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Tuesday, 24 May 2022
Even more masculine card ideas – simple designs which are easy to adapt
Tuesday, 17 May 2022
More masculine card ideas – this time with Wildlife Wonder
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Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Foolproof tips for masculine cardmaking
I love this camper van from He’s the Man Designer Series Paper. It comes from a sheet of pop-out images and greetings – and you get two in the pack so you use the other camper van for a gift label or scrapbook page. There’s absolutely no stamping on this card so it was made in a matter of moments.
This card, too, features a main image from that sheet of die-cuts. I’ve added a stamped greeting and some die-cut flags and that’s it.
This one involved actual effort! I die-cut the greeting and the argyle patterns using the new All That Dies from the He’s The Man Suite. Some Designer Series Paper and a bit of linen thread finish it off. Oh, and the words are stamped using that really useful stamp set from For The Guys cardmaking kit. (Tip: It’s worth buying this kit just for that stamp set!)
Finally, I have this card, which is my least favourite of today’s makes. I feel it needs some ribbon but the ribbon I want to use is on its way and won’t arrive until later today.
But it’s a good principle for masculine cardmaking; a few strips of Designer Series Paper and a label with a greeting. Very quick and easy and can be made with any papers.
Five tips for making masculine cards
1. Tap into their interests
This is the most obvious way of tackling a masculine card and is the reason I buy so many stamps with trees and mountains. But if you don’t have anything suitable, don’t despair: read on.
2. Serve up some food or drink
Beer, wine, cake, cookies... one of those has to float your fellow’s boat. Food and drink are perfect for masculine cards.
3. Spell it out
Still
stuck? No relevant images or food and drink images? How about using
words as your focal point? You could use alphabet dies or stamps to
spell out their name, a greeting, a private joke or even something
cheeky that you’d NEVER find in a Stampin’ Up!® catalogue. 🙈
4. Keep it simple
This
is SO easy... just use a birthday greeting as a focal point on some
patterned paper. One panel, two, three, four... the choice is yours.
5. Go geometric
A
variation on the simple theme above... use shapes as your image, or
create a patchwork of shapes using a punch. You can use Designer Series
Paper or just plain cardstock if you don’t have anything suitable. Tip:
If using lots of different patterned papers on a patchwork design,
adding something subdued or even plain into the mix will make it easier
on the eye.
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Tuesday, 3 May 2022
Cup of Tea cards and In Color™ comparisons
Crafters everywhere are loving our new Stampin’ Up!® In Colors so I
wanted to show them off using a brand new stamp set called Cup of Tea.
This
is from the new Tea Boutique Suite from the new Annual Catalogue which
goes live today. I will be using this suite at my Craft-Tea Day Out in
June.
Today’s cards are all the same design, and all on a monochromatic theme. Let’s begin with Starry Sky, a deep rich blue which I think you’ll love.
I’ve stamped and die-cut the cup, then coloured in the leaf pattern using my Starry Sky ink pad and a water painter.
Next up is Orchid Oasis, a beautiful cornflower blue. With each of these projects, I am showing off as many In Color products as I can, including cardstock, ribbon, Designer Series Paper, Baker’s Twine and embellishments.
Tahitian Tide is the third blue in the new collection, although I know many would argue it isn’t blue at all. It’s a bright vivid turquoise which is sure to make your projects pop.
If you like your brights, you’ll also love Sweet Sorbet, which is reminiscent of the old Watermelon Wonder of days gone by. It’s red, but it’s a little pink too... not pink enough to offend me though. I really like it.
Finally my favourite of all: Parakeet Party, a zesty lime green which I believe fills a gap in our collection of colours. For this card I stamped the greeting in Gray Granite to make it stand out a little more. As much as I love Parakeet Party, I don’t think it’s designed for stamping fine greetings like this one.
Each of these cards contains a little hidden greeting inside the cup – watch this being made in my video here.
In Color comparisons
Starter Kit offer
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
Four ideas for In the Moment stamp set
As soon as I saw the gorgeous In the Moment stamp set, I knew I wanted
to run a class with it. In fact, I am running not one but three different classes
with it, as I transition into my new system of showcasing a stamp set
each month.
My first event was a fun evening on Zoom combining
this fab set with the technique of paper piecing and beautiful
Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper (which is retiring and I
believe has now sold out).