Simple Traveler - Stampin' Up!

Today I have a CAS card for you that was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches #227.   I knew when I saw the squares exactly what technique I wanted to do.  I just had to figure out what stamps I wanted to use.  

Since I'm short on masculine cards right now I used the set Traveler and just two colors...Soft Suede and Very Vanilla.  Easy, right? :)

Soft Suede

I stamped the ship first, then the train and added the tiny "happy birthday" just above the smoke coming out of the train. I used the honeycomb embossing folder on the strip of Soft Suede that's on the side of the card.  

A close up showing that I popped the train piece so it didn't look funny overlapping the other square piece.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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It's Been a Great Journey with You

Today is our 25th Anniversary so I had to create something kind of special for my hubby right?  I went with the ship from the stamp set Traveler and one of the things I wrote inside the card is the title of today's post...It's Been a Great Journey with You.  It seems like just yesterday that we were married, but when I take the time to think back through so many memories I guess it has been that long. :)  It has been a great journey and God has blessed me with a wonderful man.  

We celebrated by going to The Smokies in Tennessee with my cousin and her hubby who were married a week and a day after us.  What a fun trip!  Here are just a few of the pics of our time there...

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Train Traveler

Today's card, which was inspired by Michelle Zindorf, is for my dad's birthday.  He's an avid sailor and I usually make him a card with the stamp set The Open Sea. I figured it was time for a change though and went with a "hobby" of his...trains.  I'm not sure how much he works on them in the basement anymore, but I know he's spent a lot of time with all of his grandsons throughout the years working on them.  So here's to you dad...Happy Birthday!

Have you ever had your card almost done, only to ruin it at the last minute?  That's what happened to me...two times!  The first time I attempted to darken the train and apparently my stamp-a-ma-jig moved and I didn't know it...hello double, not to mention very blurry train.  It wasn't even close! lol  The second attempt did not have the additional scenery at first. I turned the stamped piece over to put 2-way tape on it. No big deal until I turn it back over and there was a big blob of black in my beautiful blue sky.  A piece of my sponge had broken off and decided to stick to my sky....aarrgh! It was late and I was NOT happy! lol  That's where the trees, hills and extra sponging came in. I'm happy with how

 it turned out, just not happy with how long it took! That's my stamping drama for the day.  I'm sure no one else ever has these problems, right? ;)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara 

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Supplies used on this card:

Retired birthday sentiment

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Birthday Traveler

How about another masculine card today?  I love making them, and this time I've simplified it a bit compared to the ones I've made lately.  Yup, it's pretty simple, but has plenty of layers so it's not boring.  It was inspired by Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday sketch challenge #230, and of course I love the layout of this one too.  Lots of great sketches to work with at Try Stampin'. :)  

I also made my own candy dots for this card.  I never have enough to go around when I have a stamp a stack so I make my own.  And I'll be making more of these little buggers since this is one of my August stamp a stack cards. :)   If you'd like to know how I made them check out my post HERE.  I used them on my convention swap cards and took a few pics and explained how. :)

Here's the sketch and you can do just that or add in the inspiration from the picture.  As you can tell I didn't do the inspiration part.  I don't have any ice cream or cookies stamps...can you believe it! lol

Just a quick peek on the inside.  Most of the time I like to add just a little something there.  Plus it fills up space so I don't need to write as much!  No, I am NOT a writer!  One of the reasons I kinda started making cards was so people would look at them, think they were nice and not pay attention to my lack of words! lol

Make sure you head over to Try Stampin's blog HERE to check out the other great cards made using this sketch. :)  If you get a chance make sure you play along too...we'd love to see what you create!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Train Traveler

Today I have another masculine card for you.  Surprised?  Probably not.  I made these cards for a card swap with the Red Hot Stampers.  It's always fun to be involved in a swap.  I definitely got a lot of great cards from it!  I'll have to share them with you later on.  

This card wasn't too difficult to make.  I brayered the naturals vanilla card stock with Crumb Cake, then Soft Suede and finished with Early Espresso.  Then I stamped the World Map stamp in Soft Suede.  To stamp the train on both pieces of card stock I first stamped it with Early Espresso on the Soft Suede card Stock, then put my Naturals Ivory card stock exactly where I wanted it, used my Stamp-a-ma-jig and stamped onto the Naturals Vanilla and it matched perfectly.  If you don't have a stamp-a-ma-jig I'd consider buying one.  You can line images up, place an image exactly on your card stock where you want it, and definitely no more crooked sentiments if you have this great tool!  Since I don't have a lot of candy dots, but wanted them on the 13 cards I made I punched out some circles about the same size as the candy dots, put them on my silicone craft sheet, dropped a bit of  crystal effects on them and let them dry (give it a good six hours for candy dot size to dry).  They turn out the color of the paper you use underneath them. :)  I used Early Espresso on this card.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Supplies for Train Traveler:

Traveler Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$27.95

Traveler Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.95

Naturals Ivory 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$7.50

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

World Map Wood Stamp Set

$17.95

World Map Clear Stamp Set

$13.95

Banners Framelits Die

$26.95

Silicone Craft Sheet

$5.95

Brayer

$12.50

Stamping Sponges

$3.50

Crystal Effects

$6.25

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Train Traveler

I needed another masculine card for this month's stamp a stack, so I used this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday's sketch to come up with it. Normally I would have totally made this sketch into a feminine card, but I love making masculine cards too.  For some reason they are a lot easier for me to make.  Anyway, I like the challenge of making something that looks more feminine into something masculine.  I didn't put a sentiment on the outside, but I suppose you could slip a little one in from Teeny Tiny Wishes if you wanted to.

This is the sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday.  Make sure you head there to check out the other lovely cards made using it too, and play along if you get the chance. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Stamp Set:  Traveler

Card Stock:  Early Espresso, Baked Brown Sugar & Crumb Cake

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Early Espresso

Embossing Folder:  Argyle

Punch:  Chevron Border

Thick Bakers Twine:  Baked Brown Sugar

Framelits:  Ovals Collection

Sponges

Birthday Traveler

Today's card is for this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch challenge #174.  I made this card for my hubby's birthday using the new Traveler set.  I have to admit I enjoy making masculine cards just as much as I enjoy all the feminine stuff.  Strange I know, but there's just something about them that I love.  I suppose that's a good thing since I need to make plenty of those too.  

Check out what all the other designers made using this sketch HERE, and make sure to play along if you get a chance. :)  

I couldn't resist putting a little something on the inside too.  It just makes it look better, and that means less writing too! ;)  Yup, I like to create the cards, but I just don't have a way with words. :(

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Stamp Sets:  Traveler, Gorgeous Grunge & Wetlands

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Night of Navy & Naturals White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Night of Navy

Memento:  Tuxedo Black

Embossing Folder:  Argyle

Candy Dots:  Regals (Black)

Sponges

Train Traveler

Today I have a pretty clean and simple card for you using Try Stampin' on Tuesday's sketch challenge #171.  I have to say I love the new masculine set Traveler.  I can see so many possibilities with this set just like The Open Sea. :) 

Make sure you check out all the other cards the designers made using this sketch HERE.  

...and if you're still reading I have to share my first small picking of strawberries from my strawberry patch.  Yummy!  My daughter and I sat down and gobbled a bunch of them up.  They won't last long if I only get that many each time I pick.  It is kind of nice to only have a few to pick at a time though. :)

Here's a pic from last year of one my doggies sneaking the strawberries too.  Yup, they remembered and were doing it again this year! lol  My dogs are kind of weird that way and love almost any food they can get in their mouths. 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Stamp Set:  Traveler

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Basic Gray, 

Smoky Slate & Whisper White

StazOn:  Black

Embossing Folder:  Argyle

Happy Father's Day or Birthday :)

I have a quick post for you today.  I made this birthday card for my father-in-law's birthday last week and thought it would make a good Father's Day card too, so I whipped up another one (but I'm not giving it to him for Father's Day too! lol).  This is such a quick and simple card to make using a little old and a little new. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Stamp Sets:  World Map, Dictionary, 

Express Yourself & Traveler

Card Stock:  Soft Suede & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Soft Suede & Crumb Cake

Sponges