This challenge was perfect timing for me as it was my husband's birthday last week so I could get his card done and tick off my challenge too!! If you think this card looks sort of familiar it's because I shared a card earlier in the week that I made using the scraps leftover from this card, so you are not going mad lol! This one is the original, stepped up and enhanced version of that simple card and it's 5 1/2" x 7 1/2". I hope you like it.
Here is my card:
A closer look at the details:
Plus I decorated the inside:
My husband loves bright colours and is more daring with his clothes than I am (I'm usually in black or grey lol!) so I decided to make a rainbow background using fun patterned papers. I used a die from Spellbinders to cut all the papers and adhered them to a white panel cut to 5" x 7", leaving a tiny gap so the white would peek through, using liquid glue. I added a black mat layer behind with double sided tape. I stamped the image onto alcohol marker friendly card; the image originally didn't have much hair and my husband has lots of hair so I used my memento marker to draw in some hair on the top, and I was quite chuffed with how it looked. I used my Promarkers to colour the image and fussy cut him out as I don't have the dies. I used my computer & printer to create the top, personalised sentiment and cut it out using a die from ML20 and added a black mat layer. I stamped the fun sentiment at the bottom with black ink (we are both 60 next year so we're always teasing each other how old we are!). I lightly ink blended some sea glass ink in the middle of the panel and added the image with foam squares. I added some scrap white card behind the smaller panel and adhered it to the background with double sided tape. I created my card base by cutting a white sheet to 11" x 7 1/2" and scoring on the long side at 5 1/2". I then adhered the panel onto the card base with double sided tape. I didn't add any embellishments as my hubby is not a fan, plus the background was quite busy as it was. For the inside I cut another white panel 5" x 7" and added a black mat layer. I used tiny pieces of the patterned paper to create a border at the bottom of the panel and added a thin strip of black card above with liquid glue. I stamped, coloured and fussy cut another image and added it in the bottom right corner with liquid glue. I found a fun sentiment that I thought was perfect for us and stamped that in the centre with black ink. I adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape.
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
* to be updated *
I hope you will be able to join us for our 'Masculine' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky. Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori.
Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments.
Love and hugs,
Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments.
Love and hugs,
card supplies:
MFT - old friends stamp
Promarkers
MFT - sassy pants b-day greetings 3 stamp (for inside sentiment)
Spellbinders - color block slices die set
Echo park - summer dots & stripes 6x6 paper pad
Echo park - metropolitan dots & stripes 6x6 paper pad
Limetree Craft - 220gsm black card
Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad
*Gina K Designs - ML 20 (for rectangle die)
Gina K Designs - sea glass ink pad
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Thank you x
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