Father's Day / Masculine Cards: Sailing Home Bundle

These are the masculine Father's Day cards we made at my June class using the Sailing Home Bundle and the Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper available in the new 2019-2020 Stampin' Up! Catalog.  These cards are great for Father's Day but also great for masculine birthdays.

This is a little gift bag I made with some Mini White Lunch Bags I had laying around.  I covered the front and back using Pacific Point cardstock.  I decorated with Designer Series paper for a tie and added the anchor and greeting.

June Stampin Class Projects

We had a great time Friday night at my June Stampin Class.  These are all the projects we made.  I will post more pictures and details on each project in the coming days.

These are the free giveaway gifts everyone received for coming to my class.  I will be posting the template for sale in my Tutorials For Sale Tab.

Masculine Card Swap

Today I am sharing 8 great samples from our monthly swap.  Our theme for this month was Masculine Card Swap.

Mena Green

Cyndy Ponczek

Pat Militello

Debbie Modrowsky

Carol Barbati

Lilly Ruiz

Vicki Wu

Laura Davis

Happy Birthday in Merry Merlot

Happy Birthday!  I love this greeting.  I used the greeting from the Perennial Birthday stamp set.  I stamped the first Happy Birthday in Merry Merlot ink and then I stamped off for the second one, stamped off twice for the third one and so on.  

The daisy from the Daisy Delight stamp set is also stamped in Merry Merlot ink with the center stamped in Daffodil Delight ink.  I stamped the leaves in black ink on Merry Melot cardstock and cut them out.

Watercolor Technique With Healing Hugs

I wanted to try something different using the Healing Hug stamp set.  This is a fun way to use the watercoloring technique.

I stamped the rose and the leaves on a separate piece of cardstock and cut them out as my template.  I used the template and an Aqua Painter to color in the rose with Highland Heather ink and the leaves with Pear Pizzazz ink.

I stamped on top of the water color image once it dried.  I stamped off for a lighter image.  I used an Aqua Painter to splatter some black ink for depth.

Repurpose It: Thank You Card

I love re-purposing cards so when I received a thank you card from a friend, I knew I could re-purpose the front part of the card.  I cut off the front and kept the greeting and the ribbon that was originally there.  Then I layered the piece on Balmy Blue and Blueberry Bushel cardstock.

Healing Hugs In Pumpkin Pie and Sahara Sand

I am a huge fan of the Healing Hugs stamp set.  This rose looks great in any color combination.  I stamped the rose in Pumpkin Pie ink and the leaves in Pear Pizzazz ink.  The greeting is stamped in Early Espresso ink which pops on the Sahara Sand background.  The dots are from the retired Candy Dot family... I couldn't resist throwing those in.