GEARED UP FOR HIS BIRTHDAY (2-18-26)

 Today’s card features the new Gears & Textures Bundle.  I love this set because it is not just masculine in nature, I see some fun in my future with this bundle.  I peared it up with the new Banner Sayings Bundle, such great sentiments and the coordinating punch is great.  I looked at all kinds of great samples of this bundle on Pinterest and took what I liked from several and this is what I came up with…

The card base is Basic Black cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I then cut a piece of Basic Beige cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and stamped it using the Gears & Textures Bundle.  I stamped all over it using image #15 (see below) in Coastal Cabana Ink all over, then I added image #16 in Pecan Pie Ink all over it and then finally I stamped image #4 all over it using Smoky Slate Ink.  To give this layer a little more dimension and interest I added a little Crumb Cake Ink all over it using a Blending Brush.  Once that was done I cut the following pieces:

Using Basic White cardstock I cut the following images (see below) 2 each #6, 2 each #5, 1 each #13 and #11.  Out of Textured Metallic (I used the copper colored one) 1 each #12, #10  and #11.  Out of Silver Foil I cut 1 each #10 and #11.  Out of Basic Black cardstock I cut out 1 each #10 and #12.  Once everything was cut out, I took the #5 and #6 pieces cut from Basic White cardstock and used Sponge Daubers I added Smoky Slate and Pecan Pie ink to give them a weathered look.  Then I took pieces #11 and #13 I had cut from Basic White cardstock and again using Sponge Daubers I added Smoky Slate and Coastal Cabana Ink, once that was done I simply stuck part of each of the die into VersaMark Ink and used the copper color of the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder to emboss them. 

With all my pieces prepared I started by taking my 2 each #5 and #6 pieces I had daubed ink onto and I adhered them directly to my layer I then took my largest gear and decided where on the card front, I wanted it and added it with Dimensionals.  As for the rest of the pieces, it is totally up to you which ones you want to adhered directly to the card and which ones you prefer to pop up with a Dimensional.  Just have fun with it.  Once I had everything where I wanted I took a scrap of Basic Black cardstock and stamped it with the sentiment “Happy Birthday” from the Banner Sayings Bundle using VersaMark Ink and embossed it with that same embossing powder I used on the gears.  I then used the coordinating punch from the bundle and punched it out and added it to the front of the card with Dimensionals. 

For the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock cut to 4 x 5 ¼” and stamped image #15 in the bottom right corner in Coastal Cabana and image #16 in Pecan Pie.  I did the same stamping on the envelope.

  

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Gears & Textures Bundle (English) [166854]	Banner Sayings Bundle (English) [167051]	Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [164511]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]
Textured Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [163772]	Silver 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Foil Sheets [163387]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116]	Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665]	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113]
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Sponge Daubers [133773]
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

THREE DIFFERENT QUICK AND EASY CARDS USING THE SAME PAPER

Today’s cards features the Lovely and Beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper.  I loved this Designer Series Paper but felt like the stamps and dies that coordinated looked like a bundles I already had so I bought just the paper.  This is a point I like to make when I teach classes, you don’t have to buy everything in a suite of products to get a great result.  I thought my dies from Impressions Abloom (on online exclusive) would look great with this DSP and I was so right. 

Here is what I came up with…

I created three different cards using the same Designer Series Paper and just made some small adjustments to each.  For card #1 I started with a card base that is Calypso Coral cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I then added a layer of Country Woods Designer Series Paper that measured 4 x 5 ¼” and was embossed using the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder.  Then I cut a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock that is 3 ¼ x 3 7/8” to this I adhered a piece of the Lovely and Beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper that measured 2 7/8 x 3 5/8”, I added this to the center of the card using Dimensionals.  Then I die cut one each of the larger and smaller flowers from the Impressions Abloom Die Set out of Calypso Coral cardstock, 2 each of the leaves out of Granny Apple Green cardstock and one each of the flower centers out of Daffodil Delight cardstock.  I adhered the large flower and one leaf to the front bottom left of the front of my card.  I stamped the sentiment “Happy Birthday” from the Banner Sayings Bundle onto a scrap of Crumb Cake cardstock using Calypso Coral Ink and punched it out using the coordinating punch.  I punched a second flag out of Calypso Coral cardstock and put it under the first letting the right side stick out just a bit and adhered that to the front of the card.  For the inside I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and added the small flower and leaf I have left from the die cutting earlier to the bottom corner. 

For card #2 I started with a card base that is Crumb Cake cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I then added a layer of Country Woods Designer Series Paper that measured 4 x 5 ¼” and was embossed using the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder.  Then I cut a piece of Gold Foil 3 ¼ x 3 7/8” to this I adhered a piece of the Lovely and Beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper that measured 2 7/8 x 3 5/8”, I added this to the center of the card using Dimensionals.  Then I die cut one each of the larger and smaller flower, two each of the leaves and one each of the smaller and larger flower centers from the Impressions Abloom Die Set out of Gold Foil (note if you die cut these from the center of the layer you put under the DSP just staying away from the edges you save a lot of foil).  I adhered the large flower and one leaf to the front bottom left of the front of my card.  I stamped the sentiment “Thanks a million” from the Banner Sayings Bundle onto a scrap of Calypso Coral cardstock using VersaMark Ink and added Gold Embossing Powder and heat embossed it before punched it out using the coordinating punch.  I punched a second flag out of Gold Foil and put it under the first letting the right side stick out just a bit and adhered that to the front of the card.  For the inside I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and added the small flower and leaf I have left from the die cutting earlier to the bottom corner. 

For card #23I started with a card base that is Calypso Coral cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I then added a layer of Country Woods Designer Series Paper that measured 4 x 5 ¼” and was embossed using the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder.  Then I cut a piece of Gold Foil 3 ¼ x 3 7/8” to this I adhered a piece of the Lovely and Beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper that measured 2 7/8 x 3 5/8”, I added this to the center of the card using Dimensionals.  Then I die cut one each of the larger and smaller flower, two each of the leaves and one each of the smaller and larger flower centers from the Impressions Abloom Die Set out of Gold Foil.  I adhered the large flower and one leaf to the front bottom left of the front of my card.  I stamped the sentiment “celebrate” from the Banner Sayings Bundle onto a scrap of Calypso Coral cardstock using VersaMark Ink and added Gold Embossing Powder and heat embossed it before punched it out using the coordinating punch.  I punched a second flag out of Gold Foil and put it under the first letting the right side stick out just a bit and adhered that to the front of the card.  For the inside I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and added the small flower and leaf I have left from the die cutting earlier to the bottom corner. 

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Banner Sayings Bundle (English) [167051]	Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163393]	Lovely & Beautiful 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [166957]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122925]
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119683]	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Impressions Abloom Dies [165610]	Forever Plaid 3 D Embossing Folder [164049]	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

FAUX STEP CARD

Today’s card features the Friendly Foliage Bundle yet again along with Strawberry Slush which is a color that makes me happy.  I saw a post where Cindy Lee Bee Designs created a faux step card using this set and I loved the idea so I decided to see if I could create one of my own and here is what I came up with…

The card base is Strawberry Slush cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and then scored on the 8 ½” side at 1 ¼, 2 ½, and 5 ½”.  I folded the first score line (1 ¼”) into a mountain fold and the second one (2 ½”) into a valley fold and the final one (5 ½”) into a mountain fold and used my bone folder to get all the score lines nice and crisp.  I then cut a piece of the Florals in Bloom DSP (an online exclusive) to 1 x 5 ¼” and added it to the front of my card.  Then I opened my card up and stamped the smaller branch of leaves all over both sides of the remaining area using Strawberry Slush Ink (be sure to be random when doing this for a better look). 

With that done I moved onto my largest step that was my focal point.  I cut a piece of Strawberry Slush cardstock to 3 x 8 ½” and scored it at 4 ¼”.  To decorate this piece, I added another piece of the Florals in Bloom DSP that measured 2 ¾ x 4” to the front.  I then stamped the large foliage image onto a scrap of Basic White cardstock using Strawberry Slush Ink and die cut it using the coordinating dies from the bundle.  I also die cut two of the open foliage branches out of Basic White cardstock.  I adhered the focal point to the front of the card and tucked my die cut foliage pieces under it.  Then it was time for the sentiment “Sending Love” which is also from the bundle.  I stamped it onto a scrap of Basic White cardstock using Strawberry Slush Ink and then punched it out using one of the banners from the new Three Banner Punch and added it to the front of the card with Mini Dimensionals. 

To finish off the card I added a bow that I created from some Iridescent Ribbon (now retired but any pretty ribbon will do) and attached it using a Mini Glue Dot.  I added three Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels (also retired but the regular Rhinestone Basic Jewels would look great as well).  

For the back I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 2 3/4 x4” and stamped one small stem of the foliage stamp on the corner again with Strawberry Slush Ink (this is perfect for my message).  Because this is a “faux” step card it was much easier to create than the original step cards making it great for a fast and easy card. 

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Friendly Foliage Bundle (English) [167308]	Three Banner Punch [167050]	Florals In Bloom 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165175]	Strawberry Slush 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165625]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]
Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad [165286]	Iridescent 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Striped Trim [163299]	Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels [158130]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]

Signing off for 2 weeks

 Thank you to all of my followers I really do appreciate your support.  I just want to let you know I am headed off on another cruise adventure to the Carribean so I won't be posting projects from January 15 through January 25th.  Hoping to really enjoy some quiet time following the busy holidays.

Our floating home "Adenture of the Seas"

Our destinations

The Grand Bahamas

Grand Cayman

Jamaica

I promise some real pictures of our adventures when we return.