Hey everyone! Cathy Caines here today on the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine blog! I had so much fun putting this project together for you this month. I was completely inspired by the new Stampin’ Up! Game On stamp set. My family are ‘gamers’ so I knew that this stamp set was going to be a huge hit in my world.
While none of us play chest anymore, I couldn’t help but create with the chest pieces first. It was very evident to me that the background of this card should resemble a game board. The Stampin’ Up! Stitched Shapes framelits has a one-inch square that brings this idea to life.
We do play Yahtzee and Monopoly, and well, many games with dice. It could work for any age group. I often struggle with using black in my cards are a dominant colour but the Bricks and Mortar 3D embossing folder made it easy. To finish off the embellishing I distress some of the edges of the cardstock pieces. I often do this for masculine cards. My favourite type of cards are very simple. I like to watercolour the images in batches while watching TV. Another day I may cut card stock and score them. Eventually I will pump out oodles of cards in an afternoon. This particular stamp set works perfectly for these simple card sets. You can easily create a card set using the images and sentiments of the stamp set, then pack them up for gifts! I hope you’ve fallen in love with this Game On stamp set as much as I have!

If you haven’t gotten your hands on the Stampin’ Up! catalogue released in early June then you can view and download a digital copy of the catalogue here: CLICK HERE!

See you next month, happy crafting!

Cathy

Cathy Caines, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator
2013-14, 2017, 2018 Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team Member
St. John’s, Newfoundland Labrador
http://www.inthecatcave.com

If you are interested in Stampin’ Up!, are living in Canada and don’t have a demonstrator, I’d love to help you out.  Feel free to drop me a line to get a catalogue or if you have any questions/comments you can always find me at inthecatcave@hotmail.com.

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Supplies and images used are © 2020-2021 Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise stated: Whisper White Paper, Game On stamp set, Linen Thread, Stitched Shapes Dies, Momento black ink, Basic Black cardstock, white embossing powder, Stampin’ Write Markers, Aqua painter, Water Colour paper, Bricks, and Mortar 3D embossing folder, Tasteful Trims Dies, cherry cobbler ink, cherry cobbler cardstock, Sahara sand cardstock, whisper white baker’s twine