Monochrome mens Card

I've been getting myself a bit more organised this year and trying to be more consistent with blogging.  I have recently finished a birthday card for a friend to share.

I have a few men's cards to make quite close together each year and sometimes it's a challenge to think of something different, which is why I tend to fall back on my stamping for these, but I did really like this design when I saw it.

This design is one of the men's cards from Opulence by Design Crafts and also happens to be a free download too. I used a 6 x6 inch card blank and layered it with some dark mirror card and grey cardstock from my stash.  I also used the mirror card to die cut the cogs to embellish my card.

For a bit more texture I added some distress Stickles glitter glue in pewter which added a more gritty shimmer than sparkle. I did print off an extra piece of this great backing paper for the inside of the card, so that I could overlay an insert that I also printed off.

My card will still be able to fit into its envelope too which is also a good thing for posting.

I do love a monochrome card especially when you have such a lovely topper like this. If it were a feminine card you could add any burst of colour, such as flowers as an accent.

What's on your crafting table today?  Have a good day whatever you have planned for yourself.

Happy crafting

Challenges:-

Let's Craft and Create  Black & White

                                          (Won Top 3)

Daisy Chains - Birthday 

Creative Fingers - ATG

Little Red Wagon - Birthday 

AAABirthday - Birthday

As You Like It - one colour

Krafty Chicks - Birthday 

Creatalicious - ATG

Love to Craft - ATG  (Top Pick)

Love to Scrap - ATG

Mix It Up - ATG (no stamping)

Allsorts - boys/Men

Cool Retro Camper Birthday card

Today I am sharing a birthday card that I made for my brother using a little stamp called the cool retro camper.

I always find it easier to stamp when it comes to making men's cards. I heat embossed with clear veraFine ink and black embossing powder onto white card and then painted the camper vans with a small paint brush and my chalk dinky inky reinkers in zest, rust and poppy. For the chrome bumper, wing mirrors number plate, I used a little dinky inky reinker sparkle 2nd gen in lustre with a little silver mist on the window screen.

For the luggage and luggage rack I just filled it in with a little rust, sunset and breeze in the chalk dinky inky pads you only need the tiniest amount. 

After cutting them out I backed them onto some stitched black card squares.

For the background on a piece of white stamping card,  I used the sunset, blaze and poppy dinky inky chalk pads and the bubble stamp from the Visible Image Jazz It Up stamp set.

I edged the card with the chalk dinky inky in poppy before adding a black matt layer of card behind it.

I then scored an A4 piece of 300gsm white card to place my retro camper van topper onto and add some glossy accent to the headlights of the van for dimension.

I love this little stamp and think it makes a cool male birthday card but change the colours and it would suit anyone I think.

Happy Crafting!

Michelle

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Jazz it up birthday card

Today I thought I'd share a birthday card that I made for my brother in law.  As he loves his music I thought this stamp set would be perfect to use.

The Stamps set I used for my card is the Jazz it Up by Visible Image. I heat embossed the main Jazz it Up stamps with black embossing powder and slightly overlapped the saxophonists.

I used glossy accent on the bubble stamp to give it more dimension.

The background was created with Tim Holt distress oxides in abandoned coral and salty ocean.

With a little background stamping with a Crafty Individuals distress diamonds rubber stamp and some frayed burlap distress oxide. 

I stamped the keyboard border and attached it to some foam tape to add more dimension.

I love making backgrounds for cards and find that when I make a men's card I tend to turn to my stamps. I love Visible Image stamps, they are always that bit different and quirky as well as being excellent quality.

Happy Crafting

Michelle

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Pop up male birthday card

Sharing my DT card for the challenge over on Let's Craft and Create blog this month with the theme  "add some extra layers" using a pop up football birthday card.

I used a template to make the card shape, which fits onto an A4 piece of card.  Then using a selection of papers from my stash with some mirri card, I created the layered panels for the card

I also added my card verse to the back panel  Using the Tattered Lace Pop up Celebrations 2 football dies from the collection I randomly glued them to the panels inside.

 I have used the matching charisma papers with the dies for this make but they look just as good using your own cardstock as with all Tattered Lace dies, they are easy to paper piece to achieve the look you want.

The good thing about these shaped cards is that they fold relatively flat to go in the post. Obviously the more you add to it the chunkier it will be. For lots of dimension, for example, when adding lots of flowers, it would be better to make a gift box.

Have a look at the inspiration provided by the rest of the design team on Let's Craft and Create Blog this month and the entries for this months challenge.  There is a prize for the winning entry.

Happy Crafting