Hello! I am slowly photographing the pile of cards I made in the last week so I can share them with you. This masculine card is pretty simple, but the background technique is really fun and easy, and would be fun with many styles of stamps.
First, I stamped the Tweed background stamp over Chocolate Brown cardstock and clear embossed it. I know it is hard to tell it is brown in the photo. I then rubbed my gold metallic inkpad all over the background. I built up color by letting it dry and applying it again. The brown part is shiny from the embossing, and it resists the gold ink for a crisp look.
I then kept the focal image pretty simple by just paper piecing the shirt with blue cardstock. I would love to enter this in the Back to Basics Heat Embossing Challenge.
Supplies: Hero Arts Tweed Background stamp, Studio G shirt stamp, Hero Arts Celebrate Everyday Sentiment set, Versamark clear embossing ink and Recollections Clear detail powder, Gina K Designs Dark Chocolate ink and cardstock, Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink, MFT Die Namics Pierced Square die
As I was finishing this card, I realized that all the supplies I used were pretty old. I would say at least 5 years old - but the Brilliance ink I have had for at least 8. It was one of the first ink lines I bought when I started stamping more seriously. Most of the supplies are also still available, which is cool!
This card will be for my husband for Father’s Day. He is very supportive of my hobby, but luckily, rarely reads my blog.
Have a great day!
I then kept the focal image pretty simple by just paper piecing the shirt with blue cardstock. I would love to enter this in the Back to Basics Heat Embossing Challenge.
Supplies: Hero Arts Tweed Background stamp, Studio G shirt stamp, Hero Arts Celebrate Everyday Sentiment set, Versamark clear embossing ink and Recollections Clear detail powder, Gina K Designs Dark Chocolate ink and cardstock, Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink, MFT Die Namics Pierced Square die
As I was finishing this card, I realized that all the supplies I used were pretty old. I would say at least 5 years old - but the Brilliance ink I have had for at least 8. It was one of the first ink lines I bought when I started stamping more seriously. Most of the supplies are also still available, which is cool!
This card will be for my husband for Father’s Day. He is very supportive of my hobby, but luckily, rarely reads my blog.
Have a great day!
17 comments:
This is such a great card for father's day! Most men don't like frills or fancy - just basic images with no fuss! My husband would enjoy one like this too - except he never wears a tie! LOL Love the chevrons and colors!
Great technique on the background, that I will be trying. Thank you for the wonderful inspiration with the technique. Fabulous masculine card x
Amazing embossed background, great card! Thanks for joining The Back to Basic and Beyond challenge. Anesha :)
That gold trick is wonderful. Thanks for the tip. Great Man card.
I love this card and I also love how you did the background. Now I want to try it too. Not sure my gold pad is even inky anymore as it has been ages since I used it. But I am sure I will soon find out. What a great masculine card design.
Hi Heidi, a fabulous card for your husband on Father's Day. Love the fancy background and the paper pieced shirt. You could enter this one in the paper piecing challenge at Crafting by Designs 😉 have a wonderful weekend... Megan
Heidi, your Father's Day card is very pretty. I love the background and the embossing. Your husband will love this special card.
Really great masculine card! Love the metallic in the background and such a fun idea to try! Thanks for sharing!
Gosh amazing background, certainly a lot of work for a very striking card,
Lovely image for a male card
Thank you for joining us at back to basics
Margaret DT
Fantastic work on your background. I thought it was designer paper, Cute shirt for Father's Day too.
Oh this is super and that background looks amazing, Thanks for sharing with us on Back to Basics and Beyond this fortnight, Hazelx
Great masculine card Heidi and love the tweed background too ;) Viv xx
The background looks great, isn't it wonderful that even our old goodies look great years later :) It is nice to have a supportive hubby of our hobby :)
Love your embossed background and the colours, two super techniques here with the paper pieceing, fabulous male card. Thank you for joining the challenge at BBB and good luck, Kate x x
Wow, Heidi! What a splendid tweed background you created. It's awesome! The card is a striking Father's Day card. Hugs!
The tweed background looks amazing - what a fabulous technique.
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