Feeling Sentimental SAB | The Maui Stamper

Earlier in May I hosted a Manly Card class. I don’t know about you, but cards you can send to a man, or for men to send to other men, are the most challenging for me to design. I want to add ribbon, or sparkle, or at least a little button. The cards in this class had none of that (well, one of them used that fabulous Natural Trim ribbon, but it’s practically rope.)

This is card No. 5:

Woodgrain, Feeling Sentimental (SAB) and Itty Bitty Banners stamp sets
Very Vanilla, Island Indigo and Riding Hood Red card stock
More Mustard, Riding Hood Red and Island Indigo FFIP
Fanfare DSP
Bitty Banners Framelits
Stampin’ Dimensionals

This is a super simple layout but it’s a great way to feature textures and colors without getting too busy. While the Fanfare DSP has some very feminine paperes, many of them work surprisingly well on a masculine card.

And who wouldn’t want to make a call from one of these?

Feeling Sentimental and Pretty Petites SAB stamp sets
Crumb Cake and Early Espresso FFIP
Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso card stock
First Edition Specialty DSP
Stampin’ Distress Tool
Linen Thread and Natural 7/16″ Trim
Petite Curly Label Punch (SAB)
Stampin’ Sponge

Feeling Sentimental was the Sale-a-bration set at the TOP of my list and I knew this was what I wanted to do with it. It has a great vintage look and that monochromatic scheme was shouting in my head. (yes, it had to shout in my head because there are a LOT of voices going on there…)

I sponged the dickens out of the Very Vanilla pieces to give them some age, and even hit that fabulous new Natural 7/16″ trim with a little Crumb Cake ink. The new Stampin’ Distress tool from the Spring Catalog is an AWESOME addition to your toolbox – saves your fingernails (and your fingers – anyone else hit skin using Paper Snips to distress, or am I the only klutz?)

Sale-a-bration is coming January 22…have you made your wish-list?