To prepare for our move in a few weeks, I'm getting a jump on all the cards I'm going to need in June and July. One of them is for my brother-in-law who is turning 60, which meant he needed a number-specific card. I don't normally show them ahead of time, but I'm fairly certain he won't be visiting my blog and it features the May Stamp of the Month (SOM) which retires in about a week. I wish I could take credit for the card design, but I flat-out stole it from this card. I created my own…

Thankfully, it's not my 60th Birthday...yet! ;) This week we celebrated my hubby's 60th and one of our dear friend's 60th birthday too! So, today I'm sharing the "custom" cards I made for each of them using my Cricut machine and the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge. This one is Jim's (aka Mr Wonderful). I used Kraft cardstock and a rustic striped designer paper. On top of this I layered on a piece of brown cardstock embossed with the woodgrain folder. The numbers 6-0 were cut out with the Cricut…

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Hi there Someone in our house had a milestone birthday last week, so I made this double easel card to celebrate. This is a really simple fancy fold but has a wow factor to it. I started with a thick Whisper White card base and then added the black easel panel to the front. The black, gold and white candle design paper from the Broadway Bound Specialty paper was added to the the back panel. The numbers were cut from a sheet of the designer paper. I adhered them to Whisper White first to make…

Time for another birthday, this time for my son, Matt. He's currently stationed at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, so I don't get to see him and his family very often. But I always remember the day he was born, and today, celebrate. I love Night of Navy and Crumb Cake for a masculine card, don't you? I turned to Everything Amazing for my images, and then remembered the Merry Christmas dies, which has this wonderful "Happy" die. Isn't it perfect for a birthday? A Night of Navy card base…

5 Ways to create Handmade Masculine cards created by UK Stampin Up Demonstrator Sarah Phelan from Sarah's Stampin Retreat using products from Stampin Up!

I've made 18 cards on my new YouTube video, lots of ideas for your next male or non-girly card! Click on the left of the image to take you to the video. XOX Lucy Background dies from Inlovearts: https://bit.ly/45kK9AW - Use code LUCY25 to receive 25% off your order. (You can find specific product links in the video description) #cardmaking #makingcards #handmadecard #handmadecards #birthdaycard #birthdaycards #malecards #malecard #fathersdaycard #fathersdaycards #masculinecard…

I am loving this bundle and jumped at the chance to design a super special 40th birthday card for a friend's husband. I saw this design on Insta and put my spin on it with the supplies I had at hand. I love the idea of stamping the image over and over in the same colour ink as the cardstock. TIP: If you don't have the same ink colour, just ink your image in versamark!I combined the bundle with some die cuts & embellishments from the He's The Man Suite, DSP from the (soon to retire) Hey…