Showing posts with label masculine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label masculine. Show all posts

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Cowboys And A Red Barn

 
 
Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card I made using a few Conjurer of Dreams images.  I started out by combining the Old Red BarnRuggedBarn Owl and Cute Dogs before printing the combined image  on Neenah white card stock, layering and adding some copper brads.  After distressing the edges, I adhered the layered panel to my card using pop up glue dots.  Digging through my stash, I found some twine and added that to the side before adhering some copper bling and a copper clip from my stash.  I'm pretty happy with how this turned out.
 
Challenges entered:
 
Never Before Used Schtuff #75 - Use Your NBUS (cowboy images, owl, red barn)  
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.
 
Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams
Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Paper Distresser, Bling, Clip, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Twine 

Sunday, February 2, 2025

A Quiet Winter Mountain View

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card made for one of my brothers-in-law using an image from Conjurer of Dreams Winter Wonder Mountain Scene and Window Frames Night digital sets.  

After printing out the entire set, I colored it using Castle Arts Harmonious pencils before layering and adding faux brads to the bottom corners of the frame only before adding to a green card base.  I then dug through my ribbon stash and found some brown crushed velvet ribbon I've had for years and added that to the top before digging out some brown Prima flowers from my stash.  The final touch was some bling and star dust ice stickles finished it off.  I'm really happy with how this one turned out.

Challenges entered:
 
 
The Four Seasons
 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams
Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Harmonious Pencils, Primas, Glue Dots, Bling, Stickles, Ribbon
 
 
 

Thursday, June 13, 2024

A Model T Father's Day

 
Hello and welcome.  I've had a bit of a rough patch lately with my migraines and other health issues but still wanted to make Father's Day cards for my brothers-in-law so I pulled out a pre-colored image, and background, from Conjurer Of Dreams.  Both my husband, and brothers-in-law are car enthusiasts so this is the perfect card for them.
 
I started out by printing the Timeless background  on Neenah white card stock before printing the Model T images.  Once I had them printed, and cut down to size, I layered it onto scrap card stock before using a paper distresser along the edges of both the image panel and the card base.  The final touch was popping the image panel up and stippling some faded jeans ink along the edges to finish it off.  

Challenges entered:
 
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams
Ink: Tim Holtz Faded Jeans
Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Pop Dots, Paper Distresser, Small Hole Punch, Glue, Color Spritzer, SU Navy Marker
 

Monday, July 24, 2023

Dare To Get Dirty 2023 Day 3


 
 
Hello everyone and welcome!  Today starts the annual Dare To Get Dirty (DTGD) challenges over at Splitcoaststampers.  The DTGD challenges are a special thank you to Splitcoaststampers Fan Club members.  For info on joining the fan club, see the details here.  My cards for today's challenges are below.
 

On the inside, I stamped an Art Impressions saying: "of CORSET'S your birthday".  I'd also like to enter this into the following challenges:
 
Challenges entered: 
 
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #239 - L Is For Lindsey (still inspired by Lindsey's humor, snark sentiment inside)
 
 



Stamps: Rubbernecker (Corset); Art Impressions (inside saying)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: Hammermill White
Accessories: Copic Markers, Sequins, Glue, Bling, Castle Arts Pink Glitter Gel Pen
 
 
 
On the inside I stamped the following phrases from the same set; "our differences are beautiful, the world will adjust".  With all of the negativity, and body shaming online/offline, I figured we all could use some positive vibes.

Challenges entered:

Mix It Up Challenge #66 - Anything Goes Optional Aperture (used ink, pencils, ice stickles, sequins)
 
If You Give A Crafter A Cookie
 
 
Stamps: Colorado Craft Company Body Positivity; SU Stitched Background (retired)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up
Accessories: Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Glue, PFS Sequins, PFS Blending Brushes, Brads, Ice Stickles, Glue Dots


 
 

 
 
 

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Masculine Hop



 
Hello and welcome.  Second post from me today.  I am participating in an Instagram Masculine Hop hosted by @kellys.craft.  My card today is featuring a couple of long retired Stampin Up sets: the Old World Map Background and Ships Ahoy.  
 
I started out by stamping the Old World Map background in chipped sapphire distress ink on white card stock before stippling old paper and walnut stain distress inks over my background using my blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios to "age" it a bit before adhering it to a navy card base.  I then took the tall ship image from Ships Ahoy also in chipped sapphire before stippling old paper and walnut stain over it as well before adhering that to a navy card stock scrap.  Since I didn't have matching brads, I made my own "faux brads" by using a small hand held punch before gluing them to the card.  For the inside of the card I used another retired Stampin Up set called Service and Sacrifice.  Here's what the inside looks like:

I'm really happy with how turned out since 1) I stamped it with another migraine and 2) I'm mass producing for a military card drive a friend is hosting.
 
Challenges entered:
 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Stampin Up
Ink: Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire, Old Paper, Walnut Stain Distress Inks
Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up
Accessories: PFS Blending Brushes, Small Hole Punch, Glue
 
 
 

Friday, April 28, 2023

A Day At The Lake


 Hello and welcome.  Today I have another card I had started three weeks ago before getting a nasty migraine and is inspired by two of the Ways To Use It challenges over at Splitcoaststampers.  I pulled out an old, and dusty, A Stamp In The Hand (Nature 1 & 2) and Close To My Heart (Beautiful Things) stamp sets.  I had bought the A Stamp In The Hand sets from a rubber stamp convention years ago and hadn't used yet (NBUS).

I started out by stamping images from the Nature 1 & 2 sets using memento tuxedo black, northern pine and nautical blue inks.  Once that was finished, I took my Koh-i-noor pencils and colored the fisherman, tree trunks, some of the water and cattails before blending Tim Holtz broken china, mowed lawn and stormy sky distress inks before deciding to highlight parts of the shoreline using the pencils as well.  After layering, I added some vintage brads before adhering to my card stamped also in memento northern pine ink.  As an afterthought, I then blended a bit of the stormy sky to help create the feeling of a cloudy day then added a sentiment, clouds and additional trees from a retired Close To My Heart set.

Challenges entered:
 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: A Stamp In The Hand; Close To My Heart
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Northern Pine, Nautical Blue; Tim Holtz Broken China, Mowed Lawn, Stormy Sky Distress Inks
Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up
Accessories: Koh-I-Noor Pencils, PFS Blending Brushes, Brads, Glue Dots
 

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Surf's Up!

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card that was inspired by a recent Splitcoaststampers Virtual Stamp Night challenge.  I had come across this old retired Taylored Expressions mini set called Surf's Up!
 
I started out by stamping my penguin in memento tuxedo black ink onto some scrap Neenah white card stock before coloring using both copic and prismacolor markers.  Once I was finished coloring the penguin, I created the "beach" he's standing on using my copic markers before stippling my "ocean" behind him using some Tim Holtz tumbled glass and broken china distress inks.  Taking a Picket Fence Studio slimline cloud stencil, blending brushes and some Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink, I created my background clouds before stippling a little stormy sky distress ink around the white edges of the image panel then layered.  My card base was created using some scrap designer paper in my stash, along with some retired Stampin Up bliss blue card stock along with bliss blue dye ink stippled around the edges.  After adding the layered panel, using a Sakura black 3D glaze pen, I hand drew the "seagulls" before adding blue dew drops, waterfall ice stickles  and Ranger Glossy Accents to highlight the ocean water.  I'm very please with how this turned out.

Challenges entered:
 
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Taylored Expressions
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky; Stampin Up Bliss Blue
Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up; Designer Paper Scraps
Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Dew Drops, Glue Dots, PFS Slimline Cloud Stencil, PFS Blending Brushes, Ranger Glossy Accents, Waterfall Ice Stickles, Sakura 3D Glaze Pen, Brads
 

Friday, January 8, 2021

Birthday Deer

Hello and welcome.  Today is another Freebie Friday over at Bugaboo and today's freebie is called AKV Deer (A Kids View Deer).  With the upcoming Birthday Bash challenges over at Catch The Bug, I chose to make a masculine birthday card using today's freebie.
 
After printing my image onto Neenah white card stock, and coloring using Castle Art pencils with a blender pencil, I stippled Tim Holtz tumbled glass and Stampin Up garden green inks around it before layering.  I then added some brushed copper brads before adding the layered image onto a caramel card with scrap wood grain designer paper I've had for a LONG while and never finished using.  After stamping my saying from a retired Stampin Up birthday set, I added some brown twine repurposed from one of my husbands Christmas presents.  The final touch was highlighting parts of the deer using Sakura 3D glaze pens.  Not bad for creating and dealing with migraines still. I hope to see you join in the week long Birthday Bash challenges over at

Challenges entered:
 
 

 
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day, stay safe and please wear a mask!!!
 
Stamps: Bugaboo AKV Deer; Stampin Up Birthday Bash (retired)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress; Stampin Up Garden Green
Card Stock: Neenah White, Stampin Up, Wood Grain Designer Paper 
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art Pencils, Blender Pencil, Brads, Glue Dots, Twine, Stipple Brushes, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens



Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Stain Glass Pelican

Hello and welcome.  I'd like to share with you a card made using the new to me Pelican Stained Glass 1473-DG digital image from Impression Obsession.  Now if digital images are not your thing, you can find the rubber stamp here.

After printing the image onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before layering and adding brushed copper brads.  For the card, I dusted off some stained glass True Faith designer paper and added that to a really rust card before sponging really rust ink around the edges.  I then added a black border before adding a strip of the matching card stock then popped up the layered image over that using dimensionals.  The only other embellishments added was black organdy ribbon and some dusty cowboy dew drops.  I still wasn't happy with the card so I took out a Sakura black 3D glaze pen and went over the stained glass "lead" lines to add dimension.  Good thing I was happy with the card then because my head was hurting.

Challenges entered:
Impression Obsession - Summer Fun (Inspiration Was The Beach) 
Pammies Inky Pinkies #2033 - Anything Goes 
Watercooler Wednesdays #285 - Anything Goes Masculine 
The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Masculine 
Shopping Our Stash #427 - Pile It On 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and stay safe out there!

Stamps: Impression Obsession
Ink: Stampin Up Really Rust
Card Stock: Hammermill White, Stampin Up, True Faith Designer Paper
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Dimensionals, Ribbon, Sponge, Dew Drops, Brads, Sakura 3D Glaze Pen

Monday, June 22, 2020

Growing Old


 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made for my husband's birthday using the Gus Birthday Optional digital stamp from Bugaboo Digital Stamps.

Once I had the image printed off the image onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before layering onto scraps and adding to a stamped card base (also a long scrap).  Since I didn't have any matching brads, I made my own by punching a scrap piece of bermuda bay card stock then did my own "stitching", or faux sewing, around the image.  For the saying, I printed that also onto Neenah white, cut the saying in half (one half outside, one half inside), again layered onto scraps before adding my faux "brads" and faux sewing.

Here's the inside:



Challenges entered:
Catch The Bug - June Bingo (stitching, Bugaboo image, sentiment) 
Pammies Inky Pinkies #2025 - Anything Goes 
Outlawz Twisted Thursday June 18 to July 1 - Anything Goes (Optional Twist For Him) 
Crafty Catz #511 - Anything Goes 
Colour Crazy Craft Week 24 - Anything Goes 
CD Sunday Plus #38 - Anything Goes 



Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: Bugaboo Digital Stamps, SU Itty Bitty Backgrounds (retired)
Ink: SU Bermuda Bay
Card Stock: Neenah White, SU
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Small Hole Punch, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, SU Navy Marker, Glue Dots

Saturday, June 6, 2020

Cats, Gnomes And Sunflowers

Hello again and welcome. Second post today.  I'd like to share another card I made last night while trying to focus on something other than the migraine which has been a doozy. It took several hours just to color since my eyes and brain didn't want to cooperate.  The image is another digital from Impression Obsession I've had for a month and hadn't used yet (more never before used schtuff NBUS).  It's from the Gary Robertson line called Gnome On Bench H1897-DG and is currently free.  If you don't like working with digital stamps, you can purchase it here.  This image reminds me so much of the flower farms near the Monterey coastline and the raisin farms here in California since the end of each row of grapevines has sunflowers planted.

After printing it off, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before edging the image by applying memento tuxedo black ink directly to the edges then layered.  I used very few embellishments for my card.  I then tied some tan thread from my Stampin Up demo days (had this for years and lost it; not anymore).  I then added some vintage silver diamond brads and a milk bucket charm I had forgotten I had.  The final touch was adding a little bit of a 3D glaze pen to the butterfly and white gel pen for the gnomes "eye sparkle".

Challenges entered:

Impression Obsession - On The Farm 
Never Before Used Schtuff NBUS - June 2020 
Colour Crazy Craft Week 22 - Anything Goes 
Crafty Friends Challenge #137 - Anything Goes 
Outlawz Festive Friday May 29 to June 11 - Anything Goes 
Show Us Your Pussycats #55 - Must Have A Cat On It 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great rest of your weekend.


Stamps: Impression Obsession
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: Neenah White, Stampin Up
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, Glue Dots, Charm, Thread

Friday, June 5, 2020

Vintage Happiness


Hello and welcome.  I'm guest designing today over on the Arty Divas Blog and I'd like to share with the card I made for my husband for Father's Day using one of Unity's limited edition digital stamps (get them before they're gone). I've had this stamp for a couple of months now and just have never used it yet (NBUS).

After printing off my image from the Good Ol Days set onto Neenah white card stock, I then colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before sponging Tim Holtz old paper distress ink over it.  I then sponged some tea stain ink around the edges, layered, then distressed one of the layers before adding some vintage brads including a long forgotten Tim Holtz gear socket charm.  I then sponged some forest moss distress ink onto my card before adding the layered image using dimensionals. My final touches was adding some twine to the top edge and highlighting parts of the image using Sakura 3D glaze pens.  As an afterthought, I took a stipple brush that still had some Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink on it and then stippled over the old paper to add a little more detail.

Additional photos to closer show some of the detail .








I'd also like to enter this into the following challenges:

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2020 - Use Your Stash
Pammies Inky Pinkies #2022 - Anything Goes
Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #15 - Use Your NBUS
Crafty Creations #410 - Anything Goes
Addicted To Stamps and More #392 - Make Your Mark
Outlawz Festive Friday May 29 to June 11 - Father's Day
Splitcoaststampers F4A537 - Wheels

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and please check out the Arty Divas design teams projects for the current challenge.


Stamps: Unity
Ink: Tim Holtz Old Paper, Tea Stain, Forest Moss, Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: Stampin Up!
Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Distressor Tool, Twine, Brads, Dimensionals, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens, Sponges, Computer, Printer, Stipple Brush, Tim Holtz Gear Sockets

Friday, October 18, 2019

We're Watching You And More NBUS



Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card that took me a few days to make thanks to my health issues. 

I started off by printing the Tempest Of Ice image (NBUS) from Stamps By Aurora Wings; then cutting the image panel down to size before stamping the icicles from the now closed MFP Stamp Shop above it.  I then colored everything using prismacolor and lyra pencils along with a blender marker.  Once the coloring was finished, I  stippled Tim Holtz tumbled glass and broken china inks over and around the images before layering everything and adding brads.  For my card, I stamped the icicles in SU pacific point dye ink before adding the layered image.  Taking my blue gel pen, I highlighted the man's cloak before highlighting the wolves eyes in black, and the sword with a silver gel pen. I then added diamond ice stickles to the card, and once dry, added twine along with two wooden snowflakes to finish it off.

Challenges entered:

Stamps By Aurora Wings Facebook Group - October Anything Goes
Addicted To Stamps and More #363 - Holiday
Outlawz Thursday Twist Oct 10 to Oct 23 - Dream or Nightmare

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Stamps By Aurora Wings, MFP Stamp Shop
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up Pacific Point, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass/Broken China
Card Stock: Stampin Up
Accessories: Prismacolor and Lyra Pencils, Blender Marker, Ice Stickles, Stipple Brush, Pop Up Glue Dots, Twine, Brads, Wooden Snowflakes

Thursday, August 16, 2018

Do The Mash!!


Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made for the Impression Obsession It's A Guy Thing challenge.  For my take on the challenge, I went with something for all the "little guys" in our lives.  The whole time I was making this card, I kept having the lyrics from Bobby Pickett's song Monster Mash going thru my head.


I was working in the lab late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
For my monster from his slab began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise

He did the mash
He did the monster mash


I started out by pulling some Halloween designer paper scraps to help dictate the colors I would use before stamping the monsters from the Monster Mash #CL886 set and the separate Monster Mash #C14744 saying in memento tuxedo black ink.  Once that was done, I colored the images using both copic and prismacolor markers then stippled some grey dye ink over and around the image panels to "age" them a bit and then layered the panels.  After assembling my card, I used some bat brads from my stash and added some googlie eyes to all of the monsters.  As an after thought, I pulled out a black copic spica and white gel pen to highlight the spider webs before adding one more googlie eye to the letter "O" in the saying.  I'm very happy with how the card turned out.  



You can join in the challlenge as well here until August 21st at 7:00 pm CST.  Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  I now leave you with the Monster Mash music so you too may sing along too.




Stamps: Impression Obsession Monster Mash, Monster Mash Saying
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Basic Grey
Card Stock: SU, Halloween Designer Paper Scraps
Accessories: Copic and Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brush, Googlie Eyes, Bat Brads, Glue Dots, Pop Dots, White Gel Pen, Black Copic Spica Pen





Monday, May 15, 2017

The Eyes Of A Wolf


Hello and welcome to a new week.  I haven't been sleeping well the past few days thanks to pain, so I figured I'll try and take my mind off the pain and stamp something that doesn't require coloring.

I pulled out one of my favorite Stampin Up! sets, Wolf,  (long retired too) and try working with that.  I started out by taking the border stamp from the set and create my own background onto the card itself.  After finishing the background, I stamped the main image in Colorbox charcoal ink then lightly stippled basic grey and espresso ink over and around it before layering.  The only embellishment I added were black baby brads.  Once all of that was done, it was adhered using glue dots.  The sentiment is stamped out onto vanilla card stock scraps then punched out using an oval punch.  Once that was done, I lightly stippled basic grey ink around the saying before layering onto an oval layer.  I'm really happy with how this turned out especially with my lack of sleep.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Outlawz Saturday Paper Ala Mode - Masculine cards

Pammies Inky Pinkies #1720-  Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: Stampin Up!
Ink: Stampin Up! Basic Grey, Colorbox Charcoal Chalk, Adirondack Espresso
Card Stock: Stampin Up!
Accessories: Making Memories Baby Brads, Stampin Up! Oval Punches, Glue Dots, Stipple Brushes

Friday, April 28, 2017

Testicles or Tires


Have I said how much I just love Bugaboo Digital Stamps??  If so, then I'm saying it again - I LOVE them!!  My card today is a CASE(Copy And Share Everything) of a card I made a while back during the 30 day marker challenge.  Right now it's totally perfect since my car engine has decided to take a vacation - without asking permission I might add.  Grrrrr.....  It's also my submission for the Twisted Thursday Anything Goes challenge this week over at the Outlawz.

So, after printing off my Stella Tidbits digi, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before stippling tumbled glass distress ink around it, then layering and distressing the layered panels.  Since this is a "guy" inspired card, I added some Phillips and Flat Head screws.  Being me, I just had to add some mini primas with platinum ice stickle centers to finish everything off.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and I hope my card gave you a bit of a giggle.




Stamps: Bugaboo Stella Tidbits Digi
Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: Stampin Up!
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Stipple Brush, Primas, Glue Dots, Platinum Ice Stickles, Brads, Dimensionals. Distressing Tool

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Oh Deer! - MFP Stamp Shop Blog Hop Day 4

Welcome to MFP  AUGUST Blog Hop Autumn Fun
There are some changes to our Blog Hop and  we hope you will be pleased with them. Be sure to look over the changes before hopping along. Blog Hop guidelines can be found  HERE Commenting and doing the tutorials end sooner.
There will be prizes given for commenting and for doing the tutorials. Each winner will be chosen by Random.Org. Large stamp set for commenting. Mini stamp set for doing the tutorial,  and everyone doing the tutorials will  earn a Tutorial Badge.  Now to the HOP!
Join us each day, Aug. 23 - 26, for some 
AUTUMN FUN! Prize for Commenting is "BIG TREES" Big Trees stamp set
You will have until Friday, 3pm CT, Aug. 26th to comment and do the tutorials.
Prizes and badge winners will be announced
on Sat. Aug. 27th. BLOG HOP GUIDELINES AND RULES FOUND HERE! (Be sure to read)
Tutorials
         1. Layered Embellishment by Gail  2. Window Tent Card by Kren
Prize for doing one of the tutorials is the mini stamp set "From The Woods "
MFP Tutorial Badge awarded just for trying one of the tutorials.
NOW...
Let's get started HOPPING !!
Here's the Design Team
MFP Stamp Shop 

For today's card I used autumn inspired colors to create a masculine type birthday card using the set Oh Deer along with some digital background paper.  


Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day to be  inspired! Get to work on the tutorials and show  us what you make by Aug. 26, 3pm CT  and don't forget to be commenting! Come back  on Aug. 27th to see if you are a winner!!