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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Birthday for a Young Man

Welcome - as promised, another card.
 I will let the pictures speak for themselves and keep the words to a minimum.


I started out with a totally different idea, but it just did not work, so I changed tack, and this is the result.


The main image was stamped in a deep red on kraft card stock.


The scripture was gold embossed and sponged before I mounted it on foam dots.


The sentiment was also gold embossed and the edges sponged, before being mounted over raffia ribbon on foam dots.


Thank you for visiting - may your day be blessed.

Recipe:
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Keep My Lamp Burning
            hero Arts Little Happy birthday
Inks: Clear embossing, Pearlescent Poppy
Accessories: Gold ep, raffia
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18 comments:

  1. Lovely LindaDecember 18, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    Love this Maxine - this is one of my favourite ODBD sets - such a great image and a favourite sentiment! Love the colours - they are so crisp and do make it pop! Gorgeous Maxine - thanks for the inspiration! {{{hugs}}}

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  2. BeckyDecember 19, 2011 at 3:00 AM

    What a lovely manly card.

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  3. Bridget LarsenDecember 19, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Nice male card you've done here Maxine

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  4. UnknownDecember 19, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    This is very striking. I love the red and gold. xx

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  5. Jan MarieDecember 19, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    Love this card. . .very masculine and encouraging!! Nice work!

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  6. brendaDecember 19, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    A really lovely card and sentiment Maxine.

    Isn't it funny how sometime a card never goes to plan, we change direction and end up with a stunner, as here.

    Thank you so much for sharing with us at Penny Black and More this month, good luck and have a lovely Christmas.

    B x

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  7. shaz earlDecember 19, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    Fabulous card!

    Thank you for joining us at Sparkles for our "Anything but a Christmas card" Challenge

    Hope you will join us again soon, good luck in the draw

    Shaz x

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  8. DawnDecember 20, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Beautiful card Maxine!
    Thanks for sharing it with us at The Crafty Pad in our Anything but Christmas Challenge this week!
    Good Luck
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  9. Amy JohnsonDecember 20, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    FAbulous masculine card!

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  10. ShirleyDecember 21, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    A beautifully made card. Your embossing works perfectly and the Rafia works so well on a man's card.
    Thank you for entering our challenge this month at Penny Black and More and good luck in our prize draw.

    Shirley

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  11. CropStopDecember 21, 2011 at 5:00 AM

    Very masculine, while still displaying your craftiness! Thank you for sharing with everyone!

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  12. Lisa MincklerDecember 21, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    Maxine!!
    I do love your image so much and the gold embossed sentiment is gorgeous! Wonderfully done. :)

    Thank you SO much for playing along with Paper Creations Ink for the "Something Old/New" challenge.
    Hugs,
    Lisa xx

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  13. EllibelleDecember 21, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    Fabulous masculine card! Love the embossing in gold.
    So happy you decided to play along at penny black and more!

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  14. DebbieDecember 22, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    Fabulous card and embossing. :) Thanks for sharing with us at The Crafty Pad this week. :)

    Debbie
    Merry Christmas xx

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  15. GraceDecember 22, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Maxine this is gorgeous!!! I don't know what you had planned but it sure came out awesome!!! Love the red ink and the gold embossing with this image! I wanted to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a blessed new year! BTW... if you don't have a card gallery opened yet at ODBD you can open one from the left side bar of the store and upload your card... you never know when it might be featured on ODBD Blog! :)
    hugs,
    Grace

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  16. AnonymousDecember 23, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    Thank You For Joining Paper Creations Ink; We Always Enjoy Seeing Your Creative Talents! Have A Wonderful Holiday Season!

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  17. TracyDecember 24, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    Thanks for joining Penny Black & More @ allsorts challenge with this great entry, good luck.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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  18. JuliaDecember 28, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    Great card! This is so beautiful, love the colors. Thanks for joining us at Paper Creations Ink. Hugs, Julia-DT

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