Freshly Made Sketches: Birthday Bow

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Jacquie and here’s what I did with it!

As I was figuring out who I needed birthday cards for this month, I noticed that there's a guy at work on the list. I hardly know him - I don't know hobbies or interest or colors - so I needed something really basic.  This sketch was incredibly helpful because I also just got this Gift Bows dies from Concord and 9th/Kristina Werner so I immediately saw the sketch as a present!

I went with blues and greens - they seemed cheerful yet still masculine. I added patterned paper for a couple of the panels just for interest. The only thing left was finding a sentiment that fit. Very few do because "birthday" is a long word but happily Honey Bee Stamps had Big Birthday and it was perfect!

I hope to see you playing along with us this week at Freshly Made Sketches.

SUPPLY LIST

Dies: Concord and 9th (Kristina Werner) Gift Bows Dies, Honey Bee Stamps Big Birthday

Paper: Taylored Expressions Granny Smith and Peapod, Stampin' Up Pretty Peacock from 2019-21 dsp, polka dot is a scrap

Freshly Made Sketches: Birthday Moose

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Cécile and here’s what I did with it!

Cécile's cards and sketches are so amazingly artistic. They are clean and fresh and still so full of beautiful details. I love following her sketches; they inspire me to create cards that I never would have come up with on my own and I love them.  However, in this case, I went back to a classic look for me because I immediatley saw a row of trees and a sun. Then I just had to pick an animal for my forest!

I used linen-textured paper, then brushed a soft blue in the background for a sky. (You kind of have to squint to see it in the picture but it's there in real life.)  The Whittle Moose is from Poppystamps. It's retired but will never leave my stash because it's just perfect for my mountain-loving family who have all experienced a moose in the wilderness! I needed a variety of skinny trees and I had that in Alexandra Renke's 5 Pine Trees set Little. It's a fun set because some of the dies cut outlines of trees but I just wanted a simple row so didn't use any of those. The sentiment is also Poppystamps - they have a variety of these that come with the little dies.

FYI My card could easily have been a square card. I just forgot that part.

I hope to see you playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

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Stamps: Poppystamps Birthday Banners and dies

Dies: Poppystamps Whittle Moose (retired), Alexandra Renke 5 Pine Trees set Little

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink Linen, Stampin' Up Daffodil Delight, Gray Granite and Pecan Pie, Papertrey Ink New Leaf

Ink: Stampin' Up Balmy Blue

Freshly Made Sketches: A Mountain of Hugs

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Narelle and here’s what I did with it!

This one was easy! I had a definite need for a card for my oldest son who moved off to Michigan so I send him hugs from Colorado! And I had these colors out on my desk from last week's card.  I love it when it all comes together.  Good thing too because I just got back from my vacation and didn't have time to think too hard about this.

The mountain die is from Erin Lee Creative. This one is just Circle Mountain but there's also one with a river that I used here. The sketch gave me the idea to add some clouds and a bird in the upper right corner.

Vacation went very well.  That area of the country is still on our retirement list (tornade sirens notwithstanding!) It was gorgeous and had everything we are looking for. Biking and hiking trails even within the town; endless fishing; fine dining, basic family joints, an amazing deli, and the Whippy Dip which is a walk-up, no credit card, soft serve twist type of place; a vibrant downtown (no stamping stores, but there was a great yarn store!), dive bars and high end breweries, plus multiple coffee shops to try. And no cicadas!!!  If the tornadoes didn't give it away - we were in Iowa, specifically in Decorah in the northeast corner which is very different from the rest of the state. I'm very aware that I probably won't leave the house in July and August with the humidity but I don't even like summer here in Colorado so that's really no different.

We are actually going to do another little jaunt in just a few weeks and then we'll do a couple next year and it will be decision time!

I hope to see you playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Avery Elle Simple Sentiments

Dies: Erin Lee Creative Circle Mountain, My Favorite Things Flat Bottomed Clouds, Paper Rose Flying Birds Small, The Greetery Pre-Text Banners

Cardstock: Stampin' Up Gray Granite, Boho Blue, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry

Other: Stampin' Up Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder

Freshly Made Sketches: Wish Big

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Cécile and here’s what I did with it!

 

My husband loves to fly fish.  It actually might be more of an obsessive hobby than my cardmaking - with the abundance of poles and flies, the early hours, the long drives, the willingness to stand still in cold water for hours! He keeps trying to convince me that I'd love it and if I learned, we could do it together. Ugh. Just no.  I usually fend him off by telling him we could learn each other's hobby and spend even more time together.  He takes one look at my craft from and I don't hear about fishing again for months. 

When I saw Cécile's sketch, I knew these fish would be the frame. Then I was looking for a completely different sentiment and the "wish big" jumped out at me and tickled my funny bone. When he got home from a full day of fishing last night, he didn't tell me about the drive or the weather or the company - but he did catch a 20" brown (whatever that means!)

This weekend, we are starting a 10-day vacation. We're trying to sell each other on options for retirement. Where we are going ticks a lot of boxes for both of us. He'd be close to fishing and there are quaint towns and lots of outdoor/bicycling options for me. However, I'm not going  to mention where we are going. I don't want to offend anybody since my answer to this area is most likely a big "no".  It's the weather.  We ran into a chatty stranger a few weeks ago and she was originally from where we are going and she told me "Oh honey, he's taking you there for the one good week of weather all year long."  We'll see!

I hope to see you playing along with us this week at Freshly Made Sketches.

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Taylored Expressions It's Your Day (and dies)

Dies: Paper Rose Fish Family

Cardstock: Stampin' Up Misty Moonlight, Boho Blue, Old Olive and Mossy Meadow, My Favorite Things Naturals

Ink: Stampin' Up Misty Moonlight

Other: Honey Bee Stamps Black Gem Stickers, Stampin' Up Subtle Embossing Folder

Freshly Made Sketches: Birthday Deer

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Jen Brum and here’s what I did with it!

 

I talk a lot about planning to use patterned paper, then not ending up using it. In the meantime, I do have a serious collection of patterned paper. I knew what I was doing with this sketch the second I saw it. I used this nature scene paper from Stampin' Up (retired) along with a critter for a birthday card for my husband.  The critter was supposed to be a moose based on a fabulous vacation we took last year to the Moose Capital of Colorado (Walden, population 569) but my stash failed me. I had a large very goofy moose and a small cute moose, neither of which I wanted to use with the gorgeous background paper.

I hope to see you playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

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Stamps: Papertrey Ink Winter Woods (the sentiment)

Dies: Sizzix/Tim Holtz Winter Wonderland, Trinity Modern Embossed Rectangle Stack

Paper: Stampin' Up New Horizons, Cardstock in Pecan Pie and Evening Evergreen

Other: Stampin' Up Brushed Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots and Subtle embossing folder

Freshly Made Sketches: Birthday Polygons

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Linda and here’s what I did with it!

 

The Big Birthday sentiment from Honey Bee Stamps is brand new. I paired it with a couple of retired products from Honey Bee - Polygon Thin Frames and the paper is the Great Outdoors. The paper pad also has more colorful papers and I had chosen the colors of the polygons based on those even though I ended up just using the basic woodgrain. 

This was a bit of a stretch for me so thank you to Linda for the inspiration.  This was a rare card that came together quickly for me. I did start out with plain rectangles on patterned paper but quickly realized my rectangles needed to be more interesting - so they became polygons.  Then with the color in the nested polygons, I changed the paper.  Those were my only sidetracks which is shocking given my average card takes a few hours!  And now I have a masculine card in my stash!!

SUPPLY LIST

Dies: Honey Bee Stamps Big Birthday and Polygon Thin Frames

Paper: Honey Bee Stamps Great Outdoors 6x6 paper pad, Stampin' Up Pretty Peacock, Cajun Craze, Coastal Cabana and Old Olive

Other: Stamp Market Silver Glitter Stars

Freshly Made Sketches: Consume Coffee

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Jen Mitchell and here’s what I did with it!

 

My stash of masculine all-purpose cards has gotten very low and with two single adult sons negotiating job hunts, new jobs, various life disappointments and also successes - I need a stash. I figured this one would be for my job-hunting son on the day of an interview probably with a coffee gift card inside.  So I went very basic with the card because neither son appreciates even a hint of bling (a word which they always say with contempt - mostly when they realize there's some form of bling stuck to their shoe or to the cat's tail!)

I'm not in love with the card I ended up with - but I love the idea of it.  I should have backed it with kraft so it had the warm look of coffee.  It feels a little cold with the white and a "coffee" card definitely should not feel cold!  But I love that die - it's from the old (and very much missed company) of Paper Smooches.  I paired it with a coffee sentiment and die from Stampin' Up. 

I tried to honor the sketch with my sentiment across the middle of the coffee cup and then instead of the scallops, I used a narrow oval as a shadow (probably a bit of a stretch but that oval was definitely inspired by the sketch!)

I hope to see you playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Stampin' Up Nothing's Better Than

Dies: Paper Smooches Cozy Coffee, Stampin' Up Love You More Than dies, My Favorite Things Oval Shadows, Avery Elle Wonky Stitches

30 Years Ago?

My husband is coming up on a big birthday. I saw this sentiment stamp a few months ago and knew it was perfect.  Then I decided to feature it on the outside of the card because when people display cards that's what they see and this sentiment was too good to hide. I was struggling on how to use it and luckily saw the sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. And then for even more inspiration, I saw the colors at As You See It which are a fun mix of masculine grays/krafts plus bright colors for a birthday.

The sentiment was new-to-me.  Many of the other products are long gone (sorry!)  That's what happens when I am finally finishing up a massive organization/clean out project.  I see things from the olden days that have gotten lost in the shuffle and I just have to use them.  Then of course they never get "cleaned out".  The little icons are from some very old embosslits by Stampin' Up. The tag is an old Papertrey Ink. (Although I never clean out basic stuff like tags or rectangles/square/circles or backgrounds - you just never know when that exact size or style might come in handy!!)  The embossing folder is an old Taylored Expressions.  Sad story - when we moved to this house about five years ago, one of the things I chose to downsize was a drawerful of embossing folders.  They had been a huge deal on cards, then five years ago they weren't so huge, then after I downsized they became huge again.  So I had to start my collection over - ugh. Teaches me to try to organize and downsize!!

So everything on this card is old - but it's just right for my old recipient!!

A big thank you to As You See It and Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge for the inspiration!

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Riley and Company Funny Bones The 1990s

Dies: Papertrey Ink Tag Sale 3 (cut a big shorter)

Paper: Stampin' Up Gray Granite, Crumb Cake, Tahitian Tide, Poppy Parade

Other: Stampin' Up Fashionable Hearts Embosslits and Little Pieces Embosslits (both long retired!), Taylored Expressions Ah-maze-ing

Freshly Made Sketches: Father's Day Fish

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by me and here’s what I did with it!

 

When I made the sketch, my idea was three pink/orange/yellow stripes with a white flower on top but while I was browsing my stash, I saw these fish.  They were the perfect size for the stripes and with Father's Day coming, I now have a card for my fisherman husband! 

I backed it with a retired Taylored Expressions embossing folder. I have other folders with splashes and waves but I liked the quirky look of the spots. 

I hope to see you playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches!

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Simon Says/Kelly Purkey Dude! (retired)

Dies: Paper Rose Fish Family

Other: Taylored Expressions On the Spot embossing folder (retired), Honey Bee Stamps Black Gem Stickers

Freshly Made Sketches: Carrot Bunny

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Jen Timko and here’s what I did with it!

 

I just had two cards that needed to be made this weekend - Easter for my 27- and 23-year old sons. Easter is a hard one because they really aren't interest in soft pastels and cute little bunnies.  But I thought this quirky Sizzix/Tim Holtz Carrot Bunny would work and then when I found paper from Paper Rose in these neutrals, I was ecstatic. Using it all on this sketch gave me a bit of a pause - I really hadn't planned on an oval nor on a small sentiment. Then the lightbulb came on that a sentiment fit on that big carrot. All in all this was a quick and easy card - great products and a fun sketch helped!

I hope to see you playing along with us this week at Freshly Made Sketches.

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Impress Spring Words

Dies: Sizzix/Tim Holtz Carrot Bunny

Paper: Paper Rose Eggs-quisite Days, Stampin' Up Sahara Sand, Delightful Dijon and Bumblebee (I keep all of my retired paper - I have colors that I bet most of you don't even remember!)

Hand Stamped Sentiments: Amazing Things

 The sketch Hand Stamped Sentiments inspired me to put together this mountain scene.

I'm not exactly on with the sketch, but I was definitely inspired.  I have the arch, although mine is bigger. Then this particular die set didn't allow for a stripe behind it - so I added a strip on top and used it for my sentiment. 

I went pretty "flat" with this card. Usually I like dimension - I definitely go through a lot of dimensional adhesive - but I wanted this a bit more graphic. Then because of that look, when it came time to add leaves, I modeled them after Jeanne Jachna's card instead of grouping them more naturally on the branches. The scenery, except the rolling hills, comes with the Waffle Flower Forest Window die set.  For the mountains, I used both sides of the cut to get different mountains. 

Don't look too closely at the sentiment.  It's exactly what I wanted to say but the stamp is slightly damaged (probably by my overly-stuffed storage area) and the "f" over to the right doesn't stamp well.  I tried so SO many times to make it look good.  This particular version has the "f" but it's not stamped solidly on the left side of the stamp but I guarantee the recipient (my 27-year old son) will not notice so I moved on. 

Thanks to Hand Stamped Sentiments for the inspiration!

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Pinkfresh My Favorite Things to Say

Dies: Waffle Flower Forest Window die, Memory Box Flying Gulls (I tried to pick one that didn't look so much like a gull since this is a mountain scene), Sizzix Darling Deer, Taylored Expressions Build a Scene - Snowdrifts and Build a Scene - Rolling Hills

Paper: Stampin' Up Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue, Gray Granite, Highland Heather, Pool Party (with a little sparkle spritzed on it for the lake), Parakeet Party, Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Soft Suede

Ink: Stampin' Up Shaded Spruce

52 Christmas Card Throwdown: Masculine

Yesterday's post was my first Easter card of the season. Then when I saw that the challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown was a masculine theme, I knew I'd also be doing my first Christmas card of the season!

For my sons, I usually do silly or snarky - but they are both in such a time of change as they are college graduates and trying to move into adulthood, I wanted a more meaningful message.  One son in particular struggles with the concept of joy and peace - he's always searching - so this sentiment just seemed perfect for him. I kept it masculine with the plaid and with that cute little snowman in his blue snow gear. 

The snowman was a freebie last year at Simon Says for buying a certain amount of Tim Holtz products - not a hard thing for me to do and I couldn't pass up that snowman.  The set is Chilly & Freezy and there are two snowmen in the die set.  I'll definitely bring them both out to play in the near future.

Thanks to the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown for inspiring me to start on my Christmas stash!

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Papertrey Ink Just Sentiments: Peace, and In the Shadows

Dies: Sizzix/Tim Holtz Chilly & Freezy (free with purchase at Simon Says last December)

Paper: Stampin' Up Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Poppy Parade and Pumpkin Pie

The Card Concept: Winter Snow

There's a new inspiration challenge at The Card Concept. It's double challenge week and I am using the Winter Snow graphic.  My Clean and Layered card was inspired by the colors, the snowflakes and the pine boughs.

I almost exclusively use dies (except for sentiments).  I love the dimension and the crispness of dies plus I often get frustrated with ink and stamps especially for cards like this one with multiple images.  I hate getting to the last one and deciding it's not in the right place or it's the wrong green or it only partially stamps (not that I'm obsessive!)  Thank goodness for the Stampin' Up Stamparatus which I highly recommend because it has two hinged doors and they are removable so I set up the sentiment on one, then flipped it and lined up one tree, then a tree on each side of the other door - so four stamps lined up at one time! I could re-stamp if it wasn't good or I could move them slightly and start over. I had forgotten how much I liked this tool until I broke my wrist last fall and it became essential for any stamping.

This is going to go out to my oldest son. He lives in a fabulous town for outdoor activities. Funny story - during his tween and teen years, we still owned a small place in a mountain town but he just wasn't interested in joining us in hiking or snowshoeing or just enjoying nature. Now that he's a young adult, he finds he needs that time in nature to let go of stress and to refresh. It's been fun to watch because even though he grew up going to the mountains, it's like it's all new to him. He's so enthusiastic and tells us every detail of his adventures!  Although I don't love the look of this sentiment that came with the stamp set - it does say exactly what I what to remind him of. Nature is just outside his door and it's magical!!

I hope to see you playing along with us at The Card Concept.

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Forest Scenery

Dies: Hero Arts Wood Frames, Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes

Paper: Taylored Expressions Toffee, Memory Box Delicate Pastel Glitter pad

Ink: Taylored Expressions Sweet Basil and Granny Smith, Stampin' Up Old Olive

Freshly Made Sketches: I Regret Nothing

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Jen Brum and here’s what I did with it!

 

I already knew that one of my sons was going to get a card with this Santa and this sentiment so when I saw the sketch I knew it was meant to be.  Plus it gave me the extra idea of having him peek from the frame since the circle in the sketch is behind the frame! I struggled a bit with how to use him because he actually doesn't come with a die for the face. I didn't want to put him on a white background because since he's mostly beard, I thought it wouldn't pop.  So I tried a darker cardstock. I like the look.

The sentiment comes from Impression Obsession's Dear Santa.  If you have any older "kids", it's a must-have! I used a different sentiment on this Santa card.

I hope to see you playing along with us this week!  If you celebrate Thanksgiving, enjoy your meal!!  But then make everybody else clean up and hide yourself away to make some cards while they nap.  It's definitely my plan.

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Impression Obsession Dear Santa

Dies: Simon Says Stamp Santa Man, Ink to Paper Diagonal Banners

Paper: Concord & 9th Neutral Foils Paper Pack, Photoplay It's a Wonderful Christmas 6x6 pad, Stampin' Up cardstock in Poppy Parade, Evening Evergreen, More Mustard

Other: Stampin' Up Softly Falling Embossing Folder

Poppystamps: I Love You Deerly

I'm on the Poppystamps blog today with these charming Whittle Forest Reindeer!

These sweet deer come from the Whittle Forest Reindeer Kit which includes all the stamps and dies that you see plus three more reindeer from a sideview (including a fawn) and even more "deer" stamps!  They were part of the fall release at Poppystamps so my first card used a simple hill and trees.  But aren't these just perfect for Christmas??!!  Snowflakes, maybe a red nose - - my creative wheels are turning!

Be sure to check out the Poppystamps blog for more pictures and details.

SUPPLY LIST

Dies: Poppystamps Whittle Forest Reindeer Kit (includes the stamps)

Paper: Memory Box Cardstock Paper Pads in Earth Neutral, Lush Green and Fresh Aqua; Patterned Paper from Madras Plaid Coral and Green, Woodsy Plaid; Open Studio Watercolor Paper

Just Add Ink: Mountains are Calling

 I recently purchased some stamps and dies from Erin Lee Creative that I knew would be used often given my love of the mountains of Colorado. Then the current challenge at Just Add Ink was to Just Add...Masculine so it was a good chance to use them before they disappeared into my not-yet-used stash.

I pulled out some sunshine colors and a blue. For the water, I added a hint of sparkle. Then I used watercolor paper to get some texture on the snowfields. I love the set of sentiments that are mountainish.  I've used two on front, then on the inside I just used "love you."

This is going to my oldest son. At almost 27, he has re-discovered his love for the outdoors. In his younger days, we had him in the mountains all the time. At that point, his schools were on year-round schedule which we loved because the long breaks came in every season - so we were able to escape to the mountains winter, spring, summer and fall.  But then his teenage years came. His friends didn't go so he didn't go.  Plus he's a gamer and internet connections in a campsite were non-existent!!  He now lives in Fort Collins, Colorado which is nestled right up against the mountains and he refreshes by hiking multiple times a week.  He's even talking about fixing up a bed in the back of his Subaru to do easy overnighters!

Over the three-day Labor Day weekend, I had intended to make cards morning, noon, and night but instead I ended up obsessing over a complete refresh of my craft room. I'm not entirely certain why it needed to be done - except that I might like organizing stuff almost as much as I like using that stuff. The only real task that I had to do was to thoroughly clean the floors. Much of my storage is heavy and low to the ground (Elfa drawer systems) and it was scary how much dust and scraps (and stray bling!) had accumulated under the drawers. But I got started and I just kept going.  I had to show you one thing. On my last post, I had commented on how much different cardstock I had. I've always kept rings with samples, but in my frenzy this weekend, I drilled holes in my wooden cart, hung little S hooks and check it out. Rings of swatches from each company! This makes my organized soul shout in joy!!

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Erin Lee Creative Go See Do

Dies: Erin Lee Creative Circle Mountain River, Trinity Stamps Modern Embossed Rectangles, Lil' Inkers Stitched Woodgrain

Paper: Stampin' Up Gray Granite, Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, and Mango Melody, watercolor paper (for the snow fields)

Ink: Stampin' Up Gray Granite

Poppystamps: Jaw-some Sharks

 I'm on the Poppystamps blog today with a jaw-some Whittle Shark card!

My son is home for a few weeks before he goes back for his senior year in college. But while he's home, it's also Shark Week on Discovery Channel.  I don't think there's a day that I get home from work that he and/or my husband isn't glued to a shark show. So as I was planning a card for him as he heads back, it was an obvious choice! I pulled out the Poppystamps Whittle Shark and the Whittle Sealife Sentiments for this quick and easy "jaw-some" card!

Be sure to check out the Poppystamps blog for more pictures and details.

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Poppystamps Whittle Sealife Sentiments

Dies: Poppystamps Whittle Shark

Paper: Memory Box Stormy Blue and Earth Neutral 6x6 cardstock pads, Woodsy Plaid 6x6 pad

Other: Memory Box Waves 3D Embossing Folder, Self-adhesive Fairy Drops

The Card Concept: Make It Masculine

 It's time for a new challenge at The Card Concept: Make it Masculine. My Clean and Layered card was inspired by the theme and the colors, and also by the block layout with the various plaids.

I bought this Stampin' Up set with the bear just for the sentiments - I loved the mix of fonts in each sentiment (none of which I used on this card!) But when I saw the inspiration and remembered the gorgeous, detailed bear in the set, I figured he deserved to be on a card!

I found a neutral plaid and framed the bear image. Then I used strips of cardstock in the various colors to give it some pops of color. The "Happy Father's Day" comes from a long-retired Stampin' Up set - I wanted the long thin sentiment to decorate part of my frame.  Then just a few metallic dots. It's all very quick and easy but I like the mix of very detailed bear and the simple frame. 

I hope to see you playing along with us at Make It Masculine!

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Stampin' Up Wildlife Wonder, Teeny Tiny Wishes (long retired)

Dies: Stampin' Up Stitched Rectangle

Paper: Stampin' Up Plaid Tidings 6x6 (retired), cardstock in Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry

Other: Stampin' Up Brushed Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots

Poppystamps: Moose Hugs

This month's challenge at Poppystamps is My Guy. I first came to Poppystamps because of the wonderful Whittles - and especially those that could be used for the guys in my life. The Whittle animals are cute but not cutesy and just perfect for fun masculine cards. So my favorite Whittle Moose just had to come out and play on my challenge card.

I adhered my 1/4" stripes on scrap paper then cut out the "hugs". I tucked the Whittle Moose into the sentiment then framed the whole thing with the stitched frame.  There are many more pictures and details on today's post on Poppystamps

I hope to see you playing along at the My Guy challenge!

SUPPLY LIST

Dies: Poppystamps Playful Hugs, Whittle Moose, Scalloped Stitch Frames, Double Diamond Lattice Plate

Paper: Memory Box Earth Neutral, Ocean Blue and Lush Green

Poppystamps: You Matter So Much

 I'm on the Poppystamps blog today with this quick and easy card to tell me son he matters. He's moving into the world of adulting and, as we all know, there are just so many decisions. Every time we talk, I seem to add another "have you thought about...." to his list.

I think the Whittles are always a great decision for these types of cards. Their expressions are so cute and can look calm and peaceful (although with the right sentiment they can also look a little snarky - like a heavy sigh!).

I found exactly the sentiment that I wanted in the Diamond Sentiments set then I framed each element with the Whittles Circle Frames

Check out the Poppystamps blog for more photos and more details.

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Poppystamps Diamond Sentiments

Dies: Poppystamps Whittle Circle Frames, Whittle Sunshine, Whittle Birds, Whittle Squirrel and Woven Basket Pop Up Easel Set (just the leaves), Memory Box Wrapped Stitch Rectangles (retired)