Dreamweaver Stencils Feather

I'm up early this morning. I couldn't sleep anymore. Maybe there will be a nap in my future. My card today features a Dreamweaver Stencils feather stencil. I secured the stencil in place onto watercolor paper and inked the image with a Versa Mark ink pad. I covered the image with silver embossing powder by Stampendous and heat set it. I inked the cardstock with distress ink and sprayed it with Perfect Pearls mixed with water. The sentiment is a Stampendous stamp with black ink by Hero Arts. The side border is by Sizzix and the rhinestones in my card are by Want 2 Scrap. The black base is cardstock by Recollections. 

Thank you for looking.

http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.com/ AG
http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ AG
http://ladybugcrafts.blogspot.com/ Use dies {Border}
http://liastampz.blogspot.com/ AG
http://onecrazystampercom.blogspot.com/ AG
http://papercreatorscrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ AG
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ Embossing
http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/\ AG
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/ AG
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ Fave tech {Heat embossing}
http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/ AG
http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.com/ AG

Lawn Fawn Happy 4th

Today's card uses a stamp set from Lawn Fawn called Happy 4th. The stars background is a stencil by Crafters Workshop. I applied Dreamweaver Stencils silver embossing paste with a palette knife and let dry. I covered up the bottom with some striped paper by Die Cuts with a View The Linen Closet stack. Then I wanted incorporate the new stamp set that Lawn Fawn gave me for being published in a magazine with their stamps and I thought how about heat embossing over my embossing paste. I used Versa Mark ink and Ranger embossing powder in red and blue. The blue firework has a little mistake on it but hey, it happens. I covered the seam between the patterned paper and the background with glitter tape by American Crafts, stamped the sentiment with Stampin Up red ink and adhered a Lawn Fawn star die cut to the end. 

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http://lawnscaping.blogspot.com/ Stars and stripes

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ AG

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ AG
http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ AG
http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/ Embossing powder

http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/ AG
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ Embossing

http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/ AG
http://moo-mania.blogspot.co.at/ Numbers

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/ AG
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ Lawn Fawn products

http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/ AG

http://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/ Red white and blue

Sassy Studio Designs Graduate

Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring the challenge at Fab N Funky where the theme is gorgeous girls. I think this young lady if gorgeous and perfect for this challenge. I printed her out onto Cryogen cardstock and colored her in with Copic markers. I cut the image down and matted it with blue and white cardstock. The swirl die cuts in the corners are cutout using my Cricut, the patterned paper is by Die Cuts with a View, and the sentiment is a stamp by Clearly Besotted with Hero Arts black ink.

Thanks for looking.

Stampendous Clean and Simple

Hey there. Sorry I'm posting so late. I have been busy all day long. Finally I can sit and enjoy some quiet time. I have two cards to show you today. Both are clean and simple but quite lovely at the same time. I'm using a Stampendous stamp set called Agapanthus Thank you. I stamped the first card onto white cardstock with Hero Arts charcoal shadow ink. I cut the frame out of blue cardstock by Coredinations and placed it over the images. The label die cut is by Spellbinders and the ribbon by Offray. The sentiment is a sticker by K and Co.

So I used the rectangle cut out for the images on my second card. I matted it onto some grey cardstock by Bazzill and then onto some patterned paper, which I'm not sure the manufacturer but the sentiment is a die cut by Spellbinders. 

Here they are side by side. Like I said clean and simple today but still pretty and sure to get a smile on someones face.

Thanks for looking.

http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/ AG

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Include a die cut

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ AG

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ AG
http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ AG
http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ AG
http://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.com/ AG
http://thepapernestdollschallenge.blogspot.com/ AG

http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/ AG
http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/ Cut it out

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ AG

http://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.co.nz/ Flowers

http://ladybugcrafts.blogspot.com/ Use your dies

http://liastampz.blogspot.com/ Use ribbon

http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.com/ AG use a frame

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ AG with ribbon {1st card}

http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/ AG

Manly Monday Frigate

My card today features a large Dreamweaver Stencil called Frigate. I spread Dreamweaver Stencils white embossing paste over the stencil and set aside to let dry. I then placed the stencil back over the embossed area and brought in color with distress inks and an ink blending tool. I masked off the areas where I didn't want that particular color with Post It notes. Then to get the smaller areas of color in the image I used Inkssentials Cut N Dry pen nibs by Ranger with darker distress ink.

The rest of my card has patterned paper by Rusty Pickle. Ribbon by May Arts and sentiment sticker by Three Bugs in a Rug. The fancy compass is a die cut from the Cricut cartridge Wall Decor and More. It was a freebie cut of the week on Cricut Craft Room that I was able to take advantage of.

Welcome back to this week's edition of Manly Monday. I hope you will take a moment and check out the cards by other crafters and leave them some love. There's only a couple today but they are fabulous. Click on the blog title above the clip of their card to be directed to the masculine card. And also if you like what you see here I would love for you to become a follower of my blog. Thank you.

Made by Helen

Brenda's Card Corner

DJ Crafter

Savvy Handmade Cards 

Tinyrose's Craft Room

Thanks for looking.

http://stampedblessings.com/ Father's Day
http://cagichallenge.blogspot.ca/ It's a guy thing
http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.co.uk/ Pink AG
http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Include a die cut
http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/2015/06/june-challenge-anything-goes.html AG
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ AG Men
http://pinkleart.blogspot.co.uk/ Trains, boats and planes
http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.com/ AG
http://www.ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk/ AG with ribbon
http://www.lisasomerville.com/ Masculine
http://creativecornerchallenges.blogspot.de/ Just for the boys
http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.ca/search/label/challenges For the guys with ribbon
http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/ Father's Day
http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/ Masculine
http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.co.uk/ AG
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/ AG
http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Something blue
http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/Masculine
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/ Use die cuts
http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.com/ Father's Day
Outlawz Father's Day

Mid month Snowman card

Today marks the middle of the month and I have a Christmas Cards all Year Round inspiration card to share. I stamped the snowman with Hero Arts black ink and colored him in with powdered chalk mixed with paint. The background paper is by Bazzill and the cardstock mat is by Coredinations. The large flower is from a bouquet of flowers and the small one is from Prima. The tree branch die cut is by Spellbinders and the metal sentiment is by Making Memories. 

Thanks for looking.

UPDATED FONT, PICS, LABELS, WORDING, & LINKS 11-7-21

Yellow Flowers Card

Toady's card certainly is a bright one but I still like it. I stamped the Upsy Daisy stamp from Stampin Up with Versa Mark ink twice and heat embossed it with yellow embossing powder by Stamp N Plus onto white cardstock by Recollections. I matted the stamped panel onto yellow cardstock and covered the bottom stems with patterned paper by Echo Park. I wrapped and tied in a bow ribbon by Martha Stewart and bakers twine by Jillibean Soup. It was a challenge to do so but I'm glad I stuck with it because I think it looks awesome. I stamped the sentiment in black ink by Hero Arts, which is by Gina Marie Stamps.

Thanks for looking.

Summer Shell Card

I thought today's card was appropriate for our summer season that Michigan is in right now. The shell stamps are by Stamp N Plus and I've stamped them in brown Stampin Up ink. Then I fussy cut them out and inked them with distress ink. The sentiment stamp is by TPC Studio and I've stamped that in brown as well. The die cuts are by Spellbinders. The embossing plate is by Fiskars and the tan paper is from my stash. The scalloped patterned paper is by K and Co and the brown cardstock is by DCWV. 

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Saturated Canary Grad card

Today's card features a Saturated Canary graduation image. I printed her out onto Cryogen cardstock and colored her with Copic markers. I die cut her out using a Spellbinders die and inked the inside with distress ink. I die cut another rectangle shape in red to go behind the image. The patterned paper is by Scenic Route. The sentiment is a die cut from my Cricut. I inked the top layer of this sentiment die cut before adhering it to a shimmer piece of paper by Recollections. The rick rack is by Wright's, sequins by Craft Medley and enamel dots by Teresa Collins.

Thanks for looking.

Red Greeting Cards

I'm using some old products for today's cards. I have patterned paper by American Crafts and label like stamps by Hero Arts and Inkadinkado. I stamped this one and then matted red cardstock by Stampin Up behind it. The glitter decorative tape is by Dollar Tree. 

This card uses patterned paper and red cardstock by Recollections. I die cut the flourishes using my Cricut. 

Thanks for looking.

http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.com/ Polka Dots
http://craftingwithanattitude.blogspot.co.uk/ AG
http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ AG
http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ AG
http://moo-mania.blogspot.co.at/ AG
http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/ AG
http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/ Card for a girl
http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/ Spots and dots

Deep Red Stamps at Blitsy

Hey did you see that Deep Red Stamps are on sale at Blitsy for the next four days?

You can get the Dragonfly Flourish stamp that I used in 

THIS CARD

and

THIS CARD. 

City Girls Night Out stamp that I used in THIS CARD.

The Butterfly stamp that I used in 

THIS CARD 

and

THIS CARD.

And the Flourish Latte stamp that I used in THIS CARD.

All of the stamps I mentioned are at a lower price then you can get anywhere else. I just wanted to give you the heads up. I'll be back tomorrow with another card.

Graduation Gift Card Holder and more

 More graduation cards. I hope I'm not boring you with all these graduation cards. I was asked to make a bunch to sell at a boutique and I ended up making 50 of them. So I have a lot to show but don't worry I won't bore you with all 50.

The patterned paper is by Best Creations and I have it matted onto a piece of black cardstock by Recollections for the top two examples. My first card is a gift card holder. I folded the vellum, by The Paper Studio, into a rectangle shape with an opening at the top. I kept a gift card inside while I was making the pouch. The sticker on the vellum is by Reminisce and I put Glossy Accents by Ranger on the diploma. The grad cap is a sticker by Jolee's/EK Success that has a fun fringe tassel. The ribbon at the bottom is chiffon with a swirl patterned on it in black but I don't know the manufacturer because it was a prize gift but the circle border below the ribbon is a border punch and it is by Martha Stewart.

I stamped the grad cap and sentiment in black ink by Hero Arts and colored in the cap with colored pencils by Stampin Up. I die cut the image into a circle and matted a black circle and blue scalloped circle behind that. The black and white cardstocks are by Recollections and the blue is by Color Aid. The chiffon ribbon is by Pebbles and it is held in a cross with a brad by The Paper Studio.  

For this card I matted the patterned paper with grey cardstock by Bazzill and also used a blue diagonal striped paper by Studio G. The star and sentiment were both cut out using my Cricut and the small blue star in the center of the black star is a die cut by Lawn Fawn.

Thanks for looking.

Dragonfly Beauty

I love this new dragon fly stamp by Deep Red Stamps. You can find it at

Scrapbook.com

I heat embossed the image with platinum embossing powder onto watercolor paper both by Ranger. I colored the image in with Peerless water colors and a water pen. When it dried I die cut it out with a Spellbinders die {Label 5, I think} and inked the inside with distress ink. I decided it needed a little sparkle, just a little added to the dragonfly. So I mixed Stardust powdered chalk with paint, both by Stamp N Plus and painted the mixture onto the dragonfly. It is really beautiful in real life but the pictures doesn't show its true beauty.

The rest of my card consists of this: patterned paper by My Mind's Eye and Basic Grey; blue cardstock by Bazzill; card base by Recollections; and a SRM Stickers sentiment.

Thanks for looking.

Manly Monday Dream Big

I'm using the same stamp that I used last week. If you missed it go here to Manly Monday. I also used this stamp to make a card that is on Scrapbook.com. This backpack stamp is by Deep Red stamps and can be found at:

Scrapbook.com

or

A Cherry on Top

I stamped the image with Hero Arts black ink on Ranger watercolor paper and colored him in with watercolors in brown this time. I'm using the Peerless watercolors for my watercoloring adventure these past few weeks or maybe its been months now. I die cut the image out with a Spellbinders die and inked the inside of the die before matting it onto a brown cardstock piece is by Bazzill. The polka dot paper is 10 years old or older and the strip in the middle is packaging from a K and Co sticker pack. The dream sticker is by K and Co and the circular letters are unknown. I'm selling this card as a graduation card. Hopefully it will sell.

Welcome back to Manly Monday. If you are new to Manly Monday please let me explain what it is. I search blogland for masculine cards and ask these wonderful creators if I can share their card on my blog. I do this for inspiration for one another when it come to making cards for guys. I hear from crafters that guy cards are hard for them. So I wanted to create a place where you can go and see masculine cards made by people like you. Click on the blog name to be directed to the masculine card and leave them some love while you're there. When you are finished checking out their cards I hope you will stick around to see mine at the end.

Ruza's Craft Corner

FP3

Made by Helen

Inspired to stamp

Brenda's Card Corner

Bits of Cheer 

Downright Crafty

Crafting with Class

Penny Ward Ink

Le Scrap de Marilou

Kraft Paper Stamps 

Designs by Simone

Weren't those fabulous? Awesome inspiration for the upcoming Father's Day holiday. If you like what you see one this blog post, please consider following my blog so you get Manly Monday post right when it comes out. Thank you.

Thanks for looking.