More Dapper Dad for Fathers Day or Men Cards

A card – and a shoe box- today using the shoe or brogue image from the Dapper Dad stamp set. 

First up a geat card we made at our last Jems Quarterly Training…  with an addition though….. I now can’t use this image without threading the shoes and tying the laces!!

 

This was a fabulous idea picked up from Angie’s swap (aka feathertassel) so I just have to share her swap as well …. as it is SO SO cute…… Go to Angies blog here to see more (and better) images of a pile of these adorable shoe boxes…. thank you so much for making these and swapping with me Angie……. I just love this box!!! And yes I have eaten the chocolate …..

SU! Supplies Used (Card)

Stamps – Card  - Dapper Dad, Delightful Dozen

Card & Inks – Crumb Cake; Night of Navy

Embellishments – Basic Designer Silver Buttons, Early Espresso Bakers Twine

Embossing Folder – Argyle

SU! Supplies Used (Shoe Box)

Stamps - Dapper Dad,That’s The Ticket, Tiny Tags

Card & Inks – Naturals White; Early Espresso

Punches – Ticket Duo Punch; Jewellery Tag

Another Dapper Dad & Parkers Patterns papers Card for Men

Just a quick share today. I have rather a lot of Mens cards I want to share in the next week ……

Here is another Mans card we made in class back in March using the Dapper Dad stamp set – the brogue shoe this time…. The shoe is stamped on 2 cardstock colours then a bit of cutting and sticking… then voila!

I love the layout of this card for a Mans card….. which was CASED from this card by Miss Minx on SplitcoastStampers.

But I will have to let you into 2 secrets!!! ….

The papers…. well, they just aren’t me… I was desperate to remake with different papers….. but the menfolk that have had this card so far….. they really love them!! So what do I know!!!

I will be so sorry when Not Quite Navy cardstock is no longer available at the end of June…. it has become my go-to colour for Men….

SU! Supplies Used

Stamps – Dapper Dad; Stacks of Wishes

Papers – Parkers Patterns

Cardstock – Not Quite Navy, Naturals Ivory

Inks & Markers – Not Quite Navy; Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Marina Mist

Embellishments – Bakers Twine Cherry Cobbler; Silver Basics Designer Button

Triple Time A5 Stippled Blossoms Card with tutorial

This post is as promised for a very special lady - known as Battee - who celebrated a milestone birthday earlier this year !!!

A larger A5 card for a change using 3 of the discontinuing colours – Pretty in Pink with Regal Rose and Certainly Celery (with Wild Wasabi & Sahara Sand  but they will stay) .

I haven’t seen the dimensions for a larger card using the Triple Time stamping technique – so thought I would share the dimensions and a little picture tutorial too!!!

1.Cut your card pieces as follows:-

Certainly Celery – A5 Card Blank; 170 x 108mm; 130 x 68mm

Whisper White – 202 x 140mm;  165 x 103mm; 125 x 63 mm

 

 

 

 

 

2. Stick the 3 white panels together using a temporary glue

3. Stamp the 3 panels

4. Separate the 3 stamped panels & stick to the 3 coloured mats

 

 

 

 

 

5. Stick the 3 panels together… here is your actual card Battee!! This example has an additional 3D’d flower at the bottom left corner….

And here is another example using Pool Party & Island Indigo… which are colours that are staying around!! Hooray…

 

SU Supplies Used

Stamps - Stippled Blossoms; Hello Doily; Sassy Salutations; ALTERNATIVE- Word Play; Memorable Moments

Inks  - Sahara Sand; Pretty in Pink; Regal Rose; Certainly Celery; Wild Wasabi; ALTERNATIVE – Pool Party; Island Indigo

Card – Certainly Celery; Whisper White

Colour Refresh 2013

Just a quick update on the first of lots of exciting news in the Stampin’ Up! world…..

Stampin’ Up! have announced that the upcoming 2013-14 annual catalogue will include 10 new colours in the Colour Collections ( some of which are returning In Colors from previous years) So we will be saying goodbye to 11 of the currently available colours…. There will also be an additional 5 new In Colors for 2013-15.

These new colours keep the Stampin’ Up! colours right on trend….. I can’t wait to get my hands on them…. and will share as soon as I do…..

If your favourites are amongst the discontinuing colours – do stock up on card and inks. These will not be available after 30th June – or sooner should stocks not last!! Note-some items are already out of stock!!

Discontinuing Colours

Subtles - Pretty in Pink; Bashful Blue; Certainly Celery; Baja Breeze

Regals – Riding Hood Red; Bravo Burgundy; Not Quite Navy; More Mustard

Neutrals – River Rock

Brights – Regal Rose

In Color 2011-13 – Lucky Limeade

Brand New Colours to Europe

Smoky Slate

Bermuda Bay

Soft Sky

Crushed Curry

Returning In Colors

Pool Party

Island Indigo

Wisteria Wonder

Calypso Coral

Pear Pizzazz

Blushing Bride

And here is the line up of the 4 Colour Collections going forward in the 2013-14 Annual Catalogue from 1st July

Clean & Simple at The Craft Spa on Saturday – another Dapper Dad Bow Tie Mans Card

Staying on the theme of Cards for Men & Boys… here is another card using the wonderful bow tie image from the Dapper Dad stamp set in the Spring/Summer catalogue. Although really simple in design.. this card was the favourite amongst the ladies in my Dapper Dads Mens’ Class back in March…..

I didn’t share these as I was going to do this one as my Team Training swap card for April…. and then Stampin’ Up! announced the Colour Refresh… and I realised that the main colours in the card were going!! So I had a rethink and came up with this Black Tie or DJ or Dinner Suit card instead……

I have  just had a scoot around my blog….. and realised that my Colour Refresh post didn’t actually post….. so I will be back with that soon…..

In the meantime…… Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy used here will be gone come 30 June ….. sniff!!! Stock up on card and inks etc if they are your favourite colours too…..

Other colours going….. Bashful Blue; Certainly Celery; Lucky Limeade, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Riding Hood Red, Bravo Burgundy, River Rock; More Mustard

But never fear – you will love the new colours coming our way!!!

SU! Products used

Stamps – Dapper Dad; Bring On The Cake

Inks – Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy

Card – Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy; Baja Breeze; Crumb Cake, Naturals Ivory

Happy Fathers Day to the Worlds Greatest Dad or Father… and a Tip for Builder Wheels!

Following on from the Teen Boy birthday card posted yesterday, here are a couple of cards suitable for Fathers Day or for a Male Birthday for that matter….

This time I have used Not Quite Navy, Lucky Limeade with a hint of Baja Breeze – sadly… all these colours are retiring at the end of June so don’t forget to stock up on card and inks if they are your favourites….. There is also some Basic Grey – but that is not retiring!

The Happy Fathers Day wording is from the Best Dad Ever stamp set ( you know… the one with the 5 ties in a row) – I didn’t realise I had the wording in a long thin format that I needed…. and then suddenly there was a light-bulb moment!!!!

The background script matches the Morning Post Alphabet that I have used for the letters…. using the Travel Journal builder wheel. Though mine doesn’t look like a wheel any more… just a long thin clear mount stamp….

I have to admit that although I love my wheels…. I struggle with the narrow builder wheels when I want to use them on their own…. so necessity being the mother of invention…. I quickly whipped the rubber of the wheel ( and quick is quick… it took about 2 seconds!!) and stuck the rubber on the clear mount foam that SU! stock and cut out my new long thin stamp…. eh voila… The next problem being that the stamp is too long for the longest clear mount block… so more head scratching….. and sorted… I stuck it on my trusty clear acetate 12” ruler… perfect!! Now if anyone knows where to get 8” clear rulers… please do tell… they would be the business   - as I could have each of my new clear mount “wheel stamps” on a ruler each…. ready to go!!

Here is an alternative card for Father….. using the Distressed Dots background stamp ( a new love me thinks!!!)  and Whisper White craft ink  - along with the Father word from the Amazing Family stamp set.  I have used my blender pen to colour in the FATHER wording… just going over the just-stamped image with the blender pen… there was enough ink to give the colour lift  I needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here they are together … I know a Dad and a Father that will be very happy to receive these!!!!

SU! Supplies

Stamps – Worlds Greatest; Best Dad Ever; Morning Post Alphabet, Travel Journal “wheel” ( alternative Distressed Dots, Amazing Family)

Card & Ink – Not Quite Navy, Lucky Limeade, Baja Breeze, Basic Grey ( alternative Whisper White craft ink)

Embellishments – Neutrals Button; Pool Party Bakers Twine

Happy Birthday Joe…. Card for a Teenage Boy!

Just a quick post to share the card I made for Joe’s 14th Birthday. His favourite colours are red and black… hence the colour combination…..

Have to say that it did the trick ….  for an age group that we cardmakers know to be SO SO difficult!! And whilst the stamps were out…. I made a few more with a different theme…. more of those to share tomorrow!!

SU! Supplies

Stamps – Worlds Greatest; Morning Post Alphabet

Inks  - Basic Black; Real Red

Cardstock – Basic Black; Whisper White; Riding Hood Red

Quarterly Training Swap - Dapper Dad Black Tie… in Soft Sky! New colour alert….

Just popping onto share the swap card I made for last weeks Julies Jems’ quarterly training.  As always I had a great & inspiring day crafting, catching up with friends / fellow team members and learnt & shared lots of new things too….. I can highly recommend these sessions! We were challenged to make our swap samples  with the theme of Males….. I came to realise I must be quite strange though…. as I actually enjoy doing cards for Males… I seemed to be almost alone in that area! But although this theme moved many out of their comfort zone….. I came away with 30 fantastic samples with the Male in mind! Thank you ladies….. such talent!

I was inspired by this card by Debby Hughes… I saw this ages ago but it never left my head.. so it had to be!

For my actual swap on the day… the bow tie colour just had to be Soft Sky… a new colour coming to us from 1st July with the launch of the new 2013-14 catalogue in Europe. More on that another day!!! Soft Sky has been around the SU world before… but not in Europe… so this was a chance to use a “naughty pad” I had in my stash and so allow all of my fellow team demos a sneak peek of a new colour….. Needless to say you will probably see a lot of this colour from me after 1st July …. LOVE it!!

A really simple … but I think very effective card for males….. and for all occasions…..  There should be a wedding ( morning suit) version pictured too using Basic Grey…but an open ink pad landed on it before I could take a picture…. so I will try to remake and share another day…..

Not sure if the details will show… but both shirt sides are scored 3 times on the Simply Scored Board.

The gemstones have been coloured black with a permanent marker ( aka Sharpie in my world!!)

And the tie has been stamped twice… with one cut up into 3 parts, shaped using a bone folder and layered on top of the other…. adds real definition …..

And here are all 30 … ready to party!!! Or should I say…swap!

SU! Supplies

Stamps - Dapper Dad ; Perfect Punches ( Alternatives - Cheers from Happy Hour; Birthday Wishes from Bring on the Cake)

Punches – Wide Oval

Embellishments –  Jewels Basic Rhinestones

Inks – Soft Sky; Staz On Black ( Alternative Ties – Real Red; Staz On Black)

£200 of crafting goodies for just £99 with a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Starter Kit

Oh what a nice surprise on the Stampin’ Up! web site this morning….. especially for those of you missing out on the recent Sale A Bration promotion….

 

Ever wish you had more money to spend on Stampin’ Up! products? Consider it done.

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£200* value is £155 product plus £45 pre-selected business supplies

Contact me today or simply choose your £155 of product from the catalogues and just go here to take advantage of this offer…… 

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Classes Schedule Page Just Updated

Just popping on to let you know that details of the classes have just been updated.

See here or on the Classes Page Tab above for the new Schedule to cover April through September.

Apologies to the many of you that have been visiting my “rapidly becoming empty” Classes Page over the past few weeks!!! Oops…

A few changes to highlight!

Want to attend a £12.50 class for free???
Just order £35 of SU! products and get a £12.50 class for free ( OR just £5 for the class with a £22.50 order OR £7.50 for the class with a £15 order)

I am going to run a Saturday Card Making Session alongside the Saturday Scrapbooking Class as I know that there are some of you that want to make cards but can’t make it midweek – so here is your opportunity – and I really hope we can now see you soon….. we miss you!!!! £12.50 for a half day 9.30-12am or 12-2.30pm ( or £15 if you want to join us for lunch at 12am….)

Scheduled Mon-Tues 27-28 May classes have been re-scheduled to 3-4th June to take into account the 27 th May Bank Holiday.

NOTE – the class projects pictured above were created in a class during Feb 2013. This class was based upon the wonderful Card Keeper Box & Cards we made at Julies Jems’ Team Training in February. Thank you again Julie….