Papa Marty had a birthday earlier last month, so I had to make him a special masculine card. It can be fun playing with nuetrals, metal, brads and sponges. I pulled out my distress tool and added texture to the plain tag. The patterned paper is from an old stack that I love for masculine cards. I save it for my special people. :) (My husband would say I hoard it, but he just doesn't understand)
If you are having trouble making masculine cards try these tips:
1. Use a neutral color palette. (Grays, blacks, browns, whites and creams)
2. Distress pieces with sandpaper, torn edges, sponging or splattering ink.
3. Add texture with embossing folders or dimensional adhesive.
4. Keep it clean and simple (Obviously I skipped this step on the card above)
I'm entering my card into this month's Virginia's View Challenge: Embossing. I embossed the metal piece with an embossing folder, then sanded some of the black off so the silver foil would shine through.
Are you ready for the fun Birthday Bash week at StampNation? I can't show you the Design Team card I made for today's challenge because it is an exclusive. If you are a member you can head on over totoday's challengeand see it there. :) What I can do is give you a sneek peak.
Can you guess what the challenge is? I can tell you I used Add A Little Dazzle metal sheets run through an embossing folder to create the frosting on top of my cupcakes. I can also tell you I used Copic markers to color in the cherries because I didn't have any red nor green metal sheets
Birthday Bash 3
By now you probably know that Catherine is hosting a huge giveaway on her YouTube channel. If you haven't click here to go to her blog for all the deets. Today's giveaway is sponsored by CAS-ual Fridays Stamps. Being on the Design Team means I'm not eligible to win any prizes, but that didn't stop my from playing along with the challenge and using one of my favorite stamp sets for teenage guys. (RAD)
Epic Dude #1
Epic Dude #2
I have to say a little something about card #2. When I cut out the little banner you see at the top I was cutting the opposite side which had a blue background, I think. But, when I flipped it over I saw that I had cut out the "14" from the ruler on the opposite side. My youngest and most of his friends are turning 14 this year, so I knew I had to make this second card using the "14" banner. :)
#2 Closeup of "14"
Last, but not least.
Epic Dude #3
This last card is possibly my favorite. It looks so masculine to me. While I was working on this card my 13 year old son came in and saw the embossed black metal sheet (Add A Little Dazzle). He told me it looked cool. High praise from a 13 year old boy.
Add A Little Dazzle Black Metal Sheets
Die cut from On Film Framelits
Did you notice the little black squares on the third card? They were taken from the film strip I had punched out. I think they add just the right touch, don't you? I love that the black metal looks so cool when you sand it and let the silver metal shine through. Can you tell I'm really liking the metal sheets I got just before Christmas? Now I need to order the sample pack with all the colors because the 5 I bought just aren't enough.
****Note- To view the above video you may need to go to my blog. Click on the post title above "Totally Epic Birthday" to go there now. :)
As if all this awesomeness wasn't enough I found out that the Friday Mashup crew is having a Birthday challenge of its own. Holly, the creator of the challenge, is also a January birthday girl. I'm keeping the celebration going by linking up with her challenge.
To get 20% off the Bold Wishes Stamp Set from CAS-UAL Fridays (until Jan 18th) click HERE
To go to Catherine's YouTube post to win a FREE stamp set and die click HERE
To join StampNation and see my exclusive Design Team card, get another chance to win the prizes this week and join in the fun of being a member click HERE (and be sure to tell them I sent you)
Creative Blessings,
Heather North
Supply Lists
Epic Dude #1 Stamps: RAD (CAS-UAL Fridays Stamps), Off the Grid (SU)
Ink: Smoky Slate, Black
Paper: Smoky Slate, Twitterpated
Misc: Banners Framelits Die (SU), 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Silver Soda Pop Tops (Retired), Crystal Effects, 1/2" Circle Punch Epic Dude #2 Stamps: RAD (CAS-UAL Fridays Stamps), Off the Grid (SU), Gorgeous Grunge (SU)
Ink: Smoky Slate, Black
Paper: Smoky Slate, Fan Fair DSP (Retired), Crumb Cake
Misc: Banners Framelits Die (SU), 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Burlap Ribbon, Distress Tool
Epic Dude #3 Stamps: RAD (CAS-UAL Fridays Stamps), Off the Grid (SU), Gorgeous Grunge (SU)
Ink: Smoky Slate, Black, Basic Grey
Paper: Smoky Slate, Well Worn DSP (Retired), Very Vanilla, Basic Grey
Misc: Banners Framelits Die (SU), 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Essentials Hardware Clips, Argyle Embossing Folder, Black Add A Little Dazzle Metal Sheet, On Film Framelits
Being creative has been such a blessing in my life that I want to share it with others. On my blog you will find cards, scrapbooks, quilts and a bit of my family life mixed in.
