Occasions Mini Masculine Card

My Fathers birthday is tomorrow and here is the Masculine Card card I made for him. Most of these pieces you would use with more feminine types of cards, but I wanted to try making them for a guy card. I think it worked pretty well!
Almost everything used on this card is from the new Occasions Mini Catalog. For the bottom edge of the front of the card and next two layers, I used the Edgelits- Adorning Accents. I used the Sizzlits Large Paper Doily in Pacific Point card stock on top, and on top of that I have Dad stamped from the Loved Ones stamp set and cut out with the Framelits Labels Collection. The top banner is from the Take it to Heart stamp set. All of these are cut with the new thin metal dies that SU just came out with. They are amazing! Let alone really easy to store because they fit in an envelope!
I also used the Everyday Enchantment DSP from the upcoming Sale-a-Bration catalog (that will come out later this month!).
You can see that the top layers on the card use Dimensionals to make them really pop out. I think this really makes a card stand out more.

VW Bug - Bad Day Card

I was playing around on Splitcoast (and not doing was I was supposed to be working on) and found THIS CARD! It seemed like too much fun to not make a template for this card. This is totally my kind of humor. Since it amused me so much, I made the template FREE!

The main card base is Baja Breeze, and then I cut a top layer out of Real Red card stock for the front with the windshield cut out, and a second layer for the front hood. I sponged it with Cherry Cobbler ink.
The lights are a 3/4" Circles punched out of Silver and a 1/2" Circle out of So Saffron. I used the Under the Stars stamp set for the mosquito that hit the front windshield, and I used the Perfect Words Hostess stamp set for the license plate. The mirrors are using the Word Window Punch.

This is what the inside says:

Here is the car just plain, you can make it into any type of card!

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FREE Template!
The dashed lines are where the card is folded at the top.

Piano Cards

Card One

Card Two

This project contains the directions for TWO fun piano cards! I had so much fun making one of them, I just had to add the second!
One has pop-up keys when you open the card and the other is in the shape of a grand piano and holds a gift card! These would be great for birthday cards or to use as invitations for a party. You can also use them for any occasion for a music lover! Hope you have fun with them!
The grand piano is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" and fits in a standard Medium Envelope. The Pop-up keys card fits in the Small Open End envelopes, and is approximately 6-1/2" x 3-1/4".

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to see more details about this project or to get the tutorial!

Gently Falling Three Cards & Box

Here is my three card class with a matching box, using the new Gently Falling stamp set and Spice Cake Designer Series Paper and Buttons from the new 2011 Holiday Mini. This mini officially starts for customers on September first, so this is a little sneak peak of the products! For Demonstrators, we have already been able to pre-order and get these products, so here are some great things to make with them and show your customers for when they can get them!
You can easily switch up the colors and stamps for this project and make it for any occasion. I thought pastels with a baby stamp set would be perfect for this layout!
The box easily fits three of each card and envelopes for a great gift!

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to see more details or to get this tutorial!

Airplane Punch Art Card - FREE Tutorial

As promised I made another card with my little punch art airplane and took better photos so I could show you how I did it! I also used the Word Play stamp set for the sentiment and the cupcake punch for the clouds. I'm not so fond of the rest of this card but I love the airplanes!

Below is my Clothesline Thank You Card that I did before with my little airplane.

And here is how I made the airplane:

I used the large oval punch with Cajun Craze cardstock and trimmed the sides like shown for the body of the airplane.

Then I punched a Word Window shape and cut it in half at an angle. I slightly rounded the end of the front wing piece to look like the wing at an angle. Glue one if front and one in back at the same angle.

Punch another word window and cut a smaller shape from one half. This will be the tail of the plane. Glue it at the same angle as the wings.

Then I cut a tiny shape from the other side and it was the little tail fin thingy... (not sure of the names for these parts!) That goes right on the end.

Then punch a Black Word Window and put it back in the punch to trim it about in half. I cut the propeller out of this. Just angle in from the ends and then cut the little circle in the middle. You could also cut two teardrop shapes and a circle and put it together that way. The end of the word window is the little cockpit area.

And here is the finished little airplane! I added some marker to the bottom and edges to give it some depth.

Hope you have fun with him!

Hidden Pocket Glider Card

Here is my Hidden Pocket Glider Card! I had so much fun with my Ultimate Glider Card that I had to change it up and simplify it a bit to make them for swaps for Convention! This card is really easy to do and simple to prepare so it would be perfect for classes! You can even put a message or a gift card inside the hidden pocket!

You can watch the video below to see how the card opens and closes.

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Tuxedo Cards for Convention

Here is the Tuxedo card that I made for one of the swaps for convention this year. I made 100 of these! And yes, it took me forever!

Below is the original card that I did the tutorial for.

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to see more details or get the tutorial for this project!

Beer Card - FREE Template!

Here is the Beer Card that I made for a masculine swap at Convention. This card would be great for any type of picnic or adult party, or a great guy card for any occasion!

You can download the FREE template to make this card HERE!

Here is how I made this card:
-I cut the main card base using the template out of Whisper White card stock. I gently sponged the edges with Bashful Blue ink to give it the look of glass.

-To make the card open, you cut out a second white glass shape and score it about ½” from the top. Put glue above the fold and line up the two cards. When you open the card, the top will stay together and it will open on the fold. This way you do not have to have a flat top.
-The beer part is cut out of So Saffron card stock and then I sponged the edges with More Mustard ink to give it the look of beer.
-The foam on top is Very Vanilla card stock also sponged very lightly with More mustard ink.

Your beer card is done!

Fun Frames Three Cards & Tri-fold Box

Here is my Fun Frames Three Card set, with a matching tri-fold box to hold all the cards and envelopes. The box will hold two of each card and envelopes. This set uses the Sail Away and Word Play stamp sets, but you can easily switch out the colors and stamps to make them your own! Each card uses popular Big Shot dies to make frames in fun, easy ways! This would be perfect for a Father's Day gift, or for a guy present anytime!

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to see more details or get the tutorial!

Treasure Chest Treat Box & Card

Here is my Treasure Chest Treat Box with matching card! This would be a great invitation for a birthday party, and then you can use the little box for party favors! It would fit a bunch of Hershey's Nuggets as gold bars perfectly! You can use the pirate skull and bones or leave it off. It would make a cute guy card for Father's Day too!

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to see more details or get the tutorial!

Tuxedo Pocket Card

Here is my Tuxedo Pocket Card! You can use this card for many occasions, like a wedding invitation, bachelor party, birthday or Father’s Day. Make it different colors or change up the bow tie for a tie, and it can be less formal!
How cute would this be for wedding or formal party invitations?! You could just print out the invite on the shirt insert!

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Tool Box Gift Card Holder

Here is my tool box gift card holder! This is the perfect way to gift a gift card to the man or fix-it person in your life! You can just use it as a gift box or you can use it as an ornament and hang it on the tree with the gift card inside! You can also change the colors and make it into a fishing box or make the flower version for a more feminine gift.
The box measures approximately 3 ½” tall x 4” wide by 1” deep.

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to see more details or to purchase the tutorial!

This gift card holder would also be great to combine with my Tool box card


Tool box gift box (just make it in red!)


or punch art tool card!

Hope you have fun with it!

Bad Day Owl Card

Ok, so here is a little more of my strange sense of humor. I think this card is hysterical!
I used the Owl Punch and added some fierce eye brows to make my owl look angry and had his word bubble swearing, the nice way of course. I would love to get this card if I was having a bad day or week, depending on how things are going! His wings are made using the Scallop Circle Punch.

The background is the Sweet and Sour Specialty DSP and I used the Big Shot with the 1" tall letters for the quote. The bottom says, "I'm here for you..." from the Occasional Quotes Hostess stamp set.