STAMPIN' UP! BE THE STAR MASCULINE BIRTHDAY CARD

I'm not getting to be very creative at the moment ... we're in the delightful stage of preparing to move house.  Boy, am I looking forward to being in the new house, and settled; this time is rather stressful!  For now, I've not packed up my most-used craft items, so I can still make the odd card when time and motivation allow.

Today I would like to share with you a card I made for a special young man, who recently turned 20.  I got so much pleasure from going back to the basics, of mainly using stamps and ink.  I got a bit "busy" with the stamping, but am happy with the colour combination I used - Chocolate Chip, Island Indigo, Soft Suede and Crumb Cake, with white.  The star embellishment was hand-cut; I inked the stamp with Island Indigo and Chocolate Chip markers, then stamped on Crumb Cake card.  The knotted thread is a few strands separated from some 1 1/4" wide burlap ribbon.

Listed below are all the Stampin' Up! products used on this card.  If you would like to buy them yourself, just click on one of the thumbnail images, to be taken direct to my online store.

Product List

Be The Star Wood-Mount Stamp Set [135731] $50.00	Tin Of Cards Photopolymer Stamp Set [138946] $30.00	Clear Block C [118486] $12.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $12.25	Chocolate Chip A4 Card Stock [108599] $12.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.00	Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad [126979] $11.50	Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad [126986] $11.50	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $11.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50
Many Marvelous Markers [131264] $190.00	Big Shot [113439] $169.00	Stars Framelits Dies [133723] $45.00	Ovals Collection Framelits Die [129381] $45.00	Little Letters Thinlits Die [133730] $49.00
1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon [132140] $14.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $17.00	Glue Dots [103683] $9.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

JAI #267: STAMPIN' UP! BABY CARD USING TYPOGRAPHY

This week at Just Add Ink, Di has set us the challenge to Just Add Typography.  Here's what I found on Wikipedia:

"Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language readable and appealing. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point size, line length, line-spacing (leading), letter-spacing (tracking), and adjusting the space within letters pairs (kerning)."

I decided upon using a collection of different fonts, to create the focal point of my card.  I used so many stamp sets to make this card!!  I have listed them all at the bottom of my post ... it does make me laugh that I told my husband that this card-making caper would save so much money (rather than buying cards)!  I just went through my stamp collection, and used a variety of stamps that were relevant for a baby card.

 

Be sure to check out the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team creations; and we'd love to have you play along with us!

Product List

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $11.95	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $11.95	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $14.95	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179] $9.95	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982] $9.95
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [126957] $9.95	Something For Baby Clear-Mount Bundle [136791] $68.75	Big Shot [113439] $149.95	Groovy Love Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134243] $42.95	Crazy About You Wood Stamp Set [138856] $89.95
A Dozen Thoughts Clear Stamp Set [131059] $36.95	Celebrate Today Photopolymer Stamp Set [137138] $44.95	Bravo Photopolymer Stamp Set [135380] $44.95	Teeny Tiny Sentiments [130042] $63.95	Be The Star Wood-Mount Stamp Set [135731] $49.95
Big News Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134018] $55.95	Twine Baker's Whisper White [124262] $4.95	Glue Dots [103683] $8.95	Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.95

STAMPIN' UP! BRAVO, I THINK YOU'RE GREAT!

The main sentiment, from Stampin' Up's I Think You're Great stamp set, conjured up thoughts in my mind of a "congratulations" card.  I have teamed the stamp with a few from the awesome Bravo stamp set, and my latest crush (Bohemian Designer Series Paper), to come up with this:

See the cool effect on the circular sentiment?

We were shown, at Stampin' Up!'s Inspire.Create.Share. event, how this stamp set lends itself beautifully to the "kissing" technique.  I inked up the sentiment in Delightful Dijon ink, then pressed the stamp to the rubber of a florally/flourish (I don't quite know how best to describe it!) stamp in the set.  The pattern of the uninked stamp makes an impression on the inked stamp, so when the sentiment is applied to cardstock, it doesn't just have a plain background.  Cute, don't you think?

I've listed below all the Stampin' Up! products used to make this card.  If you click on any of the thumbnail images, you'll be taken direct to my online store.

 

 

Product List

I Think You're Great Wood-Mount Stamp Set [138712] $43.00	Bravo Photopolymer Stamp Set [135380] $45.00	Clear Block C [118486] $12.00	Clear Block G [118489] $8.00	Clear Block H [118490] $14.00
Be The Star Wood-Mount Stamp Set [135731] $50.00	Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin' Pad [138327] $11.50	Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad [126986] $11.50	Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin' Pad [126950] $11.50	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171] $11.50
Island Indigo A4 Card Stock [124390] $12.25	Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock [138345] $12.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $15.00	Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock [119981] $12.25	Bohemian Designer Series Paper [138446] $19.25
2" Circle Punch [133782] $31.00	Big Shot [113439] $169.00	Stars Framelits Dies [133723] $45.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00