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For today’s project I wanted to use the new Hats Off Bundle from the Stampin’ Up!© 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue.

My initial inspiration for using this bundle was from a family holiday experience back in 2017. Rob and I travelled with our daughters, Ashleigh and Kate, to the US for four weeks. During our stay in San Fransisco we hired bicycles, from ‘Burning Saddles’ and rode these bikes from Fishermans’ Wharf to Sausalito. At one of our stops Rob left his Tasmanian Cradle Mountain cap on the picnic table. He had trekked the Cradle Mountain walk with his friend, and our best man, Ed Manley.

To begin with, I knew that I wanted to create three different caps for the project. I also knew that I wanted the brims of each cap to be of different colours.

I also used several cardstock, Classic Stampin’ Pads and Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack colours – Basic Black, Basic White, Cinnamon Cider, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive and Poppy Parade.

I created three different caps and needed to make a slimline card to accommodate them. Each cap was created using a different combination of colours and features. The card at the bottom of the card was actually insired by a cap worn by a man I saw ordering a coffee at my local cafe this morning.

The cardbase front measures 8-1/2″x 4″. I cut a piece of In Good Taste Designer Series Paper to use as a later on the card front – 8-1/4″x 3-3/4″. Using three of the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack twines, I double wrapped the twine before tying it off in a simple knot. Then I adhered one of the caps under the twine using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The other two caps were then adhered, also using Dimensionals. The sentiments were stamped and cut using one of Stitched Rectangle Dies.

The front of the envelope has three smaller die cut caps overlayed

For the card insert I cut the mini baseball cap in each of the five different colours used for the card front. Then I stacked them on top of each other to create this awesome cap stack. Does this look like a cap stack that someone you know has? Who would you send this card to?

Happy CAP stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Hats Off Bundle [158361] $61.00	Hats Off Photopolymer Stamp Set [155483] $30.00	Hat Builder Dies [155964] $38.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $37.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Cinnamon Cider A4 Cardstock [153083] $15.25	Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086] $15.25
Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $15.25	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

Hello to each of you who have popped by today to see what I have been ‘up to’. Thank you for your interest – it is very much appreciated.

Today’s project is actually a day late. This was meant to be my project for this week’s Freshly Brewed Project blog hop, yesterday. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to print the photo I needed in time. My new Canon Selphy printer arrived Tuesday and it took me until Wednesday to get it connected and working.

This week’s theme was Creating with Kits. I had chosen the ‘For the Guys’ Card Kit for this blog challenge.

I started by making the cards using the two layouts.

The really great thing about this kit is the variety of greetings you can use for these cards.

After I made the cards and I needed to think about how to use this kit differently, I immediately thought of a holiday Rob and I enjoyed several years ago. After an amazing Alaskan cruise, we returned to Vancouver and drove to Kamloops and across into the Rockies before heading down to Calgary (before flying into Salt Lake City).

The mountains and lake card reminded me of the lakes we visited in the Rockies. So my alternative use for this part of the kit was to create a memory keeping page.

I have kept the layout very true to the original card and simply cut it down to fit into one of the 6″x 8″ pockets for the coordinating album. Then I used the same colours to create my journalling insert. The Playful Alphabet Dies were perfect to cut the title for this page. I used Adhesive Sheets to easily attach the letters to the cardstock.

After printing this photo, of Rob and I, it was adhered to a base layer of coordinating cardstock so that I could journal the date these photos were taken.

These are the stamps that are included in the kit. If you like the idea of creating cards for the men in your, make sure you contact me to find out how to order it (if you live in Australia, of course). This is really a truly versatile kit to make cards for ‘For the Guys’.

How many men are in your life that you could make different cards for?

Make sure you see what my lovely Freshly Brewed friends have been creating:

Happy stamping – using kits!

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

For The Guys Card Kit (English) [156988] $33.00	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $15.25	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $15.25	Variety Pack 6" X 8" Photo Pocket Pages [144205] $10.50
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

Hello and welcome to my Wednesday post. Thank you for popping by – whether you’re a first time visitor or have been by before, I am so pleased that you are here.

For this project, I combined the All Squared Away Bundle with the Checks & Dots Embossing Folders, as well as some other new products.

I started by cutting three of the four floral dies in Basic White cardstock. Then I used a Blending Brush to apply some Granny Apple Green ink across each of the squares. I adhered these three squares to the left-hand side of the Basic Black card base.

The next step was to measure the remaining space on the card front. I cut a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock to those measurements and added texture by using the Checks embossing folder. Then I used one of the Basic Border Dies to cut card, as you can see on the image. Cutting the flower shapes to position over the top of each square was my next task. My favourite flower shape is the one I cut using Real Red cardstock.

The birthday greeting, from the All Squared Away Stamp Set, was stamped in Pumpkin Pie and cut using the Stitched Rectangles Dies. I love knowing that I can create square shapes using the Stitched Rectangles Dies.

I have been using lengths of textured wallpaper for my photo backgrounds for a while now; but, I think it’s time I found some more professional backgrounds. Add that to my list of things to do. I hope to have something new soon.

This card is an interesting combination of curved, straight and angled lines; as well as vivid colours.

What do you think? I would love to hear from you.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

All Squared Away Bundle (English) [158382] $78.25	All Squared Away Cling Stamp Set [155087] $40.00	Floral Squares Dies [155961] $47.00	Basic Borders Dies [155558] $50.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00
Checks & Dots Embossing Folders [155432] $14.00	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels [150457] $10.50	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $15.25
Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $15.25	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00
Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00