Masculine Card Blog Hop

Welcome to the Hoppers' Blog Hop!  This month our wonderfully creative demonstrators will be focusing on masculine projects.  Elaine from Create 'N Stamp with Elaine Uhl has a fabulous prize pack to give away.  Just leave a comment on every blog on the hop and she'll choose a random winner at the end of the month.

Now onto my creation:

I purposefully chose two items that will be retiring at the end of this month: Well Worn designer series paper and the Trendy Trees stamp set.  (To see a complete list of retiring stamps and accessories, go here.)  The Well Worn dsp is perfect for creating masculine cards.  I punched out various patterns from the pack with the 1 1/4" circle punch then adhered them to a piece of Early Espresso then punched the two layers out with the 1 3/8" circle punch. This method creates perfect layers.

All six pieces were adhered to the Stripes embossed River Rock layer with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I inked the sentiment with Early Espresso ink and stamped it on a scrap of River Rock, then I punched it out with the Word Window punch, then adhered it to a scrap of Early Espresso and punched it with the Modern Label punch and adhered it with Stampin' Dimensionals.  The card base is Early Espresso.

This is a super easy layout that can be used with all types of designer series paper.  Later this week, I'll show you a feminine card using the same layout.

Here is list of the other bloggers.  Be sure to leave an encouraging comment and you might just win some goodies!

1. Elaine Uhl - http://createnstamp.blogspot.com/2012/04/masculine-birthday-card.html
2. Tina Davis - http://www.tinadavisstamps.blogspot.com/p/stampin-hop.html
3. You are here
4. Deana Stiles - http://deanastiles.blogspot.com/2012/05/Mays-Masculine-Card-Blog-Hop.html
5. Sharon Jacobs-Fisher http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/sharon/blog?directBlogUrl=/blo...
6. Diane Squires - http://joyfulstampin.blogspot.com/2012/05/hoppers-masculine-blog-ho...
7. Michelle Clarke - http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/michelleclarke/blog?directBlog...
8. Ariane McCosh - http://rubbernink.com/?p=3848

Stamps: Trendy Trees (retiring May 31st!)
Paper: Early Espresso, River Rock, Well Worn designer series paper
Ink: Early Espresso
Accessories: Big Shot, Stripes textured impressions embossing folder, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stamping!

Susan

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Where Have All My Merry Mondays Gone???

In January I started playing along with the Merry Monday challenge.  Being a busy mom, my reality is that I can't/don't get a challenge completed every week.  There are times that I've started a card and never even finished, or actually completed the card, but didn't take photos.  Or I've taken photos of my card, but didn't have time to post.  This week as soon as I saw the sketch, I knew exactly what I was going to do.  And I challenged myself to get it done.  I don't even think we ordered take-out this week either, LOL!

Here's the sketch:   

And here's my card:

Inspiration for this card comes from Jackie Topa.  I created the three "bulbs" using the Blossom Petals punch.  After punching out the three colors I added a highlight with my Signo white gel pen then added a layer of Crystal Effects to make them shine.  Those sat overnight to dry.  In the meantime, I stamped the pine tree from the Lovely as a Tree stamp set several times on Whisper White card stock to simulate tree branches.  I ran some Garden Green through my Stripes embossing folder, then punched out segments to make the top of the bulb, then used my Paper Piercing tool to twist the Garden Green "cord" and adhered it using Tombow multipurpose glue. The bulbs were adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals.

There the card sat for a day while I contemplated how to add my greeting.  Since I wanted to use a greeting that wouldn't detract from the bulbs, I chose the Teeny Tiny Wishes sentiment.  Looking around my stamping "corner" I could find no scraps of Poppy Parade to make my Modern Label shape.  So I resorted to this:

It's the back of my card!!!  Have any of you ever done something like this??? 

I am not afraid to say that I WON'T miss Poppy Parade.  However, I am proud that I used it all right before it retired : ) This card is going to be in my samples album, so no one will see the back.  I wouldn't dare send a card in this condition!

For a complete list of retiring stamps and accessories, go here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Poppy Parade, Whisper White, Real Red, Garden Green Daffodil Delight
Ink: Garden Green, StazOn Jet black
Accessories: Big Shot, Stripes Embossing folder, Adorning Accents edgelits die, Adorning Accents embossing folder, Blossom Petals punch, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Crystal Effects, Signo White gel pen, Paper Piercing Tool, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stamping!

Susan

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