Tricia's Stamping Creations: 2019 Occasions Catalog

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

What's New at SU Blog Hop Masculine

It's time to hop with the What's New at SU Blog Hop and this month our theme is Masculine cards for the men in our lives. With events like Father's Day and Graduation just around the corner, I hope that our projects will help to inspire you to create your own creations for the special guys in your life.

For my card design, I chose to use the Geared Up Garage Bundle (item #150610) from the 2019 Occasions Catalog. I love the versatility of this bundle and the stamps and dies are wonderful for creating fun card designs. For the background, I chose one of the pattern papers from the Best Route Designer Series Paper (item #146897) available in the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog as the designs are perfect for masculine projects. Sadly, this beautiful paper is retiring, so I would suggest ordering it soon before it disappears.

I chose to use Gray Granite cardstock for the card base as a nice contrast with the Blueberry Bushel designer series paper. Th street design on the paper works great with the car image from the Geared Up Garage stamp set (item #148590) and I was able to die cut it using the coordinating die from the Garage Gear Dies (item #148521). Did you know that if you order this stamp set and coordinating dies as a bundle you can save 10%? This bundle price ends June 3rd, 2019 if you wish to take advantage of the savings.

The car image was stamped onto Whisper White cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored the car image with Stampin' Blends Markers and attached it to the card front with Snail Adhesive. The sentiment was stamped onto Whisper White cardstock with Versamark ink and I heat embossed it with Silver embossing powder. I punched out the sentiment using the Tailored Tag Punch (item #145667) and then created a matte from Real Red cardstock using the Everyday Label Punch (item #144668). I attached the label to the card front using the Stampin' Dimensionals. I added Silver Metallic Pearls to embellish the sentiment label.

Using several of the dies from the Garage Gears Dies, I die cut the gears from Silver Foil and distressed them using a tissue and Stazon Jet Black ink, to create a worn, dirty look. I attached them to the card front with Snail Adhesive.

This clean and simple masculine card design would work great for a variety of occasions and for a wide range of ages. I like the idea of using it as a non-traditional Graduation card or teenage birthday but it would also make a great Father's Day card.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today. I hope that my card design helps provide you with inspiration. If you live in the U.S. and do not already have a demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you.

Now it's time to visit Margriet's blog and see what she has to share with us this month. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog. You can also click the Previous button to visit Pia's blog to see her project. I hope that you enjoy the rest of our blog hop this month.

Margriet

Pia

Pia Gerhardt

Tricia Butts
Margriet Siekman
Cheryl Hamilton
Loni Spendlove
Diane Browning
Linda A Moore
Anke Heim
Judi Anderson

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Tricia Butts

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

ICS May Blog Hop Dads, Grads, Brides and Babies

It's time for the ICS May Blog Hop and this month we are focusing on projects for Dads, Grads, Brides and Babies to help us prepare for upcoming events. I chose to focus on creating a baby card as the stork has been very busy in my neck of the woods over the past couple of months. There is something so precious about a new baby and the joy that they bring, so I wanted to create a card that would make the new parents smile and feel happy.

I chose to use the Perfectly Paired stamp set (item #148712) from the 2019 Occasions Catalog because it works perfectly for both boys and girls and has amazing sentiments included in the set.

The colors I chose for this card are Balmy Blue, So Saffron and Whisper White and would work well for a baby boy card. I stamped the large image onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with Gold embossing powder. I thought the gold outline would stand out more when colored and added a special touch to the design.

I colored the image with Stampin' Blends Markers as well as the waves below the boat. I love how the bright colors that bring the animals to life and add dimension to the ark. I used a Sponge Dauber and Balmy Blue Classic ink to create the sky so that it has the look of clouds.

The sentiment was heat embossed onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock with Gold embossing powder and I lightly sponged it with So Saffron Classic ink so that it coordinates with the matte layer framing the main panel. I also added a piece of Whisper White 5/8" Polka Dot Ribbon (item #146912) under the sentiment to add texture to the card front.

This card design could be easily created in Pinks for a baby girl card and still be very sweet. This stamp set is wonderful for a variety of baby projects including a sampler to celebrate a new arrival.

I hope you have enjoyed my project today and I hope it inspires you to create your own cards for the people you love on these special occasions. If you live in the U.S. and do not already have a demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you.

Now it's time to visit Anastasia's blog and see what she has to create with us this month. Just click the Next button below to see her project. I hope that you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.