Country Club Suite

Hey Stampers!
I hope you had a lovely Easter weekend, even though I'm sure it was quite different than your normal.  Our "in-town" daughter came over and we watched several online church services and ate some great food so in that sense, it felt like it should. Then later, the whole family gathered on Zoom for another game night. I have a feeling some of the Zoom game times will continue even after this quarantine time has passed as it's so fun to all be together when you live separately. It's kinda ironic it took a pandemic for us to figure out ways to connect when distance is a must.

I'm still spending time in my stamp room creating however, my mojo is affected by not having my in person classes. I was also prepping for the next class and thinking up new ideas so it's not as easy to motivate myself. Some days are better than others and when the creativity spark isn't happening, I move on to something else and then return. Last week, I revisited the Country Club Suite in the Mini Catalog. I had made some cards originally, though never got around to featuring them in a blog post. This time, I will!  I like what I made with my second attempt even better!  Here they are:

Even if you are not a golfer, the first thing to love about this suite is the "Country Club" Designer Series Paper. It's perfect for all your masculine card needs with luscious plaids and argyle designs. The color scheme is so vibrant with Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry, Garden Green and Night of Navy - all the basics!  For this card, I used 3 different DSP patterns, stamped the golf ball and tee image and also the badge. I used our retired badge punch for a background for my Happy Father's Day sentiment.

This card features the golf ball and tee dies in the bundle, as well as some wood element cut outs that are part of the suite.  I used my favorite Buffalo Check background stamp for the background!

One really unique paper in the DSP pack are sketched drawings you can color. I used my watercolor pencils and a blender pen to color this. The sheet has 9 images on it, perfectly centered for cutting into 4" x 3" pieces.  There's even a tiny golf ball die included in the suite!

One of the largest stamp images is that of a golfer. I stamped him here in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored with my Stampin' Blends alcohol markers. There are grass dies and golf club dies which are also featured on this card. I figured this was a perfect time to pull out my old dotted embossing folder too!

Three of the images on the sketched sheet of DSP do not have any golfers in them so they can be repurposed for another theme. Here I made a thank you card but this would also work well with sympathy cards. I used the watercolor pencils and blender pens again.

This card shows off some more DSP as well as the coordinating twine that comes in the set. I think you can see if you love golf or the people you make cards for love golf, you should probably get this suite or bundle!  My parents were avid golfers until they aged out and it was such a fun, enjoyable past time for them to share. I would have had a lot of fun making cards for them with this set!

How are you doing?  I'm seriously asking because I'm struggling a bit. I can't really put my finger on it as I look around me and I have absolutely nothing to complain about. I have tons of food and toilet paper (well, not tons, but you know.....), hobbies I enjoy, a husband that loves me, a gorgeous view out my window and the ability to take a walk or read a book at leisure with almost zero demands on my time. Even so, I just want life to go back to the way it was and I'm struggling with the idea that things are going to be different going forward. Change is hard but unknown change is really hard I think. Have you found some ways to spend your time that seems to lift your spirits? I would love to hear about them!  I think we are all realizing how important the other humans in our lives are and I miss them a lot. Meanwhile... it's another day somewhat like all the rest.

I've listed my supplies below in case you want to take advantage of this fun golf-themed suite. It will be only be available through May and supplies could run out before then so don't delay if it's a "must have" for your stash. Thanks so much for stopping by. I do pretend I'm talking to you as I type these blog posts out and it is a connection that I enjoy!  I would love to hear from you with any comments or questions!

Happy Stampin'!
Sarah