Stacy's Paper Crafts

Masculine Valentine's Day Inspiration

Valentine's Day is next week and I wanted to share a masculine Valentine's Day project with you all! Several years ago I created some Gelli printed papers using a heart stencil that I LOVED! The blueish teal print was my favorite of the bunch. The thought of cutting it up and actually using it was too much for me! If you're a paper lover you understand the agony of having only one sheet left of your favorite pattered paper. Gelli printed papers make this dilemma especially challenging because each print is unique. I've never been able to recreate a Gelli print with any precision, so I did the next best thing... I scanned the print!

 

I played around with it in Photoshop, (using my preschool level knowledge of PS LOL) altering the color and scale of the print, so fun! I love the original, but this print in green is really nice too!  I kept the scale the same, and printed the pattern in both blue and green, and created pillow boxes filled with candy for my two guys.  I used curling ribbon to wrap the box, and then added little tags, and die cut stars with mini brads.

 

This simple packaging says "Happy Valentine's Day, I got you some chocolate."  That really should be a sentiment for a card LOL, I'm going to have to go whip up a few! I know that It's sometimes challenging to create handmade masculine cards for the guys in our lives, I always try to share ideas to make this task easier. I hope this non-traditional color palette inspires you to create some non-lovey-dovey Valentine's Day cards for someone in your life!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

February 2024 CFK: I love you & Happy Birthday

 

I'm back today with a few more cards that I created using my February Counterfeit Kit. This card features ink blended die cut hearts and gold heat embossing.

 

Basic Grey made the best patterned paper for quick and easy cards like this one. I stamped the sentiment on vellum and then heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I tucked the little banner with the eyelet behind the sentiment and popped them up using foam tape. Easy peasy!

 

This last card came together pretty quickly as well. The hedgehog image is from a stamp set called Hedgehog Blocks by Red Rubber Designs. I did some simple coloring using Copic markers, added a little flower, adhered a little enamel dot to the center of it, and then used a die to cut a panel for the images. I then used a woodgrain embossing folder to emboss the card front, and blended some ink along it to highlight the texture. I then adhered the image panel to the card base using foam tape. 

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your weekend!

 

February 2024 CFK: 143 & Mixed Tapes

I used my February Counterfeit Kit to create some cards this month. I wanted to do some actual scrapbooking but I got a late start and the month just slipped away from me. I needed some cards asap so it all works out! Some of them have a Valentine's Day feel but any and every day is a great day to tell someone you love them!

 

 

If you were a teenager in the 90's you will know that 1 4 3 = I love you! I asked my husband if he knew what it meant and he did not! I had to tease him and told him it was clear that he never had a girl page him back in the day! LOL I'll give him a pass though because he's 10yrs older so he was using his pager for business communications... which makes me wonder why my teen aged self had one in the first place. Anyway I feel old now LOL.

 

I used the Cassette Tape Die-namics & Mixed Tape Messages stamp set by My Favorite Things Stamps to create this card. I also used some old Tim Holtz Idea-ology stickers to create the labels for the cassettes. They were just the right size! The stamps & dies were released last January. I'm so surprised to see that Mixed Tape Messages is already being retired, it's such a fun set! I'm going to assume it wasn't a big enough seller, which again is so surprising to me! It's so nostalgic and perfect for many occasions, and is so perfect for creating masculine cards for the older fellas. It's currently on sale for $4.50 at the time of this post so grab it while you can! The links above are not affiliate links. I'm moving slow, but I'll be back to share a few more cards that I created. Thanks for stopping by!

 

Hey...

 

 

I had to go and make this card for my son LOL. I found some DYMO tape in my stash that matched my patterned paper perfectly so I ran it through my embossing label maker to create the "Hey..." for the front of the card. My Silhouette software was opened so I used it to create a perfectly centered sentiment for the inside of the card.

 

 

The font I used is called Impact Label Reversed, which can be found at Dafont. If you don't have an embossing label maker you can use a font called Impact Label, also available at Dafont.com The reverse is a nice masculine font, it's kinda clean with a little bit of grunge. I stamped a teeny tiny heart above the sentiment, and signed the card simply "Love, Mom." A perfectly sweet mush-less Valentine's Day card.

 

My son gave me the tiniest smirky/smile so I think he liked it :) LOL

 

Swirly Heart Valentine's Day Card

Happy New Year! I realize it's basically mid February, January was a crazy month and I'd like a do-over.  Anyway, this is my first crafty post for 2020 and I'm excited to share a card idea with you that would be perfect for Valentine's Day. Actually the sweet sentiment is perfect anytime you want to let someone know that you love and appreciate them.

 

Although this card has kind of a "messy feel" to it, I still consider it to be somewhat of a simple card that has a gender neutral appeal. It came together pretty quickly and because I didn't use any embellishments it's a perfect card to send in the mail.

I started off by stamping the background panel, using Red Rubber Designs' Swirly Heart Background stamp with a light grey ink. Although this stamp creates a pretty image I thought it was too plain and needed something else; so I pulled out one of my go to stamp sets that I use when my project needs a little something extra, So Splattered.

 

I chose the image on the lower left hand side, and inked it using the same light grey ink. I inked the edges of the card panel using dark grey and little bit of black ink.

 

 

I felt like the background panel still needed something else so I added some splatters of Lindy's Stamp Gang spray ink in Blazing Black. I die cut a heart out of white cardstock, stamped it using the same stamp from the So Splattered set using the light grey ink, and then inked the edges using a dark grey and a little bit black ink.

 

The sentiment is from the Lovely Peony stamp set. I stamped it using a dark grey ink pad and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder. I adhered the heart to the card front using foam tape, and then adhered the panel to a black A2 card base. My card today was inspired by the following challenges...

 

Addicted to Stamps Challenge: Anything Goes

Always Fun Challenges: Love/Valentine's Day

The Male Room: Heart You

Shopping Our Stash: My Heart is on Fire

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Supplies:

Red Rubber Designs Stamps: Swirly Heart Background, So Splattered, & Lovely Peony

Paper: Black & White cardstock

Ink: Light Grey, Dark Grey, & black ink pads

Other: Lindy's Stamp Gang Blazing Black Spray Ink, Clear Embossing Powder, Foam Tape

 

Gelli Print Cards

If you've been following me on social media you probably know I'm a huge fan of Gelli Printing. I have a huge stash of gelli prints that I've been slowly working my way through creating mostly cards with. Gelli printing is so addicting! Since discovering this medium I have purchased very little patterned paper. If you have a stash of paper, paint or ink you never run out patterned papers!

 

One of the things I like about patterned papers, whether commercially produced, gelli printed, or hand painted, is that you can use them to quickly whip up easy projects without needing a hoard of embellishments. I created these two cards using a couple of prints & sentiment stamps.

 

The nice thing about Gelli prints or hand painted papers is that they can be a great "beginning or starting" point in the creative process. I should have taken a picture of this print before cutting it down, but after doing so I felt like it needed some extra texture. I used some white pigment ink & the solid polka dot stamp from Red Rubber Designs' Background Dots stamp set to give the print some more interest.

A partial supply list is listed below. Unfortunately when I'm Gelli printing I find it difficult to keep track of the specific paints, stencils, & masks that I use especially when I don't use the print right away.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies:

Paper: White & Dark Teal cardstock, parchment diecut, & Gelli printed papers

Stamps: Red Rubber Designs Background Dots, Dotty Flowers, A Blessing To Me, Happy Birthday GWP stamp

Embellishments: Mini Staples. Enamel dot

Inks & Paints: Momento Tuxedo Black, Lady Bug & Sweet Plum, & Avery Elle White pigment ink, White Gesso, Dylusions Paint: Crushed Grape, Jacquard Neopaque paint: Violet & Turquoise, & Red Acrylic paint

Other: Stitched Oval Die, Foam tape, & stencils

 

 

 

A Valentine for HIM

I love Valentine's Day cards, and each year I make it a point to create at least one card that isn't predominately red or pink. I really like color combinations of black, white, gray, with a touch of red or a shade of blue for masculine cards. This palette is perfect for the macho men in your lives. 

This card features some Pickled Potpourri Designs digital patterned paper and Red Rubber Designs stamps. It's a quick & easy card that I put together using some heart die cuts, cardstock, and a mini button. 

Thanks so much for looking! 

 

Distressed Black and White

Script Background

Trendy Greetings

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Red Rubber Inspirational #124

 

This weeks theme is all about Music! I don't own any music themed stamps so I used some music themed die cuts for my cards.

 

I stamped the background using a Gingham Background Stamp using grey ink, I added a few ink splatters using a black spray mist, and added a few dots randomly using a gold ink pen.

 

I stamped the sentiment using a mini alphabet stamp set called Mini-Bet and adhered two mini star wood veneer pieces that I painted with the gold ink pen. 

 

 

My next card features a diecut that I LOVE. My son gave it two thumbs up too! This card would be a perfect birthday card for a teenage boy or... or any young at heart music lover in your life! 

 

 

I used another alphabet stamp set, Distressed Typewriter Bet to create the sentiment for this card. I stamped it on vellum and used two mini pewter brads to attach it to the card front. 

 

I also added splatters using spay mist, and inked the edges of the card using grey & black inks. The patterned paper is a digital print from Pickled Potpourri Designs' Distressed Black and White paper collection. I printed the paper on laser jet paper using my ink jet printer and I love the texture! The paper feels like a true patterned paper compared to the standard ink jet paper that I normally would use to print patterned paper. What is your favorite type of paper to use to print digital images?

 

Thanks for looking! Have a fabulous Father's Day weekend! 

  

Mini Bet	Distressed Typewriter Bet	Gingham Background stamp	Distressed Black and White
White Cadoodle Cardstock	Momento Tuxedo Black

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Red Rubber Inspirational #15: Masculine Birthday Cards

Hi everyone!

This week's challenge is a great one! 

It's all about creating masculine birthday cards! 

 

 

When creating masculine cards my brain automatically thinks of sports or outdoorsy types of activities. Those themes are great but sometimes I need a masculine card for someone who might not be a sports or outdoors enthusiast, so I try to stick to two simple rules when creating masculine cards... 

 Keep embellishments to a minimum.

Work with a great pattern & color palette.

 

The card I created features a candle image that is gender neutral. The nice thing about using gender neutral images is that you can use color and pattern to set the tone for your project. 

 

I used some very basic supplies... black, grey, & white cardstock, white acrylic paint applied with a make-up sponge (you could you also use a white ink pad), one image stamp, one sentiment stamp, black ink, a die, foam tape, and a few enamel dots.

The image and sentiment I used is from a Red Rubber Designs set called Little Cupcake, unfortunately it's no longer available. Some stamps that are availble in the Red Rubber Designs Store that would make a good substitution would be the cupcake from the Little Darlins set, Background Soup, Harlequin Background, and Tiger Face just to name a few of my faves :)  

The nice thing about this card and paint stamping technique is that I can easily swap out the image and sentiment and create a masculine card for any occasion! 

I hope that you were inspired today and will try your hand at creating a masculine card or two. Don't forget to check out the Red Rubber Designs blog for more inspiration & to link up your card for the challenge. Thanks for looking! 

Chatterbox Challenge

So... do you remember Chatterbox? A long, long... ok well maybe not that long ago, but there used to be a Scrapbook company called Chatterbox who made beautiful patterned papers and lot's of other paper crafting goodies. I loved their patterned paper! They had a signature to their design, you could easily identify it without needing to see the manufacturers label. 

I've been hoarding the last few sheets of my Chatterbox paper for a good 5+ years now! LOL I decided to sit down and actually create something with them. It was so hard to cut into this paper... but I think I may have one or two more sheets somewhere! LOL

I created a 6x8 layout to go in my Sn@p Album. 

I also created a few masculine cards, one for Father's Day & a Congrats card, that would work well for graduation, retirement, promotion, ect. 

Scenic Route is another one of my faves who is no longer around. Some of my current faves are Basic Grey, Simple Stories, Fancy Pants Designs, Echo Park, & Teresa Collins. Who are your favorite patterned paper manufacturers, past or present?

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Other Supplies Used: Chatterbox Patterned Paper, American Crafts Alpha Stickers, Red & Light Blue, Cardstock, green button, Black Journaling Pen

Spray Mist ♥

I've always considered my crafting style to be clean and simple, but lately I've been experimenting with collage art, and supplies that are commonly used in mixed media art... like spray mists! 

Yesterday I shared an art journal page Cultivate, my OLW for 2013, but I didn't provide any details about the supplies or techniques I used to create it. I can't share specifics because I don't really remember exactly what I did! LOL

However, I can tell you that the background was created using Heidi Swapp spray mists, white acrylic paint, Studio Calico's Bubbles Huey's Mask, PTI's Background Basics Text Style II, black archival ink, and tissue paper. I used Heidi Swapp's Color Shine sprays in the colors Sweet Cherry & Mustard. These two colors have a shimmer finish, it's really pretty! I like the shimmer/glimmer finish for more feminine projects, but I prefer the more pigmented sprays without the shimmer/glimmer added for everything else. 

Joann's now carries some Dylusions Sprays which have a beautiful vibrant color. I love these sprays!  After watching the video below, I had to sit down and try the ghosting technique Dyan demonstrated. Ghosting Technique

This card was created using a scrap paper that I "stamped/inked off" from one of the pages I ghosted. This is such a fun technique! The blue color that I used is called London Fog. I thought it would make a great card for a teen so I whipped up this birthday card. I added some stitching, polka dot washi tape, & a button to complete it. 

I believe Joann's only had 6 different Dylusion Spray colors, packaged 2 to a pack, for $9.99, which is a great price compared to some of the other sprays sold individually... and you can use a coupon! I love a great deal :) I can't wait to get my hands on more colors. I hope that you'll take a few minutes to watch the video I posted above. If you create something I'd love to see it, you can just post a link to your project in the comments section or e-mail me directly at [email protected]

A Messy Valentine

Valentine's Day isn't a big to do at my house, but I always look forward to DS's class parties. But he's in middle school this year and they don't have holiday parties. But I wanted to create a few Valentine's Day cards this year anyway.

You won't find any pinks, red, or purples here! Just some cardstock, book paper, stamped images, inks, paint, distressed edges, messy stitching, and a mini heart die cut with a mini button & scrappers floss.

I've been so facinated by mixed media art lately. I tried to incoporate some of the layering techniques commonly used in mixed media and art journaling, with paper, paint, and inks.

This card was inspired by the works of Roben Marie Smith, LOVE her work! Be sure to stop by her blog and take a peek around.

 
 Thanks for looking!

 

 

CPS 256 & Art Journaling

Happy Sunday!

Hope you all are enjoying your weekend... minus DLS time! While I appreciate the extra sunlight, I'm a little off today with the time shift, but I'm hoping to have a productive day somehow! LOL 

It probably didn't help that I stayed up really late last night playing in my craft room :) I decided to work on a card for this week's CPS Sketch Challenge.

I used some paper from the Awesome collection by Simple Stories... which is pretty darn awesome! :) Love the earthy tones and fun patterns in this collection. 

I also rotated the sketch to create this masculine birthday card. The sentiment is from PTI's Modern Basics stamp set. I used a lot of pop dots, ink, and edge distressing to add some texture to this card. I think I may have to stock up on a couple more sheets of this lovely paper! 

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Last week I finally put the bones of an art journal together using an old composition notebook. It's something I've been wanting to do for awhile now. I love the freedom that art journaling allows! Here's a great tutorial that I used... Art Journal Tutorial. I've got all the pages Gesso'ed... is that a real word? LOL This week I'm going to add some paint and texture and then figure out what to do with it next. 

Do you Art Journal? Who inspires you? Do you have a favorite tip or trick I could borrow from you?

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

A Valentine for Him

 

Hi, hope you all had a great weekend! Today is my "Monday," DS had a teachers workday yesterday. I didn't craft this weekend but I did clear off the table today to make the a few Valentine's so I can get them in the mail early... meaning on time before Valentine's Day! LOL

 

This one has a more masculine feel, I really like how the grey patterned hears turned out. I stamped the images and layered them behind the white panel that I adhered using pop dots to give it some dimension. Easy peasy :)

Are you getting excited over all the CHA sneak peeks?  Here's a great website where you can check out a lot of the sneak peeks in one place...

CHA 2012 Sneak Peeks

I'm really looking forward to the new Unity Stamps Christy Thomlinson designed...

CT Unity Stamps I  and  CT Unity Stamps II

I'm still browsing the sneak peeks but those stamps and the album kit Simple Stories is introducing are definitely on my wish list!  Documented how fun is this??!

What's on your wish list?

A Masculine Thank You Card

Hi All! Hope you've been enjoying this warmer weather. Our summer vacation started a couple of weeks ago. I always make it a point to send Tim's main teachers a thank you card at the end of the year to thank them for their hard work. Sadly I often forget to thank the other staff members who offer support to the teachers & also the students.

This year I had several opportunities to interact with several "support" staff members including our school principal who happens to be a guy :) Can you believe I did not have a single card that would be appropriate for a man??? I whipped up something really quickly but didn't get a chance to photograph it. It was a nice reminder of why I like to have several cards on hand for those moments when I don't have time to create a card.

Which brings this little card into play. I like to keep my masculine cards pretty simple, so I chose two patterned paper scraps, PTI sentiment, a little distress ink, & some foam tape to create this CAS card. 

Thanks for looking!

PTI Blog Hop

Hey All! Hope you had a great Easter! 

This month's PTI Blog Hop is all about the boys! The last time I checked there were 115 participants so if you're looking for ideas for masculine cards you'll find tons of inspiration here!

I created a birthday card using PTI's Make a Wish die, love them! They make creating birthday cards & tags in a jiffy super easy! I used some paper scraps from a card I created last week to die cut the present. The sentiment is from Father Knows Best stamp set. 

I also used lot's of foam adhesive & a little button to add some depth to this card. Thanks for looking! Don't forget to check out the other 100+ masculine card ideas. I'm sure you'll find yourself book marking a card or two to scraplift later!  Hop this way :)

Mostly patterned paper

 
It's hump day! Well actually it's almost over, which is fine by me! I'm really looking forward to the weekend. Anyway I whipped up this quick card using CPS sketch #203 It works so well for those patterned paper prints that are either really busy or ones that you just want to be the focus of your project!

 
This patterned paper is from DCWV's Sweet paper stack. I'm slowly working though using up this paper stack... slowly! LOL I don't know what it is about glittery paper, sometimes they are a challenge for me to work with. I kept this one on the masculine side since I never have enough of those, this sketch works really well for them!

Thanks for looking!

SOC Weekend Challenge

Mornin' all!

This past weekend the ladies of SOC were challenged to create a Valentine's Day card using non-traditional colors. This was a fun challenge! I even used my Karen Foster Snap Stamps to stamp "amazing." Remember how popular they were years ago? I still love them, it's so easy to customize your own sentiment and line each letter up perfectly! This color scheme works well for a masculine card, I've been making a lot of them this year. 

You are amazing: Paper: Basic Grey patterned paper, Bazzill & PTI cardstock, Stamps: Studio G, PTI, Karen Foster, & TAC, Other: Tim Holtz distress ink, mini button, & scrappers floss

Thanks for looking!  

Time to Relax!

 

I am certain that I can't be the only one who purchases items for a specific project and mind... and then the project just never happens!!! I got PTI's On My Couch set to create some "we've moved" cards and I just never got around to making them.

Last night I worked on organizing my craft room and thought about different ways to use the images in this set and came up with this. Wouldn't this make an awesome Father's Day or masculine birthday card??? I used a scrap of Basic Grey patterned paper & a few buttons from my stash to finish this card. The pillow is popped up using foam tape. 

I know, I know... holiday cards??? But I have a TON Of Christmas & winter-y patterned paper scraps in my stash and decided to get a head start for next year! LOL This card measures 3.5 x 3.5 inches and has a plastic glittery snowflake embellishment I bought several years ago. I finally used the last 5! The patterned paper is by Scenic Route, it's got a slightly dirty/distressed thing going on. I kinda like it! Thanks for looking!

 

Celebrate! a masculine birthday card

Recently I received a request for a set of masculine birthday cards. Handmade versions can be a challenge for many, myself included! But you can whip some up in no time using a sketch, a few great sheets of coordinating patterned papers, a bold sentiment stamp, and a metal embellishment or two.

Basic Grey and Scenic Route are two of my all time favorite manufacturers for masculine prints! I hope this card inspires you to create your own man-ly cards. 

This card is also available for purchase in my ETSY store My inventory is pretty low right now but check back over the next couple of weeks. I'll be adding more Holiday & birthday cards.

Says the wise owl...

This is another card for my stash. I combined the owl image from TAC's Artsy Owls with a sentiment from Inkadinkado's Humorous Birthday set. 

This was a quick and easy card that can be created in about 10-15 minutes. I stamped the card base using one of PTI's polka dot background stamps, colored the image using Copic markers, cut out the owl, and then popped him up with foam tape. I used a scalloped punch to create the grass. Thanks for looking :)

A Cupcake... for HIM!

For some reason, when ever I go to color these cupcake images I'm always drawn to pink frosting but not today! My card stash is very low on birthday cards, especially masculine birthday cards so I've been working on a few cards for the guys. This card features Basic Grey patterned paper & a PTI sentiment. I colored the image using Copic markers and used a glitter pen to accent the sprinkles. 

Thanks for looking!

Happy Father's Day!

It's time for another Angel Art Blog Hop! This month's theme is Father's Day so if you haven't created your Father's Day cards yet you'll find plenty of inspiration here!

 

 

This card was so quick & easy to make I think I'm going to use this same layout to create a few all occasions cards for my stash. I used TAC's Penelope patterned paper collection for this card. It's not your traditional Father's Day Card color scheme but I like it! :)

 

Supplies:

Stamps:     Trendy Greetings

Paper:     Penelope patterned paper collection & kraft cardstock

Other:     Black & Brown ink, brown button from my stash, & white scrappers floss

I created this card a couple of months ago for a limited supply challenge. We were supposed to use a circle stamp, a button, & ribbon. I used one of the circle stamps from TAC's Circle Sampler to create the background paper.

 

 

I also used scrappers floss on the button & a nestabilities label diecut. One of my faves :)

Thanks for looking!

Supplies:

Stamps:     TAC's Circle Sampler & Trendy Greetings

Paper:     TAC's Premium white CS & Bazzill

Other:     Black ink, black button, ribbon, & scrappers floss 

Don't forget to check out the other Angel Art creations below...

Jamie

Carol
Bridget
Christina
 Rita
Seleise
Laurie
Heather

Ellie

 KellyRae

Father's Day???

So I know I always complain about the retail industrty skipping holidays or placing emphasis on one over another but I just had to share this card with you. I'll be sharing some Mother's Day cards very soon.

 

 

 

 

This card was created using The Angel Company's newest download...

 

 a collection of Black & White printable papers... and they're FREE!! :) You can download yours here.

 

 

I printed the paper used for the first card on white cardstock but decided to use TAC's ultra-smooth ivory cardstock to use on this card. It gives it a slightly different look. 

 

Thanks for looking! 

 

Supplies:

Paper: TAC: Printable papers, white & ivory cs, & DCWV black cs

Stamps: TAC: Trendy Greetings

Ink: Palette Noir 

Other: Mini brads, Labels I Nestabilities

 

Ways to use it: Scrapper's Floss

 

I really like the clean lines of this card but It also makes me realize that I really "NEED" the skinnier rectangle Nestie dies LOL I think the ballons would look nice on a smaller mat. The background paper is from Basic Grey, and I used Scrappers Floss for the little bow tie. I never really understood the point of Scrappers Floss when I first heard about it but I'm finding all kinds of ways to use it :)

 

Most of the time I use it to thread buttons like on this card.

 

But it's also nice to use to add little tags to different projects too.

Another Birthday Card

 

I pulled out my Wordsworth clear stamps to create this card. I created one similar to it awhile back but I needed to add some more masculine cards to my stash. Right now I have very few generic masculine images so this one will get lot's of love until I find some other ones that I like.

Thanks for looking!

Pick a sentiment...

Here's a Father's Day version of this card... Birthday Tree

I forgot to mention... that patterned paper is from Basic Grey's new Archaic collection.

Here's the masculine version

So I went back to the drawing board and this is what I came up with.

A few masculine cards

I'm always looking for ideas for masculine cards. This is a clean & simple one I came up with. Thanks for looking! :)

   

Do you feel older?

This is another card featuring SR patterned paper, TAC & Wordsworth stamps. Both "happy b-day" and the birthday cake are popped with foam tape.

I'm so excited! I just received my new stamp set from Papertrey Ink yesterday! I ordered Green Thumb, I really wanted Little Lady too but it's been backordered.  But I'm really impressed by this company :) Shipping was super speedy & everything was packaged so nicely! The stamp set also came with a CD case, label, and helpful tips on how to use & store the stamps. I only own a few sets of clear stamps and haven't been that impressed by them. I have to say that you can FEEL the quality of these stamps (same for the Wordsworth stamps used). The acrylic is very sturdy! This is one company I'll definitely be keeping my eye on! www.papertreyink.com

Belated Birthday

I LOVE Scenic Route patterned paper. In general there are only a few companies or products that never disappoint me and SR is one of them! The paper used to create this card is from the Metropolis collection. The sentiment is from a set called Birthday Magic by Wordsworth.