Tricia's Stamping Creations: Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper

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Friday, May 18, 2018

SBTD Blog Hop Father's Day

Welcome to the SBTD (aka Stampers By The Dozen) Blog hop for May. This month's theme is Mother's Day and Father's Day. I decided to focus on Father's Day as it is coming up in a few weeks and I thought it would be nice to share some love for the men in our lives.

A funny thing happened when I started working on this blog post. I decided to use products from the retiring True Gentleman Suite in the 2018 Occasions Catalog. This suite is perfect for masculine cards and I created my Father's Day card using the Truly Tailored stamp set and the True Gentleman Designer Series Paper pack. I loved that the designer series paper reminded me of a plaid shirt. As the we got closer to the deadline of this blog hop, I realized that the Ture Gentleman Designer Series Paper had sold out and I was faced with a dilemma. So I decided to create a new card and share both of them with you so that you could see how you can create two very different cards using the same stamp set and the same layout.

For this first card, I chose colors from the True Gentleman Designer Series Paper pack to create my card. I chose Tranquil Tide cardstock for the cardbase and the circle matte for the main sentiment. I cut a strip of Night of Navy cardstock, 1 1/2" x 4", and embossed it using the Simple Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I stamped the sentiments from the Truly Tailored stamp set onto Very Vanilla cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the Layering Circles framelits dies and the Tailored Tag Punch to cut out the sentiments. The embellishments are Basic Rhinestones colored with the Stampin' Blends Night of Navy Light marker.

My second card has a very different feel to it and I chose a different color combination. The card base was created using Crumb Cake cardstock and I chose a piece of designer series paper from the Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper pack. For the cardstock strip, I chose Pear Pizzazz this time and embossed it using the vine embossing folder from the Petal Pear Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I sponged the cardstock with Pear Pizzazz Classic ink using a Sponge Dauber to bring out the texture of the embossing. The sentiments were stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock and heat embossed with Gold embossing powder. In addition to the Truly Tailored stamp set, I used the Happy Father's Day sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and punched it out using the Classic Label punch. I used Chocolate Chip cardstock to create mattes for each of the sentiments.

I hope that these cards show that you can create a variety of card designs using similar supplies and I hope you will explore creating your own cards for Father's Day.

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Tricia Butts
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Sunday, April 29, 2018

Retiring Products Blog Hop

It's that time of year! The Last Chance Retirement Lists are out and we have to say goodbye to some of our favorite Stampin' Up! products. Join us on this fun blog hop as we share creative ideas and projects to inspire you. You may have just visited Rachel's blog or perhaps you are starting your journey here. I hope you enjoy our projects.

Masculine cards are often a challenge, so I decided to showcase the wonderful Guy Greetings stamp set from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog, which is sadly retiring. The images and sentiments in this stamp set are perfect for a wide variety of occasions and I love the vintage feel of the images. The wonderful thing about this stamp set is that it is available to order in Wood Mount (item #128748) Clear Mount (item #138828) and Photopolymer (item #137178). Something for everyone.

With Father's Day coming up soon, I thought I would create a clean and simple card design featuring one of the sheets of Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series paper (Retiring item #144147). I love the Tranquil Tide pattern and how it looks paired with the Dapper Denim cardstock card base. I stamped the vintage car image onto a Very Vanilla cardstock circle that I die cut with the Layering Circles framelits dies and matted it onto a Dapper Denim cardstock (Retiring item # 141414) circle that I die cut using the same dies, just one size larger. I attached the circle to the card base using Stampin' Dimensionals.

The sentiment has been stamped onto a 1"x 4" piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and heat embossed with Copper embossing powder. I then layered it onto a piece of 1 1/4" x 4" piece of Dapper Denim cardstock (Retiring item #141414) and attached it to the card front with Snail adhesive. As you can see, with just a few supplies and a few simple steps, we have a wonderful masculine card ready to give to that special person.

For my second I card, I use a similar layout to create this card. This time I chose Tranquil Tide cardstock for my card base and used the reverse side of the sheet of Eastern Palace Designer Series Paper (retiring item #144147) that I used for the first card. Isn't it amazing how different it makes the card look?

Once again, I used the Layering Circle Framelits dies to die cut a circle out of Very Vanilla cardstock and Tranquil Tide cardstock. I heat embossed the anchor image onto the Very Vanilla cardstock using Copper embossing powder and I also embossed the sentiment onto a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock. Using the Tailored Tag Punch, I punched out the sentiment and then punched out another shape from a scrap of Tranquil Tide cardstock. I cut this piece in half and attached one half to the top of the Very Vanilla shape and the other half to the bottom with Snail adhesive.

To finish the card, I cut a piece of Tranquil Tide Finely Woven Ribbon (retiring item #144136) and attached it across the bottom of the designer series paper layer, about an inch from the bottom. I then attached the designer series paper to the card base with Snail adhesive. Using Stampin' Dimensionals, I attached the circle image to the top section of the card and I attached the sentiment, centering it over the ribbon.

I love that I can create these wonderful masculine cards using just one stamp set and there are so many more amazing possibilities to create with it. The pattern designs in the Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series paper pack are so versatile and work wonderfully for masculine card designs. I am sad to see it retire.

I hope you have enjoyed my projects today and I hope it inspires you to start creating your own masculine cards with these amazing retiring products before they disappear forever.

To see the Last Chance Retirement lists, click the following links:

Last Chance Retirement List 2017-2018 Annual Catalog (U.S.)

Last Chance Retirement List 2018 Occasions Catalog (U.S.)

Now it's time to visit Jamie's blog and see what she is sharing with us today. Just use the links below to navigate your way along the blog hop to see everyone's creative projects.

Until Next Time.

Happy Stampin',

Tricia Butts

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Saturday, April 28, 2018

Ink & Share Blog Hop Occasions Catalog

This month on the Ink & Share Blog Hop we will be featuring products from the 2018 Occasions Catalog. This catalog is one of my favorites and it was hard to choose which products I would focus on, as there are so many that I love.

With Mother's Day just two weeks away and less than 2 months until Father's Day, I chose to showcase the Apron of Love Bundle. I love the fact that this stamp set and coordinating framelit die set can work perfectly for both masculine and feminine projects. Today I will be showing you how I created a Mother's Day card and a Father's Day using this bundle.

To create the Mother's Day card, I started with a Thick Whisper White card base and added a layer from the Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper pack (item #144147). I love the Fresh Fig tone on tone stripe of this paper and the texture it provides to this card. The apron was stamped with Fresh Fig Classic ink onto Powder Pink cardstock and die cut with the framelits. I also die cut the neck tie and apron pocket from Powder Pink cardstock. The lace detail around the pocket was created by die cutting a piece of the Fresh Fig striped Designer Series Paper to layer underneath. I stamped the sentiment "Best Ever" with Fresh Fig Classic ink and then added the "Mum/Mom" stamp in Berry Burst Classic ink. (I am from Australia, so I love that the font of this stamp can be interpreted as Mum, which is what I call my wonderful Mum.)

My favorite part of this card are the cute little baking tools that I die cut from Silver foil. I just love the detail of these adorable die cuts. I attached the tools to the front of the apron with Snail Adhesive and then attached the pocket on top with Stampin' Dimensionals. I layered the apron on top of a Delicate White Doily and attached it to the front of the card. I love all the contrasts of this card that help it to be clean and simple card design feminine card.

For the Father's Day card, I started with a Night of Navy card base and added a layer of Crumb Cake cardstock that I embossed with the Pinewood Planks 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (item #143708). I burnished the cardstock with Crumb Cake Classic ink using a sponge dauber to bring out the texture of the wood grain and give it an aged, worn look. This time I die cut the apron from a piece of True Gentleman Designer Series Paper and die cut the neck time and apron strings from Night of Navy cardstock. I also die cut the rectangular pocket from Night of Navy cardstock and heat embossed the sentiment in Silver embossing powder. The barbecue tools were die cut from Silver foil and attached to the apron with Snail adhesive. I then attached the pocket with Stampin' Dimensionals. The mitts were die cut from Night of Navy cardstock and I embossed them with Simple Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (item #145648). To finish off the card I attached the apron and mitts to the card front with Snail adhesive. The color combination and wood texture of this card design make it perfect for a masculine card.

One of the best things about a bundle is the fact that you save 10% compared to when you purchase the stamp set and framelits die separately. However, the bundle price will retire at the end of the Occasions Catalog, on May 31st, 2018. If you love this bundle as much as I do, I recommend that you order it before the bundle price expires.

Thank you for taking the time to view my projects for this month's blog hop. I hope that you will be inspired to try your own creations with this bundle from the Occasions Catalog. Now it's time to visit Amy Grendel's blog and see what she is sharing this month. Please click the Next Button below to visit her blog or use the Blog Hop Roll Call list below if you get lost.