Masculine Rooted In Nature Birthday Card

Rooted In Nature – Masculine For Fall

Hello Friends!

Did I mention we have a lot of summer birthdays in our family?  Oh my!  This time I needed a masculine card and so turned to an oldie but goodie.

If you don’t own Rooted In Nature, I would encourage you take another look!  This stamp set is so classic and so easy to adapt to many different occasions!  Of course, living in the Pacific Northwest, trees and forests abound, so this set is just a natural for me and I love it!  There are dies to go along with the Rooted In Nature stamp set (Nature’s Roots metal dies), though today I didn’t use them.

Much of our property is forested and one of my favorite places on our ranch is a spot along the creek where the fir trees have grown to such heights that they block the sunlight and thus there’s little undergrowth, leaving a beautiful, open but shady landscape throughout the tall timber.  The natural smells are spectacular, especially on a warm day.  When I need to just get away for a bit to think, to pray, that’s the spot I head for.  It’s so peaceful, so quiet.  It’s easy to escape from life’s stressors in that place.  A place to let go and let God.

I’m a country girl through and through and oh, how I love this life!  Forests and trees are definitely one of my happy places!

And that brings me back to today’s project!

LET’S GET INKY!

Materials Used:

Paper:

  • Gray Granite Cardstock for card base:  8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ – score and fold at 4 1/4″
  • In Good Taste DSP (wood) Mat 1:  5 1/4″ x 4″
  • Gray Granite Mat 2 (under plaid):  2″ x 5″
  • Plaid Tidings DSP:  1 7/8″x 4 7/8″
  • Gray Granite Mat 3 (under image):  2 5/8″ x 3 5/8″
  • Whisper White (image panel):  2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
  • Gray Granite Sentiment Mat: 3 1/8″ x 5/8″
  • Whisper White sentiment tag:  3″ x 1/2″
  • Whisper White (inside card):  5 1/4″ x 4″
  • Plaid Tidings (inside card accent)  4″ x 1/2″

Stamp Sets Used: 

  • Rooted In Nature (tree image)
  • Blossoms in Bloom (“Happy Birthday”)
  • Peaceful Moments (inside sentiment)

Ink:

  • Tuxedo Black Memento
  • Gray Granite
  • Cherry Cobbler
  • Pumpkin Pie

Accessories:

  • Granite Gray Shimmer Ribbon
  • Iridescent Pearls
  • Snips
  • Sponge

Directions:

  1. Using edge of snips blade, distress both pieces of DSP and Whisper White image panel (run blade of scissors over edges to give rough texture).
  2. Adhere In Good Taste DSP (wood grain) to Gray Granite card base.
  3. Adhere Plaid Tidings DSP to Gray Granite  Mat 2.
  4. Stamp tree image from Rooted In Nature in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Whisper White cardstock (2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″).
  5. Ink edges of image panel, with a sponge, first with Pumpkin Pie, then a little shallower with Cherry Cobbler, and finally around the edges with Gray Granite.
  6. Ink just the very edge of the Gray Granite Mat 3 (under image panel) with Cherry Cobbler ink.
  7. Adhere image panel to Mat 3.
  8. Wrap a small piece of Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon around the top of the plaid panel, adhering ends to back of panel with tape or glue dots.
  9. Use a second small piece of ribbon to tie in a knot around first ribbon.
  10. Adhere plaid panel to left side of card front.
  11. Adhere image panel to right side of card front.
  12. Stamp “Happy Birthday” with Tuxedo Black Memento ink on 3″ x 1/2″ scrap of Whisper White CS and hand-cut banner end.
  13. Layer sentiment onto 3 1/8″ x 5/8″ scrap of Gray Granite CS and hand-cut banner end.
  14. Adhere sentiment banner overlapping image panel.
  15. Apply Iridescent Pearls, one on left end of tag and two in the upper right corner of card.
  16. Stamp inside sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Whisper White panel.
  17. Adhere 1/2″ x 4″ plaid DSP strip across bottom for accent.
  18. Adhere panel to inside of card.

Done!

A masculine card perfect for a late-summer or fall birthday!

I hope you take some time this weekend to unwind and maybe escape to your happy place!

Until next time, I hope you get a little INKY!

Janet

 

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How To Make An Eye-Catching Double Z-Fold Card

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Today we’re back to Summer/Fall with Celebrate Sunflowers and an eye-catching Double Z-Fold fancy fold card.

I’m having so much fun with all of my new products from the August-December Mini Catalog, but needing a birthday card, I returned to Celebrate Sunflowers from the Annual Catalog.  This is fast becoming one of my “go-to” sets.  I love big statement-making stamps!  This super large sunflower along with the bright, cheery designer series paper (DSP), Flowers For Every Season, makes for a card with lots of Wow-Factor!

This is one of those cards that turned out so pretty, I kind of want to keep it!  But then again, it’s so pretty that I can’t wait to give it away!  It’s a good thing I ordered extra of this DSP, and thankfully this stamp set will last, and last, and last – even longer than the Energizer Bunny! I think it’s safe to say, I’ll be making more of these cards!

I’ve created a PDF file with all the specifics for this card, including step-by-step instructions.  You can download it and even print it for future use if you’d like!

Just click here for the free file!

 

 

I’ll be back SOON with another fun-fold using one of my favorites from the holiday catalog, Snow Wonder!

I hope you get INKY! Until next time…

Janet
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If At First You Don’t Succeed, Cut Up Your Die-cuts!

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I hope you’re all surviving our heatwave the last few days!  Whew it’s been HOT and it’s not even August yet!  It is approaching rather quickly though, and that means YAY!  You can soon order the new products from the holiday mini catalog, otherwise known as the August-December, 2020 Mini Catalog.  So many fun sets in that catalog, and the paper… yes, you know I have a thing for pretty paper… it’s gorgeous!  A little bit of Christmas in July!  Maybe thinking about Christmas will make it seem cooler outside?

When I’m looking at my stamp sets trying to decide what to put on my blog for y’all, it’s like eenie-meenie-miney-mo!  I have so much from the 20-21 Annual Catalog which still feels new to me (it’s only been out for 3 months), and products which I haven’t even used yet.  And now I have a large assortment of new products from the holiday catalog… oh my!  What a dilemma to be in right???

Given that it is still July and I still have birthdays coming up, today I opted to go with products from the annual catalog that I haven’t played with yet!  I selected the Artistry Blooms Suite of products.

I’ve seen lots of beautiful cards on Pinterest featuring these products but I wanted something completely unique.  Mostly what I’ve seen featured is the Banner Blooms Dies which are so gorgeous!  But the stamp set, Hand-Drawn Blooms, is gorgeous as well and I wanted to incorporate the two together.   I’ll admit that I struggled with this card a little bit.  I tried several different things and hmmm…. nope, it just wasn’t coming together the way I wanted.

I wanted to carry a watercolor look throughout my design and used watercolor pencils and blender pens for the stamped image, cropped it down with the largest scalloped circle from Layering Circles Dies.  I had also cut the Banner Blooms large die out of Whisper White CS.  Somewhere in my brain last night, I could see the stamped image peeking out from under the large flower/banner die, but it looked better in my brain than it did on my card!   I wanted to “marry” those two and make them work on the same card.  I almost scrapped the whole thing altogether.  I’d gotten a late start and finally decided to just go to bed and see if I could make it work in the morning!

Well, sometimes that’s all it takes.  This morning when I awoke, I took another look at what I had going on and it was very clear what it needed… scissors and custom watercolor paper!

With all abandon aside, I proceeded to cut my die-cuts into smaller pieces and let them complement each other rather than compete with each other. Continue reading “If At First You Don’t Succeed, Cut Up Your Die-cuts!”

Happy Birthday Blossoms

Summertime is heating up and so are the birthdays in our family!  Our family has kept the labor and delivery department at the local hospital busy during the summer months over the many years, i.e. we have a lot of summer birthdays!

The most recent birthday girl was our now 14-year-old granddaughter, Chloe!   She came into our lives when she was just 4-years-old…where, oh where, has the time gone?  She’s growing into an amazing, beautiful young lady with a heart of gold.  We certainly feel blessed to call her our granddaughter!

Today’s card was made for her and I chose Blossoms In Bloom, a new set from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. Continue reading “Happy Birthday Blossoms”

Sunflowers and Rattlesnakes…Yep, It’s Summertime!

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I’m back again today with another one of my favorite new bundles from the Stampin’ Up! ’20-’21 Annual Catalog!  Celebrate Sunflowers.  It’s part of the Flowers For Every Season Suite as well, which you’re going to want if you’re like me and gotta have it all!  

Sunflowers just shout Summertime but certainly stretch into Fall making them so versatile.  They’re such a cheery flower.

Celebrate Sunflowers includes a large image of a sunflower with dies to match.  I love BIG rubberstamps that make a statement on their own, and this one certainly fits the bill! Continue reading “Sunflowers and Rattlesnakes…Yep, It’s Summertime!”

Dressed To Impress – Bold As My Lipstick

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Today’s card inspiration came to me when I was getting dressed for a graduation party yesterday.  I generally don’t wear much in terms of lipstick, a little gloss and I’m good to go.  However, the shirt I was wearing was brightly colored and as I was putting my make-up on, I thought perhaps some lipstick would be in order.  Well, let’s just say it was a little brighter than I’d remembered!  I did the good ol’ toilet paper blot, but nope, it was there to stay.  It was then that the sentiment from “Dressed To Impress” came to mind.  “Be As Bold As Your Lipstick”  With that thought in mind, I boldly went forth!!!

When we got home from the party, that stamp set came out and today’s card was born!  I chose to keep it clean and simple, letting the color and sentiments make the statement! Continue reading “Dressed To Impress – Bold As My Lipstick”