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Posted on May 31, 2025 9:21 PM by Julie Comment

Father’s Day is coming soon and I have a masculine card for that handy guy. Or maybe you have a tool guy with a birthday coming up. This is an easy card in neutral colors with lots of tools and no frills. Sure to please the manly man.
A big congrats to Mary, the newest Featured Stamper FS956! She has a big beautiful gallery full of cute cards & layouts. I chose THIS card to case. I kept the masculine theme & brick work but I used different images, dies, changed the layout & made mine a Father’s Day card.

To make my card, I die cut the wood panel cover & an another plain white one. On the white one, I used a brick stencil w/ 2 grays & 1 lt blue ink. I placed the wood panel on top where I wanted it & loosely attached it on top of the brick work. Then it was cut w/ the largest rectangle die. A few more single planks in various lengths were cut & 2 were inked w/ the same inks to look like they were being painted. The longest plank was attached over the background to make a chair rail. All the tools were colored & die cut & each was popped up. After placing them & adding the greeting a narrow gray panel was used behind the panel.

Here are Copics I used:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Too Many Tools set

Paper: Staples 110# white, gray

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse inks set #7, set #12

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Rectangles, Too Many Tools set, Wood Plank Panel, Wood Planks dies, Lg Blending Brushes, Repeating Brick Stencil, MISTI

Too Many Tools set 37020	Too Many Tools dies 37020D	Wood Plank Panel die 5708-01D	Wood Planks die 5708-02D	Rectangle dies 5003D
Large Blending Brushes	Color Fuse Ink set #7	Color Fuse Ink set #12	Repeating Bricks Stencil 4102	Scotch ATG
MISTI	AC color card stock	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Memento Inks	Copic Sketch Markers

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Tee Time

Posted on May 24, 2025 9:37 PM by Julie Comment

Today I have a masculine sporty card perfect for a guy who loves golf. For birthdays or Father’s Day this surely will fit the bill. The new golf silhouettes also come with lady golfers enabling you to make it a feminine sports card, too. All you need is a little color blended background to set the stage.

A big congrats to Andrea, the newest Featured Stamper FS955! She has a fabulous mixed media gallery that’s like a stroll thru an art museum. My card is (loosely) based on THIS tag. I kept the masculine silhouette with a mini scene behind him, but used different dies, theme & turned mine into a card.

To make my golf course scene, I used the green inks to add the ground. It’s simple to cut a piece of scrap paper into curves to use as mask to make the little rolling hills. Then move it around & vary the ink colors, making it a little darker the closer it is to you & lighter the further away it is. I used a cloud stencil & the blue ink for the sky. The trees were stamped in the darkest green up close & a little lighter for the far trees. After adding the greeting, the silhouette golfer & his golf bag were cut out of black & popped up another layer. A black frame was cut, popped up & added on top before the golfer & bag were added.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Golf Phrases, Pine Tree set

Paper: Staples 110# white, black

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse inks set #7, set #10, set #11

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Rectangles, Rectangle Stitch, Silhouette Golfers dies, Lg Blending Brushes, Cloud Stencil, MISTI

Golf Phrases set 3420	Pine Tree set 3460	Silhouette Golfers die 5815-01D	Golf Bag & Flag die 5313-01D	Rectangle Small Stitch dies 5013D
Rectangle dies 5003D	Large Blending Brushes	Color Fuse Ink set #7	Color Fuse Ink set #11	Color Fuse Ink set #10
Clouds Stencil 4011	Scotch ATG	MISTI	AC color card stock	Staples 110# White Card Stock
Memento Inks

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Rosy Birthday Wish

Posted on May 3, 2025 9:53 PM by Julie Comment

Today I have a simple birthday card with a big punch of color. The woodplank background is colorblended for that rosy, summery look. The layout is simple but eye-catching and so easy to customize by using different colors or a different greeting.

A big congrats to beljed, the newest Featured Stamper FS952! She is a fabulous scrapbooker and her gallery is full of color and inspiration. I chose THIS page to case. I loved the gradient woodgrain so I kept that, but I used a stamped & die cut floral instead of paper flowers & made mine a birthday card.

To make my card, I die cut the wood plank cover then ran it thru the embossing to make a deeper impression. Using all of the reddish pinks, I color blended it, going from light to dark. I added a little yellow on top to give it that rosy glow & a little of the fuchsia on the bottom to deepen the red. The flowers were colored & die cut & popped up. I added more on the sides to even out were they would be placed on top of the frame. The frame is also slight elevated, as is the the greeting. It’s easy to cut card board for these using the same dies used to cut the items out. I just used a second piece & removed the parts that would be on top of the frame. That way there isn’t a folding or bending effect where they go across the frame.

Here are the Copics I used. I will mention, when coloring images, I stamp them first w/ Memento (since it’s Copic friendly). After coloring, I usually stamp over the image again using the Versaclair as it’s a crisper, darker black, but it’s not Copic friendly, so I save it for last. This is where the Misti really is essential, for me.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Hellebore Floral set

Paper: Staples 110# white

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versaclair nocturne, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse inks set #2, set #4, set #5

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Hellebore Floral set, Wood Plank Panel, Rectangle Combo #4 dies, Detail Blending Brushes, Misti

Hellebore Floral set 37014	Hellebore Floral dies 37014D	Wood Plank Panel die 5708-01D	Rectangle Combo #4 die 5217D	Large Blending Brushes
Color Fuse Ink set #2	Color Fuse Ink set #4	Color Fuse Ink set #5	Copic Sketch Markers	Versafine Clair ink
Staples 110# White Card Stock	Memento Inks	MISTI	Scotch ATG