Thursday, May 19, 2016

Wacky Watercooler May Mashup Blog Hop


Hello and welcome to the Wacky Watercooler May Mashup Blog Hop.  This month we are sharing something retiring, something new and something masculine.  You're sure to find lots of wonderful projects to ignite your creativity.  The hop goes round and round so no matter where you start, all you need to do is hit the "Next" button to make your way through all the participating blogs.  It's a small circle this month but I know you are going to love all the projects you see.

For my first project I decided to make it masculine as I needed another Father's Day card.  I used mostly retiring product.  The Basic Black layer is from the Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper.  I stamped the image of the ship from The Open Sea stamp set using Basic Black Archival ink.  I used the Circles Collection Framelits Dies to cut out a circle.  Then, I sponged some Lost Lagoon ink and Hello Honey ink to give the appearance of sunshine and water.  The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.  I stamped it in Basic Black Archival ink then, punched it out using the Word Window Punch.  I popped up the circle and label with Dimensionals.  For the final touch I added a few sequins from the Silver Sequin Trim and mounted the layer onto a Whisper White card base.


My next project is actually the one I had originally planned for my masculine card.  When I realized I needed two more Father's Day cards, I made the first card masculine, too.  Now I have all the cards I need.

This one was fun to create.  I made my own background using Whisper White Baker's Twine wrapped around an acrylic block and alternated the direction of the pattern as I stamped.  It is stamped on Whisper White using Dapper Denim ink.  On a scrap of Whisper White, I stamped Happy Father's Day using the Crazy about You stamp set.  It's stamped using Dapper Denim ink.  Over that, I stamped an image from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.  I used Emerald Envy ink but stamped off a couple of times to give it a more muted look.  Once the stamping was done, I used the Lots of Labels Framelits Dies to cut it out.  I also added a layer of Dapper Denim behind it also using the Lots of Labels Framelits Dies.  For the finishing touch on this card, I added some Silver Mini Brads and used Dimensionals to pop up the label.  The card base is Whisper White Card.


My final project was fun to put together even though there was a bit of fussy cutting to it.  This is my something new card.  I wanted to showcase some of the new 2016-2018 In Colors as well as the new Sitting Here stamp set.

The card base is Whisper White.  Then, I added a layer of the new Sweet Sugarplum cardstock.  The trees, the grass and those cute little Dapper Denim butterflies are from the In the Meadow stamp set.  I stamped the trees using Basic Black Archival ink.  I colored the tree trunks with a Soft Suede Stampin' Write Marker.  Using a Wild Wasabi Stampin' Write Marker, I added color to the leaves of the trees and the grass at the base of the trees.  The other grass was stamped using Wild Wasabi ink.

On a piece of Whisper White card stock, I stamped the porch swing and colored it using a Soft Suede Stampin' Write Marker.  The cushion has Dapper Denim stripes.  Then, I fussy cut the swing using Paper Snips and a craft knife and popped it up with Dimensionals.  The cat sitting on the swing is from the Sitting Here stamp set,  I stamped it on Peekaboo Peach cardstock using Basic Black Archival ink and cut out the image.  The gray tabby cat was stamped onto Whisper White using Basic Black Archival ink and colored with Smoky Slate ink.  I cut it out and popped up him with Dimensionals.  The orange tabby cat was attached to the swing using glue dots.  The sentiment is stamped using Emerald Envy ink.


There you have it from me.  Next up on your tour, is Libby Fens.  To see her wonderful projects, click the image below.

https://libbystamps.wordpress.com/


To visit Deb Smart again and see all of her great projects again, click the image below.

http://stampandcreate.net/

To head home to the Wacky Watercooler Stamping Blog and start all over again, click the image below.

http://wackywatercoolerstamping.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

12 comments:

  1. I almost chose to use The Open Sea and am so glad I didn't. Your card is gorgeous, Marsha. I love that stamp set and will never give it up. The Hello Honey makes me think of a warm sunset, bathing the world in gold. Looking closely I recognize the DSP. I wouldn't have thought it would work so well with a sea-themed card, but wow, it really does! I've never tried stamping with Baker's twine wrapped around my acrylic block but now I am going to have to. I was trying to figure out which stamp set you used and then read your description. Love the technique! Why haven't I heard about it before this? You're certainly getting a lot of use out of the In the Meadow set, aren't you? I suspect you did a "happy dance" when it made the new Annual Catalogue. But combined with the new Sitting Here set, it looks as if the two sets were made for each other. Love both cats although the ginger looks so much like my daughter's Honey that I expect her to meow at me. Thanks so much for being part of our awesome Wacky Watercooler blog hop!

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    1. Thank you, Heidi! The Open Sea is one I won't give up, either. Loved that In the Meadow is going forward. It's turned out to be a favorite. I enjoy our blog hops.

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  2. I am so sad to see the Open Sea set retire, it was my number one go to set for masculine cards. So glad you decided to use it for your card.

    Your second card is so fun! What a creative idea to wrap Bakers Twine around a block. Love it!

    My favorite though is the Sitting Here card. Love everything about it!

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    1. Thanks, Marie! There are so few truly masculine sets that this is one I'll keep even when it's retired.

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  3. Great spread of cards Marsha! I love the Open Sea. I never got that stamp.....terrific card you made using it. I especially like the Father's Day card. GREAT idea to create a background with twine - brilliant! Made a wonderful masculine card. And, of course, new stuff. No pre-order yet. Not sure just what I want. That cat is too cute. Maybe it will be this set. Thanks for the ideas!

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    1. Thanks, Libby! Pre-order was tough as I couldn't make up my mind. :)

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  4. Marsha your Open Sea card is wonderful. That has been one of my "go to" stamps for my masculine cards too, so I'm really going to miss it. I love how you used the DSP from Botanical Gardens, It really looks great with the image layer. Like Heidi I'm not familiar with the technique you used for your Father's Day card, but I love it. What a fantastic and simple idea. This is a great card. When I saw you were using Sitting Here for your "something new" project I had to scroll down right away to see what you made. I wasn't disappointed. Great card. Love those two cats. Thanks for sharing your talents.

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    1. Thank you, Penny! I've used The Open Sea often and I, too, am sad that it is retiring.

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  5. How fun to have a striking new (and easy) way to make a background--thanks for sharing how you did it, as I was sure you used a stamp! I love your Open Sea card--like everyone else I'll be sad to see it go; your card is so pretty and serene! Also liked your Sitting Here card--how clever to turn it into a bench!

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    1. Thanks, Priscilla! I figured that the old porch swing would make a nice place for the cats to sleep. :-)

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  6. I love that Open Sea stamp set and am sorry to see it go. Your cards are your Father's day cards and also love your card with the cats. They look so relaxed.

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    1. Thanks, Heather! I'm sad to see it go as it's a go to stamp set for a guy card which is why I'm glad I have it.

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