- Country Livin'
- April 23 Class filling fast
Masculine card using Country Livin'
One of the cards we'll make during the April 23 card class is this masculine card using the Country Livin' stamp set. I love all of the different sentiments we have available to us in the Stampin' Up! line. As we're getting close to Father's Day and with special birthdays for the wonderful men in our lives happening anytime, I created a card that could be used for multiple purpose.
I chose the Best Dad Ever sentiment from the Everyday Tags sentiment set in the Occasions catalog. It worked really well on this card below, in portrait format.
I changed the format from portrait to landscape and choose another masculine sentiment -- Best. Guy. Ever.-- from the Suite Sentiment's stamp set, which is also from the Occasions catalog.
The rest of the card is the same except for the orientation and the sentiments. I used Marina Mist as the accent color. After stamping the boots, I masked them, cut a second mask to use to stamp the wood grain background in Night of Navy using the Hardwood stamp set behind the boots. Then I used daubers with Marina mist to color the wood grain. I removed the mask from the boots and painted them with Soft Suede with an aqua painter. The speckles are stamped in Marina Mist using the Gorgeous Grunge set. The sentiment on the banner is stamped in Chocolate Chip. The Best Dad Ever is stamped in Marina Mist. You choose which color sentiment works best on your card.
You can make either version to have on hand for upcoming birthdays, thank yous, or Father's Day-- whenever you need a masculine card.
Recipe:
Stamp: Country Livin', Gorgeous Grunge, Hardwood
Ink: Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede
Paper: Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Marina Mist
Accessories: Banner Framelits, Standard Cutting Mats, Big Shot Precision Plate, Big Shot, Stampin' Scrub, Stampin' Mist, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals
April 23 card class almost full
This Sunday's card class making Spring Cards, is almost full. Sign up now so you don't miss it. You'll be able to change the sentiments on many of these cards to make them into Mother's Day, Father's Day, Sympathy, Birthday or general purpose cards, similar to the changes we made on the Country Livin' card featured in today's post. Register on my Meetup Site.
This Sunday's card class making Spring Cards, is almost full. Sign up now so you don't miss it. You'll be able to change the sentiments on many of these cards to make them into Mother's Day, Father's Day, Sympathy, Birthday or general purpose cards, similar to the changes we made on the Country Livin' card featured in today's post. Register on my Meetup Site.
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We'll make 8 different cards using a variety of die cuts, ribbons, Designer Series Papers, and Stamp Sets from Stampin' Up!
To see close ups of these cards, they can be viewed in the April 23 class photo album on my Meetup Site.
Important Dates
Now - Demonstrator new catalog download. Demonstrators who didn't attend OnStage, can access a down-loadable copy of the new catalog on line at the demonstrator-only website.
April 13 - OnStage Online -Demonstrators who didn't attend OnStage on April 8 will find many of the videos from the event available to view online. Get a peek at demos using new stamp sets posted at the OnStage Online link on the demonstrator-only site.2017-2018
May 02 - Demonstrators can begin placing preorders from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog
May 31 - Last date to order retiring items from the 2016-2017 yearly catalog and Occasions catalog. But don't wait as many items have already sold out. See Retiring Products here.
June 01 - New Stampin' Up! yearly catalog release date to customers.. I'll send new catalogs to customers who have ordered from me during the past year to arrive in late May so you'll have the new catalog in your hands, ready to order June 1 when items from the new catalog are available.
May 02 - Demonstrators can begin placing preorders from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog
May 31 - Last date to order retiring items from the 2016-2017 yearly catalog and Occasions catalog. But don't wait as many items have already sold out. See Retiring Products here.
June 01 - New Stampin' Up! yearly catalog release date to customers.. I'll send new catalogs to customers who have ordered from me during the past year to arrive in late May so you'll have the new catalog in your hands, ready to order June 1 when items from the new catalog are available.
November 11, 2017 - Salt Lake City - next OnStage event. If you're a Demonstrators, plan now to enjoy early access to upcoming catalogs, free stamps from the upcoming catalog, and order early with OnStage discounts only available to OnStage live attendees.
November 2018 - Orlando - Stampin' Up! 30th Anniversary and OnStage event. The 25th Anniversary in Salt Lake City was a blast, with more prize patrols than usual and special parties. I know I'm already planning to attend the 30th!.
Quick Links
- Download a free copy of the Occasions catalog
- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select. Then enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25%.
- Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.
- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits
Enjoy!
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