CASOLOGY week 358

I wanted to create something rustic and masculine - not your typical christmas card - and I love how it turned out!

stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  papertrey ink, stampin’ up
die:  papertrey ink
embellishment:  twine - from my stash

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I'll be the first to admit that I struggle when it comes to creating masculine cards (and I'm sure I'm not the only one who does!) but I like the way this card came together . . .

 

 

 

 

stamps:  ink to paper
paper:  stampin' up, papertrey ink
dies:  ink to paper, papertrey ink

celebrate with My Favorite Things . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink, my favorite things, stampin' up, paper smooches

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

die:  my favorite things

thank you for helping . . .

 

 

a very appreciative "thank you" to my brother for driving half way across the continent to help . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up

dies:  my favorite things, papertrey ink

embellishment:  twine - hemptique

 

vintage birthday

 

my inspiration for this masculine vintage card came from that wonderful gray weathered looking wood . . .

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  my favorite things

papers:  echo park, stampin' up

dies:  my favorite things

embellishments:  ribbon - stampin' up; button - papertrey ink

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I'm thrilled to be a guest star stamper for color throwdown's challenge this week and I love this color combination . . .

I created a fun masculine card for my son-in-law . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  my favorite things, papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink, stampin' up, watercolor paper

dies:  papertrey ink, my favorite things

stitched felt cookies (or donuts, in this case)

 

 

mint chip pantone chip!  (our family is obsessed with chocolate mint anything!  I even used glossy accents to make the punched paper look like "jimmies")

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  my favorite things, papertrey ink

punch:  stampin' up

embellishments:  felt - papertrey ink, clip - from my stash, glossy accents

faux leather

 

 

I used light, bright colors to keep this faux leather creation from being too dark/serious . . .

 * tips:  I wet the cardstock with plain old water and then crumpled it several times - after it was completely dry, I sponged the high spots with darker ink and then I ran in thru my big shot several times to flatten it out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  washi tape & heart brad - american crafts; baker's twind - pebbles in my pocket

 

colored cotton

my little grandson loves to ride the ferris wheel at scheels - and he'll love this pale blue cotton candy!
    * tip:  I found that making the paper "cone" was much easier with vellum than it was with cardstock

 

stamps:  papertrey ink
papers: my favorite things, papertrey ink

SAF 2016: Starry Night

Amy's card is so inspiring . . . and I love so many of Van Gogh's paintings, including his "Starry Night"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

papers:  papertrey ink, stampin' up, watercolor paper

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  star - darice

special delivery

santa gave my little grandson a mailbox for christmas, so I've been sending scrap notes to put in his mailbox every few days (he keeps telling his mommy that he "needs more letters") . . . so here is the one I put together this morning . . .

MAKE IT MONDAY

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CUSTOMIZING PATTERNED PAPER

 

stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  stampin' up
dies:  papertrey ink
embellishment:  baker's twine - stampin' up

squares squared . . .

more of Papertrey Ink's 9th Anniversary fun . . .

Here's the challenge:
1. Create a new card that features nine 1-1/2" squares, each altered in a different way.  Mount them all onto a 5-1/2" x 5-1/2" square card base.
2. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product.  

And here's my take:

 



stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  papertrey ink, stampin' up
die:  papertrey ink
embellishments:  washi tape - stampin' up; baker's twine - the pebbles in my pocket; jumbo paperclip

unconventional materials challenge

MASCULINE BIRTHDAY CARD:  while I was rummaging thru all of my husband's hardware supplies in the garage, I thought I could just throw a handful of small screws, washers & nuts in a shaker card and call it done, but that seemed way to easy . . . my husband is legally blind, so I appreciate these larger sentiments from papertrey . . . happy birthday, honey!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink, pebbles

die:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  wood accent - stampin' up; baker's twine - hemptique; button - my stash; caster cup - our junk drawer!

Bauer 41

here's a quick little birthday card I put together for one of the guys at work (a diehard miami dolphins fan) . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink, stampin' up

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  my favorite things, papertrey ink

embellishments:  baker's twine - the twinery

bright hugs

 

 

 

 

 

I'm SO excited about this new challenge . . . THANK YOU, Betsy!  it just happens to be my day off work, so I soaked in all of the release day inspiration while my husband was having his blood drawn at the lab this morning, ran to Costco, made "brunch" (because it was WAY past anyone's "breakfast" by the time we got home!) . . . then upstairs I ran to create something bold & colorful, just like Laura's fabulous rainy day card . . .

 

 

 

 

https://laurafadora.wordpress.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

paper:  papertrey ink

die:  papertrey ink

 



celebrate

Jack in the Box inspired . . . I love their shades of red against gray . . . great masculine scheme!

 

 

 

 

here's my inspiration . . . 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink, my favorite things

embellishments:  glitter dots - eyelet outlet; mini staples - stampin' up

 

yippee skippee!

time to catch up on some masculine note cards . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  stampin' up

papers:  stampin' up

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  washi tape - stampin' up; button - papertrey ink

flip flops

I don't own any flip flop stamps, but I DO love the ocean (and blue is my favorite color) - this is one of a group of masculine cards I recently created for my stash at work . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, the paper company

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  cotton cord - pepperell crafts (joanns)



 

two-wheel traveling

created for one of my brothers . . .  the former ironman competitor . . . turned master swimmer . . . currently mountain biking every inch of Maui - a few years ago he rode his bike from Canada to New Orleans - not bad for an old guy (I can say that because he's not going to see this :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  stampin' up

papers:  papertrey ink, stampin' up

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishment:  divine twine

 

scrap birthday

a masculine mini thrown together with a handful of scraps and a leaf stamp . . . a beautiful color combo pulls it all together . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  hero arts, papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up

die:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  button - stampin' up, embroidery thread - dmc