Wedding Anniversary using Nature's Sweetness DSP

 Hello crafty friends!

I'm sharing a unique and special Wedding Anniversary fun-fold Card that I created as part of a request from a friend.

 I chose to use the Nature's Sweetness Designer Series Paper (DSP) from page 41 of the NEW 2024 Mini Catalog by Stampin' UP!. This paper is beautiful and elegant, I love it!!

I did CASE (copy and share everything) the fun-fold template from Connie Stewart then modified it to fit my needs.

Cardmaking Tips:

The video that Connie shares on how to create the card base is very simple to follow so please use that as your guide.

I did create a quick cheat sheet and includes the list of supplies I used for this card and have uploaded it to the Free Tutorials tab of this blog page. 

 

Cardmaking Supplies:

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Thank you SO MUCH for stopping by today! Please don't hesitate to comment below to let me know your thoughts OR for any questions you may have!

Until next time!

Masculine card for wedding anniversary

Me and my sweet husband's 11th wedding anniversary is this month and of course I had to make my husband a card.

Masculine cards are a challenge for most of us (including myself) and it took me some time to figure out what to do after having a finished card coming out too feminine. Believe me, I know the struggle! 

So back to the drawing board I went, literally. I shifted gears and thought about using the Sailing Home and the Little Twinkle stamp sets together somehow. By the way, I used a totally different stamp set and layout for that one card I made that came out too feminine. I started drawing a sketch of my layout and searched on Pinterest for "sail in night sky" and I noticed this picture and thought it was perfect! I was automatically inspired!

Below is my inspiration that came to life! I am very happy with it!

Some instructions on how I made the card:

1.  I first got to work with placing my mountains for the background. I just drew them by hand and colored them in with my black Stampin' Blends. 
2. I then heat-embossed the lighthouse and sailboat with black embossing powder. I created some masks for these to prepare for the sponging technique. 
3. I sponged my lightest color first at the top of the mountains and worked my way to the darkest color towards the top of the card-front. I used Blueberry Bushel, Night of Navy, and Rich Razzleberry. Please note that I did have to be careful with the Rich Razzleberry because it tends to overpower the other colors. I ended up sponging some more Night of Navy over it.
4. I took some white craft ink and my watercolor brush to splatter the ink above the mountains. After that dried, I heat embossed the heart with white embossing powder.
5. For the water below the mountains, I sponged Coastal Cabana, Blueberry Bushel, and Night of Navy in that order. 
6. I colored over the lighthouse and sailboat with my Stampin' Blends. Crumb Cake for the lighthouse and Mint Macaron with Smoky Slate for the sailboat to make it look darker.
7. Finished off the card with the sentiment from the  Little Twinkle stamp set and some Braided linen trim.

 I would love to hear your comments on what you think about this card (please be kind). Let me know what stamp sets you've used for masculine cards. I always need help with that!

Until next time....

5th year anniversary card

My husband and I just celebrated our 5th year wedding anniversary and, naturally, I made a card for my dear husband.

In case you may not know, the 5th year wedding anniversary gift is wood which signifies strength, solidity, and warmth. I didn't gift my husband an actual piece of wood but I created this card to resemble wood.

 I used the card sketch below from June's Mojo Monday.

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 Supplies Used:

• cardstock: early espresso, whisper white, bermuda bay, pistachio pudding, crumb cake
•  stamps: memorable moments
• inks: early espresso, crumb cake, bermuda bay
• thanksgiving tablescape kit (background paper)
• punches: 2 1/2" circle, 1 3/4" circle, heart
• woodgrain embossing folder
• paper piercing mat & paper piercer
•  neutrals candy dots

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Until next time....