SF-2022 May Blog Hop - Celebrating Men!

 

Be sure to hop through all the blogs on the list near the bottom for tons of wonderful inspiration as we Celebrate Men!

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This month is all about projects are for the men in my life - I have birthdays and Father's Day coming up - so these work perfectly.   So for my card it pretty much starts and ends with this Designer Series Paper from the current January - June 2022 mini catalog.  

#157882  Hey Sports Fan DSP 12"x12" $11.50
There is very little stamping involved in my projects.  I took a Very Vanilla Base, a layer of Poppy Parade, and elements from the DSP.  How cool is this - add some twine, and a few star elements - and you have a quick and easy masculine card.

Here is how I finished the inside - quick and easy - 

Then - for guys I am a terrible gift giver!  So gift cards it is - this matching gift card holder is just 1/2 of a card base that I sealed around the sides and bottom with tear and tape.  That leaves just enough room to tuck a gift card in.

To make it easier to get that gift card out - I added a little tab, made with DSP folded - corners cut out with the cloud punch - and attached to the gift card with glue dots.

Love it - and how about tucking in some actual ball game tickets - how cool would that be?  Of course I didn't have any - but this gives you an idea :)

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Once again, thank you for stopping by my blog.   Maybe you got some inspiration for creating something wonderful of your own.  I would love it if you would leave me a comment below and stop back soon.  Don't forget to click through on each name below to see even more awesome ideas.

Blog Hop Index

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  *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.  Product active to purchase at the time of this post.

Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Garden Birdhouses

It's Sunday!  So time to check out another Free tutorial for Share it Sunday!  I love that Spring has really sprung.  I see so many pictures of birds and nests and eggs and baby birds hatching - and it just makes me happy.  So what better way to encompass that then with a birdhouse kind of card.  Enjoy!

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#155090  Garden Birdhouses   $18.00

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Garden Birdhouses

All images © 1990-2022 Stampin’ Up!^®

Supplies:

 Stamp Sets: Garden Birdhouses (155090

·       Card Stock and Paper: Soft Sea Foam (146988); Basic White (159276); Abstract Beauty DSP (158039)

·       Stamp Pads: Memento Ink Tuxedo Black Pad (132708)

·       Tools: Label Me Fancy Punch (151297)

·       Miscellaneous: Bronze/Ivory Stampin’ Blends (154922); Soft Seafoam Stampin’ Blends (154902 Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends Medium (159462); Evening Evergreen Stampin’ Blends (155517); Pool Party Stampin’ Blends (154894); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813); Rhinestone Basic Jewels (158130); Linen Thread (104199)

 ·       Soft Seafoam: 8 ½” x 5 ½” (Base)

·       Basic White: 2 ½” x 1 ½” for sentiment and scraps for birdhouses

·       Abstract Beauty DSP: 5 ¼” x 4”

·       Linen Thread: 13”

Instructions:

 1.    Score you base at 4 ¼” and crease using bone folder.

2.    Find the Abstract Beauty DSP as shown in the picture and cut it to 5 ¼” x 4”

3.    Stamp your tree branches directly onto this layer using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink and color with blends.

4.    Wrap the linen thread around your DSP securing on the back of the left side, wrapping around front, then around back, then around front again, securing on back of right side.  Adhere this entire layer to the front of your card base.

5.    Using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink stamp the strings from the branches; the birdhouses on to scraps; and the Hello and birds as show on the Basic White layer and punch out with the Label Me Fancy punch.  Color the birds with Pool Party Blends.  Also, color 5 of the small Basic Jewels with the dark Pool Party Blends (optional).

6.    Layer punched image over twine on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

7.    Color birdhouses with blends, fussy cut, and adhere the left birdhouse flat from the string image and the right birdhouse popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals from the other string image. Add your five gems as desired.

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code E73446WY through May 31, 2022 to get full benefits from me -

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  *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.  Product active to purchase at the time of this post.

Nature's beauty for the Men in your Life!

So I messed up, and somehow missed posting in an upcoming blog hop I was going to participate in - all spotlighting - a MASCULINE theme! But, I'm still going to post what I had planned - and hope it gives you some inspiration!

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For my project I chose to use this amazing bundle -

#157845 Grassy Grove Bundle $56.50*

Along with this beautiful Designer Series paper -

#157768 New Horizons 6"x6" DSP $11.50*

Together these make the most amazing masculine cards - clean, simple, sharp - perfect!

Here's another with a different DSP sheet and sentiment - no bling - just a little twine.

I'm just so happy with how they turned out - here is a picture of just one of the sheets of DSP close up so you can see just how amazing it is -

It is just so pretty - with so much potential!! I hope you got some inspiration from these cards. Thank you so much for stopping by and I would love to hear any of your comments!

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code E73446WY to get full benefits from me -

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  *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.  Product active to purchase at the original time of this post.

Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - He's All That!

 

It's Sunday!  So time to check out another Free tutorial for Share it Sunday!  Today's tutorial features the new masculine set - He's All That!, and Father's Day is just around the corner.  The card is simple and perfect for a masculine card - and an easy, reproducible layout if you don't have this set.  Enjoy!

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#159071 He's All That  $22.00*

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

He’s All That

All images © 1990-2022 Stampin’ Up!^®

Supplies:

 ·       Stamp Sets: He’s All That (159071)

·       Card Stock and Paper: Sahara Sand (CS) (121043); Early Espresso (119686); He’s The Man Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) (159068)

·       Stamp Pads: Early Espresso Ink (147114

·       Tools: All That Dies (159078); Fabulous Frames Dies (159163); Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine (149653)

·       Miscellaneous: Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots (1159082); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813)

 Measurements:

 ·       Early Espresso Card Base: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored @ 4 ½”

·       2 Sahara Sand Layer 1: 5 ¼” x 4”

·       Sahara Sand Layer 2: 2” x 2” (scallop circle die cut)

·       Early Espresso Layer 3: 2” x 3” (die cut corners)

·       DSP: 5 1/8” x 3 7/8”, 3” x 2” (die cut label)

 Instructions:

 1.    Measure, score, and cut your paper using the measurements above.

2.    Die cut with your Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine the Sahara Sand scallop circle, the DSP label, and 2 sets of the Early Espresso corners.

3.    Stamp in Early Espresso “Hello Handsome” onto the Sahara Sand scallop circle.

4.    Adhere the corners to the DSP and to one of the Sahara Sands 4” x 5 ¼”.

5.    Adhere the DSP to the Sahara Sand layer and attach to the front of the card. Adhere the Sahara Sand layer with corners to the inside of the card.

6.    Use Stampin’ Dimensionals on the bottom of the scallop circle and attach to the DSP label so that the scallop circle is halfway on it.

7.    Use Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back of the DSP label and attach to the card front.

8.    Embellish on scallop circle with one Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots.

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code E73446WY through May 31, 2022 to get full benefits from me -

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  *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.  Product active to purchase at the time of this post.

Share it Sunday! Free tutorial - Artistically Inked!

It's Sunday!  So time to check out another Free tutorial for Share it Sunday!  You know me and flowers - well here's a beautiful, easily reproducible card to make.  Today's set is Artistically Inked - enjoy!

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#154542 Artistically Inked  $24.00*

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Click HERE to find and print your tutorial sheet.

Artistically Inked

All images © 1990-2022 Stampin’ Up!^®

Supplies:

 

• Stamp Sets: Artistically Inked (154542)

• Card Stock and Paper: Thick Basic White (159229); Basic Black (121045)
• Stamp Pads: Petal Pink (147108); Soft Seafoam (147102); VersaMark (102283)
• Tools: Artistic Dies (155371); Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653); Paper Trimmer (152392); Heat Tool (129053)
• Miscellaneous: Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Stampin’ Seal Adhesive (152813); White Embossing Powder from the from the Basics Embossing Powders (155554); Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels (158130)

 Measurements:

 Basic White: 8 ½” X 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”; 3 ½” x 5” for stamping background and scraps for stamping extra flowers & leaves to cut.

• Basic Black: ½” x 3”

 Instructions:

 Stamp flower images, leaves and dots using the Artistically Inked stamp set onto the 3 ¾” x 5” piece of Basic White Thick cardstock and attach it to the card base with Stampin’ Seal Adhesive.

1. Stamp flowers and leaves onto Basic White Thick cardstock and cut out with the Artistic Dies and the Stampn’ Cut & Emboss Machine.
2. Attach flowers and leaves to card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
3. Stamp Happy Birthday sentiment onto Basic Black cardstock with VersaMark and heat emboss with White Embossing Powder and Heat Tool.
4. Attach sentiment to card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
5. Add three Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code E73446WY through May 31, 2022 to get full benefits from me -

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  *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

*Note: Product pricing varies by market.  Check with your local demonstrator if you are not in the U.S. to find out your cost.  Product active to purchase at the time of this post.

April 2022 Paper Pumpkin Alternatives - Change is Beautiful

Paper Pumpkin Information - Each month I do a Blog post showing the alternatives I have come up with for the current kit.  I also send out a FREE PDF of the projects with instructions to all of my current Paper Pumpkin subscribers for that kit.  I always receive my kit just before the end of the month - so most likely alternatives will be the beginning of the following month.  Here are my alternatives for the April 2022 kit - Change is Beautiful - enjoy! ~Maureen

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Alternative #1 – Every Day is a NEW Day

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Alternative #2 – I Believe in you - Notecard Gift Card Holder

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Alternative #3 – Shooting Star Card

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Alternative #4 – Bay Window Card

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Coming to your mailbox in May 2022 

Order this new kit by May 10, 2022 or it will be too late!  You'll get the kit and your free PDF of alternatives from me.  Plus this month - random kits will contain a $25 Golden Voucher!  Ask me more if you have questions!

Link to order - https://www.paperpumpkin.com/en-us/sign-up/?demoid=6426

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store - www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net  and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code E73446WY through May. 31, 2022 to get full benefits from me -

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  *NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com