A few days ago I posted one of my favorite layouts for showcasing a sentiment and Designer Series Paper. Today I am back with that same layout and a different look! What I love about this layout is that it is so quick and easy, yet the result is classy! Let me share some happiness with you!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:

• Spotlight! Framing the sentiment from Happiness Shared and popping it up onto dimensionals brings it right to the forefront. A strategically placed Basic Pearl and butterfly, punched with the Beautiful Wings Embosslits, also direct the eye straight to the focal point of this card.
• Balance! A large Marina Mist Striped Grosgrain Bow grounds the card, as well as balances the design.
• Bling! Basic Pearls adorn all three butterflies, while Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz kisses the wings of the largest.
• Fun! Fringe your ribbon for a fun look! Don’t know how? Let my friend, Mary, show you!

Here is the same layout…different look! Notice that with both cards, the sentiment is the main player in a cast of embellishments!

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Stamp Set: Happiness Shared (W 117038; C 120534); Inks: Early Espresso (119670), Soft Suede (115657), Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker (120973); Designer Series Paper: Elegant Soiree (117163); Card Stock: Very Vanilla (101650), Soft Suede (115318), Marina Mist (119682); Tools: Big Shot (113439), Beautiful Wings Embosslits (118138), Color Spritzer Tool (107066); Glitz and Glam: Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz (118772), Basic Pearls (119247), Marina Mist 5/8″ Satin Ribbon (119751), Marina Mist 1-1/4″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (119772)

When I saw the sketch for this week’s Pals Paper Arts challenge, I immediately wanted to use the Buffalo stamp from Stampin’ Up!’s In Wilderness stamp set. This stamp is one of my son, Brady’s, favorites. He left for college on August 20th, and I am missing him. I find myself thinking about his baby days and the cute things he would do. He was quite the little “Nature Boy” and would collect all sorts of wonderful things, including feathers. He would proudly bring his “finds” to me and I would place them in a baggie for him to keep. The feather which adorns this card is close to 18 years old, and is one of Brady’s “pretties” which I had tucked away. I thought it fitting to use it on this card, which will be for Brady’s birthday. It is a quick and easy masculine card, and I hope that you enjoy it! Now if I could just quit humming “Buffalo gal won’t you come out tonight, come out tonight…”, I would be a much happier woman!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:

• Friend or Faux! Faux Wood is so easy! To create the Faux Wood background used in this card, a piece of Soft Suede card stock was zipped through the Big Shot with the Distressed Texturz Plate. A little Early Espresso ink was then lightly brayered onto its surface. Tip: Lightly spritz the paper with water to form a deeper impression!
• Distress! It’s easy with the Seven-Sided Tool, a Sponge Dauber, and a little ink!
• Spritz! It’s a breeze with the Color Spritzer Tool and a Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker!
• Stitch! The Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch is a natural for cross-stitching! A little Linen Thread is all it takes!

I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up my image when I made this card. Are you Stamp-a-ma-jig dysfunctional? If so, enjoy this quick tutorial with only one tiny little blooper at the end. Heck…I am not even going to sweat this one…at least the camera didn’t flip and the batteries were fresh!

I hope that you enjoyed this masculine card. And I hope that you will join us in this week’s Pals Paper Arts challenge. I always enjoy seeing what you create! And remember, if you have any questions about the cards that I create, or the techniques that I use, please don’t hesitate to email me. Until next time…

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Stamp Set: In Wilderness (W 117040; C 120537); Card Stock: Crumb Cake (120953), Soft Suede (115318), Cajun Craze (119684), Very Vanilla (101650); Inks: Early Espresso (119670), Soft Suede (115657), Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker (120973); Tools: Big Shot (113439), Texturz Plate Kit #4 (114531), Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch (119275), Sponge Dauber (102892), Color Spritzer Tool (107066), Cutter Kit (106958); Glitz and Glam: Linen Thread (104199), Always Artichoke Deck the Halls Big Designer Button (121002—Holiday Mini);

Until next time…

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