Golf Course FMS 151

 Freshly Made Sketches 151 

I always need masculine cards and wanted to use up some stickers from several golf packages. This sketch is perfect for any style, and I will use it again. To achieve the grass mound I used Lil' Inker Anytime tag die along with the stitched mats rectangles. The birds are from WPlus9 Dockside set and the sentiment is by Gourmet rubber stamps. 

My Anchor

Good morning! I am so thrilled and honored to be guest designer for this week's 
fabulous sketch by Leigh at CAS(E) this sketch! 

I'm making it my business to try more masculine cards. My 25th wedding anniversary is coming up in September. My husband loves sailing and he truly keeps me from running aground.

Card Ingredients: WPlus9 sentiment and stamping from "Dockside" set and dies. Bazzill basics "Flintstone" , Memento tuxedo black and gray flannel inks.

Masculine Birthday Game #16 AAA Cards

Card Ingredients: Spellbinders "Parisian Accents" Medallion, cut out clock face dp, brown ribbons, WPlus9 sentiment, Lil' Inker stitched rectangle die.

It's our turn to case Jane's sweet and very lovely birthday card! I love this bright and sunny card but I love her design also. I wanted and needed to make a masculine card because I have four brothers, a son-in-law and etc... Here's my masculine version using Jane's sketch. 

SHOW US YOUR TAKE ON JANE'S CARD AT AAA CARDS!

Handsome Tie

CAS-ual Fridays CCF132  and Cards for Guyz

I have been using up bits and pieces of scraps and flowers and ribbons and etc.. on my desk all week in cards and it finally hit me what to do for a masculine card. My husband has all kinds of "mansome" shirts in great colors. (He's not afraid of color - even pink). This was the very last piece of some great navy ribbon from another project and the green jeweled brad is to represent maybe a tie clip or cufflink. This is the way his shirts look when they come back from the cleaners all folded in plastic and ready for travel.

Create a Guy card with the following catch...you can't use kraft as a color at all, 

AND you have to include some sort of ribbon.

Also entering

 Cards for Guyz  

Father's Day Card Challenge # 21

Lucky Stars

 CASology Week 88   and   One of the winners at  Freshly Made Sketches 129 

Here's my masculine version for the two sketches using Hero Arts sentiment and Sizzix Bigz starburst. CAS with a little dimensional detail; the oversize brad, Tim Holtz twine and popped up star. DCVW Blue Jeans dsp.

Over The Edge for Him and Her

I love the leftovers or negative space of die cutting. Each cut of the Impression Obsession heart flourish produced at least three possibilities for cards. Here are my two St. Valentine's Day cards: one in orange for my daughter at School and gray for my husband.

A Sailor's Christmas

The Mojo Monday sketch #323 was perfect for a Christmas card for sailing friends. I used the bow and sentiment from Verve's "O Christmas Tree" set. The designer paper is from echo park "Dots & Stripes". I cut the dp and paper pieced to match the design of the sketch. 

I still have a few Christmas cards to complete for this year and hope to mail them before the New Year!

Fall Birthday

 CAS-ual Fridays challenge 

CFC115: Use a fall color palette and at least one leaf in your CAS design

I stamped the Petaluma, CA oak leaf in Distress Ink fired brick and onto burnt orange card stock and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The designer papers are from s.e.i. “Moravia” pad. The colors are so perfect for a fall card. I will be sending this to my brother.

Father's Day

My cards today were created for a dear friend. 

The first is to honor her adoptive father who also served in WWII and Korea. 

I could only think of stars and stripes for this one. 

For the second she wanted a golf themed card for her husband. 

I like "Hello Handsome" as a twist on a Father's Day or Birthday card.

Card Ingedients:
Hero Arts stamps from the Hello handsome clear stamp set #CL582. All stars and hearts were stamped and fussy cut.

inside

For that special Guy

Valentine's cards for "Him"

Hero Arts Shadow Ink "Cup O' Joe" was used for the
Hearts from HA-CLR-CL582 stamp set
and the dots from HA-CLR-CL342 Everyday sayings.
All hearts were fussy cut and the small hearts popped up.
Border is sponged with DI Walnut stain.

Well, my V-Day card looks like a circus. Oh well.
My husband always gives me the funniest cards!
 

Blue Christmas Cottage

CFC79: Create a CAS winter project featuring blue.

Stamping onto textured card stock can be good and bad. I love the texture because the otherwise solid sky has a look of a snowy night and stars shining through. The stamp is memory box Cottage Cabin stamped in Stampin Up's Midnight Muse. Frosted stickles made the ink bleed but I can deal with it. Imperfectly handmade!

Hang in there

3rd Annual • 
Hope You Can Cling To
31 days of cancer awareness, 
challenges & prizes

HYCCT1201B - For Kid's Sake 
by stamp_momma (Lori)

Challenge: Make a card(s) for the kiddos! These could be for a child who is called to stand strong much to early by fighting or a child that needs a little extra lovin' while mom or dad focuses on getting well. 

Using today’s SketchChallenge 406 at Splitcoaststampers by Korin

Image, designer printed paper and sentiment are from Doodle Pantry’s pre-colored digitals.

Dad, You inspire me

June Ribbon Club Assortment

Happy Friday! It's a special weekend for all the dads and for the

 Really Reasonable Ribbon's, 

Red, White & Blue Challenge #50

I thought a card for my husband to be given to him by our daughter would be fun to make. He is the kindess and most loving person I've ever met and very supportive of all we do and always there to encourage our daughter. Now that she's turned 21 she is really seeing the strengths, the courage and the confidence in herself.

The beautiful ribbons, from the June Ribbon Club Assortment, are perfect for this project. I used the 5/8" Navy Satin with Silver Metallic Edge and the Diamond Satin Navy together and the combo reminds me of neckties and the Diamond Satin Ruby Red as accent. The silver brads are the cufflinks. 

This card is also for the WT379~ Man up (6/14/12)  Ways To Use It Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers to make a masculine card.

Card ingredients: Really Reasonable Ribbon June Club assortment
Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Two,  sentiment from Verve's "Dare to be You" set, Textured white card stock, alphabet letters from the dollar bin at Michael's Crafts.