Masculine Happy Birthday

Hello!  Back again!

This card will be entered into the following Challenges;

Simon Says Monday, Add Something Metallic.

Simon Says Wednesday, Birthday.

Scrapy Land, Anything Goes!

This card has it all....a little sponging....a little coloring....and a little die cutting!  FUN!!!

I first created my scene using the 'vintage' Gina K Designs stamp set, Follow Your Dreams, stamped in Amalgam Black ink and colored with Copic Markers.  An oldie but a goodie for sure!

My fishing rod and other dies are from one little set, by Cheapo Dies, Fishing Rod.  

I layered each die cut for a bit more dimension and added 

some metallic foil paper to the appropriate spots.  

 I quite love how these look.

The Distress inks I used for sponging my sunset were; 

Antique Linen, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade and Wild Honey.

I think my brother in law will enjoy this creation!

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy~~

Rest & Relax

Good Morning!

This will be entered into the Challenges at; Simon Says Monday, It's A Frame Up and Simon Says Wednesday, Going Dotty.

A quick little card for a Retirement.

 

 

I used the Gina K Designs stamp sets; Basket Additions, By The Sea 2 and Follow Your Dreams.  Adirondack Chairs from the PTI stamp and die sets Love Notes.  Spellbinders Standard and Scallop Circle dies. 

 

 

 

 

 

Inks in Soft Sky, Not Quite Navy, Antique Linen, Marina Mist, Old Olive and Wild Honey.  Sentiments stamped in Raven Black ink.

 

 

 

 

 

Gold Craft Paint.  Stickles in Waterfall and Gold.

 

This is the type of Retirement card I would like to receive.....some day!  ;)

 

Thanks for strolling by.

 

Enjoy~~



Happy Birthday Pine Cones

Happy Friday!

Today's card will be entered into the Challenges at Simon Says Monday, Gentlemen and Wednesday, Let It Snow.

I kind of love how this came out!

 

I used the pretty pine bough and pine cone stamp from Gina K Designs, Peace And Joy, the sentiment is from Follow Your Dreams.  Images colored with Copic Markers.

 

 

3 thin ribbons to match the card colors.  White craft paint splatters and some Aleene's Glitter Snow (thinned with a bit of water) for snow.

 

I have another post this afternoon, using this same image.  Ya know how we are ALWAYS wanting the next new stamp set or products, I think you do......well just out of curiosity's sake I wanted to make another card a Christmas card with it.  Image that....you CAN make different cards using everything you already have.  You're welcome!  lol

 

Thanks so much for popping in.

 

Oh and if you'd like to know what was wrong with my Window Scene Shaker card from yesterday here is the answer:  Why would you have a window box on the inside of your window scene which looks outside to a snowy tree landscape???  DOH!

 

 

Merry Merry!



 

 

Woodgrain Nautical

Good Afternoon!

I want to share another card with you, a simple, easy masculine birthday card.  This will be entered into the Challenge at Simon Says Monday, N Is For......and in this case it would be Nautical.

 

I used the Stampin' Up set, By The Tide for the images and the sentiment is from Gina K Designs, Follow Your Dreams.  I created a woodgrain background by scoring my card stock every 1/2", for nice wide planks.  Then I swiped several different inks over the card stock til I was happy with the color.  It reminds me of lightly 'pickled' wood.

 

 

Cut a window out using Spellbinders Classic Circle die and MFT Blueprints #12 die and then I added a layer of Vellum to mimic a porthole window.  Also added some hardware from Tim Holtz, Sprocket Gears.

 

Another semi-flat card, no-extra postage needed.....I think.

 

Thanks so much for coming by, appreciate you doing so.

 

Enjoy~~



Masculine Birthday By The Tide

Good Afternoon!  I am happy to say I have found my beloved layers!  Yay!

This card will be entered into the Challenge at Mod Squad Blog, Masculine Birthday.

 

The coral/seaweed and fish images are from Stampin' Up, By The Tide, and the sentiment is from the  Gina K Designs set, Follow Your Dreams.  The Designer Papers are Nicole Brand, available at A C Moore, 8 sheets, 6 assorted designs for either $1 or $2, I forget.  This 'flavor' is Funky Spice.  I used a wide piece of burlap ribbon and some Copic colored adhesive pearls for accent, as well as a touch of Stickles for the fish's scales.  Spellbinders Classic and Scalloped Circle Dies.  I decided to also create a matching envelope for this 5.5" square card.

 

It's great to be working with layers again, those CAS cards are crazy!  lol

 

Thanks for popping by......back to a busy work week tomorrow.

 

Enjoy~~



Smooth As Glass

Today's card is a Masculine one.  Almost as tricky as a CAS for me to make, BUT with helpful coloring and shading tutorials from Theresa Momber, I am enjoying making them more and more.

This card will be entered into the following Challenges:

CMC #80, Dudes, Guys, Masculine

Penny Black November Challenge, Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes

Using Theresa's tutorial and guidelines I was pleased with how well this actually came out.  If I can follow her step by step directions, I am sure you will have NO issues creating a beautiful scene!   The stamps are from the Follow Your Dreams set available at  Gina K Designs.  It's a great masculine set and one I pull out often.  Spellbinders Grommet Tags dies and some Jute Twine to finish it off. 

This card measures 5.5" x 5.5".

As always, thanks so much for stopping by.

Be Creative~~