A Sheetload of Masculine Cards

There is a youtuber that I have been following for a while. Her channel is called Call Me {Crafty} Al and she does something super cool every month. She calls it a Sheetload of Cards. The idea behind a Sheetload of Cards is to get the most out of your paper. So if you are familiar with the concept of a One Sheet Wonder it is similar. Each Sheetload can yield you anywhere from 6-12 cards. For me I love this because I love making batches of cards. Here is the link to her video where she shares the cards she made and tells you how you can download her cutting templates. I also wanted to include her process video where she shows you how she made the cards. For this card I used the November 2019 templates and was in love with the end result.

When all was said and done I had two cards of each layout and was so glad I was able to add some masculine cards to my card stash. Here are close ups of all the cards. For the Father's Day cards I typed out the sentiments and printed them out on cardstock for all the details check out the blog post here.

 Supplies

 1 - 8 1/2"x11" sheet of Basic White cardstock

1 - 5 1/4"x 4" piece of Well Suited DSP

1 - 3 3/4"x 2 1/4" piece of Well Suited DSP

1 - 4"x 2 1/2" piece of Night of Navy cardstock

1 - 3 1/2"x 3/4" piece of Basic White cardstock

Scrap Basic White cardstock

The Open Sea stamp set (retired)

Whiskey Business stamp set

Memento Black ink

Pacific Point ink

Instructions

Then take the 8 1/2"x11" sheet of Basic White cardstock and cut it down to 4 1/4"x11" and score it at 5 1/2" along the long side.

I then adhered the 5 1/4"x4" piece of Well Suited DSP to the front of the card. I then took the smaller piece of DSP and adhered it to the piece of Night of Navy cardstock. You will then take this piece and cut 1 1/4" off the right side.

I then took the scrap piece of Basic White and stamped the ship from The Open Sea stamp set in Memento Black. I took the anchor from the same stamp set and stamped it in Pacific Point. I wanted to add more variety to the cards which is why I chose two different images. I then fussy cut the images out.

I then took the piece of layered DSP and cardstock and adhered it to the front of the card leaving about 1/2" from the bottom of the DSP layer. The smaller piece will go on the left with the wider piece on the right. Make sure you line them up right against the edge of the card base.

I then stamped the birthday sentiment from Whiskey Business on the thin strip of Basic White cardstock. Depending on the image you are putting on the card you will want to decide if it will be behind the sentiment or in front of it. Based on this decision you'll adhere them in that order.

I really loved the simplicity of this design and while I used two different sheets of DSP you could always just cut the DSP pieces from the same sheet and use the front and back. Unfortunately I felt that the patterns on the back side of the DSP were going to be two busy to work with everything.

I wanted to share another set of cards I recently made using the same layout to show you the versatility of this layout.

For this set of cards I chose to make them Anniversary themed. In order to accommodate the sentiment I had to cut that piece slightly larger and I felt it still looked really nice. And as you can see I decided to add some Gold Enamel dots instead of a stamped image.

I hope you'll go check out Call Me {Crafty} Al and see some of the other sheetload layouts she has.

Happy Paper Crafting! 

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Whiskey Business DIY DSP Father's Day Card

Hands up, who else has trouble coming up with masculine cards for the men in your life? 🙋 Well I do and it is always so frustrating so I have decided that for the month of June I will feature masculine themed cards. I hope these cards inspire you and make it a little bit easier for you to make cards to send to your dads, husbands, brothers, brother-in-laws, father-in-laws, sons and grandfathers. You might still be thinking that Father's Day is a way off but we are finally into June which means it really isn't that far away. I created this card using my absolute favourite masculine stamp set. This stamp set has been in the catalogue for a year already but I was so happy to see it carry over.

Supplies

1 - 8 1/2"x 11" sheet of Kraft cardstock

1 - 4"x 5 1/4" piece of Kraft cardstock

1 - 3"x 1/2" piece of Basic White cardstock

1 - 3 1/4"x 3/4" piece of  Soft Suede DSP

Whiskey Business stamp set

Soft Suede ink

Baker's Twine or Burlap Twine

Instructions

Take the 8 1/2"x11" sheet of cardstock cut it down to 8 1/2"x5 1/2" and score that at 4 1/4" on the long side.

I then took the piece of Kraft cardstock and with the whiskey glass stamp and the soft suede ink I created my own DSP. I just randomly stamped the whiskey glass making sure to turn my stamp to create some more interest in the background. I stamped starting in the bottom left corner and I worked my way to the top right corner. This helped me to stay methodical in my stamping.

I then took the piece of Basic White and stamped the sentiment in Soft Suede. I also printed out the 'Happy Father's Day' sentiment on cardstock and cut it down to the size I wanted. This is optional and the card would look just as amazing without.

I then adhered the sentiment strip to the DSP and I cut about 6" of twine and just folded it in half adhereing it to the back of the DSP piece with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I then adhered the piece of Kraft cardstock that I stamped on to the f5ront of the card. I then used Stampin' Dimensionals to finish adhereing the DSP and Sentiment piece to the front of the card.

This is such a simple and easy card to create. You could easily change it up for Birthday or Thinking of You. In this case I used the Whiskey Business stamp set but you could do the same thing with the anchor or rope stamps from the Sailing Home stamp set (pg. 51) or the bow tie stamps from the Handsomely Suited stamp set (pg. 50). Another option if your guys are more outdoorsy the lantern or tent stamps from the Campology stamp set (pg.53) would also make a great background.

Happy Paper Crafting!  

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Stamping Basics - Pt. 4

This by far is one of the most important posts in the series. You can't make cards without stamps! There are so many different company's that make and sell stamps it is so easy to find stamps that appeal to you and fit into your style of crafting.

There are three different types of stamps that you can buy and they are Wood-Mount Rubber stamps, Cling-Mount Rubber stamps and Photopolymer stamps.

The Wood-Mount stamps are becoming less and less popular. These stamps are permanently adhered to a durable wood block, meaning it takes more room to store them whether you have them in a drawer, clam shell cases or the wide DVD style cases. This is the first year Stampin' Up! has not offered any wood-mount stamps. I don't know of any other big companies offering them but I do know that you can go Michaels and they still have a selection of wood-mount stamps those that section is shrinking. Lots of people are actually unmounting there wood-mount stamps converting them to cling-mount stamps, Stampin' Up! offers all the supplies necessary to make this change.

Next up we have the Cling-Mount rubber stamps also referred to as Red Rubber stamps by some in the crafting world. These stamps must be used with clear acrylic blocks or a stamp positioning tool. The acrylic blocks are reusable so you really only need a few different sizes. These stamps are easy to clean and can actually be washed in soap and water if needed. They store perfectly in a standard DVD style case from Stampin' Up! making them easier to store because they don't take up as much room as a wood-mount stamp set.

Lastly we have Photopolymer stamps and I really love them because these stamps are clear! These stamps use the acrylic blocks same as the cling-mount. But because they are clear you can very easily line up your stamps before you stamp. Most 2-step stamps will come in photopolymer. These stamps sets also store in the DVD style cases from Stampin' Up!. The Photopolymer stamps are stickier than the cling-mount stamps and over time with a lot of use may loose that sticky I wrote a blog post here telling you how to make your stamps sticky again.

Which brings me to cleaning you stamps. Some people don't clean they're stamps they feel that they stamp better that way. I do not hold to this view rather I have the Stampin' Up! shammy for cleaning my stamps and love it because all it do is wet the cloth and wipe my stamps on it. For most stamps you can use some dish soap and water to clean them. But other options for cleaning your stamps include buying a scrub pad and special stamp cleaner spray. If you use Stazon ink I do recommend that you get the special Stazon cleaner because the Stazon ink will not come off with soap and water.

Happy Paper Crafting!  

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Itty Bitty Birthdays Belated Birthday Card

I have a large immediate family between my family and my husbands family and I like to send everyone birthday cards, but I am not perfect and sometimes time slips away from me and I have to send out those dreaded belated birthday cards. I recently made a few just for those just in case scenarios.

Supplies

1 - 8 1/2"x 11" sheet of Basic White cardstock

1 - 3 1/4"x 4 1/2" piece of Blue cardstock

1 - 1 1/8"x 2 3/4" piece of DSP (piece A)

1 - 1 3/4"x 2 3/4" piece of DSP (piece B)

1 - 3"x 1 3/8" piece of DSP (piece C)

1 - 2" circle

Itty Bitty Birthdays

Pearl Basic Jewels

Tempting Turquoise ink

 Layering Circle Dies

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Instructions

Take the 8 1/2"x11" sheet of cardstock cut it down to 8 1/2"x5 1/2" and score that at 4 1/4" on the long side.

I began with the 3 1/4"x 4 1/2" piece of cardstock and the 3 pieces of DSP. I started by adhering DSP piece A to the cardstock in the top left corner leaving an 1/8" border along the top and side. I didn't press it down because I wanted the freedom to pull it up and adjust it if I needed to (I did this with all the pieces). I then took DSP piece B and adhered it in the top right corner again leaving an 1/8" of border all the way around it. You do not want the pieces to touch you do want so space in between. I then took DSP piece C and adhered it centering in the bottom leftover section of cardstock, just keep that border in mind while you'll putting it down. Once your happy press all your pieces down.

I selected the Belated Birthday sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set and I stamped it in Tempting Turquoise on the circle. You can either die cut the circle before or after you stamp the sentiment it is completely up to you. I usually have a stash of pre die cut circles in a bag for quick crafting.

I finished off the card with three of the smallest size Pearls from the Pearl Basic Jewels.

Happy Paper Crafting!   

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Last Chance Products Sale - Jan-Jun Mini Catalogue

I wanted to share with you guys the Last Chance Product list from the January-June mini catalogue. This list doesn't go into effect until June 1st. I want to remind everyone that these items are only while supplies last so you won't want to miss out on these amazing deals.

You skim, read or download the list here. Again these deals do not go into effect until June 1st but you can have your wishlist ready to go for that day.

Happy Paper Crafting!  

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In Color DIY DSP Thinking of You Card - #GDP 293

If you have been following me for a while you may remember that about two months ago I participated in the Global Design Project weekly challenge and created a fun fold card. This week I decided to join in the fun again! 

You can find the complete details for this weeks challenge here. This is a color challenge just like the last one I did and I was very inspired by the color combination. I pulled out a few different retired stamp sets to create my own DSP.

 

Supplies

1 - 8 1/2"x 11" sheet of Basic White cardstock

1 - 8 1/2"x 11" sheet of Soft Succulent cardstock

1 - 2 3/4"x 4 1/8" piece of Pale Papaya cardstock

1 - 3/4"x 1 1/2" piece of Basic White cardstock

Pendant Park stamp set

Hand-Penned Petals stamp set

A Touch of Ink stamp set

Pale Papaya ink

Soft Succulent ink

Evening Evergreen ink

Versamark ink

White Embossing Powder

Heat Gun

Instructions

I started with the full sheet of Basic White cardstock first. I used the gorgeous tree image from the Pendant Park stamp set, I stamped this image in Soft Succulent leaving space between each image. I then took the larger leaf from the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set and began stamping it in Evening Evergreen in between the large tree images, but leaving room between the leaves for my the next image. In the A Touch of Ink stamp set there is a very cute speckle stamp that I used in Pale Papaya to fill in the white spaces. I decided I wanted to add something extra to the card so I brought the first tree image in and stamped it in Versamark ink I wanted the embossing to overlap the per-existing images so I wasn't too concerned with where I was stamping the tree (but I didn't want the embossed images to overlap). You can either stamp and emboss each image individually or you can stamp a few and then emboss and repeat this process until your happy. This was the finished result before I cut it up for on my cards. The second picture is a close up of the design and heat embossing, pictures just don't do this justice.

I then cut the cardstock to 2 5/8"x 4". I was able to make 8 identical cards from this one piece of DIY DSP. I then layered it onto the piece of Pale Papaya cardstock.

Then take the 8 1/2"x11" sheet of Soft Succulent cardstock and cut it down to 4 1/4"x11" and score it at 5 1/2" along the long side.

I then took the little piece of Basic White cardstock and stamped the Thinking of You sentiment form the A Touch of Ink stamp set in Evening Evergreen. I then adhered it to the DSP and Pale Papaya layer lining it up to the edge of the DSP layer. I then adhered the panel to the center of the front of the card.

I hope you will play along with the challenges! Head over the Global Design Project to see all the different projects everyone made this week. 

Happy Paper Crafting! 

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Stamping Basics - Pt. 3

The next thing you need to get if your starting out as a card marker or scrapbooker is ink. There is a wide variety of choices for ink and depending on what you want to do you don't necessarily need to get them all.

Firstly you have Dye-Based Ink Pads the standard Stampin' Up! ink pads fall into this category and are perfect stamping on cardstock and DSP. It dries quickly and is water soluble making it very easy to clean up.

Next we have Chalk Ink this ink is just what it sounds like. It gives a realistic chalk effect your card and scrapbook pages. This ink does not dry as fast as dye-based inks. But you can use a heat tool to speed up the drying time.

Thirdly we have Craft Ink this is a rich pigment ink that is ideal for embossing and scrabooking because of the long-lasting color. These inks take a while to dry though so keep that in mind when using them. Stampin' Up! offers a white Craft ink pad. I also want to highlight the Versamark Ink Pad. This is the traditional embossing ink that you use your embossing powders or heat and stick powders with. Its a great tool that can also help you to achieve a tone on tone or watermark look on your projects.

Fourthly I want to bring attention to the Staz-On Ink Pad. This is a permanent ink and it requires the Staz-On cleaner to clean your stamps because it is not water soluble. This should be your choice of ink if you like stamping on glass or glossy surfaces like acetate or Stampin' Up! window sheets. It dries very quickly and doesn't smudge. And because it is not water soluble it is perfect for stamping the outline of images in for watercoloring.

I want to introduce my favorite black ink pad the Memento Ink. This brand of ink does come in different colors but Stampin' Up! only offers it in black. This is my go to ink pad. It dries fast and cleans up with water. This ink though is designed to be used with alcohol-based markers meaning if you want to color with Copic Markers or Stampin' Blends the outline of the image won't bleed or come off on your markers.

Lastly I want to highlight the two types of markers that Stampin' Up offers. The first type is the Water Soluble Markers these markers come in all of the Stampin' Up! colors and use the same ink as the Dye-Based ink pads. These markers are great for coloring a portion of an image or to create extra details to your images. Secondly Stampin' Up! offers Alcohol Ink Markers these are made for blending and shading images without leaving harsh lines.

When you get your ink pads store them upside down this helps to keep the ink pad moist and allows the ink to spread evenly over the surface of the pad. If you buy Stampin' Up! ink pads the case is already designed to keep the ink pad upside down so you can keep them stored right way up.

Another tip I have for you is to choose ink pads and markers that are refillable.

If you are just starting I would recommend you get a Memento Black Ink pad and some colors from the neutral family like browns and grays because they will go with everything and be perfect for sentiments. If you already know what style of stamps you are drawn to you can allow that to help you choose colors. For example if you like floral stamps getting a green ink pad and a pink a purple to use would be wise.

Happy Paper Crafting!
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