A GOOD MAN

For today's card I have used the A Good Man Stamp Set which is a great male themed set available in the Annual Catalogue.

The image has been stamped in Black Memento Ink and coloured with Stampin' Blends and then die cut with a Stitched Circle Die.

The background has been created with watercolouring and sponging, although I'm not too sure what colours I ended up using (I created this card a few months ago and forgot to write what colours I had used).  I think it was Pool Party and Night of Navy.

The sentiments have been stamped in Night of Navy with the "It's Your Day" having been punched with a 1 3/8" circle punch (which is now retired).  The base card is also Night of Navy.

The products I used for this card are here:

A Good Man Cling Stamp Set [149270] $42.00	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00
Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [148059] $15.50	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $15.50	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144605] $15.50	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $50.00
1-3/8" Circle Punch [119860] $28.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

BLOOM & GROW BIRTHDAY CARD

What is this, not a Christmas card?

No, in fact I had a piece of brick embossed cardstock left over from the card I created for the latest Blogging Friends Blog Hop which I wanted to use and create a pretty card with this time.

A pretty easy card using the Bloom & Grow Bundle with the Gold Delicata Metallic Ink.

I actually stamped and die cut two of the same flower images and then cut the middle flower piece out of one.  This middle part I added to the other piece with dimensionals and also some of the foliage which I had cut off, making it a fuller flower piece.  I also added in a couple of extra stamped and die cut pieces of foliage.

Finished off with a bow and a Happy Birthday sentiment from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set.

You probably can't see too well from the photo, but I also swiped the Gold Ink around the edges of the brick embossed piece and over some of the bricks giving some subtle highlights.

On the base card (Crumb Cake) I also stamped randomly in Gold Ink one of the background stamps from the Tasteful Textures stamp set.

Here is a list of the products used:

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Bloom & Grow Bundle [151069] $91.75	Tasteful Textures Cling Stamp Set [149234] $42.00	Beautiful Bouquet Photopolymer Stamp Set [143666] $47.00
Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643] $17.00	Golden Glitz Delicata Metallic Ink Pad [150711] $19.25	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon [144146] $12.25

SEPTEMBER CARD CLASS

Our projects created in this month's Card Class.

Our first card was using the Stitched Lace Die to create a beautiful lacey background for our pretty bunch of flowers to be placed onto.

We stamped flowers from the Pop of Petals stamp set in both the new Delicata Metallic Ink and Gorgeous Grape Ink and punched with the co-ordinating punch.

Add in some various punched leaves and you have a very pretty bouquet.

Finished off with a bow of the lovely Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon and a sentiment of choice.

Can you see the lovely scalloped edges on the Lace Background piece.  This die set comes with a separate die that you can use to create these scalloped sides, or you can leave straight if you wish.

Our second project used some of the Noble Peacock Specialty Designer Series Paper teamed with some Silver Foil and the Frosted Frames Dies to create this stunning.

Again, we have used the Silver Delicata Metal Ink to stamp our bauble and sentiment which is from the Christmas Gleaming Stamp Set.

It is a little hard to tell from this photo but the background white piece has also been embossed using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder.

The bauble was finished off with a bow (sort of).  This was simply created by cutting a small piece of the Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon and tied in the middle with a small piece of White Twine.

The products used in these projects are here:

Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50	Stitched Lace Dies [149625] $61.00	Silvery Shimmer Delicata Metallic Ink Pad [150709] $19.25	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00
Pop Of Petals Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151328] $38.00	Four-Petal Flower Punch [147041] $31.00	Sprig Punch [148012] $31.00	Leaf Punch [144667] $28.00	Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon [146912] $13.00
Frosted Frames Dies [150658] $50.00	Christmas Gleaming Bundle (En) [153006] $86.25	Noble Peacock Specialty Designer Series Paper [149493] $25.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $8.75	Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine [124262] $6.00
Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon [144213] $12.25	Wonderful Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set [147529] $45.00

GOODBYE BUBBLE OVER STAMP SET

Re-sharing a couple of cards created using the Bubble Over Stamp Set. 

Another favourite stamp set retiring at the end of the month.

KYLIES DEMONSTRATOR TRAINING BLOG HOP MAY 2019

Hi and thank you for joining me in this month's blog hop with Kylie's Demonstrator Training Group for May 2019.

We are a group of Stampin'Up! Demonstrators from all around the world that want to learn more to progress in our business.  Blogging helps us to learn and connect with people, inspiring creativity, which is one of the reasons I love Stampin'Up!.

I would love it if you would leave a comment on my page and also to check out all the other wonderful projects created for this hop.

Here is my card.

Whilst I was away on retreat I had the opportunity to create with the very cute Fable Friends stamp set which will be carrying over into the new catalogue.

For this card I also used some products which will be retiring together with the lovely bunny stamp to create this little Birthday Card.

The base card is Whisper White.  I have added a layer of Gingham Gala DSP and then one of the patterned frames from the Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper.  Love both these DSP's and sadly they will both be retiring at the end of May.

I also used the Beautiful Bouquet Stamp Set and co-ordinating dies to stamp flowers in Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather and the Happy Birthday sentiment.  I am very happy to say that these products are carrying over into the new catalogue.

The bunny has been coloured with Crumb Cake, Daffodil Yellow and Petal Pink Blends Markers.

A bow of Gorgeous Grape Organza ribbon (earned free during Sale-a-Bration) was added to the top of the card and a scattering of pearls (which I have coloured with the Daffodil Yellow Blends).

Thanks for visiting today.  I hope you have enjoyed my card.  Don't forget to visit each of the blogs listed below to get some great creative ideas from these very amazing crafters. You will also find a list of the products I used to create this project further down this post.

Here is a list of the products used for this card.

Fable Friends Cling Stamp Set [148670] $38.00	Beautiful Bouquet Photopolymer Stamp Set [143666] $47.00	Bouquet Bunch Framelits Dies [143659] $50.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Gingham Gala 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148554] $19.25
Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper [146907] $24.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack [149623] $0.00
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $15.50	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272] $15.50	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $15.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00