Sunday, May 30, 2021

FOR THE LOVE OF HIM: Masculine Blog Hop

 



A group of wonderfully creative friends decided to team up and honor the men in our life.  All of us in the blog hop are Stampin' Up Demonstrators who are united by our love of all things crafty!  In this Masculine Themed Blog Hop you will see their amazing creativity.  If you have arrived from Michelle's wonderful blog project, you are in the right place!  

On this Memorial Day Weekend, my project harkens back to the days when I would go boating with my Father.  
From his early days, Dad was known to love the water.
This love brought him to join the Marines.  
On his 88th birthday, he was honored with a Congressional Gold Medal as a Montford Point Marine - one of the first Black Marines in the United States.  

Into his retirement years, Dad would often take us camping at our lake house and we had a boat there. Even after suffering a spinal cord injury, Dad enjoyed the return visits to the lake.



My main project harkens back to those days we spent out on the water boating together. Visiting various lighthouses was a treat for us!
I chose a CAS (clean and simple) format for this card.  

My project features traditional nautical colors which to me translate to Night of Navy and Crumb Cake.  I love the detailed simplicity of the Sailing Home Stamp Set featuring the light house and sail boat. The Painted Texture embossing folder mimics the temptest of the sea.

Up Next,  you will travel to Sharon’s wonderful project. I appreciate you stopping to check out my project.  Please be sure to leave some blog love!

 
Sharon Jacobs - Stamped Inkspired Designs Next stop on the blog hop!


And, if you don't already have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours!  There are links below to the products that I have used.
                                                    

NC Demos Blog Hop Featuring the Stampin' Up! May 2021 - April 2022 Annual Catalog


Hello and thanks so much for stopping by my blog!  I am honored that you chose to visit with me today! It is always such a fun time when my amazingly crafty friends from North Carolina get together for a bit of fun!
This time around, we are celebrating the launch of Stampin' Up!'s newest catalog, the May 2021 - April 2022 Annual Catalog.  
When I saw fabulous, this catalog is F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S.!
Don't take it from me, you have been participating in this wonderful blog hop, having seen XXXX beautiful creation just prior to arriving here!  All of the projects are wonderful and mine is showcased below.

For my project, I really wanted to showcase the new 2021-2023 InColors.  
Have you seen them?  I'm sure you have, but they are so awesome that I'd thought to show you again!

Absolutely gorgeous, right?

There colors just spoke to me in terms of a floral combination.  
I decided to create my own Designer Series Paper (DSP) to feature on this card. I pulled off the Always in My Heart Bundle, which includes the Floral Heart dies and the Quiet Meadow stamp set off my shelf and got to work.  Before now, I only regarded the Always in My Heart set as a Valentine's stamp set.  Not any more!  
The background text from the Quiet Meadow set gave my DSP an added touch of elegance!I had so much fun creating my paper using the new InColors inks plus Crumb Cake.  After slicing my DSP into panels, I embossed it with the Tasteful Textile embossing folder.



Then I had fun layering my sentiment using the Painted Poppies Labels Dies to create the circle element in Evening Evergreen, the Stitched Rectangle die in Crumb Cake captures our sentiment from the In Bloom Stamp Set.  Then, it is embellished with a die-cut flower from the Floral Heart dies and finished with Wink of Stella.  I love how the stitching on the circle is echoed with the stitching on the rectangle die cut! The sentiment is anchored with the Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon for an added touch of elegance!


The inside sentiments from the Always in My Heart stamp set were the perfect complement to this card!


Next stop!

Thanks for stopping by my blog!
The order of the NC Demos Blog Hop is below along with the products I used on my project!  Next, you will travel to Frances' blog.  She created a wonderful project using the products from the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog.


Products I Used:

Thursday, May 6, 2021

A Fun Stampin' Up Pop Up Card!

 Hello and thank you for stopping by the Craft Lounge blog!

I am so honored to have you here as a guest!  I wanted to share with you my recent Triple Cube Pop Up cards!  They are super fun to make and your recipients will be amazed!

My cards are featured in two size formats using 12 x 12 and 8.5 x 11.

I have the dimensions and size measurements included on my YouTube video.





Heart Punch Pack



Stampin' Up!  Blends markers