Stampin' Up Rock Star Birthday Card

 

Hi blogging friends 😀

I made another Masculine Birthday Card - this time for my husband's birthday.  My husband plays guitar in two bands so it was a no-brainer to use the very cool Stampin' Up Rock Star Stamp Set for his card:

This is also my card for the following Challenges - click on the underlined link to take you to the Challenge:

• Make My Monday - #257 - Masculine Card

• A Perfect Time to Craft - #8 August - Anything Goes

It's such a shame that Stampin' Up retired this Rock and Roll Bundle so quickly.  It only appeared in the January - April Mini Catalogue in 2024 and I thought it might carry over into the new catalogue in May - but it didn't.   I think it is so unique and I will no doubt keep it forever like The Open Sea.

I stamped one guitar onto a sheet of Stampin' Up Bright and Beautiful Designer Series Paper then fussy cut it out.   I thought the stars on the paper looked really cool for the body of the guitar.  I stamped the guitar again onto Smoky Slate Cardstock and fussy-cut the pick guard, neck and head.  I stamped another guitar onto Lost Lagoon Cardstock and fussy-cut it as well.  I went around all the cut edges using an Anko Black Brush Pen to hide any imperfections in my trimming.

Once I had all my pieces stamped out, I then layered all the various pieces together and I am so pleased with how they turned out.  I often forget that I can stamp images onto designer paper to paper-piece my projects.  I should put a reminder note on the wall in front of my craft desk.

Here is a close-up of the guitars:

The designer paper on the card base is also by Stampin' Up - Rock and Roll.  I roughed up the edges using a Uniquely Creative Edge Distressing Tool then screwed up the paper a couple of times to add some creases then ink-blended around the edges with Stampin' Up Basic Gray Ink as well as a few other places to make it all grungy.  I added a few rips to the paper and I just love how it turned out.

I glued the designer paper to Lost Lagoon Cardstock then onto Basic Black Cardstock leaving about an 1/8" border of each.  I also ink-blended around the cardstock using the same Basic Gray Ink.

I stamped the sentiment using Versamark Watermark Ink and heat-embossed it using Stampendous Detail White Embossing Powder.  I used a Powder Tool first so I could get a cleaner image.  I then diecut the sentiment using the giant pick from the Rock Star Dies.  Doesn't it look amazing!!

The LHS guitar is popped up on a scrap of white cardstock and the RHS guitar is popped up on 3 layers of scraps of white cardstock - then glued to the designer paper using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

The stars were diecut using Stampin' Up Summer Splash Glitter Cardstock which I thought matched the Lost Lagoon Cardstock really well.  The lightning bolts coming out of the bottom of the guitars were diecut from Kaisercraft Silver Glitter Cardstock.

I was so pleased with how my card turned out.  It took a while to get there because originally I had three guitars and I had paper-pieced a number of them before I was happy with what I ended up using.  Sometimes a card comes together really quickly and other times, you try various things and you are just not quite happy - then you pivot, and bam, it works out and you love what you have ended up with.  But you learn along the way and that's a good thing especially if you want to make another card with the same stamp and die set.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Stampin' Up Rock Star #162696 (retired)

Ink:  Stampin' Up Basic Gray, Versamark Watermark

Designer Paper:  Stampin' Up Rock and Roll 12" x 12" #162695 (retired) + Bright and Beautiful 6" x 6" #161449 (retired)

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Summer Splash Glitter Cardstock #163771 (retired), Kaisercraft Silver Glitter Cardstock, Kaisercraft Trimmer, Ink Blending Tool + Domed Pad, Heat-gun, Powder Tool, Stampendous Detail White Opaque Embossing Powder DP100, Uniquely Creative Edge Distressing Tool, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Fussy-cutting Scissors, Cardstock - Stampin' Up Lost Lagoon + Smoky Slate + Basic Black, Scraps of White Cardstock

Dies:  Stampin' Up Rock Star #162705

Pion Design Mister Tom's Treasures Vintage Car Cards

 

Hi blogging friends 😄

I continue to be very busy in my Craft Room whipping up masculine cards for all those birthdays our family has in August plus one for Father's Day in September.  This time, I pulled out my Pion Design Mister Tom's Treasures Designer Papers which I bought on clearance not too long ago.  They are from 2016 and I really love them because they are just a classic design.  None of the men in our family are into fishing, play sport, gaming or drinking so I am always after designer papers that aren't any of those things.  

Pion Design closed at the end of 2023 and I really, really miss them.  Their vintage-inspired papers were so unique and it really left a hole in the market.

Anyhow, onto the first of my 3 cards:

This card is also for the following Challenges - click on the underlined link to take you to the Challenge:

• A Perfect Time to Craft - August - Challenge #8 - Anything Goes

• Crafty Catz - Challenge #699 - Anything Goes

This card is for my husband for Father's Day which is in September here in Australia.  The vintage car was trimmed from one of the Pion Design Mister Tom's Treasures designer papers then layered onto Kaisercraft Shadow Cardstock.  I ink-blended around the edges using Ranger Antique Linen Distress Ink and my Ink Blending Tool which was fitted with a Domed Pad.

On a whim, I decided to stamped around the edges of this main panel using Antique Linen Distress Ink and two stamps:  Uniquely Creative Longhand and Kaisercraft Vintage Clocks.  You can see a close-up of the stamping here:

I really like how that simple bit of stamping just added something to the whole vintage-vibe that I was trying to create.

The centre panel was dry embossed using my Big Shot and a free Mini Embossing Folder that came with a UK Papercraft Magazine.  I also ink-blended the panel with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

Both the top and bottom designer paper are by Authentique - Manly - which is from 2020.  

The sentiment was also trimmed from the same Pion papers, ink blended with Antique Linen Distress Ink then popped up on scraps of white cardstock.  I added some Inque Boutique Brads to each corner.  This pack of brads has a variety of tarnished metal colours and suited the vintage theme really well.  Lastly, I glued my card front to a Cream Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

And here is a pic of the inside:

Both the sentiment and vintage car are by Stampin' Up from a retired set called Guy Greetings.  I stamped them using Stampin' Up Night of Navy Ink and used a Stamp Positioner so I could stamp the images several times.

Here is my 2nd card:

The vintage car is again from the Pion Design Mister Tom's Treasures Designer Paper.  I layered the car onto some Pion Design Brown Designer Paper then onto Kaisercraft Grey Cardstock which has brown tones in it and matched really well.  I stamped around the Vintage Car using the same stamps and ink as my first card.

The centre strip of designer paper and the sentiment is from Mister Tom's Treasures - Borders.  The top designer paper is Pion Design and the bottom is by Authentique - Manly.  I again added Antique Linen Distress Ink to all the edges.  I added the Inque Boutique Brads to each corner which are a lovely burnished copper colour and matched the car perfectly.  I glued the card front to a Cream Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

Here is a pic of the inside:

I used the same Stampin' Up set as Card #1 but used Ranger Archival Potting Soil for the stamping.

And now for Card #3:

Everything was done pretty much the same as the previous two cards.  The Dark Brown Cardstock is from my stash.  The top and bottom designer paper is by Authentique - Manly.  The centre strip of designer paper is by Pion Design.

I forgot to add the brads before I glued the card front to my Cream Card Base - oh well......

Here is a pic of the inside:

I used Stampin' Up Early Espresso ink for the stamping.

It was really good to do three cards using the same layout and mostly the same supplies so I could get them done as soon as I could as I have a few more masculine cards to do yet.

Finished size of all three cards is 5-3/4" x 3-15/16" or 146mm x 100mm.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Card #1:

Stamps:  Stampin' Up Guy Greetings #137178 (retired) - card inside, Uniquely Creative Longhand UC1832, Kaisercraft Vintage Clocks DD904

Ink:  Ranger Antique Linen Distress, Stampin' Up Night of Navy (card inside)

Designer Paper:  Pion Design Mister Tom's Treasures (2016), Authentique Manly #MAN010 6" x 6" (2020)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Embossing Folder - free with magazine, Ranger Ink Blending Tool + Domed Foam Pad, Inque Boutique Brads, Cardstock - Kaisercraft Shadow + Scraps of White + Cream Card Base, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Stamp Positioning Tool

Card #2:

Stamps:  Stampin' Up Guy Greetings #137178 (retired) - card inside, Uniquely Creative Longhand UC1832, Kaisercraft Vintage Clocks DD904

Ink:  Ranger Antique Linen Distress, Ranger Archival Potting Soil

Designer Paper:  Pion Design Mister Tom's Treasures (2016), Authentique Manly #MAN010 6" x 6" (2020)

Accessories:  Ranger Ink Blending Tool + Domed Foam Pad, Inque Boutique Brads, Cardstock - Kaisercraft Grey + Scraps of White + Cream Card Base, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Stamp Positioning Tool

Card #3:

Stamps:  Stampin' Up Guy Greetings #137178 (retired) - card inside, Uniquely Creative Longhand UC1832, Kaisercraft Vintage Clocks DD904

Ink:  Ranger Antique Linen Distress, Stampin' Up Early Espresso

Accessories:  Ranger Ink Blending Tool + Domed Foam Pad, Cardstock - Dark Brown + Scraps of White + Cream Card Base, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Stamp Positioning Tool