OSAT All About Men Blog Hop

So sorry that I am so late with my post!! It is the One Stamp At A Time All About Men Blog Hop today and I had some severe weather go through last night and the lightning was right on top of our house... not sure it would have been the safest idea to be sitting at my desktop while that was all going on... even tried to do it from my phone to new avail!



Did you get to me by way of Justin Krieger?? If so I just loved what he came up with fro this month's hop!
I was so excited to dip into some new goodies from the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog. I finally got the dies for the Pocketful Of Sunshine stamp set that I got at OnStage Prize Patrol! I know for many of us Masculine Cards are a struggle but somehow I knew exactly what I was going to do.



My fun card started with the Dapper Denim pocket heat embossed with the stitching from the Pocketful of Sunshine stamp set then die cut with the coordinating framelits. I added the cute little Whisper White tag with "Dad" using Soft Suede ink from the Thoughtful Banners stamp set. The fun little fringe was created using the Burlap 5/8 Ribbon. I adhered this to my card using the Tear N Tape. The Classic Label stamped Happy Fathers Day was the perfect touch. My "Gold" studs were created with a Gold Sharpie on the Glitter Enamel Dots. A nice border of Dapper Denim with a piece of the Color Theory paper was just the right touch with my linen thread bow on the Hexagon embossed Kraft.

I wasn't sure what to do with my "project" portion for this hop! I stamped a set of note cards as seen above using the Wood Words Stamp Set that coordinate with card and fit into this lovely little wood crate!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I can't wait to show you what Melissa has come up with,  you can get to her by clicking the button below!

Melissa Davies

Creation Station Urban Underground, Men are our Muse

Welcome to the first Sunday of the month!! We have had a fabulous weekend! The weather has been amazing and we have done our first mowing of the year! Today marks the one year anniversary of the Tornado. We haven't had a single severe storm yet. I am sure you all are knocking on wood!

This month with the Creation Station Design Team we are hopping with the theme "Urban Underground, Men Are Our Muse". I had the perfect samples from OnStage that I hadn't shared yet. Although the sets are not new in the upcoming catalog, I was able to use some new embellishments and paper!

So both images were water colored with the Watercolor Pencils. The top card is a nice masculine color scheme of Crumb Cake, Night of Navy and Whisper White.  The Hardwood is stamped at an angle. It was perfect for the Night Of Navy Gingham ribbon that will be available on June 1st. A few stars from the Urban Underground embellishments and a fun sentiment made with the Labeler set made this card ready for any rodeo including OnStage!

This great card also Crumb Cake but this time we have Dapper Denim and Tranquil Tide. You may recognize this DSP. It is from the Eastern Palace DSP. This DSP is so versatile and can be carried away from its "Eastern Origins" depending on how you embellish it! I also colored this pick up with the Water Color Pencils. I actually used the Blender Pen for the grass so that I could use Tranquil Tide. The nice Crumb Cake ribbon will be available to you on June 1st. This was the perfect Father's Day card using the Thoughtful Banner set.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I can't wait for you to see what Kim Van Diepen has cooked up for you. I ALWAYS love her work! You can get to her by clicking next below... Or if you would like to see the Sara Levin you can get to her by clicking "Back"!

Sara Levin

Kim Van Diepen

TGIF 100 Designer Spotlight Mercedes Weber

Friday! Friday! Friday is my favorite day, YAY! We are celebrating 60 MPH gusts out here on the plains! They had initially talked about getting our first severe storms of the year last night but that apparently blew right past us and went into Nebraska! The snow has so far skipped us but we are getting rain, and we so NEED it!

TGIF Challenges is celebrating #100!! We are on our 100th challenge and what better that to celebrate our creator, Mercedes Weber!

Get full Challenge Details by clicking here

Being new to the team I really wasn't sure where to go with the card for this particular challenge. Mercedes really has no particular trademark style because anything that she creates is amazing. In doing some research I decided that I wanted something soft yet simple. 

The card started with a Soft Sky Butterfly adorned with Basic Pearls that I colored with a gold sharpie marker. My cute little gold dots were created using the Playful Background set and then heat embossed using Versamark, Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder and Heat Tool. Once I did this to the Very Vanilla tag I decided I should add a bit of it onto the Falling In Love DSP! The Tag has a nice piece of the Gold Satin Ribbon with a Metallic Gold Thread bow. You will also notice the thread behind the Butterfly. I chose "Thank You" from the Thoughtful Banner set because I really can't thank Mercedes enough for giving me this opportunity to be on this design team! It too is heat embossed in gold on a accent piece of Sahara Sand. I made this cuter little banner using the Classic Label Punch!

Thank you so much for stopping in! Until next time

Product List

Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Bundle [142330]	Playful Backgrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set [141920]	Falling In Love Designer Series Paper [142788]	Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131198]	Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131203]
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Tag Topper Scalloped Punch [133324]	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247]	Gold 5/8" Satin Ribbon [134547]	Gold Metallic Thread [138401]
Heat Tool [129056]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Stampin' Trimmer [126889]	Big Shot [143263]
Precision Base Plate [139684]	Big Shot Die Brush [140603]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Stamp Ink Paper 81 Black White and a Pop of Color

Happy Tuesday! Everything has been restored to normal here! All 3 kids are in school. Everyone is healthy and bickering... that is our normal!

This week with Stamp Ink Paper we have a great Black, White and Any Color Challenge. I went a little rouge as you will see when we get to the card! These colors are so fun to work with! I can't wait for you to participate in the challenge! Let me show you my card...

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So this fab little card was made using the Glassine Gift Bag! Insert a gasp here! It is so cute to fold up and turn into a great little gift card holder for anyone's birthday! I simply adhered either edge with strips of Tear & Tape to create the extra pocket. My next step was creating the outside of this cutie. I use the Fabulous Foil Acetate with stripes from the Pop of Pink DSP. I then tied an elegant strip of the Gold Satin Ribbon. My Gold Foil Stitched Circle was just the right touch of flash with Birthday Bloom that I colored with our new Watercolor Pencils with Blender pens and then fussy cut with my Paper Snips! For my outer sentiment I used the great Thoughtful Banner Bundle.



This is the inside. The sentiment is from Balloon Celebration. Clean and Simple for a lovely note with a nice little Gold Satin loop for you to pull out of its pocket!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you come up with for this challenge!

All items used to create this card are listed below!

Product List

Birthday Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140658]	Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Bundle [142330]	Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set [140675]	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]	Watercolor Pencils [141709]
Watercolor Paper [122959]	Blender Pens [102845]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate [141653]	Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper [141648]
Glassine Gift Bags [141700]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Gold 5/8" Satin Ribbon [134547]	Basic Black Metallic Thread [141695]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]