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A Good Man

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I’ve taken a summer blogging break, but I’ve been creating with a lot of energy. I needed a breather!

Last month, one of my groups asked to make Manly Cards. They’re really not difficult, but it does take a different mindset. I enjoyed the challenge and discovered that once I switched off the flowers-and-birdies reflex, it was a lot of fun! An easy place to begin is with A Good Man, one of the new stamps sets in the Stampin’ Up! 2019-2020 Annual catalog.

Maui Stamper Stampin Up Manly Cards A Good Man

This card is notably plain. I find most embellishments are too, well, embellishmenty for a Manly Card. A little linen thread wouldn’t hurt here, but I honestly felt it was just right, just as it was. I think the gingham pattern on the DSP added enough interest.

One of the things I love about gingham is the even character of the pattern. Yes, I took the time to cut it so that the same row appeared on each edge, and yes, I measured my center panel so it would fit just so. I’m not an engineer (heaven forbid, we have plenty of those in my family, enough is enough), but I do love symmetry.

Maui Stamper Stampin Up Manly Cards A Good Man

This image is really simple to color. I try to work with the lines that Stampin’ Up! gives me to guide me in my dark-to-light balance. It helps to imagine the sun shining from one side or the other, but I’m not seeking perfection here, just a pleasing appearance.

Maui Stamper Stampin Up Manly Cards A Good Man

I colored quite a few of these and used different combinations and background papers. This is another retired paper from the Nature’s Poem series, and I think this is a perfect way to use up that stash. (Confess it: you have one too.)

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Happy (Sparkly) Birthday

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If I were in charge (and you should be glad this is not the case) I would not retire Perfect Pennants:

Maui Stamper Perfect Pennants Make A WishI would also not retire Back to Black DSP, unless of course I had a brand new, Black and White/Vanilla DSP waiting in the wings (that would blow my socks off).  Just sayin’ Stampin’ Up!

Maui Stamper Perfect Pennants Make A WishThis bold, masculine font does the trick for Manly birthday cards.  It goes into my permanent archives.

Maybe I should get a couple more packages of Back to Black…

You & Me

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Perfect Pennants is another catalog sleeper – full of great sentiments!

Maui Stamper Perfect Pennants You & Me

  • Stamps:  Perfect Pennants
  • Color Palette:  Basic Black, Basic Grey, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler
  • Accessories:  1 3/4″ circle punch, 2″ circle punch, hand-held stapler, Adventure Bound DSP, Cherry Cobbler Chevron Ribbon

The Adventure Bound DSP stack is full of gorgeous outdoor papers.  They’re well suited to many circumstances but are especially useful in making Manly Cards.

Maui Stamper Perfect Pennants You & MeAnd a staple is sort of tool-like, right?

Making Manly Cards

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There are a lot of wonderful men in my life, and I like to send cards to them.  But oh, do I struggle to come up with Manly Ideas!  This one is very loosely based on page 109 of the new catalog:

Maui Stamper Hip Hip Hooray

  • Stamps:  Just Sayin’, Hip Notes and Dictionary
  • Color Palette:  Real Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla and Bermuda Bay
  • Accessories:  Word Bubble Framelits, Mini Silver Brads, Corner Rounder punch

Maui Stamper Hip Hip Hooray

This is for my dad for Father’s Day:  a no-nonsense kind of card for a no-nonsense man.  He doesn’t say a lot, but he ends every phone call with “Love ya, kid” and I know he means it.  I’m looking forward to seeing him and my Mom for a few days before convention.  That’s coming soon!

 

 

I would gladly pay you Tuesday…

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For a hamburger today!

Stampin' Up! Maui Stamper Manly Burger CardALMOST looks good enough to eat, eh?

You can do this with just a few punches and some paper. I’m generally not a big fan of punch art but this was too perfect for a Dad card. Here you go:

Stampin' Up! Maui Stamper Manly Burger CardBirthday or Father’s Day, either way this card is a winner! We’re making this one at the Manly Cards class on May 5. There are still a few spots – let me know if you would like to join us.

And I am very sorry to report that not only is the First Editions dsp retiring, but it is sold out. We can only cross our fingers and hope that Stampin’ Up! Has something better in store in the new catalog. 😉

Once in a while you need a Manly Card

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And oh, do those Manly cards pose a challenge!!

Manly cards are not lacy.  They don’t have bling or pearls.  They don’t have glitter, either – at least not in my house!!  Mr. Maui Stamper Does Not Like Glitter.  In general, they are very lean on embellishment.

What’s a stamper to do?

Stampin' Up! Maui Stamper Manly Squares Birthday

  • Wacky Wishes (hostess) stamp set
  • Designer Type polymer stamp set
  • My Paper Pumpkin Intro kit stamp
  • Naturals White, River Rock, Not Quite Navy, Lucky Limeade, Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze card stock
  • Not Quite Navy, Lucky Limeade, Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze FFIP
  • Large oval punch
  • Postage stamp punch
  • Scallop Square punch
  • 1 inch square punch
  • 1 1/4 inch square punch
  • Natural 7/16 inch trim
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals

I cased Wendy Weixler, an immensely talented Artisan Award Stampin’Up! demonstrator.  The use of repeating shapes isn’t unusual, but most often I have seen repeated circles and I loved that this was squares.  Talk about using up scraps!

This is one of the cards we’ll make at my Manly Card class on May 5, and if you’re going to be on Maui that day you are very welcome to join us!

Yesterday during the blog tour I was TERRIBLY tempted to share something that had me literally rolling on the floor, but I ultimately decided it was too much of a distraction to the flow of the tour.  However, today I have no such conscientious objections.

Last Wednesday night I stayed up very, very late stamping.  The Fountain of Creative Juices was flowing and I was taking advantage of it!  Crystal and I were texting pictures back and forth – it’s a kind of virtual stamp camp for the two of us.  About 11:30pm I get this weird image with no message…took me forever to realize what it was, but it took about 3 seconds to fall on the floor in hysterical laughter once I got it!  Definitely a moment to savor – and she blogged it, so check THIS out.

You’re welcome.