Good Morning Fellow Stampers ~
Hump Day here we are!! Another very busy week half over; and today I'm bringing you a third installment "sneak peak" of one of the cards that my group will be making at this coming weekend's Birthday Stamp-a-Stack! Now, as I give each of these installments (one last Thursday, one this past Monday, another on Thursday this week), keep your eyes peeled, because one of these designs will be showcased in next week's virtual Class With Wendy tutorial video. You won't want to miss out on which one I pick!
As one of my customers recently commented, a masculine card can be one of the most difficult to design; especially for us "feminine" creators that like all things vintage and pretty. Today's card is specifically designed to fill this niche - a vintage distressed card masculine birthday card using the Lift Me Up Bundle. This color combination is really terrific for this purpose and works well for a masculine "distressed" card.
The card base for this card is cut from Night of Navy cardstock.
Background layering is cut from Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake.
You'll notice a "different" cut to this card. I pulled these layers in a full 1" from the edge to give a nice wide outside border.
It's a "strong" look and I like the boldness it gives the card.
The Crumb Cake background to this card has been very carefully "created" using the Timeless Textures stamp set, and one of the "cloud" images from the Lift Me Up stamp set.
By using the different images in the same Crumb Cake ink, stamping off and randomly, a nice distressed background is created.
The "splatters" are versamarked and dusted with Copper embossing powder. I intentionally left behind any remaining embossing powder that clung to the recently inked clouds or other images, and embossed them in right along with the "splatters" to give the card a really cool distressed effect.
The layers were very simply wrapped with a piece of Linen Thread and Night of Navy solid bakers twine before attaching to the card front.
These little hot air balloons are layered just so across the front of the card.
With no other embellishment or sentiment, you really could use this design for any occasion.
I really do adore this stamp set - I love the sentiments, and the adorable little images.
Don't you love the inside of this card? Perfection!!
Oops - I nudged my little threads on the left just a touch when I was playing -- LOL
Easy to adjust back in place!
I have to say I'm pretty excited about this card. I think I'm going to make several to have on hand for the men in my life (family, friends, and close loved ones), that I need a special masculine card for. I hope you feel inspired to hit the craft table and start playing :-) Don't forget to place your order for the Lift Me Up Bundle today, save 10% on the combined stamp set/die price, and earn a Free Sale-A-Bration item while you're at it with a minimum $50 order :-) Just hop on over to my Online Store!!
Until Next Time . . .
