Red and Brown for Him - C4C77

Welcome once again, and thank you for visiting. 

I did not think I would be blogging again for a while, but as I live by the motto "have computer, will travel" I thought I would write up this entry while away from home for several days.

I had this card photographed and ready to go, so here it is.

The sketch challenge this week at Crazy 4 challenges really inspired me. I had a card to make for a man, so found it a great starting point.

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The cad base I used is a lightly grey speckled cream card that I got from the local printer.  I used a metallic red fibrous 'stuff' for the left triangle - it has a real sheen to it IRL, but the camera does not pick it up particularly well.

Here is a close up shot of it, showing some of the sheen

The top triangle is cut from an old dictionary page - the dictionary was found at a garage sale by a wonderful friend!!  

The centre circle is white card on which I stamped a world map on using tea stain distressing ink and cut using a Spellbinders lacy circle, and then sponged with Adirondack Espresso ink.

The verse was  stamped and embossed in copper.

The sentiment was also stamped and embossed in copper, and distressed with the espresso ink.

The ribbon is a dark brown and the brads just gave it the finishing touch.

I am linking this to:

Crazy4Challenges #77 - sketch

Craft Your Passion #48 - Anything goes

Oh La La Creations #75 - It's a Man Thing

Simon Says Stamp and Show - some metal - copper embossing

Aly's Sunday challenge - Anything Goes

Card Cupids challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Pad #111 - Use ribbon

Lets Ink It Up #10 - Show us your embossing

Thanks for calling by - may your day be blessed.

Bulldog Birthday

Greetings - I have finally got my mojo back!!


I needed a masculine birthday card, so resorted to the bulldog again - this time because the recipient is a farmer and works with dogs... I doubt he uses bulldogs, but hey - it's a dog :-), and his farm is in the hill country, so this image fits very well.

The image is a digi image from Priscillastyles store which I printed out onto white, coloured the background mainly by sponging dye inks, and the dog was watercoloured. 


The image was cut with a Spellbinders rectangle, and the black backing layer was a rectangle one size up and the image offset onto it, the wider edge pierced and then faux stitched with a white pen.


The dp was stitched with black thread and the layers were mounted, the ribbon attached and the embossed sentiment label secured with silver brads.


Although a simple card in the end, it went through several metamorphosis's in the making!!


This is being linked to:

Stampin Royalty Challenge #37 - Stitching Madness

Southern Girls Challenge #1 - anything goes

Shirleys2Girls - Twisted Thursdays Challenge #74 - Happy Birthday with a Critter


Thank you for visiting, and I treasure all comments left here.


May your day be blessed

Masculine motorbike...

Greetings to you all - I am flattered that you take the time to visit my ramblings. This is a short post as I have another one to put up shortly

I needed as masculine card and really did not have a lot of time, so I turned to my trusty motorbike stamp from Peacocks, stamping it onto a scrap of very dark blue card-stock and embossing it in silver.


The thing about starting a card like this and not planning it right through before you start is that you then hit 'roadblocks!!


Eventually I decided on the layer of silver textured 'stuff' that I had on hand - I cannot call it paper, and it is not a fabric either.  I bought it about 5 years ago in an art supply shop.  It is very shiney and the photograph does not do it justice.


The bright blue card was another small piece I had on had, and I stamped the sentiment in blue ink before clear embossing it, then mounted the image and trimmed to size.  When you have a bit of room to spare this can make life a lot easier than trying to line up the stamp under the previously mounted image.  To soften the edge I sponged it with the blue ink that I had used for the sentiment.


Placed this finished panel on the gray card-stock base, and decided that it was a bit bland, so hunted in my ribbon drawer to find something that could not be mistaken for feminine!!  I found this length of black chiffon that was way too wide, and if I was honest, too sheer, but that was all solved by placing it on the card folded in half!!


Hmm - still not happy with it... ah ha - the silver brads - now how to place them.... inspiration struck, the brads inserted and the card was finished and looking 'masculine'!!


Thanks for sharing my journey with me - and thank you so much for your comments - they are very much appreciated.


Have a blessed day!!