Front Step Fold Card

Annie’s Ink-Lings

Hello again!

After several days of rain, we finally have a beautiful sun-shiny day.  After getting my fill of outside, a bit chilly, I came in and made this masculine birthday for a  friend.  He is really into the outdoor life of hiking and fishing, so I think he'll probably be happy receiving this card.  At church, I'm known as the Card Lady and my church family seem to really look forward to receiving my cards.  So it makes us happy all the way around, because I love to individualize as much as I can.  Hope it gives you some inspiration.

Here's the info you need to make the card:

First Section
Brown Card Base 4 ¼” x 11”
DP 3 ¾” X 3 ½”
DP 3 ¾” x 1 5/8”

Second Section
Brown 2 ¾” x 6”,
DP for Front 2 ½” x 3 5/8”,

Top of Box
DP 2 ½” x 1 ¼”

Back of Card
White Card Stock to write or stamp your sentiment 3 ½” x 4 ¾”

Assemble First Section
1. Score at ½”, 2”, 4”, 5 ½” on the long brown panel and adhere the DP panels to the top and the front folded section of the card.

2. Fold up each of the scored sections and adhere the ½ inch section to the card front.

Assemble Second Section
3. Score at ½”, 1 ½” on the small brown panel, fold, and adhere the two DP panels to the front and the top sections.

4. Adhere the small section to the box card.

Stamps
Stampin’ Up Campology
Stampin’ Up Very Vintage for the Happy Birthday sentiment

Markers
Stampin’ Up Dark Sea Foam
Copic Barium Yellow Y00

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Peaceful Forest Masculine Birthday Card

 

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We are having just beautiful fall weather.  It makes me want to stroll through a forest just to enjoy the beauty and sounds of nature.  Since that's not possible, I'll just make a card and pretend.  This is a top-folded masculine birthday card that I made for my hubby.  All of the products used for this card are some of my favorites.  With that, take a look.

For the background, I used Stampin' Up Softly Falling embossing folder on blue cad stock.   For the background, I used blue card stock and Stampin' Up Softly Falling embossing folder.  Impression Obsession Fir Trees, Small Deer, and Deer Trio provided the die cuts I used for scenery.  The beautiful wood panel was made with Stampin' Up Pinewood Planks embossing folder.  I really like the look it gives.  The cut out ovals were made using Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large.  For the label I used Albums Made Easy Banners by Memory Keepers and the sentiment is from Stampin' Up Flourishing Phrases.  

The sentiment on the upper panel of the inside of the card is from the Beautiful You Stampin' Up set.  I wrote the main sentiment and printed it on white card stock.

Being an outdoor kind of guy, he really like the card.

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Welcoming Woods Birthday Card

 

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What a beautiful fall day we're having today.  Such a nice blessing after a whole day of rainfall yesterday.  Today's card fits right in with the current season.  I saw this design on Pinterest by Piccadilly Stamping.  It is so beautiful that I wanted to pass it on to you.

Just a couple of things to note. The stamp set has a stamp for the trees and one for the ground. I used my Misti to get the right placement. The second thing to remember is to stamp the sentiment before you emboss the layering panel. I included that caution in my directions, but wanted to bring special attention to this detail. Have fun!

Measurements
Card Base 8.5” x 5.5”
Layering Panel 4” x 5.25”
White Panel 4” x 4.5” (After coloring and stamping, cut down to 3” x 3.5”.)
Brown Panel 3.25” x 3.75”

Supplies
Stampin’ Up Welcoming Woods Stamp Set
Stampin’ Up Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder
Distress Inks, with blending tools for each color
     Mustard Seed Stormy Sky
     Wild Honey Rustic Wilderness
     Peacock Blue Gathered Twigs
 Momento Black Dye Ink
Two Black Jewels
Foam Tape, Pencil & Ruler

Directions
1. Before embossing, on the layering panel, somewhat about one-half inch from the bottom, with black ink, stamp Happy Birthday in the lower right corner, leaving room for the jewels.
     a. Emboss with Tasteful Textiles.
     b. Adhere to card base.

2. On the white panel, make a tic mark about ½ inch from the top and the bottom on it. When blending your rows of color, they should be focused on the areas between the tic marks.

3. Sponge on the dye inks in the following order, starting in the middle of the panel; also remember, in a circular motion, to sponge off some ink before applying to card stock.
     a. middle of card – Mustard Seed
     b. below that – Wild Honey
     c. below that – Rustic Wilderness
     d. now start above where the Mustard Seed is – Peacock Blue
     e. above that – Stormy Sky

4. Stamp the trees leaves with black ink and the earth line with Gathered Twiggs.

5. Trim the panel to 3” x 3.5”, adhere to brown panel. Using foam tape, adhere brown panel assembly to card base.

6. Attach a black jewel at each end of the sentiment.

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Masculine Three-Panel Card

 

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Hello again stamping friends!

I've taken a little summer break from my blog in order to spend more time outdoors to enjoy the beautiful sunny days.  It has been a real pleasure to spend time working in my flower beds, time in the pool, and just lounging on the deck reading a good book and sipping a cool drink.  But, now I'm hearing the call of the studio and I'm anxious to get back into paper crafting.

The card I have for you today is actually a very simple one, although it seems to be a really popular style right now.  I'm seeing these three-panel cards all over the stamping sites.

I wanted to try my hand at a three-panel card and had need of a masculine birthday card, plus I wanted to use the anchor DP that I had on hand, so this is what was created with these thoughts in mind.

The most important thing to remember when the cutting the patterned paper is to be sure to cut out the whole panel before you cut it into three panels.  This way you will be able to match your pattern when adhering it to the background panel.  Looking at the photo, you can see how the anchors match up from one panel to the next.  You can guess how I learned that!!  Trial and error. 😚 

One other thing to note is that I punched the label in both white and black.  I cut the black one in half and adhered the pieces to the ends of the white label.  Just enough black shows to nicely set off the label and the black brad made a perfect final touch.  Hope you enjoyed today's post.  Hope to see you at the next post!

Measurements and Supplies

White Card Base 4 ¼” x 11, fold at 5 ½.

Red Panel 4 “wide x 3 ¾” long
Diamond Check Paper 4” wide x 1 8/16” long
Cut 1 panel Anchor DP 3-3/8" wide x 3-3/4" long; then cut into three

    1-1/8" x 3-3/4" strips
Red Ribbon 9”(mine is 1" wide)
1 Black Brad
SU Story Label Punch
Scrap pieces of black and white

Stamping Up Story Label Punch

Directions

1. Top fold the card base.
2. Lay the red CS and the diamond check DP upside down,

        end to end, anchor together with tape.
3. Attach to card base.
4. Evenly space the anchor DP across the red CS.  Make sure you match up

       the pattern,
5. Wrap the ribbon entirely around the card front, covering the place where

       the two papers meet, and attach both ends to the front of the card.

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Dahlia Birthday Wishes

 

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We have a friend who is wild about Dahlias.  He spends hours upon hours doing all that is necessary to keep them in beautiful bloom for the whole season.  And then he faithfully digs up the bulbs in the fall, divides, sorts, labels, and packages them for the next spring.  Frankly, I have never seen such a variety of Dahlias in any one person's yard.  Believe me, it's exquisite!  With that in mind, I decided to make a Dahlia themed birthday card for him.  Although I'm sure he would be pleased with any color of Dahlia, I decided to go with a more neutral, masculine look for the card.  Take a look.

For background, I added a black panel.  On top of that I added a panel cut from Graphic 45 Good 'ol Sports collection. I thought a border would look nice around the flower, so I fussy cut the Dahlia and then traced it onto a piece of card stock, cut it out, and then mounted the Dahlia onto it.  I like the added dimension.  I also mounted the striped panel for added character.

For continuity, I carried over to the inside of the card a striped panel and the die cut that matches the front of the card.  I can hardly wait to send it to him!

Supplies:

Stampin' Up Regarding Dahlias stamp set

Stampin' Up Wonderful Floral Framelits Dies

Stampin' Up Stampin' Blends:  Light and Dark Petal Pink, Light and Dark Daffodil Delight

Sentiments from:

Stampin' Up Dandelion Wishes

Stampendous Love Health Friends CRL249

Thanks for checking in, friends.

Blessings,

Annie

Masculine Anniversary Card

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It's hard to believe that 36 years have gone by already since I married my wonderful husband.  Both of us being golfers, it's no surprise that we met on a golf course one summer day.  Now, even happier than the day we married!  I have made several golf themed cards for him over the years, so I wanted to do something different this time.  And definitely with no frills for this guy.  The peaceful scene on this card is just the right thing that he will enjoy.

I brushed the color onto the white heart using my Picket Fence Studio blending brushes.  The colors used are Distress Inks - Stormy Sky, Shaded Lilac, and Gathered Twigs.  I was really happy with how nicely the colors blended together.  The sentiment flag is mounted with foam tape.

Stampin’ Up Wetlands 126697
Stampin’ Up Best Birds 141525
Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Hearts Dies S4136

Blue Acrylic Dots  
White Card Stock 5 ½” x 8 ½” Top Folded
Light Blue Card Stock 3 ¾” x 4 ¾”
Light Blue Strip ¼” x 4 ¼”
Navy Blue Strip 1/8” x 4 ¼”

So glad you stopped in today.

Blessings,

Annie

Z-Fold Card - Feminine and Masculine

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How would you like to make a card that is simple, pretty and elegant, and one that is simple and fun?  Then these cards are for you.  Wanting to send cards of encouragement to friends during this time of "physical distancing," I began browsing in Pinterest for something to give me inspiration.  I really like "Z" cards because they are a very simple fold and can be easily dressed up to make as fancy as you like or something to make you smile.  Take a look.

I love how the doily looks tucked behind the daisy.  It was stamped and then I fussy cut it.















                                                                               Notice the daisy on the inside.

This is the same style card except done in soft blue and green.  For the embellishment on the flag, I just cut out some flowers from the designer paper.  Also put some on the inside of the card.

Smiling and giggling while making this card, I was so happy with the way it turned out.  Such a cute little guy (girl?).  Just hanging out and watching the day go by.  Hoping it brings laughter or at least a smile to a friend.

Z-Fold Daisy Card and Sloth Card  (These directions are for the pink card but are the same for the blue one.  Also same measurements for Sloth Z-Fold card.)

1.                 Light Pink CS for base:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2”; score at 2-1/8” and 4-1/4“; fold in Z fold.

2.                 Light Pink CS flag:  4-1/4 x 1”; cut V in right end.

3.                 Light Pink CS:  2” rectangle; stamp and cut out two leaves.

4.                 Cream CS:  5-1/4 x 4” for Tufted 3D embossing folder.

5.                 Cream CS:  Punch 2 large daisies and one small daisy.

6.                 White CS:  3-3/4 x 5” for inside of card.

Designer Paper

7.                  5-1/4 x 2” (outside of card) and 5-1/4 x 1-7/8” (inside of card)

Stamps

8.                 Stampin’ Up:  With Gratitude (small leaf)

9.                 Hero Arts:  Circle Doily CG168

10.            Stampabilities:  Be Strong & of Good Courage sentiment GR1071

11.            My Sentiments Exactly:  Blessings to You sentiment CC105

12.            Stampin’ Up:  Back on Your Feet

Stamp Pads

13.            Distress Spun Sugar (for pink card); Brilliance Pearlescent Ice Blue (for blue card);

And Memories Dye Black

Dies

14.            Quickkutz Nesting Scallops #02798-8

Embossing Folder

15.            Stampin’ Up:  Tufted Dynamic 146335 and Woodland 139673

Punches

16.            Stampin’ Up:  Daisy Punch and Emagination:  1” Daisy Punch (2 of each)

Copics to Color Sloth

           N1 Neutral Grey No.1; E41 Pearl White; Y26 Mustard; E25 Caribe Cocoa; 

           G17 Forest; Green; 100 Black

Other Supplies

          DS Tape. Dimensionals, Glue Pen, Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen, Nuvo Crystal

          Drops Gloss Bubblegum Blush. Gems

Blessings,

Annie

Masculine Nature Card

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I'm really loving the Rooted in Nature stamp set from Stampin' Up.  This is especially a great set for making masculine cards and for nature themed cards.  I saw a card on Pinterest using this stamp set, which gave me inspiration boost.  As I was formulating an idea and looking for papers to use, I found in my stash a sheet of green card stock with embossed leaves.  Just perfect for the background!  

I used my Misti to stamp the tree trunk slice with Fresco Tuscan Earth.  Then I very lightly inked the stamp with Fresco Amaretto Truffle and overstamped the previously stamped image.  This gave a really nice dimension and texture to the image.  The three little dots in the lower right corner were made with a 1/8 inch hole hand punch.  After gluing them in place, I added a touch of Spectrum Sparkle Pen –  Crystal Clear.   

This is a quick and easy design for a birthday card or by changing the sentiment it could be a nice thank you card -- actually just about for any occasion!

Card Stock

White

Light Brown

Green Embossed Leaves Card Stock

Measurements

  White Card Base

• cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"

Green Embossed Leaves Card Stock Panel

• cut at 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

Bottom Panel Layers 

• Brown -  2 3/8" x 4 ¼ "
• DP 2 1/8” v 4”

Top Panel Layers

• Light Brown - cut at 3 ¾” x 3 ¼”
• White – cut at 3 ½” x 3”

Tools

Paper Trimmer

Foam Tape

Tape Runner

Glue Bottle

Poker-Picker-Upper

Metal Awl (Poking Tool)

Scissors

1/8 inch hole punch

Spectrum Sparkle Pen –  Crystal Clear or Wink of Stella

Thanks for joining me today.

Blessings,

Annie

Woodland and Quail Birthday Card

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Just got this birthday card finished for my husband, whose birthday is October 12.  We both love watching the Quail in our yard, so I'm sure he's going to love it.  The Stampin' Up Rooted in Nature Stamp Set and Stampin' Up Woodlands Textured Embossing Folder were just perfect to create the design I had in my head.  Can hardly wait to try my next design idea.

All the images were stamped on white card stock.  The Quail, the cross-section tree trunk, and two of the leaves were stamped with the Tuscan Earth, then slightly over stamped with Amaretto Truffle, using my Misti.  Fuzzy cut the images after stamping.  I used 3-D tape to mount the cross-section tree truck.  I typed and printed the sentiment with my computer.

Supplies

Stampin' Up Rooted in Nature Stamp Set

Stampin' Up Woodlands Textured Embossing Folder

PSX Quail #2358

Fresco Ink Pads:  Tuscan Earth, Olive Green, and Amaretto Truffle

Measurements

White Card Base 9 x 6 inches

Brown Panel 6 1/8 x 4 1/4

Embossed Panel 6 x 4 inches

Blessings to you on this beautiful fall day.

Annie

Peaceful Country Scene

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Being out for a drive in the county can be so peaceful.  While riding along, with the white clouds floating in a beautiful azure blue sky, a contented feeling envelops me.  Gazing out the car window, I see rustic, left- behind reminders of a past country life.  I wonder who lived here, what happened to cause them to leave, where are they now?  Perhaps the chicken wire is a part of all that remains of a broken down chicken coop,  Was the broken wagon wheel cast aside after being replaced with a new one?  What once was a wheat field now has only scattered clusters of wild wheat.  These musings inspired me to create this card.  Does it affect you in any particular way?

I really love the Bokeh Dots stamp.  Before the stamp was created, I made that background technique using a Thumb Dauber and white dye ink.  Now I can have a beautiful background in just a minute or two.  I used my Misti so that I could restamp to get the desired saturation of color.  What you see is the actual size of the Bokeh Dots stamp.

Supplies

Stampin' Up Stamp Sets:  County Road, Wetlands, Bokeh Dots

Stampin' Up Chicken Wire Elements

Stampin' Up For You Sentiment

Dew Drops

Distress Inks:  Broken China, Walnut Stain

Measurements

Brown Card Base 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches

Blue Panel 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 inches

Designer Paper  4 x 5 1/4 inches

Wishing you a great day with a special blessing,
Annie

Along the Way on a Country Road

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Today I have for you a great masculine card using the Country Road stamp set from Stampin' Up.  Seeing a similar card on Pinterest inspired me to use it for the base idea and just add my own ideas to make it my style.  I had all the supplies so I was able to get started right away.  One of the things that I like about my studio is that I am able to keep it well stocked so that I don't have to run to the store before I start a project.  This is another really easy card - only about 20 minutes to make after I pulled out the supplies I needed.  My hubby really liked it, so with his stamp of approval, I am doubly happy.

Measurements

Brown Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½

Green Panel  4 ¼ x 5 3/8, and 1 ¼ x 4

Wood Grain Paper Panel 4 x 5 ¼, 1 1/8 x 3 7/8

Cream Panel for Inside  4 x 5 ¼

Supplies

Stampin’ Up County Road Stamp Set

Ink Pads:  Memories Black; Distress Ink Pads:  Aged Mahogany, Pumice Stone, Tea Dye

 Directions

1.  All images are second generation stamping.  Ink up the stamp, then stamp on scratch paper first, then onto your card stock.

2.  Only the happy birthday stamp is stamped in the regular manner.

3. Use foam tape to mount the sentiment panel to the front of the card. 

Hope you like the card.  Thanks for taking a look.

Blessings,

Annie

Masculine Leafy Birthday Greeting

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Need a masculine card?  Here's a design that you can use for all occasions just by changing the sentiment.  I took the challenge from Lisa's Stamp Studio of her Sketch #9.  I used three shades of coordinating green card stock on a cream card base.  I also used cream card stock for the sentiment.  I love the look of using two different embossing folders for the four panels.  You won't believe how fast you can make this card.  

Card Base 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches

Large Panel  2 x 4 inches

Vertical Panels 1 x 3 1/4 inches

Stampin' Up Embossing Folders:  Vine Street and Hexagon Dynamic

Stampin' Up Stitched Nested Labels Dies

Stampin' Up Wetlands Stamp Set "Birthday Wishes"

PSX Leaf Stamp F-2781

EK Success Border Punch - Binding Edge

Blessings,

Annie

Mad 4 Plaid Masculine Cards

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Hello Paper Crafters,  

A while back I purchased a 6x6 paper pad called Delightful & Tailored Plaid,"  thinking it would be great for masculine cards.  Since I was in need of a couple of masculine birthday cards, today the paper pad finally got used.  It was a bit difficult to choose which two card stock sheets to use because there is such an array of beautiful plaid color combinations in the pad.  These are the two that I finally selected.

This is a plain, simple, and quick design, but for a guy I really like it. 

The card base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches.  I first layered the based with a piece of solid color card stock measuring 4 x 5 1/4 inches.  The top layer of plaid card stock is 3 7/8 x 5 1/4 inches.  

The Happy Birthday to You sentiment is a die from Sizzix.  The Quail family is a die from Cheery Lynn Designs called Birds of Earth and Sky."

I hope you like the cards and they gave your creativeness a boost!

Blessings,

Annie

Camouflage Background Technique

This is a really fun and easy technique that only takes a couple of minutes.  It creates a quick background for a variety of images or die cuts.  I've been wanting to use my deer head punch and this cute little sentiment that perfectly goes with it, so this is what I came up with.

Here are the card measurements, supplies, technique directions:

CAMOUFLAGE BACKGROUND WITH DEER HEAD CARD

Brown card base         8 ½ x 5 ½ , folded

Beige/Cream Layer    5 ¼ x 4 – emboss with Sizzix Bricked EF

Brown Rectangle                    3 ¾ x 2 5/8

Olive Green Rectangle           3 ½ x 2 3/8

Beige/Cream Rectangle          3 ¼ x 2 3/16 – this piece is for the Camouflage Background

EK Success Deer Head Punch – punch from brown card stock

¼ Hole Punch – punch 3 circles from brown card stock

Dew Drops – Mowed Grass – glue the Dew Drops to the brown circles

Amuse Art Stamps “Deer Friend”  8-8451B

DIRECTIONS FOR CAMOUFLAGE BACKGROUND

1.         Crumple a solid piece of background paper into a ball. Straighten out the paper so it’s mostly flat again, and then crumple it a second time. This will produce a finer texture on the paper.

2.         Flatten the paper, then lightly drag the Dune Pigment ink across the surface of the paper. Don’t press down with the pad—just lightly drag it over the surface of the paper.

3.         Crumple paper again, flatten it, and drag the Crushed Olive ink pad across the surface.

4.         Crumple and flatten again then drag the Walnut Stain ink pad across the surface.

5.         If you want more color, lightly tap with the ink pads until you’re satisfied with the amount of color.

Give it try and see how much fun it is to watch the background come alive.

Blessings,
Annie