Stamping the Cape

Ride With Me Extended Cab

The other day I posted a Father's Day card for my son and I mentioned that it was also his birthday. I wanted to make a special birthday card for him and I thought since he's a truck-owning kind of guy I'd use the new Ride With Me Bundle. However, his truck is an extended cab so I hacked the image to reflect that.

The truck was colored with the Basic Black Combo Stampin' Blends and I added some Wink of Stella to give it a shine, as he keeps his truck verrryyy clean and shiny! I "borrowed" the happy birthday cake from the carried over Piece of Cake stamp set. The background is on Shimmery White cardstock using colors from both sets of Watercolor Pencils and an Aqua Painter. I'm not great a watercoloring but I tried to make the background resemble our local scenery driving by the ocean.

The balloons and cake were double popped up and there's a little pop up square on the inside to slide a little cash in.

Oh yes, did I mention it's a slider card?

I like the challenge this card gave me as I was feeling like I have been in a creative slump of late or maybe it's just because summer is coming and I've got a ton of yard work to do. What's inspired you lately?

 

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A Good Son, Husband, & Father

Today is not only Father's Day but it is my son's 35th birthday. On the day he was born, after a very long labor and coming into the world at 9 lbs. 9 oz., I could only promise him that I would do whatever it took to love and raise him to the best of my ability. I had no idea where life would lead him or what path he would take but I hoped my own upbringing and guidance would point him in the right direction. I can say now that I'm extremely proud of all he's accomplished and kind of proud of myself for how he has turned out.

He is a very loving and caring father of my beautiful red haired, blue eyed granddaughter and a loving and very supportive husband. He is a police officer who risks his life every day in a town that seems riddled with drugs. Even though I worry, I know he is doing the job he has wanted to do since he was 12 years old.

So Happy Birthday and Father's Day, Son. You have and always will be my best creation and accomplishment!

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Enough mushy stuff, now for the deets. I used several new products from the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog. First, the stamp set is called A Good Man (149270) and when I saw the image of the man with the little girl, I knew I had to have it! I've seen this image in real life many, many times.

The image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink (132708) onto Whisper White cardstock (100730). I used a variety of Stampin' Blends, my favorite coloring medium, and not all the combos are what you might think - Dark Seaside Spray (149568)/Light Night of Navy (144036)-his pants, Gray Granite Combo (149537)-his shirt,  Ivory (144606)-his hairline, Dark Petal Pink (146871)-his skin, Light Pumpkin Pie (144578)/Light Cajun Craze (147907)- her hair, Flirty Flamingo Combo (147278)-her shirt, Pool Party Combo (144605)-her pants, Petal Pink Combo (147272)-her skin.

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The frame was cut out in Soft Suede cardstock (115318) using the new Heirloom Frames Dies and embossed using the coordinating Dynamic Embossing Folder (152325). The embossing was enhanced by lightly rubbing Whisper White Craft Ink (147277) onto it with a Sponge Dauber (133733). I also cut out the center image using the largest of the Layering Oval Dies (141706) but you could cut it by hand slightly larger than the frame opening to attach in the back. The Sahara Sand (121043) card base was embossed with the Subtle 3D embossing folder (151775) and layered with a piece of Woven Threads Designer Series Paper (149497).

To create the split sentiment, I covered the bottom portion with tape, inking the top portion in Soft Suede Classic Ink (147115), removing the tape and stamping onto Whisper White cardstock (100730). I repeated the same procedure for the lower portion of the sentiment on another piece of Whisper White. The second smallest Stitched Nested Labels Dies was used for the upper sentiment and the third smallest die was used for the lower one.

Wishing all good dads a Happy Father's Day!

 

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July's kit coordinates with 3 of our new suites!

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June In Color Cards

This year is my first attempt at an In Color Club and it's been lots of fun. These are the June cards I've included in my club member's packets but you may notice something is missing. There are only four colors!

That's correct. There are actually five new In Colors - Terracotta Tile, Pretty Peacock, Seaside Spray, Rococo Rose, and Purple Posy. Unfortunately, Stampin' Up! discovered that some of the Purple Posy ink pads had faulty ink and rather than replacing thousands of ink pads, they decided to temporarily pull them from inventory until the issue was resolved. Quality is the most important thing to them! As a result, I am holding off providing any Purple Posy products to In Color Club members until the ink pads and refills are available.

This is the Pretty Peacock card and I've used the 2019-2021 In Color cardstock (149701), the 6" x 6" 2019-2021 In Color DSP (149617), the Pretty Peacock 1/2" Scalloped Linen Ribbon (149751), which is available in all the 2019-2021 In Colors, and the 2019-2021 In Color Faceted Dots (149607).

The card features the new Bloom & Grow Bundle and the image was colored with the new Pretty Peacock Combo Stampin' Blends and the Light Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blend. All the 2019-2021 In Colors have Stampin' Blends except for Terracotta Tile. However, it works perfectly with the Cajun Craze Combo Stampin' Blends. There are also Stampin' Write Markers for all five 2019-2021 In Colors.

I wanted to make my In Color Club a budget-friendly club so I reduced the quantity of products in the kit and gave customers three different options. They could select Option 1, which included just a Stampin' Write Marker each month, Option 2 with just a Stampin' Blend Combo each month, or Option 3, which included both.

Instead of having them pay for a full pack of cardstock for each color, a full package of DSP, and a full spool of ribbon as many demonstrators do, each month they will receive two sheets of cardstock per color, four pieces of DSP per color, and 1-1/2 yards of ribbon per color. This way, they can decide if they have favorite colors and then purchase what they like. Sometimes seeing it in person makes all the difference!

If you think you'd be interested in being part of an In Color Club, there's still time to sign up but I would need at least 4 people to commit. For details on what you'd receive and the cost per month click this link:

http://www.stampingthecape.com/blog/2019/05/in-color-club-2019-2020.html 

Just email me that you're interested and I'll put you on my list. If four people sign up by July 1, I'll contact you to confirm the option you're interested in and will invoice you the first of each month. I can take a check, PayPal, or process a credit card through my Square device.

Maybe I'll be sending you a package over the next five months!

 

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