vintage sports car

 

• LOTV 'vintage sports' rubber stamp
• memento ink pad 'tuxedo black'
• Neenah classic crest cardstock
• copics: R24, 27, 29, 89. E42. Y13, 15, 17. E23, 27. YG21, 23, 25, 61. G21, 24, 46. B0000, 41, 45. N0, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9.  
• lawn fawn 'Finley's ABCs' dies & 'happy happy happy' clear stamps (inside)
• road atlas (cut a page up for the map background)

I stamped the image onto Neenah card stock and coloured it with copics. I then fussy cut around the outer edge and coloured the frame. I die cut the letters from Neenah cardstock and coloured with a fade to the centre using copics to match the frame. I took a page from a road atlas and chose a section of the map to create a background for the card. I glued this onto the card flat, added the image on top using foam and liquid glued for the alphabet.

 

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I would like to enter the following challenges:
The ribbon girl June card challenge
LOTV Facebook challenge 'summer'

classic car...

• papermania- nostalgia classic cars stamps
• SU!- for my family
• my favourite things- line up dots background
• kraft & black cardstock
• archival 'jet black' ink pad
• black funky foam
• black gems

I masked off an area of my card blank and used the large background stamp to add pattern to my card blank. I also stamped the sentiment straight onto my card blank. I stamped a car image onto some kraft cardstock and matt & layered with some black cardstock. I glued black funky foam to the back of the cardstock, then glued it onto my card to give dimension (you could also use foam tape, or glue it flat). the final touch was 3 self adhesive black gems, to finish the sketch layout. I added a birthday sentiment to the inside of this card, but it could easily be changed to a father's day card too!!

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challenges I would like to enter:

sketch Saturday #438

bear hugs...

• mama elephant- bear hugs stamp & dies
• SU! guy greetings
• lawn fawn- large stitched rectangle stackables
• memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad & copics
• tim holtz distress inkpads (various bright colours and black soot)
• black card blank
• black & white cardstock
• black funky foam
• uni-ball white gel pen

 I cut a piece of white cardstock slightly smaller than my card blank and used distress inks to create a night sky background. For the background, I first covered the card with spots of bright colours and then covered the entire sheet with black ink. I sprayed some water on, added bigger drops in places and lifted off some colour with a paper towel. I added water to some white paint and flicked it over my panel to create the look of stars. finally I stamped a moon image in the top corner and coloured it using a white pen. I glued this flat on to the centre of my card blank. I die cut a frame from black cardstock and funky foam and glued these layers together. I then glued this to the card blank. I stamped my sentiment onto some green cardstock and cut this into a banner shape. I used some more funky foam to glue this onto my card. I stamped, coloured and die cut the bear image. I used foam tape to attach this to my card and give it even more dimension. the final touch was a couple of silver confetti stars to complete the sketch.

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challenges I would like to enter:
cas(e) this sketch- #176
simon says 'fathers day/for a guy'

sunday drive...

• lawn fawn- stitched rectangle stackables & louie ABC'S
• hunky-dory- little book of manly moments
• black & kraft cardstock
• black funky foam

 

to make this super quick 'fathers day' card...I used a sheet from the little book (with a car image) to cover the front of a black card blank. I created a frame using the stitched dies from kraft cardstock and glued this on to my card. I die cut the letters from both kraft cardstock and black funky foam, to spell dad. I glued these layers together to add a dimensional element on to my card.

I took the inside of the die cut frame and stamped a fathers day greeting. I glued this to the inside of my card, to create a finished look and somewhere nice to write.

 you could easily use a different image and die cut words, to change the look of this card for other occasions.

Mx

challenge I would like to enter:
simon says: father's day/ for a guy

speedy...

this card was quick and easy to make, the simple colour combo makes this card effective and quite stylish!!

I generally forget to take a picture of the inside of my card, so I included a picture of the insert this time...

insert

• black and kraft 6x4" card blank
• archival ink pad (jet black)
• papermania- nostalgia classic cars by john byrs
• SU!- guy greetings
• SU!/ sizzix- little letters thinlits

cut the kraft card into a mat to fit the front of a 6x4" card blank and stamp the main image in the centre. lightly draw a pencil line at the bottom corner of the card, where the letters will be. tape the last letter down and die cut it , then move on to the middle and beginning using the pencil as a base line to keep it all level, (don't forget to rub out the pencil once you've finish!). fold the black card blank and attach the stamped and die cut panel using foam tape for dimension

 cut a 2nd mat to fit the inside of the card, stamp this with a sentiment and tape down inside the card blank.

 

card challenge: ribbon girl- 'masculine project with an image'

 

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cogs away!!

• first edition cog dies
• LOTV antebellum paper pad
• SU! says it all
• kraft cardstock and 6x4" card blank
• tim holtz black soot ink pad

for this card I cut a mat of paper, inked the edges and stamped a sentiment in the bottom corner. I die cut some cogs and inked the edges. I arranged and glued these to finish the card.

I think this is a simple card that is great for them difficult men.

challenges
case this sketch- #117
craft hoarders anonymous- go green

 

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a fathers tools...

• SU! guy greetings and teeny tiny sentiment, label punches also SU!
• craftwork cards digi cardstock and card candi
• barn door and black soot tim holtz distress ink pads

 

I cut a strip of card and stamped all over with the tools, I mat and layered then glued to my card blank. I stamped and punched out my sentiment, then added this to my card with foam pads. I inked some card candi to match my colour scheme and added to the bottom of my card to match the sketch.

 

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decorating delight !!

 

stamps: a lick of paint from lili of the valley

inks: memento (tuxedo black) ink pad, promarkers

cardstock: born to shop go green paper pad, kraft 5x7 card blank plus extra cardstock, craftwork cards digi cardstock

dies/ punches: banner punch from stampin' up! ticket framelit dies from sizzix

extras: paint sample book

 

I chose a selection of coordinating papers and some paint colour swatches. I cut the various matts and layered them onto the cardblank. the paint colour samples were punched to shape them into banners and added to the card following the sketch. the topper was stamped and coloured in promarkers, to match the colour scheme. I die cut the image out and added it to the card using foam pads to create some dimension. I think the paint colour samples work really well for this image, for a quirky embellishment on a mans card !!

 

freshly made sketch #135

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bottoms up !!

got dad a bottle of booze for fathers day and thought it would be nice to wrap it up and decorate it with a bottle hanger. used stamps from lili of the valley, the bear was perfect holding his glass and the new bottoms up just finished it a treat !!

 

 

stamps: set 43 statement stamps, set 26 simply sophisticated and cheers bear from LOTV

 

tools: promarkers and cobalt archival ink pad, tuxedo black memento ink pad, xcut corner rounder, sizzix big shot machine with circle die

 

other: blue card, digi cardstock from craftwork cards, bakers twine and blue tissue



june 'use a sentiment' challenge !!