It's that time again, time to freak out with the Freaks on our monthly blog tour! If you've just arrived from Dawn Olchefske's blog, you are in the right spot!
But if you started right here, fear not! You can manage to get all
the way around the entire tour just by following the links at the
bottom of each post.
This post is going live on the evening of
the 19th, so if you find some posts in our tour have not yet posted,
please be patient. The entire tour should be accessible at some point
this evening. Keep checking back!
As you might have guessed, our theme this month is Stamping for the Men in Our Lives. I love making masculine cards! For my first card, I decided to do a more masculine Christmas card. Of course, what is more masculine than plaid, right? Lookie:
Ingredients: Stamps - Snowflake Soiree; Paper - Festival of Prints DSP, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Champagne Glimmer paper; Ink - Cherry Cobbler; Other - Snow Flurry Bigz die, Regals brads, gold brads, Orange Sharpie marker, Very Vanilla seam binding, sponge wedge, dimensionals.
MOJUS! (GOJUS in a manly way!) (YILM!) In order to get those fabulous copper brads on the side, I took some gold brads, put some Orange sharpie marker on each one then quickly blotted most of it off with my finger. It left just enough color behind to make them look like copper.
For my other card, I wanted to do something really cool and I think I achieved it. Lookie:
Ingredients: Stamps - Up, Up, and Away, Pennant Parade, Word Play; Paper - Neutrals Patterns Paper Stack, First Edition DSP, Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake; Ink - Baja Breeze, Cajun Craze, Summer Starfruit, Early Espresso; Other - Chevron embossing folder, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Bitty Punch pack, 1/2" circle punch, 2-1/2 circle punch, Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon, dimensionals, sponge wedges, Metallic brads, Early Espresso marker.
MOJUS! (YILM!) Sunbursts are everywhere these days, and I wanted to get on the bandwagon! To create this fabulous sunburst, I used one of the stamps from Pennant Parade. Cool eh? I am SO clever (but you knew that) and YILM! (and you knew that too!)
Well it's time for you to move on to my BFF Wendy Weixler's blog. I know she's got some really freaky good projects to show you! Ta!
Your cards are absolutely fabulous!
Posted by: Terri | October 19, 2012 at 08:49 PM
Jan, the hot air balloon card is amazing! Love all the yummy layers.
Posted by: Sandy M | October 19, 2012 at 09:08 PM
Very nice cards. I especially love the layered balloon card. Exceptional! :)
Posted by: Judy DiScipio | October 19, 2012 at 09:51 PM
Wonderful cards! I am a plaid lover...so really like the Christmas card! TFS!
Posted by: Carol Carriveau | October 20, 2012 at 12:02 AM
Oh MOJUSNESS!!!! It took me a while to work out your sunburst. It is a stunner - you still got *it* Jan Tink!
Posted by: Sherylee | October 20, 2012 at 02:59 AM
LOVE both of your cards! They are very cool, but the balloon card is up, up and away my favorite!
Posted by: Lisa Martz | October 20, 2012 at 07:30 AM
Oh my goodness, you hot air balloon card might be the coolest card I have ever seen in my life! I absolutely LOVE it! All of your work is amazing, but that one is an award-winner for sure! Thanks so much for sharing it.
Posted by: Shana Gaff | October 20, 2012 at 08:07 AM
You are AMAZING Jan! I love everything you do! (YILY)
Kim Smith
Posted by: Kim Smith | October 20, 2012 at 08:20 AM
Holy Cow... I LOVE your "Dreams" card! My jaw is on the table. Seriously. YYAA (that's Yes You Are Amazing). Wow!
Posted by: Sarah O. in VA | October 20, 2012 at 08:44 AM
Your snowflake card is so lovely. Amazing embellishing!
Posted by: Tinalala | October 20, 2012 at 09:56 AM
That balloon card is REALLY striking - fabulous details! Love it!
Posted by: Heather | October 20, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Wow, Jan! These are both stunning! Manly cards are hard, but you kicked butt with these!
Posted by: Rita | October 20, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Really like your cards Jan...especially like the snowflake!!!
Paper Hugs,
Jan
Posted by: Jan Castle | October 20, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Both cards are wonderful, but that starburst is a stroke of genius!! Love the colours and all the special details you add to your work!
Posted by: Doris | October 20, 2012 at 12:44 PM
OMG!!! That balloon card is utterly FABulous!!! The sunburst you've created is sooo clever (must case that one!!). Thanks for being such an inspiration...
Posted by: Amy White | October 20, 2012 at 02:09 PM
You are hilarious! I always enjoy reading your posts. I love both of these cards, but the sunburst is just plain genius!
Posted by: Deena Boos | October 20, 2012 at 11:17 PM
Both cards are fantastic, Jan!
Posted by: Stef Perry | October 21, 2012 at 01:09 AM
I love both cards but the balloon one is wonderful!
Sue Erickson
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Posted by: Sue Erickson | October 21, 2012 at 07:14 PM
Beautiful Christmas card or should I say gojus.
Posted by: Sylvia | October 21, 2012 at 08:01 PM
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE your Hot Air Balloon card!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A REAL STUNNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) SUPER JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Posted by: Becky Green | October 22, 2012 at 07:51 AM
I couldn't pass up commenting today on the best air balloon card I've ever seen. Everything about it is perfect from the layout, the paper selections, the creation of hills to the expression and manner of it's display...and the sunburst creation is indeed geenyus at work. I like the Christmas card, too, but can't imagine many men would 'get' it.
Posted by: Pat Jandacek | October 22, 2012 at 08:29 AM
These are both absolutely awesome cards, Jan! The balloon card is fantastic! Thanks for inspiring!
Posted by: Mary Davidson | October 22, 2012 at 05:26 PM
beautiful, as always, Jan! Especially love the macho snowflake!! TFS. :)
Posted by: Cheryl O. | November 02, 2012 at 03:59 PM