I need cards for men! ie. NO FLOWERS!

 Good afternoon. y'all. Hope everyone is doing well. I had hoped to have this out earlier this morning, but life took over. I am trying to help grandkids with virtual school and keep the stamping thing going at the same time. Time is a crunch at the moment. I recently did a card for one of my hostess clubs using this set and I love it! It was a fun fold and fun to make! I hope you like it also. I think manly cards are a little more difficult to come up with sometimes. The new suite Well Suited is perfect for the men in your life! 

For this card, you will need:

Handsomely Suited (154444)

Suit and Tie Dies (154322)

Well Suited Designer Series Paper (154562)

Basic Gray Cardstock (121044)

Basic White Cardstock (159276)

Magneta Madness Inkpad (153117)

Light Smokey Slate Blends (154904)

Card Measurements

Cardbase is 4.25" x 5.5"

Basic Gray flap is 2.75" x 10.5" scored at 5.25"

DSP is 4 x 5.25"; 2.5" x 5.25"

(2) pieces Basic White 2.5" x 5.25"

scraps for die cut tie and collar

Dimensionals for collar.

Center the back of the flap piece on the cardbase and glue down with a .25" border at the top and bottom. Place the DSP covering the flap and cardbase.

Stamp the saying on the inside in Basic Gray ink. Adhere making sure it is centered behind the front flap.

Cut the v shape from the dies set in the smaller piece of DSP. Attach this piece to the front Basic white layer, then adhere to front flap .25" from the top,even with your bottom layer of DSP.

Cut collar fron Basic white scrape. Stamp tie in Magenta Madness and lightly brush with the Light Smokey Slate Blend.  Cut with the tie die.

Attach the collar with dimenionals and adhere the tie with adhesive to the middle of the front flap to look like a shirt with tie. Done! Isn't this card cute and it could be used for so many different occasions. With 3 brothers in law, 3 grandsons, a son and son in law, I think this set is a keeper for me. I'm thinking of all kinds of other ideas for this set. If you liked this post, please leave a comment and let me know you were here. Thanks,have a great day and I'll be back on Friday with more inspiration. Be blessed,

                                              Cindy

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Surprise! Happy New Year!!!

 Hello again!  Happy New Year from the whole family! It's been over a year since I decided to let the blog go for a while. But I have missed it. I know many of you follow me on other social media sites and that is really easier, but I believe I can provide more information for you here at Stamping In Dixie. So look forward to more posts, tutorials, card samples, and announcements. Thank you for following along on this creative journey. I hope to offer encouragement and inspiration along with stampin' and crafting community! I am praying for 2021 to be a great year. 

My word for this year is INTENTIONAL. The definition is "done on purpose or deliberate". I want to be very intentional about my relationships, my health choices, my time, and my finances. What do you want for yourself in 2021?  At life level 62, I know more than ever if I do not make plans, I accomplish very little and waste a lot of the precious time God has given me. Thank you for following along and I hope you will join me on this journey for 2021! Let's make it a great year! Have a great day, be blessed, and be a blessing to those around you, then you will be truly blessed!

Happy World Card Making Day!!!!!

Yes! there really is such a thing! October 1st is World card making day! I love it, of course, a whole day devoted to making cards and this year is really special because I get to meet with my oldest running hostess club "Stampin' Sisters". Most of these ladies have been with me for a very long time.
My first club started in Feb. of 2009. My dear friend Debbie Whitman and my momma, Bille Richmond were in that group. Linda Cooper joined us in April of 2010. These 3 ladies have been with me for 8-9 years. Stephanie  Roberti is our hostess for our World Card making day workshop. she placed her first order 2 Old Olive markers in December 2010 and joined the club in January 2011. We have had some awesome, talented and creative ladies join us for a season here and there, but the main part of this group has been together for a long time. We have all build amazing friendships and enjoy getting together once a month and catching up while we create beautiful cards. We have experienced weddings, babies, big birthdays, sadly a divorce, and military deployments. I am so honored and thankful to have each of these ladies in my life. Truly, it was one of the biggest reasons I started this adventure. I wanted to make some new friends who would enjoy sharing this creative hobby together. Mission Accomplished! God bless and have a great day.

What's happening in your neck of the woods?

Labor day is over and I guess you can say it is officially Fall. Not like calender officially, but we are into football, hurricane season, and pumpkin spice everything! Fall holidays are not that far away. Stampin' Up is offering a great Paper Pumpkin this month for Halloween. We will be surprised with the exact projects, but we know there are enough supplies for 24 projects included in this Toil and Trouble kit. If you would like to take advantage of it for just this month you can, as long as you sign up, order- by September 10th.  You can subscribe to the monthly kit, or prepay purchase 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or 12 months. Check out the options here. Got to run. Have a great day and be blessed. Stop back by for more Halloween ideas and other alternatives. Spreading joy one card at a time!
                                                  Love stamping in Dixie,
                                                                   Cindy

Are we really getting ready for Fall? Stampin' Friends Blog Hop

Where, Oh where did my summer go? School has started, but it's still summer people! And now we are gearing up for everything pumpkin spice! Before you know it we will be heading into the Holiday Season! Halloween, Thanksgiving Christmas, and New Year's celebrations will be here before you can say Jack O'lantern! This is really a good exercise for me because I tend to procrastinate and am always scrambling at the last minute. This year I will have Halloween done early! Well, at least planned early. So thank you for joining us on the Stampin' Friends Fall Blog Hop today. As always I know you will be inspired by the projects you see from this group of talented stampers. I hope you enjoy mine and keep on hopping! Please leave your comments along the way. It really makes us do the happy dance!
My granddaughter Cadie picked out this stamp set. She is an old cat woman at 11! She loved the Kitty and Dog in this fun Halloween stamp set. I used Basic Black, Granny Apple Green, and Whisper White cardstock. Add in a piece of the DSP and that awesome Black Foil.

 From the new Holiday Catalog-
Stamp set Treat or Tweet,
DSP Toil and Trouble,
Black Foil Sheets, Black 3/8" Glittered Organdy ribbon, Swirls and Curls Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.
I used the new Granny Apple Green Blends pen in light, and the Smoky Slate Blends pens in dark and light.

For my 3-d projects, I did a quick candy bag using the 3 x 6 gusseted cello bags, tied with the 1/8" Black Cord and a 1 1/2" circle punch.

Love some candy corn! the bat and frog where cut from the Toil and Trouble DSP (Hint there is a matching stamp set and framelits!).
Cute, but want to take it up a notch or two?
I used a 6" x 11" piece of DSP and the Gift Bag punch board to make a cute little treat bag. Then created an adorable tag to tie on it using Mango Melody Cardstock, Toil and Trouble DSP, more Glittered Ribbon.  Isn't the little witch just the cutest thing. I loved her holding the frog over the cauldron. And in honor of Cadiebug there had to be a cat at her feet.
I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek into the New Holiday Catalog coming soon. There are more Fall goodies for you to play with going soon! Please continue on to Katja Ettig's blog to see what amazing things she has created. Have a great day and be blessed and be a blessing to those around you!

Love stamping in Dixie,
                    Cindy

ONLY during August!

Summertime, Summertime! Stampin' Friends Blog hop

Thanks for joining us today on the Stampin' friends Blog hop. I know you are enjoying all the great projects from this talented group of stampers and crafters. I have been traveling a lot already this summer with 2 weeks in the UK and a few days in Panama City, FL, where I attended my niece's wedding. It was lovely.
The fun stamping stuff I've been working on, besides wedding favors for Lauren's wedding, are projects using the new In Colors. It usually takes we a little while to warm up to the new colors each year. I really do like the brightness of this year's In Color collection. Have you picked a favorite yet? I love the Lovely Lipstick and Blueberry Bushel, but the Pineapple Punch is pretty awesome also. I used the In Color DSP as the focal point for these simple notecards. And love that coordinating ribbon! The Lovely Lipstick card shows both sides of the DSP.
 I also used the DSP to make these sweet candy treats to hand it to my customers picking up their catalogs. I squatty triangle is a sour cream container using DSP that is 3 x 6. It holds 3 kisses. The small candy bars I brought home from Scotland! They are gold!!! I simply cut the length of the bar and wrapped and adhere in the back. I added the ribbon because I LOVE RIBBON! and also it will help hold the candy in place.  Here's a close up of the sour cream container.             
 I hope you enjoyed these projects and please continuing hopping. I know you will love all the great ideas you see. Have a great day and be blessed!

Love Stamping in Dixie,
               Cindy