Stampin' UP! Feminine Retirement Card

Welcome to my Monday Morning Makeover Madness card. My masculine card was posted here. This is the feminine version.

 

I had a piece of Designer Series Paper in with my Flirty Flamingo card stock. I have no idea what the name of it is but I do like it! Everything else is the same with the exception there is no heart and, of course, the color. Stamp sets and measurements are in the prior post.

Thank you for stopping by today. 

Stampin' UP! Happy Place Masculine Retirement Card

Good morning stamping friends. Today's card was inspired by Jackie Bolhuis and should help you feel a little warmer...think ocean and palm trees. So far I have 4" of snow and it is still falling. So, let me take you to the beach...

My card base is Azure Afternoon with a mat of Basic Black, a mat of Balmy Blue embossed with the retired Subtle 3D EF and a piece of Basic White for the sentiment and image from the Happy Place Stamp Set. The black heart may have been punched with the retired Dog Builder Punch. I found it on the floor after converting my retired stamp sets to the new packaging. I have freed up so much space, it's incredible! Here's a small sample...

 

and for the inside I used the retired Many Mates Stamp Set...

Measurements:

Card Base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"

Basic Black Mat: 5" x 3 3/4"

Balmy Blue Embossed Mat: 4 3/4" x 3 1/2" 

Basic Black Mat: 4 1/4" x 2 1/4" 

Basic White: 4 1/8" x 2 1/8" sentiment/image; 5 1/4" x 4" inner liner

I am really enjoying using my retired stamps along with the new. Thank you for stopping by today.

                                           
 

Stampin' Up! Textured Notes for the Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

 Thank you for stopping here from wherever you came!! We have a sketch challenge for you today and here is a thumbprint of what I created for our hop...

                                                                     

                                                     

My card base is Old Olive Card Stock. I cut out a 2" circle to make a mask and sponged a piece of Basic White Card Stock with the soon retiring colors of Moody Mauve, Boho Blue and Wild Wheat. 

After removing the mask, I stamped the leaf from the Textured Notes Stamp Set in Mossy Meadow ink. 

Next I stamped the sentiment from the Happy Hibiscus Stamp Set in the soon retiring Pebbled Path ink. I cut it out with a die from the Countryside Corners set (on the Last Chance list) and sponged and edged it with the remaining retiring color, Copper Clay.

Just in case you didn't see my post from yesterday, I will share it here as well. This will be my last hop with the team and I will be discontinuing as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. Stamping is still the love of my life and I plan to continue creating cards but not posting except for once a month on the design team for Creative Creases Challenge. (I'm tired of what Blogger does to my posts/links and I'm too old to learn Word Press...lol!) Right now I know this is the right choice for me but I could change my mind down the road. I thank all my followers and visitors who have supported me over the past 10 years.

Again, thank you for stopping by! Clicking on the "next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the names listed below will take you directly to team members and their projects. I hope you enjoy all the creativity.

                                                      

 

 

Amy Koenders

Karen Finkle - you are here!

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

 

Stampin' Up! Countryside Inn Charming Sentiments Retirement Card

Happy Friday, peeps! Know anyone who is retiring or  getting a new job? Opposite ends of the spectrum, eh? Well, if so, the sentiments from the Charming Sentiments stamp set are perfect. The technique used here for the Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper is another like this one.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Charming Sentiments
Card stock & Papers	Night of Navy; Basic White; Countryside Inn DSP
Ink	Night of Navy
Accessories	Stampin' Dimensionals
Tools	Decorative Label Punch (ret.); trimmer

Stampin' Up! Nature's Harvest Napkin Card

I swore the last time I did this technique, it would be the last. However 6 - 7 years later, I had forgotten...lol!

Okay, so this is a napkin and I do enjoy making cards with napkins BUT when you add Dazzling Diamonds to it, it becomes quite a mess! I swear, I'm never doing this again!! I wonder how our interim pastor and his wife liked it. He retired and they went back to Ohio. I'll never see them again so I don't have to worry about them coming after me for all the glitter that's scattered about...lol!

For the inside...less messy...

However, I forgot to take a picture prior to writing in it! The sentiment is from Nature's Harvest (retired) and the frame was cut out with one from the retired Ornate Layers Dies.

If you have any questions, other than "are you out of your mind", give me a shout in a comment! In the meantime, thanks for stopping by.

Stampin' Up! Bright & Beautiful Retirement Card

Good mid-week morning, peeps! Hope your week is going smoothly. My card today is one I made for our interim pastor who is retiring yet again!

Looks kind of like a wheel, yes? Well, yeppers and rather than reinvent the wheel, you can see how it's done here! Thank you Sam for your great video. 

Here's the inside...

The rest of the message was hand written.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our weekly Happy Inkin' Blog Hop.

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Go to Greetings; Charming Sentiments
Card stock & Papers	Berry Burst; Bright & Beautiful DSP
Ink	Berry Burst
Accessories	Berry Burst 1/2" Ribbon (retired); Lemon Lime Twist 1/4" Ombre(retired)
Tools	Layering Circles Dies (retired)

Stampin' Up! Paradise Palms Retirement Card

I used the Stampin’ Up! Paradise Palms Stamp Set Bundle from the upcoming January-June 2022 Mini Catalog to create a retirement card to share with you today.

My card base is Night of Navy cardstock, 4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded at 5 1/2". I cut a piece of white cardstock and stamped the sentiment from the Paradise Palms Stamp Set in Night of Navy ink. I ran it through my embossing machine using the upcoming Hive 3D Embossing Folder. I adhered it to the card base with liquid glue. 

Next I cut a piece of the Abstract Beauty 4″ x 6″ Specialty DSP (available Jan 4). It measures 4" x 2". I adhered that to the front with liquid glue.

Then out of Night of Navy cardstock I cut a single palm tree from the upcoming Palm Dies. I adhered the trunk with liquid glue and the fronds with Dimensionals that I cut up real tiny!

At the base of the trunk, I placed 5 of the upcoming Pebbles Enamel Shapes, hoping to create the look of a cobblestone path.

For the inside...

I stamped another sentiment and image from the Paradise Palms Stamp Set. The sentiment is stamped with Night of Navy Ink. The palms are colored with my Mossy Meadow and Crumb Cake Stampin' Write Markers. The white cardstock is cut at 4" x 5 1/4".

I'm entering my card at NBUS Challenge #34 (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff) as this is the first time I have used the stamps and dies. Because of the patterned paper I'm entering Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper January 2022 Challenge. I'm also playing at Alphabet Challenge "T" is for trees.

Thank you for stopping by today. Are you having people in for New Year's Day or are you going out? I've invited a couple in to have my traditional beef fondue with mushroom sauce, curry sauce, spinach salad and garlic toast. Whatever you're doing, enjoy!

"Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old.

 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?"

Isaiah 43:18-19 ESV

Stampin' Up! Eden's Garden Retirement Fun Fold Card

I have a couple of friends who are retiring and I wanted their cards to be totally different. My first one is here. So, for today I used the Nature's Harvest Stamp Set for the sentiment on the front and the Eden's Garden Stamp Set for the sentiment and images on the inside.

My card base is Old Olive cardstock, cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4". I cut a panel of the upcoming Sale-A-Bration DSP, Daffodil Afternoon, 4" x 5 1/4".

Next cut the opposite side of that DSP to a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" square. I scored it at 1", 1 1/2", 2 1/2", 3", 4" and 4 1/2".  Take and fold your DSP so that the part you want on top is the 1" and the bottom fold is the 1", folding it like an accordion or fan. Unfold it and (this part is important...ask me how I know...it's only paper, right?) lay it on your trimmer and cut perpendicular to the folds from the bottom right corner and angling your top right corner off to the edge of your trimmer (about 1 1/2") in order to cut on a diagonal. 

Take your paper snips and cut into the center of the top 1" fold up to the next 1/2" fold. Fold it back up again so it's pleated and bend back each side of where you cut to the 1/2" fold. Adhere your curtain to your DSP mat with Tear & Tape Adhesive. I only used it on the top and side.

Create your bow (I used Old Olive/Pretty Peacock 3/8" Reversible Ribbon) and attach it to your curtain with Tear & Tape. Stamp your sentiment directly on the DSP panel and adhere it to your card base.

For the inside, cut a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock (4" x 5 1/4") and stamped the images from Eden's Garden in the two corners and the sentiment in the middle. I used Pear Pizzazz ink and Old Olive ink.

I'm entering my card at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper December 2021 Challenge and Creative Creases #21 - Anything Goes with a Fun Fold. 

The fun fold is one I saw at Beth's Paper Cuts on You Tube. 

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you are heading into a fun weekend.

Stampin' Up! Plentiful Plants for Amy's Inkin' Krew Team Blog Hop

 

Welcome to another Inkin’ Krew monthly blog hop! Our very talented team is doing a blog hop featuring Stampin’ Up! products. This month we are all creating projects with a “Celebrate" theme. Here is what I created for it...

I CASE'd a card by my friend, teammate, and upline, Mary Deatherage. Measurements can be found at the end of this post.

My card base is Mint Macaron cardstock with a panel of the upcoming SAB (January-February) Daffodil Afternoon DSP. Then a panel of Pale Papaya cardstock. Next a panel of Cork Specialty DSP. I used the Plentiful Plants Stamp Set and Plants Dies. The pot is cut from the 2020-2022 In Color DSP, the macrame hanger is Sahara Sand cardstock and the leaves are stamped in Pear Pizzazz and Evening Evergreen ink.

The sentiment from the retired Well Scripted Stamp Set is stamped on Mint Macaron cardstock in Evening Evergreen ink. I cut it out with a Stitched So Sweetly Die. The bow is a triple loop bow of Linen Thread.

For the inside I used sentiments from the Inspired Thoughts Stamp Set, a strip of DSP and an image from Plentiful Plants. I punched one corner with the Detailed Trio Punch.

I'm entering my card at NBUS #33 as I have never used the Plentiful Plants Stamp Set or Plant Dies before. I'm also entering Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper December 2021 Challenge.

Thank you for stopping by today and let's get hopping! Click on the "next" button to move forward to Sue's project. Click on the "previous" button to move back to the project created by Akiko. You can also click on each name listed if you prefer.

1. Tara Carpenter
2. Jaimie Babarczy
3. Jillian Good
4. Karen Ksenzakovic
5. Mary Deatherage
6. Krista Cleary-Yagci
7. Akiko Sudano
8. Karen Finkle - you are here!
9. Sue Prather
10. Amy Koenders

Measurements:

Mint Macaron: 4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded at 5 1/2"

Daffodil Afternoon DSP: 4" x 5 1/4"

Pale Papaya: 3" x 4 1/2"

Cork:2 3/4" x 4 1/8"

Partial Product List

Plentiful Plants Bundle (English)

[155688]

$47.50

Cork 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[156393]

$7.50

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

[151690]

$32.00

Inspired Thoughts Cling Stamp Set

[155536]

$19.00

In Color 2020–2022 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 CM) Designer Series Paper

[155230]

$11.50

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Stampin' Up! Sailing Home Retirement Card

TGIF, peeps! Know someone who is retiring and loves boating? Then today's card is for you!

My card base is Thick Basic White with a mat of Night of Navy. I embossed the mat with the Seashells 3D EF. I had some scraps of the retired Come Sail Away DSP and Dollar Store Baker's Twine to use up so on the card they went! I used my Double Oval Punch for the mat and it's sentiment from the Sailing Home Stamp Set. I adhered them to each other and then to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.

The inside is a computer print out.

I used my Scalloped Contours Dies to cut it out, along with the frame.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper July 2021

Krafty Chicks ATG #569 All Occasions

Watercooler Wednesday WWC320 - Dawn's All About Occasions

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have a great weekend planned.

Product List

Sailing Home Cling Stamp Set

[149457]

$24.00

Double Oval Punch

[154242]

$18.00

Scalloped Contours Dies

[155560]

$35.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100867]

$8.75

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$7.50

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Stampin' Up! Let it Ride Retirement

 Good Sunday morning, peeps! Hope you are having a great weekend. Yesterday I had my brother and sister-in-law here and we had a chicken barbeque. It was my first time grilling on a charcoal fire. It turned out great! I had votes of confidence from my friend and upline, Mary, and another from my daughter!

My card today is dedicated to Mary to remind her of the day she retired! The Barn Door Stamp Set and Let It Ride Stamp Set are both retired but I love them and will keep them! 

The Braided Linen Trim for the lasso will be retiring ($5.60). The Layering Ovals will be retiring along with the Classic Label Punch ($14.40). The "happy" is from the Well Written Dies (retiring) and the "retirement" is from the Well Said Stamp Set (retiring). This card is perfect for retirement, don't you think?

The inside is printed from my computer and die cut with another Layering Oval die. If you would like to see all the product that Stampin' Up! is retiring, just click on this link. You'll find some great bargains! I'd love it if you'd shop with me!

I'm entering this card in the Alphabet Challenge - "Z" is for Zoology and Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #154.

Thank you for stopping by today and if you have questions, I'll be happy to answer them. Just leave me a comment or email me.

“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.”

― Og Mandino

Stampin' Up! Life is Beautiful Retirement Celebration Card

My friend, Beth, is retiring from Christian counseling this month. She and her husband love the beach and traveling in their camper trailer. He is cutting back to 2 days a week at his job. She doesn't know where the Lord will lead her but I wager it will be something exciting! Here's the card I made for her.

Everything I used to create it is retired with the exception of the Coastal Cabana cardstock and Stitched So Sweetly Dies.

The DSP is from Blooms & Bliss. I stamped the image from Beautiful You on a piece of Kaiserkraft Coastal Escape patterned paper. I also used some for the envelope flap. The sentiment is also from Beautiful You. I did a little paper piecing too for her dress. I added some Rhinestone Basic Jewels as Beth is a "bling" person. My design was inspired by Jan B. The photo is self-explanatory of how to layer it but I have listed the measurements below.

For the inside I used a computer printed sentiment, which is cut out with one of the Stitched So Sweetly dies.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:

1. Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes - Weeks #473 - #474

2. Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper January 2021

3. Through the Craft Room Door ATG 

4. Dragonfly Journeys - Celebration

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll come back tomorrow for our weekly Thursday Happy Inkin' Blog Hop.

Measurements:

Coastal Cabana Card Base 4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded at 5 1/2"

Whisper White: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"; 2 3/4" x 4 7/8"; 3" x 3"

Blooms & Bliss: 4" x 5 1/4"; scrap for dress; dotted pattern 2 1/2" x 4 5/8"

Coastal Cabana mats: 2 5/8" x 4 3/4"; 3 1/8" x 3 1/8"

Kaiserkraft mat: 2 7/8" x 2 7/8"

Stampin' Up! Campology, A Good Man, Sailing Home and More Masculine Retirement Card

Welcome to Masculine Monday! Did you guess correctly from yesterday?

I was commissioned by The Celtic Ray to create a retirement card for a gentleman who was leaving his position of working on airplane engines. Because he wants to replace that career with fishing and boating, I decided to make a Retiform technique card to prepare the way.

Here is what I used:

Stamp Sets, Measurements and Colors:

Card Base: Bermuda Bay 4 ¼” x 11”, scored and folded at 5 ½”

Card Front Whisper White Mat 4" x 5 1/4": All images stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, retiform panels Soft Sea Foam, Mint Macaron, Gray Granite, Balmy Blue, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana

Stamp Sets:

·       Sailing Home – Sentiment, anchor, small sailboat and birds

·       Best Catch (retired) – Big fish and hat 

·       By the Dock – Fish in water

·       Campology – Binoculars

·       High Tide  - waves

Subtle 3D Embossing Folder

Post it Notes for masking off image panels

Card Inner:

Timeless Tropical – Rest and Relax You Deserve It

A Good Man – Image

Many Mates – Congrats, on your retirement, So happy for you! (and also slightly jealous)

Blends and Inks:

Ivory and Light Crumb Cake Blends

Coastal Cabana ink with Blender Pen

I'm entering my card in the Crafting Happiness Challenge #78 - A is for Animals., Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge 2102 Anything Goes and Stamping Sensations January Challenge - Favourite Stamps. A Good Man is my favorite masculine stamp set that is current and Many Mates has a number of great sentiments. Truthfully, all the stamps I used are my favorites! They are perfect for the Retiform technique, don't you think?

Thank you for stopping by today and, as usual, I appreciate any comments you leave.  If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them.

Stampin' Up! Timeless Tropical Retirement Card

Happy Tuesday to you, peeps! My husband was Chief of our volunteer fire company in upstate NY for 10 years and a life member for close to 60 years. Our son was also a volunteer and I am an auxiliary life member. So, when I was commissioned to make a retirement card for a Charlotte County firefighter, I was honored.

My son took a picture of the woman's patch and I converted it into a background piece for my die cut outs from Cheery Lynn. The sentiment is one from Joy Clair and the punch is Stampin' Up! Story Label Punch.

For the inside I used stamps from Timeless Tropical and Itty Bitty Greetings. 

The purchasers were very pleased with my creation and I hope you enjoyed it too. Thank you for stopping by today.

Stampin' Up! Masculine Timeless Tropical Retirement Card

Are you watching Saturday morning cartoons? Me neither! They aren't what they used to be! Instead, I'm showing you the card I made for today and I'm hoping you are watching/reading!

So, yesterday I showed you a card I made from Call Me Crafty Al's June 2020 SheetLoad of Cards. This is an alternative for which she has done another video. My card is a CASE of hers.

I used the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper. I cut a piece of wood grain patterned paper 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and adhered it to a Very Vanilla card base, same measurements.

All the patterns are from the same series. I cut one at 1 3/4" x 5" and 1 3/4" x 4 1/2". I adhered them to Vellum that was cut 1/4" longer than the patterned paper. I used my Cropodile to round off the bottom right corner of the Vellum. I adhered the patterned paper to the Vellum with liquid glue.  I took those pieces and adhered them to the card front with liquid glue. Alicia bumped her top banner with what SU calls Dimensionals but I forgot to do that. 

I stamped the sentiments from Many Mates on a scrap of Whisper White card stock and punched it out with the Label Me Lovely Punch. I sponged the edges with Gray Granite as well as sponging the entire sentiment. I adhered it to the card front with Dimensionals.

For the inside, I used the A Good Man stamp set and the Timeless Tropical stamp set.

I was pleased with how this turned out. I'm entering it in the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge by Marsha. WWC276 - Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist

and also at Creative Inspirations June Challenge "Let's Hear it for the Boys".

Thank you for stopping by today and if you have any questions, just leave me a comment and I'll get back to you asap!