You'll Be Missed

#stampinup  I'm so glad Stampin' Up came out with a set that can be used for retirements and for people heading out to new adventures. I thought these sentiments had been lacking in previous years. The "Wild About Flowers" set fills that bill, but, well, it's flowers, so it's not so masculine. But I'm a clever little stamper and I pulled out the "Traveler" set and got to work.

My card is based on a sketch at the Paper Craft Crew Challenge blog.



I started with a 1-1/2" x 4-1/4" strip of English Garden Designer series paper and mounted it onto a piece of Soft Suede. I added this to a Mossy Meadow card base. Next, I stamped the ship from the "Traveler" set in Night of Navy onto a Whisper White square that I'd cut with the Squares Framelits Collection. I mounted this on a Night of Navy square cut with the next size up framelit. I adhered this element to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I stamped the "You'll be missed" sentiment in Night of Navy on a Whisper White scrap and punched it out with the 1-1/4" Circle Punch. I punched a scrap of Soft Suede with the 1-3/8" Circle Punch and adhered these two elements to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. I stacked two Dimensionals on the right side of the circle element so that it would be level.

Finally, I punched three Night of Navy stars from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and adhered them to the card with Glue Dots.

I think this will be a fine card for one of my male co-workers who is retiring soon...and he'll definitely be missed!

tams# 3768

Product List

Traveler Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134513] $20.00	Wild About Flowers Photopolymer Stamp Set [138728] $21.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $6.50	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676] $7.00
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $7.00	English Garden Designer Series Paper [138440] $11.00
Squares Collection Framelits Die [130921] $27.00	1-1/4" Circle Punch [119861] $16.00	1-3/8" Circle Punch [119860] $16.00	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack [133787] $17.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

Best Dad Traveler

#stampinup  Father's Day is coming up soon. My kids like to give their Dad a card, but they aren't really into making a card for Dad. So, I end up making three cards! (Some years, I only make one and have them all sign it.) I already had two made and I needed one more--and this week's sketch at the Paper Craft Crew Challenges was just the ticket!



I started with a Basic Gray card base. Next I cut an Island Indigo mat and added a strip of Everyday Chic Designer Series Paper. I added a length of Island Indigo 1/4" Cotton Ribbon and adhered this to my card base.

Next, I cut a 2" x 3" Whisper White piece and stamped the ship from the "Traveler" set in Island Indigo. I backed this with a 2-1/8" x 3-1/8" Basic Gray mat and adhered it to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. 

I stamped the "Best Dad Ever" sentiment in Basic Gray onto a Whisper White scrap and punched it out with the Word Window Punch. I adhered this to the card with one dimensional, cut in half. Finally, I punched a two flags with the Banner Punch--one in Island Indigo and the other in Basic Gray and adhered these to the card, under the ribbon, with a little Snail Adhesive.

tams# 3550

Product List

Traveler Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134513] $20.00	And Many More Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134273] $37.00	Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad [126986] $6.50	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [126981] $5.95
Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121044] $7.00	Island Indigo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122923] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Everyday Chic Designer Series Paper [138445] $11.00
Island Indigo 1/4" Cotton Ribbon [134557] $6.00	Window Word Punch [119857] $16.00	Banner Punch [133519] $13.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00

ATCAS Friend

This week's code word at the Addicted to Clean and Simple challenge is "distress." There was a time that just about everything I created used distressing techniques. I haven't done much of that lately, so I was thrilled to pull out some of my old tricks.



When I use the distress technique, I like to use antique-type stamps. "The Traveler" set is a perfect match for this challenge.

I stamped the ship in Early Espresso onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and then cut a tag with the Angled Tag Topper Punch. I used Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon and Early Espresso Baker's Twine at the top of the tag. I distressed the tag by sponging with Soft Suede and Calypso Coral.

I embossed a panel of Very Vanilla card stock with the Stylish Stripes embossing folder. Then I sponged on some Blushing Bride ink and crumbled the card stock until it was soft and pliable. I added a panel of Blushing Bride card stock onto an Early Espresso card base and added the distressed piece and tag. 

Finally, I stamped a sentiment from the "And Many More" set onto a piece of Blushing Bride and flagged the end with the Banner Punch. I made another flag in Early Espresso to complete the design.

tams# 2820

Product List

Traveler Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134513] $19.95	And Many More Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134273] $36.95	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $5.95	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [131172] $5.95
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [126983] $5.95	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $5.95	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $6.95	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $8.50
Blushing Bride 12" X 12" Card Stock [131194] $5.95	Very Vanilla 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon [120999] $6.95	Twine Baker's Early Espresso [123124] $2.95	Angled Tag Topper Punch [133323] $22.95
Banner Punch [133519] $12.95	Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [132174] $7.95	Stamping Sponges [101610] $3.50

Bon Voyage, Clean and Simple

I had an idea right away when I saw the codeword over at the Addicted to Clean and Simple challenge blog. Of course I had to use the World Map background stamp and the globe from the Traveler set. That was a no-brainer!


I started with a piece of Sahara Sand cardstock and stamped the World Map in Garden Green. I wanted to make it look like an old map, so I sponged Early Espresso, Garden Green, and Night of Navy onto the map. Next I stamped the globe from the Traveler set in Early Espresso on a piece of whisper white card stock. I sponged this with the same three inks.

I cut the image and the Early Espresso mat with the Window Frames Framelits. I pierced the Early Espresso mat using the Festive Piercing Mat. I used the Alphabet Rotary Stamp to stamp the "Bon Voyage" in Early Espresso. I think the off-kilter saying looks like old-fashioned printing and it goes with the vintage look of the card. I cut the banner with the Banner Punch, inserting it from the outside of the punch so that I could have a long tail.

tams# 2361

Product List

Traveler Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134513] $19.95	World Map Wood Stamp Set [130342] $17.95	Alphabet Rotary Stamp [133769] $14.95	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $6.95
Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121043] $6.95	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] $5.95	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $5.95
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $5.95	Window Frames Collection Framelits Die [129021] $26.95	Festive Paper-Piercing Pack [127857] $7.95	Paper-Piercing Tool [126189] $3.95
Stamping Sponges [101610] $3.50	Banner Punch [133519] $12.95