Welcome to the Cardz 4 Guyz #369 challenge! Caz, our fearless challenge leader and host this challenge, chose Fun & Games for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
My husband loves to fish and has a standing fishing day with a friend. Fishing is his fun, so I created this card with that in mind.
Here’s my card:
Over Spring Break a couple of weeks ago, I found this fun fold from Terri Gaines with Create with Terri Gaines . Since then, I’ve made a number of this cards because I am completely hooked (obsessed?). You can find the first card I posted using this layout here.
Here’s the template I made for the card showing the measurements and the scoring lines:
I used Terri’s directions for assembly as she created her own card on the video.
Since this is the first of two posts today, I’ll leave this one here.
Thank you for stopping by today!
Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
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Welcome to the Cardz 4 Guyz #368 challenge! Pamela, our host this challenge, chose S is for ….. for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
I combined this C4G challenge with the SSC356 challenge for my card.
I used Boho Blue & Pebbled Path cardstock and blends combos for this card as my main colors, with a pop of Pumpkin Pie color for the beaks and feet. These adorable Friendly Seagulls are from the Sale-a-Bration promotion which ended at the end of February. As with everyone, life happened, and this is the first time I was able to play with this set.
My daughter is coming home from San Francisco for her school’s Spring Break in two weeks. To say I am thrilled to see her in an understatement!
What I Did:
The Pebbled Path base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches to create a tent fold card
I knew I wanted a piece of ribbon around the front of the card, I needed to trim another piece of Pebbled Path cardstock to 5-3/8 by 4-1/8 inches
you can’t see it because it is covered by Boho Blue cardstock, but it does allow the ribbon ends to be hidden
I dry-embossed a piece of Boho Blue cardstock using the So Swirly embossing folder,
I trimmed it down to two pieces: 5-3/8 by 3-7/8 inches and 5-3/8 by 1-1/4 inches
The gap I created between the two pieces of cardstock allowed me to adhere the ribbon flat between the pieces and helped me follow the sketch
I colored a length of the white diagonal ribbon using the dark Pebbled Path blend
This has become one of my favorite things to do with white ribbon because I can use any dark blend color I need to coordinate with my card colors
I used small pieces of tear-&-tape to adhere the ends of the ribbon behind the front layer
I trimmed a piece of the 2023-2025 6 x 6 inch InColor Boho Blue DSP (designer series paper) to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Then, I punched a 1-inch circle of Pebbled Path DSP and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
Stamp the seagulls using Tuxedo Black ink and crop using circles from the Stylish Shapes die set
I colored the wings using the light and dark Pebbled Path blends for all three seagulls
I colored the beaks using the dark Pumpkin Pie blend
I first colored the french fries using the dark Lemon Lolly blend and added a layer of light Pumpkin Pie blend
The white cardstock on the inside measures 5-1/4 by 4 inches
Since the embossed sentiment will resist the color of the inked shells, I stamped it in VersaMark ink, added the white embossing powder and heat set it
When I stamped the seashells on the cropped sentiment banner, I added some shells on the inside of the card as well
While it may look like a totally followed the circle theme of the sketch for the inside, I didn’t start out to do that
I needed to cover a smudge of black ink, so I cropped a circle using the Stylish Shapes dies, trimmed it to fit, re-stamped and colored the seagull and fries
With the exception of the top seagull circle and the sentiment banner on the front, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere all the pieces of the card together
After adding the irregular river stones (from the Otterly Amazing suite) to the front of the card, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
Welcome to the Cardz 4 Guyz #367 challenge! Dawn, our host this challenge, chose Men’s Clothes for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
Here’s my Men’s Clothes card:
When I sat down to work on this card, I realized the only men’s clothes products I have are the Playing in the Rain characters, Therefore, I needed to think outside of the box, especially since I wanted to keep the card relatively simple. I googled men’s clothes templates and found one for the pocket and tie I used for this card. I traced the template for the pocket and two tie pieces onto DSP and trimmed each piece.
Measurements & Assembly:
The Night of Navy base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
I trimmed a piece of the Nature’s Lace DSP (Designer Series Paper) to 4-18/ by 5-3/8 inches
I used small pieces of two other Nature’s Lace patterns for the tie and pocket
Then, I trimmed another piece of 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Punch a 1-inch circle of DSP and run it through a XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
The final piece for the pocket trim comes from the 6 x 6 inch DSP for 2023 – 2025 In Color DSP
Trim a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock to 5-1/4 by 4 inches for the inside of the card
Unless otherwise stated, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere pieces together
Adhere the Nature’s Lace DSP to the base
After snipping the pocket, I used the Night of Navy Stamping Write marker to add faux stitching along the border of the pocket
Then I outlined the the pocket with the Night of Navy marker
Outline the InColor DSP using a Boho Blue marker and adhere to the top of the pocket
After snipping the tie, I used a ruler and added stripes to both pieces for some dimension
I stamped the sentiment, from last year’s May Paper Pumpkin, in Night of Navy directly on the pocket
I adhered the tie to the back of the pocket, then added dimensionals to the back of the pocket and adhered it to the Nature’s Lace DSP
Easy Peasy, at least once I found a simple template
With that, I’d completed this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
Thank you for stopping by today!
Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
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Welcome to the newest Cardz 4 Guyz challenge #365!Helen is hosting this two-week challenge and chose Clean & Simple for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
Here’s my CAS card:
Once again, I combined some retired with some current products for my card. The stamp and die set is the retired Smooth Sailing. The corner sentiment is from the current mini-catalog called Spring Corners.
Clean & Simple:
The Early Espresso base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2, scored at 4-1/4 inches
The white cardstock for the outside measured 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
After trimming, I decided the front needed a little something, so I used the retired Bark embossing folder
HINT: If you are using an embossing folder, make sure you stamp the sentiment before embossing.
The white cardstock for the inside measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches. I left it blank until I decide the occasion for which I will use this card
Trim a piece of Crumb Cake 6 x 6 inch DSP (designer series paper) to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Punch a 1-inch circle from Early Espresso 6 x 6 inch DSP for the envelope seal and run it through the XYRON create-a-sticker
Stamp the sentiment from Spring Corners in Early Espresso
Using the sand stamp from the (retired) Oceanfront stamp set, stamp sand in Crumb Cake
For some reason, my Crumb Cake ink pad came out with a greenish hint to it
Stamp the lighthouse in Early Espresso Ink on a scrap piece of Crumb Cake card stock and crop it out
Crop the ship’s wheel from scrap Early Espresso
I used multipurpose liquid adhesive to adhere pieces together, with the exception of the lighthouse
Add mini-dimensionals to the back of the lighthouse and adhere to the front of the card
That’s it – clean & simple
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
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I finally had the opportunity to play around with this set! You can see that card here
However, in case you haven’t seen this amazingly adorable suite, here’s a photo and the SU! video introducing this suite.
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Welcome to the Cardz 4 Guyz #364 challenge! Deb H., our host this challenge chose Lighthouses for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
I haven’t made a side-step card in a while, so I went back to a Connie Stewart video for one of her Simple Stamping videos. Whenever I need a quick card and want to try a new fun fold, I know I can find something on Connie’s YouTube channel.
I used the retired Smooth Sailing stamp set and coordinating die set for my card. The Boho Blue DSP (designer series paper) is from the Cheerful Daisy paper set. I love Boho Blue with Copper Clay and am going to miss these colors when they retire with the introduction of the 2025 – 2026 catalog.
The front sentiment is from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set. The back sentiment is from the Special Moments stamp set.
I thought the DSP on the background needed something, so I used the compass rose from the Smooth Sailing stamp set. After rubbing down the DSP with my embossing buddy, I stamped the compass rose with VersaMark ink and covered it with clear embossing powder, which I heat set. I’ll never tire of watching the magic happen when heat setting embossing powder.
The January – April 2025 mini-catalog, the Sale-a-Bration, and the joining promotion all went live on January 7, 2025. Take a peek at some of the new products:
Welcome to the first Cardz 4 Guyz challenge of 2025! Melanie, our host for C4G #363, chose Tic-Tac-Toe for the theme. You can find her game board below. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
Here’s my Tic-Tac-Toe card using the center vertical line using blue, snow, and winter sentiment:
Here’s the game board:
Measurements:
The Night of Navy base measures 8-1.2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
Trim a piece of Balmy Blue to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
After embossing a piece of white cardstock using the Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder, trim it to 4 by 5-1/4 inches
Trim a piece of DSP (I used the retired 12″ x 12″ Bearly Christmas DSP) to 4 by 2-1/2 inches
Trim a coordinating piece of DSP to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Don’t forget to punch a 1-inch circle from DSP and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
Use a piece of scrap Balmy Blue for the sentiment banner
Crop a snowflake from white cardstock using one of the Frozen Edges die set, but any snowflake die will work
HINT: I went down the proverbial rabbit hole in videos one night and stumbled across one for creating faux enamel looking die cuts. It’s so simple, and looks gorgeous – before cropping, add a piece of packing tape to the cardstock! I used it very often for my Christmas cards, and will be using it again and again for the rest of my card making time.
Trim a piece white cardstock to 4 by 5-1/4 inches for the inside of the card
What I Did:
The only place where I used dimensionals was under the sentiment banner
I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the rest of the elements of the card, including the snowflake
Use an embossing buddy to wipe down a piece of cardstock for the sentiment banner
Stamp your sentiment using VersaMark ink and cover it with white embossing powder
Heat set your sentiment, then crop it using one of the Greetings of the Season dies
HINT: This bundle is being carried over from the mini-catalog which ended in December. If you need more dies for sentiments, I highly recommend this set! Take a look at the different dies below:
I used a Balmy Blue marker to outline both the embossed white cardstock and the sentiment banner
Stamp the snowflakes on the white cardstock for the inside corner in Balmy Blue
Use Night of Navy ink to stamp the sentiment
Finally, add a clear ribboned adhesive backed enamel to the center of the snowflake
With that, you’ve finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
Both of these promotions start today, January 7, 2025. Take a peek at some of the items from the mini-catalog & Sale-a-Bration:
SAB:
Mini-Catalog:
Since the Mini-Catalog and Sale-a-Bration are not live at the time that I am writing this, I can only share a few images. However, the digital catalogs will be available when this post goes live.
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