cards · CAS · Christmas · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Masculine · Memory Box · Winter

Memory Box Layered Cardinal CAS card…

Hi everyone! I’m in love with this CAS (clean and simple) card using the gorgeous NEW Memory Box Layered Cardinal die!

It’s a beauty…do you agree?!  There’s a 46 second video HERE (click where it says ‘play video’)  to show you how easy it is to layer up!  You can make 25 in no time! hoho

Pretty bird!   I have it sitting on the Memory Box Forest Pine Branch.  I die cut it in kraft cardstock, inked it with some Vintage Photo and Rustic Wilderness regular Distress ink pad and blending brushes.

I stamped the sentiment on the front and the one on the inside from the Birch Press Design Glad Tidings New clear stamp set.  It’s a gorgeous set of sentiments.  I’ll link it below.  They stamp beautifully in the MISTI type positioners.

The thought crossed my mind to find something to stamp with the sentiment but I didn’t follow through.  It’s so gorgeous just black on white!

I used Ranger Archival Black ink to stamp it.  I did multiple inking because I wanted it dark…  TIP for you though, make sure you put a protective sheet of copy paper in because it takes longer to dry no matter what ink with mutliple inking times!  It really annoys me when the ink transfers to the top of the card from the sentiment.

This picture and the next two, it’s hard to see the pearls but I edited them so I’m gonna post them! lol

I did blend some Aged Mahogany Distress ink/regular onto the edges of the cardinal after I put it together but I wished I’d done it before I glued it up.

This is an A2 size card.  I used white pearls in 3 sizes from Starlitstudio.net.  I’ll link below.

I mounted the bird with the super thin mounting tape that I love that Starlitstudio also carries. Check below.

I’m linking to some card challenges…

Simply Clean & Simple November Challenge

Scrapping 4 Fun – Christmas Traditional Colors

HLS November Christmas – anything goes Christmas

 

 

 

 

 

Triple B November – Birds, Blooms or Butterflies

Peace on Earth #51 – anything goes Christmas

 

 

 

 

 

Die Cut Divas November – It’s all about the holidays

Moving Along With the Times – November Christmas Animals

The Holly and The Ivy #151 – anything goes Christmas

Thank you all so much for stopping by and all your encouraging comments!  I haven’t gotten replies sent out as much because so many are anonymous and I’ve been outside some getting the garage and plants ready for Winter.  The porches look so bare!  I do have some Winter baskets to hang out…that helps.

Have a good rest of the week!  I’m working on stuff for our area stamp club annual Christmas party.  It’s this Friday!  Can’t believe it!  We changed to November several years ago because December was just too hectic!

Catch you again soon!

Shopping Links to the products I used for this card…

Memory Box – 94754 Layered Cardinal…
[ STR | SSS ]
Birch Press Design – CL8164 Glad…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – 94481 Forest Pine Branch…
[ STR | SSS ]
Tiny Pearl Embellishments – flat…
[ STR ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
[ STR ]
Ranger Ink Jet Black Archival Ink Pad
[ SBC | SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Vintage…
[ SSS | SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Rustic…
[ SSS | SBC ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Aged…
[ SSS | SBC ]
Blending Brushes – 3 Pack |…
[ SPL ]
Gina K Designs – Mini Blending…
[ SBC | SSS | SBC ]
Simon Says Stamp DETAIL FLAT BLENDING…
[ SSS ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
[ STR | SSS | SBC ]
Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra…
[ SSS ]
Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock…
[ HBL ]

 

Masculine · Spellbinders dies

Spellbinders Game Day Collection…

Hi everyone!  I have a surprise for you today and my photo above is a sneak peek of what it is! Cards and more!

Head over to the Spellbinders blog HERE to see my post using the NEW Game Day Collection!  I’m so excited about this collection!  We have grandchildren that love sports so I’m going to get a lot of mileage from this collection!  HURRAH!

I’ll put the links below for shopping…I am an affiliate with Spellbinders and I appreciate your taps/clicks through my posts!  I pay for my blog so we don’t have all the ads and I pay for linkdeli so I can make shopping easier for the products you see here.

Thank you so much for your support and enjoy the Game Day post!

Products I used to make my cards and pennants…

I Want It All! Bundle from the Game…
[ SPL ]
Athletic Apparel Etched Dies from the…
[ SPL ]
Sporting Goods Set Etched Dies from…
[ SPL ]
Sports Talk Embossing Folder from the…
[ SPL ]
All-Star Sentiments Clear Stamp Set…
[ SPL ]
Jersey Numbers Set Etched Dies from…
[ SPL ]
New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine…
[ SPL ]
Crystal Katana Black Edition |…
[ SPL ]
Scor-Buddy Eighths – Spellbinders…
[ SPL ]
Scor-Pal Eighths – Spellbinders Paper…
[ SPL ]
Mini Misti – Most Incredible Stamp…
[ SPL ]
Blending Brushes – 3 Pack |…
[ SPL ]
Ranger Anti-Static Pouch -…
[ SPL ]
Spellbinders Clear Embossing &…
[ SPL ]
Spellbinders White Embossing Powder -…
[ SPL ]

Alexandra Renke · Birthday · cards · copics · Cottage Cutz · Die Piecing · Doodlebug Designs · Lawn Fawn · Masculine · Memory Box · Paper Smooches · Poppystamps · Waffleflower Crafts · WPlus9

Birthday Cards for guys and boys….

Hi everyone!  Birthday cards galore today!  Keep scrolling…lots of pictures.  Not much text!

Coffee is always a hit if you’re a coffee drinker!

Getting some mileage out of this Hat set from Stampin Up!

Here’s a short, short video of how this card works.  The color is better in the video too.  Give it a second to load to full resolution.

Another hat card with a fishing theme…

 

Another coffee card!


Coffee has a big job! hahahahahahaha

Fishing has been an almost daily occurrence around here!

The vest is a pattern from WPlus9.com

This is the Lawn Fawn Platform Pop up die made up with the new Dog collection from Doodlebug Designs. The front….

the back…

from the top to kinda see down in….

And last but not least… this is my newest hobby and it’s yummy!  I finally bought a stand mixer and boy am I having fun baking!

Here it is in action making bread!  Another super short video.

Ready to stick in the oven!

I guess I didn’t take pictures of these two loaves done!  They’re really good!

Today I need to do some laundry though so I better stop talking!

I’ll link up the products that I used, that I can find, below!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I’d love to know if you bake bread too!

Shopping links…

Alexandra Renke craft dies – Coffee…
[ STR ]
Poppystamps – 2541 Whittle Cocoa with…
[ STR ]
Waffle Flower Crafts Horizontal…
[ SBC ]
Memory Box – 94341 Vintage Varsity…
[ STR ]
Poppystamps – 2364 Happy Birthday…
[ STR ]
offset sayings: birthday | Lawn Fawn
[ LWN ]
CottageCutz Fishing Set Shape (4×4)…
[ SCR ]
Doodlebug – Doggone Cute Collection
[ STR ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies -…
[ SBC | SSS | ACH ]

cards · Christmas · Color Pencil · Die Piecing · Distress Ink coloring · Embossing Folders · Flowers · Masculine · Spellbinders dies · Winter

Christmas in July Spellbinders Stamp and Die Set Club Card…

Hi everyone! I had fun with this!  If you’ve known me for all the years I’ve been stamping, you know I LOVE brown! haha  I stamped and die cut this twice in Hammermill White cardstock thinking I would color it with Copics.  I sat down and started coloring one with color pencils! lol  I still have the other white one to color with Copics.

I have a deep love for brown…when Ranger came out with Van Dyke Brown all those years ago I bought a few reinkers thinking I’d use it forever!  But then Distress Inks and then Gathered Twigs!  Gathered Twigs regular Distress is my go to!  Do not take my Gathered Twigs away!

I die cut the floral shape, put the waste/frame in the MISTI, lined up the stamp in the hole, put in the die cut, inked up the stamp and stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

I used Caran d’Ache Pablo Color Pencils to color but any will work.  After coloring I went around the edges with Gathered Twigs and the mini ink blending tool.  I just keep this color and this tool handy on my desk all the time!

I embossed the Forevergreen Embossing Folder in TE Cilantro cardstock and inked it with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool.   I trimmed it down this time so my card would end up A2 size.

I ink blended a natural linen cardbase with Gathered twigs also. Just around the perimeter.

The panel in the center is a die that comes with the set too!  Dies for everything in the stamp set!  Such an amazing deal!

I lined up the sentiments in the MISTI and inked up the decorative panel…inked it up with GT also!

Glue on the little gold pearls…adhere everything to the cardbase and it’s ready to mail almost!  I need to bring back my last year’s resolution to finish the insides…. ugh. haha

Here’s where you need to go to get the info on joining the Spellbinders monthly club option or options!

Here’s the link to the Clear Stamp and Die Kit of the Month.  You can also choose just to get the Stamp Set.

CHRISTMAS in July SALE going on right now HERE!

Thank you for stopping by my blog today…hope you’re inspired and making something fun!

Links to the products I used to make this card…

Clear Stamp & Die of the Month Club –…
[ SPL ]
Spellbinders – Tis The Season…
[ SBC | SSS | SPL ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
[ SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Caran d’Ache Pablo Colored Pencils…
[ BLIC ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Cilantro -…
[ TE ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
[ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
[ STR | SSS | SBC ]
Tiny Pearl Embellishments – flat…
[ STR ]
New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine…
[ SPL | SSS ]
Spellbinders – Universal Plate System…
[ SBC | SPL ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Embossing · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Family · Masculine · Memory Box · Slimline · Summer

Memory Box Toolbox 3D Embossing Folder Birthday Card…

Hi everyone!  Today I’m sharing a card I made with the NEW Memory Box 3D Toolbox 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies.

It’s so neat that you can die cut, then put the cuts into the folder to get all this detail!

I was inspired by Memory Box Dave’s card HERE.  It’s such a great design I pretty much copied it!

So fun!  Our grandson Rogan’s 9th birthday is today and he’s a great help with work around the house.  Of course boys love tools and knives!

I used the Memory Box Wooden Alpha Dies for his name.

Happy Birthday sentiment is white heat embossed on red with the Memory Box Best Life Typewriter Sentiments. It’s from 2019 and doesn’t look like it’s available anymore.  This would work also…Banner Greetings.

I used some Silver Foil and Glossy Black cardstocks for tool parts and Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the mini ink blending tool to age the Memory Box wood grain cardstock and kraft cardstock.

Everything is adhered with the thin mounting tape that I love, linked below, except for the little red happy birthday sentiment.

This card fits in a #10 business size envelope but it’s not as long as the usual slimline card.  It’s 3 ¾ in.  x  8 ¼ in.

Linking my card to some challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – anything goes

Can You Handle the Pressure? – Anything goes but must use an embossing folder

Cardz 4 Galz – #200 Slimline Birthday

Papercraft Crew – masculine

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  Hope it gets you thinking about man cards we’ll be needing later this month for dad’s too! I have two more family birthdays this month and two gals at stamp club.  No slacking on the card front here! lol

Here’s what I used to make this fun card!  Click or tap on the abbreviations under the item to go to a store!

Memory Box – EF1034 Toolbox 3D…
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Memory Box WOODEN ALPHA Craft Dies 94579
[ SSS | STR ]
Poppystamps – PSF806 Modest Banner…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy…
[ STR ]
Memory Box – SH44003 Woodgrain Paper…
[ STR ]
Bazzill Foil Cardstock – Silver 12×12
[ STR ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Mini Ink…
[ SBC | STR ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
[ STR ]
Fiskars Non-Stick Titanium Softgrip…
[ STR ]
Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot…
[ SBC ]
Sizzix White Tool Caddy Big Shot…
[ SBC ]