~ Happy Birthday Artie! ~

The past year has just breezed by...it seems like yesterday that I made a birthday card for my son Artie! 

Well...I was in the mood for using some Pacific Point card stock and glad to have created this one of a kind card for a one of a kind son.

Hope you like it and perhaps are somewhat inspired to take out some card stock, punches, stamps and get a card to someone today!

Happy Stampin'!

~ Linda

Swirling Sailing...

All I can say is WOW! Attended my team  meeting last night and that is the one word that I have for this absolutely BEAUTIFUL make n take.

Best of all is that I currently am in possession of ALL of the supplies needed to re-create this little beauty!

When I returned home, my husband asked me if I had any plans for Wednesday evening...I said "no", he then proceeded to let me know that a good friend of his from work was having a Birthday Dinner!

How perfect...I thought! This card is going to good use almost immediately! 

Well you are probably just dying to know how this little creation came together...ok...I will spill the beans.

Recipe:

Stamps: Swirly Bird, Happy Birthday sentiment from Bonus Paper Pumpkin stamp set

Ink: whisper white craft ink, soft suede, dapper denim, real red, daffodil delight, crushed curry

Paper: dapper denim, marina mist, soft suede

Accessories: Swirly Bird thinlits, owl punch (soft suede dots), distressing tool (or edge of scissors), dimensionals

There you have it! Hope that you enjoyed today's sharing and have many happy days of stamping and crafting all year long!

~ Linda

P.S. Post a comment in the section below and I will choose one of you to send something Pretty!

Happy Birthday Artie!

Another year of celebrating my oldest son's birthday! Yes, today is the day! 

This is a case from a beautiful card that I pinned on Pinterest designed by Carol Lovenstein. 

For Artie's card, I made it into a full size 5 x 7. The Stampin' Up! balloon punch was on back order for a short while, but I received it just in time to make this little pretty!

Recipe:

Stamps: Happy Birthday, Everyone (hostess) soon to be retired, #imbringingbirthdaysback, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: silver glimmer, silver foil, whisper white, basic black, black glimmer (retired), blue glimmer (non-SU)

Misc: Balloon punch, Triple banner punch, dimensionals, silver twine 

There you have it for today! 

Happy Stampin!

~ Linda

An Open Heart

This is one of my favorite sets that Stampin' Up! carries in their Annual catalog. And...lucky for us...it will be in the ALL NEW Idea Book and Catalog 2015-2016 which will be premiering this coming Tuesday June 2nd around the world!

In my monthly class, we usually create three cards and I chose and cased (copy and share) this particular one from Kathleen Wingerson. I changed one of the elements because I like to see a little bling, blitz and sparkle pop!

Recipe:

Ink: Memento, sahara sand
Paper: basic black, sahara sand, whisper white, sahara sand dsp ( Neutrals paper pack), silver
Misc: black chevron ribbon, small star punch, dimensionals

Well...there you have it for today!

Happy Stampin"

~ Linda

An Open Heart ~ MOJO Mon 396

Today I bring you my version of a Mojo Monday sketch challenge which was posted about two weeks ago. I know...I am just a tad late. Creating this card was so much fun! This is one of my favorite stamp sets, I love birds!  In my mind, I wanted to impart a masculine feeling and I believe that I have accomplished this! What do you think?

Recipe:

Ink: Pear Pizazz, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Naturals Ivory 

Stamps: An Open Heart, Hardwood

Misc: Floral Embossing Folder, dauber, black chevron ribbon, crumb cake seam binding, very vanilla taffeta ribbon, pear pizazz seam binding ribbon, antique brad, dimensionals.

Well, there you have it for today! Hope that you have a pleasant Tuesday!

Happy Stampin'...

~ Linda

Happy Birthday!

We will be celebrating my older son's 40th birthday tonight, although his actual birthday is tomorrow! For those of you whom have families, you might understand how that goes, being that it is Easter Sunday.

Artie turns 40 tomorrow...I have to shake my head...how can this be when I still feel like I am 30? 

Anyway, tonight we celebrate with the family with all the fun and frolic we can muster up!

Some information regarding this card...he loves cars! So I used the beautiful Stampin' Up! Classic Pick Ups wood mounted set! And, being it is a masculine card, I kept it neutral and metallic.

Recipe:

Stamps: Classic Pick Ups (retired), Bring on the Cake (retired)

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Silver Metallic

Accessories: Black Satin ribbon (non-SU0, silver brads (retired), corner ticket punch (retired),

Curly Label Punch

Well...there you have it!

Happy Stampin!

~ Linda

Celebrate Today!

Welcome to June! This was one of the masculine cards that we made in May's class.

Recipe:

Stamps: Perfectly Penned (retired), World Map

Paper: Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla, Mocha Morning dsp (retired)

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Glimmer Brads (retired), 2 1/2" Circle Punch

Hope that you like it!

Happy Stamping!

~ Linda

~ Manly Studio Sketch ~

This card was created for my monthly weSTAMP demonstrator meeting. We were asked to make masculine cards. I don't know about some of you, but it is always such a challenge to make these cards.

Knowing my dh as I do and how much he loves to eat, I pulled out my Stampin' Up! set Studio Sketches.
It is a very nice set and I think just perfect for the special men in our lives.

Hope that you like my version of a manly card.

Til next time...Happy Stamping!

~ Linda

~ Saturday Morning Stamp Cafe ~

Masculine Card

We all need a card like this for the men in our lives every once in a while.

Stamps: Lovely As A Tree, Occasional Quotes (hostess)
Ink: Early Espresso, Soft Suede
Paper: soft suede, early espresso, very vanilla, basic black
Accessories: vv ribbon, vintage brads, texture plates, dimensionals

Hope that you like it!

Happy Stampin'!

~ Linda

~ Happy Father's Day BBQ Card ~

The above card is one of three projects that we made at my monthly "Saturday Morning Stamp Cafe".
It is a masculine type card made with several Stampin' Up! punches inspired by Hollylogic.

~ Masculine All Occasion ~

We made this card in class this past Saturday as some of the ladies asked about masculine cards. One great thing that I would like to mention is that if you use the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, you can adapt this card to almost any occasion!

SUPPLY LIST

Lovely As a Tree stamp set – 115026 - $27.95 – page 110
Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set – 115370 - #36.95 – page 145
Always Artichoke cardstock – card base item # 105119 - $5.50 page 157
Soft Suede cardstock (in color) accent piece - 115318 – $5.50 page155
Basic Black cardstock accent piece – 102851 - $7.50 page 155
Whisper White cardstock accent piece – 100730 - $7.50 page 155
Basic Black classic ink – stamped images – 101179 - $5.95 page 155
Wide Oval punch – 112082 - $15.95 page 186
Large Oval punch – 107305 - $15.95 – page 186
Small Oval punch – 107304 - $15.95 – page 186
Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1 – 114612 - $11.95
Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430 - $3.95 – page 192

Enjoy!

~ Linda

~ Father's Day / Masculine ~

While browsing many, many galleries for the perfect Father's Day card, I came across this cutie and just had to share it with my monthly Stamp Class. If the original artist happens to see this post, please email me and I will give you proper credit.

~Linda