Happy New Year! The Wilderness Awaits....

Well, it is another 10 months until I begin posting Christmas cards again and I will tell ya, I am relieved to show you some things other than Christmas stuff!  How about a few masculine cards using The Wilderness Awaits stamp set?  Just a little inspiration for those upcoming birthdays!

In this card, we stamped the duck using StazOn ink so we could color the duck using an Aquapainter and Classic inks.  Lots of layering and the English Garden Designer Series Paper brought this look together.

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Product List

The Wilderness Awaits Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139365]	Petite Pairs Clear Stamp Set [122497]	Age Awareness Photopolymer Stamp Set [135381]	Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad [101406]
Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [126951]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978]	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181]
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973]	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [126957]	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [133645]	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179]
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974]	Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad [126962]	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102584]	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867]
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318]	Marina Mist 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119682]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	English Garden Designer Series Paper [138440]
Boho Chic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [138286]	Note Tag Punch [135860]	Linen Thread [104199]	Silver Basic Metal Buttons [133319]

Stampin' Up!'s Sprinkles of Life Stamp Set...

 This is one of the most versatile stamp sets that Stampin' Up! has put out in years and one that I had to have right away.  Here is another Lever card using the Cherry on Top Paper Stack.  I ran the stack's balloon piece through my Big Shot using the Striped Scallop thinlet.  I will suggest that if you want your patter to be perfect, you number the back side of the pieces before taking them out of the die.  I also put a piece of double sided adhesive on the back of the paper before cutting it out to make it easier with this die.  Hang onto the patterned piece that is left over as it gets used on the inside of the card!

 Here is the inside of the card with the panels are pulled all the way out.

And finally, here is what it looks like when you have the panels folded up but the front open.  The striped scallop piece is left over from when we used the pieces to fit inside the Watermelon Wonder striped scallop piece.

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Product List

Sprinkles Of Life Photopolymer Stamp Set [139971]	Petite Pairs Clear Stamp Set [122497]	Happy Birthday, Everyone Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139958]	Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin' Pad [138327]
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171]	Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [138323]	2015-2017 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [138333]	Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138334]
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131197]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Cherry On Top Designer Series Paper Stack [138443]	Striped Scallop Thinlits Die [133734]
Tree Builder Punch [138295]	Confetti Stars Punch [135861]	1-3/8" Circle Punch [119860]	1-1/4" Circle Punch [119861]
Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246]

By The Tide.... Again! So versatile....

 

Here is a card that I case'd from Amanda Mertz. Thanks Amanda! I love this set and thought it would be an appropriate card for a male sympathy card. The coral was embossed using Pool Party embossing powder on Midnight Muse (I miss this color!). The images were stamped in Pool Party and Midnight Muse. The Pool Party strip was embossed using the Decorative Dots embossing folder and the ribbon is two strips of Coastal Cabana 1/8" Taffeta ribbon. The sentiments are from the Petite Pairs stamp set. The punches used are the Label Bracket and 1 3/8" circle punches.

 

 

 

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Be of Good Cheer Paper Gift Card Holder...

Here is a cute card which also is a gift card holder - perfect for Christmas!  It is very easy to make with just a few score lines using the Simply Scored.

 Here's what you need to make this card:

• Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper
• Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler & Very Vanilla cardstock
• Cherry Cobbler classic ink and Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler Markers
• Jolly Bingo Bits and Petite Pairs stamp sets
• Simply Scored
• Diagonal Plate for Simply Scored
• Scallop Circle Punch
• Small Scallop Circle Punch
• 1 1/4" Circle Punch
• 1/4" Circle Punch
• Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding ribbon, Gumball Green Stitched Satin ribbon and Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine

Here's the backside of the card and the gift card holder.  I used the slot punch which is retired to attach the gift card although you could use a temporary tape on it to hold it to the cardstock.
Here's how to make this card:

1. Cut a piece of DSP down to 8" x 8".
2. Place it in your Simply Scored with the diagonal plate.
3. Score from the top left corner down to the bottom right corner.
4. Without moving the paper, score diagonally at 1 1/4"
5. Flip the paper over, keeping the corner score line in the same place.
6. Score again at 1 1/4".  You will now have three parallel score lines.
7. Now turn your paper 90 degrees so the bottom left and the top right corners have the score lines.
8. Score at 2 3/4".
9. Flip the paper 180 degrees so the other non-scored corner is in the top left.
10. Score at 2 3/4".
11. Fold along the three score lines so they make a mountain in the middle with valleys on both sides.
12. Open the paper back up and fold both of the 2 1/2" score lines to the inside.
13. Fold back up along the three score lines.
14. Hold the paper together at the top corners and punch a hole using the 1/4" circle punch.
15. Insert ribbons through hole and hold together with Baker's Twine.

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams