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Monday, April 25, 2011

Papertrey April Blog Hop Challenge


Welcome to the April PTI Blog Hop!

This month's blog hop is dedicated to all the boys and men in our lives! Now's your chance to create Father's Day projects, boy birthday cards and more to build up your stash! Focus on masculine color schemes, fresh pattern combinations, understated embellishments and unique uses of images you may already have in your stash!

For this blog hop I kept it super, super, super simple.  I literally had just a few minutes to put a card together and get it ready for this blog hop, so simple was the way to go!


Star Prints is a great set for masculine cards!! I paired that with the Boy Basics: Simple Circles set stamped on the Simple Circles Border die.


The stars are popped up for dimension, the twine and impression plate were added for texture.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to visit the rest of the posts in the blog hop listed on Nichole's blog!

Supplies (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Just the Ticket, Star Prints, Boy Basics: Simple Circles
Paper: Kraft, Smokey Shadow, Rustic White
Ink: Pure Poppy, Oasis Green VersaMagic, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Pop Dots, Twinery Twine, Simple Circles Border Die, Sunshine Impression Plate
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67 comments:

  1. LindsayApril 25, 2011 at 6:19 AM

    So so fun Jen! Love that circles die, the impressed bg and the stars, perfect on this!

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  2. kasia c.April 25, 2011 at 6:38 AM

    Oh Jen, I LOVE the colour combo and all of those fabulous circles! The texture is perfect & I love the contrast of the straight/sharp stars to all of the roundness. Fab as always. :)

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  3. Jen W.April 25, 2011 at 7:06 AM

    Looking at this card is like looking at my PTI wish list! LOL! Love love love it!

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  4. Sue AnnApril 25, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    WOW that IP pops off the paper ....... LOVE IT!! and the combo of the circle boarder and the stars totally rocks!! You are a super star with this one!!!!

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  5. KaraApril 25, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    great boy card!! stars are always great for boys...love how it mixes so well with the other sets!

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  6. ElenaApril 25, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    love the impression plate - and that you kept some blank space on the bottom - the circle die works so well on your card!

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  7. LaurieApril 25, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    jen this is such a cute card! I love the gray circle die! Great colors!

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  8. Daniela F.April 25, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Wow, Jen! Your graphic approach to the challenge looks very cool!! Love the colors and how you debossed only have of the card base.

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  9. Crafty Math ChickApril 25, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    I find all the geometric components of your card really appealing. Nice work.

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  10. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    I love this card! The sunshine impression plate has been on my wish list too long. In it goes in May!

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  11. InkyfingersApril 25, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    Fantastic, simple style that men seem to love. Great job Jen especially as you whipped it up so quickly.

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  12. SusieApril 25, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Super, super fabulous card. Am saving it to CAS someday.

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  13. ReneeApril 25, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Simple worked awesome, Jen!
    Love it!
    A great guy card!

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  14. KristiiApril 25, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    What an awesome card!! The color combo is perfect and the embossed background is fabulous!

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  15. Laurie HIMCRApril 25, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    Great card! Perfect for the challenge! tfs!

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  16. KevaApril 25, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    Oh my gosh, this is so perfect, Jen! The circles that are impressed into the card look fabulous with the other circles. I think I now must have that impression plate Cool card for sure!

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  17. Stacy's Paper CraftsApril 25, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Great card Jen! Love the texture on this one. You always rock the bakers twine, I'm always stumped on how to use it especially with masculine cards. I think I'm going to challenge myself to use it today. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  18. KirstyApril 25, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    Great card! Love the impressed background & the stars.

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  19. Posh PaperApril 25, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    I like how you've used the impression plate on only part of the card. Nice touch.

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  20. Sara MacApril 25, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    Simple is perfect Jen! Love the texture and the stars. What more would you need? You rock at CAS.

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  21. Karin ÅkesdotterApril 25, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    What a great masculine card! Love your design with that fab. embossed bg + perfect colors!!!

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  22. sillyleannApril 25, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    Perfect color combo!! I like this card so much! I am in stamping heaven with Simple Circles and your use of it is amazing!!! This is one of my favorites of the hop so far!!

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  23. cards by caraApril 25, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Love the embossing, the layers and the circles die that I NOW WANT!! :) Gorgeous job!

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  24. LeeApril 25, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Super card. Stars always work great for guy cards.

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  25. VannessaApril 25, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    This is a great card! Love that sunshine plate - goes perfectly with the circles border!

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  26. mylittlepaperaddictionApril 25, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    This is so fun! All those circles and stars work great together and all the texture adds a lot of interest. Nice job!

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  27. Mrs. CunninghamApril 25, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Amazing card, Jen!

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  28. JoyceApril 25, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    I really like this card. I think you hit the perfect balance between enough color and texture to be interesting, but not too busy or fussy.
    Joyce

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  29. KatieApril 25, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Awesome card! I love the combination of the lines and circles on this CAS card!

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  30. Emily LeiphartApril 25, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    This is fantastic, Jen! I love how we both used the Sunshine impression plate and twine on our cards today. ;)

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  31. UnknownApril 25, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    Totally AWESOME!! Love the impression plate work, the twine, and the sentiment from Just the Ticket - that is the perfect font!!

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  32. DebbyApril 25, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    You might not have had a lot of time Jen but you did a cracking job! Love all the dimension and also the simple circles border with tone on tone stamping.

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  33. Wendy ten HoveApril 25, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Oh, cool! This card is really pretty! Love the partially embossed background and also the way you used parts of so many sets! It all adds up to this perfect card!! Love it!
    Hugs, Wendy

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  34. AllyApril 25, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    Love this card - such a great interpretation of the challenge! It is so perfect. ;-)

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  35. StephanieApril 25, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Jen......You could never tell that this card was made quickly for the hop. I love your attention to detail with the circle IP and the die and then topping it off with the stars and twine. Just perfect!

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  36. SuzanneApril 25, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    Great colors! I love that we used the same star stamps, too. Your colors are awesome and I love that IP with those stars....fun!!!!

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  37. Leigh PennerApril 25, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    I love how you used the impression plate and Simple Circles die & stamps. I'm waiting for those three things (among others!) to arrive in my PTI order! Thanks for the inpsiration!

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  38. Tracey McNeelyApril 25, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Great card, the stars and cirlces work so well together.

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  39. TerriApril 25, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    Very cool. All the different elements you used look great together.

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  40. LynnApril 25, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    I love everything about this...the circles...embossing...and the lines go together amazingly well!

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  41. farmhouse-storyApril 25, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    such an awesome card, jen:) love the embossing and circles with the stars!

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  42. Linda SuarezApril 25, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    Cute card! I really like the Simple Circle border - I didn't get that die and I'm really starting to regret it. Great job!

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  43. CyndieApril 25, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    This card is fabulous! I love all the texture going on here! Perfect for boys!

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  44. JanelleApril 25, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    Absolutely perfect, Jen. Love how you can just whip up a card effortlessly! :)

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  45. Anne TussingApril 25, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    This is awesome! The background embossing goes so well with the lined stars:)

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  46. Mona PendletonApril 25, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    Fab card Jen! Love the embossed BG and the darling stars & twine combo!

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  47. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 9:01 PM

    Love the texture on this card and those stars pop nicely off the neutral background, great design!

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  48. UnknownApril 25, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    love your card, your photos are amazing, too!!

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  49. DeannaApril 25, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    Gorgeous!

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  50. UnknownApril 25, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    I love all the lines you have going on, they all work together! Great card!

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  51. jenApril 25, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    Simple can be FAB!!! great job!

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  52. Jean MartinApril 25, 2011 at 10:35 PM

    Jen this is soooo fun!!!! I love the embossing and those star stamps. I have to get me some of those! :)

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  53. Sue Lelli April 25, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    Love the embossing and the cycles and the stars! Love the twine! Fab card!

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  54. Meredith MacRitchieApril 25, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    I love how you tied the stars and circles all together with your circle stamps, star die cuts and impression plate... this is awesome!

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  55. MindyApril 25, 2011 at 11:13 PM

    Great job!! Love the debossed circle design & the way your elements pop off the paper!

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  56. RosanneApril 26, 2011 at 7:03 AM

    Just gorgeous! Love the embossing!

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  57. DianeApril 26, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    Wonderful card for the challenge!!

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  58. Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin)April 26, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    This is great, love the impression plate and the lines/circles/star theme.

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  59. Amy KollingApril 26, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    This may be super simple but it's just the perfect CAS card! I think was perfect for the boys to men challenge! :)

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  60. Monika/BuzsyApril 26, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    What a great masculine card Jen. Love the colors, the stars... the texture is just perfect. :o)

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  61. Call Me Crafty AlApril 26, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Diggin' the colors on this card and how you just 'embossed' the top portion of the card. Very nice!! TFS.

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  62. Terri Trotter EarleyApril 26, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    LOVE this one! I really like the play with circles.

    It's a good life!
    Terri E.

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  63. DFApril 26, 2011 at 10:35 PM

    Super card!! Love how the impression plate is echoed by some of the circle stamps. Very cool. :)

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  64. Chris SimonApril 27, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    Oh wow, this is awesome! One of my favorites of the entire blog hop (I worked through from end to beginning, so yours is one of my last to see). I love the stars and circles together.

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  65. BarbaraApril 28, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    I love this, Jen! Love how you embossed the top part and popped up those stars on the border! Fabulous design!

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  66. Huguenot GirlMay 1, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    Fab card Jen! Can't wait to get my Boy Basics: Circles stamps & border die! Nx

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  67. KristinMay 1, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    fabulous design and concept. great card!!

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