Geared up Garage

Admittedly, I do not use Geared-Up Garage (p 154),

 with the Garage Gears Dies (p 193) as often as I should.  This

is the best set of coordinated product for making masculine cards.

I didn't feel the need to color the car, because this

stripped down card says it all.

I have several family members who are Green Bay Packer

fans, as well as antique car lovers,
 so I have to tie in the green and yellow DSP on all

birthday cards.  Gold foil was used for the gears, just to

jazz it up a bit more. 

Detailed Peacock Dies Feathers

If you've grown tired of my Noble Peacock (page 26)

cards, you should probably skip this one, because I'm

"Playing it again, Sam".  I love the way the feathers from

the Detailed Peacock Dies on page 192, can be scattered

about on a card front.  In this example, I used Rococo Rose

and the Noble Peacock Foil Sheets on page 167.

The Pinewood Plank Embossing folder on page 199

made a nice backdrop for the feathers.

Come Sail Away

Another quick card using the Come Sail Away set (page 144)

with coordinating Smooth Sailing Dies (page 195), that

can be purchased as a bundle, at a reduced price.  I love this

bundle because you can create quick masculine or feminine 

cards.  Also, heartfelt cards for difficult situations.  
The sentiment comes from Here's A Card on page 15.  

I filled in the lighthouse a bit, with Stampin' Blends,

and ran the card base through the Subtles Embossing Folder 

Stamp Off Back on Your Feet Sketch

Welcome to our Stamp Off challenge, with Buffy, Susan

and myself.   Today we are doing a sketch challenge.

Our sketch challenge comes from page 140 of the

Stampin' Up 2019-20 catalog.  Any time that I need inspiration,

I page through the Stamping' Up! catalog and look at 
colors or card sketches.

First, I need to say that I deviated from the sketch just a bit.

I created the elements, but was not happy once I arranged them,

so I moved the sentiment panel to the top and made the frame

part of the layer behind the turtle.  I knew that I wanted to use that little turtle, so it had to be shown off properly.   I don't think that Susan and Buffy will kick me off the team for these changes!

I love the Back on Your Feet set on page 83.  It's a cute set

and works well for coloring with the Blends.   In this example,

I used Calypso Coral, Smoky slate, Pool Party,

Soft Sea Foam and Old Olive.  The ferns are

from the Tropical Dies on page 196.  I also used the 

Stitched Rectangles dies on page 196 to cut out the 

Soft Sea Foam layer, and then ran things through the 

Brick and Mortar 3D Embossing Folder.  Adding a bit

of VersaMark helps highlight the brick.

Thanks for stopping, and please check out what

Susan and Buffy have done with this sketch challenge!

You Always Deliver Flowers

Today's post features one of my favorite sets;

You Always Deliver on page 59.  At first glance, 

it looks like a set for demonstrators,

but it really is a set for everyone.  I have lots of men in

my family, so it works for male/mail birthdays, or people

who like packages in general (that's everyone, right?!)

Did I mention that it is a blast to color with Stamping' Blends?

It isn't a fussy image to color, and looks great when completed.

In this example, I used Old Olive, Calypso Coral,

Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate and Highland Heather, all

found on page 179.

I ran the card base through the Brick and Mortar 3D

Embossing Folder on page 198 and added a bit of VersaMark

to bring out the bricks.  Finally, I layered some Subtles

Designer Series Paper (p 168) and Noble Peacock Foil

(p 167) around the image to make it pop.  

The image and sentiment were cut out with the 

Stitched Rectangles Dies.

Random Good Morning Magnolia

The Good Morning Magnolia set (page 38),

 with coordinating Magnolia Memory Dies (page 194) 

is such a beautiful and flexible bundle.  I think that the leaves

stand on their own well, so decided to focus on those.

I used the large leaf on the edge of the flower, along with

the smaller leaf image.    They are added rather randomly,

above the flourish.