World's Best Father

With Father's Day fast approaching, I have been working on cards for the men in my life.  I bet you can guess my go to set for masculine cards..... yep....Guy Greetings!

I was one happy camper when this set showed up in the Occasions Catalog and even happier now that it's going into the new Annual Catalog!  You can do something for every guy in your life, it's really got a little bit of everything!  My hubby is a carpenter by trade so the tools in this set were a no brainer for his card this year.  My inspiration???  Well, Create with Connie and Mary has a great color challenge going so that's where I started.

When the new In Colors were revealed, I started something new to help with color inspiration.  I punched circles for all the color families so I can sit down and put together great new combinations.  I have been taking pictures of the circles next to my cards whether new colors or old to show them off better.  So, here's today's colors with my card.

 I started with the tools first, they make up the background along with a few splotches from Gorgeous Grunge.  I stamped off the Smokey Slate and Blackberry Bliss for a more subtle look.

The muscle guy is stamped with Smokey Slate on an oval and layered on Soft Sky.  I didn't want a big border, so I fussy cut so just a hint of blue was showing.  "World's Greatest" and "Father" are stamped in the bold Blackberry Bliss so it will stand out the most.  Both are popped up with dimensionals to complete the look I was going for.

I am loving how cool and grungy this card turned out and sure my husband will too!!  He'll take any muscle man compliment that he can get!

So, the moral of the story here......get Guy Greetings and make some cool cards for the men in your life too!

That's it for me today, be sure to head back over here tomorrow for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!

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World's Best Father

With Father's Day fast approaching, I have been working on cards for the men in my life.  I bet you can guess my go to set for masculine cards..... yep....Guy Greetings!

I was one happy camper when this set showed up in the Occasions Catalog and even happier now that it's going into the new Annual Catalog!  You can do something for every guy in your life, it's really got a little bit of everything!  My hubby is a carpenter by trade so the tools in this set were a no brainer for his card this year.  My inspiration???  Well, Create with Connie and Mary has a great color challenge going so that's where I started.

When the new In Colors were revealed, I started something new to help with color inspiration.  I punched circles for all the color families so I can sit down and put together great new combinations.  I have been taking pictures of the circles next to my cards whether new colors or old to show them off better.  So, here's today's colors with my card.

 I started with the tools first, they make up the background along with a few splotches from Gorgeous Grunge.  I stamped off the Smokey Slate and Blackberry Bliss for a more subtle look.

The muscle guy is stamped with Smokey Slate on an oval and layered on Soft Sky.  I didn't want a big border, so I fussy cut so just a hint of blue was showing.  "World's Greatest" and "Father" are stamped in the bold Blackberry Bliss so it will stand out the most.  Both are popped up with dimensionals to complete the look I was going for.

I am loving how cool and grungy this card turned out and sure my husband will too!!  He'll take any muscle man compliment that he can get!

So, the moral of the story here......get Guy Greetings and make some cool cards for the men in your life too!

That's it for me today, be sure to head back over here tomorrow for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!

Happy Stamping!

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Spring Collection Week 3 Blog Hop!

Oh my goodness, I can't believe it's the end of week 3 already!! I am having SO much fun with this collection, I hope you are too!!  This week was all about cards, so we are doing a small favor for today's hop.  Be sure to travel all the way through, you don't want to miss anything!!  You should be arriving from Melissa's blog, she had the most beautiful set of cards this week!  You can click on the Spring Collection badge below to go to Create with Connie and Mary and find out all the details about the Spring Collection 2015.  I hope you'll join us!

Now, onto my little treat for today.  I made my card set with Guy Greetings.  I have enjoyed this set so much and really glad I picked it!  Masculine cards can be a challenge, but I had no problem with all of the wonderful stamps in this set.

I wanted to make a fun but quick treat that any guy would love to get.  So, in comes the Mini Treat Bag Thinlet to make my life easy!  I cannot say enough how much I love this thinlet set!!  So many possibilities, it's mind boggling!  Anyway, I put together a treat bag with the Typeset Designer Series Paper.  It was super quick and so was the tag to match.

I made my own tag with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and Very Vanilla cardstock.  A strip of designer paper along the bottom keeps the tag from blending into the treat bag.  I added a sentiment and mustache die cut (love it!) plus a little chevron ribbon at the top.  Clipped it to the bag with a mini clothespin and it's done!  Easy peasy!

I decided I wanted to put more than just treats in the bag, so I made a card insert to attach a gift card to.  Perfect gift, who doesn't love a little chocolate and some money to spend??

The insert was quick and easy as well.  It measures 3 1/2" x 5" and consists of two layers, Basic Black and Very Vanilla.  Added a sentiment and tag and it was done in a flash.  The tag to pull the insert out is just the banner thinlet that comes with the Mini Treat Bag.  I folded it in half and attached to the top.  Early on, my plan was to make this simply a gift card holder.  So I decorated an envelope for it.  YES....bonus....it fits in our envelopes!  This could easily be put through the mail, I would just omit the clip and adhere the tag directly to the treat bag.  Speaking of the tag, since it comes off of the treat bag, wouldn't it make a nice little bookmark??  Always thinking.....

So that's it...another fun way to use the Mini Treat Bag Thinlet and Guy Greetings stamp set.  Now, get ready for MORE!  Time to stop over at Debbie's blog and check out her wonderful treat for today.  She had a gorgeous set of cards this week so head over that way!

Thanks so much for hopping with us!!  There's still more great project ideas to come in the Spring Collection next week.  If you aren't a subscriber yet, no worries!  You can still join in the fun.  All the details can be found at Create with Connie and Mary.

Happy Stamping!

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Spring Collection Week 3 Blog Hop!

Oh my goodness, I can't believe it's the end of week 3 already!! I am having SO much fun with this collection, I hope you are too!!  This week was all about cards, so we are doing a small favor for today's hop.  Be sure to travel all the way through, you don't want to miss anything!!  You should be arriving from Melissa's blog, she had the most beautiful set of cards this week!  You can click on the Spring Collection badge below to go to Create with Connie and Mary and find out all the details about the Spring Collection 2015.  I hope you'll join us!

Now, onto my little treat for today.  I made my card set with Guy Greetings.  I have enjoyed this set so much and really glad I picked it!  Masculine cards can be a challenge, but I had no problem with all of the wonderful stamps in this set.

I wanted to make a fun but quick treat that any guy would love to get.  So, in comes the Mini Treat Bag Thinlet to make my life easy!  I cannot say enough how much I love this thinlet set!!  So many possibilities, it's mind boggling!  Anyway, I put together a treat bag with the Typeset Designer Series Paper.  It was super quick and so was the tag to match.

I made my own tag with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and Very Vanilla cardstock.  A strip of designer paper along the bottom keeps the tag from blending into the treat bag.  I added a sentiment and mustache die cut (love it!) plus a little chevron ribbon at the top.  Clipped it to the bag with a mini clothespin and it's done!  Easy peasy!

I decided I wanted to put more than just treats in the bag, so I made a card insert to attach a gift card to.  Perfect gift, who doesn't love a little chocolate and some money to spend??

The insert was quick and easy as well.  It measures 3 1/2" x 5" and consists of two layers, Basic Black and Very Vanilla.  Added a sentiment and tag and it was done in a flash.  The tag to pull the insert out is just the banner thinlet that comes with the Mini Treat Bag.  I folded it in half and attached to the top.  Early on, my plan was to make this simply a gift card holder.  So I decorated an envelope for it.  YES....bonus....it fits in our envelopes!  This could easily be put through the mail, I would just omit the clip and adhere the tag directly to the treat bag.  Speaking of the tag, since it comes off of the treat bag, wouldn't it make a nice little bookmark??  Always thinking.....

So that's it...another fun way to use the Mini Treat Bag Thinlet and Guy Greetings stamp set.  Now, get ready for MORE!  Time to stop over at Debbie's blog and check out her wonderful treat for today.  She had a gorgeous set of cards this week so head over that way!

Thanks so much for hopping with us!!  There's still more great project ideas to come in the Spring Collection next week.  If you aren't a subscriber yet, no worries!  You can still join in the fun.  All the details can be found at Create with Connie and Mary.

Happy Stamping!

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Guy Greetings

I have a fun little set of 3 x 3 cards made with the new set Guy Greetings to share today.  I've had this set out for the last week and a half and I must say I've really enjoyed stamping with it!  I made an exclusive card set for the Spring Collection 2015 that I am really pleased with!  Creating masculine cards can be intimidating but not with this set...it came easy.  If you aren't a subscriber yet, you can find all the details about the collection at Create with Connie and Mary.

Now, on to the super fun set of 3 x 3 cards that I have for you today.  I have been doing lots of these little guys lately, they are so quick and easy to make!  For this set, I paired Guy Greetings with Typeset Designer Paper and kept it simple.

Yep, I said simple!  It's just Basic Black and Very Vanilla.  Guy Greetings has a vintage feel, so it's perfect with these colors and the Typeset Designer Paper.  I've done close ups of each card so you can see more detail.

Card 1 was just meant to be.  The map design goes PERFECT with the anchor and sentiment.  The sentiment is stamped directly on the DSP.  The anchor was stamped on Very Vanilla and fussy cut then popped up on the card.

Card 2 is super simple, everything is stamped directly on the DSP, that's it!

Card 3 is my favorite!  I love the Mustache framelit, so I had to pair it with this set.  The sentiment is die cut with a Word Bubble Framelit and popped up with dimensionals.  The mustache is popped up as well.

And lastly, Card 4 is too fun with the muscle man stamped on Very Vanilla and fussy cut.  I stamped the sentiment directly on the paper then added the man with dimensionals.

Now, what do you think??  Can you tell I had a blast with these cards?  Perfect to have on hand for a little thank you or birthday gift.  I kept the insides blank so they can be used as needed.

Well, thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope this 3 x 3 set inspires you to make lots of cards!!  Be sure to stop back tomorrow for a fun blog hop with the Design Team for the Spring Collection 2015.

Happy Stamping!

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Guy Greetings

I have a fun little set of 3 x 3 cards made with the new set Guy Greetings to share today.  I've had this set out for the last week and a half and I must say I've really enjoyed stamping with it!  I made an exclusive card set for the Spring Collection 2015 that I am really pleased with!  Creating masculine cards can be intimidating but not with this set...it came easy.  If you aren't a subscriber yet, you can find all the details about the collection at Create with Connie and Mary.

Now, on to the super fun set of 3 x 3 cards that I have for you today.  I have been doing lots of these little guys lately, they are so quick and easy to make!  For this set, I paired Guy Greetings with Typeset Designer Paper and kept it simple.

Yep, I said simple!  It's just Basic Black and Very Vanilla.  Guy Greetings has a vintage feel, so it's perfect with these colors and the Typeset Designer Paper.  I've done close ups of each card so you can see more detail.

Card 1 was just meant to be.  The map design goes PERFECT with the anchor and sentiment.  The sentiment is stamped directly on the DSP.  The anchor was stamped on Very Vanilla and fussy cut then popped up on the card.

Card 2 is super simple, everything is stamped directly on the DSP, that's it!

Card 3 is my favorite!  I love the Mustache framelit, so I had to pair it with this set.  The sentiment is die cut with a Word Bubble Framelit and popped up with dimensionals.  The mustache is popped up as well.

And lastly, Card 4 is too fun with the muscle man stamped on Very Vanilla and fussy cut.  I stamped the sentiment directly on the paper then added the man with dimensionals.

Now, what do you think??  Can you tell I had a blast with these cards?  Perfect to have on hand for a little thank you or birthday gift.  I kept the insides blank so they can be used as needed.

Well, thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope this 3 x 3 set inspires you to make lots of cards!!  Be sure to stop back tomorrow for a fun blog hop with the Design Team for the Spring Collection 2015.

Happy Stamping!

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