Pinewood Stems

The month of July is always difficult for me to come up with so many different masculine cards... I have 8 family members to create a card for. I want them all to reflect them, as well as, for them to be different in color and layout. Hopefully I've accomplished that so far this month!

With this card, I chose to pair the 'Pinewood' Embossing Folder with the 'Special Reason' stamp set. I decided to change up the frame. Instead of using the frame from the 'Stylish Stems' dies (which coordinates with the 'Special Reason stamp set), I chose to utilize the 'Bottles & Bubbles' dies. I know it's a different use for them, but I believe it works well with my design.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp set - Special Reason
Ink - Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow
Paper - Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso
Accessories - Die Cut/Emboss Machine, Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder, Stylish Stems dies, Bottles and Bubbles dies, dimensionals, glue dots, Old Olive taffeta ribbon, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon

Special Artist

 

What a cute idea that Tammy Shaia had using the die-cut on the top layer and using a designer series paper underneath.  I chose similar colors to hers.... yet, I changed mine up a bit to make it my own creation.  Thanks Tammy for your inspiration!

I chose the 'Perfectly Artistic' DSP (Designer Series Paper) underneath the die-cut flower piece... which is also the mat for the focal piece too.

I chose to use the frame within the 'Stylish Stems' framelits that went with the floral die-cut I used. These framelits coordinate with the 'Special Reason' stamp set... which I had used to create the leaves.

The sentiment is from the 'Beautiful Bouquet' stamp set.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Special Reason, Beautiful Bouquet

Ink - Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive

Paper - Pear Pizzazz, Perfectly Artistic DSP, Whisper White

Accessories - Big Shot, Stylish Stems framelits, dimensionals

 

Big Reason

Wow! Its sometimes hard for me to come up with a lot of masculine cards all in one month. July is not an easy month for me as I have 9 masculine cards to create and 4 feminine cards. Its a huge birthday month for our family.

While looking at individual stamps within a set... you have to think outside the norm for the use of the set. I used just the leaf stamp within the 'Special Reason' stamp set and only two leaf die-cuts from the 'Stylish Stems' coordinating framelits.

The sentiment is from the 'Big On Birthdays' stamp set.
I am in awe with this card. Its simple yet very sophisticated! Not sure if its the colors I used or the layout, but I'm so happy how it came together.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Special Reason, Big On Birthdays
Ink - Memento, Merry Merlot
Paper - Sahara Sand, Merry Merlot, Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Stylish Stems Framelits, Layered Leaves DTIEF

 

Special Bird

There are many different wood patterns in the Wood Textures DSP (Designer Series Paper) that make each card you make unique. I thought to pair the white -washed wood paper with Red and Crumb to create a holiday feel. Here's a get-well card for my brother who is having surgery on his hip during the winter months here in Ohio. Here's hoping that he heals quickly and is back on his feet soon.

I used several different stamp sets here.... the sentiment is from 'Rose Wonder'; the leaves are from 'Special Reason' and the bird is from 'Swirly Bird'. (I did use scissors to cut the bird out... I was surprised it didn't have a coordinating thinlit).

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Rose Wonder, Special Reason, Swirly Bird
Ink - Garden Green, Real Red, Crumb Cake
Paper - Crumb Cake, Real Red, Whisper White, Wood Textures DSP
Accessories - glue dots, dimensionals

Special Daisy

Playing with the new DSP (Designer Series Paper) from Stampin' Up! This DSP is called Delightful Daisy. I paired it with the retired 'Special Reason' stamp set. Creates such a beautiful card!

For the flowers, I used my Stampin' Write Markers to color in the stamp with Daffodil Delight and Smoky Slate for the centers. I used the 'Stylish Stems' framelits to die-cut them out.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Special Reason
Ink - Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate
Paper - Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Delightful Daisy DSP, Night of Navy
Accessories - Big Shot, Stylish Stems Framelits, dimensionals, White Organza Ribbon

Better Reason

Such fun papers (Designer Series Paper)... here, I paired the 'Falling In Love' DSP with The Neutrals DSP (in this case Soft Suede)... makes a lovely monochromatic card.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Better Together, Special Reason
Ink - Sahara Sand, Soft Suede
Paper - Soft Suede, Whisper White, Neutrals DSP, Falling In Love DSP
Accessories - Big Shot, Stylish Stems Framelits, Die Brush, Precision Plate, glue dots

Graduate Gown

Well, I've seen many cards like this on Pinterest, so I thought I'd try my hand at it. Wow... it was a lot harder than I thought.

I used a Gold Foil sheet for my gown... and to get the "v" shape cut out...I used a portion of the point of a Star Framelit. Now, when I did this... the Gold Foil produced a edge line all around the cut piece. I tried using a Bone Folder to rub it out -- with not good results. I tried to run it back through the Big Shot backwards to see if it would come out too -- It did not. So... with scissors... I trimmed the indent made from the die-cut.

I used DMC floss for the tassel. I used four cords to make the tassel...and tied it using one strand of one cord.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Special Reason
Ink - Night of Navy
Paper - Night of Navy, Gold Foil, Very Vanilla
Accessories - Big Shot, Stars Framelits, Stylish Stems Framelits, Basic Pearls, dimensionals

Many Reasons

I really like the new Stylish Stems framelits that coordinate with the new Special Reason stamp set. Although, I do have to say that I'm sad that the sentiments are so small in the stamp set.

For the 'Thank You' one.... I used the stamp set Thankful Thoughts... which, I feel is more the size you need for each card.

But, I wanted to show that I could create many reasons to like this set -- A Birthday, A Congratulations and a Thank You card!

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Special Reason, Thankful Thoughts
Ink - Memento
Paper - Flirty Flamingo, Sweet Sugarplum, Peekaboo Peach, Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories - Big Shot, Stylish Stems, Die Brush, Precision Plate, dimensionals, glue dots

Special Stems

This card was so easy to create with the new Stylish Stems Framelits. I placed both the stem and flower framelit on the Whisper White cardstock and ran it through my Big Shot at the same time. I then placed the beautiful Falling in Love DSP (Designer Series Paper) behind the white cardstock and then attached that to a piece of Old Olive paper.

The Stylish Stems Framelits coordinate with the Special Reason stamp set... which I used the sentiment from.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Special Reason
Ink - Old Olive
Paper - Old Olive, Whisper White, Falling in Love DSP
Accessories - Big Shot, Stylish Stems Framelits, Die Brush, Precision Plate, Dimensionals, Old Olive Striped Organdy Ribbon.