
Welcome to our Creativity Abounds Design Team July Blog Hop! We’re a group of Stampin’ Up Demonstrators from across the world that create two projects a month with the goal of inspiring you to make cards.
Here is our incredible team…

This month the Creativity Abounds Design Team created cards with the theme of Masculine Cards. We selected different stamp sets and products from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog to design Masculine Cards.
My son just earned his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. So there was no doubt that I needed to own the Stargazing Suite in the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. The suite contains the Reach for the Stars Bundle, Stargazing Designer Series paper, and some awesome Holographic Trio Specialty papers.




Here is the front of my Easel Card:

To Make My Card:
- Cut a 4 1/4″ x 11″ (10.5 cm x 29.7 cm) pieces of Blackberry Bliss cardstock and score it at 2 3/4″ (7.5 cm) and 5 1/2″ (14.9 cm). Use a bone folder to make crisp folds along the score lines.
- Cut a 3 3/4″ x 5″ (9.5 cm x 13.9 cm) pieces of Stargazing Designer Series paper and attach it to a 4″ x 5 1/4″ (10 cm x 14.4 cm) piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock using your favorite adhesive.
- Stamp the “Reach for the Stars” sentiment from the Reach for the Stars Stamp Set onto the Stargazing Designer Series paper using Blackberry Bliss ink.
- Stamp the spaceship image from the Reach for the Stars Stamp set onto Basic White cardstock using Black ink.
- Use the spaceship die and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to cut out the stamped spaceship image.
- Use the flame die and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to cut the flames out of Real Red cardstock.
- Attach the spaceship and the Real Red flames to the front of the Stargazing Designer Series paper using dimensionals.
- Use the oval die and the stars die with the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to cut out the pieces using the silver Holographic Specialty paper.
- Attach the silver oval to the planet on the Stargazing Designer Series paper using dimensionals.
- Attach the decorated 4″ x 5 1/4″ (10 cm x 14.4 cm) pieces of Blackberry Bliss cardstock to the lower flap of the card base to make the Easel Card.
- Cut a 4″ x 5 1/4″ (10 cm x 14.4 cm) piece of Basic White cardstock and attach it to the inside of the cards using your favorite adhesive.
- Stamp the “If I Had A Star For Every Time You Brightened My day I’d Have An Entire Galaxy” sentiment onto a 1 1/2″ x 3″ (3.5 cm x 7 cm) piece of Crushed Curry cardstock using Blackberry Bliss ink.
- Attach the sentiment to the Basic White cardstock using dimensionals.
- Attach two large silver stars to the sentiment.

Thank you for visiting my blog – Sea Ranch Creations! Please visit the links of my team members listed below. I know they will provide you with lots of inspiration for making Masculine Cards.
Happy Stamping!
Susan
For Today Only (July 19th), you can take advantage of the Stampin’ Up! 15% OFF Stamp SALE. This applies to all the Stamp Sets in the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, except the Hostess Stamp Sets. Please ORDER with me and use Host Code N9J7JPBD. I really appreciate your business!

You can also earn $5 Bonus Coupons during the month of July every time you purchase $50 of product.

Here are the products to make my Blog Hop Card
Product ListIf you liked the Masculine Cards in this month’s Blog Hop, you’ll want to purchase the Creativity Abounds Design Team Masculine Cards Tutorial. This bundle contains 10 different cards with measurements in inches and centimeters and detailed step-by-step instructions for you to easily replicate the cards.
You can get the Creativity Abounds Design Team Masculine Cards Tutorial Bundle one of four ways:
- Place a $50 or more ORDER with me using my Host Code N9J7JPBD. For the month of July, you can earn $5 Bonus Coupons for every $50 you purchase.
- Purchase the Masculine Cards Tutorial for $15.
- Join my Sea Ranch Creations Tutorial Membership and you’ll be able to select one Tutorial Bundle every month for just $12.
- Become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and a member of the Sea Ranch Creations Papercrafters Team and you’ll receive a FREE Tutorial Bundle each month.
Here is the Sneak Peek of the Masculine Cards Tutorial

If you missed the July Stamp Camp, you can still purchase the Creativity Abounds Design Team Fresh As A Daisy Tutorial. The tutorial contains 13 cards and projects using the Fresh As A Daisy Suite and it contains all the measurements (imperial and metric) and instructions to make the cards.
You can get the Creativity Abounds Design Team Fresh As A Daisy Tutorial Bundle one of four ways:
- Place a $50 or more ORDER with me using my Host Code N9J7JPBD. For the month of July, you can earn $5 Bonus Coupons for every $50 you purchase.
- Purchase the Fresh As A Daisy Tutorial for $15.
- Join my Sea Ranch Creations Tutorial Membership and you’ll be able to select one Tutorial Bundle every month for just $12.
- Become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and a member of the Sea Ranch Creations Papercrafters Team and you’ll receive a FREE Tutorial Bundle each month.
Here is the Sneak Peek of the Creativity Abounds Fresh As A Daisy Tutorial:
