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This is a birthday card using the image from the "Guy Greetings" stamp set. 

I did not indicate who the card would be for i.e. father, brother etc.  This is for the person purchasing the card to decide.  All the possibilites are stamped on Whisper White cardstock - father, grandpa, son, uncle etc matted with Tip Top Taupe cardstock. You can see the small plastic zip lock bag with the various masculine titles in it.

The image was coloured with a blender pen and ink pads. The Whisper White image panel was matted with Tip Top Taupe cardstock and adhered to the card front using dimensionals.

The main card is Tip Top Taupe, layered with Whisper White, than a retired DSP that has light taupe vertical strips  Another retired DSP with script on it was notched at one end using the triple punch and adhered at about the half point of the card front.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: Guy Greetings
Inks: Black Memento, Real Red, Soft Sky, Pink Pirouette, Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Papers: Tip Top Taupe, Whisper White, Retired DSP
Accessories: Triple Punch, dimensionals, blender pen,

Horse Birthday - Addicted to Stamps #118

This is the first time I have posted with Addicted to Stamps Challenge , whose theme this week is to make a Masculine card.
I had made some cards with a horse theme for a client who wanted a horse card for a friend of her's who was having a birthday soon.
This is one of the cards:

Stamps: Horse (Inkadinkadoo stamps), Guy Greetings
Inks: Black Memento, Soft Suede, Watercolor pencils
Papers: Soft Suede , Very Vanilla, SU DSP (retired), Whisper White
Accessories: Blender pen, Oval framelits, Apothecary Accents framelits, Paper pricking tool and template, 1 1/4" Burlap ribbon notched at one end, Early Espresso/Whisper White Baker's twine, dimensionals, glue dots

The image was stamped with Black Memento ink, and coloured with watercolor pencils, then blended with a blender pen.  It was die cut with the Ovals framelit and mounted on a Soft Suede framelit which was die cut using the Apothecary die.  This die piece was pierced around the edges using a template and paper piercer.

The base card is Soft Suede, layered with Very Vanilla, and then DSP (retired).

A piece of Burlap ribbon was adhered to the front using double sided tape.  One end was notched and extended slightly over the card edge.

The Apothecary image piece was adhered to the front using dimensionals, and a bow made with Early Espresso/white Baker twine was attached to the left side of the image using a glue dot.
The sentiment was stamped with Black Memento on Whisper White cardstock and matted with Soft Suede.  It was attached to the bottom of the apothecary die using dimensionals.

All paper edges were sponged with Soft Suede ink.

Happy Birthday - Masculine Card from The Friday Mashup #213

The challenge at the Friday Mashup this week is to create a Father's Day theme using the following colours :  Island Indigo, Garden Green, Cajun Craze.  I didn't need any more Father's Day cards, so I made a birthday card.

• The base cardstock is Island Indigo, matted with Whisper White cardstock.
•  The "Gorgeous Grunge" stamp was used to stamp lines using Island Indigo,imitating a road
• Then I added a strip of Garden Green cardstock punched with the Scallop border punch.  At the right side 3 small banners, punched  with the small banner punch werre attached just under the green scalloped strip.
• A splotch of Island Indigo was stamped in the upper middle.
• On a separate piece of Whisper White cardstock, the image of the card was stamped with Cajun Craze.  It was die cut using the circles framelits.  The edge of this circle was sponged with the same colour of ink as the car.  Dimensionals were used to adhere this circle to the card.
• I found a piece of retired DSP that had a chevron pattern on it in Island Indigo.  It reminded me of the chevrons painted on the 401 Highway so that you can monitor your own speed.  I cut a 3/4" piece and adhered it to the left side.  A 1/8" strip of Cajun Craze cardstock was attached to this DSP.
• Using the 1/4" hand held punch, 3 circles in the 3 colours were punched and glued to the upper right.
• The sentiment, stamped in Cajun Craze is from "Guy Greetings".
• Crystal Effects was applied to the 1/8" strip, the 1/4" dots, and a small dot was placed on each of the banners.  Crystal Effects was also applied to the car, but it did made the ink "run" a bit looking like I colour washed the car.

Supplied Used:

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Shirt & Tie Father's Day Card

No Father's Day card collection is complete without a shirt and tie card.  This card uses the Back to Black DSP which is about to retire.

I used the video tutorial by Brenda Keenan to help me make this card.

The card was built on Basic black cardstock, and the shirt was made using Back to Black DSP.  Thanks to Brenda's directions the shirt and tie were quite easy to make.  The shirt collar is held down with 2 small silver brads.

The sentiment is from "Guy's Greetings" and was stamped with Basic Black on Whisper White matted with Basic black.  A notch was made at both ends, and the middle was raised using a bone folder.  The ends were lifted.  This curved sentiment panel was adhered to the shirt using glue dots.

Supplies used:

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Hats Off to You Happy Birthday - Pals Paper Arts #237

As I have mentioned in previous posts, my supply of masculine cards is seriously depleted.  I liked the sketch challenge with Pals Paper Arts here and it was perfect for the card I was thinking of.

The hat stamp was repeatedly stamped with Early Espresso on a panel of Whisper White cardstock, the edges of which were sponged with the Early Espresso ink. This panel was matted with Early Espresso cardstock.

The base card is Early Espresso cardstock, layered with Crumb Cake and then a piece of DSP from the Adventure Bound DSP stack.  The edges of both these layers were also sponged with Early Espresso.

The image panel was attached to the lower end of the card, and the sentiments adhered above it using dimensionals.  

To finish the card, 2 hats were cut out and adhered to the left upper card - like they were thrown off.

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Happy Birthday - Guy Greetings for Technostamper #350

I've been doing a lot of craft showings lately, and I'm running short of Masculine cards.  I just received  the  "Guy Greetings" stamp set this week, and the sketch with TSSC here was the perfect opportunity to make a masculine card.

 

The image of the old car was stamped with Black Memento ink ont Whisper White card stock, and coloured with an Aqua painter and the Always Artichoke , and Smokey  Slate ink pads.  It was then punched with the 2 1/2" circle punch, and layered with an Early Espresso circle die cut using the Circle Framelits.

The perimeter of the Whisper White circle was pierced using the circles template from the Essentials paper piercing template and a paper piercer.  The edges were then lightly sponged with Early Espresso ink, and attached to the matting using dimensionals.

The base card is Always Artichoke, layered with 2 different DSP.  The top half is from the"Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP" (SAB).  It was sponged with Early Espresso ink and was wiped off with a paper towel to show the pattern underneath.

The bottom half is from "Adventure Bound DSP stack.

Early Espresso seam binding was adhered where the seams met.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set.  The paper was notched at both ends, and attached with dimensionals at the bottom half and tombo at the top half.

To finish the card, Crystal Effects was applied to the car, and a Bronze button with 1/8" Early Espresso ribbon wound through it, was attached to the upper right corner.

 

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