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Beyond The Basics, Crafts For The Boys, Thank You Crafts · June 7, 2022

Baby Wipe Technique Wave of Inspiration Thank You Card

Have you tried the baby wipe technique with your stamps yet?

When I saw the Waves of Inspiration stamp set in the 2022 – 2023 Stampin’ Up!® catalogue, I knew straight away that the baby wipe technique was a MUST.

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What you need

This Wave of Inspiration card uses a Pool Party base. A 14.2 cm x 10 cm piece of Basic White card is stamped with the wave using the baby wipe technique. The clouds and label are cut from Basic White card using the Waves Dies. The gulls are stamped using Basic Grey and the sentiment is stamped in Pacific Point. A piece of Pacific Point card is threaded through the label and wrapped behind the Basic White card front.

To prepare for the baby wipe technique, lay two or three baby wipes inside an open stamp case. Try to find the plain baby wipes without an embossed image. I used three re-inker colours: Pool Party, Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point.

Baby Wipe Technique Card Recipe

It really is an easy card to make. Follow the instructions below.

Onto the baby wipes that have been laid out inside an empty stamp case add lots of drops of Pool Party from the re-inker. As the ink spreads add drops of Bermuda Bay re-inker in the white spaces between the drops of Pool Party. In a few white areas of the baby wipe add drops of Pacific Point re-inker.
As Pacific Point is the darker more dominant colour add more of the other colours and less of this colour to fill the white spaces.
When the ink on the baby wipe has spread and there is no more white space, the baby wipe is ready to be used like an ink pad.
Using the wave stamp from Waves of Inspiration stamp set, press it onto the baby wipe. Don’t move the stamp around, if you can avoid it. Really press down onto the baby white to get the wave completely inked up.
Stamp the wave image onto the Basic White card front, about 2 cm up from the base.
Clean your stamp and close the stamp case. The baby wipes should stay moist for further stamping over the next few days.
Stamp the gulls in Basic Grey.
Adhere the clouds to the card front.
Take a strip of Pacific Point card that fits through the stamped label. Apply a dab of glue to the back of the label and thread the Pacific Point card through.
Apply glue to the back of the Pacific Point strip and adhere to the card front, just along the bottom of the stamped image, centring the label.
Fold the Pacific Point strip ends to behind the card front. Adhere in place.
Adhere the card front to the card base using multipurpose glue.

Product List

Waves Of Inspiration Cling Stamp Set (English) $39.00	Waves Dies $60.00	Waves Of Inspiration Bundle (English) $90.75	Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad $14.00
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill $7.00	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill $7.00	Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill $7.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock $18.00
Pool Party A4 Card Stock $16.25	Pacific Point A4 Card Stock $16.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $7.00

This would make a great card to give to any ocean lover. It’s a little masculine which would be great for a guy. Here’s some other cards for guys that I have done.

Thank you for stopping by today. I am excited to explore ways you can save time and organise your card making supplies so that busy card makers like you can make more cards, more often. That’s what it means to be ‘eager to stamp’!

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Crafts For The Boys, Thank You Crafts · August 10, 2021

Best Male Thank You Card for Father’s Day

Male thank you cards are notoriously difficult to find, so why not make your own!

Do you think this is shabby chic for men?

Or is it a grungy male thank you card?

I’m keen to hear your thoughts!

Today’s card features the Whiskey Business stamp set, Pattern Party patterned paper and leaves from the Meadow Dies.

See more Masculine card ideas here.

Male Thank You Card Recipe Preparation

Cinnamon Cider card stock A-frame card base.
14.5 cm x 10 cm Granny Apple Green Pattern Party patterned paper.
14.5 cm x 10 cm Pool Party Pattern Party patterned paper.
10. 5 cm x 8 cm Basic White card stock.
Extra pieces of Basic White and Cinnamon Cider card stock.
Cinnamon Cider & Early Expresso ink pads.
Pale Papaya and Crumb Cake Stampin’ blends.
Whiskey Business stamp set.
Meadow dies – cut one leaf image in Cinnamon Cider.

Male Thank You Card Construction

Stamp the Whiskey decanter and glass in Early Expresso on the Basic White card.
Using Cinnamon Cider ink pad, stamp the sentiment on the spare piece of Basic White.
Colour the liquid inside the decanter and glass using the Light Pale Papaya Stampin’ Blend.
Using the Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend highlight the shading on the decanter and the glass. Lightly go over the colouring in with Light Pale Papaya one more time to blend in any lines.
Cut the sentiment apart and apply dimensionals to the reverse side. Adhere to the images.
Using a distress tool, rough up the top and bottom edges of the Basic White layer. Rough up the top and left side only of the Pool Party Pattern Party patterned paper.
Glue at an angle onto the Granny Green Pattern Party patterned paper. Trim the Pool Party overhang.
Distress the top and left side only of the patterned paper layer.
Adhere the patterned paper layer to the card base, aligning the right and bottom edges flush with each other.
Spritz the Cinnamon Cider leaf with water and gently squish between fingers. Sponge a small amount on Cinnamon Cider ink on the edges of the leaves. Cut the leaf apart and adhere a large leaf to the top right and two more leaves at the bottom left, where they will peak out from under the Basic White layer.
Adhere Stampin’ Dimensionals to the reverse of the Basic White layer and adhere to the card front.

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Product List

Whiskey Business Cling Stamp Set (English) $33.00	Meadow Dies $66.00	Cinnamon Cider A4 Cardstock $15.25	Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin’ Pad $13.00
Basic White A4 Cardstock $17.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad $13.00	Pale Papaya Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack $15.50	Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack $15.50
Stampin’ Dimensionals $6.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $7.00

Thank you for stopping by today. I am excited to explore different ways we can use our craft stash. It is my mission that every stamp set purchased never sits unused on a shelf! That’s what it means to be ‘eager to stamp’! Finding the time and using the product {smile}

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Beyond The Basics, Fancy Fold Friday, Technique & Tutorial Tuesday, Thank You Crafts · October 12, 2020

Fun Fold Thank You – Playing with the Z Fold

Welcome! I’m showing you my Fun Fold Thank You card that I’ll be sending out to my Stampin’ Up!® customers that purchased from me this month.

Thank you for joining our us for our Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator Monthly Team Blog Hop! We are so happy that you could join us today for this blog hop of ideas and creative inspiration. We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from around the world that are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin’ Up!® business and reach some goals we have set. We really appreciate your support.

You may be starting here or have come from another blog – either way you can find the link list at the bottom of this post so that you can see every blog post and idea today.

Regular readers will know how much I LOVE this bundle! It never fails to be my go-to set when I need a card in a hurry. This Fun Fold Thank You card comes together very quickly but packs a whole bunch of WOW!

I went with a basic Z Fold on a base of Pool Party and placed a stamped mat of Whisper White on it. Then I wrapped a long piece of Pool Party sheer ribbon around the middle of the card and tied into into a bow to the right of the fold. When I was happy with the bow placement I adhered the ribbon on the folded card front.

After that I adhered the die cut sunflower over the top of the ribbon, leaving half the sunflower centre hanging of the edge. I kept the centre attached and adhered some sequins from the Woven Threads packet.

To complete the card I stamped the sentiment with Versamark onto black card stock. Sprinkled white embossing powder over it and heat embossed. Next I fussy cut the “bunch” saying from the main sentiment and set to the side while I fussy cut the rest of the sentiment. Finally I mounted the “THANKS A” with dimensionals onto the card front and adhered the “bunch” saying below (no dimensionals).

Fun Fold Thank You Baby Wipe Stamping Technique

Have you tried the Baby Wipe Technique? As a lover of colour, it’s one of my favourite techniques!

The colours I decided to go with were Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana and Granny Apple Green.

Using an empty stamp case I layered a clean baby wipe on the base. I then chose my reinker colours. I decided Coastal Cabana would be the sunflower centre and Pool party would dominate the top and bottom areas of the stamped image. Drops of Bermuda Bay and Granny Green Apple were given the left and right sides respectively. After watching the spread of colour I sprinkled some more drops of Pool Party to ‘fill-in’ some of the gaps.

I was sparing on the dominate Bermuda Bay and Granny Apple Green, but looking at my card I think a bit more Granny Apple Green could have worked.

Fun Fold Thank You card using baby wipe technique

When I was happy with the spread of the ink (i.e. no more gaps), I pressed the large sunflower image into the baby wipe. Just press. Don’t lift and repress like you would on an ink pad. After giving the stamp a good press down onto the baby wipe, lift and check that you are happy with the ink distribution.

On my first go I realised the ink area needed to be wider to fit the large stamp. So I added more drops of ink from the reinkers. I cleaned the stamp and pressed down into the baby wipe.

Lift. Check. Stamp. {smile}

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Baby Wipe Technique Wave of Inspiration Thank You Card

What you need

Baby Wipe Technique Card Recipe

Amie

HELPING YOU TO FIND TIME TO CREATE, ESCAPE SUPPLY CHAOS AND MAKE MORE CARDS!