Going Nautical for Twofer

Hello friends.  I hope your week is off to a crafty start.

I have a Twofer Threefer for you today.
It's a long post so be prepared.

First the Twofer

I had this old and well loved Stampin' Up! set out to do a card for my last class.
So When I saw the Twofer Challenge was

I was part way there.

Often times I start with one direction for a card and end up scrapping that idea
and going another way.  That was the case with this card.

It's an okay card for a guy, but I ended up with something a little different for the class.

After class the set was still out so I used the anchor for another card.

I stamped the anchors on some scraps of Neenah with blue ink and heat embossed

with clear embossing powder.  I fussy cut them out and added them to a

Neenah panel that has Subtle embossing.  A narrow strip of matching cardstock

divides the design from the sentiment.

As long as I had the set out, I went for a Threefer.

This anchor was stamped with Versamark and I used copper embossing powder on it.

My favorite is the blue anchor card.  But I'll be using all of them.

Oh, and the class card...

They liked that I kept it simple.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  The Open Sea (ret. SU), Fun Birthday Sentiments (HLS)

Ink:   Soft Suede

Paper:   Rustic Ivory (gift), Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip (SU)

Other:  Clear EP, Stitched Shape Die (SU), 2 1/2" Circle Punch (SU), Cotton Yarn

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  The Open Sea (ret. SU), Walk by Faith (PTI)

Ink:   Pacific Point, Midnight Muse (SU)

Paper:   Blueberry Bushel (SU), Neenah

Other:  Clear EP, Subtle EF (SU)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  The Open Sea (ret. SU), Bouquet of Thanks (SSS)

Ink:   Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede (SU), Versamark

Paper:   Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla (SU)

Other:  Infinity Circles (HA), Copper EP (Zing), Subtle EF (SU)

Around the World for ATCAS

I'm so excited to be on the Design Team for Addicted to CAS!

I'll be working with some awesome designers.

Jaydee chose the challenge this week.

our sponsor this week is

Prize is 12.50 euro (1 stamp set)  to our winner.

The globe (found in my UFO box) was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink, 

die cut and sponged with some Soft Sky ink.

I used a snippet of Textured Chocolate Chip to die cut a frame with one of the 

Lil' Inker Stitched Circles die. Then I put it back together.

I can't wait to see how you interpret this code word.

The rest of the Design Team has some awesome inspiration.

I'll be looking for your cards at

Addicted to CAS.

I'm so glad you could stop by.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  The Open Sea

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Textured Chocolate Chip

Other: Circles Collection Framelits, Stitched Circles, Stitched Rectangles dies (both Lil' Inker)

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

The Ship

My dad passed this morning.  The nurse said he passed peacefully.  I called on the mobile phone last night and the nurse held it to Dad’s ear so I could tell him I love him.  She said she knew he heard me because he moved.  Hopefully closer to the phone.

I’m OK.  Sad he’s gone but I know he was tired and he’d lived a long life.  He was 93.  We spent a few days with him last week.  I’m so thankful that I got to spend some time with him before he passed. Glad that he knew we were there for him as he'd been for us. Glad for that last squeeze of the hand and kiss.

There won’t be a service until the interment in the spring.  They can’t do burials in the winter there. So we’ll do it when the leaves are on the trees and we feel more like celebrating his life.

I felt the need to make him one last card.  He loved clipper ships and put together many models of them.  They were beautiful and intricate and showed he had patience.  I think it was his way of keeping his sanity with teenagers in the house!

On the inside, I put this poem that I had copied and had stashed in my things to remember. I had it copied as The Ship.  In looking for the author on the Internet, I see that it isn't word for word but based on a poem by Henry Van Dyke.  Another Dutchman.

The Ship

I am standing on the seashore.

A ship appears and spreads her white sails

to the morning breeze

and starts for the  blue ocean.

She is an object of beauty and strength

and I stand watching her

till at last she fades away on the horizon,

and someone at my side quietly says,

“She is gone”. Gone where?

Gone from my sight, that is all;

she is just as large as when I saw her last.

The diminished size

and the total loss of sight is in me, not in her;

and just at the moment

when someone at my side says,

“She is gone”,

There are others who are watching

her coming and other voices

take up a joyful shout,

“Here she comes!”

Henry Van Dyke                                                                                              

Thanks for letting me share this with you.

Featuring Ellibelle

The Featured Stamper this week at SCS is Ellie, aka Ellibelle!  This was a new gallery for me to peruse and I had a good time going through.  There's something for everyone there.  I chose this card for the nautical theme and used an image from my UFO (UnFinished Objects) box.  I really like her card much better!

CAS on Sunday going to the guys this week with a MAKE IT MASCULINE challenge.

The background paper and label are snippets as well as the design piece so I'm going to Pixie's with my boat ship. 

The theme at Paper Players is

I don't see a cruise in my summer plans, but I can sure dream of it.  Wouldn't it be fun to ride on one of those tall ships? 

Simon Says Stamp is looking for Masculine/Father's Day cards.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Open Sea, Something to Celebrate

Ink:  Early Espresso, Chocolate Chip

Paper:  Naturals White, Chocolate Chip, DP (unknown)

Other:  2 1/2" Circle Punch, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Labels 3 (Spellbinders)

Thanks so much for the visit.

Enjoy!

Around the World

I've been lucky to have some stamping time this week.  I've got classes coming up again so it may be the last free stamping time for a week or so.  I sure have enjoyed it though.

I had the world image all stamped and sponged in my UFO (UnFinishedObjects) box.  I love finding homes for these tidbits.  In this case, I found home for two since the first one got lopped, mounted and photographed before I realized that I had the world upside down!  Fortunately I noticed it before I posted it!  And the culprit came off easily to be replaced with  something more correct.

Less is More is asking for Paper Piercing this week.  The mat around the world is pierced too.  You have to look really close to see that.  But on second thought, maybe you shouldn't look too close.

The CAS Challenge this week at SCS is a Featured Stamper.  Ceal, aka, simplybeautiful lends her wonderful gallery for inspiration this week.  This is Ceal's card that I chose to CASE.

The Technique Lovers Challenge at SCS is looking for circles this week.  One circle got lopped off, but there's still plenty more.  Especially if you count the little piercings.

Addicted to Stamps and More is asking for stamping on our cards this week.  The more the better.  Stamping is my favorite technique to use on cards.  I love playing with stamps and ink and markers and seeing how many different looks I can get.

Seize the Birthday is calling for masculine cards this week.  Here's the sketch Lesley gave us.

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It's the same sketch as last week.  But last week was for the girls.  I was tickled to see that my entry last week won honorable mention.  Thanks ladies!

Edited to add...

CASology

Addicted to CAS is looking for masculine cards.

I'd already entered one card, but have been invited to add this.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe

Stamps:  The Open Sea, Wow Flowers (retired)

Ink:  Chocolate Chip

Paper:  Naturals Ivory, Chocolate Chip, Snippet of DSP

Other:  Circle Punches, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Piercing Tool,  Antique Brass Brad (retired), Stampin' Pastels (retired)

Thanks for stopping by.  I love your comments.  They really make my day even brighter.

Enjoy!

Sailing Away

There's only 4 more days to order from the Summer Mini catalog.  That means that The Open Sea stamp set will be sailing into retirement.  What a great set for masculine cards!  So before we say bon voyage, here's one more clipper ship.

You may have guessed that this is a Less is More card.  Today's challenge is a

RECIPE

Take 3 Challenges

We want you to choose 3 from any of our previous 29 and combine them in your design.

I chose Week 7-Masculine card, Week 12 Off Centre,  and Week 18 Monochrome

I threw in Week 22 Shades of Blue and Week 29 Things that Move

Did you notice that the sails are full?

Maybe you can see it better here.  I stamped the ship twice and cut out the sails from one.   Then I cut dimensionals itty bitty and popped the sails up.  The SCS Free 4 All challenge yesterday was to do a stacked card .

Stack a paper shape to make something. A flower, a bug... use your imagination.

I'm not sure if the sails qualify for this, but I'll enter it and hope for the best.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  The Open Sea, Happiest Birthday Wishes (New Hostess set)

Ink:  Night of Navy

Paper:  Naturals White, Night of Navy

Other: Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Nesties

Today I had my first Stamp and Share in my new studio.  I invited two of my neighbors and I think they had a good time.  They made some beautiful cards!  It's always fun and inspiring to stamp with others!  It was a Hurricane Party of sorts although we didn't get much of a blow here.  We were blessed.  East of us there is a lot of damage with trees down, power outages and flooding.  Let's pray for those who suffered damage and also those still in the path of this powerful storm. 

I'm so glad you stopped by today.  Wish you could have come to stamp with us.

Enjoy!

 

Out to Sea Again

I've really enjoyed this Open Sea set.  I was so disappointed that it didn't make it into the new Idea Book and Catalog.  It's such a great set for the men in our lives!

I actually did part of this card at Scrap & Share a couple of weeks ago.  It's been sitting on my desk waiting to be shared.

The ship's log stamp was inked with Crumb Cake and stamped off then stamped on Very Vanilla.  Then I stamped the ship on top with Chocolate Chip.  The log was subtle enough that I didn't need to mask.

There is a compass attached to the inside.  It was stamped with Chocolate Chip and stamped off, then punched with the 1 1/4" circle punch and matted it with a 1 3/8" Chocolate Chip Circle.  I punched a hole with the 1/16" hole punch and threaded it with a piece of linen thread.

I'll submit this to the SCS Ways to Use it Challenge to do a card without white cardstock.  She didn't say no vanilla or white so I think this is ok.

And the Technique Lover's Challenge on Monday, again at SCS, was to do a card with an Old World Look.  This is probably too clean to be considered "Old World" by anyone else's standards, but it looks old to me.  Maybe that's because it's been sitting on my desk so long!  LOL!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  The Open Sea

Ink:  Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

Accessories:  1 1/4", 1 3/8" & 1/16" punches, Linen Thread

Thanks so much for the visit.  Wish we could've shared a glass of iced tea and a few giggles!

Enjoy!

For Queen Lee-Ann

Last Friday, Lee-Ann (Shadow's Mom) was named Queen for the Day.  This is the card I chose for inspiration.  I left off the red and just used the blue and white for my color scheme.  And I changed the layout and sentiment.

We made this card in the Papercrafting group yesterday and several people at the Scrap & Share group on Saturday used this layout too.  I pulled all my blue and brown scraps out so everybody's card was different.

I've got to tell  you that everyone loves to do the embossing.  I think my BIG SHOT was one of the best stamping investments I've made!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  The Open Sea, Sincere Salutations

Ink:  Pacific Point, Pacific Point SU Marker

Paper:  Naturals White, Pacific Point

Accessories:  Ticket Corner Punch, Big Shot, Square Lattice EF

Thanks for the visit.  I hope you come back again soon.

Enjoy!

Clipper Ship

When I saw this stamp set in the Summer Mini catalog, I immediately thought of my Dad.  When I was a kid, Dad got interested in making model ships.  He made several really big ones.  They must have been 2 ft. long.  All that rigging was amazing and he was so patient in getting everything just right.  They were beautiful!  He taught me a lot about crafts and has always encouraged whatever craft I was OC about.

Here's my clipper ship.  Not as intricate but much quicker.

Susan gave the One Layer Wednesday challenge this week.

OLW Rules

1. A one-layer card is defined as a single piece of cardstock folded in half. No other layers allowed.

2. Make a Father's Day card (for a father or special father-figure in your life). Remember to keep embellishments to a minimum.

3. Upload your card somewhere online and link back to it using the InLinkz button on the sidebar of Simplicity.

4. The most important rule of all: HAVE FUN!!!!!

My Dad is going to get several Father's Day cards this year.  He'll have a Father's week instead of Father's Day!

Card Recipe
Stamps:  The Open Sea

Ink:  SU Markers (Chocolate Chip, Not Quite Navy)
Paper:  Naturals Ivory
Accessories:  Blender Pen, Corner Rounder Punch

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy!

Bonnie