, WRMK Perfect Layers Guides, Heat-Gun Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush, Cardstock - White, Dark Teal, Burgundy, Black

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Ovals

Punches:  Anko Heart Punch #68775858

Altenew Cube Builder Stencil - a Masculine Card!

 

Hi everyone 😄

I thought I would try something new that took me out of my comfort zone a little.  I have often admired cards made with stencils but felt a bit intimidated to use them.  One of my favourite cardmakers is Ardyth Percy-Robb who is a master of stencils and card design and inspires me so much.  You can check out Ardyth's Blog HERE.  I guess I am more comfortable colouring in a cute critter and using designer paper rather than making my own background with a stencil.  One of my cardmaking resolutions this year is to try new things - whether it is a fun-fold, product or a technique.  

So, this is what I came up with:

This is also my card for the following Challenge:

Daring Cardmakers - Try Something New - You can create anything you like eg: tags, cards, 3D projects (my something new is stencilling)  

The stencil is by Altenew - Cube Builder - which is a layering stencil and is still readily available.  I have seen so many amazing cards on Pinterest using this stencil and I thought it was a really versatile one that you could use limitless colour combinations with and for masculine or feminine cards.  I will say that you have to be super-accurate with lining up your layers so I made sure I taped each layer down so it didn't move as I ink-blended.

I used 3 different Distress Oxide Inks in the colours (from light to dark):  Speckled Egg, Broken China and Uncharted Mariner on Bristol Smooth White Cardstock which was a dream for ink blending.  Even though it is white cardstock, it really is more of an off-white colour - certainly not a bright white.

I dried each colour with my heat-gun as I did them so I didn't smear them.

The Happy Birthday Sentiment is an old die by My Favorite Things called Big Birthday.  I diecut the sentiment using the same Bristol White Cardstock then diecut a second set using Teal Cardstock and offset them slightly so it look like a shadow.  I actually used the diecut piece as a guide to placing my letters on the card so they were perfectly aligned.  They were glued together using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

I layered the stencilled panel onto Bristol White Cardstock then onto Teal Cardstock.  This was trimmed to 1/16" and 1/8" respectively using my We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides - then glued to a White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

Lastly, I glued on some matching teal plastic domes using Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.  These domes are from my stash and was a purchase from EBay years and years ago & has no brand name on them.

All in all, I am happy with my card and it was really fun to try something new and different to the norm.  Hope you like it too 😃

Finished size is 5-3/4" x 5-3/4" or 147mm x 147mm.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Designer Paper:  None

Ink:  Ranger Distress Oxide Uncharted Mariner + Broken China + Speckled Egg

Accessories:  Heat-gun, Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Bristol Smooth White Cardstock, Teal Cardstock, Big Shot, Ink Blending Tools and Domed Pads, Teal Plastic Domes, Square White Card Base

Stencils:  Altenew Cube Builder SKU ALT1728

Penny Black Stuck on You Valentine's Day Card + Essentials by Ellen Bear Hugs Felt Bear

 

Hi everyone 😊

Today I am sharing the Valentine's Day Card that I made for my daughter as well as a little felt Bear that I sewed:

If you have been a regular visitor to my blog, you know that I just adore the Penny Black critters.  They are so fun and easy to colour.  I stamped the cat using Versafine Onyx Black Ink onto Ranger Watercolor Cardstock and coloured him/her using Lyra and Faber-Castell Watercolour pencils + Derwent Inktense pencils and my #4 round paintbrush.  I went over the black lines of the image with a Black Copic .03 Multi-liner to crisp them up after my watercolouring.

I diecut the cat with a Lifestyle Nesting Circles Die and my Big Shot then layered it onto Light Teal Cardstock that I diecut using a My Favorite Things Pierced Circle Stax Die-namics.  The Rose Cardstock was diecut using a Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Small Circles die.  This main panel was popped up on scraps of cardstock.

The Rose Cardstock across the middle was dry-embossed using an old embossing folder by Cuttlebug from a set called 'With Love' which has 5 embossing folders - all borders.  I love to use old supplies from my stash.  I still get such a kick out of using my Cuttlebug embossing folders.  The Swiss Dots folder was the first one that I ever bought and I still use it on a regular basis.  

The sentiment is by TPC Studio - Hugs and Kisses which is long retired.  I bought it from my local scrapbooking store here in Australia many years ago.  I stamped it using Versafine Onyx Black ink onto the same Ranger Watercolor Cardstock then diecut it using a Spellbinders Labels Trio die.   I went around the edges using Versacolor Raspberry Ink as it just needed a little something to match the rest of the card.  I popped the sentiment up on dimensionals.  

The designer papers are by Simple Stories - Love and Adore - from 2016 and therefore long-retired.

The light teal cardstock on the card base was trimmed to 1/16" using my We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides.  The rose cardstock was trimmed to 1/8".  

I used an EK Success Arrows Border Punch to punch tiny hearts from Rose Cardstock.  They are the leftover punchies after using the punch and look like tiny hearts.  Again, if you are a regular visitor to my blog you will know that I use these leftover punchies all the time for my tiny hearts.  I glued 3 around the image and 2 around the sentiment using Tombow Mono Aqua Glue.  I added Kindyglitz Crystalina Glitter Glue to those hearts as well as the cheeks on the cat and the heart on the envelope.

Lastly, I glued the card front to a White Card Base.  Finished size is 123mm x 123mm or 4-13/16" x 4-13/16".

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I made a cute Felt Bear to go with the card:

Isn't the bear just soooo darned ADORABLE?!!   I used a die from Essentials by Ellen called Bear Hugs and Wool Felt from my stash.  I sewed everything using 3 strands of DMC Stranded Cotton and it was super-easy to put together.  The leaves and flower were diecut using some free dies that came with an order from Sunny Studios and were glued on with Helmar's Fabric Glue.  Here is a close-up:

The eyes and nose are part of the Essentials by Ellen die set and were also glued on using Fabric Glue.  I embroidered the mouth using Black DMC Broder 25 Thread.

I stuffed the bear using Fiber Fill.

I am sure I will be making more of these bears as this die set has a present in the set which you can use for Birthdays or Christmas.

Hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day!  Thanks for visiting my corner of the world😃

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black 'Stuck on You' 30-062 clear set, TPC Studio 'Hugs and Kisses' ST94019 clear set (retired)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Versacolor Raspberry Pigment #156

Designer Papers:  Simple Stores Love and Adore #7614 6" x 6" pad (from 2016 - retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Cuttlebug With Love Embossing Folder 37-1171 (retired), Dimensionals, Scraps of White Cardstock, Rose + Light Teal Cardstock, Ranger Watercolor Cardstock, WRMK Perfect Layers Guides, #4 Round Paintbrush, Lyra + Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils, Derwent Inktense Pencils, Tombow Mono Multi + Mono Aqua Glue, Kindyglitz Crystaline Glitter Glue, Copic .03 Black Multi-liner

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Trio S3-147 (retired), Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Small Circles Nestabilities S4-117 (retired), My Favorite Things Pierced Circle Stax (retired), Lifestyle Nesting Circles

Punches:  EK Success Arrows Border

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Felt Bear Recipe:

Accessories:  Wool Felt in various colours, Fiber Fill, DMC Stranded Cotton, DMC Black Broder Cotton, Big Shot, Helmar's Fabric Glue, Sewing Needle

Dies:  Essentials by Ellen - Bear Hugs by Julie - EEDIEJ-097-17, Sunny Studio Flower and Leaf Dies (free with order)

Lawn Fawn Bon Voyage Card

 

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing a Bon Voyage Card that I made for my daughter who has gone to Japan for a Study Tour as part of her University Course.  

This is the first time that she has travelled overseas so it has been alot of organising and figuring out what is OK (and not OK) to bring into Japan - getting a really good suitcase, travel plug, power bank and a whole lot of other stuff to wrap our heads around.  I have never been overseas either so it's all new to me too!

Because my daughter was going to Japan, I decided to go with a red and white plane to mimic the colours of the Japanese flag.  The only Bon Voyage set I have in my stash is by Lawn Fawn and it was perfect for what I needed.  It was a very last minute make as we had just been so busy so I thought it was quicker and easier to stamp the plane onto red cardstock and diecut it instead of trying to colour it in.  I restamped the plane onto white cardstock and fussy-cut the windows and nose and went around the edges with a Black Sakura Pigma 0.3 Pen to hide any white edges - then glued them on using Tombow Mono Multi glue.

I stamped the clouds using Memento Summer Sky Ink then diecut them and popped them up on a double lot of dimensionals.

The blue watercolour wash background is a sheet of designer paper from Lawn Fawn's Watercolor 6" x 6" pad.  Made it quick and easy so I didn't have to paint a sky.

I thought I would turn the card into an Interactive Card just for something fun so I used a die from the My Favorite Things Surf and Turf die set and glued on a MFT Slider Element to the back of the plane then diecut a small white cardstock circle using a die that came with the Surf and Turf die set and glued that to the slider element.  I used a Powder Tool to go around those two elements to help the plane slide easily in the channel.

I diecut the sentiment using a Spellbinders Shapeabilities Labels Trio die then went around the edge using Versacolor Scarlet ink.  The entire panel was popped up on a double lot of Uniquely Creative Dimensionals to a blue card base so the plane slides easily in its channel.

I added some Sullivans self-adhesive Red Stars to finish off the card.  This is my first time making this type of interactive card and I am ever-so-pleased with how it turned out and it was ALOT of fun!!  I have always been very intimidated in making Interactive Cards and tend to be a one-trick pony - but now I feel brave enough to try another one 😁

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Dies:  Lawn Fawn Bon Voyage LF347 with matching dies LF593, My Favorite Things Surf and Turf Die Set MFT-899

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Summer Sky, Versacolor Scarlet

Designer Paper:  Lawn Fawn Watercolor 6" x 6" pad LF1355

Accessories:  Stamping Platform, Big Shot, Black Sakura Pigment 0.3 Pen, Red Stars - Sullivans - Item #88747 Xmas, My Favorite Things Slider Elements, Powder Tool, Uniquely Creative dimensionals, Tombow Mono Multi glue, Cardstock - blue, white, red

Dies:  Spellbinder Shapeabilities Labels Trio S3-147 (retired)

Another Helz Cuppleditch decoupaged Christmas card!

Hi everyone

Today I am sharing another Christmas card that I made for my niece.  If you missed my last post, I made quite a few Christmas cards using one of my favourite designers, Helz Cuppleditch, Christmas decoupage collections.

This card uses an older collection called "The Night Before Christmas".  The decoupage (also known as paper tole) pad I bought on EBay from the UK during 2018.   Isn't the image just so ADORABLE!  I really love snowmen - which is probably odd because it never snows where I live and it is Summer at Christmas-time.

I am also popping this card into the following Challenges (click on the underlined words/links which will take you directly to the Challenge:

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge 417 which is 'Anything Goes' (as long as it's Christmas) and the optional theme is to use the word 'Christmas'.

Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - End of Year Anything Goes

Splitcoaststampers - Free for All Friday F4A460 - Holiday Card Show Off 2018 which is to show off your Christmas, Hanukkah, Winter or Holiday cards.

The decoupage images came already diecut so it was easy to just pop out the pieces and put them together using dimensionals.

All the designer papers are by My Mind's Eye - 12 Days of Christmas - which is one of my favourite collections from years gone by.  I added the main image onto some of the MME paper and trimmed it to 1/8" using my Perfect Layers Tools then rounded the edges with my Corner Chomper to match the image.  I added a punched border to the bottom panel using an EK Success Scalloped Scallop punch and trimmed the top part of the panel to 1/8".  I added the ribbon in 2 separate elements and the bow itself was made using my Bow Easy.  I attached the bow using Helmar 450 quick dry adhesive.  I trimmed the papers on the base panel to 1/16" and 1/8" respectively.

I had a bunch of snowflakes that I diecut from silver glitter cardstock a while ago ready to use on my Christmas cards (sorry, I don't know which dies I used) and glued them on using Tombow Mono Aqua glue then added Kaisercraft silver rhinestones to the centres.

The sentiment is an old one from Elzybells (now out of business) and was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black ink.  I diecut it using my Big Shot and a My Favorite Things Fishtail Flag Stax die. The die only has a fishtail only on one end so I simply popped it back in my Big Shot to cut the other end.  I layered it onto some of the MME paper and trimmed it with my scalpel then added tiny green Molossi rhinestones to each end of the sentiment.

Lastly, I glued my card front onto a cream cardstock base using Tombow Mono Multi glue.

The image came already glittered but unfortunately you can't see it in the photo - however, it does look very pretty in real life.  It was super-windy and hot so I had to take the photo on my decking table in the shade out-of-the-wind where the light wasn't so great and I couldn't retake the photo the next day because I had already given it to my niece.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn


Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Elzybells Mini Messages - Christmas 20-054 clear set (retired)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:   My Mind's Eye - 12 Days of Christmas 12" x 12" (retired) 

Accessories:  Trimcraft - Helz Cuppleditch - 'Night Before Christmas' (2015) diecut decoupage, Big Shot, dimensionals, Kaisercraft silver rhinestones, Molossi tiny green rhinestones, cardstock - cream card base and silver glitter, Kokuyo tape runner, Tombow Mono Multi glue, Tombow Mono Aqua blue, Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive, Perfect Layers Tools, American Crafts ribbon, Bow Easy

Dies:  Various brands of Snowflake dies, My Favorite Things Fishtail Flag Stax dies

Punches:  EK Success Scalloped Scallop border EKPL8003, Corner Chomper

Lawn Fawn Spooktacular Halloween Card!

Hi everyone 

Just stopping in to share the Halloween card that I gave to my daughter.  It's not often that I start and finish a card on the same day - but I knew exactly what I wanted to do and CASEd the layout and basic design from THIS card that I originally saw on someone's blog but made a few changes:

I have been recently playing around with doing Galaxy Distress Ink backgrounds and thought I would try one using Halloween colours  ie: orange, green, purple and black - so I chose Carved Pumpkin, Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron and Black Soot.  I smooshed the inks onto my craft mat and sprayed them with water then dabbed them onto my Ranger watercolour cardstock with a large round paintbrush.  I didn't want to dip the cardstock into the colours as I would normally do because I knew the colours would turn a muddy brown if they mixed too much together.  I did several layers and dried each layer off with my heat gun.  

I used my Ranger round ink blending tool and Black Soot Distress Ink and went over the whole piece then dried it off again with my heat tool.  Galaxy backgrounds always look like a hot mess before you add the stars but you just have to keep going and not be tempted to bin it!   I spritzed the cardstock with clean water and blotted it up with a paper towel then splattered the cardstock using watered-down white acrylic paint and an old toothbrush then dried the panel off again with my heat-gun. 

All the images and the sentiment are from the Lawn Fawn stamp/die set 'Spooktacular'.  I stamped the images onto Ranger watercolour cardstock using Ranger Archival Jet Black ink and coloured them with Derwent Inktense pencils and a #2 round paintbrush.  I added Clear Wink of Stella to the ghost, fangs on the bat, the eyes and mouth on the pumpkin and the moon - alas, not captured by the camera. 

The sentiment was stamped using Versamark Watermark ink and heat-set using Stampin' Up White embossing powder.  The designer paper for the side panel is by Graphic 45 - Abracadabra from their 'An Eerie Tale Collection' from 2014 and was diecut using a My Favorite Things Stitched Interactive Window Trio die and my Big Shot.  Because this die only diecuts 3 sides of the square and the 4th is just a crease line, I trimmed this line with my craft knife.  The squares are meant to be like a peek-a-boo window that you open up.  I like how the die cuts the stitching detail on the outside of the window for a bit of interest.  I rounded the corners of the panel using a 1/8" Corner Chomper.

I tied on the Darice twine then glued the green panel and the moon to my galaxy background using Tombow Mono Multi glue then glued the images inside and just tucked them into the panel as the glue was still wet which made it easy.

Lastly, I glued the finished panel to a dark purple card base. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn


Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Lawn Fawn Spooktacular LF698

Ink:  Versamark Watermark, Ranger Archival Jet Black, Ranger Distress inks - Carved Pumpkin, Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron, Black Soot

Designer Paper:  Graphic 45 Abracadabra - An Eerie Tale Collection (2014) 12" x 12" 

Dies:  Lawn Fawn Spooktacular LFT699, My Favorite Things Stitched Interactive Window Trio MFT-741

Accessories:  Big Shot, Darice Hemp twine, Derwent Inktense pencils, paintbrushes, Tombow Mono Multi glue, heat-gun, Stampin' Up white embossing powder, embossing buddy, Couture Creations non-stick craft mat, JoSonja white acrylic paint, old toothbrush, WRMK Corner Chomper, Wink of Stella clear glitter brush, cardstock - deep purple, Ranger watercolour