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Lots of amazing Masculine card ideas this week!!

This weekend my Flowerbug's Team met for our monthly gathering and swap.  Our theme was masculine cards and wow, did they get creative. I'll be sharing them all week long!

Note that each of these animals are stamped in just one color.  There's no need to color them in; let the beautiful images be the star!

This first card is made by Kim; she used the Wildlife Wonder stamp set from the 2022 Annual Catalog by Stampin' Up!  

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The unique dies she stamped & layered are from the Diorama dies seen here. 

Her card is a book binding fun fold.  The main card measures 4 1/4" X 11" scored at 4 1/2" & 5 1/2" for the side & front fold.  The designer paper is from the He's the Man DSP on page 134 of the Annual Catalog.  It measures 3/4" X 4" & 4 1/4" X 4". 

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Next is another simple yet striking card made by Marilyn.  She used the Wild & Sweet stamp set seen here in the Annual Catalog. 

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Again, simply stamping the gorgeous detailed image in one color is all you need.  The colors include Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow & Pear Pizzazz with Very Vanilla.  

Other products are the Fern 3D folder, Stylish Shapes, Stitched Rectangles & Picture This dies.  The gems are the Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed dots.  

Measurements:

  • Card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
  • Fern embossed layer 5 1/4" X 4",
  • Vanilla & Early Espresso die-cuts 4" X 2 5/8"

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This next card was made by Paula; she featured TWO new Sale-a-Bration items on her unique card. 

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I love that she made the rings of Love designer paper the star by 'framing' it. The 1 3/4" X 3" 'frame' is made with our new 'Deckled Rectangle dies' seen here. This DSP is from the Sale-a-Bration selection called Rings of Love seen here. It's free with any $50 Stampin' Up! order. 

The greetings are from the Amazing Phrasing stamp set; also in the Sale-a-Bration catalog & seen here.  She stamped on the Sahara Sand layer before she textured it with the Timber 3D embossing folder.  The White Frayed ribbon adds a neat detail.

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Last but not least is a wonderful card made by Karen.  She is featuring the Stylish Sketches stamp set; a free choice from the current Sale-a-Bration catalog. *see it here

 

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Her colors include Cajun Craze with Sahara Sand. I really like the images stamped on the Sahara Sand instead of our usual White or Vanilla.  

That pretty DSP is from the Sale-a-Bration selection called Rings of Love seen here. It's free with any $50 Stampin' Up! order.  The greeting is from the coordinating Ringed with Nature set in the Holiday catalog.  

Measurements are:

  • Card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
  • Cajun Craze 5 1/4" X 4" and 4" X 2 1/2"
  • DSP 5" X 3 3/4"
  • Sahara Sand stamped layer 3 1/2" X 2"

Stay tuned for more manly card ideas tomorrow and all this week!  

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  • A $99 order gets you over $220 in product in May! It’s 50% off!

    This weekend we added three new members to our Flowerbug's Group!  Woo hoo!!

    It's hard to pass up the incredible In Color Starter Kit promotion!  If you love Stampin' Up! products and a good bargain you're likely considering this option!  

    It's just a $99 order!

    True; it is really just an order.  Once you get this fabulous deal you can then decide how long you're going to continue ordering as a Demonstrator.  

    Here are the details: You receive over $220 in Stampin' Up! products for just $99 and FREE SHIPPING too! That means your products are over half off!

    You pick out $125 in product of your choice and get the In Color items below FREE plus a FREE Paper Pumpkin kit too!  Of course they add in the catalogs and business supplies at no cost.  

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    I want to share some facts you may not know about the Starter Kit & becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

    Did you know? 

    Fact 1: You get 20% and up to 25% off every single order while you're active as a Demo. 

    Fact 2: In June we get to see the new Holiday AND Sale-a-Bration catalogs and we can order from them too!  And we earn FREE SAB items for our orders at the same time!

    Fact 3: Many demos enjoy the discount and fun and do not sell or offer classes.  But if you do want to run a business I'll be there to help guide and support you. *I've been in the top 100 in the Stampin' Up! company for the last 15 years; I'm happy to work with you to meet your goals. 

    Fact 4: You get all of my past AND future PDF tutorials FREE! (and optional pre-cut kits to go at a special price)

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    Fact 9. Most of my Team say they wish they'd joined earlier.  TRUE! We have the most supportive and friendly team there is!  Seriously! My Flowerbug's Group is AMAZING!

    Fact 10: Our group is super active – full of project shares, swapping, Artist of the Month opportunities, multiple challenges & prizes every single month!  Everything is optional.

    Who's ready to try it out?  If you have questions email me here and we can chat.

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  • Joseph’s Coat technique video with the Botanical Layers

    We're making these cards tonight on Facebook Live here on my FB page!  It's a technique that will WOW you with it's magic.  

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    I chose to use the new Botanical Layers stamp set along with two new In Colors of Tahitian Tide & Parakeet Party.  I also added a bit of Bermuda Bay. 

    The first step is to add color to a Basic White piece of card stock.  I used our Blending Brushes and added it randomly like this: 

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    The next step is to stamp your images onto this colored card stock using Versamark ink and heat emboss using Clear embossing powder.  I highly recommend using an embossing buddy; although Stampin' Up! does not currently have them in our catalog.  It prevents excess powder from adhering to your paper before you stamp and heat emboss.  

    After your heat embossing dries you need just two things to make these colorful, magical technique.  A classic 'dark' color of ink – I used Memento Black.  And a tissue or paper towel.  

    You will take your classic/water-based ink pad (Black Memento for me here) and rub the ink pad directly over the heat embossed card stock.  Because the ink is water-based it will not adhere to the heat embossed areas but WILL adhere to the background that is NOT heat embossed. 

    Next use a tissue or soft paper towel to rub off excess ink to reveal your colorful design.  

    Here are my two pieces before I finished my cards: 

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    Here are the measurements:

    • Card base is 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
    • stamped layer is 4" X 3", Parakeet Party green is 3 1/4" X 4 1/4"
    • 2 pieces DSP 2" X 1 1/2" and a greeting die-cut

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    In this photo you can see a bit of the shine on the leaves from the heat embossing.  It truly is magic!  Join me here tonight at 7:30 pm CT. 

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    It's $99 for $213 in products!!!  And Free Shipping! Click here. 

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  • The Sending Smiles bundle is so versatile! Check out these two projects.

    Last week I shared three projects with the Sending Smiles bundle seen here.  I think it's one of the best choices in the new Annual Catalog by Stampin' Up!  

    I also wanted to use the Pretty Prints designer paper and chose the Bermuda Bay sheet in the package.  I also wanted to use one of the new In Colors and settled on Sweet Sorbet. 

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    Next I had to choose a coordinating color to soften these two vibrant colors and settled on Blushing Bride.  I was so surprised how well these colors combined!  

    The next thing that inspired this layout was a card sketch we have been working on in my Flowerbug's Team group.  As you can see I changed the main image to be on the angle.  

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    Sketches are one of my favorite ways to get inspiration on card layouts. 

    Measurements:

    • Card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
    • DSP 4" square
    • White 2 3/4" square
    • Sweet Sorbet 2 7/8" square
    • Glimmer paper strip 3/8" X 4 1/4"  

    Can you see that the flowers are darker in the center and lighter on the outer petals?  I inked the flowers in Sweet Sorbet ink and stamped off once.  Then I used a sponge dauber to add more Sweet Sorbet ink to just the center.  You can see this technique in the video here.  

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    This next card was a make & take at my New Catalog Launch party a few weeks ago.  I wanted to have a cute but easy card they could make featuring our new In Colors.  

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    They were able to stamp the flowers easily and perfectly with the Stamparatus. You can see how it's done in the video below.  

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    One of my favorite thing about this bundle is how versatile the greetings are; so many possibilites! 

    Measurements:

    • Card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 2 1/8" & 4 1/4" 
    • White layers are 3 3/4" X 5"
    • Starry Sky is 3 7/8" X 5 1/8" 

    And here's the video; click on the photo below to watch these two cards and one other too. 

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    If your order is over $50 you'll receive a set of NEW embellishments from me.

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    Don't forget about my loyalty rewards! 

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