Man Card!

I have a really hard time with "man cards" for the most part so when I saw my friend Kivonne's post an idea for a swim trunk card I ran with that idea! The trunks are basic grey and I used the new Chevron embossing folder to give them a little texture! You can see Kivonne's swim truck project HERE! Thanks Kivonne for the great idea!

Opens Seas Again!

This is one of the projects we did at my volunteer class for MultiCare last week. I try and do one "girly" card and one "guy" card. This was the guy card. I'll post the girly card later this week so check back. We used my favorite Guy stamp set Open Seas. The colors are retired but I did use those cool notecards and envelopes that you can order get a set of 20 for only $5.95. Make card prep super duper easy! I am loving the new woodgrain embossing folder! Have a wonderful week talk soon,

Open Seas

Today I am posting a great male card made by my friend Deb2 using the Open Seas stamp set! Love the use of the antique brad on this card! Enjoy and have a great wkend,

Father's Day Card

TGIF.....whew I am in the middle of helping my parents move this week.....all I can say about that is I hope they stay put for awhile in this place...this is the 3rd move in 10 months! UGH! Anyways while I was at their place yesterday I snapped a photo of my Father's Day card this year. My Dad is a retired airline captain so I try and make him airplane cards when I can. The stamp set I used is retired and so it the ribbon....but the cardstock is all current....Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip.....a very manly color combo! Have a great day and a wonderful wkend,

Open Seas Sneak Peak

Oh thank goodness it's finally Friday! This is a little sneak peak for the Stamper's Potluck for those attending tomorrow you'll be making this handsome card!

Happy Birthday Jesse!!!

Today is my wonderful husband's birthday! He is an avid golfer so I used the retired stamp On The Green for his card! This card also uses Mocha Morning and the Chantiliy Lace Ribbon.....kinda girly things normally but they actually look great on this guy card! Both the DSP and the Chnatiliy Lace are retiring on 5/31....so order some soon so you don't miss out! I can hardly wait to get the new Stampin' Up! stamp pads...they ink up so nice and we won't be seeing things like this where the ink didn't go on evenly! Hope you have a great day.....I have a family dinner this evening so I better get off here and get busy in the kitchen!

Patty's Pirate Card

Isn't the cutest boy card ever? It was one of the shoebox swaps from my retreat last month created by Patty! I can't wait till my youngest grandson's birthday to give it to him. He loves pirates!

An Owly Creation

Last week at a demonstrator shoebox swap one of my downline Tina brought this adorable card as a project for us to make...SO CUTE! The theme for the swap was male cards! Love this idea! Thanks Tina for the great project! Supplies Used:

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Indigo

Cardstock: Lucky Limeaid, Island Indigo, Early Expresso, Whisper White, Basic Black

Misc: Big Shot, Lattice Embossing Folder, Modern Label, Word Window and Owl Punch

Congrats to Preston and Sneak Peak

Our oldest grandson Preston graduates this Friday from Air Force boot camp. This is the card I am mailing him. It's a little sneak peak for you too! The star stamp AND the sentiment are from the upcoming Sale-A-Bration promotion.....place a $50 order and receive this adorable 6 piece stamp set FREE! Free is good! Supplies:

Stamp Set: Sprinkled Expressions
Cardstock: Real Red, Night of Navy and Whisper White
Ink: Night of Navy
Punches 1 3/4 circle and Large Star (retired)
Other: Big Shot Circles #2 die and jeans ribbon

Thanks again to all that have been sending Preston cards while he was at boot camp. He will be leaving that address next Monday so please don't send anything else there after this Monday! Have a wonderful week-end,

Motorcycle Calendar

Enjoy a male themed idea today! I made these easel calendars for Christmas gifts for many of my motorcycle loving friends and family! The motorcyle stamp is retired now but you can easily substitute another stamp set with this idea! Have a great day,

Fall Guy Card!

A few weeks ago I got to go play at my friend Sherry's house and this is a card that Sherry designed for me to make. Not being a watercolor person this card was really fun for me! I used the aqua painters and the water color crayon technique...so fun! Supplies used:

Stamp Set: Countryside
Cardstock: More Mustard, Spice Cake DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Water Color Crayons

Accessories: Paper Piercing Tool, Aqua Painter

Have a Blessed Sunday!

Service Project, Thumping Technique, SUO Challenge!

I am so proud of us....today I am delivering 25 Thanksgiving cards that we created as a Service Project in class last week. These cards will be going to soliders overseas. Thank you to all who participated. And now for the details: We used the thumping technique on the project to get the variation of color in the leaf....you can read more about that HERE.

The card base is 41/4 by 11 cut the "hot dog" way. Then we used the Simply Scored Tool from the Holiday Mini catalog and scored it at 5 1/2 and 2 3/4. Fold the card in half and then fold the other panel back. I am in love with the new Simply Scored tool it makes nice crisp clean folds and is very easy to use! You can see the tool HERE.

Cardstock: Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Always Artichoke
Stamp Set: Autumn Splendor, Teeny Tiny Wishes (Happy Thanksgiving on the inside)
Accessories: Mustard Hemp (retired) and Chocolate Chip Cordury Buttons (from the clearance rack).

This card fit the profile for the SUO Challenge 29: Leaves as well so I entered it HERE. Have a wonderful week and check back tomorrow and the next day and the next day.....I've got a lot to share with you!

Z Fold Card

We've done the "Z" fold card in several different classes over the past year.....this is one I did in June with my multi care students.....very simple but fun card. Supplies:

Stamp Set: Loads of Love

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Basic Black and Newsprint (retired)

Ink: Basic Black

Sail Away

This is a great card created by Vilma using the individual stamp Sail Away from the summer mini catalog! Vilma used the contents from a grab bag she purchased off the Clearance Rack. I thought it was a very clever combination! You can view the clearance rack and place your order right HERE. Check the rack and check it often things will be added this summer - you can get some screaming good deals!

Happy 4th of July!

You know I kinda really like this individual stamp called Land of the Free featured in the summer mini catalog! Here is a card we did in a recent $10 class. If you want to know more about the $10 classes call or email me....I would love for you to host your own $10 class this coming fall or winter! Have a wonderfully great and safe 4th of July! I'll be enjoying the fireworks in Honolulu this year!

The Clock is Ticking!

Tick Tock the clock is ticking....only 2 more days to order from the 2010-2011 catalog! The featured stamp set today is Sense of Time and it's retiring on 6/30/2011. This is an invitation I designed for Multi Care Adult Health and Day Care for a fundraiser they are doing. I will speak with you more about that later! You can place your order for any current and soon to retire items HERE...open 24/7.

On The Green

Wow only 4 more days to order from the current catalog! This is the Father's Day card I made for my husband. It features the individual stamp On The Green which is retiring 6/30. Be sure to place your order for any items you need from the current catalog before 6/30. You can order online HERE or feel free to call or email me. Have a great week.

Father's Day Card

Father's Day is next wkend and SUO challenge 2o is for a Father's Day Card. So decided today I better get organized and get some cards made to mail out and to enter in the challenge!! Click HERE to see what others came up with...always great inspiration here. Here is a card I made using the On The Green stamp! This is another stamp this is retiring the end of this month darn it! Order yours HERE today. Have a wonderful wkend!

Happy 70th Birthday Jess

Happy 70th birthday to my wonderful husband Jesse! This is the card I made him this year....in case you don't know it he is an golfer, in fact he'll be going in Kona, Hawaii this week as part of his birthday celebration! I used the On The Green individual stamp, lattice and perfect polka dots embossing folders, poppy red and whisper white cardstock. Hope he likes it!

Sense of Time

Happy Monday! Since Father's Day is right around the corner I better post some manly cards too! This card is done in Crumb Cake and Tempting Turquoise! Great color combination. I used the Crumb Cake seam binding which I love...it ties so easy and is flat for regular postage mailing. It was carried over from the Occasions mini catalog and is still available to order! Stamp set is Sense of Time! Enjoy!