Rev up the birthday boy!

I had so much fun with Stampin' Up's Rev Up the Fun stamp set at the weekend that I had to make another card with it! Here's what I came up with this time:

Very CAS but lots of detail. The stamps in this set are great for collage-style stamping and a stamp-a-majig is handy for getting all the images exactly where you want them. I love my stamp-a-majig and rarely stamp without it. If you're interested in learning how to use one I have a video tutorial coming out on Thursday, so look out for that.

I'm almost as in love with the tyre marks as I am with the chevron paper and the candy dots...

... and that stencil-style sentiment too! I like the clean lines of the vehicles in this stamp set and there are also several 'texture' stamps which I always find great fun to use.

I used the sketch from CASE this Sketch to make this card:

and I shall also be linking up again with Less is More where Masculine cards are the order of the day.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO MAKE THIS CARD
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Stamps: Rev Up the fun wood or cling

Ink: Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake classic inks, plus Regals markers

Card stock: Whisper White

Other: Candy dots, Regals designer series paper stack, stamp-a-majig

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I love the way the car in this card looks in vibrant yellow and could be very happy with a car this colour. In fact,  I'm not sure that it wouldn't turn me into some kind of super hero: "Quick kids - into the Banana-mobile!"

See you tomorrow,

Rev up the Fun for a boy

I am one of those weirdo types that likes making cards for males, so I got all fired up when I saw the Less is More Masculine challenge today. I've been wanting to ink up Stampin' Up's Rev Up the Fun set for a while now and this was the perfect opportunity! Come and see:

I masked off the left side of the card before stamping the car from the set repeatedly in various shades of blue and grey. This design relies on the stamp-a-majig for accurate stamping and, if you've always wanted to know how to use one of these, my video tutorial will be out next Thursday - so watch out for that! (If you'd like to see my other video tutorials, click here.)

When I'd finished stamping, I removed the mask and drew a line with my Island Indigo marker using a ruler for a neat finish. The sentiment was heat embossed in white on a strip of Island Indigo card stock and attached to the card. TIP: If you want nice, neat heat embossing, wipe an embossing buddy over your card stock before stamping to take away the static build up.

I've just got time to link this card up with CASology's Bold challenge which is finishing tomorrow and it'll also be my second entry at Crafty Cardmakers where the theme is It's A Man's World.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO MAKE THIS CARD
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Stamps: Rev Up the Fun wood or cling, Morning Meadow (hostess set) wood or cling

Ink: Smoky Slate, Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay, Soft Sky

Card stock: Whisper White, Island Indigo

Other: Regals markers, embossing buddy, versamark, White embossing powder, heat tool, stamp-a-majig

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I hope you enjoyed Valentines Day. We spent the evening dining at home although to be honest it seemed more like Halloween with candles flickering in the draught and us yelling at each other over the noise of the howling wind!

But then again, what's good enough for Morticia and Gomez is certainly good enough for us! One of my many favourite Addams family quotes:

Morticia: Gomez.
Gomez: Querida?
Morticia: Last night you were unhinged. You were like some desperate, howling demon. You frightened me. Do it again!

See you soon,

Just Sayin' for the boys

It's been another stormy weekend all over Britain but, since my youngest son had been invited to a swimming party, he was indifferent to the wind and rain! I'm delighted to say I was given plenty of notice to make a card for his friend too so I didn't have to produce something in the 20 seconds available between my son remembering and leaving for the party! Come and see what I came up with:

Boys cards are always a tricky balance - you don't want to insult them by going too young but you don't want to go too sophisticated either. I think the Just Sayin' speech bubbles strike just the right note, especially when paired with some fun background stamps - like the diagonal stripe from Gorgeous Grunge and the tyre mark from Rev Up the Fun.

The chevrons were cut with the Chevron border punch and were easy to scale down with my sharp paper snips. I bet you're admiring my perfectly cut speech bubble too... I can't take credit for that though - Just Sayin' has matching framelits which give that professional finish and the good news is that when you buy the stamp set and framelits together you save 15%!

I wrapped the gift neatly in a funky designer paper from the Retro Fresh range and, since I had plenty of time, made a matching envelope with my envelope board. Do you like the liner? I made it with the off cut from wrapping the present!

I'm going to link my card to the Seize the Birthday challenge where Chevrons are the optional extra to add this week.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO MAKE THIS PROJECT
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Stamps: Just Sayin' wood or cling, Gorgeous Grunge wood or cling, Rev Up the Fun wood or cling

Ink: Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Smoky Slate

Card stock: Whisper White, scrap of Pumpkin Pie

Other: Chevron border punch, Big Shot, Just Sayin' framelits, envelope board, Retro Fresh designer paper

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You'll be glad to know my son enjoyed the pool party. "How did it go?" I asked when he came home. "Swimmingly!" he said and strolled off whistling.

See you tomorrow,