Creation Station: Going Masculine

#stampinup   #creationstation   Are you ready for the next round of the Creation Station blog hop?! I know I am. I'm always inspired by our fabulous design team. Our theme this time is masculine cards. We have so many wonderful men in our lives, but it seems we sometimes forget to create for them--amiright? Well, you will definitely find some manly inspiration on the hop...so let's get started!

First up is a treat bag for Father's day. I stamped the "World Map" background stamp (retiring) onto a Kraft Tag-a-Bag Gift bag in Early Espresso ink. Since the image from the background stamp is slightly smaller than the gift bag, I turned it into a gusseted bag.

That's really easy to do. Using your Stampin' Trimmer, trim 1/4" of the bottom of the bag. The use your Simply Scored Board to score 1-1/2" from the (now trimmed) bottom and then at 3/4" and 4" along the sides.  You'll need to cut a notch at the bottom of your bag so you can form the bottom, like this.

Now fold up your bag--just like a paper grocery bag. The original sides of the bag will fold inwards to form the gussets. Fold the bottom flaps so the bag will stand flat and adhere with Snail Adhesive or Fast Fuse Adhesive.

Here's a side view of the finished bag, so you can see the flat bottom and gussets.

Next, I cut a 1-1/2" strip of a piece of Mossy Meadow Going Places Designer Series Paper (retiring) and flagged the end with the Banner Triple Punch. I cut a 1" piece of Lost Lagoon card stock and ran it through the Big Shot with the World Traveler Embossing Folder and flagged the end with the Banner Triple Punch. I cut a 1/2" strip of another Going Places DSP and flagged it with the Banner Punch (retiring). For my last banner, I cut a 1/2" strip of Vellum Card Stock and stamped the sentiment from the "Going Global" stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink (retiring) and flagged it with the Banner Punch.

I wrapped some Gold Baker's Twine (retiring), twice, around the top of the bag and knotted it so it would stay in place. I clipped the banners to the bag with a clothespin embellishment (retiring), and tied a bow on top of the clothespin.

For a final touch, I unraveled some of the gold from the baker's twine to form gold tendrils.

For my next project, I decided to use my favorite sheet of the Going Places DSP. I've been hoarding these pieces because I love them so much and I didn't want to cut into them for other project. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has this habit. I've heard that many stampers suffer from this DSP hoarding affliction. I decided to make the DSP the star of the card (see what I did there?)

I adhered the starry sheet of DSP to a Delightful Dijon mat and then adhered these to a Basic Black Card Stock card base with Stampin' Dimensionals. I stamped the globe from the "Going Global" set in Basic Black Archival Ink onto a piece of Delightful Dijon cardstock. I cut this out with one of the Circles Framelits (retiring--but there will be NEW layering framelits in the new catalog!) so that some of the Delightful Dijon would remain around the edge. I stamped a sentiment from the "Going Global" set in Basic Black Archival Ink onto Delightful Dijon and punched it out with the Sweetheart Punch. I added these elements to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Next, I punched three stars from Gold Glimmer paper using the star punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (retiring) and adhered them to the card with Glue Dots. I took a scrap of Basic Black Card Stock and painted a few layers of Gold Wink of Stella on top. Then I punched some more stars and added them with Glue Dots.

 You can see the Gold Wink of Stella on this star. So sparkly!!

 Here's another view of the sparkly stars.

I hope you enjoyed my projects. Now hop along to the next blog for more awesome inspiration!

 

tams# 6942 Gift Bag

Product List

World Map Wood Stamp Set [130342] $20.00	Going Global Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140748] $19.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $6.50	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [133645] $6.50
Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133679] $7.00	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $6.50	Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack [140581] $8.00	Kraft Tag A Bag Gift Bags [138315] $3.50
Banner Punch [133519] $13.00	Banner Triple Punch [138292] $23.00	Gold Baker's Twine [132975] $3.50	Clothespins [133764] $4.00
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Simply Scored [122334] $30.00	Stampin' Trimmer [126889] $30.00

tams# 6943 Starry Card

Product List

Going Global Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140748] $19.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $7.00	Delightful Dijon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138338] $7.00
Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack [140581] $8.00	Sweetheart Punch [133786] $16.00	Circles Collection Framelits Die [130911] $27.00	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack [133787] $17.00
Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141898] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

Nacho Traveler

I haven't played along with the Nacho Average Challenge blog for a while. I can't seem to get my act together to get something posted on Monday nights. Fortunately, I had some time over the weekend to do some creating, so for the first time in a looong time, I'm actually ahead of the game a little bit. I need to get waaay ahead of the game because I have to have projects ready to queue up for you while I'm away at the Stampin' Up! convention in ONE MONTH!!!! Wooo-hooo! (Zoinks! I need to get my swap cards made, too.)

Anyway, this weeks Nacho challenge is a great sketch. You should check out the design team's creations. They're fab! Here's the sketch.



I had my NEW Traveler set and World Map background stamp out because I used them for one of my projects for yesterday's Creation Station blog hop, so I decided to use it for the Nacho challenge.

(Stamp Sets: Traveler, World Map, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Inks: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler; Card Stock: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories: Crumb Cake Seam Biding, Arrows Embossing Folder, Ticket Punch)

Jen Frost, one of the Creation Station design team members said how much she likes the "mocha and rouge" so I thought I'd go along with that color scheme. I fussy cut the passport and suitcase and adhered them with dimensionals. I used the Arrows Embossing folder on the Cherry Cobbler strip, but you have to look really closely to see it in this pic. I added a sentiment from Teeny Tiny wishes and punched it with the Ticket Duo builder punch. (Get it? Ticket? Travel?)

For the ruffly ribbon, I pulled a thread from the center of Crumb Cake Seam Binding and shirred it. It sounds easier than it is--either that, or I'm extremely impatient. Yeah, that's the ticket. 

Creation Station Around the World!

Welcome to Creation Station!! If you're following the blog around, you've just come from Ilina Crouse's blog and seen her wonderful creations. If you're starting with me, no worries, because you can follow the blog hop all the way around by clicking on the "back" and "next" buttons below.


This time we're featuring wedding themed items, the World Map background stamp, and the super cool Gift Card enclosures.

Let's start with the Around the World theme and take a look at my first card, made with the World Map background stamp and the NEW Traveler stamp set.

(Stamp Sets: Traveler, Label Love; Inks: Mossy Meadow Early Espresso, Soft Suede (for sponging); Card Stock: Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Naturals Ivory; Accessories: Ovals Framelits Collection, Artisan Label Punch)

When I saw the Traveler stamp set, I knew I needed to get it right away! I was thrilled that it was on the pre-order for Stampin' Up demonstrators, but sadly, I haven't inked it up until today! I'll be using this set a lot because I love the vintage feel and I love how it can be used for masculine cards.  It pairs well with the World Map background stamp, don't ya think? I did some very light sponging in Soft Suede on the various elements. Can't wait to use this set some more!!

My next item uses the super cool Gift Card enclosures. They're super cool because you can decorate them any way you like for any occasion. They come 10 to a pack for a mere $5.95--so they're a bargain, too! They're pre-scored and have slits for a gift card. Since the Creation Station design team is featuring wedding items, I thought I'd make a wedding gift card. Here's the front, all tied up with Whisper White Organza Ribbon.

(Stamp Set: Label Love; Ink: Hello Honey; Card Stock: Hello Honey, Whisper White; DSP: Moonlight Paper Stack; Accessories: Deco Framelits Collection, Chalk Talk Framelits Collection (for the ribbon holes), Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Modern Label Punch, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Gift Card Enclosure)

Here's the back, all folded up. You can see that the Gift Card enclosure itself is made of Crumb Cake (kraft) card stock.

And here's the inside with the gift card. I decorated the inside with the same Moonlight DSP and Hello Honey card stock that I used on the front of the card. I used the Circles Framelits collection to decorate the flaps. They fit perfectly!!

(Card Stock: Hello Honey; DSP: Moonlight Paper Stack; Accessories: Circles Framelits Collection, Gift Card Enclosures)

That's it for me this time. Next up is the fabulous Cindy Beach. I know you're going to LOVE what she's got in store for you!!!