Barks Marvin Masculine Dog card: Grrrrrrrrrr

Hello all!  I have been playing with this new to me stamp set. I purchased it recently at a creative reuse store, Scrap it up. The stamp set from Stampers Anonymous is called Barks Marvin the Crime Solving Dog. I was ecstatic to score such a great set of just a few dollars.  I pulled out some premade backgrounds and started stamping away with this new set.  I created several cards. This was my husband's favorite.

Since it was my husband's favorite, I figured it was the most masculine of the bunch, but they are are truly masculine cards.  

My husband did note this image isn't as clear as some of the others which were stamped and embossed with pretty much the same ingredients.  I believe it is the kraft paper. These images were also pretty large.  I put this on a 5x7" card.

Ingredients:

Stampers Anonymous Barks Marvin: The Crime Solving Dog stamps

A muse French Roast ink

Woven Tapestry embossing powder

Tim Holtz Sizzix Harlequin embossing folder

Distress inks a green and a blue on tag

kraft tag

velvet brad

misc card stock and papers including Bazzill

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-200-dogs-andor-cats.html until 8.5.25x

https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-818-masculine.html until 8.5.25x

https://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/07/favourite-cats-or-dogs-and-why.html until 8.6.25x

Dogs because I am dog person.  As an adult I have only had dogs as pets. I am just a dog person...love my Sparky!

https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/257-masculine-card.html until 8.9.25x

https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2025/07/67-layer-it-up.html until 8.14.25x

https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2025/08/challenge-97.html until 8.29.25x

https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2025/08/nbus-challenge-77.html until 8.31.25 (C9)x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html until 8.31.25x

Thanks for stopping by today.

Alicia

Stampin Up Whiskey Business Father's Day cards

Greetings.  I am posting some recent cards I created for the holiday. I have had this set for a while and this year I was determined to make Father's Day cards with it.  I got my motivation when I recently participated in Justine Hovey's Fearless Card Making challenge.  Although using premade pieces was not an actual part of the challenge I was inspired to do so by the challenge.  Essentially, Justine gave us "deep thoughts on card making".  One of the these questions to think about was what is holding you up?  And I have piles of ideas/half made cards that have stalled because of my indecisiveness.  I was motivated to grab some pieces, stamp and die cut more to create these cards.

The first card began with the idea of using the Whiskey Business set and the embossed and inked wood grain background.  It ripped on the edge and I just added it to my embossed background pile.  Every time I picked it up, I was like ugh...I can't use this.  However, this go round I was inspired to die cut the piece and get rid of the ripped area.  I experimented with Distress inking on this panel.  I wasn't that happy with it but I was encouraged by the challenge to push on through and make a card.  

The inside of the card is where I stamped the Father's Day sentiment.

Here is a second card I made with same stamp set.  I colored the pieces the same but here I used a different sentiment.  I sent this one to my friend's father who turned 101 this month.  this one began with the premade card base.  I went with one layer die cut panel.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Whiskey Business stamps and dies

Copic Markers:  B00, Y32, YR18, E35

Spectrum Noir: Bright Orange

Prismacolor: Cool Grey 10% and 20%

I would like to enter these in the following challenges:

https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/227-b-is-for.html until 6.16 B is for Bourbonx

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/06/Challenge-168.html until 6.16x

https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/fathers-dayspecial-man.html until 6.21x

https://cardz4guyz.blogspot.com/2024/06/349-fathers-day-uk-us.html until 6.24x

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2024/06/challenge-674-make-it-masculine.html until 6.27x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2024/06/welcome-to-elizabeth-craft-designs-for.html until 7.1(rectangles are my favorite shape)x

https://alohafridaychallenge.blogspot.com/2024/06/aloha-friday-challenge-11-masculine.html until 7.2

Thank you for stopping by

Alicia

Scrapbook.com Boots cards with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome to this week's inspiration for Atlantic Hearts Challenge.  I cut lots of little bits and pieces to create some unique boots using the Scrapbook.com Disco dies.  I had these small scraps of floral paper that began this pair.  I added complimentary pieces and layered on a goldenrod background.  

Here is the sketch.  I used the same goldenrod paper and more papers from Scrapbook.com Vacation paper pad to create the strips.  I die cut more pieces for the scallop.

I adhered all the die cut pieces and strips to a neutral card base.

I made a masculine version as well using a few different products.  Lawn Fawn paper for the strips and I die cut barbed wire from metallic paper.

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Baked Brown Sugar

Scrapbook.com Disco dies

Scrapbook.com Howdy sentiment stamps and dies

Scrapbook.com Vacation paper pad

lace border dies (feminine version)

Cheery Lynn Designs Barbed Wire (masculine version)

misc card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/krafty-chicks-challenge-714-stamps.html until 5.8x

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/05/cut-it-up-challenge-303-add-sentiment.html until 5.15x

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/05/wk-9-anything-goes-card-making-paper.html until 5.17x

https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2024/05/may-2024-stencil-fun-challenge.html until 5.28x

https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2024/05/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-may.html until 5.30x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2024/05/may-2024-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html until 5.31x

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/fqgs-16-theme-is-afcg-and-partner-qkrs.html until 6.5x

https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/miucb-71-anything-goes-optional-inlaid.html until 6.18x

Don't forget to play along with Atlantic Hearts Challenge until Sunday.

Have a great day!

Alicia

Graphic 45 and Stampin Up Handsomely Suited with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome today.  Here's a Father's Day card I made recently.  I ended up not sending this one this year.  I will keep it in my stash.  I used some new to me Stampin' Up stamps and die with Graphic 45 papers.

Here's the sketch which I turned 90 degrees.

Here's another view.

Ingredients:

Stampin' Up Handsomely Suited stamps and dies

Stampin' Up Bravo Burgundy ink

Graphic 45 Proper Gentleman papers plus

black gems

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/2023/06/make-it-masculine.html until 6.21.23jff

https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2023/06/cupcake-inspiration-challenge-571.html until 6.23.23x

http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.com/2023/06/324-fathers-day-uk-usa.html until 6.25.23

http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-104-use-dies.html until 6.26.23x

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/06/cut-it-up-challenge-280-masculine.html until 6.28.23

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-155-for-june-manboy-dt-call.html until 6.28.23x

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/06/june-2023-anything-goes.html until 6.30.23

http://2sistersontheblog.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-75.html until 6.30.23x

https://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/06/june-2023-vintage.html until 6.30.23x

Don't forget to play along until Sunday.

Thanks for stopping by

Alicia

Cricut Father's Day - Man of the House for Bitten by the Bug 2

Welcome to the latest challenge for Bitten by the Bug 2 - For the Guys.  I made a couple of neat Father's Day cards. The first one was super easy.  Picking the card stock was the hardest part.  The cut is from Father's Day Card.

This image is cut from Father's Day-Best Dad Ever.  I love the muscle car image with the flames.  I found this retro patterned paper in my stash.  I feel it really brought the card together.  I was having trouble with Cricut Design Space and could not save my project the first time around.  I had to start over and forgot to resize this car.  So it is slightly oversized for this 5"x7" card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2021/06/june-2021-challenge-88-crafts-galore.html until 6.28x

http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2021/06/june-challenge-for-boys.html until 6.30x

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html until 6.30x

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to play along at Bitten by the Bug For the Guys challenge

Alicia