By The Tide birthday

 

The days of going to the beach and looking for seashells or fishing are coming to an end, as fall seems to be here already, but that doesn't mean you can't still enjoy all of the trappings of the beach with a hand-stamped card. This one uses the By The Tide stamp set.

This Very Vanilla card features the coral stamped in Crumb Cake ink on the front. The three images have been stamped in Always Artichoke on vanilla, then punched out using a 1-1/4" square punch, and layered on a 1-3/8" square of artichoke card stock. The squares are popped up using dimensionals, and a sentiment from Teeny, Tiny Wishes finishes the card. I CASE'd this card idea from http://starlightstamper.com.

Dinner last night was a seasoned chicken breast wrapped in two pieces of bacon and a wedge of cabbage roasted with olive oil, salt and pepper. It was delicious! My family liked it so much I'm adding it to our repertoire of dinners. Just thought I'd share if you're always looking for new or different things to make (I am!).

Detailed train man card

 

I LOVE the train from the Traveler stamp set. It's so detailed.

 

I started with a Whisper White card and used Old Olive, Night of Navy and Daffodil Delight card stocks, cutting them to make them banners. The colors came off of the Color Coach. The sentiment is from the Petite Pairs stamp set.

 

I could travel all year long, I think. I love seeing new places, meeting new people and gaining new experiences. As you read this, I'm on a road trip with my bestie, Kim. We're going junkin' - shopping for antiques and vintage goodies and just hanging out and going where the road takes us. Hope you have a wonderful week!

Father's Day cards

 

At my recent 20-card class, the women made several man cards. With the Teeny, Tiny Wishes stamp set, they could choose the greeting of their choice. Above, I used the Baby, We've Grown stamp set with Sweater designer paper and Natural Composition paper, and the Scalloped Tag Topper punch for the tag.

 

I used a Basic Black marker to ink up two of the three owls that make up a single stamp, then used an aqua painter and ink pad to color the owls.

 

This is the epitome of a quick card - a couple strips of designer paper and a Gumball Green stamped greeting punched out of Whisper White with the Word Window punch and layered on a Modern Label-punched piece of Gumball Green card stock.



Indigo Island goose

 

Quick and easy is the card du jour. With a big family, I need cards constantly! So having go-to cards like this on hand make my life so much easier. I left the sentiment off so I can use this card for the event of my choosing.

 

I started with a Smoky Slate card and added a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Argyle-embossed Island Indigo, and then a 1-1/2" strip of some Basic Gray patterned designer paper. The Canada goose was stamped in Island Indigo ink on a 2-1/2" Very Vanilla circle. It's that simple!

 

Many stamp sets and accessories from the current catalog are retiring (or already gone!) at the end of the month. The good news is I'll have a new 2014-2014 annual catalog for you by the end of the month and you can start ordering from it June 1. I love new!!!

 

If there's anything you'd like to order, please visit my Online Store at http://therubberroom.stampinup.net. You may order retiring items alongside Clearance Rack items and Occasions Catalog and annual catalog stuff. Enjoy your Sunday!

A birthday on The Open Sea

 

Here we are again with another quick and easy card - this time a birthday card for a man using The Open Sea stamp set, as well as a hostess stamp set called Banner Greetings.

 

 

Rectangles of Crumb Cake, Real Red and Marina Mist add lots of color to this simple card, which also has a knot of Whisper White/Island Indigo baker's twine.

 

Start Spring By the Tide

 

Happy Spring! The colors in the Retro designer paper pack are bright and springy and fitting for this Tangerine Tango lobster from By the Tide stamp set.

 

I used the Angled Tag Topper Punch to make a quick 2" x 4-1/4" tag for the lobster, adding a little bow of Calypso Coral baker's twine. The sentiment is from Wetlands. My stamp-a-stack customers made two of these cards recently. Quick and easy man cards - gotta love that!



Duck, duck, GOOSE!

 

I love the earthy tones of Soft Sky and Crumb Cake together in this card. I could see using this for Thinking of You, a birthday card, and even a sympathy card.

 



 

I stamped this Canada Goose from Wetlands in Early Espresso ink, and punched it out using the 2-1/2" circle punch. I added a little Soft Sky foliage too. When you need a lot of cards fast, a design like this will make your life that much easier!

 

To order the Wetlands stamp set, or any other Stampin' Up! product, you may visit my Online Store at http://therubberroom.stampinup.net. Use the hostess code of 9M2ZB9VQ and you'll be entered into my February 1 drawing for FREE SU! product of your choice. Sweet!

 



Create a candle birthday card; guess what kind of dog

 

This is a great go-to birthday card for someone of the male persuasion, or someone who doesn't like a lot of fluff. I CASE'd the card from our SU! demo magazine, Stampin' Success.

 

The candle flame is a punched piece of Polka Dot designer paper adhered with a dimensional. The punch is the retired Blossom Petals. I cut a 1/2" x 3" piece of Venetian Romance designer paper for the candle body, then tied a bow using linen thread. The sentiment is from Delightful Dozen and is stamped in Early Espresso. I used a Crushed Curry marker to color in "You're How Old?" and use an oval framelit to diecut it. The oval was sponged with Early Espresso ink, and the front of the Crumb Cake card was embossing with the Perfect Polka Dots folder. There's a Pistachio Pudding layer behind the Very Vanilla too.

 

Don't forget that when you place an Online Order through my store at http://TheRubberRoom.stampinup.net by August 31 you become eligible to win the hostess benefits AND be entered into a drawing for a Pretty Print embossing folder if your order includes the Tag It stamp set, which benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities. Thanks!

 

I came across this brass dog letter opener at a garage sale this weekend. It's a nice, hefty weight and very solid. Here's a close-up of the dog:

 

So does it look like a retriever maybe? Or what kind of dog would you say it is? Leave a comment, please!







Use the hexagon punch and take a Walk in the Wild

 

Have you seen this moose from the new Walk in the Wild stamp set yet? He looks so majestic!

 

This was the one swap card I received at convention - yes, one! My friend, Cindy Fodor, gave it to me when I saw her. She's an amazing demo in Pennsylvania who hit $700,000 in career sales this year. I love that she paired the moose with hexagons. Who would've thunk it? The sentiment is from a hostess set in the big catalog called Express Yourself.

 

I didn't make any swaps by choice. It stresses me out, to tell the truth. I love swapping monthly at my American Ink gatherings to get some great ideas, but I feel swapping at convention gets a little crazy/crowded at times, with swappers buzzing around in swarms. I like my space. lol

 

Use my August hostess code to be eligible to win the hostess benefits. Order the Tag It stamp set and be entered into a drawing to win the Pretty Prints embossing folder, as well. Here's the hostess code to use till Aug. 31: GGQ2GJ3A

 

Here are a few cuties I found at a recent garage sale. Do you know what they are, because I sure don't! The two on the left have NWA painted on their base, while the third looks like it has duck feet! I'm thinking it may be some kind of cake decoration from back in the day? If you know, please comment!

 

I'll be sharing more finds with each blog post. There have been so many announcements of new stuff from Stampin' Up! lately, that I haven't been posting cards. I've taken many photos today and will be updating the blog once or twice a day with cards. See you soon!





By The Tide man card; DIY project - dry erase board

By The Tide is a set for man cards. I CASE'd this one from fellow demo Deb Currier.

 

This is a Crumb Cake card with layers of Basic Black and Neutrals paper stack (a 12" x 12" pad with a variety of patterns). I add a couple of Neutral brads and a sentiment from Itty Bitty Banners. The fish was cut out and adhered with dimensionals over a 2-1/2" Very Vanilla circle stamped with the coral image.

 

 

I wanted to share a dry erase board I made. This is a heavy metal frame that I painted ivory and distressed, then added a piece of Tea for Two designer paper (in the Spring Catalog). I leave messages for my kids on it in the front entry. I love the vintage flavor of this project.

I hope you have a wonderful Friday! I'm off to meet my bestie Kim to set up for the Heirloom craft show in Puyallup. Ta ta!

Feel the need... the Need for Speed!

 

"I feel the need... the Need for Speed." I'm sure in the movie Top Gun, Tom Cruise wasn't talking about this four-piece stamp set, but I can pretend! *smile*

 



 

Today's card is all about Lucky Limeade, which - I'm sad to say - is going away at the end of May when we will get new In Colors. The other outgoing In Colors are not going anywhere - they're staying to "refresh" our color collections. Those colors are: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Calypso Coral and Island Indigo.

 

For this monochromatic card, I started with a Whisper White card (4-1/4" x 5-1/2") and layered a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of In Color dsp from the big 12" x 12" pad. There's a 4" x 2" Houndstooth embossed strip of Lucky Limeade on top of that, with the car cut out from Need for Speed. The sentiment is from Teeny, Tiny Wishes, punched with the Modern Label punch, with a Designer Brad.

 

 

To order, please visit my Online Store at http://therubberroom.stampinup.net. I hope you enjoy the day!

Sent With Love; my FREE shipping

 

My club members this month got to play with the Sent With Love stamp set and coordinating designer paper.

 

 

I borrowed a couple of ideas - embossing with the Cloudy Day folder and the cut-out arrow - from another demo. I pulled the colors - Island Indigo and Calypso Coral right off of the paper. The arrow was hand cut and I used the Postage Stamp punch for the Island Indigo heart. I think this would be a great man card for a birthday or other upbeat greeting. If you'd like to order these products, along with anything else, please visit my Online Store at http://therubberroom.stampinup.net. If you email me with an order by this Friday, April 12, I will save you at least 10 percent by giving you FREE SHIPPING (U.S. only, please).

 

Sent With Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Item 131847, $17.95
Sent With Love Designer Series Paper Item 132182, $10.95





Do a double-take of Dapper Dad

 

Why a double-take? Because these two cards use the same Fan Fair dsp, Dapper Dad stamp set, oval punch, sentiment, and Chocolate Chip ink. Crazy, huh? And it's my dad's birthday today!

 

 

Stampers at a recent 10-card class could make one of each of these cards using all of the same items - with the exception of the buttons/brads. I love it! I'll share more of the cards later this week.

 

If you'd like to purchase the Dapper Dad stamp set, and the other products used on these cards, please click on http://TheRubberRoom.stampinup.net and start shopping now! Thanks.

 

Plane & Simple birthday card with sponged clouds...

I made a card similar to this Plane & Simple one awhile back, but thought this would make a good stamp-a-stack card since we could all use cards for the men/boys in our lives. It uses Blueberry Crisp dsp, torn and layered on a piece of torn Pacific Point card stock. The plane was stamped in Pacific Point ink, and clouds were sponged on the card front and plane layer using a sponge dauber, Bashful Blue ink and a punch scallop circle. The top layer was distressed with a Cutter Kit. I had the Teeny, Tiny Wishes stamp set so everybody could select the sentiment of their choice. Most all fit in the Word Window punch, then we adhered them with dimensionals.

All Holidays man card...

Pearl created this make & take for our American Ink group. It's always nice having a man card option - we all need those!


This uses the All Holidays sentiment and several layers. I think it's a nice touch to insert the jumbo eyelet in the 5/8" grosgrain ribbon.