Masculine Birthday Card with Distress Inks and Stenciling

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This card was fun to make - it was my first time using Texture Paste with one of my Tim Holtz stencils.   My hubby is a car guy and I'm always looking for craft supplies that I can use on his birthday cards or scrapbook pages.  This Tim Holtz Treads stencil is perfect!

I started with a light gray cardstock and tinted the Ranger Texture Paste with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink.  I laid the stencil on a diagonal across my cardstock then filled it in with Texture Paste. 

Once it was dry, I started distressing the cardstock with more Hickory Smoke Distress Ink. 

I went over it a few times so I could get a lot of colour in between the tire treads. 

I blended the Hickory Smoke Distress Ink all around the edges of the cardstock.  Then I added a bit of Stormy Sky Distress Ink - the ink pad was really wet compared the rest that I bought (leaked in packaging), and it went on heavy so I blended it out as best as I could.

I used my CTMH Ink Blot Stamp set (retired) with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink and Faded Jeans Distress Oxide Ink and stamped randomly over the top and bottom.   

 I added some Black Rhinestones and stamped the Happy Birthday (retired) with Ranger Black Archival Ink. 

Inside I stamped another sentiment and the Hot Rod is from CTMH Maximum Power stamp set (retired).

Bash My Stash: Red & White Birthday Layout with Scrapbook Paper from Michaels

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Another layout using up my stash of scrapbook paper from Michaels. I kept it simple with a Red & White theme and added a little contrast with a pre-cut zigzag border from an old kit in my stash.

Supplies Used:

• Birthday Scrapbook Paper - Michaels
• Red Embossed Cardstock - Michaels
• Yellow ZigZag - Die Cut Kit
• Red Glitter Paper - American Crafts
• Recollections White Cardstock
• Carousel Cricut Cartridge - Balloons
• Close To My Heart Artiste Cricut Cartridge - Birthday Boy Title

Bash My Stash: Using Up Really Old Scrapbook Paper (1997)

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I'm not sure when I bought this scrapbook paper but the tear off strip has 1997© on it.    Since my goal is to use up as much of my stash this year as possible I decided to use it for this layout of our front door renovation.

I used a sketch from the Scrapbook Generation e-book:  Simply Sketches Ebook: 4x6 Only (One-Page Layouts)

Supplies Used:

• Tool Scrapbook Paper - Design Originals
• Recollections Solid Cardstock
• Recollections Brads
• Handy Man Cricut Cartridge - Fixing Up The Place Title
• Ribbons & Rosettes Cricut Cartridge - Stamp Border

Bash My Stash: Layout using SU Razzleberry Lemonade DSP

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Working my way through my pictures from 2002 and bashing as much of my paper stash as possible.  I've been going to the paper holder with my old Recollections and Stampin Up papers before looking at anything newer.    The Razzleberry Lemonade DSP has always been one of my favourite SU products. I love the vibrant colours.

I used a sketch from the Scrapbook Generation e-book:  Simply Sketches Ebook: 4x6 Only (One-Page Layouts)

My daughter with her pet rabbit, Chocolate. 

Supplies Used:

• CTMH White Daisy Cardstock
• SU Razzleberry Lemonade DSP
• SU Rich Razzleberry Cardstock
• Recollections Solid Cardstock (Pink & Yellow)
• Recollections Enamel Glitter Gems
• Kate's ABC's Cricut Cartridge - Adorable Title
• Creative Cards Cricut Cartridge - Flowers
• Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge - Circle Scallop Doily
• Cricut Basic Shapes (included with Design Space) - Circle 
• Bits and Pieces Cricut Cartridge - Banner
• Giraffe Font - Cricut Access