Man(ic) Monday: Winter Post

Need an idea for a holiday card for your spouse or significant other? Impress him with your card making and paper crafting technique skills with these watercolored skating sweethearts!

The Winter Post set from Stampin' Up! is so versatile for your holiday crafting. Appropriate for men, women, the young and young-at-heart! Take a look at the complete set HERE.

The Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die cut adds a nice border accent and an Antique Brad adds a nice finishing touch.

Need some watercoloring tips? One of my classes for my November Virtual Club features a project with watercoloring! Read more about my Virtual Club HERE. Join in on the fun for exclusive, online classes at your convenience!

Supplies for this project:
Stamps: Winter Post, Tiny Tags(clear); (wood)
Paper: Card Stock: Night of Navy, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla; Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Night of Navy, Soft Suede, Baja Breeze Classic, Blush Blossom, Going Gray, Sahara Sand Stampin' Write Marker
Accessories:Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die, Antique Brads, Linen Thread, Aqua Painter, Stampin' Sponges, 2 Way Glue, Dazzling Diamonds

Man(ic) Monday: Stampin' Up! Sentiment Buffet

Sharing another great idea from the Stampin' Up! Fort Worth Regionals today.
When I saw this little display on a table, a great gift idea for a man hit me.
How cool would it be to give several card bases, stamped simply or maybe even just dry embossed with a Textured Impressions Folder and the Big Shot and an array of sentiments for any and every occasion.?!
All he would have to do is choose an appropriate sentiment, adhere it to the base, and voila! Instant, impressive card!

Have anyone in mind that you would welcome this as a gift?
Let me know what you think!

Man(ic) Monday: Special Feature- Amour

Stampin' Up!'s Artistic Etchings stamp set is great when card making for the man in your life. How about a card for a love note for your significant other?
This one features Soft Suede with Early Espresso and Very Vanilla in a supporting role. EnFrancais adds a fabulous background scene and Vintage Trinkets, Waffle Paper, and Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon stand in as extras. All it needs on the inside is your personalized script!

You can purchase supplies needed for this project HERE!

Supplies:
Stamps: Artistic Etchings-w:118517, c:120573, EnFrancais-109521
Paper: Soft Suede-115318, Early Espresso-119686, Very Vanilla-101650 card stock
Ink: Soft Suede Classic-115657
Accessories: Early Espresso 3/8"Taffeta Ribbon-119964, Vintage Trinkets-118764, Waffle Paper, 1 3/4" Circle Punch-119850

Man(ic) Monday: Sense of Time

Lots of fun products used on today's man-ly card. The Sense of Time set from Stampin' Up! Is a great one...especially for masculine cards and also for scrapbooking.
The Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder adds some dimension as well as the crinkled and inked Newsprint Designer Series Paper. That cute little safety pin is from the Vintage Trinkets set...a must -have if you love vintage-look cards and pages. Frayed Basic Black 5/8" grosgrain ribbon through a Big Designer Button adds a little more.
If you need any of the supplies listed below, check the online store!
Supplies:
Stamps: Sense of Time-113804
Paper: Crumb Cake-120953, Basic Black-121045, Newsprint Designer Series Paper-117166
Ink: Vintage Ink (Charcoal) from Distressing Essentials Kit-
Accessories: Cutter Kit-106958, Big Designer Buttons(Deck the Halls)-121002, Vintage Trinkets-118764, Basic Black 5/8" grosgrain-115605, Big Shot-113439, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder-119976

Man(ic) Monday: Pleasant Pheasant Birthday

This week's man-ly card was created for someone special in mind...my father-in-law.
His birthday is coming up this week and we'll be traveling to visit him so I wanted to have his card ready to hand-deliver.
This main image is from the Autumn Days stamp set with the help of Teeny Tiny Wishes for the sentiment. I colored the image directly on the rubber with my Stampin' Write Markers, then breathed on the inked stamp to re-moisten the ink before stamping...works like a charm.
Do you make cards for birthdays in your family? Mine always look forward to theirs because they know I made it with them in mind...good feeling :)
Have a great day!
Supplies:
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes- 115370, Autumn Days-115452
Paper: Woodland Walk Designer Series Paper-117389, Chocolate Chip-102128,Naturals Ivory-101849 and Cajun Craze-119684 card stock
Ink: Stampin' Write Markers- Cajun Craze-119678, More Mustard-100076, Garden Green-100080, Crumb Cake-120967, Sahara Sand-105105, Early Espresso-119680
Accessories: 1 3/8 x 5/8 Oval-119863 and Modern Label Punch-119849, Brads-Regals Assortment-119737

Versatile Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper

Today's man-ly project is a little treat I made for my dear one who has been working such long hours! I think I will try and hide it where he will just happen to find it...love doing that :).

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I just love the Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! It is SO versatile. This paper is from the Nite Owl collection...Halloween paper! But, in true Stampin' Up! fashion, most of the pages in this set have one side that is not JUST for the particular occasion or holiday. Which gives you more for your money...we know how we like that!
The little treat box is made with the Big Shot and the Matchbox Die and I attached some cute little "sweet on you" tags to the ribbon with a Vintage Trinket. I put a couple of miniature chocolates inside... Hope it makes him smile.
Do you ever leave little surprises for someone? Try it and watch the magic!

Supplies:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes-115370, Circle Circus-115778, Tiny Tags-wood:118091, clear:118592
Paper: Basic Black-121045, Tangerine Tango-111349 and Whisper White-100730 card stock, Nite Owl Designer Series Paper-123012
Ink: Tangerine Tango-111834 and Basic Black Classic-101179, VersaMark-102283
Accessories: Big Shot-113439, Bigz XL Matchbox Die-114890, Clear embossing powder-109130, Vintage Trinkets-118764, 1/4" Grosgrain Basic Black ribbon-109027, Punches: Medium Jewelry tag-117190, 1 1/4"-119865 and 1 3/8" square-119877, Word Window-119857, Modern Label-119849, Glimmer Brads Basics-121003

Man(ic) Monday: I Can See Clearly Now

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone, I can see all obstacles in my way Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) Sun-Shiny day.---Johnny Nash

I just love this song...ok, I know I am dating myself but that's ok. The 50's are great!... and, I mean the age, not the decade! :)
Here's another man-ly card "clearly" made with that classic, Lovely as a Tree. You can get SO many different looks with this set. It is THE set to have! It's been around a while...and I think it's a keeper.
The base of this card is made from one of our Window Sheets from Stampin' Up!. I also stamped the image in Black Stazon on a Window Sheet and did a silhouette cut around the trees. I sponged over the stamping with my Pumpkin Pie and Garden Green Craft Ink Spots and then clear embossed to give it some texture. I attached the image to the front of the base with two Metallic Eyelets set with the Crop-A-Dile and tied some Hemp Twine through these. On the inside, I adhered some of the Woodland Walk Designer Series Paper and then covered the back of the base with a piece of Crumb Cake card stock to make a neat finish...no adhesive showing through the Window Sheet base.
Try working with the Window Sheets on your next project. These are clearly a good choice to add to your supplies!
Wishing you a bright, sun-shiny day!---Lisa
Supplies:
Stamps: Lovely As A Tree-115026
Paper: Window Sheets Thick-14324, Woodland Walk Designer Series Paper- 117389, Crumb Cake-120953
Ink: Regals-119717 and Brights-119718 Craft Stampin' Spots, Black Stazon-101406
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder-109130, Heat Tool- 100005, Hemp Twine- 10982, Crop-A-Dile-108362, Metallic Eyelets-105319

Mani(ic) Monday: Stampin' Up! Extreme Elements Birthday

My son-in-law's birthday is next weekend and this is the card I created for him. Lots of embossing and emboss resist here. I love the Extreme Elements stamp set especially for "guy" cards. I used Travel Journal Designer Series Paper (only available until August 31st!) along with Night of Navy and Garden Green Classic Inks and card stock. I love how the silver embossing looks on the torn strip! My fingers really got inky on this one...love it!

Check the Summer Mini Catalog to be sure you have everything on your wish list. Tomorrow, I'll have another cool product to show you that is only available for another week... Stay tuned!

Supplies:
Stamps: Extreme Elements-115181, Word Play-120308-wood;120651-clear
Paper: Night of Navy- 100867, Brushed Silver-100712, Travel Journal Designer Series Paper-117156
Ink: Night of Navy-102977, Garden Green- 102272, VersaMark- 102283
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder-109130, Stampin' Sponges-101610, Heat Tool- 100005, silver brad

Let me know if you have questions!--Lisa

Man(ic) Monday: Autumn Splendor Sympathy

Sharing a sympathy card today...just love the fall like colors. The leaves in this set are beautiful. I stamped these on Whisper White then filled in color with Sponge Daubers . The designer paper is highlighted with the leaves embossed in gold...much prettier in real life.:)

Stamps: Autumn Splendor-116503, Teeny Tiny Wishes- 115370
Paper: Cajun Craze-119684, More Mustard- 100946, Whisper White-100730 card stock, Woodland Walk Designer Series Paper- 117389
Ink: VersaMark- 102283, Chocolate Chip-115657, More Mustard- 103162, Cajun Craze- 119671 Classic
Acessories: 1 3/8 x 5/8-119863 and 1 3/4 x 7/8- 119855 Oval Punches, Gold Embossing Powder- 109129, Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon-117287, Square Lattice textured Impressions Folder-119976

Man(ic) Monday: Stampin' Up! Woodland Walk

My husband and I made a quick trip to a beautiful area in the Ozarks this weekend and most appropriately, the "man-ly"card for the day features the new Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!, Woodland Walk. I just love the combination of colors here and super excited at having Wild Wasabi back...this time as one of our core colors!

I distressed the designer paper and the Define Your Life "you" with the Tea Stain Distressing ink spot from the new Distressing Kit. You know how I love the vintage/distressed look and this little kit makes it so fun! There are some great files and sanding pieces in the kit,too...check it out!

Hope you like it and will try some of these great newbies for yourself. :) Have any questions? Leave a comment here!

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Supplies for this project: Stamps: Define Your Life-114950, I {Heart} Hearts-wood:117010,clear:118571 Paper: Early Espresso-119686, Very Vanilla-101650, Woodland Walk Designer Series Paper-117389 Ink: Wild Wasabi- 109014 Accessories: Log Cabin Smooch Spritz Spray- 119921, Distressing Kit- 118762, Natural Hemp Twine- 100982, Mat Pack-105826, Paper Piercing Tool- 116631
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Man(ic) Monday: Stampin' Up! Nursery Suite

Today, I have a card for a little man:). Using the new Nursery Suite Specialty Paper-117165 from Stampin' Up!, I created a card for a new baby boy.
The card base is Whisper White-100730 with Baja Breeze-111352 as the accent color. The bunny is punched from the designer paper with the Small Oval Punch-119863 backed with a Baja Breeze Large Oval-119855. Sentiment is from the "sentiment for almost every occasion" set, Teeny Tiny Wishes-115370 stamped in Pear Pizazz. Corner Rounder Punch-119871 and Bashful Blue Satin Ribbon-117290 add the finishing touches and tie it all together. ;)
The Nursery Suite paper is a beautiful collection. Gotta have it? Get yours here!

Man(ic)Monday: Stampin' Up! Word Play meets Newsprint

Good Monday to all! Today's "manly" card features Word Play(120308-wood; 120651-clear) and Newsprint Designer Series Paper (117166) from the new Idea Book and Catalog from Stampin' Up! Stamped accents are from the "new to me" set Extreme Elements(115181)---just perfect for this card! Spiral Border Punch (119872) and a Mini Library Clip (109857) are added extras to give a little boost.

Do you find it difficult to make masculine cards? Do you have a Stampin' Up! "go to" set when you need a card for a man? Post here in the comments section and let us know what you use!
Have a great day!---Lisa