Geared Up Garage Birthday Card

Good morning friends! This week I'm prepping for OnStage. It's a fantastic event that Stampin' Up puts on twice a year for their demonstrators.  It's full of new product show and tell, projects, make & takes, prizes, fellowship, and lots of fun!  But, in the midst of it all, I've created a quick and simple masculine Birthday card to share with you. :-) 

I'm joining a few of my stampin' friends on this MASCULINE BLOG HOP, to share some terrific project ideas for the fellas in your life.  Sometimes, the guys' cards seem to be the most difficult to come up with.  Which is strange, because they're generally super impressed with any handmade card.  We're just so hard on ourselves, aren't we?   Well, hopefully, today's hop will help alleviate some of the stress of creating for your favorite guy!

My uncle is a HUGE car buff. So when I saw the "Geared Up Garage" stamps & dies, I knew I had to have them.  They have come in quite handy, too!

I've kept my card pretty simple and used the grease stain & nuts stamps to create a fitting background.   And, I always have so much fun coloring that awesome car!  I used Night of Navy Stampin' Blends to color the body, Light Mango Melody for the headlights, and Smoky Slate for the windows and chrome. 

I used White Emboss Powder on Black Cardstock for the "YOU'RE A CLASSIC" sentiment.  Then I fussy cut around it and layered it on the strip of Pacific Point cardstock that has been inked around the edges with Night of Navy Ink.  I put dimensionals between BOTH layers to really make the sentiment POP!

What do I always say about the inside and envelopes? 

"NO NAKED INSIDES, AND NO NAKED ENVELOPES!" hehehe

Dressing up the envelope sets the tone for the recipient.  They're gonna pull the mail out of their box and instead of finding all ads and bills, they'll find a fascinating envelope with their name on it! YAY! What fun!

Be sure to hop around to the other pages to see more ideas for your favorite guy!

Until Next Time,
Happy Crafting!
#TheStampinChic

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Product List

Geared Up Garage Cling Bundle [150610]	Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119793]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]	Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [111350]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165]	Versamark Pad [102283]
White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144040]	Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888]	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058]
Sponge Daubers [133773]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]
Paper Trimmer [152392]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Stampin' Pierce Mat [126199]	Take Your Pick [144107]

Geared Up Birthday Card

Good morning my friends! Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you're doing well.  Yesterday was an absolutely GORGEOUS day (amidst the WEEKS of solid RAIN and YUCK), so mini me and I went out to lunch and got our nails done.  Between our busy schedules, we don't get much "together" time that's just the two of us, so those moments are super precious.

Today, we're back to the doom and gloom of rainy weather.  It's actually caused a lot of problems around here.  There's been so much rain that it has no where to go.  So we're dealing with a lot of road blocks, flooded basements and mud everywhere! As you can imagine, we've all about had our fill of rain. 

The GOOD THING about all this rain is that it keeps me inside and in the craft cave. I do enjoy my time there, even if I am ready for warm and sunny days to come and stay for a while. hehe.

This card is a special one.  It was sent to Texas to celebrate a man's 100th Birthday!!  WOW! What an accomplishment! I hope he enjoys it. :-)

I started with a half sheet of grey granite cardstock (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") scored in half (4 1/4").  I also used a piece of Basic Grey (5 1/4" x 4" and a piece of Whisper White (5" x 3 3/4").

I used one of the Rectangle Stitched Framelits (I LOVE THOSE THINGS!!!) to cut the center out of the Basic Grey.  By now, most of you know that I really like to be frugal with my supplies.  The piece I cut out is prime real estate that would otherwise just be lost to hiding behind the white cardstock.  So, I cut it out and will save it for another project.   A wonderful thing actually happened when I did this though.  My plan was to do basic layers of Grey topped by White and then laid on the Grey Granite.  What happened though, is that I ended up using the Basic Grey as a frame OVER the Whisper White.  I really liked the way it looked!

You can see between the two photos here, how the difference looks:

Layered As Planned

Framed

Ultimately I decided that the framed look was pretty awesome, so I did that instead.  I love those happy accidents! The bonus of doing it this way, is that the fabulous stitching of the rectangle came through. :-) WIN WIN!

After I stamped the background on the white cardstock, I went ahead and attached the frame to the front.  I also did the rest of my stamping at the same time. I like getting all of my stamping out of the way at once.  I can clean my blocks and put away my stamps and ink, and it keeps my workspace tidy (which I LOVE!). 

Once I stamped everything, I used another of the stitched rectangles (tied it all in nicely) an the matching framelits from the Geared up bundle and cut everything out.

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After I cut everything out, I colored the car with the Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends.  I used the red so it would go along with the gas can I cut out of the Geared Up DSP.  I put it all together and used a piece of that FANTASTIC Silver/Black Striped metallic ribbon to finish it up nicely.  I like the overall look of it! 

Now don't forget to dress up that envelope too!!  A decorated envelope = Happy Mail!!

Alrighty friends, another card on the roster and in the mail!  I hope you enjoyed today's project.  I just love the Geared Up Garage Suite!  It's one of the most fabulous masculine sets I've seen in a while. It won't be here forever though, unfortunately.  So if you like this set, you'll want to get it soon!  Get it during Sale-a-Bration and get that FREE GIFT too!!! WOOO HOOO!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today friends! I truly enjoy having you all in my life!

Have a fantastic day!

And as always,
Happy Crafting!

Product List

Geared Up Garage Cling Bundle [150610]	Big Shot [143263]	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551]	Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146983]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121044]
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [147146]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113]	Black/Silver 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Striped Metallic Ribbon [148486]	Classic Garage 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148482]	Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147275]

Got Scraps?

Hello my friends! I hope you're doing well today. :-) Do you have a growing "collection" of scraps of DSP?  I dunno about you, but I save every piece big enough to punch a hole in, pretty much. lol.  So occasionally I need to do a stash buster type project with all those scraps.  Today's post is going to show you one of my favorites that is SUPER SIMPLE and easy to do, and it looks great too!

I'm using bits from the all my love DSP because I am completely IN LOVE with this paper! I have used up so much of it and I can't stand to through a single bit of it away.  You notice that there are different sizes and widths of scraps in this photo.  That's great! We actually want a bit of variety for this project. 

So, gather up your scraps and a card base and let's get started! 

Naturally, the first thing you want to do is collect your scraps and figure out a sort of theme. It could be a particular series of DSP, or a color scheme or whatever.  Then you'll want to figure out your card base. Keep it simple though because the star of the show are these dsp scraps!  You will also want a coordinating strip of cardstock.  In this case, I'm using a Whisper White card base and a strip of flirty flamingo for my accent. 

The next thing you'll want to do is cut your scraps to make little pennants (as seen in the photo above).  I find the easiest way to do this is to cut a small slit partially up the middle of one end, and then cut from the bottom corner up to that middle cut. It makes your pennant a bit more even, though don't focus on that too much. It's great if they're not even.

Once you have all your little scraps cut, line them up side by side along the bottom of the card and use that accent strip to cover the tops.  This helps the card look a bit more finished. :-) I tied a piece of ribbon around the strip before I adhered it because I wanted a cute bow there. I could have just tied a bow and stuck it on the front too. Either way. 

At this point, you can put your sentiment (if you want one), or just stamp the inside.  Whatever you choose!

Here is my final project: 

I also used this same layout to create a more masculine card.  As you can see, you can use any dsp, color scheme, theme, whatever.  It's a great layout for anything! 

Well there you have it friends! A fantastic card layout that can be modified to fit any theme or occasion AND will use up all those tiny little scraps that you can't bear to throw away. I hope you enjoyed today's post and come back to see me soon!  If you haven't subscribed to my blog already, please do. 

Leave a comment down below letting me know what you think of this layout.  Will you use it?  

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you'll visit again soon. 

Until next time, 

Happy Crafting!

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