Ros Davidson, Independent Stampin' Up!® demonstrator, Melbourne, Australia

Stampin' Up! Dude You're How Old Birthday Card with Playful Alphabet Dies and Outlined Die Cut Letters

Today's card for Masculine Monday is titled "Dude, you're how old??" I made it for my nephew who will be 23 later this year. I made it in advance as it is a sample for this months techniques class, outlined die cut letters. 

My card uses a lot of retiring products and sadly, many which had already sold out from the Last Chance Product Sale but happy dies is still available (it's the only retiring product I've used that hasn't sold out!) Don't wait to grab anything you want from the Last Chance Product Sale while you can. Products are while stocks last (or until May 3rd!)

I tucked some gears from garage gears under my outlined die cut lettering for added interest and layered all the lettering and die cuts onto The World Of Good DSP. The bumblebee flag banner is from happy dies. 


Inside card - I again used happy dies, garage gears and a grand kid stamp set.


If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned, I have included a shopping list at the end of the post. 


Shop the last chance product sale here


Shop now in my online store and don't forget to use this months hostess code for a free gift next month (if your order is under $250. If your order is over $250 don't use the hostess code as you earn hostess benefits on your own.)
FAQ regarding hostess code?

Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today! 


A Grand Kid Cling Stamp Set (English) [152500] $37.00	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $13.00
Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $15.25	Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086] $15.25	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $13.00	Bumblebee A4 Cardstock [153082] $15.25
Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad [153116] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	World Of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper [152491] $26.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00	Garage Gears Dies [151812] $57.00	Happy Dies (English) [152708] $52.00

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Stampin' Up! Hey Birthday Chick Bundle Birthday Card

Our forty third colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "terracotta tile" from the 2019 - 2021 in color collection.
You may have noticed we are out of alphabetical order this week compared normal. We had to bring terracotta tile forward a few weeks to fit it in before the colour officially retires. Next week, we will be back to our usual alphabetical order. 

I have chosen terracotta tile, petal pink and merry merlot from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. I've also added in some coastal cabana and so saffron.

I have used the paint chip technique for the background of my card focusing on the three main colours I am using and randomly stamped them with the "confetti" stamp from Hey Birthday Chick. I have also used the outlined die cut letters technique to create a white shadow around the "happy birthday" and "chick" words. I have used the "shadow" stamp from painted poppies for the muted textured on my balloons. I stamped in onto shimmery white cardstock in terracotta tile/coastal cabana and so saffron inks and fussy cut it out. 
I stamped the baby chick in memento and coloured it in with a variety of stampin' blends and stampin' write markers. I also popped it up on the card in the bottom right hand corner. I finished the card off with some basic rhinestone jewels. 


Inside card - I again used more stamps from the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set and also coloured the images in with a variety of stampin' blends and stampin' write markers.


Catherine is hosting the colour creations blog hop each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

If you have something that you want on the last chance product sale, make sure you get your order in quick smart. Products are available till May 3rd, or while stocks last!


Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today! 

Hey Birthday Chick Bundle (English) [158631] $75.50	Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set [151599] $40.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $15.50
Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $15.25	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $13.00	Seaside Spray Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154901] $15.50	Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock [147005] $15.25
Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112] $13.00	Terracotta Tile A4 Cardstock [150890] $15.25	Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad [150086] $13.00	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154881] $15.50
Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $15.25	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $15.50	So Saffron A4 Card Stock [108611] $15.25
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154905] $15.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50
Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157] $52.50	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155] $52.50	Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [147156] $52.50	2019-2021 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [150079] $26.25
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Stampin' Up! Masculine Monday Game On Card CASE

Today's Masculine Monday card is a complete CASE from Carolyn King featuring the stamp set Game On. Game On stamp set is one of the stamps featured on the Last Chance Product Sale. It is a fabulous stamp set that I am going to miss. It's a shame it has taken me almost a year to discover how good it is. Don't miss out on this amazing stamp set for $33.

I stamped the chess pieces in the background and used the masking technique to stamp the checkerboard patterned around the chess pieces. I stamped the playing cards and fussy cut them out (and stuck them over the chess pieces.) The dice are stamped twice, once on the basic white base card (to get the shadow) and again on another piece of basic white cardstock and fussy cut out and overlapped onto the playing cards (after being coloured in with the shaded spruce Stampin' blends). The sentiment is heat embossed in white embossing powder on a strip of basic black cardstock and popped up on stampin' dimensionals.   


Close up


Inside card


If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned, I have included a shopping list at the end of the post. 

If there is something you want from the Last Chance Product Sale, make sure you get your order in quick smart! Products are available till May 3rd or while stocks last! 


Shop the last chance product sale here


Shop now in my online store and don't forget to use this months hostess code for a free gift next month (if your order is under $250. If your order is over $250 don't use the hostess code as you earn hostess benefits on your own.)
FAQ regarding hostess code?



Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today! 


Game On Cling Stamp Set (English) [152646] $33.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00
Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154903] $15.50	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $10.50	Matte Black Dots [154284] $12.25
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

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Stampin' Up! Punch Art Easter Chocolate Slider Box

With Easter only days away, I made a chocolate slider box. I used the layering oval dies (which has sadly sold out from the last chance product sale). To make a bunny with a current in stock product, you could use the double oval punch for a punch art bunny. It would just be a smaller bunny.  


If you have something that you want on the last chance product sale, make sure you get your order in quick smart. Products are available till May 3rd, or while stocks last!


Shop the last chance product sale here


Shop now in my online store and don't forget to use this months hostess code for a free gift next month (if your order is under $250. If your order is over $250 don't use the hostess code as you earn hostess benefits on your own.)
FAQ regarding hostess code?

Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today! 


Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Gray Granite A4 Cardstock [147008] $15.25	Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock [150889] $15.25	Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad [150085] $13.00
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper [154288] $20.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Layering Ovals Dies [151771] $58.00
Layering Circles Dies [151770] $58.00	Detailed Hearts Die [151440] $50.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

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Stampin' Up! Rococo Rose Same Same But Different Many Layered Blossoms Cards

Our forty second colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "rococo rose" from the 2019 - 2021 in color collection. I have chosen rococo rose, merry merlot and mint macaron from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 

I was struggling with this weeks colour combination. I'm not sure why, but I turned to my old faithful, many layered blossoms die. Even with the many layered blossoms die, I still struggled (maybe because I was using only one of the two step dies?) You'll notice as you scroll further, I have two cards this week which is unusual.
I made the crumb cake base first and something wasn't right about it (it didn't have the very vanilla centres in the middle of the flowers). I made the second card on a very vanilla base (without the copper foil centres in the middle of the flowers) and even ran the rococo rose cardstock through the subtle 3D embossing folder first and I wasn't loving it either card. I decided I had to commit and add the centres to the middle of the flowers (which I'll admit, takes some time which is why I was probably trying to avoid it in the first place) and it certainly finished off both the cards I promise you! 
The two cards have rococo rose flowers with merry merlot outline and mint macaron leaves (just different card bases and mats and floral centres). Both cards have champagne rhinestone basic jewels to finish off the cards.
I think the thank you card with the crumb cake base is my favourite, what about you?


I used a triple banner punch for the thank you sentiment and added the rococo rose scallop linen ribbon onto the tag. 


This card has the subtle 3D embossing folder on the rococo rose petals. It is easier to see the texture on this image than the one above (that has both cards.)
I also didn't include a sentiment with this card as I went for sophisticated neutral card (or at least that is what I was aiming for!)


For the inside of both cards, I kept them very simple and used the negative of one of the rococo rose dies. It was a great way to use up something that I would normally not know what to do with.
 

Catherine is hosting the colour creations blog hop each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

If you have something that you want on the last chance product sale, make sure you get your order in quick smart. Products are available till May 3rd, or while stocks last!


Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today! 

Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) [151595] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00
Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $15.25	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $13.00	Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock [147005] $15.25	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112] $13.00
Rococo Rose A4 Cardstock [150888] $15.25	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080] $13.00	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $8.75
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Many Layered Blossoms Dies [153582] $78.00	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.50	Banner Triple Punch [138292] $40.00
Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $10.50	Rococo Rose 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon [149704] $14.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

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