Take Me Out To the Ball Game - FMS #682 by Judy Rozema

If you follow my blog you know that I make a lot of masculine cards.  This week's Freshly Made Sketch #682 hosted by Judy Rozema, inspired me when she pointed out that it's baseball season.  The sketch sort of had that baseball diamond feel about it, and that was the only cue I needed to get my creative juices flowing.  Let me know if this sketch inspired you too, and made you come up with a card of your own.  The sketch challenge is open until 3:00pm EST, so why not come up with a card of your own.  Here is the sketch:

The triple cut design is wonderful for creating multiple cards and it's such a great way to use up your paper stash.  I love it!  Unfortunately when I was making these cards I made my second cut from the corner instead of about 1 1/2" down the right side of the card, which changes up the look a bit.  Next time I'll look at the sketch a bit longer, lol!  Oh well my "miscut" still worked out okay for me.  

Here is my card: 

Whenever I make a triple cut card, I'm always amazed at how fast the three cards come together. Probably the hardest choice for me is mixing and matching the DSP and cardstock. The retired "Hey Sports Fan" dsp made it super easy to choose my mattes and card base colours.

Here is the inside of the card.  I copied the stamping on three pieces of Very Vanilla cardstock and mounted each one on a piece of coordinating cardstock. 

Supplies:

Stamps and Dies:

• A Goodman #149270 - "It's Your Day" sentiment
• Good Old Sport - Graphic 45 - "baseball player, and baseball"
• Sporting Goods 2004 circ. Stampin' Up! "bat and glove" for inside
• Perennial Birthday - "Happy Birthday" sentiment 

Cardstock and DSP:

• Real Red
• Night of Navy
• Very Vanilla
• Crushed Curry 
• Hey Sports Fan 12 x 12 DSP

Cutting Instructions: 

• Very Vanilla 8 1/2 x 5 12" scored at 4 1/4" for card base.  Cut three
• Very Vanilla 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" matte for focal matte
• Very Vanilla scraps for sentiment - baseball
• Real Red 4 x 5 1/4" x 2 for Mattes on front and inside of one card and one piece 2 3/8" x 3 5/8" for focal matte
• Night of Navy 4" x 5 1/4" for Mattes on front and inside of one card and one piece 2 3/8" x 3 5/8" for focal matte
• Crushed Curry 4" x 5 1/4" for Mattes on front and inside of one card and one piece 2 3/8" x 3 5/8" for focal matte
• Three coordinating pieces of Designer Series Paper (DSP) measuring            3 3/4" x 5" - stack the three pieces making sure all edges are in alignment and then cut on angles to match the sketch lines. 
• Small scraps of Very Vanilla, Real Red, Night of Navy and Crushed Curry for the 1 1/4 circle matte for baseball. 

Ink and Blends: 

• Momento Black Ink
• Night of Navy
• Real Red
• Pecan Pie - baseball bat 

Accessories:  

• 1" and 1 1/4" circle punches 
• Dimensionals
• Enamel Dots - Brights - Real Red and Crushed Curry

I hope you liked my interpretation of Judy's  Freshly Made Sketch.  Let me know if you struggle with making masculine cards? What's your stash like, do you have sports stamps or paper on hand for masculine themes?  I'd love to hear from you, as I find your comments are motivating and inspiring.  Thanks for dropping by! 

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Darling Dino Birthday - AHSC #625

Welcome to my blog and Happy Easter weekend!  Today I'm using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #625 to make a child's birthday.  This little guy loves  loves dinosaurs so I created a scene by replacing the rabbit in the sketch with a dinosaur coming out of its egg.  I flipped the sketch on it's side so I had room to get all the little elements together.   

Here's My Card: 

I am really falling in love with the Basic Beige cardstock Stampin' Up! began stocking this past year.  When you compare the rocks which are in Crumb Cake cardstock in this photo to the Basic Beige there is such a significant difference.  I really like this lighter tone, and it's such a fabulous neutral.  It works perfectly with the Timeless Plaid dsp matting on this card. 

I kept the inside of the card fairly simple.  Again I used  a matte from the Timeless Plaid DSP and I stamped the "Happy Birthday" sentiment from Perennial Birthdays, one of my most favourite birthday celebration stamp sets.  

Supplies:

Stamps and Dies:

• Darling Dinos #164728
• Balloons x 3
• Dinosaur
• Flowers x 4 
• Grass
• Rocks x 2
• Sentiment on front - "Hope Your Birthday is DINO-mite!"
• Perennial Birthday - sentiment inside matte "Happy Birthday"
• Darling Dinos Dies #164734
• Three Balloons
• Rocks
• Dinosaur
• Egg Shell top and bottom

• Perennial Postage Dies #162607 - "Happy Birthday" inside card
• Decal Rectangle Dies (R) #159173 - Basic Beige matte on card front

Cardstock and DSP:

• Basic Beige 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" for card base
• Basic Beige 3 3/4" x 5" for inside matte
• Basic Beige scrap for dino egg shell
• Mossy Meadow 3 1/2 x 4 3/4" for postage stamp layer 
• Basic White scraps for balloons and dinosaur
• Designer Series Paper:  Timeless Plaid #164678
• Inside Matte - 4" x 5 1/4" 
• Outside Matte - 3 3/4" x 5"
• Crumb Cake scraps for rocks

Ink:

• Mossy Meadow Ink 
• Momento Black ink
• Blends:  Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Boho Blue, Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze, Old Olive
• Black Fine Line marker for balloon strings

Accessories: 

• Dimensionals 

Stamp sets like Darling Dinos are perfect for creating fun background scenes along with the main featured stamps.  All of the stamps on the card front come from that set.  What do you think?  Do you like to make cards with scenes?

Thanks for dropping by and checking out my card.  I look forward to your comments. 

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I'm A Princess! FMS #681

Just a note of gratitude for the Design Team and especially to Kim at Freshly Made Sketches who chose my card as one of the Princesses for this week's sketch challenge!  Congrats to the other 8 Princesses .... well deserved! 

Donna Mikasa was chosen as the Queen of Clean for her beautiful card.  I love to participate in their sketch challenges, so getting some recognition like this is really meaningful for me.  

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Life's A Journey - Masculine Birthday Card FMS#681

Hey everyone.  Welcome to my blog and thanks for taking a look at my entry for this week's Freshly Made Sketch #681 hosted by the very talented Amy O'Neil. 

This sketch is so simple, yet so great.  If you haven't attempted to do a sketch challenge before this would be a perfect starter.  Remember to make it your own design.  And, while the sketch has a pocket shape for its focal, you can substitute any shape you want.  This sketch is open until Monday April 14th 3pm EST so if you've got a minute why not join the fun and play along.

Click here to check out the Design Team and participant entries. Awesome!

 Here is My Card:

I'm always on the lookout for sketches that have a masculine appeal. This sketch with it's clean lines and the pocket instantly conjured up the badge in the "One Wild Ride" stamp set.  So, with that image in mind, I began to design my card.

While looking through my stash of masculine papers I found the remainder of a kit called Easy Rider, by Reminisce. A piece of grey dsp with motorcycle treads across it caught my eye so I paired it up with a basic black card base. I stamped the motorcycle from One Wild Ride in Momento black ink across the bottom of the dsp. I also found a silver cardstock die cut from a bundle called Geared Up Garage, added some texture to the card front.

The next step was to stamp the badge in Momento Black ink on a scrap of Whisper White and punch it out with a coordinating punch.  The badge was mounted with dimensionals to the pocket die cut.  I used one of the medium sized dies from the Stitched Nested Labels dies to create the basic grey pocket.  To get the pocket shape I merely measured a 1/4" past the badge and cut across the die cut with my scissors. It worked perfectly. In this photo you can see a little more of the card's detail including the splotches, gears and the black stud embellishments I added.

I kept the inside of the card fairly clean, only adding the sentiment from another biker themed set called Legendary Ride #160754 and a few dark grey splotches using the very old Grunge stamp set. 

For the base mat I cut an additional piece of the Easy Rider dsp. Using dsp instead of cardstock is a great way to not only use up your paper stash, but it reduces the overall weight of the card for mailing.

Supplies:

Stamps and Dies:

• One Wild Ride (R) #141724 - badge and motorcycle
• Legendary Ride #160754 - sentiment for inside 
• Geared Up Garage (R) dies #148590 - gear image in silver cardstock
• Gorgeous Grunge (R) #130517 - splotches on card front
• Stitched Nested Label Framelit Dies #149638 - pocket

Cardstock and DSP:

• Card Base Basic Black - 4 1/4" x 11" scored at 5 1/2"
• Cut two DSP mattes 4" x 5 1/4" for front and inside from Easy Rider Kit - Reminiscence Designer Paper
• 3" x 3" Basic Grey for Badge
• 2" x 2" Basic White for Badge
• 3 3/4" x 5" Basic White matte for inside
• 4" x 3 1/2" flat silver scrap for gear die cut

Ink:

• Momento Black ink
• Basic Grey for splotches 

Accessories:  

• Dimensionals
• Adhesive Backed Studs black #160767

I'm really happy with the way this card turned out.  All in all once I located the supplies in my stash the rest of the card came together pretty quickly.  I love that.  

How about you, do you keep a stash of materials that work for your masculine cards?  I'd love to hear if you do and how you keep those materials together.  I have one of those 12 x 12 plastic  containers from  the big box store and keep my dsp, neutral cardstock and masculine style stamps and dies in it.  This works really well for me.  

Okay that's it for this week.  Don't forget to leave me a comment before you move on, and come back again.  I love having visitors and I so appreciate your feedback on my cards.  Cheers and happy week ahead!

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Zoo Crew Birthday Wishes - AHSC #624

This has been such a busy week, with very little "me time" or "stamp time". Yesterday I was cleaning and busy getting ready for dinner guests but it was such a dismal rainy day, I didn't mind puttering about and cooking.  

I made one of my favourite meals of Mississippi Pot Roast with Yorkshire Pudding, yellow mashed potatoes, mixed veggies and a Caesar Salad.  We finished off the meal with a tart lemon meringue pie for dessert.  What a treat and especially on a rainy day!  

Today I have some time for card making, so I'm using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #624 as my inspiration. This challenge ends on Sunday April 6th Eastern Standard Time.    Here's the sketch: 

Here's My Card:  

By moving the card stock strips over to the opposite side of the sketch I was able to have the fox in my focal point riding his motorbike in the right direction. The fox was cut from one of my favourite designer papers called Zoo Crew.  What fun! To add some interest I drew the little road squiggles and puffs of exhaust with a black marker, and I glued on the little daisy embellishments.  

Supplies:

Stamps and Dies:

• Paper Pumpkin March 25 Kit (Happy Birthday)
• Deckled Rectangles Dies (R) #159173
• Stitched Oval Dies (R)
• Unknown Birthday Greeting Stamp - Stampin' Up!

Cardstock and DSP:

• Zoo Crew 12 x 12 DSP #161304 (Fox on Motorbike)
• Whisper White card base 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
• 3 3/4" x 4 3/4" matte for card front
• 3 3/4" x 5" matte for inside 
• 31/2" " x 3 1/2" scrap for stitched oval
• Peach Pie 4 x 5 1/4" for front and inside mattes.  Cut 2.
• 1/4" x 3 3/4" strips for design element in Peach Pie, Petunia Pop, Shy Shamrock and Pretty in Pink

Ink:

• Petunia Pop
• Blends
• Light Smokey Slate
• Petunia Pop
• Fine Black Marker 

Accessories: 

• Loose Daisy Embellishments (R)
• Dimensionals  

What a fun card to make and a terrific way to use up your scraps. Whenever I see the characters from the Zoo Crew paper I smile, they are so sweet.  

Well that's it for today.  I hope you enjoyed this card and will leave me a comment.  See you next time.......

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FMS#680 - Daisy Daydream Thank you Card

It's time for this Wednesday's Freshly Made Sketch  hosted by Narelle Farrugi:

I've been preoccupied this week with the beautiful March 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit.  If you love daisies you'll understand what I mean when I say this kit is to die for!  This kit is filled with artistically designed paper, coordinating envelopes daisy and honeycomb ephemera and accessories like ink, dimensionals, and so much more.  Oh I almost forgot to mention in true Paper Pumpkin style, this spring kit contains two wonderfully coordinated stamp sets.  

While I like the three card styles demonstrated in the kit, I prefer to just play with all the bits and bobs and see what I can come up with.  As a result, I thought it might be fun to use the Freshly Made Sketches design #680 to create an alternative card from this kit.  

 

Here's My Card: 

Supplies:

Stamp Set and Dies:

• Daisy Daydream Paper Pumpkin stamps
• Everyday Arches #164623 and Everyday Dies #164269

Cardstock and DSP:

• Blue cardstock Daisy Daydream Paper Pumpkin kit 
• I cut the original card  base in two at 4" x 5 1/4" on both sides of the base to use as mattes and discarded the center strip that was left.  
• For the front matte I cut an arch  that measures 4 7/8" x 3 1/2".
• For the inside matte I used the 4" x 5 1/4" matte.
  
• Whisper White card base 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4".
• cut one matte for inside measuring 3 7/8" x 5" and stamp sentiment, flower and honeycomb for design
• Lost Lagoon matte 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" first matte layer on front
• Lemon Lolly matte 4" x 5 1/4" embossed with with Hexagon Dynamic Embossing folder (R) #143231

I forgot once again to splatter my background paper before attaching the ephemera but improvised with a white gel pen and a black marker.  I loved the "honeycomb" effect on the Lemon Lolly paper when I embossed it.  

Ink: 

• Mossey Meadow
• Crushed Curry
• White Gel Pen
• Black Marker

Accessories: 

• Dimensionals
• Daisy Ephemera and Bubble Bee
• Hexagon Dynamic EF #143231 (R) - for embossing stack #1 + two #2 plates with Die Cut and Emboss or Big Shot machines 
• Gold Glimmer gems (r) 

I hope you liked today's card.  It was very simple and fun to make.  I was really impressed with the large arched stamp from Everyday Arches.  It was fun to use.  I also was impressed with the Ephemera included in the Paper Pumpkin kit, especially that little bee, it looked so sweet.  Please leave me a comment if you liked this card, I'd love to hear your thoughts. 

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Masculine Birthday Card - AHSC #623

Update:  Top 3 for Sketch Challenge #623

I just found out my card was chosen as one of the Top Three at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  I love this validation!  My card placed along with ones by Donna Scholtz and Christy Stanford.  

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Take a look at this great sketch challenge from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #623. 

This week I'm needing a few more masculine cards for birthdays that are coming up so I designed my card with that theme in mind and since the sketch reminded me of a "gate fold" card, I went with that design.

Here's My Card:

Supplies:

Stamps and Dies:

Best Catch (SU) R #148598
Arched Everyday Dies #164629 Online Exclusive Feb 2025

Cardstock and DSP:

Basic  Beige:

• Card base 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 score at 2 1/8" on left side then rotate and score at 2 1/8" on left side. Burnish fold lines. 
• Cut one 3 7/8" x 5" for arch on inside of card
• Cut one 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" for smaller arch on front panel  

Soft Suede (Retired): 

• Cut two panels for front of card 2" x 5 3/8"
• Cut one matte 4 x 5 1/4" for inside matte 

Woven Textures DSP #165560 SU Online Exclusive Feb 2025

• Cut 2 pieces 1 7/8" x 5 1/4" for front panels
• Cut 1 piece 3 7/8" x 5" for inside matte

Additional Cardstock Scraps: 

• Mossy Meadow - small scraps for grass front and inside card and for Happy Birthday die cut
• Crumb Cake for ball cap die cut 
• Copper Clay for fishing sign die cut 
• Very Vanilla for fishing sign 

Ink:

• Mossy Meadow 
• Soft Suede
• Momento Black for fish 

Accessories: 

• Dimensionals 
• Rustic Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots #159082

Thanks for visiting my blog today and I hope you enjoyed my masculine birthday card design.  

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