Whimsy Stamps - Masculine Birthdays

Hello there.  The current Yellow and Black Color Hues challenge #135 inspired my cards today.  Using goodies from Whimsy Stamps (WS), I created two masculine birthday cards.  I had a third idea, but it didn’t work out. 🤷🏻‍♀️  These colours immediately made me think of bees… so this is where I’ll start. 

The bee from Bee Happy was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It paper, coloured with Copic Sketch markers then fussy cut out.  The Happy Day sentiment was also die cut from X-PresIt paper and coloured with the same yellow markers as the bee. 

Stretched the Chunky Checkers die and made it look like a honey pot since the shape reminded me of it.  It was die cut from Bristol paper and ink blended over a Honeycomb Drips stencil with distress inks (Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber, Bronze Corduroy).  Splattered it with diluted black gouache paint for texture I  Assembled the card onto a white card base, popping the bee up with foam tape.  Added highlights with a white Posca pen to finish. 

My econd card was influenced by my dad.  He lovd the water and going fishing.  He usually went in the early morning, so I guess this is a sunrise scene on his case. 😂  Stamped the Tranquil Wishes image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Coloured the image / whole scene with warm gray and yellow Copic Sketch markers. 

Masked the boat and used a Memento Tuxedo Black marker to ink only the fisherman from Born to Fish then stamped him.  Repeated this step a few times.  The sentiment from Raccoon Happy Day was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with clear glitter embossing powder. Die cut the panel with the Treasure Map then adhered to a split black/white card base to finish.  

WS products used for my cards are linked below. Please note compensated affiliate links have been used in this post at no extra cost to you!  Your support is greatly appreciated.  Thank you for dropping by.

Challenges:

cards 1 & 2 

Coler Hues - #135 Yellow and Black 

AAA Birthday.- #86 For Boys 

card 1 

Stencil Fun - AG Stencils + optional Butterflies   

Addicted to Stamps and More - #520 Die Curs and/ir Stenciks 

card 2 

The Male Room - #211 The Outdoors. 

We Love Stamping - Sports/Hobbies (fishing)     

Guest Designer for The Male Room Challenge #186 - Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Hello everyone.  Can’t believe it’s May already!  I’m delighted to be guest designing (GD) this month at The Male Room (TMR) for their challenge #186 - Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

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I had the never-befire-used (NBUS) Paper Plane Pals stamp and matching die sets from Time for Tea Designs (T4TD) for years, so was excited to finally play with them to create this fun card.  

The panda and paper plane images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It paper and quickly coloured/shaded with Copic Sketch markers R05/27/39 and C00/1/3/5 before die cutting them out.  The sentiment from Hello Bluebird Maverick stamp set was heat embossed with white embossing powder on black cardstock then trimmed to a strip.

The background is Bristol paper ink blended with Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass distress inks over Through the Clouds stencil (NBUS and retired already 😆) from My Favorite Things (MFT) and It’s Cloudy stencil from Whimsy Stamps.  It was then die cut out with a MFT A2 Stitched Rectangle Set 1 die.  Die cut the MFT In Stitches Lowercase alphabet letters from black cardstock then assembled the card onto a split black/white card base to finish.  The image was popped up with 2mm foam adhesives for dimension. 

I would like to thank Helen and TMR team for the GD opportunity.  For full details, more inspirations from the design team and/or to link up your entry, click HERE.  Thank you for stopping by. 

Challenges:

NBUS - #62 (new stamps, dies and stencils)

Stencil Fun - April 2024 + optional Spring/Flowers 

Guest Designer for The Male Room Challenge #156 - Gnomes

Hello everyone.  I’m excited to be joining the team at The Male Room (TMR) Challenge this month as their guest.  The theme is GNOMES.

I said it before and I’ll say it again 😂… I honestly don’t understand the fascination with gnomes, but they continue to be very popular. 🤔   Anyway, I used my one and only gnome product - Merry Gnomes stamp set - from Jane’s Doodles to create a Christmas shaker card.

Started by selecting the Woodsy Plaid paper from Memory Box (MB) and trimming it to A2 size.  The blues with a bit of gold in the paper determined the colour scheme.  All the images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Xpress It cardstock, coloured with Copic markers, then fussy cut out.  The gift on the right was paper pieced with MB gold Polished Foil paper.

The Sending Christmas Joy sentiment from My Favorite Things (MFT) was then die cut from a stitched 4”x5.25” Bristol panel.  Inlaid “sending” with black cardstock and “Christmas” with the same MB gold foil paper.  Joy was then backed with acetate for the shaker portion.  Used foam tape to create the well to house the shaker elements and to mount the panel onto a white card base to finish.  

I want to thank Jane and TMR team for having me guest design.  Hope you will join in with your masculine gnome card.  If you need more inspiration, check out what TMR team have made HERE.  Thank you for stopping by.  

    

Challenges:

Merry Little Christmas - #40 Anything Christmas Goes 

Tic Tac Toe - #137 challenge by Stef   (diagonal sparkle-blue/green-tree)

Pop-Up Birthday Card Requested

Hello there.  I can’t believe my nephew turned 5 today! 😱  A few weeks ago, he asked for a pop-up card.  I went old school and made him a free standing pop-up card following the tutorial HERE.  This is what it looks like collapsed to fit into an envelope.

Here it is “popped up”.

SugarPea Designs Chunky Monkey stamp set was used.  Stamping was done with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It cardstock and colouring was done with Copic markers.  The sentiment from the same set was heat embossed with white embossing powder.

The images in the forefront were die cut out with the matching dies.  Masking was used for the images on the pull-up panel.  The background was created by blending turquoise dye ink with a blender brush over a cloud edge stencil.  Personalized his card by adding his name on the back using Vintage Varsity Alphabet dies from Memory Box.  

Even though he was expecting a pop up card, I think he was still pleasantly surprised and kept asking how it was made.  Told him it’s a trade secret. *lol*😂   Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Challenges:
The Male Room - #141 7th Birthday
Papercraft - #61 Animals
Cupcake Inspirations - #500 Birthday Celebration
Stamping Sensations - August challenge Make It Masculine
Watercooler Wednesday - #286 Marsha’s challenge All About Occasions

Guest Designer for The Male Room Challenge #133 - Make Me Laugh

Hello there.  I’m so excited to be guest designing at The Male Room (TMR) challenge today for their challenge #133 - Make Me Laugh.  

Quite needed during this uncertain time, right!?  I don’t have any humour-specific stamps, but the cute critters from Your Next Stamp Photo Booth and Photo Booth Thumbs Up always put a smile on my face.  So I used them to make my nephew’s birthday card.  His birthday was two days ago.

Along the bottom edge of an X-Press It cardstock panel, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and masked to create the row of critters.  Coloured them in with Copics then stamped the sentiment from My Favourite Things Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings 2 with Archival Black ink.

Next, created the background by ink blending Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint Sketch distress inks through the Birthday Balloon Duo stencil from Studio Katia.  Finished with some Blueprint Sketch splatters.

I want to thank Jane and TMR challenge team for having me guest design.  Head on over to the challenge post HERE for more inspirations and join in the fun.  Thank you for dropping by.  Stay well.  Stay home.  Craft on.

Challenges:
Your Next Stamp - #135 Cute Critters
Seize the Birthday - #186 Cards for Kids
NBUS #13 - Use NEW never before used stuff (all stamps and stencils are new)
SSS Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday
Send a Smile 4 Kids - Cards 4 Boys or AG 4 Kids

Jane’s Doodles Challenge #4 - Masking

Hello there.  It’s time for another Jane’s Doodles challenge and the theme this time is Masking.

Those who know me know how much I love the masking technique.  And I love using it to create scenes like this.

On an alcohol friendly stitched panel, the rocket from Jane’s Doodles To The Moon was stamped with alcohol friendly black ink.  Masked it then stamped the flames.  Masked the flames and the borders to create a reverse masked area.  For some interest, tore the bottom border mask.  Stamped the planet and moon and masked them.

To create the soft colour galaxy background, Shaded Lilac, Salty Ocean and Faded Jeans distress inks were blended on with blender brushes.  Splattered with white gouache paint and drew in a few stars with a white gel pen.  Removed the masks and coloured the images in with Copics.  Black heat embossed the sentiment from Jane’s Doodles Plants with clear glitter embossing powder.  Added Crystal Glaze to the rocket and clear shimmer to the flames to finish.

Want a chance to win a $30 gift card to the Jane’s Doodles store?  Simply create a new project (no back linking) using at least one Jane’s Doodles stamp set and link it up HERE.  There you will also find the full challenge details.  Thank you for stopping by.   Have a great day!

Challenges:
Less is More - #413 More (but still CAS)
Love to Craft - February Anything Goes