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Control Freaks Blog Hop August 2018

August 19, 2018 By Connie | 1 Comment

Hi!  Welcome to the monthly Tour de Freaks, brought to you by the Control Freak Swappers!  This month our theme is WHAT’S UP DUDE…masculine cards!   You’ve probably just come from my friend, Debbie Henderson’s blog…love her projects, don’t you?  Just click on the link below to take you around the entire blog hop for some GREAT inspiration!

Country Road

I think most of us struggle with masculine cards, don’t you?  Give me a flower set and I will go to town creating…but more masculine sets take a little more thought process!  So, I purchased this stamp set, Country Road, specifically with masculine cards in mind!  I made this card for one of the New Catalog Swaps that I participated in.

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Early Espresso cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
  • On the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Very Vanilla cardstock, a 1-1/2 x 5-1/4 strip of Merry Merlot cardstock was placed across the center.
  • The country star was stamped with Early Espresso on the Merry Merlot cardstock towards the right side.
  • The greeting from Country Road was stamped with Early Espresso Ink below the Merry Merlot strip.
  • On the 2-3/4 x 3-3/4 piece of Crumb Cake cardstock, a piece of Wood Textures Designer Paper was angle cut to look like a “roof line” on the bottom.
  • The horse weather vane was stamped with Early Espresso Ink above the “roof”
  • The edges of the Crumb Cake piece were sponged with Early Espresso Ink and the piece popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • A Gold Metallic Pearl was added to the center of the country star.

Here’s a closeup of the card:

My second card uses some lighter colors, but still has a masculine vibe to it.

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Balmy Blue cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded to form the base card.
  • A 3-7/8 x 5-1/8 layer of Poppy Parade cardstock was placed on top.
  • On the 3-3/4 x 5 piece of Whisper White cardstock, the branch image was stamped diagonally across the bottom with Poppy Parade Ink.
  • The speckle image from Timeless Textures was stamped randomly (diagonally) with Balmy Blue Ink in the background.
  • The greeting was stamped with Early Espresso Ink.
  • The Wagon Wheel was stamped with Early Espresso Ink on Crumb Cake cardstock.  Sponged with Crumb Cake Ink and hand cut and trimmed across the bottom, then added to the front.

Here’s a closeup…love these colors for a masculine card!

Hope you liked my masculine cards and can use them for inspiration!  OK…next up on the Control Freaks Blog Hop is another good friend, Melissa Davies!  I love her work, so I know you’ll enjoy her projects, too!



Love is in Air!  Not only on February 14th, but really just about any time of the year.  One thing we love about the Forever & Always Stamp Set and Always Dies, is that it isn't just for Valentine's Day!  If you look closely, it is perfectly suited for any day...birthdays, anniversaries, or weddings!  Our next collection featuring the Love You Always Suite has a little of everything!  We've made three cards (one a fun fold), and a decorated gift box that has a couple treats and a surprise inside for someone special!  See more details HERE!


Could the Snail Mail Suite of products be ANY cuter?  Look at those little faces and those Resin Hearts...oh my!  We are using the Snailed It Stamp Set and Snail Dies for our next Collection of tutorials!  For this Snailed It Collection, we've made three cards (one a fun fold), and an absolutely FUN and unique favor box that is perfect for your stamp camps and classes!   You'll want to make several to give away!  See more details here!

 

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Filed Under: Cards, Tour de Freaks Tagged With: #countryroad, #inkspiredtreasures, #stampinup, #tourdefreaks

I love stamping cards, altering 3D items and making little favors. I've been stamping for over 19 years and had my 18th year Stampin' Up! anniversary in early May. I love being part of something that sparks my creativity and hear people comment, "you MADE this?" I also enjoy sharing that passion with others in my classes! If you live anywhere in the Delaware, Dublin, Powell, Lewis Center, Hilliard or surrounding Columbus, Ohio areas, join us! I love to meet new stamping friends. Email me for a current class schedule... I'm adding new classes all the time!

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  1. Cindy Elam says

    August 20, 2018 at 9:21 am

    Connie, these are wonderful! Love the Wood Textures roof line, especially. Very clever!

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Love is in Air!  Not only on February 14th, but really just about any time of the year.  One thing we love about the Forever & Always Stamp Set and Always Dies, is that it isn’t just for Valentine’s Day!  If you look closely, it is perfectly suited for any day…birthdays, anniversaries, or weddings!  Our next collection featuring the Love You Always Suite has a little of everything!  We’ve made three cards (one a fun fold), and a decorated gift box that has a couple treats and a surprise inside for someone special!  See more details HERE!

Could the Snail Mail Suite of products be ANY cuter?  Look at those little faces and those Resin Hearts…oh my!  We are using the Snailed It Stamp Set and Snail Dies for our next Collection of tutorials!  For this Snailed It Collection, we’ve made three cards (one a fun fold), and an absolutely FUN and unique favor box that is perfect for your stamp camps and classes!   You’ll want to make several to give away!  See more details here!

 

For our Friends are Like Seashells Collection, we’ve made FOUR cards (one a fun fold), a small favor and a 3D project that are perfect for your stamp camps and classes!   This bundle has a coordinating 3D Embossing Folder that can be used with the large die for a stamp, emboss and cut combo that has so much texture, they almost look real!  See more details HERE!


Connie Babbert
Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator
Lewis Center, OH
614-371-8484

 

 

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