I know we all need masculine card ideas! This one is for the guys and features the NEW Layered Thoughts Stamp Set #165346. It's big and easy to read! This base card is Gray Granite with Misty Moonlight, a nice color combo for men! 

This card uses the very cool Textured Notes Bundle #165548. See it HERE.  The dies are nested rectangles with edge interest!! VERY practical for any card design!

This card was a class project and enjoyed by all. If you are in the Godfrey/Alton, Illinois area, check out my monthly classes for stamping inspiration! Email me and I'll send you the current class list! [email protected]  Come one, Come all. We have fun!

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Card Swaps are FUN!! I mail the swap coordinator 12 identical handmade cards. I get back 11 DIFFERENT handmade cards! This helps me expand my designs and color combinations! All stampers have a "style" and that's what is FUN!! If you'd like to be part of our craft-crazy community, you can join my team this month and get $60 of EXTRA product in your Starter Kit. Just ask me for details: [email protected]

This adorable collection is Paper Tags Bundle #165462, a new online exclusive!! The sentiments are AWESOME!  I love them! They will be used over and over!

Sunshine and Laughter, what a great day! Check out this FUN bundle of products!! Go directly to the Paper Tags Bundle HERE.

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May 6, 2025 Stampin' Up! will release the NEW 2025 Annual Catalog and May Online Exclusives!! WOW!! This sweet floral is Impressions Abloom Bundle! It contains lots of fun floral images to create spring and summer cards for any occasion!! The black oval pops all the colors. The base card is Fresh Freesia color. The background script is Elements of Text #164774.

I love this sentiment from the new Impressions Abloom Stamp Set #165605.

If you would like to purchase through me, I'd be happy to mail you a free catalog. (USA only) Just email me: [email protected]

This three panel Fancy Fold card starts with 12X12 Basic White card stock cut 4X12" and scored at 4" and 8". SO EASY!! When you apply the the arches make sure the height stays under 5-1/4" so it fits in the envelope!

This is the view from above. You can see the zig-zag.

This designer paper is Botanical Textures 12X12" Designer Series Paper #165545 all in black and white. Black and white is sooo very easy to use!! Use ANY color for an accent. This accent color is Lemon Lime Twist. It POPS! I REALLY enjoy using the Everyday Arches Dies because they are so versatile!

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Monochromatic cards are easy - just pick one color! This card features shades of black in the NEW Botanical Textures 12X12" Designer Series Paper #165545. 

If you don't enjoy coloring, this idea is for YOU! Let the image stand alone. It has very interesting details.

This pretty coneflower image is from Mixed Floral Stamp Set of 7 images, #164639.  Black and White is very easy to use and you could add a POP of ANY color. The lovely curved die cuts are Everyday Arches Dies #164629, a nested collection of TEN dies. These items are Online Exclusives. The link below will take you directly to that section of my online store! ENJOY creating and make sure to MAIL!

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Did you know Stampin' Up! released lots of NEW product yesterday? My FAVORITE item is the realistic Woven Textures 12X12" Designer Series Paper #165560! So COOL! Here is a monochromatic design in browns. The base card and ink color is Pecan Pie! The pretty flowers are the Mixed Floral Stamp Set #164639. 

The stamp set contains cute little bugs!

Now you see why I love this Designer Paper! It would create great masculine cards, too! Check out all the NEW items NOW, by clicking below!!

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Roses are appropriate for so many occasions! This lovely Layers of Beauty Bundle #163519 saves you 10% for stamps, dies and masks! These cards were colored by using the MASKS, also known as stencils. The masks are numbered and have a notch to line up each layer of color. It's fun to use different color combos! What a difference color makes.

Both cards were die cut after coloring. The images can also be colored with Blends or watercoloring - whatever is your favor technique. These sweet flowers are a wonderful bundle to own.

I love purple. It's so regal. The Perennial Lavender 12X12" Designer Series Paper #162593 is a long time favorite of mine. I had fun pairing this favorite with the NEW Everyday Arches Dies #164629 which contain TEN nested dies!

Each card contains 3 arches which are so easy to layer! They have an interesting stitched detail, too.

The envelope flap features Fancy Borders Dies #165380 which continue the design element of curves. This die set will be available March 4, 2025, as a new Online Exclusive! Watch for it.

Wouldn't you love to receive this handmade card? Make a special card TODAY and mail it soon.

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When winter is chilly, I love to create for SPRINGTIME!! These soft cards are created using Mixed Florals Stamp Set #164639.

This card base color is the soft Lemon Lolly with a Highland Heather layer. Yellow and purple are SO SPRING and EASTER!

This card uses the same color combo, just reversed. The color source is Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencils #161700. Think Spring. Stamp for Spring!

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Do you struggle creating cards for guys? Well, you have lots of company! It's a challenge for many stampers. Try grabbing plaid paper like this classic Timeless Plaid 6X6" Designer Series Paper #164678. Pull colors from the plaid: Old Olive, Mossy Meadow and Basic Beige. It's a great start for masculine cards.

Check out these new Everyday Arches Dies #164629! LOVE THEM!! For this card, score and fold the Old Olive cardstock, then place the straight edge of the desired die off the fold just a little. After die cutting, that edge will not cut, but become a hinge!

These basic sentiments are from Friends For Life Stamp Set #163359.  Be sure to cover your envelope flap with coordinating paper cut 6 X 2-1/4". Try this guy card!

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It's time to make Valentines! Here is a sweet heart design featuring the Hearts of Elegance Bundle #164916. These dies nest perfectly. This bundle of products is an online exclusive and not is any Stampin' Up! publication.

This card uses lots of white space to focus the eye to the heart focal point. These colors are Pretty in Pink, Real Red and Cherry Cobbler. So pretty! So simple! 

Inside the card. Try this Valentine for your loved ones and friends!

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It's almost time to welcome the New Year of 2025! The Iconic Celebrations 6X6" Designer Series Paper #164193 contains images of Autumn and Winter events. These two designs are perfect for the New Year. Find it in the Menu under Online Exclusives in my store.

Here is a fun Fancy Fold that is so easy. The tab is 3/4" wide and holds the die cut with the numbers.

The card opens upward. This card is 3 X 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4". The base is 4-1/4 X 5-1/2".

Adhesive Sheets #152334 applied to the back of 2024-2026 In Color Glimmer 12X12" Special Designer Series Paper #163771 before die cutting will make the numbers into  "stickers." The numbers are Alphabet A La Mode Dies #160750. They are tall and narrow so great for cards and scrapbooks!

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You may have passed over this Chantilly Lace stamp set #163683 in the catalog because it's an invitation stamp set. The lace images are so lovely and can be used with any sentiments!! The triangular lace image "snuggles" nicely into corners!!

Sweetly Scripted Stamp Set #163600 is used for the sentiment. It's an online exclusive product - not in the annual catalog. The color is Petunia Pop. Did you notice the envelope in Petunia Pop?? Here is a short video so you can create envelopes in ANY color!!

This card is the same layout in Shy Shamrock color. Try this fast, sweet card!!

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This is a SNEAK PEEK of Online Exclusive Products coming Nov. 5th, 2024. I truly love to recognize my Team accomplishments! I used the Hearts of Elegance Suite for extra special recognition notes for end of the year accomplishments! These are in the mail with a special gift.

This gold foiled swirl is GORGEOUS and designed for Valentine's Day, BUT not limited to Valentine's Day!! My team members love getting cards with NEW PRODUCTS!! Who wouldn't? Watch for this Marbled Elegance 12X12" Specialty Designer Series Paper #164919 coming soon. 

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Wild Wheat, Cherry Cobbler and Gold Foil are a perfect combination of colors for Autumn! This lovely berry wreath and oak leaves are the Encircled in Nature Dies #163628, an Online Exclusive. Adhesive Sheets #152334 are very handy when die cutting these thin images. Place the Adhesive Sheets on the back of the card stocks before die cutting. This creates a sticker with a peel off backing. NO oozing adhesives!

The inside and envelope flap feature the Regal Winter 12X12" Designer Series Paper #164156.

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Sunrise or sunset, it's your choice. These are fun cards to create and each one turns out differently. Select 3 or four sunset colors. Use Sponge Daubers or Blending Brushes to apply bands of colors, fading into each other. There is no wrong way. Bright or soft, smooth or streaked. The sky has infinite displays! Stamp a silhouette on top in black ink. This wonderful tree image is from an online exclusive stamp set called Encircled in Nature #163623.

Did you notice the black black ground?? It's a sneak peek at the NEW Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder #164049 coming in the Sept-Dec. Mini Catalog that begins Sept. 4th! 

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Autumn is coming!! Check out this cute online exclusive Iconic Celebrations 6X6" Designer Series Paper #164193. The images on the paper are the same as the Autumn Leaves Dies #162185!

This is a Z-Fold design: cut the base card stock 4-1/4 X 11" and score at 2-3/4 and 5-1/2". It's so easy!! 

Create for Autumn now!! 

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What a stately tree! This handmade card uses the online exclusive, Frosted Forest Bundle #164137. This bundle contains a stamp set, coordinating dies and a decorative mask (stencil.) Because this bundle has MORE parts, it offers MORE ways to be creative. This tree uses ONLY the masks. The grass is the pine tree stamp image.

TIP: before you remove the leaf mask, splatter the tree with a dark green marker! This adds another layer of interest.

The tree image and a gold foil layer were cut with the Countryside Corners Dies #161471. This card would be great for a guy! Be sure to check out the Online Exclusives in my online store's menu. There are lots of fun products there!

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Today's guest stamper is my friend and team member, Dena Rasmussen from Illinois. Dena demonstrated the Northern Lights Technique at our recent gathering of team members. It's SO IMPRESSIVE! She used the gorgeous online exclusive, Encircled in Nature Bundle #163629.

The tiny stars were created by splattering White Craft Pigment Ink that was diluted with a drop of water. Just lovely! Thanks, for the awesome demonstration and card, Dena!

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Mail for a male!! This is a "spot on" guy card! Trucking Along Bundle with Punch #162306 is sooo versatile. Lots of different items can be "loaded" into this adorable old truck!!

The new Textured Timber Stamp Set #163656 pairs perfectly with this cute truck. It creates the card background, dirt road and timbers in the truck bed! FUN!! MASCULINE!!

BOTH of these great stamp sets can be found in my Online Store and are not in any publication.

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Get lost in MONET-LIKE scenery! This Meandering Meadows 6X6" Designer Series Paper #162735 demands center stage! Simply frame it and add a sentiment for a lovely card!

This is the Scalloped Contours Dies #155560 and Balmy Blue Textured 12X12" Shimmer Paper #160838. The base card is Night of Navy color. 

Here is another card created with the same products that has a totally different feeling. These scenic designer papers are so versatile!! Meandering Meadows #162735 is an Online Exclusive.

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