Fancy Friday - For the Guys

Hi stampers!  Happy Friday (or Thursday night if you're a bit early;-)!  It's time for another edition of the Fancy Friday Blog Hop and I was actually organized enough to participate this month!  If you're new to the hop, we are a group of past and current Artisan Design Team Members who love to show you fun stuff once a month!  Keep clicking and soon you'll have traveled all around the globe and seen a bunch of amazing projects!

This month's theme is for the men and masculine cards.  When I saw the Wrapped in Plaid DSP in the Holiday Catalog, I immediately thought how great it would be for any kind of masculine cards, not just Christmas (which of course, is what I did here though).  I also thought it was perfect to pair with Rustic Retreat!   I suppose what I did isn't super fancy but I still love it!

I colored with Blends on Crumb Cake.  I will say, the crumb cake seems to absorb and spread more than Whisper White, so just be careful getting close to the lines.  You can see mine went over a bit but I didn't care as I think it makes it just a bit more rustic looking.  I also added some Shimmery Crystal Effects for a little bit of snow or ice on the roof of my cabin.  A couple of stars from the Snowflake Sequins were the perfect finishing touch.

It's time to move on over to Jeanna and you are going to LOVE what she has for you!

Thanks for hopping with us and we hope you're inspired to make a few masculine cards!

Happy stamping!

Product List

Itty Bitty Christmas Cling Stamp Set (En)

[150513]

Rustic Retreat Cling Stamp Set

[150285]

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146981]

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

Wrapped In Plaid 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[149596]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[145058]

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144601]

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147273]

Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[148547]

Shaded Spruce Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

[147938]

Stitched Shapes Dies

[145372]

Layering Circles Dies

[141705]

Sprig Punch

[148012]

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

Snowflake Sequins

[150443]

Shimmery Crystal Effects

[150892]

Masculine Monday

Hi stampers!  Happy Monday!  I've got to get this card sent off.  An Instagram "influencer" from my hometown is doing a card drive for a sweet older gentleman she met at our mall (he likes to listen to the piano player in Von Maur, as do I, do you have Von Maur?  I really miss it here...anyway....) and kind of adopted as a grandpa.  I think that's super sweet and I love that it's in my hometown!

So I sat down the other day to make him a card and here is what I came up with...

I sort of used one of the cards in the catalog as my inspiration but then put my own twist on it, too.  I love that the DSP while a nautical theme, totally doesn't have to be used with anything nautical.

I did some sponging and distressing of the edges on the two panels as well as all across the corrugated one.  My main image is watercolored on Shimmery White Cardstock.  Make sure to let it dry completely before you stamp the pine leaves on!  I also let it dry before I added some drips and splatters.

I don't have a lot of time to link my supplies but I'll try to come back tonight and edit them!

Now to get this IN the mail...that's the hardest part for me, ha!

Happy stamping!

Product List

Rustic Retreat Cling Stamp Set

[150285]

Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set

[148618]

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101910]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Corrugated Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[148026]

Linen Thread

[104199]

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

Aqua Painters

[103954]

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

Father's Day Fail

Hi stampers! I have a card for you today that didn't get delivered!  I made this for my step dad to take to Illinois with me and left it on my desk.  Good thing he knows I love him!

I kept coming back to Rustic Retreat in the catalog because it's versatile, will be great for masculine cards, and it would be perfect for my step dad and his interests!  Anyway, here's his card!

You really should consider adding this one to your stash along with the Buffalo Check Background Stamp!  Oh and my sentiment is from Itty Bitty Greetings.

Happy stamping!

Product List

Rustic Retreat Cling Stamp Set

[150285]

Buffalo Check Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147794]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Stitched Nested Labels Dies

[149638]

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim

[147808]