Last week was my dad's birthday. When it comes to masculine cards I like to go one of 2 ways. Either I keep it clean and simple with an added touch of texture or movement. Or, I go to the flip side and do very textured and grungy with earth tones, neutrals or blues. This time I went with CAS.
To create the blue panel I sponged blue ink onto watercolor paper, then spritzed it lightly with water. After it was dry, I used a stencil to get the translucent embossing paste squares. Once the paste was completely dry, I die cut out a square to have a place for my sentiment to go. It's slightly crooked, but I don't think my dad will mind.
Stamps: Birthday To You (Verve)
Ink: Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Broken China (Distress); Black Onyx (Versafine)
Paper:
Whisper White Thick (Stampin' Up!); Watercolor Paper
Accessories:
Square Framelits, Clear Embossing Powder (SU); Translucent Embossing Paste (Wendy Vecchi); Small Checkerboard Stencil (My Favorite Things)
